Unit 5 Do you want to watch a game show?
Part 1: Teaching Design (第一部分：教学设计)
Teaching Aims
Learn some names about different kinds of shows
Learn to talk about likes and dislikes
Vocabulary
Words
soap, sitcom, stand, mind…
Phrases
talk show, sports show, game show, soap opera, think of…
Expressions
what do you think of sitcoms?
I love them.
What does he think of game shows?
He doesn’t mind them. In fact he can’t stand them.
How about --?
I enjoyed …
I can’t stand …
Structures
What do you think of soap operas / sports shows?
I can’t stand them. We don’t mind them.
What does he / she think of …?
She doesn’t like it.
What do they think of Anna?
They love her.
Section A
Teaching goals
Master the new words: nothing, soap opera, sitcom, situation, stand, mind, king, host, culture, agree
Learn to ask and answer: What do you think of ...?
I like / love ...
I can’t stand ....
I don’t love / like / mind ...
Teaching procedures
Step 1: Warming up
Show students some pictures about fruits and ask students:
Do you like apples / bananas?
What fruit do you like?
What abut your parents / friends?
Help students answer using the following sentences.
I like / love them very much/ a little.
I don’t like / love them.
2. Ask students their feelings about different kinds of shows.
For example: Do you like comedies or action movies?
Step 2: Presenting
ask students to say out different shows they know.
talk show, soap opera, sports news, sports show, sitcom, game show, culture-China, animal world. around the world, thriller, Legal Report, action movie ...
Ask students: What do you think of ...?
Do you like / love ...?
Help them answer using the words: love, like, don’t mind, can’t stand, don’t love / like
Let students read the drills aloud.
Step 3: Practicing
Activity 1
Point to the five pictures in 1a. Let students guess what shows they are.
For example: T: There is a man playing baseball in Picture a. I think it’s a sports show.
Let students talk about the other shows in Picture b—e in the same way.
Point to the 5 phrases in 1a. Let students read them aloud.
Ask students to match the TV shows with the pictures.
Check the answers.
Activity 2
Students work in pairs, ask and answer about the shows in 1a.
Model: A: What do you think of sitcoms?
B: I love them. What about you?
A: I don’t mind them.
Step 4: Listening (1b)
Read the instructions to class. Let students listen carefully.
Play the recording the first time, students only listen.
Play the recording the second time, students listen and write a letter a—e from activity 1a.
Check the answers
Step 6: Listening (2a, 2b)
Call students’ attention to the five phrases in 2a and read them.
Draw students’ attention to the picture and understand the 2 girls are talking about the TV show.
Play the recording the first time, students listen and number the expressions as they hear them.
4. Check the answer
5.Play the recording the second time, students listen and fill in the chart. Before listening, draw their attention to the dialogue in 2b.
6.Check the answers
7.Students practice the conversation in 2b in pairs and make their own conversations about TV shows they know.
Model: A: What do you think of the Pink Lady?
B: I love it very much. How about you?
A:I don’t mind it. What do you think of Xiaoping?
B: I like her a lot. What about you?
A: I can’t stand her.
Check some pairs.
Step 5: Practicing (3a)
Activity 1
Call students’ attention to the list of TV shows and ask a student to read the names to the class.
Ask students to work in pairs: What do you think of English Today / Sports News ...?
Ask students to work in pairs. Ask and answer questions
What do Yang Lin and Alan think of these CCTV show? Then fill in the blanks.
Check the answers
Activity 2
Call students attention to the conversation in 3b. Teacher reads it to the class. Ask students to pay attention to the blanks.
Work alone. Ask students to use the information in Activity 3a. Fill in the blanks.
Check the answers.
Ask students to practice the conversation in pairs in 3b. Then make their own conversations.
Activity 3
Students work in groups. Take out a piece of paper and list TV shows as many as possible.
Students write down what they think of the TV shows on the paper.
Ask one of students to do a report for their group. Listen and check.
Section B
Teaching goals
Master the new words
Learn some new phrases
Teaching procedures
Step 1: Making a revision
Show some real object used in daily life and ask them "What do you think of ...?" "Do you like ...?" " What about ...?
Show students some school things and let students talk about their likes and dislikes. for example:
I like color pencils. I don't like .... I can't stand ....
Step 2: Presenting
Call students attention to the six pictures in 1a. Teach them the new words and let them repeat.
Show students some real objects used in daily life and let students shout out their names as quickly as possible.
Ask students: What do you think of ...?
students use the verbs they learned to answer.
Step 3: Practicing
Activity 1
Call students attention to the six words in 1a. Let students read them loud together.
Students look at the pictures; match the words with the pictures.
Check the answers.
Activity 2
Ask students to work in pairs. Ask and answer about the nine pictures. For example:
A: What do you think of the …?
B: I don’t' mind it. …?
A: Yes, I like them.
B: What does your father think of the watch?
A: He can't stand it.
Activity 3
Read the instructions to the class. Let students tell the class what they have.
Step 4: Reading
Ask students to read the article in 2b individually. At the same time, students get ready to answer the following questions:
Ask several students to give their answers.
Check the answers.
Step 5: Writing
Teacher reads the letter to class and call their attention to the blanks.
Students look at the pictures in activity 1a. Complete the letter with their own opinions. Use the words like, love, don't mind, don't like, can't stand,
Students read the letter aloud again and pay attention to the following words and expressions:
enjoy doing sth,
This is what I think.
Self-check
Teaching goals
Help students to review all the key vocabulary presented in this unit.
Help students practice writing about others.
Give students an opportunity to use the target language in conversation.
Teaching Procedures
Step 1: Learning words
Ask students to read the words in Part 1 aloud and know the meanings of them.
Ask students to divide the words into 3 different groups.
shows: talk show, soap opera, sports show, sitcom, game show.
daily things: sunglasses, watch, scarf, wallet
words about likes and dislikes: don't mind, don't like, can't stand
Ask students to write 5 or more new words in their vocab-builder
Step 2: Reading and writing
Point to the picture in Part 3. Ask students to talk about what they see in the picture.
Ask a student to read what Rose Smith says to the class. Then ask students: Do you agree with her?
Let students talk about their own opinions in pairs about the idea that old people can't be beautiful. Use the words given below: can't stand, don’t' mind, don't like, love, like
Ask students to take out a piece of paper and write their opinions on the paper.
Ask some individual students to read their opinions to the class.
