Unit 12 Mainly Revision
Lesson 45

PART 1 Understanding of the teaching material
STATUS AND FUNCTION
1. Because this is a revision unit. It is the summary from Unit 7 to Unit 11. Unit 12 is very important in Book 2A.
2. This lesson is the first one of Unit 12, it is a dialogue about keeping fish. It is related to our daily life.
3. Due to this lesson is a dialogue, it is helpful for the students to improve their spoken English.
TEACHING AIMS AND DEMANDS
Knowledge objects
1. To make the students know how to keep fish, birds or any other animal by learning the dialogue of this lesson.
2. To give a reinforced practice in the use of the Modal Verbs and some useful expressions for making suggestions.
Ability objects
3. Make the students the real masters in class while the teacher himself acts as the director
4. Train them with some effectivelearning methods to optimize the students' learning results.
Moral objects
Enable the students to love life and animals, protect the nature and environment.
TEACHING KEY POINTS
1. Input the dialogue as a whole
Make the students grasp and understand the dialogue as a whole.
2. Language communication
A. Tell the main idea of the dialogue
B. Practise the dialogue
C. Act out their own dialogues related to the daily life
TEACHING DIFFICULTIES
1. The usage of the Modal Verbs
2. Making suggestions and replying
 
PART 2 Teaching Methods
Five Steps Method,
Communicative Method.
Aural-oral Method with the help of the computer
* The Questions and two situations will be shown on the OHP with the help of the computer.

PART 3 Studying Ways
1. Teach the students how to be successful language learners.
2. Teach the students how to master dialogues and how to communicate with others.
 
PART 4 Teaching procedure
Step 1 Revision
Check the homework exercises.

Step 2 Lead-in
Sign to the students to be quiet and close their books. Then start a free talk with the students. Show the fish tank and fish bowl. Ask the students the following questions.
Slide 1
1. What is it? (show the tank to the students)
2. What is it used for? (For keeping fish)
3. Do you keep any animals at home? What is it or What are they?
4. Can you explain how you care for them?
5. How do you feed them?
 
Step 3 Dialogue Presentation
The teacher's brief introduction
Today we will learn a dialogue about keeping fish. Kate and Li Qun are talking about it. Now read the dialogue silently and find out the answers to these questions:
1. Pre-reading silently
Questions
Slide 2
a) What does Kate want to do? (Buy some fish)
b) Where would Kate keep them at first?
c) What does Li Qun advise her to do? (Get a large tank to keep the fish in)
d) What size tank should she get? ( A tank about 30 cm by 30 cm by 50 cm.)
e) What should Kate put in the tank?
(A few large rocks and some underwater plants)
 
 
Step 4 Reading 
1. The first listening
A. Listening and answering
Play the tape for the students to listen. Go through the dialogue briefly. Ask questions
Slide 3
Why should Kate put a few large rocks in the tank?
(Because fish love swimming round the rocks and through holes in them.)
Why should Kate put some underwater plants in the tank?
(Because the underwater plants can keep the water clean and make the tank look much prettier.)
 
Allow the students a few moments to carry out the task. Check the answers.
 
3. The second listening
A. Listening and explanation
Play the tape again.Let the students listen the second time. While listening, I explain the language points. Make sure the students understand
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