1、I Teaching Aims and Demands1 Knowledge Objects（1） Key Vocabularycostume, show up, exhausted, embarrassed, empty, fool, April Fools Day, go off, stay up（2）Target LanguageWhen I got there, I found that he had fooled meAfter an hour, the other kids showld up, and I realized that my brother had fooled m
2、eBy the time I got to match class, I was exhausted because I had stayed up all night studyingI found out that my friend had fooled me2 Ability Objects（1） Train the students writing, listening and speaking skills with the target language（2）Train the students to use the new vocabulary3 Moral ObjectHav
3、e you ever been fooled on April FoolsDay? Share your story with your friends Teaching Key Points1 Train the students listening and speaking skills with target language2 Teach the students the new vocabulary Teaching Difficult Points1 Guide listening and oral practice using the target language2 Help
4、learn to use the new vocabulary correctly Teaching Methods1 Listening2 Pairwork and groupwork Teaching AidA tape recorder Teaching ProceduresStep I Revision1 Revise the article in Activity 3a on page 70 by asking several students to read it2 Dictate the following words and phrases:bell, ring, go off
5、, rush, run off, on time, give sb a ride lock, break down3 Check the homeworkStep 1aThis activity reviews vocabulary, introduces some new vocabulary, and provides writing practiceRead the instructions to the students Remember to read the sentence in the brackets Point to the chart with the three hea
6、dings Nouns, Verbs and Adjectives Read the words in the brackets to the students and help the students to understand the meanings of nouns, verbs and adjectivesTeach the students to read the new vocabulary below:costume, show up, exhausted, embarrassed, empty, fool,April Fools DayStep 1bThis activit
7、y provides guided oral practice using the target languageAsk a student to read the instructions to the classAsk another student to read the example on the rightWork in pairs now Tell your partner about something that has happened to you recently Note to use two or more phrases from the list in Activ
8、ity la Get tile students to talk in pairs Move around the classroom checking their work and offering language support as neededAfter they all finish talking, ask some pairs to say their conversations to the classStep 2aThis activity provides guided listening practice using the target language Say so
9、mething about April Fools Day to the students like this:Every year on the first of April, Americans do silly things to surprise each other For example, someone might tell you to go to the teachers office to get your new book But there is no book at all!Call the students attention to the four picture
10、s Ask the students what is happening in each pictureAsk four different students to describe the pictures For example, they can describe Picture 1 like this:A boy was told to take part in a costume party So he dressed himself up like a monster But when he got there he found that his friend had fooled
11、 him It wasnt a costume party He frightened the othersRead the instructions to the classYoull listen to three boys, Dave, Nick and Joe, talking about April Fools DayThere is a box under each picture where you can write each boys name Now listen to the tape and write the name of each boy under his pi
12、cture I have to tell you there will be one picture without a name under itTell them to see the example for Picture cPlay the tape the first time The students only listen Then play the tape again Ask the students to write each boys name in the correct box Check the answers by asking different student
13、s to tell their own answersAnswersa No name b Joe c Nick d DaveTapescriptBoy 1: Have you ever been an April fool, Dave?Boy 2: Yes, I have A friend once invited me to a costume party When I got there, I found that he had fooled me It wasnt a costume party I was the only person wearing a costume I was
14、 really embarrassed How about you, Nick?Boy 1: Well, last April Fools Day, when my alarm went off I got up, took a shower, got dressed, and went to school But when I got there, the school was empty I was the only one there After an hour, the other kids showed up, and I realized that my brother had f
15、ooled meBoy 3: she had?Boy 1: Uh-huh He had changed the clock to an hour earlier What happened to you on April Fools Day, Joe?Boy 3: Well,I was sick last April first My friend called me and told me we had a maths test the next day By the time 1 go to maths class, I was exhausted because I had stayed
16、 up all night studying Then I found out that my friend had fooled me We didnt have a test at all!Step 2b来源:学优中考网 xYzkwThis activity provides guided listening practice using the target languageRead the instructions to the class There are six phrases in the box Your task is to find out who says each o
17、f the phrases, Dave, Nick or Joe after listening to the same recording And write “D“ for Dave, “N“ for Nick and “J“ for Joes on the short lines before the phrases Look at the first one The answer has been given as a samplePlay the recording the first time The students only listen Then play the recor
18、ding again Ask the students to write the letters in the blanks Ask six different students to report their answers to the class Check the answers with the classAnswers1 D 2 N 3 J 4 J 5 D 6 NStep 2cThis activity provides oral practice using the target languageFirst play the recording again Pause after
19、 each sentence and get the students to repeatDo it at least twiceAsk a student to read the instructions to the class Then have them look at the sample conversation on the right Ask a pair of the students to read and try to continue it like this:来源:xYzKw.Com来源:学优中考网 xYzkw来源:学优中考网SA: What happened to
20、Dave on April Fools Day?SB: Well, a friend invited him to a costume party When he got there, he found that he had fooled him It wasnt a costume party He was the only person wearing a costume He was really embarrassed来源:学优中考网 xYzkwThen ask the students to work in pairsEach pair makes two conversation
21、s using information from the earlier activitiesMove around the room as they work, offering help as needed Ask one or two pairs to say their conversations to the classStep SummarySay, In this class, weve learned some new words And weve done much listening and oral practice We have enjoyed some intere
22、sting stories happened on April Fools DayStep Homework1 Write something that has happened to you recently Use two or more phrases from the list in Activity 1a2 Write a conversation in Activity 2cStep Blackboard DesignUnit 9 By the time I got outside, thebus had already leftSection BThe Fourth Period
23、1 Answers to Activity 1a:Nouns: fool, costume, change, clockVerbs: fool, invite, empty, go off, get up, get dressed, show up, realize, change, stay upAdjectives: embarrassed, empty, exhausted2 Target language:A: What happened to Dave on April Fools Day?B: Well, a friend invited him to a costume party When he got there, he found that he had fooled him it wasnt a costume party He was the only person wearing a costume He was really embarrassed
