Vocabulary Review

1.Teach “letter, envelope, stamp(drum, garbage)”

2.Teach “angry, unhappy, serious”

3.Teach teenager “(senior high school, pop star)”

4.Teach “interest”

5.Teach other words listed in the textbook for reading.

1.Greeting:

Start with a cheerful greeting in English, like "Good morning, everyone!" and encourage students to respond.

T: Good [morning/afternoon], everyone! How's everyone doing today?
Ss: Good [morning/afternoon], teacher! We're good, thank you.

2.Before you read:

1.P.21

(1)T: It's great to see you all and most of you feel happy.   Today, I need your help to face a common problem—a fight with a family member.(a fight with your sister, your brother, your father or your mother.) 

(2) T:Look at the picture (on P.21).   

“What can you see? ”

"When was your last fight with a family member?"

"How did you feel after the fight?"

(3) Ss free talk about the two questions.

(4)Give each student a worksheet and explain the way to finish it.

(5) Have each student interview 2 classmates about their fighting experience.

(6)Have Ss Write their findings on the worksheet and make sentences with their partners’ responses.

(7)Have Ss talk about their  findings.

Vocabulary Review

1.Teach “letter, envelope, stamp(drum, garbage)”

2.Teach “angry, unhappy, serious”

3.Teach teenager “(senior high school, pop star)”

4.Teach “interest”

5.Teach other words listed in the textbook for reading.

Checking for Comprehension

1.Please watch the video.

2. Ask students to read the first and last paragraph for two minutes. Then, answer the following question and discuss it with his/her partner.

Why did Ted write this letter?

(A) To talk to his partners.

(B) To ask Debbie for help.

(C) To show his interest in music.

3. Find the answers and discuss them with his/her partner.

who: Ted/ Debbie/ parents

when: last Monday/ future

where: home/ school

what: fight/ play the drum/   

          pop star

4. Compare the differences between Chinese envelops and English envelops

5. Compare the differences between Chinese letters and English letters.

6. According to the reading, ask students to find the answers and discuss them with his/her partner. Then, write down the answers on the worksheet.

a.Why did Ted write a letter to Debbie?

b. Why did Ted have a fight with his partner?

c. What does Ted want to do?

Write a letter back to Ted

Try to write a letter back to Ted.  Share with your partner.