Teaching plan for
8A Uni5Grammar
A: Using mayfor possibility
B:Using verbs + to infinitives
Teaching aims:
Students can:
1. use verbs + to-infinitives correctly
2. use “may” to talk about something possible
3. learn to care about wild animals
Teaching procedures:
Before visiting the zoo:
Step 1: Lead-in:
- Free talk
What’s your name? Do you like English?
What’s your name? Do you like sports?
What’s your name? Do you like travelling?
- Lead-in
I like travelling too. Last week, my family went on a trip to the zoo.
Step 2: The plan to the zoo
- My plan:
Who do I plan to go with? I plan to go with my family.
What do I prepare to take? I prepare to take some food and a camera.
How do I choose to get there? I choose to get there by bus.
What activity do I hope to do there? I hope to watch some animal shows there.
- To present “verbs + to- infinitives”
“ Pay attention to the words in red? What can you find?”
- More phraseswith the structure‘v.+to do’.
“Can you think of more phrases(词组)with the structure(结构) ‘v.+to do’?”
want to do , decide to do , start to do , like to do, remember to do ,…
- Your Plan
(1)“Do you want to the zoo? What’s your plan?”
(2) Pair work:
A: Who do I plan to go with?
B:…
A:What do I prepare to take?
B:…
A:How do I choose to get there?
B:…
A:What activity do I hope to do there?
B:…
While visiting the zoo:
Step 1: To present “V + not to do”
- “There are so many animals in the zoo, but we don’t have enough time to visit some of them. We decide not visit the Snake House. Because my son is afraid of snakes.”
- If you are in the zoo, Which placedo you decide not to visit? Why?
- Pair work: A: Which pace do you decide not to visit?
B: …
A: Why do you … not …?
B: …
Step 2: To present “may”
My son is so happy to see so many lovely animals and he has lots of questions to ask. Would you like to help me answer them?
- May + do
(1)My son: Can we go near lions?
I: No,we can’t.
My son: Why?
I: Because they may hurt us.
(2) Pair work:
A: Can we feed everything to the animals?
B: No,…
A: Why?
B: … may…
- may + be doing
may + be +adj.
(1)My son: Mum, what’s the bear doing?
I: It may be…ing…
My son: Why?
I: Because it may be…
(2)Pair work:
A: What is / are… doing?
B: …may be …ing
… may be..
- may not do/ be/be doing
(1)A: Why is the baby panda lying ?Can you guess?
B: Because it may …
A: It may not… It may…
(3)Pair work:
A: Why is the baby panda lying ?Can you guess?
B: Because it may …
A: It may not… It may…
- May, can’t and must
(1)A: What’s this?
B: It may be… I’m not sure.
A: It can’t be…. It must be ….
(2) Pair work:
A: What’s this?
B: It may… I’m not sure.
A: It can’t …. It must….
After visiting the zoo
Step1:To show Ss some pictures.
1. We had a good time in the zoo. But we find animals are in danger. Let me show you some pictures.
2. What problems are animals facing?
Step2: To have a discussion.
1. What will happen to the animals if we don’t take action?
2. As students , what should we do to help them?
3. Have a discussion in groups of four using “may”“to – infinitives”
Homework
1. Make more sentences with may and verbs + to-infinitives.
2. Finish the exercises in the workbook.