Let’scelebrate(7)Period7IntegratedSkillsTeachingAims1.Toidentifymainpointsfrompostersandpictures2.Toextractspecificinformationaboutschedules,placesandactivitiesfromaradioprogrammeonChineseNewYearcelebrationsinNewYork.3.Totalkaboutfavoritedayswiththeword‘favourite’&‘Wh-‘questionsandthestatementsinresponseto‘Wh-‘questions.TeachingProceduresStepILead-inIntroducesomebackgroundinformationandshowsomerelatedpictures.StepIIPresentationExplainthecontextofsectionA.Teachthenewwords:Liondance,firework(s),Chinatownwithpictures.ArouseSs’curiositytolearnaboutcelebrationsofChinesefestivalssofarawayfromChina.StepIIIReadingAskSstoreadabouttheposter,andthencompletethetableontheirownwiththeinformationtheycanfindfromtheposter.StepIVListening1.PlaythetapeforSsandaskthemtolistenfortheleftmissingdetails.Afterthat,checkinclass.2.AskSstolookatWendy’spostcardandfillinasmanyoftheblanksaspossiblefrommemory,thentheycanaccordtotheinformationinP463.ChecktheanswerandasksomeSstoreadoutthepostcard,checkingforthecorrectpronunciation.StepVSpeakup1.AskSstodiscuss‘whatdoyoudoatChineseNewYear?’2.Listentothetapeandsetaquestionbeforehand:‘whydoesMillielikeherbirthdaysomuch?’thenfilltheblankswiththefirstlettersofeachmissingwordwithoutlookingatthebooks.3.AskSstoreadthedialoguefirstinpairsandthenaltogether.StepVIPracticeAskSstochangethemodelconversationtotalkabouttheirownfavoritedays.Role-playtheconversationsinfrontofclass.StepVIIHomeworkAskSstomakeapostcardforcelebratingChineseNewYear.
