7BUnit2NeighbourTeachingcontents:Words:helpful,community,skill,problem,something,engineer,check,broken,someone,fix,anyone,college,luckySentences:Theyhelpuswithallkindsofproblems.There’ssomethingwrongwithmycomputer.I’mgoingtoaskacomputerengineertocheckit.Somecollegestudentsarereadytohelp.Teachingsteps:Step1.ReviewT:Wheredoyoulive?Howmanybuildingsarethereinyourneighbourhood?Howmanyfloorsdotheyhave?Whenyou’reill,wheredoyougo?......encouragethestudentstoanswerwiththeirownwords.Step2.Presentation1.T:I’mveryluckytohavemanygoodneighbours.Theyhavedifferentskillsandcandomanydifferentthings.They’realsoveryhelpful.Whenthey’refree,theyoftengotothecommunitycentretohelpothers.Write‘luckyskillshelpfulcommunitycentre’ontheblackboard.2.Presenttheposteroftheflatandnewknowledge.Step3.PractiseSampleconversationS1:Excuseme,there’ssomethingwrongwithmycomputer.Canyouhelpme?S2:Yes,I’manengineer.I’mgoodatcheckingcomputers.Icanhelpyou.S1:Thankyouverymuch.S3:Excuseme,Ihavetogooutside.Whocanhelpmelookaftermydaughter.S4:I’mavolunteer.CanIhelpyoutakecareofyourchild?S3:It’sverykindofyou.Thankyou.Step4.Presentation1.Introducethepassagetothestudents,thenaskthemtoanswerthequestions.T:Tomakeourneighbourhoodabetterplacetolive,weshouldhelpeachotheraspossibleaswecan.SimonistalkingabouthisneighbourswithAmy.Pleasereadtheirconversationandanswerthequestions:WhathappenswhenSimonhasproblems?Givethestudentstwominutestoreadthedialoguethenanswer.2.Playthetape,thenaskthemtocompletethetable.ProblemHelpComputerdoesn’tworkBicycleisbrokenHomeworkisdifficultOldpeopleneedhelp3.AskthestudentstoreadthedialoguethendotheexerciseofpartB2.T:AmyiswritingsomethingaboutSimon’sneighbours.WriteaTifthesentencesistrueoranFifitisfalse.Step5.Action1.Askthestudentstoactthedialogue.T:Shallwedoarole-playactivity?Workinagroupoffour.SupposeoneofyouisSimonandtheothersarevolunteersatSimon’scommunitycentre.Tellusyourskillsandintroducewhatyoucandotohelpyourneighbours.2.SampleconversationT:Hello,I’mSimon.Iliveinabigcommunity.Therearesomevolunteersinit.Theyhavedifferentskillsandthey’reveryhelpful.Look,thisis…,thisis…andthisis…S1:Hi,I’m…I’manengineer.Ican…I’mgoodat…Icanhelpyouwith…S2:Hi,I’m…S3:Hi,I’m…T:I’mveryluckytohaveacommunitycentrelikethat.3.Dividethestudentsintogroupstomakedialogues.4.Askthestudentstoact.
