Step 1. Preparation
1. Free talk
T: What did you do yesteday /last weekend?
S:…
T:What do you often do at weekends?
S:…
2. Act and say
T: What did I do just now ?
S: You listened to music just now.
Step 2. Presentation & Practice
1. Think and say
T: Think about the changes of Mike’s family and finish the table.
2. Read and learn
T: Look at the pictures and learn the words.
an e-book a mobile phone a newspaper
a radio a telephone a TV
3. Try to use
T: Look at this short passage, use the new words to fill in the blanks.
Twenty years ago ,my mother used the
at home.She couldn’t call people anywhere.Now she
has a .It is easy to take .My father listened to the and read for
news in the past ,but now he usually watches news on the Internet .Sometimes he reads newspaper .He also reads .For me ,ten years ago ,I watched at weekends, now I like playing computer games when I’m free . It’s fun.
4. Grammar time : Make sentences
T: There are three types of cards in my hand.They are “When”,“Who”and “What”. We need to put these three arbitrary combined into a sentence .
Eg: S1: twenty years ago
S2: Mr Brown
S3: write letters to his friends
S4: Twenty years ago, Mr Brown wrote letters to his friends.
5. Grammar time : Read and find
(1)Read the sentences with verbs:
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a.Ask the students to underline the verbs
b.Ask the students to underline the subjects
Rule:In the past tense,verbs don’t change with subjects.
6. Grammar time : Play a game(Quick response)
(1)T: I say the words, you should say the past tense as quickly as you can.
is/am(was)are(were) can(could)
fly(flew) take(took) see(saw)
go (went) eat(ate) get(got)
do(did)write(wrote)make(made)…
7. Grammar time : Read the irregular verbs
Eg:I (see) a mobile phone under the desk just now .
Lucy (get) up late this morning .
Step 3. Production and Progress
1. Checkout time: Look and write
T: What could they do? What couldn’t they do?
2. Fun time
A. T: Look, here are two photos of me. Twenty years ago, I was a student. I could ride a bike .I couldn’t drive. I didn’t work. Now I’m a teacher. I can drive . I teach you English.
B. T: Let’s say something about “ then and now” of you, and make a comparison table.
3. Checkout time:Think and write
T: Stick a photo of yourself and then write about it .