Teaching aims：

Learning aims:

1.Students can understand, read, spell and say these words about weather like: cloudy/rainy/sunny/windy/rain/cloud.

2.Students can use the sentence pattern: ‘It was sunny / cloudy / windy / rainy….’ to describe the weather.

3.Sudents can know how to write a diary.

 

Ability aims:

Students are expected to improve their reading abilities:

l  Fast reading strategies: Scanning & skimming

l  Information acquiring

l  Critical thinking

 

Affective aims

Students are expected to record their daily life in diaries, to share personal experience and get fun.

 

Based on the three parts of the objects here are the teaching focus and difficulties

Teaching focus:

1.Students can learn and use words talking about weather.

2.Students can use the sentence patterns to describe what the weather is like.

 

Teaching difficulties:

Help students know

•      the format of the diary

•      how to record their experience and feelings

•      how to assort the information used in the diary.

 

Teaching steps：

Step1: warming up

T: Hello boys and girls! I’m your new English teacher.

Do you want to know me?

Now let’s listen to my chant. You can also clap hands with me together.

  Nicola is my name.

  I work hard every day.

  I love English. I love children.

  I enjoy my busy day.

  Yesterday was a sunny day

  I watched a movie. I had a picnic.

  At weekends!

  Wonderful!

  What a day! 

Do you love my chant?

S: Yes!

T: Thank you very much.

So what did I do at weekends?

S: You watch a movie with friends

T: Bingo! I watched a movie with my friends. I was very happy.

S: You have a picnic.

T: Yes! I had picnic. Last Sunday was a sunny day

  Now you know my weekends. Interesting right?

  This time I want to know yours.

What did you do at weekends?

S:……….

T: David says he flew kites high in the sky. How exciting!

  The girl you please.

S:…..

T: Oh you took a lot of extra classes. You’re such a hard working girl.

T: Now we know everyone’s weekend is unique.

Do you want to know our good friend Yang Ling’s weekend?

Look! here is the chat history between Yang Ling and me.

Can you say something about her weekends according to these pictures?

S: Maybe they rode bikes/flew kites….

T: Good try!

 

Step2: presentation/practice

Task1: watch and order

T: We know Yang Ling did a lot of different things. She also sent her vlog to me.

  We will watch her vlog and I want you to help me order these six pictures correctly and divide them into 3 parts.

 

T: Have you got the answers? Who wants to have a try? Peter you please.

S: …….

T: You group picture 3 2 and 5 as the first group. Why they can be the first group?

S:……

T: Yes! Because they are in the morning. Anyone else? Mary you please

S:….

T: Very good. You put picture 6 and 4 in the second group. They are at noon.

 Ok! Now I know the last picture is this one. It is in the afternoon.

  Look! you are so clever, dividing them into three parts according to the time.

 

Task2: read and say

This time let’s get more details about Yang Ling’s weekend.

Please open your English book and turn to page 16.

Let’s read the first 3 pictures, and think about this question: How was Yang Ling’s day?

You can use What a/an                day! to describe Yang Ling’s feelings.

Look here is the word bank. You can choose words here or you can think about your own words.

T: Time’s up! Let’s share our opinions! George you please!

S: What a happy day! Because they went to the park by bike.

T: I like your answer! It was sunny in the morning so they went to the park by bike.

  It was very happy! Anyone else? You please!

S: What an interesting day! Because they saw an interesting parrot show!

T: Wonderful answer! The parrot show was really fun!

  What else did they do in the morning? You please!

S: What an exciting day!

T: How exciting! They could flew kites high in the sky.

  I have another question. Why could they fly kites high in the sky?

S: Because the weather became windy and cloudy.

T: Exactly! It became windy and cloudy. So they can fly kites high

Now we know Yang Ling and her friends had a wonderful time in the morning.

 

Task3: think and describe

T: But at last Yang Ling said what a day! Why was she so sad?

I will give you 2 minutes to find out the reason.

You can also use this sentence:

What a/an                day! to describe Yang Ling’s feelings.

T: I think you are ready! I can’t wait to hear your ideas. Miya you please

S: What a pity day! They couldn’t eat their lunch.

T: This answer was perfect! It was time for lunch but there were bees and ants on the  food. They are insects right? So what a pity.

  What happened next? You please the boy in blue.

S: What a terrible day! It rained.

T: Yes! It rained heavily! They were all wet and hungry

I have one more question.

Was it rainy all day?

S: No! it was sunny in the morning.

T: Yes. Who can describe the weather from morning to the afternoon?

S:….

T: It was sunny in the morning and then became windy and cloudy. It rained heavily at last! Do you understand the word “became”. It means changed into.

 

Task4: read and retell

T: I think all of you are very clear about Yang Ling’s day.

  Here’s a tough job for you. It’s text-retelling.

  3 students in a group

  You have two ways to retell it.

For example, each of you can retell one part of the passage.

Or one student retells one picture.

But how can we retell it clearly? The boy you please.

S: Retell according to the time.

T: Super good! Look at our time axis. What sentences can we use?

Ss: It was…….

Then

It was time for lunch

In the afternoon…

What a day!

T: You can prepare for 2 minutes. Now let’s start!

  Which group wants to be the first?

S:……

T: Your retelling is very clear. Thank you very much.

 

Step3: production

T: Yang Ling’s weekend is very unforgettable.

How about your weekends? can you talk about your weekends?

Still 3 students in a group. Let’s share with your group members first.

Now who’d like to share your weekends with all of us.

S:…….

T: Marry did some volunteer work at weekends. she helped the elderly understand how to do the garbage sorting. What a meaningful day!

S:….

T: Congratulations! Henry won the first place in the competition. What a wonderful day!

 

Step4: extension

T: Our life is unforgettable. Do you want to keep them for a very long time?

How does Yang Ling do?

S: She wrote a diary!

T: Yes and how to write a diary? Can you find the similarity among the 3 diaries.

S: Sunday,20^th September

T: yes! This is very important !

We should write down the date and we can also write down the weather at the beginning of the diary.

Then how about the body of the diary?

Please read this two diaries of wimpy kids quickly.

What did they feel? Find out some clues.

S: This one they feel funny.

T: Right! They felt funny and they write the diary according to the time.

How about the right one

S:……

T: From these key words we know they were very satisfied and successful.

    Look! this is my diary.

Can you find the sentences we learned today?

S: It was…. In the morning.

Then….

In the afternoon

T: Yes I describe the weather and the time. And I conclude with what a day!

I think you can’t wait to write down your own diary.

I will give you a tip.

Look, at the beginning you can write down the date and the weather.

You can write the body of the diary according to the time.

And conclude with what a day!

You know diary is a very good tool to chronical our feeling, our life.

 

Step5: homework

Today’s homework is to write your own diary about your last weekend!

Class is over thank you for your listening.