A. Units in the textbook and the content Unit 1: Dennis Was Bitten by a Snake.
a. Grammar: Passive Sentence, Modal Auxiliary (may, can, must, should)
b. Extension Activity：Noah’s Wild Animal Park News Unit 2: It Has Been Very Hot, Hasn’t It?
a. Grammar: Tag Question
b. Extension Activity：Weather Report Unit 3: I’m Interested in Flying.
a. Grammar: Past Participle and Present Participle as adjectives b. Extension Activity：Classified Ads
Review 1：Units1~3 (Data Source) Unit 4: She Is the Girl of My Dreams.
a. Grammar: Prepositional Phrases as adjectives, Relative Pronouns as Subjects
b. Extension Activity: How to reject a boy/girl’s love confession Unit 5: This Is the Fair I Have Waited For!
a. Grammar: Relative Pronouns as objects, used to b. Extension Activity: Book Review
Unit 6: If We Cheat, We Will Never Learn!
a. Grammar: Dependent Clauses (if, when) b. Extension Activity: None
Review 2：Units 4~6 (Data Source) Unit 7: I Know She Wants the Best for Me.
a. Grammar: Noun Clauses (that), so…that…
b. Activity: Issues about argue with parents and how to solve the problems
Unit 8: Tell Me What the Biggest Difference Is.
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b. Activity: Introduce a country and its characteristics Unit 9: I Won’t, Either.
a. Grammar: Agreement and Disagreement (so, too, either, neither) b. Activity: Zodiac Signs
Review 3：Units7~9 (Data Source) B. Activities and assignments in each unit
Four skills（listening、speaking、reading、writing）accompany with an IWB were integrated in each unit. In each class, the IWB was the main display for the course. Students were asked to interact with the IWB by manipulating it, teaching a section or shared the product of the task on it.
II. Textbooks and Other References：
A. Hess Textbook (Book 5)
B. Taipei Zoo website http://newweb.zoo.gov.tw/default.aspx
C. Central Weather Bureau website http://www.cwb.gov.tw/V6/index.htm CNN Weather http://weather.edition.cnn.com/weather/intl/forecast.jsp D. China Post (Classify aids) http://www.chinapost.com.tw/classifieds/
E. Google http://www.google.com.tw
F. The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/pages/books/index.html G. Teen Issues http://www.teenissues.co.uk/arguingwithparents.html H. Taipei International Book Exhibition http://www.tibe.org.tw/new/
I. Table Manners video J. Menus of the pizzeria III. Course Schedule：
Week Date Content/ Activity Assignment
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9/6 Workbook (p.2-9)
1. Check answers of workbook 2. Listen to listening practice 3. Explain the tasks
4. Divide the groups
9/8 Unit 2: It Has Been Very Hot, Hasn’t It? Handout Pattern 1 (p.18-19)
1. Check mock exam 2. Teach pattern 1 9/9 Pattern 2 (p.20-21)
1. Review pattern 1
Book p18-21
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4. Check answers of exercises
9/10 Warm-up (p.13), Dialog & New Words (p.14-15), Theme
5. Choose the city for weather report
1. Write the vocabulary 2. Quiz next time
3
9/13 Theme Words (p.16-17), Reading (p.22-23) 1. Quiz (vocabulary, dictation)
2. Teach theme words 3. Teach reading
Exercise book p 9-12
9/15 Reading (p.22-23) 1. Check the test 2. Check exercise book 3. Teach reading
1. Quiz (vocabulary, dictation) 2. Teach try it
3. Group discussion for the coming task
1. Exercise
1. Check answers of the homework 2. Listen to listening practice
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9/20 Unit 3: I’m Interested in Flying. 1. Handout 2. Book p31 Pattern (p.30-31)
1. Teach pattern on the IWB 2. Review it by the handout
9/22 Mid-Autumn Festival
9/23 Pattern (p.30-31)
1. Check answers of the homework 2. Introduce about classified aids 3. Group discussion about the task 9/24 Warm-up (p25), New Words (p.26-27)
1. Introduce some jobs by ppt 2. Exercises of eth jobs 3. Teach new words
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9/30 Theme Words (p.28-29), Reading (p.32-33) 1. Teach theme words
2. Do exercises
Reading (p.32-33), Try It (p.34) 1. Quiz (vocabulary)
2. Teach reading 3. Do exercises
4. Students share the answer 5. Teach try it
6. Review for the mock exam
1. Exercise book U3 2. Workbook U3
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10/4 Workbook (p.18-23)
1. Check answers of the homework 2. Listen to listening practice
Book p35-36
10/5 Mock Exam
10/6 Mock Exam
Review 1 (p35-36) 1. Check the answer 2. Students do the Q& A
3. Arrange seats for the presentation task
Workbook p24-25
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10/8 Workbook (p24-25), Pattern1 (p.42-43) 1. Check the answers
2. Teach grammar of Pattern1 on the handout
10/11 Task: Review U1~3 (Data Source)
10/12 First Monthly Exam
10/13
10/14 Unit 4: She Is the Girl of My Dreams Pattern1 (p.42-43)
1. Check the answer of the exam 2. Do the exercises
3. Discuss and give feedback about the first cycle task 10/15 Pattern 2 (p.44-45)
1. Review the sentence pattern by ppt 2. Do the exercises on the IWB 3. Teach the grammar on the handout 4. Do the exercises on the handout
Exercise book p20-21
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10/18 1. Check the answers of the exercise book 2. Review the grammar on the handout
Handout
10/20 Graduation Trip
10/21 10/22
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1. Check the answers2. Review the sentence pattern 3. Do the exercises
4. Introduce the website to do the exercises of relative clauses
Exercise book p22-26
10/27 Warm-up (p.37)
1. Check the answers of exercise book 2. Teach the warm-up
Think of the topic of the presentation of the unit 10/28 Dialog (p.38)
1. Discuss about the topic 2. Talk about the warm-up 3. Teach the new words 4. Teach the dialog
1. Write the vocabulary 2. Quiz next time
10/29 Dialog, Theme Words, Reading (p.39-41, 46-47) 1. Quiz (vocabulary、dictation)
2. Review dialog (p.38) 3. Teach the new words 4. Teach Dialog
5. Teach Theme Words 6. Teach new words 7. Teach Reading
8. Students practice talking the sentences on the Reading 9. Talk about the presentation
1. Write the 2. Students share their letters 3. Teach the Read and Choose
4. Let students sit in groups and discuss about the presentation task
Workbook U4
11/3 Task: How to reject a boy/girl’s love confession 1. Presentation
2. Feedback
11/4 Workbook (p.26-33) 1. Check the answers
2. Listen to the listening practice of the workbook 3. Discuss about the topic
11/5 Unit 5: This Is the Fair I Have Waited For! Exercise book
2. Review Sentence Pattern 1, 2 3. Teach Warm-up
1. Handout 2. Think of the topic of the
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4. Discuss about book fair presentation
of the unit 3. Quiz next time
11/11 New Words (p.50-51) 1. Check the handout 2. Teach new words 3. Decide the topic
11/12 Dialog (p.50-51), Theme Words (p52-53), Reading (p.58-59)
1. Quiz (vocabulary) 2. Teach Dialog 3. Teach Theme words 4. Introduce book fair
5. Quiz (fill in the blanks of the Dialog) 6. Teach Reading
3. Check the answer of book p55
1. Exercise book U5 2. Workbook U5
11/17 Workbook (p.34-41) 1. Check review test 2. Check exercise book 3. Listen to listening practice 4. Check work book
11/18 Mock Exam
11/19 Mock Exam
Unit 6: If We Cheat, We Will Never Learn! Exercise book Pattern (p.66-67)
1. Check mock exam 2. Teach Pattern 3. Do exercises
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11/22 Warm-up (p.61), Dialog (p.62-63) 1. Check exercise book
2. Teach Warm-up
11/23 Task: Book Review 1. Presentation 2. Feedback
11/24 Dialog (p.62-63), Theme Words (p64-65) 1. Quiz (vocabulary)
2. Teach Dialog 3. Do exercises
4. Teach Theme Words 5. Check exercises
1. Write the vocabulary 2. Quiz next time
11.25 Reading (p.68-69), Try It (p.70), Review 2 (p.71-72) 1. Teach new words
1. Exercise book U6
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11/26 Workbook (p.42-49)
1. Check the answer of exercise book 2. Check work book
3. Listen to listening practice
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11/29 Task: Review U4~6 (Data Source)
12/1 Second Monthly Exam
12/2
12/3 Unit 7: I Know She Wants the Best for Me Pattern 1 (p.78-79)
1. Check the exam 2. Introduce unit 7
3. Group discussion about the task presentation 4. Teach Pattern 2. Review the pattern 12/8 Pattern 2 (p.80-81) 12/9 Warm-up (p.73), New Words (p.74-75)
1. Check the answers 2. Teach the Warm-up
3. Share their opinions about the warm-up 4. Teach new words
3. Teach Theme Words 4. Teach new words 5. Teach Reading
6. Share opinions about arguing with parents
Write the 3. Ask students’ ideas
1. Exercise
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1. Check the answers
2. Listen to listening practice
12/17 Unit 8: Tell Me What the Biggest Difference Is Handout Pattern 1(p. 90)
1. Correct the answers of two tests 2. Teach Pattern 1 by ppt
3. Teach the handout 4. Do exercises
5. Teach Pattern 1 on the book
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12/20 Pattern 1, 2, 3 (p.90-93) 1. Correct handout 2. Review Pattern 1 3. Teach Pattern 2 4. Teach Pattern 3
5. Students do exercises on the IWB
1. Book
p92-93
2. Exercise book p32-39
12/22 Pattern 3 (p.92-93), New Words (p.86-87) 1. Check the test
2. Review Pattern 3 3. Do the exercises 4. Teach new words
Warm-up (p.85), Dialog (p.86-87) 1. Check the exam
2. Quiz (vocabulary) 3. Teach Dialog
4. Comprehension questions
5. Introduce fast food culture in the US
Quiz next time
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12/27 Theme Words (p.88-90) 1. Quiz (dictation) 2. Teach theme words
3. Watch video [Table Manners]
4. Share opinions
2. Check mock exam and test 3. Teach new words
12/30 Reading (p.94-95), Try It (p.96) 1. Quiz (vocabulary, dictation) 2. Teach try it
3. Share the photos of summer vacation study tour
1. Exercise book U8 2. Workbook U8
12/31 Workbook (p.58-65) 1. Check the answers
2. Listen to listening practice
Task: Introduce a country and its characteristics 1. Presentation
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1. Teach grammar by ppt 2. Grammar games on the IWB 3. Teach pattern
4. Do exercises 1/5 1. Check two tests
2. Check homework
1/6 Dialog, New Words (p98-99) 1. Teach new words
1/7 Theme Words (p.100-101), Reading (p.104-105), Try It (p.106)
1. Teach new words 2. Teach theme words 3. Teach new words 4, Teach reading 5. Do exercises 6. Teach try it
7. decide the task topic of this unit
1. Exercise book U9 2. Workbook U9
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1/10 Workbook (p.66-71), Review 3 (p.107) 1. Correct answers of the homework 2. Teach review 3
3. Do exercises and check the answers
Book p.108 2. Do the questionnaire 1/14 Task: Zodiac Signs
1. Presentation 2. Feedback 21
1/17 Task: Review U7~9 (Data Source)
1/19 Third Monthly Exam
1/20
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Level: Junior High School 9th gradersGrammar focus:
1. Passive Sentence, Modal Auxiliary (may, can, must, should) 2. Tag Question
3. Past Participle and Present Participle as adjectives
Aim: to let students use the target language spontaneously to accomplish the task of reviewing three units before each monthly exam
Preparation:
Get familiar with the IWB and software from the publisher
Get familiar with the content from the book
Choose eight people as a group leader.
Divide and assign unit for each group.
Pre-task warmer:
Briefly describe the task
Introduce and manipulate IWB to students Task:
(a) Planning
Students form a group of 4 people include the leader the teacher assigned
Each group choose a unit to review
They have to decide how to and in what kind of form they are going to review the unit with IWB in 15 minutes
(b) Executing task
Students have to make a brief lesson plan about what are they going to teach e.g., PPT, webpage.
Before the report class, students in the responsible group need to have a meeting with the teacher for one hour to make sure the procedure and solve some
problems (c) Reporting