Section A (1a 1b 1c)

Teaching key points

New words: sister mother father parent brother grandfather grandmother friend these are those that’s

Sentence patterns: This is my friend. These are my friends.

That’s my brother. Those are my brothers.

Teaching difficult points:

Introduce and identify people.

Teaching methods:

Practicing & Listening

Role Playing

Teaching aids:

A blackboard

Some cards and pictures

Teaching procedures:

Step 1 To review and lead-in

1 Show a book, a ruler and a pencil to the students.

Practice the conversation:

T: What’s this in English?

S: It’s a ruler.

T: Is this your ruler?

S: Yes, it is.

T: Is this your English book?

S: No, it isn’t. It’s his/her book.

2 Show a photo to the students and ask:

What is this in English? What can you see in it?

Lead to this unit’s topic: family.

Step 2 To learn

New words:

sister This is my sister. These are my sisters.

mother That is my mother. Those are my parents.

father That is my father.

parent This is my parent. These are my parents.

brother That is my brother. Those are my brothers

grandfather This is my grandfather. These are my grandparents.

grandmother This is my grandmother.

friend That is my friend. Those are my friends.

grandparent Is this your grandparent?

those Those are my friends.

these These are my sisters.

that’s = that is That’s my father.

are How are you? Those are my parents.

1a Match the words with the people in the picture.

mother c father I parents h brothers b grandmother g grandfather e friend a grandparents d sister f

1b Listen and circle the people the boy talks about in 1a

Step 3 To practice

Pair work 1c

Take turns to talk about Dave’s family.

( Teacher point to the letters in the picture, the student introduce the people)

S1: This is his sister.

S2: These are his brothers.

Play a game: introduce my family

Hand out some cards with family members on them.

Ask a student to introduce the students with cards.

S: This is my mother.

That’s my father.

These are my parents.

Step 4 To conclude

This class we learn how to introduce a person and more than one person:

This is my friend.

These are my friends.

That’s ( that is) my sister.

Thos are my sisters.

Step 5 Homework

Take a photo of your family and introduce your family to your classmates.