Language goal:

　　In this unit students learn to talk about recent past events.

　　New languages:

　　1. Master the new vocabulary words.

　　2. Master the past forms of the regular and irregular verbs.

　　3. New target language:

　　Where did you go on vacation?

　　We went to New York City.

　　Did you go to Central Park?

　　Yes, I did.

　　How was the weather? It was humid.

　　4. Be able to talk about the recent past events.

　　Difficult points:

　　1. Master the past forms of the regular and irregular verbs.

　　2. Use the new language to talk about recent past events.

　　Teaching aids:

　　recorder

　　some pictures of activities and places

　　Teaching periods:

　　Period 1: Section A 1a—Grammar focus

　　Period 2: Section A 3a—4

　　Period 3: Section B 1a—2c

　　Period 4: Section B 3a—Self-check

　　Period 1

　　Teaching aims:

　　1. Learn the new vocabulary words:

　　2. Target language:

　　Where did you go on vacation? We went to summer camp.

　　Where did he go on vacation? He stayed at home.

　　Where did they go on vacation? They visited the museum.

　　Did you/he/she/they go to Central Park?

　　Yes, I/he/she/they did.

　　No, I/he/she/they didn’t.

　　3. Master the past forms of the regular and irregular verbs.

　　4. Learn to talk about recent past events.

　　Teaching procedures:

　　Step 1. Warm-up

　　2 Talk about the past activities:

　　A: How was your weekend? B: It was great.

　　A: What did you do last weekend? B: I…

　　A: How was his/her weekend? B: It was awful.

　　A: What did he/she do last weekend? B: He/she…

　　Ask and answer more activities.

　　Step 2. Learn the new vocabulary words