Step 1: Warm-up & Lead-in

1.Greetings.  

2.Lead-in.

Show the pictures of four seasons.（课件出示:四季的景色图）

T: Which season do you like best? Why?

S1: I like summer best. I can go swimming and eat ice cream.

S2: I like winter best. I can make a snowman and play in the snow.

T: Oh, you have a few fun things in summer.

(Write down “have a few fun things” on the blackboard.)

T: Good! What about spring? What can we do in spring?

Ss: We can fly kites/go on a picnic/plant flowers and trees.

T: Wow, we have a few fun things in spring!

Show the sentence on the PPT. Teach the phrase “a few” and the word “thing”.

T: Which months are in spring?

Ss: March, April, May.

T: Right. In spring, we can fly kites/go on a picnic/plant flowers and trees. And we can also have a school trip and a sports meet.

Step 2: Presentation

1. Learn new words and phrases.

(课件出示:学校郊游图和运动会图)

T: Look at the pictures. What do they do?

Ss: Have a school trip/sports meet.

Teach the two phrases. Students read after the teacher.

2.Let’s try.

(1)Predict “Let’s try”.

T: Do you like our sports meet?

Ss: Yes.

T: Me, too. Will you invite your parents to the sports meet?

Ss: Yes/No.

T: Look, this is an invitation. Guess, who will go to the sports meet next Friday，Zhang Peng’s or Mike’s parents?(课件出示: Let’s try练习)

Ss: …

T: Now, let’s listen and tick.(课件出示: Let’s try音频)

(2)Students listen and tick.

(3)Check the answer together.(课件出示: Let’s try听力材料及答案)

3.Let’s talk.

(1)Look at the pictures and predict the main idea of the dialogue.

Show the pictures of “Let’s talk”. (课件出示: Let’s talk图片)

T: Who are they?

Ss: Zhang Peng and Mike.

T: Guess! What are they talking about?

Ss: They are talking about activities.

(2)Read and answer.

T: What activities are they talking about? Read the dialogue and answer. Students read and answer. Then check the answer together.

(3)Read and fill in the table.

Present the table and ask students to read the dialogue again. Let students fill in the table.

T: Please read the dialogue again with two questions:

When is the English party?

When is the school trip?

You can answer like this: The _______ is in _______.

Ss: The English party is in April. The school trip is in May.

(4)Read and act.

Students read after the recording. Pay attention to the pronunciation and intonation.

Role-play.

Boys play the role of Mike. Girls play the role of Zhang Peng. Then they exchange.

Act out.

(5)Fill in the blanks.

Step 3: Practice

Write and talk.

(1)Read and write.

Students read the phrases and make a discussion together. After the discussion, students write down the activities in the calendars.

(2)Make up conversations.

Students work in groups of three. Two students have a dialogue with each other. The third one makes a report.

Make a model:

T: When is the singing contest?

S1: It’s usually in May.

S2: (report) The singing contest is usually in May.

S2: When is the school trip?

T: It’s usually in April.

S1: (report) The school trip is usually in April.

S1: When is the sports meet?

S2: It’s usually in April.

T: (report) The sports meet is usually in April.

Step 4: Consolidation & Extension

Make a new dialogue.

(1)Pair work.

Ask students to work in pairs and make a dialogue according to different festivals and different activities.

(2)Show time.

Ask three or four groups to show. Give an example through the PPT.