Step 1 Presentation1. Show students pictures of Eddie and Hobo.T: Christmas is one of my favourite festivals because I can do a lot ofshopping at Christmas. What about Eddie and Hobo? Are they interestedin shopping?T: Encourage students to guess the answers first.2. Watch the video of the comic strip and answer the following questions.(1) Does Eddie want to go shopping with Hobo?(2) Why does Hobo ask Eddie to go with him?3. Let students find out the difficult points in the conversation and the teacherexplains accordingly.4. Finish the passage with the given words and expressions. There’s a new mall ________. Hobo wants to ________ there, but Eddie_________ shopping. Hobo has no ________, so Eddie gives his ________ toHobo. Hobo can’t ________. He is asking Eddie for help, “Eddie, please_________ me. I ________ you ________ help me.”
Step 2 Practice1. Ask students to role-play the conversation. Give them necessary help andsupport.2. T: Do you think Eddie will go shopping with Hobo? What will happen next?Can you give me your ideas?T: Ask students to continue the conversation using their own creativenessand imagination. Invite some students to act out their conversations. Theteacher gives positive comments on their performance.
Step 3 Sum up go shopping carry all the bags wallet come withneed … to down the street hates money
Unit 7 ShoppingComic strip & Welcome to the unitI. Teaching aims and learning objectivesBy the end of the lesson, students should be able to:1. grasp the names of different common shops;2. talk with others about what presents to buy.II. Teaching contents1. New words and expressions2. New structures:III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty1. Master the target expressions and sentence structures;2. Talk with others about what presents to buy.IV. Teaching proceduresA. Comic strip


Step 1 Lead-in1. Enjoy the song
Jingle bells (before class).T: Hello, everyone! Do you enjoy this song? It’s a song about Christmas. Aswe know, Christmas is a time for fun. It is also a time for presents andshopping. There are many different kinds of shops in your town or city.Here, I have some pictures of these shops. Please look at them carefullyand tell me what shops they are. T: Show students pictures of different shops and help them learn the namesof these shops.2. Ask students to write down the names of the shops under the pictures onPage 81 and then check the answers with their partners. 3. Let students practise reading these names of shops and ask them tobrainstorm the things we can buy in these shops.4. Present pictures of more shops, such as department store, electric shop,stationery shop, pharmacy and convenience store.5. Show students a shopping list: some chocolates, a teddy bear, a basketball,a wallet, a pair of leather shoes, some flowers, a scarf and some books. T: Boys and girls, here’s my shopping list for Christmas. What do I want tobuy? Where can I buy them? T: Encourage students to work in pairs and ask and answer the followingquestions.S1: What does Miss Liu want to buy?S2: She wants to buy …S1: Where can she buy …?S2: She can buy … in ….
Step 2 PresentationT: As we know, it is a tradition to give Christmas presents to family membersand friends in some Western countries. Daniel wants to buy a Christmaspresent for Simon. He is asking Millie for help. Please listen to theirconversation carefully and tell me what present they decide to buy.1. Let students listen to the tape and answer the following questions.(1) What does Daniel want to buy for Simon?(2) Why does Daniel want to buy these things for Simon?(3) Where can Daniel buy these things?2. Let students read the conversation together sentence by sentence andexplain the difficult points if necessary.3. Ask students to practise reading the conversation by themselves.
Step 3 Practice 1. Show students a picture of TF boys and ask them to give ideas about
T: When we buy presents for others, we needn’t spend too much money on itbecause as students, we don’t make any money. We should spend ourpocket money wisely, do you think so? What matters is the love in the gift,not the price of it. As the saying goes, a small gift can mean a lot. B. Welcome to the unit


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buying presents for them, using the structures: Maybe they are (not)interested in … /What about (buying) …? /Why not buy …?2. Ask students to work in pairs and make up a new conversation aboutbuying presents for TF boys, using Daniel and Millie’s conversation as amodel.S1: Christmas is coming. I want to buy ... for TF boys. Do you have anyideas?S2: What about ...?S1: I am not sure. Maybe they are not interested in ...S2: Then you can buy ... I think they like ...S1: That’s a good idea. Where can I buy ...?S2: You can buy ... in ...S1: Thank you very much.S2: You’re welcome.3. Help students polish their conversations and give them three minutes toprepare for acting.4. Invite some students to act out their conversations and give them someencouragements and comments.V. Homework1. Memorize the new words, expressions and sentence structures;2. Write a conversation about shopping;3. Preview