Lesson 1  Li Ming Is Back to School

t: good! anything else? group 2?

s16 (from group 2): there are many teachers.

t: very good! what’s the different things then?

s17(from group 3): schools in china are bigger.

s18(from group 4): every teacher has a different classroom in canada.

s19(from group 5): students in canada go from room to room for their lessons. students in china have class in one room.

s20(from group 6): in canada, there are more teachers in their schools.

school begins at 8:30 in canada, later than in china.

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step 4: answering questions

encourage the ss to ask questions about the text, including the meaning or usage of the new words and phrases in this lesson. explain to the students and make notes on the blackboard. (see the explanations in the attached reference materials)

step 5: “let’s do it” section

t: it’s our new school term. it’s our first lesson today. then let’s talk about the new term. look at the questions in “let’s do it!” and talk more.

3 question you’ll get: what is the same in the new term? what will be different? what will you do differently?

step 6: homework

1)     write an e-mail to your friend

2)     finish off the exercises in the activity book

3.     class closing

sum up this lesson and end it.

 t: today we learned two e-mails. there are some new words and phrases we should remember: grade, student, class, pupil, cousin; be back, have lessons/classes.  we also know about the differences between schools in china and canada. please practise writing an e-mail to your friends after class and finish your homework. that’s all for today.