T asks the Ss if they like parties and have they ever been to a party ? If Ss say yes ,T asks follow- up questions like:
Task 1
Procedure
T devide the class into groups of 6 and introduces the game: the groups should generate as many words related to birthday and birthday parties as possible in five minutes.
T gets Ss to close their books and shows them the pictures which in thebook, then asks them to guess what they are going to listen about. T gives feedback and gets them to open their books.
T gets ss to work in pairs to answer the questions on page 36.
T calls some Ss to answer the questions and explain their reasons.
T checks with the class.
Pre- teaching vocabulary:
T guige ss to pronouce the words on page 36 correctly. T play the tape or model first and then asks Ss to repeat after the tape or after the teacher in chorus and individually.
T presents or elicits the meanings of these words from the class.
Task 1:
Instruction: You are going to listen to a girl telling about a birthday party that she has been to. Listen and put a tick True or False in the appropriate box.
Before Ss listen and do the task, T gets them to read through the statements to understand them and underline key words. For example, the keywords in the first statement are “ at home”, and “ evening”.
T checks with the whole class and asks them to guess what the party might have been like (there was a birthday cake,the party lasted some hours. . .)