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Unit 1 Where is your pen pal from?

Period 1

Teaching objectives:

1.      Words: pen pal, Australia, Japan, Canada, France, the United states, Singapore, the United Kingdom, country, Sydney, New York, Paris, Toronto, Tokyo, country

2.      Target language: Where is your pen pal from? He’s from Australia.

                 Where is her pen pal from? She’s from France?

                 Where does he live? He lives in. Paris

                 Where does she live? She lives in Sydney.

Key points: Where is your pen pal from? He’s from Australia.

Where does she live? She lives in Sydney.

Difficulties: Remember so many new words.

Learning strategies: Using what you know, deducing

Teaching preparing: Some cards with cities and countries

Teaching procedures:

I. Warming up

Greetings:  T: Good morning! S:… T: Let’s start now.

II．Presentation

1.       T: What countries and cities do you know? ( Ss can speak in Chinese.)

2.       Learn the new words.

Countries: China, Australia, Japan, Canada, France, the United States, the United Kingdom, Singapore

Cities: Shanghai, Sydney, Tokyo, Toronto, Paris, New York, London, Singapore city

3.       Play a game: Find the right cards with countries and cities.

4.       Task 1: Finish 1a.

5.       Task 2: Finish 1b.

6.       T: Yeah, very good. Do you have a pen pal? (Teach pen pal=pen friend)

T: Where is your pen pal from?

S: He is from China.

T: Where does he live?

S: He lives in Wenzhou.

7.       Repeat the sentences.

8.       Fill in the blank.

(1) T: _______ is your pen pal from?

S: She ___ _________ Australia.

T: Where _______ he _______?

S: He ________ _____ Sydney.

(2) A: Where __ John’s pen pal _____?

   B: He’s ______ Japan.

   A: ________________________?

   B: He lives in Tokyo.

(3) A: Where ___ you ______?    B: I ___ _______ the United States.

 A: Where ____ you _____?      B: I ____ ____ New York.

9. Recite the dialogue. A: Where is John’s pen pal from? B: He’s from Japan.

                  A: Where does he live?         B: He lives in Tokyo.

III．Practice

1.       Task 3: Finish 2a.

2.       Task 4: Finish 2b

3.       Task 5: Finish 2c

4.       Practice in pairs like 2d.

IV．Grammar focus:

    Fill in the blank.

    Where’s your pen pal from? _______________________________.

    _______________________? His pen pal is from Japan.

    _______________________? Mary’s pen pan is from the United Kingdom.

    _______________________? I live in Ruian.

    _______________________? He lives in Singapore city.

V．Homework

1.       Copy new words 10 times. Copy Grammar focus 3 times. Recite 2d.

2.       Finish workbook.