- Ask them to work in pairs to read the sentences and then find out the words containing sound /ə / and the words containing sound / ɜ:/.. - Ask some sts to read these sentences aloud[r]
(1)UNIT 6: AN EXCURSION LESSON LANGUAGE FOCUS I Objectives:
Education Aims:
- Sound /ə / from the sound /ɜ:/ and pronounce them correctly
- Students revise the present progressive (with a future meaning) and be going to
Knowledge: + Language: Pronunciation: /ə / and /ɜ:/
- The present progressive (with a future meaning) "Be going to" Skills: + Speaking: - Work in pairs to discuss the exercises
+ Reading: - Read words and sentences aloud
- Read the sentences silently to the exercises
II Anticipated problems: Sound /ə / from sound /ɜ:/ pronouncing them correctly. III Teaching aids: board, chalk, textbook.
IV Procedures:
Teacher's activities Students' activities 1 Homework checking: (5 mins)
- Ask one st to read his/her confirmation letter aloud - Ask another st to give remarks
- Check and give a mark 2 Pronunciation: (10 mins)
- Aims: to introduce two sound /ə / and /ɜ:/ and help sts to practise these sounds.
a Write two sounds on the board and pronounce them clearly twice, then ask sts to repeat
- Move around to help
- Ask two sts to read again and give remarks
b Ask sts to look at sentences in page 60 in the book. - Ask them to work in pairs to read the sentences and then find out the words containing sound /ə / and the words containing sound / ɜ:/
- Ask some sts to read these sentences aloud - Listen and give remarks
3 Grammar: (29 mins)
Aims: to revise the present progressive with a future meaning, " be going to" and have sts Ex 1, EX and EX 3.- Give two examples:
eg: Fiona is having a birthday party next Saturday. I'm feeling unwell so I'm going to see the doctor some time this week.
- Ask sts to think about the use of present progressive and " be going to" in these sentences
- Ask one st to present
- Remind sts that "be going to" can also be used to predict something with some evidence
Eg: The ceiling looks unsafe I think it's going to fall. - Notes: Avoid using the present progressive with " be" and " go"
- Ask some sts to give examples + Exercise 1:
- One st speaks aloud in front of the whole class
- Give remarks - Listen to the teacher - Write down two sounds
- Listen to the teacher and repeat - Look at the book , listen and repeat / ə / / ɜ:/
teacher bird together work about church
- Read these words in pairs and check for their partners
- Look at the book and work in pairs - Answers:
/ ə / / ɜ:/
about heard pagoda excursion father birds teacher learning river German .
- Read the examples
+ The present progressive: a definite arrangement.
+ "Be going to": an intention to something in the future although no definite arrangement has been made.
- Listen to the T attentively and take notes
(2)- Ask sts to look at Ex1 and to the task
- Ask sts to the exercise individually and then compare their answers in pairs
- Listen and give remarks
+ Exercise 2:
- Ask sts to Ex individually and then share the answers with their friends
- Move round to help if necessary
- Ask two sts to this exercise on the board - Ask one st to give remarks
- Check and give remarks + Exercise 3:
- Ask sts to read the requirement of Ex3 and then the task individually
- Go round to conduct the activity
- Ask some sts to read sentence by sentence - Listen and give remarks
5 Homework (1 min)
- Part B (Page 37 - workbook)
EX 1:
1 are you doing Are you going to 2 is getting married am going to be sick is going to
- Do the Ex individually
EX 2:
1 is going are having 3 is going to catch are you putting 5 isn't going to give
- Listen to the teacher
- Read the requirement carefully - Do Ex
1 Are you going to see it?/ I'm visiting to see it.
2 we are going for a picnic.
3 is he going to with it / he 's going to buy a villa.