Unit2SchoolLifePERIOD8:SPEAKUPANDPRONUCIATIONTeachingObjectives●TotalkourschoolandthenmakecomparisonstoWoodlandSchoolandRockyMountainHighSchool.●Todevelopfluencyinaskingandansweringquestionsaboutschools●Todevelopinteractiveskillsbyrespondingappropriately●TorecognizeanduseintonationpatternsTeachingproceduresStep1TalkingaboutourownschoolGetthestudentstotalkabouttheirownschool.Askthemtofillinthefollowingtable.Theteachercanhelpthestudentsbyaskingthemsomequestions.NumberofstudentsNumberofteachersLengthofsummerholidayNumberofclassesNumberofstudentsinaclass3,1002607weeks6345ComputerstudiesP.E.MusicArtSelf-study12113HowmanyGrade8Classarethereinyourschool?Thereare7Grade8classes.Step2ListeningandfindingoutanswersTellthestudentsthatJohnandDanielaretalkingabouttheirschools.Askthemtolistentothetapeandfindoutwhattheyaretalkingabout?Askthestudentstorememberthequestions:HowmanyGrade8classesarethereatyourschool?Howmanyclassmatesdoyouhave?HowmanyComputerStudieslessonsdoyouhaveeachweek?Thebold-facedwordsarethekeywords.Ithinkitisbetterfortheteachertowriteitontheboardtohelpthestudentsrememberthedialogue.Getthestudentstoreadthedialogueinrolesandtheninvitethestudentstopracticethedialogueandtrytorememberit.Step3MakingupyourowndialoguesShowthetableinstep1tothestudentsandaskthemtomakeuptheirowndialogues.Inviteseveralpairsofthestudentstopresenttheirdialoguesinfrontoftheclass.Step4MakingourvoiceriseattheendofasentenceSay‘Wow!Awonderfuljob!Iamreallysurprisedthatyoucandosowonderfulajob.’Tellthestudentsthatwecanmakeourvoiceriseattheendofasentencetoshowsurprise.Explainthemeaningoftheword‘surprise’.Step5TalkingaboutpicturesShowthepictureonPage34tothestudents.Getthestudentstotalkaboutitbyaskingsomequestions.Whathappentothegirl?(Herhurtherleg!)Whatdoesshehavetodo?(Hehastostayathome/inhospital.)Doyouthinkshecanplaybasketballandfootball?(No,shecan’t.)Booksclosedandlistentothedialoguefocusontheintonation.Playtherecordingonceagainandpauseforthestudentstoimitate.Booksopenandgetthestudentstoreadthedialoguepayspecialattentiontotheintonation.Encouragethestudentstolocatethewordsthatcausesurprise(‘hurtherleg’‘foramonth’‘forthreemonths’)Encouragethestudentstoactoutthedialogue,showingsurprisenotonlythroughtheintonationbutalsosomenon-lingualapproaches.Encouragethemtofeelratherthanimitate.Step6Listeninganddrawing‘Let’scometomoresentencesshowingsurprise.’PlaythetapeofPartB,Page34.Firstplaythetapeforthestudentstolistenandrepeat,andthenencouragethemtodrawingrisingandfallingarrowstoshowtheintonation.(That’strytotellthesentencesshowingsurpriseformthesentencethatjustgivestatements.)Encouragestudentstomakesomeamusingorunusualstatementstocreateafunatmosphereintheclassroom.Step7PuttingarisingtoneattheendofthesentencesWritesomesentencesontheblackboardandgetthestudentstoreadit.Andthenputarisingtoneattheendofthesentencesthatshowsurprise.1.Iscoredninetypoints.Ninetypoints!Wow!2.Ihaveanewcomputer.Anewcomputer!Youboughtoneamonthago.3.Mybrothercan’tswim.Hecan’tswimHe’s15!4.Ilostmytoytrain.Don’tworry.We’llbuyanotherone.5.IbrokeMum’sfavouriteglass.Youbrokeit?6.There’snotschooltoday.Yes,Iknow.Asnowstorm’scomingSteps8ThinkingofsomethinguntrueorstrangeEncouragethestudentstothinkofsomethinguntrueorstrangeandmakesentences.Johnhas8brothersandsisters.(8brothersandsisters/8!)Johngotfullmarkinthetest.(Fullmark!)Mydogcanplayfootball.(Playfootball!)Look!It’ssnowing.I’mgoingtotheMoontomorrow.(TheMoon.)Getpairsofpartnerstospeakouttheirsentenceorsentencesinthefront.Givesomecomments.Wecancheckfromthefollowingaspects.1.Ifthestudentsusingrisingvoiceonresponsetoasurprisingstatement.2.Whetherthestudentsspeakoutthesentenceorjustreaditout.Doesheorshelookathisorheraudience/classmates.3.Iftheycanusetheproperintonationattheendofastatement.4.Ifstudentsmadeuptheirownstatements.Step9Homeworka.Goontalkingaboutourschoolwithyourclassmates.b.FinishofftheexercisesintheEvaluationHandbookandLearningEnglish.
