The Second Period

Ⅰ.Teaching Aims and Demands

1.Knowledge Objects

(1)Key vocabulary

in a minute

(2)Key structures

―Would you mind cleaning your room?

―I’m sorry.I’ll do it right away.

―Would you mind moving your car?

―No,not at all.

Pairwork.

(3)Grammar focus

2.Ability Objects

To train students’ listening skill.

To train students’ communicative competence.

3.Sensibility and Value

To be interested in speaking in English.

To be able to help each other in communication.

Ⅱ.Teaching Key Points

Vocabulary and structures.

Ⅲ.Teaching Difficulties

Pairwork.

Grammar focus.

Ⅳ.Teaching Methods

Listening and speaking methods.

Cooperating method.

Inductive method.

Ⅴ.Teaching Aids

A recorder.

A projector.

Ⅵ.Teaching Procedures

CStep Ⅰ

Greet the class as usual and check the homework.

Ask a pair of students to say their conversation.

S₁:Would you mind not playing baseball here?

S₂:Sorry.We’ll go and play in the park.

T:Very good.Thank you.

CStep Ⅱ

Show the new words on the screen.Read the new words to the class and ask them to repeat.Make sure every student can understand the meanings of the new words.

CStep Ⅲ 2a

This activity gives students practice in understanding the target language in spoken conversation.

Point to the pictures.Ask five different students to read the questions to the class.If students have any questions,explain the questions in simple words.

Then say,You will hear five conversations.Each conversation is about one of the pictures.Write the number of the conversation on the blank line in front of each picture.Now let’s listen to the recording.

Play the recording the first time.Students only listen.

Play the recording a second time.This time ask students to write the number of each conversation in front of the correct picture.

Correct the answers.

Answers

a.5  b.2  c.4  d.3  e.1

Tapescript

Conversation 1

Man:Pete,would you mind getting up?It’s seven o’clock!You have to clean the yard!

Pete:OK,Dad.I’ll get up now.

Conversation 2

Woman:Nick,would you mind not wearing those old jeans?They look terrible.

Nick:OK.I’ll put on another pair.

Conversation 3

Girl 1:Nancy,would you mind getting out of the bathroom?I need to take a shower.

Nancy:Sorry.I won’t be long.

Conversation 4

Woman:Jenny,would you mind cleaning your room?

Jenny:I’m sorry.I’ll do it right away.

Conversation 5

Man:Sarah,would you mind doing the dishes?

Sarah:OK.I’ll do them in a minute.

CStep Ⅳ 2b

This activity gives students practice in understanding the target language in spoken conversation.

Look at the pictures in Activity 2a.Point to the letter in front of each picture.Ask two students to read the example.

A:Nancy,would you mind getting out of the bathroom?

B:Sorry.I won’t be long.

Look at the five responses.Get five different students to read each one to the class.

Then say,Listen to the recording again and write the letter of each picture in front of the response that goes with that picture.

Play the recording.This time ask students to fill in the letters of the pictures in front of the responses.

Check the answers.

Answers

1.d  2.c  3.a  4.b  5.e

CStep Ⅴ 2c Pairwork

This activity provides guided speaking and listening practice using the target language.

In this activity first ask students to look at the requests in the pictures in Activity 2a and the responses in Activity 2b.

Let a pair of students to read the words in the sample dialogue.

A:Nick,would you mind not wearing those old jeans?They look terrible.

B:OK.I’ll put on another pair.

Then say,Make conversations like this about the information above.

Give students a few minutes to work in pairs.When they work,walk around the room checking the progress.

At the end ask several pairs of students to say their conversations to the class.

CStep Ⅵ Grammar Focus

Review the grammar box first.Divide the class into two groups.One group read the statements and the other the responses.

Group 1:Would you mind cleaning your room?

Group 2:I’m sorry.I’ll do it right away.

Group 1:Would you mind not playing baseball here?

Group 2:Sorry.We’ll go and play in the park.

Group 1:Would you mind moving your car?

Group 2:No,not at all.

Write the first sentence on the board and ask students to think of as many ways as they can to say almost the same thing.For example,instead of saying Would you mind cleaning your room? they might suggest:Clean your room.Please clean your room.Would you please clean your room?Could you clean your room?I think you should clean your room.

Write the other sentences under the original sentence on the board.Then ask students to talk about the differences among the different sentences.Ask the students to point out the least polite sentence(Clean your room.) and the most polite one (Would you mind cleaning your room?)

Repeat the same kind of activity for the responses.

Write the first one in the Grammar Focus box on the board and ask students to suggest others that mean almost the same thing.Discuss the differences among the responses.

CStep Ⅶ Pronunciation Note

The way you say the words when making a request or apologizing makes a big difference.If you say,Would you mind not sitting there?(saying the word mind very loudly) the request does not sound polite.It sounds angry.In the same way,if you say,I’m sorry.I’ll do it right away(saying the word sorry very loudly),the apology does not sound real.It sounds like you are not sorry at all.

CStep Ⅷ Summary and Homework

This class we’ve done listening and speaking practice using the target language.

Today’s homework is to continue to make conversations with your partners according to the pictures in Activity 2a.Then revise Grammar Focus.Next time I’ll ask some pairs to say their conversations.

CStep Ⅸ Blackboard Design