Teaching Content:

Mastery words and expressions: ring, ring up

Oral words and expressions: ring up, What does…mean? Hold on, please. This is…speaking, a few

Teaching Aims:

1.       Learn to make a telephone call in English.

2.       Know about the following culture.

Teaching Important Points:

1.       How to make a telephone call.

2.       What does “ring up” mean in the U. K.?

Teaching Difficult Points:

How to make a telephone call?

Teaching Preparation: a telephone

Teaching Aids: audiotape, flashcards, a telephone

Type of lesson: new lesson

Teaching Procedure:

Step1. First sing the song together.

Step2. Ask the students if they have previewed the lesson. Let the students ask questions about the lesson.

Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about this lesson.

They can ask like this:

1.       What does “Ring up” mean in Canada?

2.       Is Li Ming at home?

Step3. Listen to the tape and try to finish Exercise 2 in activity book.

1.       What would Brian like to do for his report on Asia?

2.       Who tells Brian Li Ming’s telephone number?

3.       What time is it in China when it is afternoon in Canada?

4.       Does Brian ring up Li Ming’s apartment?

5.       How is the weather in Shijiazhuang?

6.       Can Li Ming help Brian with his report?