Unit 12 What’s the best radio station?Ⅰ.Teaching aims and demands:Students learn to make comparisons and discuss preferences.Ⅱ.Key and difficult points:Vocabularytheater, cinematrendy, quality, comfortable, close toseat, screen, jeans, performer, radio stationnew, big, friendly, fun, boring, popular, cheap, service, creative, clothes, clothing, store, music, piano, actor, music video, TV show Target languageWhat’s the best cinema?Showtime Cinema. It’s the cheapest.Jason’s has good quality clot hes.It’s better than Trendy Teens.Jason’s is the best store in town.StructuresSuperlatives with –(i)est, the mostIrregular comparisons good, better, the best, bad, worse, the worst GrammarThe superlative degree of adjectives.Ⅲ.Teaching aids :A tape recorderⅣ.Teaching methods:Audio-lingual method; Communicative Approach; PPPⅤ.This unit is divided into five periods.Period 1Teaching contents: Section A 1a ,1b ,1c ,2a ,2b , 2c .Teaching goals :1.vocabulary: comfortable , seat , screen , close , close to , quality , theater ,cinema , radio , radio station .2.能力目标:掌握一些形容词的比较级和最高级.Difficult points :特殊形容词的比较级和最高级.Teaching procedures:Step 1 Leading inRevise the comparative forms and superlative forms of some adjectives.Step 2 Pre-taskSB Page 71, 1a.Ask Ss to explain what the word or phrases means in their own words. Then ask Ss to decide which of the things are important or unimportant .Step 3 While-taskSB Page 71 ,1b .Ask some Ss to read the sentences, then play the recording .Correct the answers . SB Page 71, 1c.Ask Ss to make a list of real movie theaters they know .In pairs ,Ss read the conversation in the box ,then get them to make their own conversations according to the list of real movie theaters .Step 4 Post-taskSB Page 72, 2a & 2b .Ask some Ss to read the phrases and sentences. Play the recorder, Ss listen and write down their answers.Check the answers.Step 5 Role playSB Page 72 , 2c .Have Ss work in pairs . Check the progress and offering help as needed .Ask some pairs to say their conversations to the class.Step 6 HomeworkPreview the grammar box .Period 2Teaching contents : Grammar focus, Section A 3a,3b,4.Teaching goals :1.Vocabulary : teen ,bargain , delight , by bus .2.能力目标:学习进行简单的比较并表达自己的好恶.Teaching procedures:Step 1 RevisionTask 1 Dictation: words and expressions.Task 2 Revise the Grammar Focus.Step 2 Reading 3aTask 1 Read the directions.Task 2 Ask students to read the article on their own, and circle the words and phr ases they don’t understand.Task 3 Ask students to read the words and phrases they don’t understand, ask other students to explain.Task 4 Ask students to read again and complete the chart.Task 5 Check the answers.Step 3 Writing and speakingTask 1 Read the directions. 3bTask 2 Ask students to say the names of stores in your town and write the names on the board.Task 3 Ask students to work with partners as they talk about the stores and fill in the chart.Task 4 Ask the two or three pairs of students who finish first to put their charts on board.Step 4 Group work 4.Where are we going for lunch?Task 1 Ask the class for the names of three places to have lunch near the school and write them on the board. And elicit answers for one of the restaurants.Task 2 Divide the class into small groups. Ask them to choose three restaurants and fill in the chart.Task 3 Ask the groups which restaurant they decided on. Why did they decide on that restaurant.Ⅵ Homework1Revise the target language.2Finish off the exercises on work book.Period 3Teaching contents :Section B 1a , 1b, 2a , 2b , 2c .Teaching goals :vocabulary: positive , negative , dull , performerTeaching procedures :Step 1 Leading inCheck the homework.Step 2 Pre-taskSB Page 74, 1a .Point to the sample answer in the chart and ask a student to read the pair of words to the class.Ask Ss to complete activity 1a on their own .Correct the answers .SB Page 74 , 1b .Explain that positive words are words that you can use to say good things about people ,ask Ss to say only good things about people as they talk with partner . Ss work in pairs to talk about the people they know .Ask several Ss to say their sentences to the class .Step 3 While-taskSB Page 74 , 2a .Ask Ss what a “talent show” is and ask Ss to tell what people do at talent show . Point to the five pictures .Ask different Ss to say what the people are doing ineach picture .Play the recording .Ss listen and write the correct name .Check the answers .SB Page 74 , 2b .Play the recording and ask Ss to write what different people say about the performers .Correct the answers .Step 4 Post-taskSB Page 74 ,2c .Ask two Ss to read the sample conversation to the class .Then Ss work in pairs . Step 5 HomeworkAsk Ss to write their questions and answers in activity 2c on the exercise books .Period 4Teaching contents: Section B 3a ,3b ,3c ,4 , selfcheck.Teaching goals :1.vocabulary: province , still , enough , distance , farthest2.能力目标:学习进行简单的调查.Teaching procedures :Step 1 RevisionTask 1 DictationTask 2 Revise the content taught.Ask:Who is the most creative student in our class?Who is the wisest student in our class?...Step 2 Reading 3aTask 1 Read the instructions and the words in the box to the classTask 2 Read the article to the class.Task 3 Ask students to read the article on their own.Task 4 Ask students to fill in the blanks.Task 5 Check the answers.Step 3 Reading and Writing 3bTask 1 Read the instructions.Task 2 Have students complete the article on their own.Task 3 Ask students to read what they wrote to the class.Step 4 Writing 3cTask 1 Ask a student to read the beginning of the article.Task 2 Ask students to say the names of famous performers they might write about.Ask them what words they could use to describe each performer.Task 3 Ask students to write their articles on their own.Task 4 Ask some students to read their articles to the class.Step 5 Pair work 4。
