Joy of Learning VIII
Unit 2 Special Moments
School: Shanghai World Foreign Language Primary School (上海市世界外国语小学)
Teacher: Joice Zhu (朱静娣)
Class: Class
Period: 35 minutes
Students’ background: I have 20 students who have great interest in English learning. They have already mastered adjectives in large quantities. They are able to use adjectives properly and correctly. They have already learned frequency adverbs such as always, often. On the other hand, they have no idea of the existence of adverbs of mannerin a sentence.
The teaching/learning objectives:
Knowledge & Skills:
1. Students are expected to know the word-building of different adverbs;
2. Students are expected to use adverbs of manner accurately in their description.
Process & Methods
1. Students are expected to learn to form adverbs in different ways;
2. Students are expected to use adverbs of manner accurately.
Emotions & Attitude:
1. To remind the students of some special moments in their life.
2. To let students share experiences with others.
Language focus:
1. The different usage of adverbs and adjectives in sentences;
2. The word-building of adverbs;
3. The descriptions of different actions with different adverbs.
Difficulty:
1. Different word-building of adverbs;
2. Appropriate usage of adverbs.
Teaching Aids:
Multi-media; tape recorder and cassette; worksheets
Teaching Plan:
Procedures |
Contents |
Methods |
Purposes |
Pre-task preparation
|
1. Free talk |
T-Sn |
To give the initial concept of adverbs and elicit the new lesson. |
While-task procedures
|
1. Adverbs of manner 2. The word-building of adverbs 3. Picture description 4. Chants making 5. Special moments |
1.T: show some pictures Sn: try to follow 2. T: explain 1. T: explain the usage and formation of adverbs 2. Sn: try to deduct the rules on their own 3. Ss: practice T: check 1. Sp: say about the pictures 2. Sn: report 1. T: show an example Ss: read together 2.Sg: try to make new chants 1. T-Ss: free talk 2. Sp: communicate with one another and report |
To present the new lesson and show how to use adverbs. To make students understand how to form and how to use adverbs. To have students use the adverbs accurately. To show people do things differently at special moments To lay the foundation for the post-task. |
Post-task activities |
Sharing special moments with others |
T: show some photos and set an example Sa: choose an activity and describe |
To put what students have learnt into practice. |
Assignment |
Describe your experience in an outing or at a party / sports meeting, etc. and then write it down. For fun: Log on to http://gardenofpraise.com/mupuz6.htm |