Unit 4 My day
Grammar
Teaching aims1. To use prepositions to talk about time correctly；
2. To use the adverbs of frequency correctly；
3. To grasp the usage of“how often”；
4. To use these items of grammar to talk about their daily life.
Teaching contents
1. New words and phrases：would, would like, life, all the best, roller skating
2. New structure：How often do they exercise?
Important and difficult points
1. Know better about some usages of the prepositions of time.
2. Tell the difference between ‘how often’ and “how many times”.
Teaching procedures
A Prepositions of time
Step 1 Presentation
1. Find out the phrases which should be put after ‘in/ on/ at’ one by one
T: Hello, boys and girls. This is our school. We know a lot about it. Today, there will be a lot of
new students coming here. Will you help them find their classroom? Here they come. And we have three classes. They are “in”, “on” and “at”. Shall we begin?
2. Read the phrases together
3. Find out more similar phrases
4. Work out the rules
(1) in：in the evening (parts of day), in March (months), in 2013 (years), in winter (reason)
(2) on Sunday, on December 31st (days & dates), on the evening of July 4th, on Monday afternoon (parts of a specific day), on Children’s Day (specific holidays or days)
(3) at seven, at noon, at lunchtime (time of day), at (the age of) 16 (age), at the Spring Festival (specific holidays or festivals), at the weekend (others)
【设计意图】通过设计新生找教室的情境，让本来枯燥的语法稍显活泼些。让学生通过“分—总—分”的方式，在老师的带领下进行归纳、演绎，培养学生发现规律、主动思考、主动学习的能力和习惯，这样的过程和方法使学生掌握得更加牢固。
Step 2 Practice
1. Finish the exercises on P47 on the Students’ Book
T: Tommy is writing back to Millie. Help him complete his email with the correct propositions of time.
2. Fill in the blanks with “in”, “on” or “at”
We don’t go to school _______ Sunday. (on)
My birthday is _______ April 1st. (on)
We’re going to see the doctor _______ four o’clock. (at)
He often takes Eddie for a walk _____ the evening. (in)
They have a long holiday ______ November. (in)
He was born ________ 1992. (in)
He likes reading newspapers _______ breakfast. (at)
She starts learning English _______ 6 o’clock. (at)
It’s cold _______ winter in China. (in)
They play the game ________ the evening of 31st October. (on)
We’ll have one party ____ next week. (/)
My friends give me some presents _____ Christmas every year. (at)
He got home _____ the morning of the 4th last month. (on)
The story happened _____ a cold winter morning. (on)
I never go to a party ____ Halloween. (on)
My father seldom has free time _____ the weekend. (at)
It sometimes snows _______ winter in Wuxi. (in)
He often takes Eddie for a walk _____ the evening. (in)
My family usually get together to have a big dinner____ the Mid-autumn Festival. (at)
He always goes to the library ____ Mondays. (on)
