Lesson 52
Step 1 Revision
1 Check the homework.
2 Revise the dialogue in SB page 51， Part 3.
3 Revise different verb forms.
Step 2 Listening
SB page 52， Part 1. Listening Cassette Lesson 52. Wb Lesson 52， Ex. 1. Read through the questions in Ex. 1 and make sure the Ss understand them. Get the Ss to guess the meaning of any unfamiliar words or phrases. Tell the Ss Mrs Green is getting ready for Christmas. Listen carefully and choose the best answers in your workbook.
Play the tape through and give the Ss a few moments to choose their answers. Play the tape again， pausing after important information. Let the Ss check their answers in pairs， then with the whole class.
If there is any argument about the answer， play the tape again.
Listening text
Listen to the tape. Mrs Green is talking about getting ready for Christmas. Listen carefully and answer the questions in your workbook.
Mrs Green： Christmas Day is always on the same day every year - December 25th. Everybody in England enjoys Christmas， but people often forget that getting ready for Christmas is very hard work. There are so many things for us to do.
The first problem is this： you have to make sure that you have enough to eat and drink. People usually eat a big bird for Christmas dinner - a big chicken， for example， or a big duck. Also， of course， you have to make a big Christmas cake. I usually make the Christmas cake in November. A Christmas cake is full of fruit， with sugar on top. You need many other things for Christmas - nuts， sweets and apples - that kind of thing.
Father usually buys the Christmas tree. He brings it home， and the children cover it with lights， and put a star on top， so it looks really beautiful. We always have a fire， too. I ask Jim to cut up wood for the fire.
Everybody gives each other presents for Christmas. We put the presents on the floor under the tree on Christmas Eve， and open them on Christmas Day.
Nobody must open their presents before Christmas Day！
The answers are： 1 B， 2 B， 3 B， 4 C， 5 B， 6 C， 7 C， 8 B， 9 A， 10 December 25th.
Step 3 Speechwork
Wb Lesson 52， Ex. 2. Speech Cassette Lesson 52. Play the tape for the Ss to listen and repeat. Isolate and practise the individual sounds.
Step 4 Practice
SB page 52， Part 2. Do the first two sentences as an example with the whole class， then let the Ss work in pairs. Check the answers with the whole class， then get the Ss to practise the dialogue.
Ask some pairs to act out the dialogue. Remind them to look at each other as they speak， not at the book. The suggested answers are： care， given， gave， about， changed， cleaning， often， Once， enough， think.Step 5 Workbook
Wb Exx. 3 and 4. Do Ex. 3 orally with the whole class. Change the tense of the verbs as necessary. For Ex. 4， let the Ss work on their own first， then check the answers with the whole class. They can find the answers in the unit （ 1 except，2 with， 3 from， 4 without， 5 for ）。
Step 6 Checkpoint 13
Go through Checkpoint 13 and discuss any problems that arise. Practise the “useful expressions” in the usual way.
Step 7 Test
Give the Ss a quiz about Christmas. Books closed！ Ask these questions and get the Ss to write down short answers to them：
1 When is Christmas Day？ （December 25th.）
2 When is Christmas Eve？ （December 24th.）
3 What kinds of bird do people eat for Christmas dinner？ （ A big chicken /duck. ）
4 What is a Christmas cake full of？ （Fruit. ）
5 What do people put on a Christmas tree？ （Lights and a star.）
6 Where do people put Christmas presents？ （On the， floor under the Christmas tree.）
7 When do people give each other presents？ （Before /On Christmas Eve.）
8 What do people say to each other on Christmas Day？ （Merry Christmas！）
Write down the word merry on the Bb for the Ss. Homework
Write the answers to Ex. 3 in the exercise book. Revise the contents of this unit.
