Module 2  My favourite things

2. play the cassette again . students listen and repeat .
3. distribute a copy of photocopiable page 18 to each student . students draw and colour their own pet or a pet they would like (if they haven’t got any pets ) .
4. students write a few sentences similar to the ones on page 19 of the student’s book .
5. for more able students , encourage them to write a few more sentences to describe their pets . for example , it has got ________ eyes . it likes ________ .
6. remind students to fold the paper in the same way as shown in the student’s book .
7. divide students into pairs or groups . students take turns to read their classmates’ work and make guess of what pets they have got .
8. members of a group put their work together and form a pets book . encourage students to design and make a cover for their book .
 summarize
這堂課主要訓練學生的動手能力，通過寫寫畫畫激發學生的學習興趣，同時最主要的目的是訓練學生寫作能力。所以教師在教學過程中一定要注意控制好時間，讓學生多點時間寫和交流寫作短文，提高學生的寫作水平。在學生的寫作當中我發現學生的通病單復數不分，漏s和a的很多，語句簡短，句式單一。

period 3
teaching contents: p21
teaching aims:
learners read and talk about the bar chart about pets , and transfer information to a table
language focus :
asking ‘how’ questions to find out quantity
e.g. how many children in class 4a have got ?
using numerals to show quantity
e.g. three children have dogs .
teaching type : new
materials:
student’s book 4b page 21
cassette 4b and a cassette player
workbook 4b page 12
photocopiable page 19
preparation :
make copies of photocopiable page 19 for each students .
pre-task preparation
tell students how to read the bar chart in ask and answer . for less able students , have them write 4a ,4b or 4c on the top of each bar . check answers with students . encourage students to use a ruler to help them read the chart .
while-task procedure
1. play the cassette : ask and answer .students listen and follow in their books .
2. play the cassette again . students listen and repeat .
3. go through the nouns at the bottom of the chart with the students . remind students to use the plural form of the nouns when the quantity is more than one .
4. ask all the questions about the pets of class 4a .invite individual students to give you answers as examples .
5. have students fill in the column of 4a on the table on page 21 of the student’s book.
6. students work in pairs to ask and answer the questions about the pets of class 4b and class 4c . student a asks questions about class 4b and answers questions about class 4c .students b asks questions about class 4c and answers questions about class 4b.