T: As usual, before we start a new unit, what shall we do?

Ss: Learn the unit objectives.

T: What are the objectives in Unit 19? (Show the unit objectives on the PowerPoint and color the language skills. Ask students to pay more attention to the colored words. Or ask students to read the unit objectives on Page 5 together and they should pay more attention to the words in blue.) Please discuss which of the objectives is most important to you.

After discussing the unit objectives, go on with Warm-up.

Step II Warm -up (Ex 1, 2 &5)

Deal with warm-up.

The warm-up page introduces students to the unit topic. It prepares them by focusing on key lexical areas and involves them through listening and personalization activities Warm-up activities will get students thinking and talking about the topic- Language.

Deal with Ex1.

First play some video clips and ask students to discuss what is best for learning a foreign language.

T: Now let's watch some video clips and discuss what is best for learning a foreign language.

S1: In the first video clip, some people are memorizing words in dictionaries. Some of my classmates also learn English in this way. It is effective, but I don't like this method. I think it is boring. I prefer to learn English by listening to English songs.

S2: In the second video clip, some students are learning English by watching English TV programmes. I think it is a good way. I often watch English DVDs and English TV programmes. My English has improved greatly.

T: What about the third one?

S3: Some foreigners are learning Chinese in Beijing. They are in Ding Guangquan's house. Some of them can play crosstalk very well.

T: And how can they speak Chinese so fluently?

S4: They are living in China, where they are surrounded by Chinese. They have many