Lesson43:LetMeCheckMyCalendarTeachingContent:Masterywordsandexpressions:steal,silk,trousers,manager,biscuit,perfect,director,training,advise,progress,step,chemistry,mark,chalk,pound,pork,postman,duty,law,prison,normalOralwordsandexpressions:calendar,shady,court,tailor,merchant,memo,Tim,crayon,steak,sausage,butcher,criminal,secretaryTeachingAims:1.Practicethestudents’writtenability.2.Knowmoreabouttheforeigncalendar.3.Graspsomewordsaboutoccupation.TeachingImportantPoints:1.Knowmorewordsaboutoccupation.2.Howtowriteacalendar.3.Practicetheadverbialclauses.TeachingDifficultPoints:Checkone’scalendarTeachingPreparation:picturesTeachingAids:audiotape,flashcards,picturesTypeoflesson:newlessonTeachingProcedure:Step1.Leadinbymakingacalendarofthisweekendsaccordingtowhatwelearninthislesson.Letthestudentscheckingroupsandaskquestionsabouteachother’scalendar.Thenpresentsomeinfrontoftheclass.Step2.Listentothetapeandwritedownthemainpointsofeachperson.Whatdidtheydo?When?Writedownfirst,thenwecancheckitinthenextstep.Atthesametime,fillintheblankswiththewordsyouhear:1.Thepassagetellsus______’slife,Merchant’slifeand_____planner.2.Alawyer’sdutyistohelppeopleunderstandanduse______.Finishthetaskinclassinoral.Step3.Readthetextandanswerthefollowingquestions:1.Whenwillthemerchantshopformanger’sbirthday?2.Whatexamwillthestudenthave?Readthetextandfinishtaskinclassinoral.Step4.PracticeMakeacalendarofthethingyoudoafterschool.Workingroupstofinishthetask.Afterawhile,letsomegroupspresenttheircalendarsinfrontoftheclass.Whenthestudentsarediscussing,theteacherwalksaroundtheclassroomtosolvetheproblemsthatprobablyhappen.Step5.Makealistoftheoccupation.Tellwhattheydoeveryday.Showsomepicturestothestudents.Letthemseethedifferentfeaturesofdifferentjobs.Step6.Cometo“PROJECT”UsethelistthatwemakeinStep5.Chooseoneofyourfavouriteandmakeacalendar.Workingroupstofinishthetask.Dividetheclassintogroupsofthreeorfour.Everyonewritedownhiscalendar.Thencheckeachother’singroups.Askthemtodiscusswhattheydoarerightorwrong.Afterawhile,letsomestudentspresentinfrontoftheclass.Step7.HomeworkMakeacalendarforyouparents.Checkwhatyouwritewhenyougohome.Whatyourparentsdoisthesameasyourplan?Summary:Thehomeworkisinteresting.Itgivesthestudentschancestoknowmoreabouttheirparents’work.Atthesametime,givetheparentschancestoknowmoreabouttheirchildren’slifeandstudy.ThestudentsalsopracticetheirwrittenEnglishinfinishingthehomework.
