Teaching aims and demands:
a. Achieve language skills and related knowledge about the language of English;
b. Learn to communicate when in language difficulties:
c. Vocabulary in this unit:
the words and expressions listed on the teacher’s book
d. Grammar:
Direct and indirect speech
Step 1 Presentation
Get the students have an general idea about the differences between American and British English by playing a tape of various people’s talking. Ask them what countries they think these people come from.
Step 2 Warming Up
Get the students to look at the picture and ask the questions: What do you think Joe is looking for in the bathroom? Why can’t he find it?
Step 3
Ask the students to read the dialogue carefully in part 1. Then get the students to think: What is it that causes the misunderstanding between Joe and the landlady, Nancy? If necessary, explain some language points.
Step 4 Speaking
Ask the students to read the dialogue in the part SPEAKING to learn more differences between the British and American English. Then complete the following sentences as well.
Step 5 Practice
Ask the students to make a similar dialogue.
Step 6 Listening
Listen to the tape and fill the blanks in the part LISTENING.
Step 7 Homework
Finish exercise1 on page 91 in the TALKING part.
