Teaching Objectives:

Grasp the pronunciation of some letter clusters and understand the article.

Language Focus:

 [ : ] er, ur, ir, or, ear  [a:]ar, a(ss),al    [ u:]ou, ow

make sb sth, - make sth for sb   try to do sth  not…any more   ask sb to do sth  What are you going to do?

Properties: Tape recorder, Overhead projector, cards

Teaching Procedures:

Step 1 Review

1. Revise English names.

Give some names for them to say which is the family name and which is the given name. And how to use the titles Mr./ Mrs./ Miss/ Ms. Remind them that the titles can only be used with a family name.

2. Revise the Present Continuous Tense by showing a picture or miming an actions. Get the students to describe What he/she is doing?.

Step 2 Spelling and pronunciation

Play the tape for the students to listen and repeat.

Practise these sounds individually before practicing the whole words.

Show the students a flashcard with more words and ask them to pronounce the word written on it.

Step 3 Listening:

Play the tape for the students to listen.

播放课件：课文听力，Ask them to do the WB Ex.3.

Step 4 Read and act

Teacher: What are you going to do on Saturday?

Student: I’m going to…

T: Can you make a card?

S: Yes, I can.

 T: Will you please show us your card?

 S: Sure!

T: Oh, it’s really a nice card.

Play the tape for the students to listen. Then get the students to read and act out the dialogue in pairs.

Explain Where are you going? I’m going to ….

Play the tape again, and ask the questions:

 ① What does Tom’s mum want him to do?

 ② Can he do it? why? or why not ?

 ③ What is the idea Mum thinking out for Tom?

 ④ Do you think it’s a good idea?

Then get the students to act the dialogue out in pairs.

Step 5 Writing

Have the students write a dialogue in pairs. Then have several pairs read their dialogues for the class.

Step 6 Reading

Play the tape for the students to listen. Ask these questions:

Where is Phillip living?

How do people sometimes spell his name?

What name does Wang Jinging want to give Phillip?

 Let the students read the text by themselves and answer the questions.

 Then have the students work in small group to come up with a Chinese name for Philip.

 Step 7 Checkpoint

Revise the Simple Present Tense and Present Continuous Tense.

Explain the difference between them.

Practise the useful expressions.

Step 8 Exercises in class

1. Read these word, pay attention to their pronounciation.

① bird ② part ③ grass ④how  ⑤ trousers  ⑥world  ⑦ learning  ⑧ clerk ⑨ birthday ⑩ blouse

2. To introduce Phillip in 40 words.

Step 9 Homework

1.Make an English name for yourself and make a name card to be placed on the desk.

2. Finish off the workbook

4. Go through the checkpoint.