| Lesson Plan BOOK: Oxford English (Shanghai Edition) 4A M2U3 TOPIC: Friends AIMS: 1. Structures: Combine several patterns to introduce friends.         2. Function: Using phrases and sentences to communicate with other learners.  LANGUAGE FOCUS: Using the simple present tense to express simple truths. AIDS: Work sheet, Multi media    
| PROCEDURES | CONTENTS | METHODS |  
| I. Pre-task   preparation | Warmer Guessing game | T: Show an outline of a child.  Ss: Describe the child. Sa: Guess who he/she is. (Show the answer.) |  
| II. While-task   procedure | Read and say (P20)                   | (Screen and sound recording) 1)  T: Ask the students to listen to the introduction. 2)      Sa: Choose and tell. (show the answer) 3)      Ss: Listen and choose. 4)      Sa-Sb: Check the answer.   (Show the answer)   5)      Ss: Read by oneself 6)      Sa: Choose and write the answer.    (Show the answer) |  
| Stories  a) Min and Mog          b) Two men and a bear   | (Screen) 1)      T: Ask students to read and choose the best answer. 2)      Sa: Write the answer. 3)      Sgroups: Check the answers.   (Show the answer) (Screen) 4)  T: Ask the students to do true or false. 5)      Ss: Look and listen. 6)      Ss: Do “T” or “F”. 7)      Sa-Sb: Check the answers.   (Show the answers)   8)      Sa: Find the clues. |  
| Summary | (Screen) T: Tell what are true friends. |  
| III. Post-task    activity | Find Shirley’s friend. | (Screen) 1)      Ss: Read the information. 2)      Sgroup: Discuss.  (Work sheet) 3)      Sa: Write down one reason and tell the group member.   |  
| Free talk  | 1) Sa-Sb: Tell about one’s friend. 2) Sa: Introduction.                          |  
| V. Assignment | 1. Read “Read and say” on page 20. 2. Tell your parents about your friends and write down what you said.   |   |      |