Period3AsamplelessonplanforUsingLanguage(GEORGE'SDIARY12-14JUNE)IntroductionLanguageislearnedtobeusedinandforcommunication.Sointhisperiodweshallhavethestudentsread,listen,writeandspeakinEnglish,makinguseofthefocusedwords,collocations,structuresandtopicideascoveredinthisunit.Theteachermayfollowthesesteps:warmingupbylisteningandreadingaloud,readingforforms,copyingandmakingsentences,makingsentencesofnounclauses
,closingdownbyreadingandwritingtraveldiaries.ObjectivesTohelpstudentsreadthepassageGEORGE'SDIARY12-14JUNETohelpstudentstousethelanguagebyreading,listening,speakingandwritingProcedures1.WarmingupbylisteningandreadingaloudLanguageiscreatedtobelistenedtoandspokenfirst.Soopenyourbooktopage2andreadthetextaloudwhilelisteningtotherecording.Watchyourpausesbetweenthethoughtgroups.2.ReadingforformsReadthetextGEORGE'SDIARY12-14JUNEonpage8to:cut/thesentenceintothoughtgroups,blackenthepredicates,darkentheconnectivesandunderlinealltheusefulcollocations.3.CopyingandmakingsentencesYouareaskedtocopyalltheunderlinedcollocationsintoyournotebookafterclassashomework.Youmaymakeyourownsentenceswiththesecollocations.UsefulcollocationsfromGEORGE'SDIARY12-14JUNEarriveearlythismorning清晨抵达，gostraightto…直赴……,dropone’sluggage放下行李,arideonacablecar乘缆车,getspectacularviewof…看到了……的壮丽景色,findabetterformoftransport找到一种更好的交通方式,seeaterribleaccident看到一次可怕的事故,slipdownthehill滑下山去,havelatelunch午饭吃的很晚,inthelate19thcentury在19世纪末,beginthefishingindustry开始了捕鱼业,atouristarea一个旅游区,catchtheferryto…乘渡船去……,domuchexploringat…在……看了这么多东西,feellikedoing…想要做……,teamupwith…和……做伴,hireacar租了一辆小汽车,drivearoundcity驱车游览城市,agreatdrive一种特棒的驾车活动,mark…outfor…专门为……选定的……,haveblueandwhitesign有蓝白两色相间的标记,with…on…上边标有……,a79kmround-trip一次往返79公里的旅行,admiretheview欣赏风景,takephotographs照相,havereallygoodideaof…对……有了一个很好的了解,settlein…在……定居,looklike…看上去像……,anumberof…大量的……,agreatmany…大量的……,haveadeliciousmeal吃了一顿可口的饭菜,walkbackdown…to…沿着……步行回到……,haveagoodviewof…观赏了……,keepprisoners关押囚犯,freezingcold冰冷,bepulledoutof…被从……拉了上来4.MakingsentencesofNounClausesToreviseNounClausesyouarenexttomakesentenceswiththeusefulcollocationsfromGEORGE'SDIARY12-14JUNE.SentencesmadewithusefulcollocationsfromGEORGE'SDIARY12-14JUNE1.Whenshearrivedthismorningisstillunknown.2.Ihavenowideawhetherhewouldgobybusorgostraightthereonfoot.3.Whereyouaretodropyourluggageisaquestion.4.Howyouwilltakearideonacablecarhasnothingtodowithme.5.Thefactisthatheneedstogetspectacularviewofthecityfirst.6.Findingabetterformoftransportiswhatweareconsideringatthemoment.7.Whetherhesawaterribleaccidentornotinthestreetisofnoimportancetome.8.Slippingdownthehill,hedraggedwithhimwhathecouldreachonthewaydown.9.Afterhavinghislatelunch,hebeganstudyingwhatiscalledthefishingindustryscience.10.Inthistouristarea,peoplearedoingmuchexploringforwhatwasleftbytheJapaneseinvaders.5.ClosingdownbyreadingandwritingtraveldiariesKids,haveyoueverkeptajournalofyourtrip?Notonlyisitfuntowritebutitisagreatmementwhenthespecialtimehaspassed.Nowstartwritingandsendingyourtraveldiariestous!FoottourofTonsvilleThismorningwesentonashortfoottourofTonsvilletogetourbearingsforthenextcoupleofdays.It’snicetobebackinatownthatisbigenoughtohavegoodfacilities,andinapicturesquesetting.Ourhostelislocatednexttothemarina,ashortstrollintotheheartandsouloftownsvilletowncentre,whichatnightremindedmeofsomethingoutofMiamiwithalltheneonpinkandbluestreetlighting,prettyandalluring.Havingspentthemorningtakingphotosandacquaintingourselveswiththetownsettleddownforaswimatthehostelpoolandcatchinguponsomereadingandworkemails...MikeHome,HomeAgainBypummelMarch15th2006OurfinalbreakfastontheNimrodwasmorebasicthantheothers,perhapsreflectingthatwehadrunoutoffood,orperhapsmorelikelythattwoofthecrewhadbeenthrowingupallnightthankstothestorm.WetookabusfromPortDouglas,wherewemooreddowntoCairnsandbeingthoroughlyexhausteddidlittlebutdrinkcoffee,andgotothecinema.ThisissomethingthatIhadnointentionsofdoing,butthethoughtoftwohoursinacomfychairthatwasn’trockingandrollingwasveryappealingtome.IendedupgoingforafewdrinksthateveningwithpeopleImetatmyhostel,andatthestartofthenightIcouldn’tdecidediftheywereboring,shyorthattherewassomesortoflanguagebarrier.AfterseveralhoursoutonthetownincludingSohosandtheLegendaryWoolshedIdecidedthattheywereinfactboring,andwenthome,leavingthemlikePilchardsamongstPotatoCod(IthinkPotatoCodisatypeofGrupperShawna).
