Unit 6 Do you like bananas? Period 3 Grammar
Target language1. Words & expressionsBirthday, dinner, week, think about, food, sure, how about…? Burger, vegetable, fruit, apple, then 2.Key sentences]Does he like ice-cream? Yes, he does./ No, he doesn’t. I like fruit, but I don’t like vegetables.He likes ice-cream but he doesn’t like saladAbility goalsEnable students to talk about what they like and don’t like.Learning ability goalsHelp the students learn how to talk about their likes and dislikes. Help the students understand countable noun and uncountable noun. Learning difficult and important pointsHow to talk about their favorite foods.Noun: countable noun and uncountable nounTeaching procedures and ways教学过程与方式Step I Warming up and lead-inCheck the students’ homework and ask them to review some new words and make a dialogue about their likes and dislikes. T: Do you like salad? S: Yes, I do./No, I don’tT: Do you like fruit?S: Yes. I like fruit ,but I don’ t like vegetables.
Step II Pair work Talk about your likes and dislikesS1: I like strawberries but I don’t like oranges. S2: She likes strawberries but she doesn’t like oranges. S3: I like fruit ,but I don’t like vegetablesS4: She likes fruit but she doesn’t like vegetables.
Step III Underline the co rrect words in the brackets. (3a) 1. I like fruit, but I (don’t/doesn’t) like vegetables.2. she (like/likes) bread, but she (doesn’t/don’t) like salad.3. He (like/likes) bananas, but he (don’t/doesn’t) like oranges.4. We (like/likes) hamburgers, but we don’t (like/likes) chicken.5. They (likes/like) pears, but they (don’t/doesn’t) like strawberries. Step IV Grammar FocusAsk students to review the grammar box and make sure they have mastered “do / does” questions and countable nouns and uncountable nouns.Firs ask students to talk about the use of the third person singular.T: As we can see from these sentences, the third person singular forms all contain an “s”, while the other forms do not. What is the th ird person singular main verb? What is the third person singular helping verb? S: The third person singular main verb is likes. The third person singular helpi ng verbs are “does” and “doesn’t”. .T: Very good! Now you know how to ask, answer and express one’s likes and dislikes both in short forms and in complete sentences. You may make as many sentences as p ossible using different persons.
Sample sentences: ----Do you like bananas? ---Yes, I do. Do you like bananas, too?---No., I don’t. I like broccoli.---Do they like broccoli, too?---No, they don’t. They like strawberries.----Does she like strawberries very much?---Yes, she does. Does he like them?---No, he doesn’t like them at all. He likes apples most.Then show the following nouns and ask students to tell countable from uncountable nouns and try to use them correctly. Show the following. r ain, snow, wind, sunshine, rice, bread, noodle, cake, water, fish, desk, flower, air T: Do you know the difference between countable nouns and uncountable nouns?Get the students to talk about the words and try to answer the question.Grammar references (See: Teaching Resources: II)Then ask students to make some phrases using numbers and adjectives to modify some no uns to make sure they use the modifiers correctly. T: Note that we use a / an, many, few with countable nouns but much / little with uncountable nouns. Ask students to read the following phrases. Show the following. a pear; an apple / egg / orange; two tomatoes; three applesmany oranges; many eggs;much broccoli; much salad;some broccoli; some apples;a lot of ice cream; a lot of French fries…Then ask them to do activities 1—2 on page 19 in the workbook. Check the answers with the class.
Step IV Pair work (3b) Number these sentences[1-4] to make a conversation.□ So, Let’s get salad.□ Yes, I do.□ Do you like salad?□ OK.Answer:3-2-1-4Then ask students to work in pairs to practice the conversations. Move around the classroom to help the students and then ask a pair of students to say the conversation for the class
Step V Groupwork(3c)Food Su rvey Ask students to work in groups of four. First let them talk about the different foods in the picture and write down the names for each of them. After that they can ask and answer questions about their likes and dislikes and write down the names of the classmates. Then ask them to pass the charts around to check the information by themselves. Finally ask them to write a short passage about the result of the discussion.Encourage students to ask as many questions as possible and help them with the answers and the list of the names.Sample dialogue:S1: Do you like bananas, Zhao Ling? S2: No, I don’t. But I like ice cream.S1: What else do you like?S2: I like broccoli.A sample report: Liu Li likes ice-cream, but Zhao Jun doesn't like ice-cream. He likes bananas. Zhao Li likes French fries and pears. But she doesn’t like salad. …
Step VI Homewo rkAsk the stude nts to practice talking about the food they like and dislike using different persons and nouns.