Period 3

Contents:

A: Words: south, north, country

B: Structures: They are having a picnic.

They are going to North Park by bus.

They are in North Park.

C: Functions: Responding to simple instructions.

Learning tagets:

A: Basic aims: 1. Reading: Predict story using picture cues.

Locate specific information in

a short text in response to

questions. Identify main ideas

from a text with teacher

support.

2. Writing: Develop written texts by putting

words in a logical order to make

meaningful phrases or

sentences.

B: Further aims: Add some other information as many as

possible.

Language focus:

1. Using the present continuous tense to describe an action

taking place at the time of speaking.

2. Using prepositions to indicate position/place/directions.

Materials and aids: Student’s Book 5A page 41

Cassette 5A and a cassette player

Workbook 5A page 22

Pictures of country parks

Unit position: Students have learned the present continuous

tense. In this period, they will continue to

practise these sentences. They can use

prepositions to indicate position/ place/

directions.

Step

Contents

Methods

Pre-task preparation

While-task procedure

Post-task activity

Consolidation

Song

Introduce

Words

Sentences:

1. Sing a song

2. Introduce: country park

by showing pictures of

country parks.

T: Which country park

do you like?

1. Tell the students that

the Lis are going to have

a picnic in the country

park. Write these

sentences on the board:

They eat breakfast. The

Lis get up. They wash

their faces and clean

their teeth. Ask the

students to put these

three sentences in the

right order.

2. Ask the students to look

at the pictures in Look

and talk. Students then

read the sentences in

Read and write.

3. Students work in pairs to

match the sentences and

pictures.

4. Invite pairs of students

to read the story to the

class.

5. Divide students into

groups. Ask them to

write the story again by

adding some more

sentences. Ask some

guided questions to

prompt the intermediate

and less able students.

Workbook page 23

1. Students look at the

pictures about the Li

family’s trip to Century

Park.

2. Students match the

sentences with the

pictures and complete

the table individually.

3. Check the answer with

the class.

Grammar Practice Book 5A

page 35