Step 1 Lead-in

T: Recently, we have made lots of new friends from Sunshine Middle School. Do you still remember their names? Here is some information about some of these students. I’d like you to talk about one of them together, and then guess who he/she is.

S1: The student is 12 years old. She has short hair, and doesn’t wear glasses. Her hobby is reading. (Kitty)

S2: The student also doesn’t wear glasses. He is tall. He likes sports. (Simon)

S3: The student wears glasses. She is tall and slim. Her hair is long, an d she likes music. (Sandy)

S4: The student is short. He wears glasses. He is good at Maths. (Daniel)

【设计意图：以小游戏形式，让学生根据所给信息描述人物特点并猜出是谁，达到复述、回顾课文内容并预热课堂气氛的目的。】

Step 2 Presentation

1. Explain “12 years old” and “12-year-old”.

(1) A: How old is Kitty?

B: She is 11 years old. She is an 11-year-old girl.

(2) A: What’s Amy’s age?

B: She is 12 years old. She is a 12-year-old girl.

2. Explain “be from” and “come from”.

A: Where is Kitty from?

B: She is from Nanjing. /She comes from Nanjing.

3. Explain “enjoy sth.” and “enjoy doing sth.”.

(1) Show some sentences and summarize.

a. Simon likes sports. Simon enjoys sports. /Simon enjoys doing sports.

b. Sandy likes music. Sandy enjoys music. /Sandy enjoys listening to music.

(2) Translation.

a. 我喜欢听音乐但是他喜欢听收音机。

I like/enjoy listening to music, but he likes/enjoys listening to the radio.

b. 我热爱跑步但是我堂兄热爱游泳。

I love/enjoy/like running, but my cousin loves/enjoys/likes swimming.

4. Explain how to combine two sentences by using “with” or “verb-ing”.

(1) Show some sentences and summarize.

a. The girl is Millie. She has a hair clip on her head.

= The girl with/wearing a hair clip on her head is Millie.

b. We all know the boy. He wears glasses.

= We all know the boy with/wearing glasses.

(2) Translation.

a. 留着长发的那个女孩喜欢读漫画书。

The girl with long hair enjoys reading comic books.

b. 穿蓝色牛仔 裤的那个男的是我们的历史老师。

The man in/wearing blue jeans is our history teacher.

c. 你认识那个戴项链的女士吗？

Do you know the lady with/wearing a necklace?

【设计意图：先由老师自问自答引入同一意思的两种表达形式，再由学生演绎总结，让学生轻松融入知识点的讲解环节。】

Step 3 Discussion

Make an interview and fill in the blanks of the personal profile, then make a report.

T: We know a lot about these students at Sunshine Middle School. What about your new classmates in our class. Would you like to make more friends with your new classmates? Now discuss in groups of four, and fill the profile below about one of your classmates. Then make a report to let others guess who he/she is.

Name: _______________

School: _______________

Grade/Class: ___________

Age: __________________

Birthplace: _____________

Appearance: ____________

Hobby: ________________

Be good at: _____________

【设计意图：以小组讨论的形式，学生互相采访并完成信息采集，提高学生的口语能力。】

V. Homework

1. Read and recite the whole text;

2. Write a report about your new friend.