3.　　　 Each exams the others’ poems and gives his advice.

2.　　　 After writing the poem, show it to the others in the group.

1.　　　 Everyone in the group chooses one pattern of these poems and writes one by yourself.

3.　　　 Make a similar song like this.

Teaching Difficult Points:

The use of “without”.

Teaching Preparation: pictures

Teaching Aids: audiotape, flashcards, pictures

Type of lesson: new lesson

Teaching Procedure:

Step1: Listen to the tape for several times. At the same time, ask the students to sing after it. Test how long they grasp the rhythm of the song.

Step2: Read the song as a poem. Let the students read the poem as a lyric line by line.

Step3: Make a poem like this.

Divide the class into several groups. Make the similar this. Every group makes a poem. Then present it to the class. If the others have other better ideas, they can give their advice.

Step4: Do with the language points.

Make sentences with the important phrases: in the middle, without.

S1: Danny sits in the middle of the classroom.

S2: There is a stone in the middle of the road.

S3: Fish can’t live without water.

S4: We can’t finish the work without your help.

Step5: Come to “PROJECT”.

Finish the task in groups.

2.　　　 Grasp the use of “without”.

1.　　　 Master the main idea of the song.

3.　　　 Learn about the styles of all kinds of poems in other countries.

Teaching Important Points:

1.　　　 Learn how to sing foreign songs.

2.　　　 Go on the next reading in the student book.

Summary:

Some students may think the foreign poems are funny and easy. The teacher may also think so. It is possible for the students to create poems like those we have learned in the class. Give them more chances to create their minds. The teacher can try some poems, too. The class and the teacher can find much fun in learning foreign poems.

Lesson 4: The Wish

Teaching Content:

Mastery words and expressions: wish, in the middle of, stone, friendship, recite

Teaching Aims:

5.　　　 Read the poem to the class.

Step6: Homework