Lesson48SupperwiththeBradshawsTitleLesson48SupperwiththeBradshawsTeachingaimsKnowledge1.Tolearnwordsaboutgiftgiving.2.ToknowtheChinesetraditionofgift-giving.3.Tolearnaboutsometipsofgivingpresents.Ability1.Topracticetheskillsofreading,speakingandwriting.EmotionTorealizeitisn’talwayseasytogiveandreceivegifts.ProjectContentAimsTeachingproceduresStep1:Elicitingthebackgroundinformation.1.Whenwouldyouliketoreceivegifts?Whatgiftswouldyouliketoget?Why?2.Howdoyoureactwhenyoureceiveagiftyoudon’tlike?3.Whenyourfamilyvisitsanother,whatdoyouusuallytakeasagift?ActivatewhattheyhavealreadyknownaboutgivinggiftsStep2:PresentthenewwordsPresentthenewnewsbyansweringthequestionsandreadingpictures.WhatistheChinesetraditionofgivingandreceivinggifts?Whatshouldwereactifwereceiveagiftthatwedon’tlike?Whowouldyouliketogiveatoygunasagift?Why?Whowouldyouliketogiveadollasagift?Why?Introducethenewwordstothestudentsandmakethemthinkaboutthepropernesswhentheygiveapresent.Step3:PracticeusingthenewwordsPracticebyfillingthegaps.Providethepracticeforusingthenewwords.Step4.SkimmingHavethestudentstrytogetthemainideasofthetwoemailsbyansweringthefollowingquestions.EmailOne:Whydidtheygetagifttheydidn’tlike?EmailTwo:WhydidDannygiveagiftDebbiedidn'tlike?Practicetheskillofskimming.Step5:ReadaloudOrganizethestudentstoreadthetwoemailsaloudandcheckiftheycandothat.Makethestudentsgetfamiliarwiththelanguage.Step6:DialoguemakingAskthestudentstoturnoneoftheemailstoadialogue.Theycanmakesomechangesiftheylike.Asktwopairstoshowthedialogueslater.Makethestudentsre-understandthetextandpracticespeaking.Step7ExtensivereadingAextraarticleaboutgiftsisprovidedonthepptandsomegapsshouldbefilled.Mostofthemissingwordsarerelatedtothemainideaofthearticle.Provideextrareadingexercisesandgettherealmeaningofreceivingagift.Step8WritingAskthestudentstowriteaboutonetimewhentheyreceiveagiftthattheydon’tlike.Theyshouldwritebyansweringthefollowingquestions.1.Whogaveyouthegift?2.Whendidyougetthegift?3.Whydidn’tyoulikethegift?4.Whatwasyourreaction?Practicetheskillofwriting.Step9:HomeworkResearchaboutthetraditionofgift-givinginonecountryoutsideChina.Makeaposteraboutit.Andgetreadytopresentitinthenextclass.Raisethestudents’awarenessoftheculturaldifferences.
