Unit 6  A picnic
Contents
Part A  What are those?
       They are ants.
Teaching aims
1.        To learn the patterns.
2.        To ask and answer
What are those?
They are ….
3.        T spell the words well.
Stresses
The patterns
The words: ants, trees, flowers, butterflies.
Difficulties
1.        The pronunciation of the word ‘those’.
2.        To ask and answer.
3.        To differ ‘What are these?’ and ‘What are those?’ ‘What’s that?’ and ‘What are those?’
Teaching aids
Tape and recorder, pictures, words’ cards
Teaching procedures
Step 1. Warm up
1.        Song: At the market.
2.        Stick some pictures of part B in the classroom/
Ask and answer: What’s that?
              It’s ….
Step 2. Part A
1.        Present ‘What are those?’
T: What’s that?
S1: It’s an ant.
T: What’s that?
S2: It’s a flower.
T: What’s that?
S3: It’s a flower, too.
T: (Walk near the pictures)
What are those?
Ss: They are flowers.
T: (walk away from the pics)
  What are those?
  (Repeat the sentence several times)
Ss: They are flowers.
2.        Practice ‘What are those?’
T: Listen to the tape. What are those?
Ss: ….
T: (Point to the things far away)
Those.
S1: …Ss: Those.
T: What are those?
  What are
Ss: Those.
S1…S2…Ss: What are those?
(Find the things in the classroom, ask ‘What are those?’)
3.        Part A
T: Look! Here is Helen’s family. They are having a picnic.
  What are those?
  (Point to the ants.)
Ss: They are ants.
…
T: Do you like ants?
Ss: Yes.
T: I like ants, too.
The same way to practice trees, flowers , butterflies.
Pair work.
T—Ss   S1—Ss    S1—S2
Eg: What are those?
They are….
I like….
Step 3 Consolidation
1.        Listen to the tape
Follow the tape. Act out the dialogue.
2.        Ask and answer
Eg: What are those?
   (Use the stationeries. Use the furnitures, vegetables)
They are ….
3.        Describe the picture of part A
Eg: They are…
(To see which group say out the most things.)

Homework
1.        听读Part A (5)
2.        Pair work.
Writing on the Bb
Unit 6 A picnic
  What are those?
  They are trees, flowers, ants, butterflies.

Unit 6  A picnic
Contents
Part A  What are those?
       They are ants.
Teaching aims
1.        To learn the patterns.
2.        To ask and answer
What are those?
They are ….
3.        T spell the words well.
Stresses
The patterns
The words: ants, trees, flowers, butterflies.
Difficulties
1.        The pronunciation of the word ‘those’.
2.        To ask and answer.
3.        To differ ‘What are these?’ and ‘What are those?’ ‘What’s that?’ and ‘What are those?’
Teaching aids
Tape and recorder, pictures, words’ cards
Teaching procedures
Step 1. Warm up
1.        Song: At the market.
2.        Stick some pictures of part B in the classroom/
Ask and answer: What’s that?
              It’s ….
Step 2. Part A
1.        Present ‘What are those?’
T: What’s that?
S1: It’s an ant.
T: What’s that?
S2: It’s a flower.
T: What’s that?
S3: It’s a flower, too.
T: (Walk near the pictures)
What are those?
Ss: They are flowers.
T: (walk away from the pics)
  What are those?
  (Repeat the sentence several times)
Ss: They are flowers.
2.        Practice ‘What are those?’
T: Listen to the tape. What are those?
Ss: ….
T: (Point to the things far away)
Those.
S1: …Ss: Those.
T: What are those?
  What are
Ss: Those.
S1…S2…Ss: What are those?
(Find the things in the classroom, ask ‘What are those?’)
3.        Part A
T: Look! Here is Helen’s family. They are having a picnic.
  What are those?
  (Point to the ants.)
Ss: They are ants.
…
T: Do you like ants?
Ss: Yes.
T: I like ants, too.
The same way to practice trees, flowers , butterflies.
Pair work.
T—Ss   S1—Ss    S1—S2
Eg: What are those?
They are….
I like….
Step 3 Consolidation
1.        Listen to the tape
Follow the tape. Act out the dialogue.
2.        Ask and answer
Eg: What are those?
   (Use the stationeries. Use the furnitures, vegetables)
They are ….
3.        Describe the picture of part A
Eg: They are…
(To see which group say out the most things.)

Homework
1.        听读Part A (5)
2.        Pair work.
Writing on the Bb
Unit 6 A picnic
  What are those?
  They are trees, flowers, ants, butterflies.