Teaching Content:

Mastery words and expressions: ring, ring up

Oral words and expressions: ring up, What does…mean? Hold on, please. This is…speaking, a few

Teaching Aims:

1. Learn to make a telephone call in English.

2. Know about the following culture.

Teaching Important Points:

1. How to make a telephone call.

2. What does “ring up” mean in the U. K.?

Teaching Difficult Points:

How to make a telephone call?

Teaching Preparation: a telephone

Teaching Aids: audiotape, flashcards, a telephone

Type of lesson: new lesson

Teaching Procedure:

Step1. First sing the song together.

Step2. Ask the students if they have previewed the lesson. Let the students ask questions about the lesson.

Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about this lesson.

They can ask like this:

1. What does “Ring up” mean in Canada?

2. Is Li Ming at home?

Step3. Listen to the tape and try to finish Exercise 2 in activity book.

1. What would Brian like to do for his report on Asia?

2. Who tells Brian Li Ming’s telephone number?

3. What time is it in China when it is afternoon in Canada?

4. Does Brian ring up Li Ming’s apartment?

5. How is the weather in Shijiazhuang?

6. Can Li Ming help Brian with his report?

Step4. Read the text and check the answers.

First let the students read the text silently. Then read it in roles. After a while, ask some students to come to the front and act the dialogue out.

Step5. Explain the main expressions in this text. Make up sentences with “May I speak to…?” “This is….speaking.” “Who’s that’s?”

Step6. Discuss the details of this lesson. What questions can the students ask? Can others find the right answer?

Step7. Come to “LET’S DO IT!”

Step8. Homework

1. Finish off the exercises in activity book.

2. Go on the next reading in the student book.

Summary:

Ringing up is the main content of this lesson. Making a telephone call is so different from Chinese. It is a good teaching tip to give the students more time to practice in class.

Lesson 54: Europe

Teaching Content:

Mastery words and expressions: England, European, sea

Oral words and expressions: German, Italian, Greek, the Alps, the Caspian Sea, the Volga River, Moscow, Paris, the Triumphal Arch

Teaching Aims:

1. Know more about the world’s geography.

2. Compare the physical features with the Asian physical features.

Teaching Important Points:

1. Learn about the physical features of Europe.

2. Know about the customs and habits in Europe.

Teaching Difficult Points:

the physical features of Europe

Teaching Preparation: a map of the world

Teaching Aids: audiotape, flashcards, a map of the world

Type of lesson: new lesson

Teaching Procedure:

Step1. Make up a telephone dialogue. Let the students act it out in front of the class.

Step2. Listening task

Listen and finish the exercises:

1. The world’s ________ smallest continent is Europe.

2. Europe has more than thirty __________.

3. ________ is the biggest country in Europe. And London is one of the largest _______.

Step3. Reading task

1. How big is Europe?

2. What countries are in Europe?

3. How many people live in Europe?

4. What languages do Europeans speak?

5. What are the main geographical features of Europe?

6. What are the biggest cities in Europe?

Step4.Read comprehension

First read the text silently. Then read the text loudly. If they have some trouble, let’s listen to the tape again.

Step5. Read the text again. Encourage the students to ask questions. Discuss the details in class.

Step6. Practice

Write some words and expressions on the blackboard. Such as:

Europe, Britain, French, German, Russian, Italian, the Alps, the Caspian Sea, the Volga River

Step7. Talk about the countries and the languages that they speak.

Country Language

England English

France French

Germany German

Russia Russian

Italy Italian

Greece Greek

Step8. Homework

1. Finish off the exercises in activity book.

2. Go on the next reading in the student book.

Summary:

Many words and expressions are too difficult for the students to read. So write them on the blackboard and read them loudly. It refers many languages in this lesson. Sum the content and present to the class in order to make them remember more clearly.

Lesson 55: Report on the Report!

Teaching Content:

Mastery words and expressions: interview, on

Oral words and expressions: province, go/be abroad

Teaching Aims:

1. Learn about the foreign culture and customs.

2. Know about more about the world’s geography.

Teaching Important Points:

1. Sum what we learn in this unit.

2. Master something about the geography.

Teaching Difficult Points:

Demonstrate the things that have passed. Pay attention to the indefinite pronouns.

Teaching Preparation: pictures

Teaching Aids: audiotape, flashcards, pictures

Type of lesson: new lesson

Teaching Procedure:

Step1. Review the countries and the languages. Let some students make a list on the blackboard.

Step2. Listening task

Listen and finish Exercise 2 in activity book. Answer true (T) or false (F)

1. Li Ming kept thinking about Brian’s report today in school.

2. Li Ming didn’t tell his mother about Brian’s geography class.

3. Most people in North America know Shijiazhuang well.

4. Brian’s report was the only one with an interview.

5. Brian’s teacher thought talking to people from other parts of the world is a good way to learn geography.

6. Danny gave a very good report on Asia.

7. The Europe’s longest river is in England.

Step2. Read and check the answers. First read silently. Then read it loudly in class. The teacher walks around the classroom to see if the students need some help.

Step3. Read the text again. Then discuss the questions in listening task. Discuss the details with the students to see if they have some questions to ask.

Step4. Make up sentences with the language points:

Keep doing: I keep thinking practicing the spoken English.

With an interview: Beijing is a city with many places of interest

Step5. Listen to the tape again. Pay attention to the intonation and pronunciation.

Step6. Let some students sum the main content in this lesson, but not word by word.

Step7. Come to “LET’S DO IT”.

Step8. Homework

1. Finish off the exercises in activity book.

2. Do the exercises on Page 69.

Summary:

How to express one’s idea in English is difficult for the students. Sometimes they understand the words but they don’t know how to use them. The teacher should spend some time on written English. Writing is an important ability for the students. It must be cultivated in daily English class.

Lesson 56: Unit Review

Teaching Content:

Mastery words and expressions from Lesson 50 to Lesson 55.

Oral words and expressions from Lesson 50 to Lesson 55.

Teaching Aims:

1. Know the main geographical features of the world.

2. Be familiar to the Internet.

Teaching Important Points:

1. Learn about the foreign culture.

2. Know about the situation of our country.

Teaching Difficult Points:

The names of some places, including the places in China and foreign countries.

Teaching Preparation: a globe, a map of China, a map of the world

Teaching Aids: audiotape, flashcards, a globe, a map of China, a map of the world

Teaching Procedure:

Step1. Look at the map of China. Introduce the main places of China. Discuss the places of interest in China.

Step2. Look at the map of the world. Point out the seven continents and four oceans on the map.

Introduce the situation in the seven continents.

Step3. Look at the globe and sing the song in Lesson 52. Let volunteers come to the front and sing the song. Do a survey: How many students can sing the song? Do they all have good listening ability?

Step4. Finish the exercises in this lesson.

Step5. Check if they have some difficulties. Explain them on the blackboard.

Step6. Come to “Do You Know”?

First let the students read together. Then ask them to sum the main meaning of this part. At last, make up sentences with the important grammars.

Step7. Homework

1. Read the text of Unit 7 in activity book.

2． Finish the writing exercises.

Summary:

The knowledge in the book is limited. Encourage the students to get more from the Internet and other books. Let the students present what they get in the class. They can improve their communicate ability. They also learn to use the Internet and tools.