Module12AholidayjourneyUnit1IwenttoLosAngelestwoyearsagoLessontype:ListeningandspeakingTeachingAims:1Tounderstandconversationsaboutholidayjourneys2Toprocessmaininformationofholidayexperience3TotalkaboutholidayjourneysKeyvocabulary:onholiday,journey,haveagoodtimeKeystructures:pastsimpleirregularverbsTeachingaids:Multi-mediasetTeachingtime:oneperiodTeachingprocedures:Step1Theteacherintroducehimself,greetthestudentsasusual.Showthepicturesandtheteachersaysomethingaboutthepictureusingthepastsimpleirregularverbsasamodel.Thenshowotherpictures,thestudentscandoit.ExplaintothestudentsalthoughtherearemanycommonverbsinEnglishwhichhavetheregularpastsimpleform.Tellthemthismeanstheywillhavetolearnthemindividually.Putupsomeofthecommonverbs,asfollows:InfinitivePasttensegowentgetgothavehadleaveleftmeetmetseesawspendspentswimswamtaketookStep2Readoutthenamesoftheplaceandhavethestudentsrepeataftertheteacher.Askthemtofindtheplaceonthemap.Step3Revision(Thisactivityprovidesthestudentsfurtherpractise)Askthestudentstosaysomethingaboutthejourneyinthepastandnow.Eg:ItusuallytakesmeninehourstogettoLosAngeles.(lastSunday)IttookmetenhourstogettoLosAngeleslastSunday.Step4Pre-listeningAskthestudentstolistentotherecordingandfollowtherouteintheirbooks.Theycancheckwithapartner.Collecttheanswersfromtheclassinorder.1LosAngeles2Disneyland3Hollywood4SantaMonica5PacificOceanStep5While-listeningAskthestudentstothinkoverthequestionbeforetheydothelisteningactivity.Guess:WhathappenedtoBetty’sjourney?Theteachercangivethestudentssomehints.Inthisway,thestudentscanguessoutthemainideaofthelisteningpassage.1Askthestudentstolistentotherecordingonce;2Beforetheydotheexercise,playagamewiththestudents;3Askastudenttotellwhetherthesentenceistrueorfalse.Ifitisfalse,saythecorrectanswer.•1TonyisgoingtoLosAngeles.(T)•2BettywenttoLosAngelesoneyearago.(F)→BettywenttoLosAngelestwoyearsago.•3IttookabouttenhourstogettoLosAngeles.(F)→IttookaboutninehourstogettoLosAngeles.•4BettywenttoHollywoodfirst.(F)→BettywenttoLosAngelesfirst.•5TheyspenttwodaysinSantaMonica.(F)→TheyspenttwodaysinDisneyland.•6TheywentswimminginthePacificOcean.(T)4Askthestudentstolistenagain,workingroupsandanswerthequestions:•WhendidBettygotoLosAngelesonholiday?•Howlongdidittakeher?•Wheredidshego?•Whometherattheairport?•HowlongdidtheyspendinLosAngeles?•Whatdidtheysee?•Wheredidtheygoswimming?5Collecttheanswersfromtheclass,havingonestudentaskandanotheranswer.Answers:1.Shewenttheretwoyearsago.2.Ittookheraboutninehours.3.ShewenttoDisneyland,thenHollywoodandfinallySantaMonica.4.Herauntandunclemetherattheairport.5.TheyspenttwodaysinLosAngeles.6.Theysawthehomesofthemoviestars.7.TheywentswimminginthePacificOceanatSantaMonica.Step6Post-listeningAskthestudentstoworkinpairsofingroup.Sayyoumusthaveyourownjourneyexperience,sowhynotshareitwithyourclassmates?Youcanusethetargetlanguageonthescreen.•A:Wheredidyougo?•B:Iwentto______.•A:Whendidyougo?•B:Iwent_________.•A:Howdidyougetthere?•B:Igotthereby______.•A:Howlongdidyouspendthere?•B:Ispent_______there.•A:Whatdidyoudo/see?•B:Isaw_________________.•A:Whatwasitlike?•B:Itwas_________.Givethestudents3-4minutestodothisoralpracticeandthenasksomeofthepairstoshowtheirconversationsandsharetheirjourneyexperience.Step7Mary’sjourneyTellthestudentsthattheteacherhimselfhadanunforgettablejourney.He’dliketoshareitwithallofthestudents.Butbeforethat,thestudentshavetofinishthestoryfirst.Twoyearsago,Iwent(go)toCalifornia.Ittook(take)meaboutninehourstogettoLosAngeles.Iwas(be)verytired.Thenweleft(leave)LosAngeles.Ispent(spend)twodaysinDisneyland,butIonlymet(meet)MickeyMouse.Ididnotseeothercartoons.WhenIgot(get)toHollywood,Isaw(see)thehomesofmoviestars.Oh,boring!Atlast,Igot(get)toSantaMonica.WhenIswam(swim)inthePacificOcean,Isaw(see)ashark!Itswam(swim)nearme!Iswam(swim)tothebeachandran(run)awayquickly!Ihad(have)abadtimethere!Afterthestudentshavelearnedaboutthestory,askthemtosayhowitwaslike.Commentthejourney.Step8Commentstudents’workandassignthehomework.
