TOPIC 1 You’d better go to see a doctor.
Section A
Section A needs 1 period.
The main activity is la.
Teaching aims and demands:
l. Learn how to talk about illnesses.
2. Learn how to give advice with should/ shouldnt.
Teaching aims and demands:
Step 1 Review
Play a game.
1. I do, and you guess. The teacher does different actions or shows some pictures) Let students guess what illness she/he has. (They can use Chinese) Learn and master the words " toothache", " cough, "fever", " flu". and " headache〞. Understand the words " backache" and " stomachache". Know about the word " sore"
2. l say, and you do. The teacher says words of illnesses , according to which students do different actions to consolidate the new words.
3. I do, and you say. The teacher does different actions. Students say them. in English.
4. The teacher says, "I have a toothache. What about Kangkang?" Lead to the new lesson.
Step 2 Presentation
1. Listen to la. Answer the following questions and check the answers. Learn and master " dentist".
(1)Wha's wrong with Kangkang?
(2)What should he do?
2. Listen to la again. Ask students to follow it and do the actions. Master the following sentence patterns:
What’s wrong with you? (What's the matter with you?)
I have a toothache.
l'm sorry to hear that.
You should see a dentist. (You should go to see a dentist. )
3. Listen to 1a again. Ask students to follow it and imitate the pronunciation and intonation.
4. Read1a. Act 1a out in pains. Finish la.
5. The teacher and students find out the key words and sentences together. Ask studente to write them down on the blackboard. The teacher retells the dialog according to the key words and sentences first .Then ask students to retell it. ( optional)For example:
B(Betty) K(Kangkang)
B: What’s wrong with you?
K: toothache
B: I'm sorry to hear that should, dentist
K: think, will
B: hope. well
Step 3 Consolidation
1. Using the pictures in lc and the following sentence patterns, the teacher and students make dialogs. For example:
Ss .What's wrong/the matter with you?
T: I have a cough. What should I do?
Ss: You should see/go to see a doctor.
Students repeat these sentences after the teacher and master how to express illness and give advice.
2. Group work. Work in groups of three. One student pretends to be a patient and does the actions. The second one asks him/her what the matter is, then tells the third one. Consolidate the sentence patterns of expressing illnesses and giving advice. Learn and master the phrases "have a cold" and "take a rest". Finish lb and lc.
For example:
S1: (Do the action. )
S2: What’s wrong the matter with you?
S1: I have a cold.
S2: You should see a doctor.
S2: What’s wrong/the matter with him/her?
S2: He/She has a cold.
Step4 Practice
1. Work alone. Ask students to read2 and match .Check the answers. Learn and master the new words and phrases "at night". "coffee" . "tea". plenty". "plenty
of and "lift". Understand the meanings of "boil" and "boiled water". Lead students to summarize and master the usage of "should" and " shouldn't".
2. Let students practice dialogs in pairs according to2. Then act them out. Finish2.For example:
S1: What’s the matter with you?
S2: I can't sleep well at night.
S1:You shouldn’t drink coffee or tea in the evening
S2:Thank you. I won’t.
3. Work alone. Listen to 3. Let students number the pictures in 3 and write down the advice, using should/shouldn’t. Finish 3.
S1:He/She should go to see a doctor.
Step5 Project
Make a survey in groups. Find out the causes of common ilesses in our daily life. Then think about what we should do or what we shouldn't do.
Step 4 Homewok
SB Page 28,Part 2.