Language goals:
In this unit students learn to talk about rules.
New languages:
Don’t eat in class!
Can you wear hats in school?
Do you have to wear a uniform at school?
What do you have to do …?
No talking!
Difficult points:
Learn to talk about rules
What are the rules in your school / class?
Don’t eat in class.
Listen carefully in class.
We have to wear uniforms in school.
We can’t run in the hallways.
语法项目：祈使句、情态动词can和 have to的用法。
Teaching aids:
a tape recorder
some pictures
Teaching periods:
Period 1: Section A 1a, 1b, 1c, 2a, 2b
Period 2: Section A 2c, 3a, 3b, 4
Period 3: Section B 1, 2a, 2b, 2c, 3a, 3b, 4
Period 4: Self check
Period 1
Step 1 Free talk
Have a free talk with the students. Talk about “Can we eat in class?” The talk may be like this:
A: Can we eat in class?
B: No, we can’t. We can’t eat in class
A: Can we run in the hallways? (in the hallways.)
B: No, we can’t. We can’t run
A: So, don’t run in the hallways.
A: Can we listen to music in the classrooms or the hallways?
B: No, we can’t. We can’t listen to music in the classrooms or the hallways.
A: So, don’t listen to music in the classrooms or the hallways.
Step 2 Presentation
Show Ss a picture of a woman teacher and some pictures of Ss who are breaking school rules. Are they good students? What rules are these students breaking?
Step 3 Match
Finish 1a.
Step 4 Listening
Finish 1b.
First let Ss guess what rule Peter/ Selina/Nick is breaking ?
1. Don’t arrive late for class.
2. Don’t run in the hallways.
3. Don’t eat in the classroom.
4. Don’t listen to music in the classrooms or the hallways.
5. Don’t fight.
What rules are Peter, Nick and Selina breaking?
Step 5 Presentation
Take out an apple. Have a talk with the students like this:
T: Can I eat an apple in class now?
Ss: No, you can’t.
T: Can you eat apples in class now?
Ss: No, we can’t.
Repeat it with a cigarette.
Step 6 Practice
Show Ss some pictures, then let Ss talk about them with “Can you/ we …?”
S1: Can we arrive late for class?
S2: No, we can’t. We can’t arrive late for class.
Let the students practice in pairs. Try to act it out in front of the class.
Step 7 Listening
Finish 2a and 2b. Check the activities Alex and Cindy talk about.
Listen again. Can Alex and Cindy do these activities? Circle “can” or “can’t”.
Step 8 Competition
Have a competition between boys and girls, let them say as many school rules as they can. Have a talk like this:
T: There are many school rules in our school. What rules are they? Can you name any of them?
S1:Don’t eat in class.
S2: We can’t fight. …
Practiced in pairs like this:
A: Can you fight?
B: No, We can’t. We can’t fight.
A: So, don’t fight.
Teach these important expressions:
school rules (keep the rules遵守规则, break the rules违反规则)
be late for class = arrive late for class
Work in pairs, practice the dialogue like:
A: Can we arrive/be late for class?
B: No, we can’t. We can’t arrive /be late for class.
A: So, don’t arrive /be late for class.
T: What are the school rules?
S1: We can’t arrive late for class.
S2: We can’t run in the hallways. …
1. Don’t arrive/be late for class.
2. Don’t run in the hallways.
3. Don’t eat in the classroom.
4. Don’t listen to music in the classrooms or the hallways.
5. Don’t fight.
Step 9. Homework: Finish off the exercise.
Period 2
Step 1 Warm-up
Watch a segment of 《逃学威龙》 and see what rules they are breaking ?
Step 2 Presentation
Show a picture of a girl who wants to have a gym class.
T: Can we have a gym class like the girl?
Ss: …
T: Do we have to wear sports shoes in gym classes?
Ss: Yes, we do. We have to wear sports shoes in gym classes.
Pair work. Practice in pairs like this:
“Do we / you have to …?”
What else do you have to do at school?
We have to wear sports shoes for gym class..
What else does he have to do at school?
He has to wear uniform.
Step 3 Practice
1. First finish 3a
2. Show Ss some school rules, then let them practice “Do we / you have to …?”
School rules:
1. Keep tidy and clean.
2. Get to school before 7:20.
3. Be polite.
4. Respect each other.
Pair work. Practice in pairs like this:
A：What are the school rules, Alex?
B：Well, we can’t eat in the classrooms.
A：We can’t eat in the classrooms, too. But we can eat in the dinning room.
B：We can’t go into the music room without our teacher.
A：We can’t, too. And we can’t go into the classroom without teacher.
B：Uh-huh, We can. But we can’t listen to music in class.
A：Oh, we can’t wear a hat in class.
B：Well, we can’t play football at noon.
A: What else do you have to do?
B: We have to clean the classroom.
Step 4 Survey
1. Tick the things they have to do at school first, then make a report.
Finish homework on time ( ) Help each other ( )
Clean the classroom ( ) Wear a uniform every day ( )
Obey all school rules ( ) Study hard ( )
Be polite ( ) ……
2. Make a report: At school, my friends have to …
Period 3
Step 1 Free talk
Talk with Ss about the house rules on weekdays and weekends.
T: Can you watch TV on school nights?
S1: No, we can’t.
T: Do you have to clean your own clothes?
S2: Yes, I do.
S3: …
Step 2 Group work
Work in groups, fill in the table.
Do you have to get up at 6:00?
Can you watch TV on weekdays?
Do you have to wash your clothes?
Can you go out on school nights?
Do you have to clean your bedroom?
Do you have to be home at 5:00?
Can you play computer games?
Check the answers together.
Report: In my group, Jim has to get up at 6:00. …
Step 3 Listen and read
Listen and number [1-4] rules in the order you hear them.
Listen again.
What rules do Dave and Emily have? Put checks under “Emily” or “Dave”.
___ ____ Don’t watch TV after school
___ ___ Don’t go out on school nights
___ ____ Do your homework after school.
___ ____ Practice your guitar every day.
Making some rules
Zhao Pei’s Rules
get up at 6 o’clock
can’t meet her friends after school
has to do her home work after school
can’t watch TV on school nights
has to be in bed by ten o’clock
has to clean her room and wash her clothes on weekends
has to help her mom make dinner has to learn the piano
has to help her mom make dinner
Step 4 Read and write
Finish 3a: Write down Zhao Pei’s house rules. Talk about your rules.
Amy: Hello, Ian.
Ian: Hi, Amy. What are your rules?
Amy: Well, I can’t watch TV in the evening. And I can’t go out on school nights. Then I have to do my homework every night. What about you?
Ian: I can’t play football at noon. I have to have a good rest at noon. And I can’t watch TV in the evening and I have to do my homework every night. Then I have to practice guitar every day.
Make a report about their friends.
Step 5 Presentation
Show Ss a picture of the school library. Let them talk about it.
S1: Can we …?
S2: Yes, we can. / No, we can’t.
The rules for the library:
• No food!
• No wet umbrellas!
• No listening to music!
• No talking! or Don’t talk loudly.
• No school bags!
Step 6 Writing
Finish 3b.
Ask them to work in groups of four and make rules for the library. Choose the best group.
Make the rules for the public places
Discuss about the rules for the public places and make the rules.
Step 7 Exercise
1. Let Ss work in pairs, talk about their house rules on weekdays and weekends.
2. Get Ss to make a report about their friends.
Period 4
Step 1 : Warm-up
Give Ss a chant. Chant with the students together.
Can you eat in class? Can you eat in class?
No, we can’t. No, we can’t.
Can you fight at school? Can you fight at school?
No, we can’t. No, we can’t.
Step 2 Competition
Have a competition between boys and girls, let them ask and answer questions about different rules.
Boy 1 : Do we have to wear uniforms at school ?
Girl 1 : Yes, we do. Can we run in the classroom?
Boy 2 : No, we can’t. …
Step 3 : Make a report
After competition, get them to choose one of the rules and make a report about it in groups of four.
Step 4 Discussion
Discuss the following questions in groups:
1. Who made so many rules for you?
2. Why did they make them?
3. What do you think of them?
4. Can you make better rules that everybody likes?
Discuss the questions with the students, and then check the answers together.
Step 5 Group work
1. Work in groups of four and give some suggestions to parents or teachers, for example, “No smoking, dad.”
Dear parents,
It isn’t fair. We have too many rules at home. We want freedom. Freedom! Freedom! Now, here are the rules for you:
1. No smoking in the living room.
2. ______________________________________________________________
3. ______________________________________________________________
4. ______________________________________________________________
5. ______________________________________________________________
Kids
2. Write a letter to them in a good way to make them accept the suggestions.
Dear parents,
We know you love us, though we sometimes have different opinions. You just want us to be good. But now we grow up and hope to do things in our way. We should respect each other. Would you like to have a look at the suggestions?
1. Please don’t smoke in the house.
2. ______________________________________________________________
3. ______________________________________________________________
4. ______________________________________________________________
5. ______________________________________________________________
Love,
kids
Step 6 Homework
1. Help Zhao Pei give some suggestions to her parents.
2. Write 3-5 rules for the library/computer room/your family, please!
