Step I. Teaching Aims and Demands
1. Knowledge Objects
New words in this section. Where is Simon from? What does he want? What
language does he speak? What does he want? Write an e-mail about yourself.
2. Ability Objects
Listening, reading and writing skills. Communicative competence. Practice skill.
3. Moral skill
Say something about your pen pal.
Learn to make a personal information card.
II.Teaching Key Point
1. New words of this section.
2. Answer some questions to a letter.
3. What language do you speak?
III. Teaching Difficulties
1. Does she have any brothers and sisters? Whats her favorite subject?
Does she speak English?
2. Make an information card.
3. Write an e-mail about oneself.
4. Use some words to describe someone.
IV. Teaching Methods
Listening and talking methods. Pairwork. Practice. Discovering and checking methods.
Ⅴ.Teaching Aids
Computer, a tape recorder.
Ⅵ.Teaching Procedures
StepⅠ
Greet the class as usual and check the homework.
StepⅡ 1
Look at section 1. First read the title of each book aloud. Then match the countries with the language and check the answers with the class.
Step Ⅲ 2a, 2b
1. First read the questions in 2a, listen carefully and number each question you hear on the tape. Then check the answers.
2. Now well listen to the conversation again. Please write the short answers to the questions (1-4) in 2a.
StepⅣ 2c
1. Now work with your partner. One of you is the mother. The other is Lucy. Ask and answer questions about Lucys pen pal.
2. Ask a pair of students to perform the conversation for the class.
StepⅤ 3a
1. Look at 3a. First Ill read it for you. Then answer the four questions.
2. When the students are finished, ask the students to answer.
StepⅥ 3b
1. Please write a word in each blank and you can find information to complete the letter on the ID cards.
2. Ask a student to read the letter aloud with all the answers in place.
StepⅦ 3c
1. Ask students to use 3b as an example .Write an e-mail about themselves.
2. Ask several students to read their letters to the class.
Step Ⅷ Self check
1. Check the new words you know.
2. Now please write five new words in your vocab-builder on Page 109.
3. There are four students in the picture. They are Sally, Jim and Julie. Imagine they are new students in our class. Everyone must write a description of them.
4. Read Just For Fun.
StepⅨ Summary
Summary the knowledge of this unit.
StepⅩ Homework
Write something about your pen pal. For example, age, language, nationalities, hobby
Blackboard design
Unit 1 Where is your pen pal from?
Is that from your new pen pal?
Yes, it is.
What does he want?
He wants a pen pal in China.
What language does he speak?