Class opening

Introduce the topic for Unit1. Predict from pictures or teach a key word, Ask the students to predict or guess the unit topic. Then ask “who is on duty?” In this activity, teacher can ask : What day is it today? What’s the date today? What season is it? What’s the weather like? What’s the temperature? A student or a pair of students can talk about the day of the week and the date. They can describe the current weather.

Step1: Ask the class to discuss the questions in “ Think About it”.

Step 2: Check to see if the students have previewed the reading as required. Ask if they have any questions concerning the text. Encourage other students to try to answer the questions. To determine students’ level of understanding ,ask questions such as: