Module 10 Life history Unit 1 We listened to the radio Teaching Steps Teachers Activities Students Activities Planing Aims Step 1 Revision and presentation 1. Show the months in English. 2. Arrange Task 1: Which month is the first in a year? / Which month is the last in a year? / Which month is before (after) ? 1. Read the months and recite them in a short time. 2. Ask and answer in groups. 1. Reviewing the months. 2. Being familiar with the order of the months Step 2 Festivals 1. Show a picture about dragon dance 2. Arrange Task 2: Finish Activity 1. 3. Show some other festivals in English and Chinese. 4. Check the preparation My favourite Festival 1. Think about: When can we see a dragon dance? 2. Match the festivals and the months in Activity 1 and tell the answers in whole sentences: For example, the Spring Festival is in January or February. 3. Have a look at the other festivals. 1. Knowing the probable time of the festivals. 2. Knowing more festivals. 3. Training the students ability of colloquial representation. Step 3 The expression of dates 1. Ask a question: When were you born? 2. Write down the dates the students say. 3. Play the tape of Activity 4. 1. Some students answer the question. 2. Read the dates. 3. Finish Activity 1. Leading the students to know how to read dates. 2. Training the ability of telling planing aims Step 4 Understanding the dialogue 1. Show some questions about the dialogue and play the tape of dialogue. 2. Play the tape again. 3. Show the other questions about 1. Choose the correct answers while listening. 2. Read with the tape and then read in groups. 3. Find out the answers in the dialogue. 1. Training the ability of telling “did” and “didnt”. 2. Training the sense of language. 3. Writing training. 4. Helping the students 用心 爱心 专心 - 1 - 用心 爱心 专心 - 2 - 4. Ask the students: Are there any difficulty in the dialogue? 4. Tell the teacher the difficulty in the dialogue. Step 5 Exercises Task 4: Finish the exercises in the exercise book. Finish the exercises in the exercise book. Writing training. Step 6 Conclusion 1. Task 5: What did we learn today? 2. Make a conclusion. 1. Discuss the question in groups. 2. Have a conclusion with the teacher. 1. Training the ability of summing up. 2. Reviewing the key points in the lesson.