The Third Period—Section B(1a－1e)
Teaching Important Points 【教学重点】
Key words & phrases：
fool
costume party
Key sentences：
1.—What happened to Dave on April Fool's Day?
—A friend invited him to a costume party.
2.When I got there，I found that it wasn't a costume party.
Key structure：
The simple past tense and the past perfect tense.
Teaching Difficult Points 【教学难点】
★Use the structures to tell an unexpected thing.
Teaching Aids 【教学工具】
A tape recorder，CAI or multimedia courseware.
Teaching Steps 【教学过程】
★Step 1 Leading in 【新课导入】
1．Greeting
2．Brainstorming
Ask two students to tell their stories about unexpected events.
★Step 2 Cooperative inquiry 【合作探究】
1．Finish the task in 1a
①Tell a story to present new words.
Yesterday my friends invited me to a costume party.I dressed up like Father Christmas.I sang and dances and I gave gifts to my friends.I enjoyed myself very much.But then I didn't hold my cup of tea carefully.It dropped on the floor.The tea splashed on my hands and get my pants wet.I was so embarrassed，and my face turned red.
②Read aloud the words in the frame.And put them in the correct columns in the chart.
③Students check their chart in pairs and the teacher asks some students to check the class.
2．Finish the task in 1b
①Ask the students to tell their partners something happened.Use the beginning in the box.Work in pairs.
②Ask some students to share their stories in class.
3．Finish the task in 1c
①Look at the pictures in 1c.Tell them these are about April Fool's Day.Guess their feelings.
②Play the recording for the first time.Students listen and write down the persons' names.
4．Finish the task in 1d
①Read the phrases in 1d and know what to do in the next step.
②Play the recording for the second time.Get the students to write D，N or J in 1d.
③Play the recording once more.Students repeat and check the answers in 1c and 1d.
