Unit 3 Families Celebrate Together教案

2. the style and content of the letter, to show thanks.
teaching difficult points:
how to show thanks in english in the letter.
teaching preparation:
students can prepare their birthday presents from the others.
teaching aids:
audiotape, flashcards, presents
type of lesson: new lesson
teaching procedure:
step1.the teacher takes out a present from friends and shows it to the class. you can say: “this is a present from my friend from canada or other countries.” do the students believe you? they will look at the label. if it is not true, they will laugh.
step2. listen to the tape and answer the following questions.
1. what presents did li ming receive?
2. who got the presents from the post office?
3. who went to li ming’s party?
step3.read the text silently. check the answers and let the students discuss the text in details.
step 4. read the text again. then ask the students to retell the story in a third person.
step 5. write what your birthday will be like this year in groups. discuss the passage in details and choose the best one to read in the class.
step 6. come to “l(fā)et’s do it”
write a thank-you note/card/letter to thank your parents and friends for their presents.
the thank-you note is not long, but it can express your thanks feeling exactly.
step 7. finish off the activity book.
read the next lesson in the students’ book.
summary
1. look at the pictures of lesson 22. let the students guess the presents li ming will receive.
2. li ming celebrates his birthday with his family. this is very popular. if time allows, the teacher and the students have a short play about it.

lesson 24: unit review
teaching content:
1. mastery words and expressions: the mastery words of lesson 17-23.
2. known words and expressions: the known words of lesson 17-23.
teaching aims:
express one’s feeling in an appropriate way in the daily life.
know about the similarities and differences between chinese and canadian culture.
teaching important points:
1. talking about size.
2.talking about shopping.
3. possessive case
teaching difficult points:
use what we learn to express one’s feeling in an appropriate way in the daily life.
teaching preparation:
show the main language points we have learned in this unit.
teaching aids: flashcards
type of lesson: new lesson
teaching procedure:
step 1. review the main language points and dialogues in this unit. the teacher can arrange many different styles. for example:
have a dictation; retell the main ideas of the pictures; make sentences with the important words and expressions.