Topic: Oxford English 4AM2U3 FriendsPeriod: 3rd PeriodSchool: Changle SchoolTeacher: Tan Xiaoling (譚曉陵)Task: To be able to retell the story The lion and his new friend through what they have learned from this lesson. Background study and material analyse:Students have been able to use simple sentence patterns to describe the appearance of different figures including their friends. They have also learned how to express the inner feelings. The task of this lesson is to review the description of appearance and grasp the methodology of reading passages and stories first and then get good command of the ways to retell the stories through what they have learned from the lesson. In addition, students can know more about the definition about friends, which is extended from appearance to inner world and behaviour.Objectives:1. To understand the story and grasp the methodology of reading passages and stories.2. To be able to retell the story through what they have learned from this lesson and know about some key verbs in terms of friendship.3. To know more about the definition about friends, which is extended from appearance to inner world and behaviour.Difficulties:1. To get good command of the ways to retell the story.2. To understand what is the meaning of true friends.Aids:Multi-media Lesson Plan:ProcedureContentMethodPurposeI. Pre-task preparation1. Watch the video about friends from all over the world2. The definition of friendsSs: Watch the video together T-S: Say something about 2008 Olympic GamesSs: Look at the pictures of teachers friends T: Summarize the definition of friendsSa: Say something about their friendsT-S: Elicit the key verbs in terms of friendship by given picturesTo elicit the topic of this lessonTo feel the board meaning of friendsII. While-task procedures1. Introduce the two main characters of the story2. Tell the differences between the lion and the mouse3. Make the story book: The lion and his new friend4. Listen to the story and try to imitate: The lion and his new friend5. Think and choose Why are the lion and the mouse happy? Why can they became friends? How does the mouse help the lion? Why does the big and strong lion need the help?T-S: Introduce the lion and the mouse through the pictures and soundsSg: Describe the appearance of the lion and the mouseSs: Finish the table Sp: Say something about the the features of the appearance of the lion and mouse according to the tableT-S: Ask the students to make a story book by matching the pictures with the paragraphsSg: Read, match and stick.Ss: Watch the flash of the story: The lion and his new friend.Sb/g: Read the story by roles and imitate the pronunciation and intonation of the lion and the mouseT-S: Ask and answer the questions about the storyT: Stick the key points on the blackboard.To review the description the appearance To give the students deep impression about the differences between the lion and the mouseTo get the information of the story from reading and making the story bookTo stimulate the students interest in reading the story and give them the chance to show their languageTo let the students understand the content of the story better and make the preparation of retelling the story and let the students to practise the languageIII. Post-task activities1. Retell the story2.Elicit two proverbs:Little friends can be great friends.A friend in need is a friend in deed.3. Show the key verbs in terms of friendship by given pictures againhelp each other; keep promise;support each other;share with each other;learn from each other;comfort each othercare about each other;4.A poemI have friendsMore and more,Some are bigSome are small,But my heart is so bigTo hold more.I have friendsMore and more,Some can readSome can draw,But my heart is so bigTo hold more.I have friendsMore and more,Some like footballSome like basketball,But my heart is so bigTo hold more.5. Assignments:a) Recite the two proverbsb) Retell the story: the lion and his new friendc) Write a passage: My friendSg/Sa: Retell the story according to the table and the key points in groupsT-S: Finalize the table with the word “brave, afraid”Ss: Learn and read the proverbs of the story.Ss: Look at the pictures and feel the meaning of the verb phrases in terms of friendship once againSs: Listen to a poem and try to read it togetherSs: Try to write the poem by themselves according to the given patterns and the wordsTo get good command of the ways to retell the story and learn how to use the language they have learnedTo let the students know the implied meaning of the storyTo give the students deep impression and let them remember the definition about friends, which is extended from appearance to inner world and behaviourTo increase the atomosphere of cultureTo consolidate what they have learned from the lessonTo cultivate the students ability of writingExercise:LPart one: Tick the correct boxes Mbig smallstrongweakbig andsharp teethsmall and sharp teethlionmousePart two: Read a poem I have friendsMore and more,Some are bigSome are