The Fourth PeriodTeaching Aims:1.Learn the following words and phrases:reminder,care about,respect,cycle,fool,play tricks on,take in,invitation2.Review the language points and modal verbs in this unit.3.Train the students intergating skills,especially writing skill.Teaching Important Points:1.Useful expressions:care about,play tricks on,take in2.Practise expressing and supporting an opinion.3.Write an invitation.Teaching Difficult Points:1.How to create a festival and describe it.2.How to write an invitation.Teaching Methods:1.Review method to consolidate the language points of this unit.2.Individual,pair or group work to finish the reading and writing tasks.Teaching Aids:1.a projector 2.some slidesTeaching Procedures:Step . GreetingsGreet the whole class as usual.Step . RevisionT:Yesterday,we learned to use “must”,“have to” and “have got to”.We know all of them can be used to talk about obligation.Do you remember when we should use “must”,when we should use “have to”and when we should use“have got to”?Ss:Yes.T:Very good.Zhao Liang,can you tell“must” from “have to”?S1:You use“must”when you think it is necessary for someone to do something;you use “have to” when someone else thinks it is necessary or there seems to be no other choice.T:Quite right.Li Hao,can you tell “have to” from “have got to”?S2:In informal English,“have got to”is used instead of “have to”.T:You are right.Do the negative forms of them have the same meaning?Ss:No,quite different,“Mustnt” means “dont do something”;“dontt have to”means “you can do it if you like,but it is not necessary”.T:Can you tell any other differences between them?Ss:Yes.“Have to”has more tenses than“must”.“Must”can only be used to express present and future obligation;past obligation is usually expressed by using “had to”.T:Very good.So much for revision.Today we are going to read about some other festivals.Besides,you can create a festival and then write an invitation to invite your guests to your festival.First,lets learn the new words.(Teacher deals with the new words with the whole class.)Step . ReadingT:Now,please turn to Page 9.Read the passage carefully.Try to remember some information about each festival.(The Ss begin to read.After a few minutes,the teacher begins to ask them questions about the passage.)T:OK.Now I want to ask you some questions about the festivals in the passage.Listen carefully!What is the purpose of Earth Day?Any volunteer?S1:To celebrate life and our planet;to remind us to care about the world we live in and to respect life and nature.T:Right.The next question:When is Martin Luther King.Jr Day?S2:On the third Monday of January.T:Quite right.Next one:What does the Day of the Dead celebrate in Mexico?S3:The festival celebrates both the living and the dead.It is not a sad day,but rather a time to celebrate the cycle of life.T:You are right.The last question:What kind of things may happen on April Fools Day?S4:Strange things may happen.People play tricks on each other and try to fool each other.Whatever the trick is,if a person is taken in,he or she is called “April Fool!”T:Correct.You all did very well!Youve understood the passage better.Now lets learn some useful expressions in it.Look at the screen.(Teacher shows the screen and explains the use of them to the Ss.)1.care aboute.g.He doesnt seem to care about his failure in the exam.He didnt care about his kingdom or his people.2.play tricks on/play a trick one.g.He plays tricks on others in that way.Jack planned to play a trick on this giant.3.take ine.g.She took me in completely with her story.You wont take me in that easily(Bb:care about,play tricks on,take in)T:(After the useful phrases)OK.Now I give you some more time to re-read the passage and discuss the questions after the passage with your partner.After a while,Ill check your work.(The Ss begin to carry out the task.Several minutes later,the teacher says the following.)T:Well.Now I want to know your opinions about these questions.Whod like to talk about the first one?Volunteers?S1:We can plant trees.S2:We can tell stories about the creation of the earth.S3:We can draw pictures to show our beautiful world or draw pictures to warn people not to do harm to the earth.S4:T:Your ways are all very good.The world we live in must become more and more beautiful so that we can live more comfortably.Are there any similar festivals in China?S5:Yes.Like Tree-planting Day.T:Quite right.Next question:Have you heard of an April Fools Day?What happened?S6:Yes.People played tricks on each other and a lot of people were taken in.T:The third question:Why do so many festivals honour our ancestors?S7:I think its because our ancestors created and developed our history and culture.This way,well remember the history and culture created by them;well go on creating new history and developing our culture;well und