Unit 8  We mustn’t pick the flowers

(3) can talk about how to get to some places.

2. language knowledge
(1) vocabulary
4 skills:
get (to), by, train, leave for, half, past, half past seven, yours, quarter, a quarter to ten, stay, on foot, live, travel, underground, zoo, tiger, window of the world, night, night zoo, road

3 skills:
fantastic, hong kong, super, trip, for a day trip, centre, shopping centre,

(2)drills
i’m/ you’re/ he’s/ she’s/ they’re going to the usa.
are you going to stay there?
he’s not going to get there by bus.
how are you going to get there?
where are you going on holiday?
when will get there?
that’s fantastic/ great/ super!

(3) sub-topic
unit 10: where are you going on holiday?
unit 11: are you going there?
unit 12: let’s go further

3. affects
(1) to have fun and memo ability.
(2) to increase pupils’ sense of rhythm.
(3) to encourage pupils to think.
(4) to challenge more able learners.

4. learning strategy
(1) cognitive strategy.
(2) regulating strategy.
(3) communicative resource strategy.

5.cultural consciousness
(1) to encourage openness to and curiosity about other cultures.
(2) to continue the theme of transport. begin a discussion comparing chinese transport with transport in other countries.

ⅱ.difficult points
1. can talk about the time in two ways.
2. how would you like to travel? i’d like to travel by plane.
3. how are you going to get there? i’m going by train.

ⅲ.schedule: 7 long-periods

ⅳ.materials:
textbook, activity book, tape, teacher’s book, cards, computer, tv