Unit 8  Why don’t you get her a scarf?

Ⅰ.Analysis of the Teaching Material

1.Status and Function

The topic of this unit is about gift giving.In this unit students learn how to compare qualities.

Such topic is very practical and meaningful.It can make sure students know how to give gifts to somebody.

(1)In the first period Section A opens with a picture.The picture introduces the target language for students to practice the new language.

All activities in this period introduce the key vocabulary and the target language.Activities 1b and 1c provide listening and guided oral practice.Students can improve their listening and speaking skills.

(2)In the second period all activities provide listening and speaking practice.Students can improve their listening and speaking skills by doing these activities.At the bottom of this page,there is a grammar focus box.It provides students with a clear revision of Modal should and How about(formulaic).

(3)All activities in the third period provide listening and speaking practice using the target language in this unit.Pairwork and groupwork present an opportunity for students to measure their vocabulary production against their comprehension and encourage students to talk about their own experiences about gift giving.Students can improve their integrating skills.

(4)Section B introduces new vocabulary while recycling the target language presented  in Section A.In the fourth period all activities give students a chance to remember more vocabulary words.And students can also have an oral practice using the target language.

(5)Students can improve their reading skill by doing Activity 3a in the fifth period.Activities 3b and 3c give students a chance to practice writing some sentences using the target language.Activity 4 lets students practice their speaking and listening skills in groups.

(6)Self Check section helps students review all key vocabulary as well as new grammar items.It ends with a cartoon using the target language in an amusing way.

(7)In the last period of this unit it deals with the reading.All the activities in this period encourage students to use the reading strategy for comprehension.This can help students improve their reading skill and ability of understanding.In this period students will learn something about singing English songs.This can help students become interested in learning English and make them understand the importance of learning English.

2.Teaching Aims and Demands

(1)Knowledge Object

In this unit students learn how to compare qualities.

(2)Ability Objects

To improve students’ ability of listening,speaking,reading and writing.

To improve students’ ability of communication.

To improve students’ ability of integrating skills.

(3)Sensibility and Value

To be able to cooperate with other students,help each other and complete the tasks together.

To be able to learn to compare qualities in our daily life.

3.Teaching Key Point

To be able to master the key vocabulary words and the target language in this unit.

4.Teaching Difficulty

To train students how to use the target language correctly in speaking and writing.

5.Studying Ways

To teach students how to listen for specific information.

To teach students how to cooperate.

Ⅱ.Language Function

Compare qualities.

Ⅲ.Target Language

What should I get for Liza?

How about a CD?

No,that’s too expensive.

What’s the best present you have even received?

A bike.

Ⅳ.Structures

Modal should.

How about(formulaic).

Present perfect tense.

Ⅴ.Vocabulary

photo album;necklace;bracelet;graduation;personal;easy to take care of; hairy; snake; mouse; hamster;spider

Ⅵ.Recycling

scarf;gift;dictionary;camera;flowers;CD;tennis ball;watch;pet dog; birthday; soccer; cheap; creative;special;expensive;boring;interesting;short,scary;friendly;noisy;cat;goldfish;parrot;hair;cute;

beautiful;grandmother;enough

Ⅶ.Learning Strategies

Listening for specific information.

Cooperating.

Ⅷ.Teaching Time

Seven periods.

The First Period

Ⅰ.Teaching Aims and Demands

1.Knowledge Objects

(1)Key vocabulary

compare;gift;scarf;CD;bicycle;birthday

(2)Key structures

—What should I get my mom for her birthday?

—How about a scarf?

—No,that’s too boring.

(3)Listening practice

Pairwork

2.Ability Object

To train students’ abilities of listening and speaking.

3.Sensibility and Value

To be interested in communicating in English.

Ⅱ.Teaching Key Points

Key vocabulary.

Key structures.

Listening practice.

Ⅲ.Teaching Difficulties

How to improve students’ listening ability.

Pairwork.

Ⅳ.Teaching Methods

Listening method.

Speaking method.

Ⅴ.Teaching Aids

A recorder.

A projector.

An extra-large T-shirt and a boby’s T-shirt.

Ⅵ.Teaching Procedures

CStep Ⅰ

Greet the class as usual and check the homework.

CStep Ⅱ

Show some words in this period on the screen.See if the students can read them.Then read them to students and ask students to repeat.

CStep Ⅲ Section A

Display two T-shirts:an extra-large T-shirt of one color (red) and a very small baby’s T-shirt of another color(blue).Hold up the two T-shirts and help students learn to talk about why they are not the right size for a student in the class to wear.

T:(holding up the extra-large T-shirt)

Is this a good T-shirt for me?

S₁:No.

T:Why not?

S₂:It’s big.

T:That’s correct.It’s too big for me to wear.(holding up the T-shirt)I can’t wear it.It’s too big.Class repeat.

Ss:It’s too big.

T:(holding up the very small T-shirt)

Is this a good T-shirt for me?

S₁:No.

T:Why not?

S₂:It’s small.

T:That’s correct.It’s too small for me to wear.(holding up the T-shirt)I can’t wear it.It’s too small.Class repeat.

Ss:It’s too small.

Repeat the practice using other pieces of clothing that will show too big and too small.

CStep Ⅳ 1a

This activity introduces key vocabulary.

Go through the instructions with the class.

Get a student to read the list of gifts and let students repeat.Then circle any words they don’t understand.Ask students which words they circled.Explain the words by simple drawings or using the words in other sentences.For example,point to a dictionary in the classroom and draw a picture of a bicycle.

Look at the first two column heads.Use examples of very cheap gifts (a pencil,a candy bar) and very expensive gifts (a new car,a TV set) to review the meanings of these two terms.

Look at the last two column heads.Say,The two words interesting and boring are opposites.Ask students to give example of activities or TV shows that are interesting and boring.

Have students write the name of each gift under one or more of the columns.Then ask,What are some other gifts you can think of?Add them to the chart.

Discuss the answers.

Answers will vary.

CStep Ⅴ 1b

This activity gives students practice in understanding the target language in spoken conversation.

Look at the picture and the gifts in the second boy’s thought bubbles.Say,Please tell me the name of each gift.(scarf,dictionary,camera and tennis balls)

Point to the conversation in the picture and ask a pair of students to read it.

A:What should I get my mom for her birthday?

B:How about a scarf?

A:No,that’s too boring.

Ask questions to check that students understand the conversation.For example,Is he buying a gift for his mother?Is the scarf an interesting gift?

Go through the instructions with the class.Say,You will hear two boys talking about buying a gift.Write the number 2 in front of the first sentence you  hear,a number 2 in front of the second sentence,and so forth.Make sure sentents understand what to do.

Play the recording the first time.Students only listen.

Play the recording a second time.This time say,Now listen again.Number the sentences from 1 to 4.

Check the answers.

Answers

The sentences should be numbered in the following order:3 2 4 1

Tapescript

Boy 1:What’s up?

Boy 2:I need help.What should I get my mom for her birthday?

Boy 1:How about a scarf?

Boy 2:No,that’s too boring.

Boy 1:Hmm.How about a dictionary?

Boy 2:That’s too boring,too.

Boy 1:Well,why don’t you get her a camera?

Boy 2:No way!That’s too expensive.

Boy 1:I’ve got it!What about some tennis balls?

Boy 2:Tennis balls?No,they’re too cheap.

CStep Ⅵ 1c Pairwork

This activity provides guided oral practice using the target language.

Look at the conversation in the picture above in Activity 1a.Practice the conversation.Ask a pair of students to read the dialogue to the class.

A:What should I get my mom for her birthday?

B:How about a scarf?

A:No,that’s too boring.

Ask students to work in pairs.As they practice the conversation and make their own conversations,move around the room checking their work.

Check the answers by calling on several different pairs of students to say their conversations to the class.

CStep Ⅶ Summary and Homework

Today we’ve learned some key vocabulary and structures.Continue to make conversations with your partner after class.Next time I’ll ask some pairs to read your conversations to the class again.

CStep Ⅷ Blackboard Design