Teaching aims:

Knowledge aims:

Students can master meaning and the pronunciation of the words “January，February，March，April，May，June”.

Students can master the sentence structure “When is…?” “It’s in…”.

Ability aims:

Students can be familiar with the topic of festivals and acitivities and can talk about it freely and fluently.

Emotional aims:

Through learning important national activities and some traditional festivals, students can learn more about Chinese culture.

Students are willing to cooperate with others and enjoy the group work.

Teaching key points and difficult points:

Key points:

Words: the meaning and the usage of the words “January，February，March，April，May，June”.

Target language: “When is…?” “It’s in…”.

Difficult Points:

How to use the target language and new words in their daily life correctly and fluently as well as how to talk about festivals and activities.

Teaching procedures:

Step 1 Warm-up and Lead-in

1. Daily greeting.

2.Listen to the song—four seasons

The song is about seasons. Then ask students “What is their favorite season? And why?” Teacher show his favorite season and lead to the New Year’s Day.

Step 2 Presentation

Show the picture of school calendar and ask “what holidays or festivals can you think of?” Teacher collect some holidays and festivals. Then teach students the first six months by asking the following questions.

a.When is the New Year’s Day?(It’s in January.)

b. What day is in February?(Winter vacation.)

c. When is the third month in a year? What day do we have in March?( Tree planning day)

d. Do you know Easter? When is it? What do people do on Easter?(It’s inApril.)

e. What days will we have in May?(We have Mother’s Day in May. )

f. When is Children’s Day? Do you know Father’s Day?(It’s in June.)

Step 2 Practice

1. Play a speed game

Show some pictures of different festivals quick, and let sudents tell what day it is and when it is.

2. Make a dialogue

Let students work in pairs for a dialogue, ask and answer for different days in different months by using the target language.

Step 3 Production

1. Read and say

Students do the tick and cross exercise on your book, if the sentences are inaccurate, please correct them. Then invite some students to read the right sentences one by one.

2.Make calendars

Divide the whole class five groups, every group have to make their own calendars, some activities, holidays and festivals need to be filled the calendar. Some groups will be called to come to the front of the class to make a brief introduction of it.

Step 4 Summary and homework

Summary: The whole class review what we have learned together.

Homework: Ask students to search for more festivals to fill in their calendar and introduce it to their friends.

Black board design: