Unit 10 By the time I got outside, the bus had already left.教案
1. revise the article in activity 3a on page 70 by asking several students to read it.
2. dictate the following words and phrases:
bell, ring, go off, rush, run off, on time, give sb. a ride lock, break down.
3. check the homework.
step ⅱ 1a
this activity reviews vocabulary, introduces some new vocabulary, and provides writing practice.
read the instructions to the students. remember to read the sentence in the brackets. point to the chart with the three headings nouns, verbs and adjectives. read the words in the brackets to the students and help the students to understand the meanings of nouns, verbs and adjectives.
teach the students to read the new vocabulary below:
costume, show up, exhausted, embarrassed, empty, fool,
april fool’s day
write them on the blackboard or show them on a screen by a projector while teaching. tell the children the meaning of each word and do a little explanation.
then call the students’ attention to the list of the words on the left. ask a student to read them and tell the meanings at the same time. find out the words which the students don’t understand and give some explanation.
please put these words in the correct columns in the chart. some words can be put in more than one column.
get a student to read the sample answers to the class before they start say, fool call also be a verb. for example, he fooled me. so it is put in both column nouns and column verbs.
ask the students to complete the chart on their own.
correct the answers by asking three students to read their answers to the class.
answers
nouns: fool, costume, change, clock
verbs: fool, invite, empty, go off, get up, get dressed, show up, realize, change, stay up
adjectives: embarrassed, empty, exhausted
step ⅲ 1b
this activity provides guided oral practice using the target language.
ask a student to read the instructions to the class.
ask another student to read the example on the right.
work in pairs now. tell your partner about something that has happened to you recently. note to use two or more phrases from the list in activity la. get tile students to talk in pairs. move around the classroom checking their work and offering language support as needed.
after they all finish talking, ask some pairs to say their conversations to the class.
step ⅳ 2a
this activity provides guided listening practice using the target language. say something about april fool’s day to the students like this:
every year on the first of april, americans do silly things to surprise each other. for example, someone might tell you to go to the teacher’s office to get your new book. but there is no book at all!