Note：As this is the first lesson, spend up to two class periods on it. Steps 1-4 could occupy the first lesson. This will give you more time to get to know the class and for them to get to know you. It will also give you time to build up a good relationship with the students .

Step 1 Introduction

Greet the Ss by saying Good morning, class! Welcome back to school! If you know the Ss, go round and greet some individually：

Good morning, (Name)! How are you? And repeat Welcome back to school with gestures. If you do not know the Ss, say My name is…Then say to some Ss Good morning! What's your name? How are you?

Get the Ss to greet those around them.

Step 2 Presentation

Say Good morning, class. Welcome back to school. Show the meaning of Welcome back with a gesture. Teach this dialogue：

T：Welcome back to school!

Ss：Thank you, sir!

Practise with individual Ss.

Step 3 Practice

SB page 1, Part 1. Speech Cassette Lesson 1. Write on the board： Lesson One, the first lesson. Say Open your books at page 1, the first lesson. Explain first.

Play the first dialogue. Ss listen and repeat, then practise in pairs, using their own names instead of class and sir. Get some pairs to act out the dialogue.

Step 4 Presentation

Hold up a piece of paper with the names of the Ss on it. Say This is a piece of paper. These are your names. Let me call your names .Say ‘I'm here’. OK? Read the names and help the Ss to say I'm here! (or Not here! for an absentee).

Play the second dialogue in SB page 1, Part 1, then practise it with the Ss . Note the directions calling and standing up. Tell the Ss that these are instructions. Demonstrate their meanings.

Briefly remind the Ss of the Present Continuous Tense (What am 1 doing? I'm standing up. Now I'm sitting down, etc).

Step 5 Presentation

Revise the names of classroom objects: book, pencil, pen, etc.

Teach paper, a piece of paper and May I borrow… please? Ask individual Ss. Help them to answer Certainly! Here you are!

Collect the items on your desk. Discuss each item with the class： What colour is it? Is it heavy?

Whose is it? etc.

Revise broken. Pick up a broken object and say I'm sorry, it's broken. Help them to answer It doesn't matter. I can mend it.

SB page 1, Part 2. Speech Cassette Lesson 1. Play the tape and read through the dialogue with the Ss. Explain that But come to school earlier next time is a warning following It doesn't matter. Give some more examples： I'm sorry.

Your pen is broken. -It doesn't matter. But use your own pen next time.

Step 6 Practice

Ss practise the dialogue in pairs. Get some Ss to act it out.

Step 7 Workbook

Wb Lesson 1, Exx. 1-4. Ex.1 helps Ss to learn how to pronounce the new words in the last column by revising the old words. Meanwhile, they can revise the vowels /e/, /&:/, /$/, /+:/and /ei/. Exx. 2 and 3 help consolidate the dialogues in this lesson. For Ex. 4, do an example with the Ss, using I'm sorry,… -It doesn't matter. Let me… Then get the Ss to work in pairs.

Check the answers.

Homework

Do Wb Lesson 1, Exx. 3 and 4 in the exercise books.