Language focus: tail, lonely, success

Teaching Objectives:

1. talk about the pets

2. Learn some useful structures and phrases.

3. Learn the grammar: the Infinitive: to …

Properties: Recorder, Overhead Projector

Teaching Procedures:

I. Showing the teaching aims

II. Revision

1.    Check the homework

2.    Revise the names of animals.

III. Leading in

Ask: Do you like animal? What do you like being in your future?

Let the students discuss the question. Then give the second question: Do you like being a doctor for animals? Why or why not?

IV. Presentation

Look at the picture in Lesson 57. Let some Ss describe the picture.

How is the boy? Where is he? What is he doing?

The boy is sitting on the sofa. His father is talking with a dog in his hand.

Play the tape for the students to listen and repeat, ask the students to practise. Then let them act out the dialogue in pairs.

VI. Free practice

Do an example with one student. Then let the class make up their own dialogues in pairs. Get them to act out their dialogues. Ask the students to discuss the questions. Ask: Do you think it's more important to help people than animals? Why?

VI. Presentation

Ask the students to find the Infinitive sentences. 1. To be a doctor for animals is very rewarding. 2. To help animals is helping people. Ask the students to pay attention to the Infinitive. Give them more examples to understand better. Then go through Part 3. Choose the possible answer. Let the students master this form:

It is adj . + to do something / To do something is + adj .

VII. Workbook

Do Exercise 3 in class. Let the students translate the sentences into Chinese.

VII. Summary

Exercises in class

Have a dictation.

1. Do you like being a doctor for animals?

2.To be a doctor for animals is very rewarding.

3. To help animals is helping people.

4. A pet can help a person feel less lonely.

5. To play with a pet is a lot of fun.

6. To complain too often isn’t a good thing.

7. To work hard brings success.

Open the books check the answers by themselves and correct their spelling mistakes.

IX. Homework

1. Finish off the workbook excises.

2. Revise the words.