Ⅰ.Teaching Aims and Demands

1.Knowledge Objects

(1)Key vocabulary

agent;make money;travel;hard;player

(2)Target language

-I think you should go to college.

-But if I go to college,I’ll never become a great soccer player.

(3)Listening practice

Pairwork

2.Ability Objects

To train students’ ability of listening and speaking.

To train students’ ability of communication.

3.Sensibility and Value

To be interested in taking active part in activities in an English class.

Ⅱ.Teaching Key Points

Key vocabulary.

Target language.

Ⅲ.Teaching Difficulty

Oral practice.

Ⅳ.Teaching Methods

Listening and speaking methods.

Oral practicing method.

Ⅴ.Teaching Aids

A projector.

A recorder.

Ⅵ.Teaching Procedures

Step Ⅰ

Greet the class and check the homework.

Step Ⅱ

Learn the new words.

Show the words on the screen.

Get a student to read the new words to class and ask them to repeat.

Step Ⅲ Section B

This activity reviews earlier vocabulary and introduces some new words.

First ask students to read the phrases.Then have students circle the three things that are most important to them.

Get students to complete the work on their own.

Then do a quick check to see which things are most important to students in the class.Ask a student to write the five phrases on the board.Then ask the class,How many students circled are happy?How many students circled go to college?Write the results after each phrase on the board.

Step Ⅳ 2a

Activity 2a gives students practice in understanding the target language in spoken conversation.

T:Now,you will hear two conversations.First a conversation between Michael and an agent.Then a conversation between Michael and his mother and father.You will write A in front of each item the agent talks about and a P in front of each item his parents talk about.Clear?

Ss:Yeah.

T:OK.Now let’s listen to the recording.

Play conversation 1 and conversation 2 the first time.Students only listen.

Then play it a second time.This time ask students to write the letter A and P in front of the correct phrases.

Correct the answers.

Answers

be happy-P

go to college-P

be famous-A

travel around the world-A

make a lot of money-P

Tapescript

Conversation 1

Agent:The Lions are a great soccer team,you know!

Michael:Oh,I know.

Agent:If you join the Lions,you’ll become a great soccer player.

Michael:I’m sure I will.Will I travel much?

Agent:Sure!If you become a Lion,you’ll travel around the world.

Michael:Sounds great.

Agent:It is.And if you work really hard,you’ll be famous.

Michael:Well,I don’t know.

Conversation 2

Father:You shouldn’t join the Lions right now.

Michael:Why not?

Mother:If you become a professional soccer player,you’ll never go to college.

Michael:But I really want to play soccer.I want a job I love.I want to be happy.

Father:Of course you want to be happy,but there are many interesting jobs you’d like.

Michael:But it’s my dream to play soccer!Don’t you think it’s really exciting that I could join the Lions?

Father:Of course it’s exciting.And I know you want to make a lot of money.But money isn’t everything,son.

Michael:I know.But if I don’t do this now,I’ll never do it.

Mother:But don’t you want to get an education?

Step Ⅴ 2b

This activity gives students additional listening practice.

Ask students to listen again and complete the sentences.

The columns on the left are starters.The columns on the right are endings.

For example,If you join the Lions,you’ll become a great soccer player.

Play the recording again.Ask students to write the letters in the correct blanks.

Then correct the answers.

Answers

1.c 2.e 3.a 4.d 5.b

Step Ⅵ 2c Pair work

This activity provides guided oral practice using the target language.

Read the instructions for the activity.

Point to the example in the sample dialogue. Ask two students to read the questions and answers to the class.

Point out the sentence starters in Activity 2b.Say,You can start with these phrases as you have your conversations. Then try to use your own ideas.

Then have students work in pairs. As they ask and answer the questions ,move around the room checking their work.

Call on different pairs to say their conversations for the class.

Step Ⅶ Summary and Homework

This class we have learnt some new words and the target language. What job do you want to do in the future? Do you want to be famous? Do you like to make a lot of money? Go on discussing after class.

Step Ⅷ Blackboard Design

Unit 5 If you go to the party,you’ll have a great time!

be happy

travel around the world

go to college

be famous

make a lot of money