Lesson 1  Li Ming Is Back to School

2.     new lesson

step 1: ask the ss to discuss the questions in “think about it.”

take the first question as an example:

t: have you changed over the summer holiday? s9, what about you?

s9: yes, mr/ms.x. i’m taller. i often went swimming with my brother.

t: swimming is good exercise in summer. what about others?

s10: i’m thinner but taller. i played football everyday with my friends.

s11: i’m sorry to say i’m fatter now. i like watching tv at home in the summer holiday.

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step 2: listening and answering:

a) listen to the tape (of the first e-mail) with some questions

t: we’ve talked about our school and class. next, let’s listen to li ming’s e-mail then you can know schools in canada are bigger and smaller. please listen carefully and answer the following three questions:

1)     where did li ming write the letter/mail?

2)     how many pupils are there in li ming’s class?

(play the tape )

t: jenny is in canada. do you think schools in canada is bigger or smaller?

ss: (together) smaller.

t: very good. s12, answer question 1, please.

s12: (li ming wrote the letter) in china.

t: good, s13, how many pupils are there in li ming’s class? do you know “pupils”? yes, “pupil” means student.

s14: there are fifty pupils in his class.

t: right, very good.

b) listen to the tape (of the second e-mail) and answer the following question. (do the same as in section a)

who will come from the u.k.?

step 3: reading and discussing

a)   fast reading

t: read the two e-mails fast and silently. then let’s discuss more about them. here are some more questions:

1)     who is the e-mail from and to?

2)     what can you learn from the two e-mails?

3)     do you like schools in canada?

4)     do you going from room to room for your class? is it good exercise?

5)     who is brian in the second mail? how old is he?

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b)   second reading and further discussing

t: read the text a second time. then we’ll have a further discussion in groups of 4 students. the question for you is: what are the same or different things between the schools in china and canada. i’ll give you 5 minutes to discuss. then you should report your discuss to our class.

(five minutes later, collect the result of their discussion.)

t: group 1, what are the same things between the schools in china and canada?

s15(from group 1): there are classrooms in all the schools.