Language Focus:

Word: dig

Phrases: in your old clothes, Tree Planting Day, knock…into…, tie…to…,

Sentences: It’s best to plant trees in spring.

Make sure that it is straight.

Put the tree in the hole next to the stick so that it is straight.

Teaching Objectives:

1. Learn how to plant a tree.

2. Learn some useful expressions.

Properties: Recorder; Overhead Projector; Pictures

Teaching Procedures:

Ⅰ. Organization of the class

Today, we’re going to talk about planting trees.

Ⅱ. Revision

When do people usually plant tree? (In spring)

There is a day for people to plant trees. What day is it? When is Tree Planting Day?

Ⅲ. The teaching of the new lesson

A.  Unit 11 Planting trees

Lesson 41

What are the students going to do on Tree Planting Day?

B.    Listen and answer

Listen to the tape of Part 1 and answer the following questions

What are the students going to do?

What clothes are they going to wear?

C.  Read and learn Part 1

*in your old clothes; in +衣服：穿着…（是一种状态） eg: the girl in red clothes

*Tree Planting Day植树节

D.    Reading Practice

E.  Part 2

The students are going to plant trees. Have you ever planted a tree? Do you know how to plant a tree?

Use some pictures to show how to plant a tree

①time---spring  ②ground--- neither too wet nor too dry

③dig a hole    ④ knock a stick into the earth

⑤ put the tree in the hole   ⑥ put the earth back in the hole

⑦ tie the tree to the stick  ⑧ water it well

Teach: dig

Read the instructions and learn:

*It’s best to …

*…so that…以便； 以致

 He walked quickly so that he could catch the train.

 He worked hard so that the passed the exam.

*make sure

 Make sure that he has clean water to drink every day.

 Make sure to change his water every day.

 Make sure of that.

Read and decide whether the statements are true or false.

Ⅳ. Practice

Get the students to listen to the reading. Then read after the tape, ask the class to read it by themselves. Choose some of them to read in class.

V. Teaching Language Focus

Remind the students of instructions using “must” and “should”. Draw this table on the blackboard.

Get the students to make up sentences using those boxes. Pay attention to the followings. Let the students really understand them.

1. neither: Neither answer is right. Neither of his parents is a teacher.

Note: neither…nor…

Neither Tom nor Jane is from American.

Neither you nor I am right.

2. tie ...to...

Tie the tree to the top of the stick to keep it straight.

Tie the cat to the door to keep il quiet.

3. so that

He gets up early every day so that he can get to school on time.

Anna studied very hard so that she could catch up with the class.

VI. Workbook

Do Exercise 1. Write down the missing words; 1. plant, shall, dig, get/carry, help 2. enough, right 3 .put, sure, earth.

For Exercise 2, let the students read the model first, then practise orally with their partners. Finally write down the answers.

VII. Consolidation

 Ask the students to tell the class how to plant a tree .

 Exercises in class

 Fill in the blanks with the right form

1. Come to school __________ your old clothes tomorrow.

2. It’s Tree __________ Day.

3. The ground must be ___________ right ___________ too wet ___________ too dry.

4. Dig a hole large ___________- for the tree.

5. Water it well, as ___________- as possible.

6. Tie the tree to the top of the stick to keep it ___________.

7. Knock a long, strong stick ___________ the earth ___________ to the hole.

VII .Homework

1. Finish off the workbook.

2. Revise the contents of this lesson.