Step1 Warming up
1. Show students a video in which students are singing some English songs. 2. After watching the video, ask students the following questions. (1.)T: What are the students doing? S: They are singing English songs. (2.)T: Do you like singing English songs? S: Yes, I do.
(3.)T: Do you think singing English songs can help you improve your English? S: Yes, I do. Step 2 Listening
Ask students to listen to the tapes and answer the following questions (1)T: How many singers entered the contest? S:24
(2).T: Where do the singers come from? S: They come from all over China.
(3).T: Is this singing contest good for people? And why?
S: Yes, it is good for people and it encourages people to speak English. (4).T: What is the name of the radio program? S: Beijing Speaks English. Step3 New words and phrases
Read the passage again and try to find the sentences with the following words or phrases.
(1) T: Have you found the world “enter”?
(2) S: For example, 24 young singers from across China entered a contest by singing
songs.
T: Let me give you an example.1000 children entered the competition. (2) T: Have you found the phrase “on stage”?
S: Nearly all the singers sang very clearly and looked comfortable on stage. T: Let me give you an example. There were more than 50 people on stage in one
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Step4 Fast reading
Read again and summarize the main idea of each paragraph. (1) People want to improve English in different ways.
(2) The singers really came from all age groups and from all over China. (3) This kind of contest encourages people in China to speak Engligh (4) Have you ever heard of the Beijing Speakers English program? Step5 Careful reading
1. (1)Read the first paragraph and fill in the blanks.
(2).Acting time. One student acts in front of the classroom and other students describe the acting.
2. Read the second paragraph and answer the following questions. (1)T: How many competitions were held? What are they?
S: Two competitions were held. They are the men’s competition and the women’s competition.
(2) T: How old is the winner of the men’s competition and where does he come from? S: He is 40 years old and he is from Xi’an.
(3). T: How old is the winner of the women’s competition and where does she come from?
S: She is 19 years old and from Dalian.
(4)T: What did Jiang Mei say about studying English? S: She said studying English helped her to win the prize. (5)T: What did Jiang Mei say about singing English songs?
S: She said singing English songs made her more interested in learning English. 1. Read the third paragraph and answer the following questions. T: What do people agree?
S: They agree that they make progress by singing English songs and that it is a good idea to have fun with English.
4. T: Read the fourth paragraph, in what ways can people learn English? Step 6 Pairwork
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Please work in groups and think out other ways for Chinese people to learn English well.
Step8 Retelling
Retell the article according to the pictures given. Step 9 Discussion
How can students learn English well? What are the best ways for students to learn English?
Step 10 Homework
Write an article to give Chinese students some suggestions of learning English well.
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