New structures: He is a new member of Huanghe Football Club.
He looks strong and plays football very well.
I hope his dream comes true.
III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty
1. Understand the usages of the new words and phrases;
2. Give a report on their group’s favourite player.
IV. Teaching procedures
Step 1 Lead-in
1. Read the text and finish the table.
T: Boys and girls, in the last lesson, we learned an article about Simon’s hero—Li Hua. Do you still remember what the article says?
T: Good. Please open you books and turn to Page 20. Let’s read aloud the article together. While you are reading, please pay attention to the details, because we need to finish this form later. Are you ready?
T: Excellent! You read it very well. Now, shall we try to complete the form? Here is some information about Li Hua. You can first discuss with you partner if you want.
2. Retell the text according to the table.
T: Right. You did a good job! Now can you try to tell the article according to the table? I will give you one minute to prepare for it.
【设计意图：通过提问昨天上课的内容，使学生迅速进入状态。通过集体朗读课文，并完成一张表格，激活对课文细节的记忆。接着通过让每位同学根据表格内容说一句话来复述课文的形式，为接下来呈现知识点以及最后的小组活动做好语言铺垫。】
Step 2 Presentation
T: Excellent! Here are some words, phrases and language points for you. Let’s have a look at them one by one. Please take some notes down if necessary.
1. Explain “come from/be from”.
T: Li Hua comes from Guangdong. “Come from”, we can also say “be from”. We are from China. I will show you some pictures of people from different countries. Where are they from? Where do they come from? Have a guess.
S1: He is from the UK. He comes from the UK.
T: Yes. You are right. What about him?
S2: He is from the USA. He comes from the USA.
T: That’s right. What about them?
S3: They are from Japan. They come from Japan.
T: You are so clever.
2. Explain “player”.
T: Li Hua is a football player. He has some friends. What are they? What do they do for a living?
S1: Yao Ming is a basketball player.
T: Yes. You are right. So he is good at playing basketball. What about him?
S2: Lin Dan is a badminton player.
T: That’s right. So he does well in playing badminton. What about her?
S3: Feng Kun is a volleyball player.
T: You are so clever. So she is good at playing volleyball.
3. Explain “a member of …”.
T: Li Hua plays football well. He is a member of Huanghe Football Club. Can you put this sentence in another way?
S1: He is in Huanghe Football Club. He plays for Huanghe Football Club.
T: Good. Here is a sentence for you to translate. Who can?
S2: Millie wants to be a new member of the school volleyball club.
T: Excellent. Can you make a sentence with “a member of …”?
S3: Yao Ming played for Rocket. He was a member of Rocket.
4. Explain “club”.
T: Do we have any club in our school? Are you a member of any club in our school? Let’s look at some pictures. What club are they? Let’s say them one by one.
S1: Literature Club.
S2: Music Club.
S3: Drawing Club.
S4: Dancing Club.
S5: Singing Club.
T: Excellent. You see. Our school life is so colourful because we have all kinds of clubs.
5. Explain “in one’s free time/when somebody is free” and the word “free”.
T: Li Hua studies English and listens to the music in his free time. “In one’s free time”, we can also say when somebody is free. Please say each sentence in two ways.
S1: What do you usually do in your free time? What do you usually do when you are free?
T: Very good. What about this one?
S2: We go to the Dancing Club in our free time. We go to the Dancing Club when we are free.
T: The word “free” has three meanings. Let’s look at them one by one. If you want others to help, and you don’t know if they are busy or not, you can ask: Are you free now? What does the word “free” mean here?
S1: 空闲的.
T: Right. The holiday is coming. The students are very happy because they are going to be free. What is the meaning of “free” here?
S2:自由的.
T: Good. You are very lucky today because you can get the lunch without (不) paying for it. That means: You can get the lunch for free. Can you understand the sentence?
S3: 你可以免费得到午餐。
T: Excellent. So “free” here means “免费的”.
6. Explain “enjoy”.
T: When Li Hua is free, he enjoys listening to music. Look at the word “enjoy”. We can say enjoy something or enjoy doing something. Enjoy doing something, we can also say like doing something or love doing something. Can you make a sentence with this phrase?
S1: Millie enjoys playing the piano in her free time.
T: We can also say …
S2: Millie likes playing the piano when she is free. Millie loves playing the piano in her free time.
T: Very good.
7. Explain “listen to”.
T: Pay attention to the phrase “listen to.” Can you make some sentences?
S1: Listen to me.
S2: My grandpa listens to the radio every day.
S3: Do you enjoy listening to music?
8. Explain “dream”.
T: Li Hua’s dream is to play in the next World Cup. Here “dream” is a noun, and it is a countable noun. Who can make a sentence?
S1: I have a dream.
T: Good. “Dream” can also be a verb. Who can make a sentence?
S2: I often dream of my grandpa.
T: Very good.
9. Explain “hope”.
T: We hope Li Hua’s dream comes true. “Hope” can be a verb. We can say “hope to do something”. Who can make a sentence?
S1: She hopes to go to Beijing next summer.
T: We can also put a sentence behind “hope”. Let’s make a sentence.
S2: I hope you (will) like this present.
T: Excellent. Pay attention. Can we say “hope sb. to do sth.”? No, that’s wrong. Hope can also be used as a noun. Who can make a sentence?
S: There is no hope without a dream.
T: Good! So all of us should have dreams.
10. Explain “come true”.
T: We all have dreams and we hope our dreams come true. Do you know the differences between “true” and “real”? True means “真实的；真诚的”. Who can translate “一位真诚的朋友”?
S1: A true friend.
T: That’s right. What about this one?
S2: True or false? “正确还是错误？”
T: Good. “Real” means “真材实料的”. Can you make a sentence?
S3: One is a paper tiger; the other is a real tiger.
11. Explain “look”.
T: Li Hua looks strong. We can also say “look + adj.”. How does Yang Ming look? What about the man on the right?
S1: Yao Ming looks tall, and the man on the right looks short.
T: That’s quite funny. Right? Here is a phrase “look at”. Can you make some sentences?
S1: The teacher looks happily at us.
S2: Please look at the blackboard carefully.
T: Excellent.
12. Explain “make”.
T: Playing football makes Li Hua happy. We have “make sb. + adj.”. Who can make a sentence?
S1: The story makes us sad.
T: Good. We can say “make somebody do something”. Can you make a sentence?
S2: Don’t make her stand all the time.
T: That’s right. We also have “make somebody not do something”. Who can make a sentence?
S3: Make the baby not cry.
T: Very good.
【设计意图：图文并茂地展示单词、词组、语言点。通过一些趣味性强的图片、贴近学生生活的例子，充分操练，帮助学生理解体会，为下面的环节做好铺垫。】
Step 3 Practice
1. Finish Part B4.
T: OK. Boys and girls, shall we complete some information about Li Hua? Please finish B4.
Ask six students to check answers and then read together.
