Lesson 56
Note： This lesson summarises all the English sounds and revises the months and dates.
The Workbook helps revise the expressions of position.
Step 1 Revision
1 Check the homework, especially the different verb forms.
2 Revise the story in SB page 55. Use the questions in Wb Lesson 55, Ex. 1. Ask some Ss to retell the story if you think they can.
Step 2 Phonetics
SB page 56, Part 1. Revise the English vowels and consonants, using flashcards. Speech Cassette . Listen and repeat, Correct Ss pronunciation.
Get the Ss to work out the words from the phonetic symbols in the right box. Do the first one as a model. Check the answers with the whole class. The answers are： than, hope, dogs, thought, March, train, birds, lesson, flower, woman, ticket, idea, enjoy, machine, driver, dumpling, parents, usually.
Step 3 Revision
Revise the months and dates （See Lesson 46, Step 4 of the TB）.
Ask What's the date today/tomorrow? What was the date yesterday/last Friday? etc.
Step 4 Presentation
SB page 56, Part 2. Ask two or three questions as a model, then let the Ss ask and answer in pairs. Check the answers with the whole class.
Explain the meaning of Hands up!
Ask twelve Ss to come to the front. Get each one to ask about Ss 'birthdays in a particular month, and to write the answer on the Bb. Then the Ss can use the twelve answers to draw a diagram like the one in the SB.
Finally, ask one student to draw the diagram on the Bb.
Step 5 Checkpoint 14
Go through the grammar and“useful
expressions”in Checkpoints 8—13. Focus on any particular problems that you have noticed in your Ss' work. Ask the Ss if they have any question to be answered. Refer to the grammar summary in the Appendix of the SB.
Step 6 Workbook
Wb , E. 1-4.
Ex. 1 should be done orally in class. The answers are： ears, dress, boys, chicken, hungry, piece, fruit, third, quite, station, last, fish, strong, panda, elephant, where, sure, talk, found, tomorrow.
Ex. 2 should be done in groups of four.
E.3 and 4 may be done orally with the whole class.
Finally, wish the Ss Happy New Year! Enjoy your holiday! See you next term!
Homework
Write out the words in Wb , Ex
1. Do Ex.3 in the exercise books.
Revise the 14 units, making full use of the Appendix of the SB.