3. Let some pairs ask and answer about the pictures. Ⅴ. Listening Work on 1c:
1. T: Now I will play a recording of a conversation. This time write the places you hear in the chart.
2. Ss listen and write the places.
3. Play the recording again for the Ss to check the answers. Ⅵ. Listening Work on 1d:
1. This time, please listen to the recording and write the activities you hear in the chart.
2. Play recording and stop the tape if necessary.
3. Play the whole recording and have students write the words they hear in the chart. 4. Check the answers. Ⅶ. Pairwork
1. Now let's make a conversation using the information in the chart. Ask some Ss to give a model: S1: Is Alice playing basketball? S2: No, she isn't. She's…
2. Ss work with their partners and make their conversations. 3. Let some Ss act out their conversation. Ⅷ. Presentation
1. Show some photos about Dragon Boat Day and zongzi. Let some Ss tell something they know about the customs of this festival.
2. Present some new words and expressions in the article. Ⅸ. Reading 1. Fast Reading
Read the article and answer the two questions.
① Why are Zhu Hui's family watching boat race and making zongzi? ② Does Zhu Hui like his host family? What about his home in China? Ss read the article quickly and find the answers to the two questions.
Check the answers with the class. 2. Careful Reading
Read the article again. What are these people doing now? Then fill in the chart below. Places Time his dad and uncle his mom and aunt Places New York Shenzhen Time the mother the father Zhuhui
Ss read the article and fill in the blanks. Then check the answers with the class. 3. Work on 2c
Now let's look at the chart in 2c. You should match the verbs in column A with the words in column B. Then use the phrase to write sentences according to the TV report.
Make sure Ss know what to do. 阅读指导：
1) 读表格中的词汇，根据短文内容，将左右两栏的内容连在一起。 2）可以先将记得清楚的词汇连在一起，最后连较较为模糊一点的词组。
3）带着这些词组再去读短文，找到相关词组的地方，然后明确所连的词组是否正确。 4）比照课本上的句子，再用这些词组造句子。
学生们按老师指导的思路进行学习活动，最后，将所造的句子写在练习本上，并将相互检查所造句子的正确与否。
Homework
1. Ask Ss retell the article after class. 2. Use the following words to make sentences 1. in the United States 2. live with
3. any other 4. talk on the phone 5. miss 6. wish to do sth.
板书设计：
Section B2 3a-Self Check
一、教学目标： 1. 语言知识目标：
1) 复习巩固掌握本课出现的生词及表达方式。
2) 进一步练习运用现在进行时态的句子来描述他人在做的事情。 3) 通过不同形式的练习，提高学生们综合运用所学知识的能力。 2. 情感态度价值观目标：
培养同学间的友好相处，规范自己的行为，同时能提高他们的观察能力和判断能力，激发他们对学习英语的兴趣和热情，在接近生活常态的交际中能乐于模仿，敢于开口，积极参与，主动请教。了解中西方文化的不同，具有世界观念，了解其他的国家的文化。 二、教学重难点 1. 教学重点：
1) 能根据相关提示词来描述他人正在做的事情。 2）能运用自己所学的知识来描述一些正在发生的事情。 3）通过做不同形式的练习来熟练运用本单元所学的知识。
Section B 1 1a-2c 1a: 1. library; 2. swimming 3. supermarket, shopping, 4. playground, playing basketball 2b: ① Why are Zhu Hui's family watching boat race and making zongzi? ② Does Zhu Hui like his host family? What about his home in China? time the mother the father Shenzhen New York Zhuhui 2. 教学难点：
运用自己所学的相关知识来描述正在发生的事情。 三、教学过程
Ⅰ. Warming- up and revision
1. Have a dictation of the new words and expressions.
2. Check the homework let some Ss retell the article in the 2b. Ⅱ. Presentation
1. Show a photo of the teacher's family.
T: Look! This is a photo of my family. What are my family doing? 2. Ask some Ss ask and answer about the photo. S1: What's our teacher doing? S2: She's reading a book. S1: What's his daughter doing? S2: She's playing with her friends. S1: What's Mrs. Li doing? S2: She's using the computer. Ⅲ. Practice
1. T: OK. Yesterday, I asked you to take a photo of your family to school? Have you got it?
(Ss take out their photos.)
2. Now work with your partners. Ask and answer about the pictures. 3. Ss work in pairs. Ask and answer about the pictures as S1 and S2 did. 4. Let some pairs ask and answer their photos. Ⅳ. Writing
1. Let's look at Jim's family photo and read his letter to Bob. Try to fill in the blanks.
2. 写作指导：首先，应阅读信的内容。认真读每一个句子，找出句子的主语， 明确本句话所说的人物；然后，看图画中该人物正在做的事情。用正确的时态写出此人物正在做的事情。 3. 学生们按老师的指导意见，阅读、看图画并补全信件的内容。
4. 相互交换信件，并检测有没有错误。让几名同学读自己的短文，给同学们做一个例子。 Ⅴ. Self Check 1
