1、Unit 6 Home Sweet HomeI. Teaching AimsBy learning this unit, the student should be able to describe home and house in English fluently.In this unit, students will be able to:1. Listen for the main idea and the key information of every passage;2. Grasp the language points and grammatical structures ;

2、3. Learn to talk about home, houses and apartments;4. Arouse Ss interests for the topic of this unit and participate actively.II. Teaching important points 1. Lesson A Speaking, Communication2. Topic understanding and content understanding of each passage3. Improving the students' listening and

3、speaking abilityIII. Teaching difficult points1. Lesson B Video Course2.Speaking with logical thinking3.vocabulary about home, houses and apartments.IV. Teaching Methods1. Task-based teaching in while-listening procedure2. Listening and practicing3. Speaking and communication4. Media instruction5. C

4、ommunicative Methods: answering, discussion, presentation, team work.V. Teaching hours 10 class periodsVI. Teaching Procedures1. Lead-in / Warming upTry to describe your sweet home like the examples.2. Lesson A : Vocabulary Link 1. Direct Ss attention to the pictures. Present the vocabulary. Have th

5、em read the sentences and number the pictures. Match each word with a place in the apartment. Check answers. 2. Have Ss work in pairs. If there is one student left, ask him or her to join a pair to make a group. Imagine that you have your own apartment or house. Describe it to your partner. Have Ss

6、create more conversations. Invite one or two pairs to give a demonstration to the class.3. Lesson A : Listening (1). Apartment hunting Familiarize Ss with the new words. Have them read the new words aloud after you. Explain the task. Play the recording. Check answers. Tell Ss to listen again and mar

7、k their answers. Play the recording. Check answers. Introduce the topic that The man talks about three apartments. Number the apartments 1 to 3 as you listen. Have Ss listen and fill in the blanks with words they hear. Play the recording. Check answers. Have Ss read through the questions and possibl

8、e answers. Tell Ss to listen again and check the correct boxes. Play the recording. Check answers. (2). A housing problem Introduce the topic :Listen to Graciela talk to an adviser at her school. Then answer the questions. Then tell them to listen and number the steps in order. Play the recording. C

9、heck answers. Tell Ss to listen again and answer the questions. Play the recording. Check answers. (3). The Davis family wants a new home. Tell Ss they are going to listen to the program “Places for rent.”. Direct Ss attention to the picture and ask them to read the questions. Tell Ss to listen and

10、answer the questions. Play the recording. Check answers. Tell Ss to listen again and fill in the blanks with the words in the box. Play the recording. Check answers. (4). Make yourself at home! Introduce the topic. Tell Ss they are going to listen to a passage. Tell Ss to listen carefully and write

11、short answers to the questions. Play the recording.Check answers. Have Ss look at the pictures carefully. Tell them to listen to the recording and number the pictures to match them with the explanations. Play the recording. Check answers. Tell Ss to listen again and fill in the blanks with the words

12、 they hear. Play the recording. Check answers. (5). Object-shaped houses Direct Ss attention to the title. What will they hear? Present the new words and have Ss read aloud after you. Answer any questions about vocabulary. With the class, go over the list of questions. Tell Ss to listen and number t

13、he questions in the order they are asked during the interview. Play the recording. Check answers. Have Ss read the statements. Explain that all these statements are false. Tell Ss to listen again and correct the statements. Play the recording. Check answers.Tell Ss to listen again and write answers

14、to the questions. Play the recording. Check answers.4. Lesson A : Pronunciation 1. Remind students rising intonation to show surprise. Play the recording. Have Ss work in pairs to practice the conversations. 2. Have Ss listen and read the sentences. Play the recording. Ask Ss to work in pairs to rea

15、d the sentences. Check their pronunciation.5. Lesson A : Speaking and communication Activity One 1. Introduce the situation. How many rooms are there? Ask Ss to listen and fill in the blanks with the words they hear. Play the recording.Check answers. 2. Put Ss in groups of three. Present the convers

16、ations again. Ask Ss to listen and read along in their groups. Play the recording again. Ask Ss to practice the conversations in groups. Remind Ss to keep eye contact with their group members while speaking. 3. Ask Ss to work in groups of three. Ask Ss to read the model conversation. Answer any ques

17、tions about vocabulary. If necessary, play the recording. Elicit or explain to Ss who the famous celebrities are. 4. Have Ss work in groups of three. Each student should role-play a famous person. Have Ss work in their groups to create and practice a new conversation where they introduce each other.

18、 When all groups Activity Two 1. Have Ss work individually to write three sentences about themselves, and another three sentences about themselves. 2. Collect and redistribute the papers. Pair work: Introduce the topic. Look at the pictures of this famous house. Use three adjectives to describe the

19、house. Share your ideas with the class.Have Ss read the information. Ask Ss to discuss the events in pairs.6. Lesson B: Video Course Student housing Global Viewpoints Where I live 1. Say the list of vocabulary items aloud as Ss repeat for pronunciation practice. If necessary, explain the meaning of

20、the words. Have Ss complete the sentences using the correct words from the New words. Check answers. 2. Explain to Ss that they are going to watch several people talking about student housing. Before viewing, have Ss read the statements so they know what to watch and listen for. Ask Ss to watch and

21、circle True if the statement is completely correct. If it is False, they must listen for information to correct for it. Play the video. Check answers.3. Tell Ss they will watch the interviews. Ask Ss to fill in the missing words as they watch the video. Play the video. Check answers.7. Lesson B: Cit

22、y Living Mike needs a changeIntroduce the main and minor characters to Ss.1. Introduce the situation. In this video, we learn how Mike and Takeshi became roommates. 2. Have Ss use the information from the pictures and captions to complete the sentences. Check answers.8. Lesson B: City Living Mike ne

23、eds a change “While You Watch” 1. Before viewing, have Ss read the sentences so they know what to watch and listen for. Ask Ss to watch and then match the sentence parts to make true sentences. Play the video. Check answers.2. Give Ss time to study the pictures and sentences. Tell Ss: Whats the stor

24、y? Watch the video. Choose the correct words to complete the sentences. Play the video and allow time for Ss to answer. Check answers.3. Give Ss time to study the pictures and questions. Ask Ss to pay attention to what people say in the video. Play the first episode of the video. Check answers.4. Gi

25、ve Ss time to study the pictures and questions. Ask Ss to pay attention to what people say in the video. Play the second episode of the video and allow time for Ss to fill in the blanks. Check answers.Class work: Show the script of the second episode of the video on the screen. Explain that some of the words are missing. Play the 2nd episode and ask Ss to act out the lines of the script as a class. Check answers. 5. Give Ss time to study the pictures and script. Play the third episode of the video and allow time for Ss to fill in the blanks. Check answers.6. G