Unit 6 I’m more outgoing than my sister
The third period
I. Teaching Aims and Demands
1. Knowledge Objects
Reading material. Target language. Listening, speaking and writing pratice.
2. Ability Objects
Learning and speaking skills. Reading and writing skills.
Communicative competence.
3. Moral Object
To be a brave and hardworking man.
II. Teaching Importance and Difficulty
Listening, speaking and writing pratice.
My friend is the same as me. We are both quiet.
Do you look the same? No, I’m a little taller than her.
III. Teaching Methods
Listening, speaking and writing pratice. Reading and writing methods.
Communicative approach.
IV. Teaching Aids
A projector. Some piece of paper. A paper bag.
V. Teaching Procudrues
Step I Greet the class as usual and check the homework.
Step II 3a
There’s a letter in this activity. Read this letter to students. Answer any questions students nay ask. Then show the five sentences on the blackboard.
1. Liu Li has more than one sister.
2. There are some similarities between Liu Li and Liu Ying.
3. Liu Ying is not as good at sport as her sister.
4. Liu Ying talks more than Liu Li.
5. Both girls go to lots of parties.
Step III Grammar Note
We are both tall.
They are both boys. We both have short hair. They both go to this school.
Circle the word both in the four sentences. Ask students: Does the word both come before or after the word are?
Step IV 3b Pairwork
First ask two students to read the sample conversation in the speech bubble.
Then tell students to work with a partner. Talk about how you are different from a friend of family member.
Step VI The Same and Different
T: Do you find your partner?
T: OK. Now I’ll tell you how to do the game. You can ask and answer the same questions as in Activity 3b. Please remember you have three minutes to write down the things that are the different and same between your partner.
Step VII An Optional Activity
Students can do a similar activity using information about family members. They can list the ways they are the same as and different from various members of their families. Then they can tell the class about these differences and similarities.
Step VIII Summary and Homework
Today we’ve read and article and known the same and difference between the twins—Liu Ying and Liu Li. And we’ve done a game. We’ve learnt to say the same and difference between you and your partner.
homework:
(1) Read the letter again. (2) Finish off the exercises of workbook.
Step IX Blackboard Design
Unit 6 I’m more outgoing than my sister
We are both tall. They are both boys. We both have short hair.
They both go to the school.