Unit1 Where is your pen pal from?Topic:Countries,nationalities,and languagesFunctions:Talk about countries,nationalities and languages Ask and tell about where people liveStructure:Wheres/Wherere.from?Where does/do.from?What questions-What language does/do.speak?Target language:Where is she from?She is from.Where does she live?She lives in.What language does she speak?She speaks.Vocabulary:words about countries,languagesTeaching design:The whole unit needs 5 periods,4 for new lessons and 1 for testPeriod 1(1a Grammar Focus)Key points:Where is your/Johns pen pal from?He/She is from.Where does he/she live?He/She lives in.(Homework for previe r)e-task:Let the Ss give themselves pen pals and they should write down their pen palsinformation,such as their names,countries and cities they live even the language they speak.T can give the Ss an example meanwhile T gives the differentcountries which can be used by the Ss.T gives the Ss Chinese words for the countries,they are following:加拿大，法国，日本，美国，澳 大利亚，新加坡，英国，中国(The Ss can look them up in thedictionary if they are new for them)The example is following:Name:Curry Muray Age:75From(Nationality):the United StatesCity:New YorkLanguage:English Teaching Steps:Key points:Where is your/Johns pen pal from?He/She is from.Where does he/she live?He/She lives in.(Homework for previe r)e-task:Let the Ss give themselves pen pals and they should write down their pen palsinformation,such as their names,countries and cities they live even the language they speakT can give the Ss an example meanwhile T gives the differentcountries which can be used by the Ss.T gives the Ss Chinese words for the countries,they are following:加拿大，法国，日本，美国，澳 大利亚，新加坡，英国，中国(The Ss can look them up in thedictionary if they are new for them)The example is following:Name:Curry Muray Age:75From(Nationality):the United States City:New YorkLanguage:EnglishTeaching Steps:Step 1 Leading-inThe information ofthe teachers own pen pals information.I have a pen pal.His name is Curry Muray.He is from the United States.Do you have a pen pal?Where is your pen pal from?Whats your pen pals name?Different students say the information about their own pen pals.Tshould choose the different countries.T writes the different countries on the Bb(both Chinese and English)Step 2 LearningSection A 1a Learn the new words on the Bb.The new words are:pen pal;Canada;France;Japan;the United States(the US/theUSA/America);Australia;Singapore;the UnitedKingdom(the./Great Britain/England)Pay attention to the pronuciation of the new words.Step 3 Listening1b Listen and circle the countries in 1a they learnedStep 4 CompetitionTwo groups of students to write the new words to see which groupdoes better.First write down the Chinese words with looking at theEnglish meanings,then write down the English words with looking at the Chinese meanings.(This step is a memory game.It can help the Ss consolidate the new words they learned)Step 5 Pairwork1c Practise the following conversation:-Do you have a pen pal?-Yes,Ido.-Wheres your pen pals from?-He/She is from.(Write itdown on the Bb)First T has a conversation with one student as an example then let theSs practise in pairs.At last let several pairs do it again in class.Step 6 Leading-inRevise the countries names with looking at the Bb.Then T writes down the city names on the Bb.Let the Ss try to find out which countries the cities are in.The city names are following:Toronto;Paris;Tokyo;New York;Sydney;Singapore;London;Step 7 Learning2a Learn the city names together with the whole class just like Step 22b Listen and circle the cities and countries 2c Listen and complete the chartHave a similar competition to consolidate the new words in this part.Step 8 PairworkT has a conversation with one student like the following:-Do you have a pen pal?-Yes,Ido.-Whats your pen pals name?-His/Her name is.-Where is your pen pal from?-He/She is from.-Where does he/she live?-He/She lives in.(Write it down on the Bb)Let the Ss practise after the Ts example in pairs then several pairs do it in class.Step 9 ExerciseMy pen pal is from Australia.(划线提问)Johns pen pal is from Japan.(划线提问)He lives in Paris.(划线提问)Homework:Read and copy the new words.Copy the sentences in Grammar FocusMake up the questions about Jodie in 2c The questions are:Does Jodie have a pen pal?Where is Jodies pen pal from?Where does he/she live?Whats his/her name?(This one can be chosen by themselves)Unit 2 Wheres the postoffice?Language goalThis unit students leam to ask for and give directions(方向)on the street.New languageIs there a bank near here?Yes,theres a bank on Center Street,Wheres the supermarket?Its next to the there a pay phone in the neighbhood?Yes,its on Bridge Street on the right.locations in the neighborhood such as postoffice,hotel,video arcade.Descriptive words such as new,old,dirty,clean.Descriptions of location such as across from,next to,BetweenRecycled language What are you doing?Do you want to.?Section AAsk two rows of three students each t