Period 2 Grammar
Target language 目标语言
1. Words and expressions生词和短语
win, autograph, prize
2. Key sentences 重点句子
What else did you do?
Did you ...?
Were there ...?
Ability goals 能力目标
Enable the students to have more listening and oral practice with the target language.
Learning ability goals 学能目标
Help the students learn how to talk about the past things.
Teaching important and difficult points 教学重难点
Did you, were there questions and their yes/no answer.
Teaching aids 教具准备
Some real objects, pictures and a projector.
Teaching procedures and ways 教学过程与方式
Step I Revision and Lead-in
Greet the class as usual. Get students review what they have learned in the last period by asking some questions about their last summer vacation.
T: Where did you go on your last summer vacation, Xiao Bin?
S: I went to Qingdao with my parents.
T: Wow, a cool place. What did you do there?
S: We climbed Laoshan Mountain, swam in the sea and ate sea food.
T: Did you visit an aquarium?
S: Yes, we did. We took photos with dolphins and seals.
T: Did you have a good time there?
S: Yeah. We went to the beach and ate lots of seafood. I want to go there next vacation again.
Make similar conversations with two more students.
T: Yesterday, Tina talked about her school trip with Kevin. But their conversation is not over. Today we’ll continue listening to the conversation. We’ll learn more about her school trip.
Step II Listening (Section A 2a, 2b)
Ask a few questions about Tina’s school trip.
T: Where did Tina go?
S: She went to the aquarium.
T: What did she do there?
S: She hung out with her friends and took lots of photos.
T: What else did she do there? Now let’s listen. First, open your books at page 48. Read the questions in activity 2a please.
Point to the list of questions and have one student read the questions to the class. Explain some new words and stress the verb phrases.
Play the tape. Students listen and check the questions they hear.
T: Look at activity 2b. Read the sentences and get the meaning of each sentence. Then listen to the recording again and circle “T” or “F”.
Play the recording again, students listen and circle the answers.
Then play the recording again, pause where the right answers are. Check the answers with the whole class.
Step III Pairwork (Section A 2c)
In this step, students will practice talking about Tina’s school trip according to the information in activity 2b. This will help them to practice the use of “Did you ...” question and the affirmative and negative statements.
Sample conversation:
Sa: Did Tina meet a famous actor?
Sb: Yes, she did. She met Jake Dean.
Sa: Did Tina get Dean’s autograph?
Sb: No, she didn’t. She got his photo.
Sa: Who got his autograph?
Sb: Laura.
Sa: Did Tina win that hat?
Sb: No, she didn’t. She bought it.
Step IV Grammar
Revise the grammar box.
Let students do some drill practice with the grammar items.
Drill 1:
—Did you (A) go to the zoo (B)?
Replace A with: he, she, they, Mary, Liu Li, Wang Fei, etc.
Replace B with: take photos, hang out with friends, see some dolphins, go to the movies, buy a souvenir, have some ice cream
—Yes, I (A) did.
—No, I (A) didn’t. I (A) went to the aquarium (B).
Replace A with: he, she, they and we.
Replace B with: took photos, hung out with friends, saw some dolphins, went to the movies, bought a souvenir, had some ice cream, etc.
Drill 2:
—Were there any sharks?
—Yes, there were some sharks.
—No, there weren’t any sharks.
Replace the underlined part with:
seals, children, ships, buses, subways, lakes, fish, tourists, foods, horses, mountains
Step V Homework
1. Listen to the whole conversation between Tina and Kevin. Retell what Tina did on her school trip in your own words.
2. Make a list of verb phrases you have learned so far in this unit and try to remember them.