Unit 7  Peter is happy today.

unit 7  peter is happy today.
periods:

      contents periods
part a, b one period
part c, d one period
part e, f one period

language function:
getting to know “days of a week” 
language structure:
what day is today?   it’s / today is tuesday.
tomorrow is my birthday.
it is peter’s birthday.   peter is happy today.
vocabulary:
the word should be grasped: sunday, monday, tuesday, wednesday, thurday, friday, saturday, a calendar, today, tomorrow, a football game, a candle.
understanding words: three, tree, bee, see, weep, sweep, sweet, feet.
sounds:
know the ee-’s sound in the words.
how to write: today and tomorrow.
             
period 1
basic aims of this lesson:
understand and say the new words “sunday, monday, tuesday, wednesday, thurday, friday, saturday, a calendar, today, tomorrow, a football game, a candle”
retell the part a.
can say “today is wednesday / friday / saturday.”
teaching difficulties:
grasp the four-skill words.
can describe “today is wednesday / friday / saturday.”
teaching aids:
type-recorder,  words cards , a calendar, a candle, a birthday cake.

step 1 warming up:
greetings.
song: days of a week
step 2 presentation and drill
teacher is happy.
t:  i’m happy today. today is my birthday.

show a calendar.
learn: sunday, monday, tuesday, wednesday, thurday, friday, saturday,

learn to sing: days of a week

learn part b.
listen to the tape (part a, b), read after the tape.
step 3 practice
group in four act the part a.
game: a little actor.
let a student come to the front and point to calendar. others describe the days
ss: sunday, monday, tuesday, wednesday, thurday, friday, saturday,
…
step 4. consolidation
free talk.
assessment.
exercises book p25-26.
homework: which day do you like best, why?
 
teaching notes
period 2
basic aims of this lesson:
1. grasp the new words and phrases of this unit.
2. correct use the sentence “today is tuesday. it is dino’s birthday.”
3. understanding words: sunny, cloudy, rainy, windy.
4.understant part c, d.

teaching difficulties:
review the words and sentences.
free talk with the sentences have learned.
teaching aids:
type-recorder, picture, computer

step 1 warming up:
1. greetings.
2. sing the song: days of a week.
3. look the cards and read the words.
4. look the mouth and guess the words.
step 2 presentation and drill
stick the “weather chart” on the bb.
t:  what day is today?
t:  what’s the weather like today?