Unit 6 Home Sweet HomeI. Teaching AimsBy learning this unit, the student should be able to describe home and house in English fluently.In this unit, students will be able to:1. Listen for the main idea and the key information of every passage;2. Grasp the language points and grammatical structures ;3. Learn to talk about home, houses and apartments;4. Arouse Ss interests for the topic of this unit and participate actively.II. Teaching important points 1. Lesson A Speaking, Communication2. Topic understanding and content understanding of each passage3. Improving the students listening and speaking abilityIII. Teaching difficult points1. Lesson B Video Course2.Speaking with logical thinking3.vocabulary about home, houses and apartments.IV. Teaching Methods1. Task-based teaching in while-listening procedure2. Listening and practicing3. Speaking and communication4. Media instruction5. Communicative Methods: answering, discussion, presentation, team work.V. Teaching hours 10 class periodsVI. Teaching Procedures1. Lead-in / Warming upTry to describe your sweet home like the examples. 2. Lesson A : Vocabulary Link 1. Direct Ss attention to the pictures. Present the vocabulary. Have them read the sentences and number the pictures. Match each word with a place in the apartment. Check answers. 2. Have Ss work in pairs. If there is one student left, ask him or her to join a pair to make a group. Imagine that you have your own apartment or house. Describe it to your partner. Have Ss create more conversations. Invite one or two pairs to give a demonstration to the class.3. Lesson A : Listening (1). Apartment hunting Familiarize Ss with the new words. Have them read the new words aloud after you. Explain the task. Play the recording. Check answers. Tell Ss to listen again and mark their answers. Play the recording. Check answers. Introduce the topic that The man talks about three apartments. Number the apartments 1 to 3 as you listen. Have Ss listen and fill in the blanks with words they hear. Play the recording. Check answers. Have Ss read through the questions and possible answers. Tell Ss to listen again and check the correct boxes. Play the recording. Check answers. (2). A housing problem Introduce the topic :Listen to Graciela talk to an adviser at her school. Then answer the questions. Then tell them to listen and number the steps in order. Play the recording. Check answers. Tell Ss to listen again and answer the questions. Play the recording. Check answers. (3). The Davis family wants a new home. Tell Ss they are going to listen to the program “Places for rent.”. Direct Ss attention to the picture and ask them to read the questions. Tell Ss to listen and answer the questions. Play the recording. Check answers. Tell Ss to listen again and fill in the blanks with the words in the box. Play the recording. Check answers. (4). Make yourself at home! Introduce the topic. Tell Ss they are going to listen to a passage. Tell Ss to listen carefully and write short answers to the questions. Play the recording.Check answers. Have Ss look at the pictures carefully. Tell them to listen to the recording and number the pictures to match them with the explanations. Play the recording. Check answers. Tell Ss to listen again and fill in the blanks with the words they hear. Play the recording. Check answers. (5). Object-shaped houses Direct Ss attention to the title. What will they hear? Present the new words and have Ss read aloud after you. Answer any questions about vocabulary. With the class, go over the list of questions. Tell Ss to listen and number the questions in the order they are asked during the interview. Play the recording. Check answers. Have Ss read the statements. Explain that all these statements are false. Tell Ss to listen again and correct the statements. Play the recording. Check answers.Tell Ss to listen again and write answers to the questions. Play the recording. Check answers.4. Lesson A : Pronunciation 1. Remind students rising intonation to show surprise. Play the recording. Have Ss work in pairs to practice the conversations. 2. Have Ss listen and read the sentences. Play the recording. Ask Ss to work in pairs to read the sentences. Check their pronunciation.5. Lesson A : Speaking and communication Activity One 1. Introduce the situation. How many rooms are there? Ask Ss to listen and fill in the blanks with the words they hear. Play the recording.Check answers. 2. Put Ss in groups of three. Present the conversations again. Ask Ss to listen and read along in their groups. Play the recording again. Ask Ss to practice the conversations in groups. Remind Ss to keep eye contact with their group members while speaking. 3. Ask Ss to work in groups of three. Ask Ss to read the model conversation. Answer any questions about