The summer holidays

　　Suppose you and a classmate of yours meet at the school gate for the first time at the beginning of the new term. But you don't know each other. So you will have a talk with each other in order to go to the classroom together. And maybe you and her/him will become very good friends later on.
Ask the students to listen to a dialogue that happens in such a case in order that they can know what they should say for the first time two people meet.
The students should find out the answers to some questions that the teacher shows them:
　　(1) Were Bill and Harry at the same school last year? ( No)
　　(2) Did Harry know Bob? ( Yes )
　　(3) How do you know it? ( They were in the same class )

Step 3. Listen to the second dialogue
　　Ask two students to come to the front of the class. Get to know their names by asking " What is your name ? " Then the teacher will point to these two students and speak to the whole class, " I am very glad to introduce you my new friends. This is Mary and this is John. "The students are then supposed to ask these two students some questions to get more information about them. Then let the students listen to the second dialogue which teaches the students how to make an introduction.

Step 4. Practice
　　The students are supposed to do group work---- four students make a group and each of them give a brief introduction about themselves. After they get to know each other they are supposed to ask and answer some questions about their summer vacation. The teacher may set an example----the teacher may let the students to then ask them some questions about her/ his summer holidays. 　　The questions can be:
　　What did you do during your summer holidays?
　　Did you enjoy your summer holidays?
　　Where did you go and who went with you ?
　　Then the teacher may answer these questions and put the above questions on the blackboard for the students. Then it is the students ‘ turn to practise.
　　The teacher may give the students five minutes for this task. The students are supposed to make a survey----every group chooses a leader who may write down all the answers and then in the end the group leader is asked to give a talk about the group members’ summer holidays.
“Mary stayed at home the whole summer holidays because she had to look after her mother. John went to some places of great interests and he enjoyed his summer holidays. Mike ┅┅”

Step 5. Useful expressions

Step 6. Practice
The students are supposed to do an exercise of their work books. P 57 Exercises 2 & 3

Step 7. Homework
　　Finish the exercise of workbook.
　　Review the new text.

Teaching  Plan  for  Lesson  Two
Step 1.  Lead--in  questions
    Ask the students a question “ Do you have a pen friend who lives in America?” Then show  them the envelop of a letter which is written in American style. Tell the students that your pen  friend writes you a letter about his summer holiday in America. Get the students to read the letter for some  information.

Step 2. Reading ( 1 )
　　Before reading  the  letter  the students are supposed to know what questions they will  be asked after reading.So the students are asked to read the letter as quickly as possible.Questions:

　　(1)  Where  does  the  writer ( Charlie ) spend  his  summer  vacation ?

　　(2)  What  does  he  have  to  do  in  order  help  his   father ?

　　(3)  How  many  different  time  areas  are  there  in  the  USA ?

Step 2. Reading ( ２)

　　For the second time the students are supposed to do reading comprehension exercises after  reading for details.

　　(1) What  does  “ result “  mean  in  paragraph  2 ?

　　A  Answer 　　　　　 B  Fact  of  something 

　　C  That  which  is  produced  by  a  cause　　D  Questions

　　(2)   When  is  the  time  of  the  rice  harvest  in  Charlie’s  homeland?

　　A  March 　　 B  August　  C  November　  D  September

　　(3)  What  do  people  usually  do  at  the  party  on  most  Saturday    evenings?

　　 A They  dance 　　 B  They&n

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