Unit 1 Where did you go on vacation?

Period 1 Section A（1a-2c）

Teaching aims

1. learn the important words、expressions and target language.

main words and expressions:visited museum,New York City,someone,anyone,stay at home,went to the mountains.

target language:---where did you go on vacation? ----i went to new york city.

2. talk about things that happened in the past freely.

3. learn to catch the main imformation while listening.

Importance and difficulties

1. use the simple past term to talk about activitieshe.

2. use the past form correctly.

Preparation before class

1. know students' summer vacations in advance.

2. prepare tapes、PPT

Teaching method: task-based teaching method、situational teaching method、cooperative method.

Teaching steps:

Step1:Lead in

Teacher share her summer vacation and show some pictures to them to arouse their interests .and then ask some of students about where did they go on vacation.

T: ....i went to tuolong gorge in pingjiang on vacation,it was exciting and dangerous.how about you? where did you go on vacation?

S1:I went to yueyang

S2:Iwent to Beijing.

S3:I stayed at home .

Step2:Presentation

focus their attention on the form of verbs,using the flash cards on the computer.

went to the beach went to new york city visited museums

stayed at home and watched TV went to summer camp visited my uncle

went to the mountains.

practice the sentences:

---Where did you go on vacation?

---I went to the beach .

---I went to New York City.