Unit 1 Festivals around the world (Period 4 Using language: Listening and speaking)
2. suppose the situation and make a phone conversation in pairs using the expressions.
3. ask as many pairs of students as possible to present their conversations to the class.
→step 4 workbook exercises
1. listening
1)ask students to discuss what festival these 4 pictures are about.
2)have them listen to this conversation and find out the main topic.
3)let them listen again and take notes to fill in the chart.
2. talking
ask students to read the directions and questions. then let them make their role-play dialogues.
3. listening task
1)ask students to dictate some festival names to see if they are familiar with them.
2)let them listen to the tape and write the festival for each picture on page 45.
3)have them go through the questions and then listen again to find the answers.
→step 5 homework
1. finish off the related workbook exercises.
2. make up a phone conversation using the expressions of invitations and thanks.
板書(shū)設(shè)計(jì)
unit 1 festivals around the world
listening and speaking
making phone calls
may i speak to. . . ?
can i ring/call back later?
hold/hang on, please.
i’ll ring him/her up again.
just a moment, please.
sorry, he/she isn’t here right now.
invitations
i wonder if you are interested in. . . .
i’d like to invite you to. . . .
would you like. . . ?
could/would you please. . . ?
i’m looking forward to. . . .
i’d love to, but. . .
thanks
thank you so much.
thanks a lot.
that’s very kind of you.
you’re most welcome.
don’t mention it.
it’s a pleasure.
活動(dòng)與探究
imagine you want to invite a foreign friend to join your family’s celebration of the chinese spring festival. in pairs, one as the chinese student and the other as the foreign friend, make up a phone conversation to give your invitation, ask and answer questions about the holiday. the foreign friend should express his or her thanks for your invitation. be ready to act out your conversation to the class.