1、Unit 7 How much are these pants？.Programmes for the Unit1.Status and FunctionThe topic of this unit is shopping.In this unit，students learn to ask about prices，talk about clothing and thank someone.In fact，students are not very familiar to buying clothing.But they are interested in such topic.So the

2、y will benefit a lot after learning this unit.（1）All the activities in the first period are designed to introduce the key vocabulary:names of items of clothing;and the target:language how much questions by listening and oral practice.（2）In the second period，students learn names of colors first.And t

3、hen students go on practising asking about prices.Through listening and oral practice，students know that“is”is used with singular nouns and“are”is used with pural nouns and demonstratives this，that，these and those.All the activities are helpful to improve students listening and speaking skills.（3）In

4、 the third period，students learn more target languages on shopping，such as Can I help you？What color do you want？Ill take it and so forth and learn to thank someone.（4）Students learn cardinal numbers 10-31 in the vocabulary extension activity in the fourth period.In the culture note，students know th

5、at different numbers are popular with different cultures.So when learning a foreign language，its better for you to know some culture of the country.（5）All the activities provide reading and writing practice using the target language in the fifth period.In the writing activity，students learn to write

6、 an ad for a clothing store.It shows students how to apply what theyve learned to real life.（6）The sixth period provides reading comprehension practice with students in the form of cartoons.The activity is not only used to show students what theyve learned in this unit but also used to train student

7、s ability to get special information.2.Teaching Aims and Demands（1）Knowledge Object:In this unit，students learn and grasp how much questions.（2）Ability ObjectsTrain students listening，speaking，reading and writing skills.Train students integrating skills.（3）Moral ObjectsA man without money is no man

8、at all.But money isnt everything.People cant help buying something they dont really need at a low price.So think before you act.3.Teaching Key PointsLearn the key vocabulary.Learn to ask about prices.Learn to talk about clothing.Learn to thank someone.4.Teaching Difficult Points:Train students integ

9、rating skills.Ask about prices.5.Teaching Methods:Teach students how to apply what theyve learned to real life.Teach students how to go shopping.Teaching Guidance1.Language FunctionsAsk about prices.Talk about clothing.Thank someone.2.Target languageHow much is the blue T-shirt？/Its 10 dollars./OK.I

10、ll take it./Thank you./You are welcome.3.StructuresHow much questions.Demonstratives this，that，these，those.4.Key Vocabularysocks，T-shirts，pants，shoes，shorts，sweater，bag，dollars，black，white，green，red，blue，yellow，big，small，long，shortnumbers 10-315.Language Strategies:Memorizing Repeating6.The Course E

11、xtension:Art/Maths/The society practices.A Diagram for Topic Words.A Diagram for Topic Thinking and Task-based Activities.Teaching Time:Six periods.The First Period.Teaching Aims and Demands1.Knowledge Objects:Key vocabulary:socks，T-shirt，shorts，sweater，bag，hat，pants，shoesTarget language:How much is

12、 this T-shirt？Its seven dollars./How much are these socks？/They are two dollars.2.Ability Objects:Train students listening skill.Train students communicative competence.3.Moral Object:However rich you are，you should spend money reasonably.Teaching Key Points:Items of clothing.Talk about prices.Teach

13、ing Difficult Point:Talk about prices.Teaching Methods:Scene teaching method.Pairwork.Teaching Aids:A tape recorder.Blackboard drawings.Teaching ProceduresSection AStep 1aUsing blackboard drawings，teach and practise the items of clothing on Page 41.Ensure that the pictures on the blackboard end up l

14、ike this: socks T-shirtName each item and have students repeat.Focus attention on the illustration.Ask students to name as many of the items of clothing they see in the illustration as they can.Point out the numbered list of words.Ask a student to say them word by word.Get students to write the lett

15、er of each item in the picture next to the correct word on the list.Point out the sample answer b.Students work individually.Check the answers.Answers:1.socks b2.T-shirtg3.shortsa4.sweaterd5.bagc6.hatf7.pantse8.shoesh9.skirtsi（This activity introduces the key vocabulary.）Step 1bLet students hear a r

16、ecording of conversation.Listen carefully.Which articles of clothing do the two people talk about？Point to the picture in Activity 1a.Circle each article of clothing in the picture that you hear on the tape.Play the recording for the first time.Students only listen.Play the recording for a second ti

17、me.Students listen and circle them.Correct the answers.Answers:Circled articles of clothing:hat，shorts，sweaterTapescript:A:How much is the hat？B:The hat is six dollars.A:And how much are the shorts？B:Oh，they are eight dollars.A:And the sweater？How much is the sweater？B:Lets see.The sweater is nine d

18、ollars.（This activity gives students practice in recognizing the vocabulary words in natural speech.）Step 1cSay the sample conversations like this:Suppose you are shopping for clothes in a store.Pick up a shirt.Standing in one place，ask an imaginary salesman How much is this skirt？ Then move to the

19、place where the salesman would be standing and answer Its seven dollars.Write the conversation on the blackboard.Use the same approach to demonstrats the second conversation.As students practise，the teacher can give some help.After students have had a chance to practise the conversations，ask pairs t

20、o come to the front of the room and act out one of their conversations.Step SummaryIn this class，weve learned the names of items of clothing and talked about prices.Step HomeworkAsk students to collect pictures of clothing mentioned in this class from magazines，newspapers or mail order catalogs.Make

21、 up conversations like the activity in 1c with a partner.The Second Period.Teaching Aims and Demands1.Knowledge Objects:Key vocabulary:color，black，white，red，green，blue，yellow，big，small，short，longGrammar Focus.2.Ability Objects:Train students listening skill.Train students communicative competence in

22、 realistic，conversationed setting.3.Moral Object:Do remember:A man without money is no man at all.But money isnt everything.Teaching Key PointsColors:black，white，red，green，blue，yellowTarget language:talking about prices.Teaching Difficult Point:Talk about prices.Teaching Methods:A game.Pairwork.Teac

23、hing Aids:Six pens of different colors.A tape recorder.Pictures of clothing.Teaching ProceduresStep Using the six colored pen brought to class，teach and practise black，white，red，green，blue and yellow.Help students memorize the colors，and teach them chant it.（Holding up the black pen.）Black，black，col

24、or it black.（Holding up the white pen.）White，white，color it white.（Holding up the red pen.）Red，red，color it red.Next，teach the students big，small，long and short using real objects.Holding up a big pencil case and a small one，help the students say，big，small.Holding up a long pencil and a short one，he

25、lp the students say，long，short.Write all the key vocabulary on the blackboard.Now call students attention to the colored boxes and sizes at the top of the page.Ask students to name each one.（This activity introduces the key vocabulary.）Step 2aFocus attention on the pictures.Listen carefully to a rec

26、ording of conversations.Which items of clothing do the people talk about？Play the recording for the first time.Students only listen.Play the recording for a second time.Students listen and circle the pictures of the items of clothing the people are talking about.Correct the answers.Answers:Circled i

27、tems:the green T-shirt;the black bag;the red shorts;the green sweater;the big blue hat;the long white socksTapescript:Conversation 1:A:How much is the green T-shirt？B:It is eight dollars.Conversation 2:A:How much is the black bag？B:It is two dollars.Conversation 3:A:How much are the red shorts？B:The

28、y are nine dollars.Conversation 4:A:I like this green sweater.How much is it？B:Its ten dollars.Conversation 5:A:I like big blue hats.Do you have one？B:Yes.I have this one here.A:How much is it？B:Its five dollars.Conversation 6:A:I like those long，blue and yellow socks.How much are they？B:Theyre only

29、 2 dollars.（This activity gives students practice in recognizing the key vocabulary in natural speech.）Step 2bAsk students to look at the pictures in Activity 2a again.Point out the price tags on the bottom right.Now listen to the conversations again.Write in the price on the price tags.Play the rec

30、ording for the first time.Students only listen.Play the recording again.This time students listen and fill in the tag prices.Check the answers.Answer:hats $5sweaters$10shorts$9T-shirts$8Socks$2Bags$2（This activity provides practice listening for prices.）Step 2cAsk students to name each item of cloth

31、ing in the pictures in Activity 2a.Call students attention to the illustration and the speech bubbles in Activity 2c.Make sure that students know what they are asked to do.Demonstration a conversation with a student，using the phrase“the blue hat”.T:How much is the blue hat？S:Its 5 dollars.Make up co

32、nversations like the one in demonstration.Use the items of clothing in the pictures in Activity 2a.Ask students to work in pairs.After students have had a chance to practice several exchanges，ask pairs to come to the front of the room and perform a couple of conversations.Optional activityStudents t

33、ake out their pictures of clothing collected from magazines，newspapers or mail order catalogs.Ask each student to paste two pictures to a separate card and write in a price next to it.As a result，each student has two cards.Place students in groups of five or six sitting next to each other.Assign the

34、m letters A to E or F.First A chooses card from B.Looking at the picture，he/she asks，How much is/are the.？B answers Its/Theyre. If both of them ask and answer the question correctly，they keep their own cards.Whoever makes a mistake gives his/her card to his/her partner.Then B asks C，C asks D and so

35、on.（This activity gives the students a further practice talking about prices in a realistic，conversational setting.）Step Grammar FocusAsk different pairs of students to say the questions and answers.The following are noteworthy:（1）“Is”is used with singular nouns and “are” is used with plural nouns.（

36、2）“Its and Theyre”are both contractions.The full forms are It is and They are separately.（3）Point out the differences between this and that and these and those.Write some important points on the blackboard.（This activity mainly summarizes how to ask and answer questions about prices.）Step SummaryIn

37、this class，weve learned the names of five colors and some adjectives.Weve also practised asking and answering questions about prices.Step HomeworkStudents makes a survey of different prices of the same kind of clothing in different stores out of class.The Third Period.Teaching Aims and Demands1.Know

38、ledge ObjectTarget language:How much is the blue sweater？/Its 20 dollars./OK.Ill take it./Thank you./Youre welcome.2.Ability Objects:Improve students spoken English.Improve students writing skill.3.Moral Object:Be polite to others in everyday life.Teaching Key Points:How much questions.Thank someone

39、.Teaching Difficult Point:Talk about prices.Teaching Methods:Pairwork.A game.Teaching Aid:The blackboard.Teaching ProceduresStep Ask students to discuss the different prices of the same kind of clothing in different stores in pairs or small groups，and then share their results with the class.Step 3aF

40、ocus attention on the picture.Guide the students to say，The person wants a blue sweater.Read the conversation in the box aloud，saying blank each time you come to an empty write-on line.Please write a correct word in each blank using the picture as a guide.Students fill in the blank on their own.As t

41、hey work，walk around the room giving them help with spelling as needed.Ask two students to say the conversation，filling in the missing words.The rest listen and check their work.Correct the answers.Answers:1.sweater2.color3.How much4.Thanks./Thank you.（This activity provides writing practise using t

42、he target language）Step 3bGet students to look at the pictures carefully and talk about each item like this:a blue bag，a black hat and so forth.Say the conversation in Activity 3a and have students repeat sentence by sentence.Demonstrate a new conversation with a student，using the item in picture 1.

43、Invite different pairs of students to come to the front of the classroom and perform their conversations.Guide the students to pay attention to how much questions，what color questions，Ill take it，and Thank you，You are welcome.Write them on the blackboard.（This activity provides oral practice using t

44、he target language.）Step 4Call attention to the picture sequence.We are going to play a game with prices.Pointing to each picture，explain what is happening.The first person says a sentence about an item of clothing and its price.Then the second person repeats the first sentence and adds a sentence a

45、bout another item of clothing and its price.The third person says the first two sentences and then adds one，and so forth.If possible the teacher plays a sample game，along with three students.Ask students to sit in a circle in groups of four.Give them five minutes to play the memory game.As they play

46、 the game，move around the room to make sure they use “is and are” correctly.When time is up，stop the game.Find out which group memorized the most sentences and how many sentences they managed to remember.（This activity provides students practice in the target language.）Step SummaryIn this class，weve

47、 learned talking about prices，colors and thanks and responses.Step Homework（1）After class，ask students to imitate a shopping scene in a store and make conversations on shopping.（2）Finish off the exercises on Pages 23 to 25 of the workbook.The Fourth Period.Teaching Aims and Demands1.Knowledge Object

48、s:Key vocabulary:numbers 10-31Target language:how much questions2.Ability Objects:Train students listening skill.Train students communicative competence.3.Moral Object:Some numbers are not popular with some cultures.Teaching Key Points:Number 10-31.How much questions.Teaching Difficult Point:Numbers

49、 10-31.Teaching Methods:A game.Pairwork.Teaching Aid:A tape recorder.Teaching ProceduresSection BStep Ask different students to imitate a shopping scene in a store and make conversations on shopping.Step 1aPlay the recording for the first time.Students only listen.Play the recording again.Have stude

50、nts continue to point to the numbers.This time ask them to listen and repeat each number.If necessary，play the recording for a third time so that students have one more chance to practise.Tapescript:10，11，12，13，14，15，16，17，18，19，20，21，22，23，24，25，26，27，28，29，30，31（This activity provides practice pro

51、nouncing numbers 10-31）Step 1bCall students attention to the numerals in the box in Activity 1a and the number words in the box in Activity 1b.Say，They say the same thing.Point out the sample answer twenty-two （22）.Explain to the students that twenty-two says the same thing as 22.Students fulfil the

52、 task individually.Check the answers.Answers:The second row and the third row are in the wrong place.（The activity provides practice reading the numbers and the number words 10-31.）Step 2aAsk a student to say the numbers 10-31 in 1a.Ill play a recording of a conversation.You will hear a mother and h

53、er daughter talking about buying clothes.Circle the numbers mentioned in the conversation.Play the recording the first time.Students only listen.Play the recording again.This time students listen and circle the numbers in Activity 1a that they hear.Check the answers.Answers:Circled numbers:15，11，20，

54、16Tapescript:Mom:Oh，look.I like that blue sweater.How much is it？Lisa:Fifteen dollars.Oh，look.I like these socks.Mom:Oh，no.I dont like red.Lisa:Do you like this？Mom:Mmm，yes，I do，but its eleven dollarsLisa:Oh.How much is the green sweater？Mom:Its twenty dollars.But you have a green sweater.Lisa:Mmm.M

55、om:Oh，look at these shorts.Lisa:Oh，yes.I like those.How much are they？Mom:Only sixteen dollars.Lisa:OK，Ill take those.（This activity provides practice recognizing numbers in spoken conversation.）Optional activityWrite the numbers 0-31 on the blackboard.Ill say two numbers on the blackboard.You are t

56、o add them up and say the answer.Demonstrate a practice round with the students.T:five，thirteen.Ss:eighteen.Divide the class down the middle into two teams.Have a competition.First Ill ask a student from Team one to add two numbers.Then Ill ask a student from Team Two to add two numbers.If you answe

57、r correctly，your team gets a point.Everyone has a chance to answer.Play the game with the students.If a team happens to have one more student than the other，ask him/her to come to the blackboard and ask questions instead of the teacher.（This activity gives students one more chance to practise saying and memorize the number.）Step 2bCall attention to the picture.Ask a student to