Unit4MyNeighbourhoodLesson29ClassopeningGreetyourstudnets.Helpthestudentsrespondinanapropriateway.Ask,“Who’sonduty?”Listentothestudents’report.Makesurethenextstudentfor“Who’sonduty?”knowswhoheorsheisfornexttime.Formoreideasandtipsonbeginningaclass,see“teachingTechniques”atthebackofthisteacher’sguide.Step1:leadin:Putupapictureaboutahockeygameandsaysomethingabouthockey.Step2:Cometo“thinkaboutit”.Step3:Haveadiscussion;HowdoyouthinkofMichael?Step4:Askthestudentstoreadthetextandhaveafurtherstudyofthetext.Step5:PointoutthatmanyChinesewordsstudentsuseintheirdailylifearetransliterations(soundtranslations)fromEnglish.Forinstance,(kafel.Qiaoleli,yimei’er,kekoukele,jiake,tixushan,hanbaobao,xiangboandtuofu)arealltransliterationsoftheEnglishwordscoffee,chocolate,e-mail,Coca,jacket,T-shirt,hamburger,shampooandTOEFL.TellstudentsthatthesetransliterationssometimesstandintheirwayofpronouncingtheoriginalEnglishwordscorrectly.Forexample,chocolateshouldnotbepronouncedasqiaokeli!Step6:Dividetheclassintosmallgroups.Askeachgrouptotalkabouthowtheirlivesarethesameas,ordifferentfromMichael’slife(thestudentinthereading).Whenthestudentshavetalkedfortwoorthreeminutes,askthewholeclasstomakeachartofsimilaritiesanddifferenceswithyou.Usetheblackboardtonotedowntheirideas.WritethemdownintwocolumnsundertheheadingsSimilaritiesandDifferences.Step7:cometo“let’sdoit.”ClassclosingThefourthreadinginthereader.TheremainingactivitiesintheactivitybookThenextreadinginthestudentbookIfyouhavetimeendtheclassbysingingthesongTurnright,turnleft.Lesson30ClassopeningGreetyourstudents,Helpthestudentsrespondinanappropriateway.Ask,“who’sonduty?”Listentothestudents’report.Makesurethenextstudentfor“Who’sonduty?”knowswhoheorsheisfornexttime.Step1:leadin:Pretendtobeastrangersomewhereandasktheway.Youcanaskastudenttohelpyoupresentaskingtheway.Step2:Discussthequestionsin“Thinkaboutit.”Step3:Askthestudentstolistentothetapewiththefollowingquestions:WhereareBrianandDannygoing?Whotoldthemtheway?Step4:Askthestudentstoreadthetext.Thenhaveadiscussion:Howcantheygettothemovietheatre?Step5:Askthestudentstoworkinpairstomakeupadialogueaccordingtothetext,andthenpresentitthetoclass.Step6:Askthestudentstoreadthereadingsilently.Step7:Encouragethestudentstoaskquestionsaboutthereading.Encouragethestudentstoanswerthequestions.Helpyourclassreachtherightanswerswithhints,strategicquestionsandencouragement.Step8:Asksomequestionsaboutvocabulary,suchas:Whatisacrossing?(Acrossingiswheretwostreetsorroadsmeetorcross.Itisusuallylocatedatacorner.)Whatisaanothernameforacinema?(Amovietheatre.)Step9:ifyouhavetime,youmayasktheclasstodrawamapforBrianaccordingtothedirectinsgivenbyDanny.Thewholeclasscandrawittogether,thisprojectshouldbefun,asdifferentstudentsmayhavedifferentunderstandingsofwhatDannyhaswritten.Step10:Cometo“Let’sdoit.”ClassclosingThefifthreadinginthereaderTheremainingactivitiesintheactivitybookThenextreadinginthestudentbookIfyouhavetime,endtheclassbysingingthesongturnright,turnleft.
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