Unit 6 I love learning English單元教案

the teacher can show some foreign letters and envelops to the students, let them tell the differences between the english letters and the chinese letters.

step ii reading
ask the students to read the letter and answer some detailed questions.
t: read the text silently. while reading, you should pay attention to the t or f questions on the slide.
 1. wang mei lives in an apartment with her parents.
 2. wang mei’s favorite foods are fish and rice.
3. in this letter, wang mei is trying to use some new words.
 4. wang mei and jessica are old friends.
 5. today. wang mei has spoken english all day long.
6. wang mei teaches jessica some words in chinese.
the teacher can carry out a competition in class to make the class lively and lovely.
answers: tftfft

step iii listening
get the students to listen to the tape and read after it.
t: now close your book and listen to the tape. while listening, you should pay more attention to the pronunciation and intonation. 
then ask the students to open their books and follow the tape.
t: read after the tape. at the same time, try your best to retell the text.
encourage some students to have a try to retell the text.

step iv writing
help the studnets to analzye and learn how to write an english letter.
t: suppose you are jessica. you have received wang mei’s letter. so you will write back. first, read the letter again and discuss what you should write in the letter.
the teacher can also ask the students to refer to project to know what they can write in their letters to their pen pals. 
t: now you are asked to write the letter.
after the students finish writing, let them exchange their writings to correct mistakes if there are some.
sample version:
dear wang mei:
  i am glad to hear from you. you are a nice girl. i think we are friends now. i live in washington. there are 3 people in my family, my mother, my father and i. my mother is a teacher. my father is an engineer. i am 1.56 meters tall. my favorite foods are pizza and fish. i like chinese food – jiaozi. i like swimming and skating.
  i also learn a second language. it is french. i always do some speaking and reading in french. it can help me learn it better. i have a french pen pal. we often write to each other.
  i will send you some of my photos by e-mail. can you give me your e-mail address? i want to learn chinese from you. i would like to help you learn english.
  yours,
jessica

step v project
ask the students to write english letters to their pen pals.