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Lesson one ---- It’s recess.
What club are you in? (first hour of this class)
The characteristic of our class is that not only do teach students vocabulary, but also American culture. Lesson one is “It’s recess.” This lesson is divided into two parts. One is “what club are you in”; the other is “officials in club.” In the beginning of first period, I would tell students how important joining club is for American students to catch students ‘ attention.
Supposing you never join a club, it would be difficult for you to apply for schools in America. Since Americans don’t want to accept a student who only study without serving others. Therefore, it is very important to learn how to say what club are you in. There are three ways to tell others what club are you in. One is “I’m in the drama club.” Another is “I’m on drama club.” The other is “I’m in drama.” The last one is the simple way of first one. However, remember that you cannot say “I am in the drama,” because it means I am an actor in the drama. You should pay attention to distinguish them. Then, look at “preparation before class” in your texts book. There are many names of clubs, and you can choose some you are interested in to memorize. Now, please be pair practice for conversation of “what club are you in?”
Have you decided what club are you going to join? If so, you may want to see whether that club is the same as you expected. In the beginning of first semester, school would hold a club exposition to let freshmen understand clubs and choose one to join. Therefore, now, let’s see what will we meet on visiting the exposition. Look at the first dialogue of first lesson in texts book.
A: Is this the lineup for the drama club?
B: Yeah. No cutting. The back of the line is over there.
A: Wow! It’s really long.
B: I know. And it’s moving really slowly.
A: How long have you been in line?
B: Half an hour.
A: I guess I’d better get in line then.
The setting is that in the club exposition, and one freshman would like to understand what the drama club is. The freshman (A) asks a person (B) that whether this lineup is for the drama club or not.
Through this dialogue, we can learn how to say lineup, get in line, and cutting. Lineup means 隊伍in Chinese. Students, tell me what does 隊伍look like? Does it look like a line? Recall while you see 隊伍in the army, do soldiers all stand erectly? So it is like up, isn’t it? Therefore, we call 隊伍as lineup. Lineup can be used in many places, as long as people get in line. Next time, while you buy tickets in the movie theater, you can say there are many lineups here. By the way, you should remember that no cutting while getting in line. Cutting means 插隊, because when people 插隊, the lineup would be cut into two. Therefore, we call 插隊 as cutting. Cut is a verb, and so we plus –ting to let it become noun.
Now, look at dialogue two in texts book.
Dialogue II.
A: Are you gong to join any clubs this year?
B: I want to join the choir.
A: That sounds fun.
There are lots of babes in the choir.
B: What club are you joining?
A: I want to join band this year.
B: But you can’t play any instruments.
A: So what? I just want to meet chicks. Chicks dig guys in band.
The dialogue occurs between two friends. Babe and chick are both美眉 in English. It is very often to hear these words appear in Americans’ daily conversation. For example, one song of Avril Lavigne is called “I am just one of chicks around you.” However, it is not polite to call them chicks in front of them. “babe, chick, and dig” are all American slang worthy being noticed. Supposing you don’t know these words, next time while Americans call you babes, you wouldn’t know they are complimenting you. Now, you should do your conversation practice with your partners. Now, let’s take ten minis break.
Lesson one --- Second period. (Officials in club)
Now, you have joined a club, and I suggest you to be an official in club. It can help you to apply graduated school because schools believe that students who were officials in clubs are with leading ability. In addition, American students would volunteer to be officials for serving others. It is very different from Chinese students who prefer waiting to be nominated. Now, let’s look at Dialogue 1 of lesson one’s second period in texts.
A: We need to elect a new president for the photography club.
B: We also need to vote in a secretary.
A: Let’s have the vote this week.
We can inform the new member about it.
B: Good idea.
We should make an announcement and start nominating people.
A: I’m going to nominate myself.
B: I don’t think you can do that.
A: Who is going to stop me?
The noun of elect is election which is a very useful word. Recall how do we say 2000 總統大選. We call it as “president election in two thousand year.” We can use it to help students to memorize this word because it is very useful. Elect = vote in ….= vote someone into a position. We can say “everyone has a vote” which means 每人有一票。 Vote is a very useful word. Before election, each party should nominate someone to represent its party. Vote in and elect and be used not only in electing people but things. For example, while you and your friends go to pizza bar, the taste you want to eat is different. At this time, you as well can use vote in … to decide. For example, you can say “Let’s vote in which pizza to eat by raising hands.” Students, would you please think of some more situations which you can use these phrases? I will give you five minis to think about it.
At last, let’s learn a sentence. “who’s going to stop me?” It means who dare to stop me doing it. This is a sentence sound threatening, and you can use it whenever you want to show your determination. For example, I want to eat one more hamburger, and who’s going to stop me. While you use this sentence, it would be more convincing supposing some facial expressions company. Students, each of you please create a situation which you can use this sentence.
After teachers check students’ answer, students can do pair practice with their classmates with the conversation they create. Therefore, this class’ activity is to see who can collect as many situations as you can where you can use the vocabulary the teacher taught in class. Now, take out a sheet, and start to ask your classmates in English that what did he create with those lexicons. After ten minis, we will see who is number one is this activity.
Lesson two: Graduation (first period--- yearbook)
June is a month when many students would graduate, and at this time many students would bring their yearbooks to school to ask their friends to sign for them. Therefore, today in the first period of this class, let’s learn something about yearbook. First of all, look at “preparation before class”, you can see there are many phrases which we can use on signing yearbooks.
1. Have a great summer!
暑假愉快！
2. It was a great getting to know you!
認識你真好！
3. Best of luck this summer!
祝你今年暑假好運！
4. Had a great time hanging out with you!
跟你在一起玩實在太開心了！
5. Will miss you!
我會想念你的！
6. Science class wouldn’t have been the same without you.
自然課沒有你就會不一樣。
7. You are such a blast to hang out with.
跟你在一起太好玩了。
8. Forget me not.
勿忘我。
9. Hope you have a bright future.
鵬程萬里。
10. Great success in the future.
前途無量。
Lexicons in those phrases are all learned before, and teachers just create them by collocating those lexicons. Therefore, students as well can do the same job as teachers did. For example, you can say “Good luck this year.”
After you know what can be write down on yearbooks, now let’s learn how to ask others to sign for you. Take a look at Dialogue of lesson two in your texts.
Laura: John! Come and sign my yearbook!
John: Where do you want me to sign?
Laura: Sign right next to your picture.
John: I have that picture. I look like a looser.
Laura: No you don’t. My picture is even worse.
John: Really? Let me chick it out.
Laura: Forget it. Not in a million years.
John: Come on. I won’t sign your yearbook.
Laura: Oh, all right! Here.
John: Oh my gosh! You look so stupid! How can you get you hair to stand up like that?
Laura: Get lost! There is no need to rub it in. Are you going to sign my yearbook or not?
John: Ok. Hand it over.
Laura: Thanks. I’ll see you next year.
Yearbook means 紀念冊 in English because it is a book which would only be used once a year. And in that, your friends can write down what they want to talk to you in the past year. Therefore, we call it yearbook. Now, let teacher explain those new lexicons in the dialogue. Sign my yearbook means to leave some words on my yearbook asmemory. Looser refers to a person who is doomed to lose. “–er” means a person who …. For example, a winner refers to someone who wins in the contest. Therefore, next time, when you see a new lexicon ends with “-er,” at least you know it refers to a person. Check it out means taking a look. Rub it in means to spray salt on one's wound to let him more painful. Having wound is painful, and someone use his hands or something to rub it. Can you imagine? It must be very painful, isn’t it? Therefore, remember you shouldn’t rub it in when your friend gets hurt. Not only can it be used in physical wound, but also spiritual hurt. Now, please take out a paper and pretend it is your yearbook, and request your friends to sign it.
Second period (commencement)
After learning how to sign a yearbook, let’s turn the situation to commencement 畢業典禮. First of all, I will bring a cap to class to teach students how to say tassel, gown, hood, and so on. Later, let students look at the dialogue I in texts.
Dialogue 1
A: I can’t believe that I’m finally going to graduate.
B: Me neither.
I thought you’d never make it.
A: What’s that supposed to mean?
B: You’re kind of dense.
A: Shut up!
I am smarter than you.
B: If you say so.
Did you get your cap and gown yet?
A: I rented them yesterday.
I got one with a black tassel.
B: They’re all black, you dunce!
First of all, I will ask students to interpret this dialogue into Chinese, and then teach them those blue printed lexicons. In this dialogue, I will teach students lexicons about how to describe someone stupid. Students, please do pair practice about this conversation.
Now, let’s look at dialogue 2 in text.
A: Did you hear who is going to be the valedictorian this year?
B: No. Did you?
A: There’s a rumor that it will be David Smook.
B: Really? He’s so cool.
He’d give a great speech!
A: It’ll be announced tomorrow.
B: I’ll be rooting for him.
Write the dialogue on the board. Read the sentences one by one and also explain
it to the students, ask students to repeat. Then, have one team to be A, and another team to be B. At last, have students do the role play reading. Switch the roles of each team. Ask them to read the dialogue again.
Lesson 3
Fast food ---Pizza (the first period)
Goal of this lesson: (a.) to teach students how to order pizza and the vocabulary of pizza toppings. (b.) to teach them how to read the menu of fast food restaurant and how to order the meals.
Teaching Material: colorful picture cards of pizza toppings and hamburger menu
Teaching Plan:
1. Roll call and review (5 min):
a. Do the roll call and ask the individual student to read the word cards of last lesson.
b. Divide Ss into two groups and ask them to practice reading the conversation for last lesson.
c. Ask Ss to switch their roles and read the conversation again.
2. Teaching Vocabulary
a. In this period, the teacher is going to teach them what kinds of food can be the toppings of the pizza.
b. First of all, teacher would ask students to think about what kinds of food they can see when they eat pizza. In this way, the teacher will attract the attention and interests from the students and get into the point to teach the vocabulary.
c. And then, the teacher will show the picture cards of all kinds of food which are used to put on the top of the pizza for students and ask them to read the words following the teacher.
d. It would take about three times to read all of these words in order to make the students being familiar with them.
3. Games
a. After they are all familiar with these new words, the teacher will divide them into two groups and play the competitive games.
b. The rules of the game: the teacher would show the picture cards to ask two groups to answer them, which group is quicker, is the winner.
c. The purpose of this game is to test whether the students has paid attention to what the teacher taught in class or not.
d. The winner group will get the prize.
4. Dialogue
a. Before teaching this lesson’s dialogue, the teacher will teach them the basic sentences about how to order the pizza.
b. Then, the teacher starts reading the dialogue and asks the students read it as well.
c. The teacher will teach them the important phrases in the dialogue to help them understand it more.
d. After reading this dialogue for about three times, the teacher will ask the students to practice in pair.
5. Activities (role play):
a. The dialogue in the text apart, the teacher will ask the students to apply the former learned vocabulary to the dialogue by themselves.