Module 8 Biographies

module 8 biographies

unit 1 helen keller

function: talking about or asking somebody’s past activities
recycling: simple past tense: what, why, where, when
language: helen keller became blind and deaf.
           she couldn’t see and she couldn’t hear.
           later she could read and write.
           she wrote a book about herself.
vocabulary: born, child, as, later, drew, draw, letter, herself, all over, world, model

procedures:

step 1 warm-up
1. sing an english song.
2. say to the children at random.

step 2 introduction
    1. show several pictures of the past to the children and ask some questions.
2. show the picture of helen keller and ask some questions. tell the children that we are going to learn the story about helen keller then you can tell the story to your good friends.

step 3 presentation
1. put the chart on the blackboard and ask the children to look at the picture carefully.
2. play the cassette and circle the new words.
3. play the cassette and ask some questions.
4. teach the new words in different ways.
5. play the cassette again and pause after each utterance for the children to repeat.
6. practice in groups and act out the dialogue.

step 4 finish a task
1. write a postcard in english.
2. interview after class.

step 5 homework
1. read the text.
2. finish task 5.

unit 2 his name was louis braille.

function: talking about one person’s whole life.
language: what was his name? when was he born?
           where was he born? what happened to him?
           what did he learn to do? why is he famous?
vocabulary: france, humpty dumpty, wall, together
chant:  humpty dumpty sat on a wall.

procedures:

step 1 warm-up
1. review unit 1.
2 ask and answer between the teacher and the children at random.

step 2 introduction
1. ask the children to tell the story about helen keller.
2. now, i’ll introduce a blind man to you. he was born in france. he became blind in 1812. and he was very famous. who is he? what happened to him? now let’s listen to the tape.

step 3 presentation
1. put the chart on the blackboard and ask the children look at the pictures carefully.
2. play the cassette and ask the children several questions.
3. write down four skill words and teach.
4. play the cassette and repeat.
4. finish activity 2. ask the children to ask and answer in pairs.