Unit 3 What are you doing for vacation?
（The Third Period）

The analyse of the book：
In this unit the topic is “Vacation plans” .Students should learn how to talk their future plan with “ be+doing”
The analyse of students:
Students are willing to talk about their vacation plans, but using “ be+doing” patterns are hard for them. Pair work and group work can help them find and solve the difficulties.
Target language
1. Word and phrases:
babysit , camp ,away, send, postcard ,how long, get back etc.
2. Key sentences :What are you doing for vacation?
I am visiting my friends in Hong Kong.
How long are you staying?
Just for 4 days.
Ability goals
1. enable students to talk about their vacation plan.
2. communicate with others freely.
Learning ability goals
1. key words and phrases:
2. how to talk about future plan
3. present progressive as future tense
4. where, when, how long +questions
Important points: reading and speaking
Hard points: Ss write their own vacation dreams
Teaching method: listening, reading, speaking, writing and role playing
Teaching aids: A projector and slide
Teaching procedures and ways:
StepI. Greetings
StepII. Warming up
T: Review “What are you doing for vacation?”
Ss: answer one by one
T: use pictures to show vacation plans
Ss: answer “I am +doing “
StepIII. Listeng and reading ( 3 a )
T: play the tape, and ask students to comprehend the conversations.
Ss: 1.listen and read the conversations
2.find the answers and hard points, ask help for deskmates and teacher
3.fill in the chart, and check the answers in PPT with the teacher.
4. practise reading
StepIV. Speaking
T: let students look at the information of “Dave, Zhu Yan, Mary and Mike ”
Ss: read the information , find the difficulties
T: give an example , and make a conversation with Ss
Ss: do pair work , to make new conversations
T: help Ss, and encourage Ss to give a report
Ss: show and learn from each other
StepV. Writing
T: ask Ss to write their vacation dreams with “What, when, where , how long ”questions
Ss: group work to write a plan
Ss: report the plan
T: show Ss a sample writing
StepVI. Summary
Sum today’s class.
StepVII. Homework .
Comment:
板 书 设 计：
• Where are you going for vacation?
• When are you going?
• What are you doing there?
• How long are you staying