Unit 3: The Dragon Boat Festival (III)
Language focus:
Using modals to make an offer.
e.g. Would you like a piece of rice dumpling?
Using formulaic expressions to accept offers.
e.g. Yes, please. I really like rice dumplings.
Using formulaic expressions to decline offers.
e.g. No, thanks. I don't like rice dumplings very much.
Using modals to indicate preferences.
e.g. I'd rather have a piece of pizza.
Language skills:
Listening:
Recognize differences in the use of intonation in questions, statements, and respond appropriately. Identify the main ideas of a new topic. Understand the speaker's intention, attitude and feelings through his / her choice and use of language, gestures and facial expression.
Speaking:
Maintain an interaction by replying, asking questions and using formulaic expressions where appropriate.
Reading:
Read written language in meaningful chunks. Recognize recurrent patterns in language structure. Understand intention, attitude and feelings stated in a text by recognizing features such as the choice and use of language.
Materials:
1.Student's Book 7A page 12.
2. Cassette 7A and a cassette player.
3. Workbook 7A page 6.
Preparation:
Cue the cassette.
I. Warming-up:
II. Pre-task preparation:
Language learning activity:
This section aims at providing students with opportunities to practise the language / vocabulary needed or become familiar with the background for the task that follows.
1. Review the names of the food and drunk items that students have learned previously, e.g. pizza, pancake, cookies, hamburger, lemonade, 7-up, coffee, etc. Introduce new food items, e.g. Chinese pudding, Christmas pudding with the help of picture or photos.
2. Play the recording: Look and say. Students listen and follow in their books.
3. Students work in groups of three and use the modelled conversation in About you to do the role-play. Have some groups come out and act the conversation.
III. Consolidation:
Workbook page 6
Grammar Practice Book 7A page 11.
七年级英语The Dragon Boat Festival教案