Language Focus:

1.       Functional and notional items

Learn to talk about how to prepare Christmas tree.

2.       Language materials.

Words: decorate, circle, angel, merry

Phrases: put up, circle them around the tree, decorate the tree with…

Sentences: Merry Christmas!

         Me too.

         To be here at Christmas time is a dream that has come true.

Grammar: the infinitives ( used as subjects)

Teaching Objectives:

1.    Learn to talk about how to prepare Christmas orally.

2.    Read the whole lesson fluently and try to understand it.

3.    Master the following materials

Words: decorate, circle, angel, merry

Phrases: put up, circle them around the tree, decorate the tree with…

Sentences: Merry Christmas!

         Me too.

         To be here at Christmas time is a dream that has come true.

Properties: Tape recorder

Teaching Procedures:

I. Organizing the class.

Greeting and make a duty report.

II. Revision

1. Revise the Infinitive.

2. Check the homework.

III. Presentation

Ask the students to look at the title of this unit and ask: Do you know what “Christmas” mean? Find out what the students know about Christmas and how people celebrate Christmas.

IV. Read and act

Close books and Listen to the tape. Then ask some questions:

1. What’s the date?

2. What are Lin Tao and Jim doing?

Play the tape again and make sure the students can answer then correctly.

Explain the useful expressions.

V. Practice

Read the dialogue in groups and pairs.

Then with the books closed, ask the students to act it out in pairs.

VI. Ask and answer

Do the first one as an example, then let the students work out the answers in pairs to use the question of Part 1 to help, see if they can answer the question correctly.

VII. Workbook

Discuss the exercise 3 and 4 in small groups. If there is time, ask some students to talk about their idea.

VIII. Homework

Finish Exercise 1 and 2