S14: There are fifty pupils in his class.

T: Right, very good.

B) Listen to the tape (of the second e-mail) and answer the following question. (Do the same as in section A)

Who will come from the U.K.?

Step 3: Reading and discussing

A) Fast reading

T: Read the two e-mails fast and silently. Then let’s discuss more about them. Here are some more questions:

1) Who is the e-mail from and to?

2) What can you learn from the two e-mails?

3) Do you like schools in Canada?

4) Do you going from room to room for your class? Is it good exercise?

5) Who is Brian in the second mail? How old is he?

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B) Second reading and further discussing

T: Read the text a second time. Then we’ll have a further discussion in groups of 4 students. The question for you is: What are the same or different things between the schools in China and Canada. I’ll give you 5 minutes to discuss. Then you should report your discuss to our class.

(Five minutes later, collect the result of their discussion.)

T: group 1, what are the same things between the schools in China and Canada?

S15(from group 1): There are classrooms in all the schools.

T: Good! Anything else? Gr oup 2?

S16 (from group 2): There are many teachers.

T: Very good! What’s the different things then?

S17(from group 3): Schools in China are bigger.

S18(from group 4): Every teacher has a different classroom in Canada.

S19(from group 5): Students in Canada go from room to room for their lessons. Students in China have class in one room.

S20(from group 6): In Canada, there are more teachers in their schools.

School begins at 8:30 in Canada, later than in China.

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Step 4: Answering questions

Encourage the Ss to ask questions about the text, including the meaning or usage of the new words and phrases in this lesson. Explain to the students and make notes on the blackboard. (see the explanations in the attached reference materials)

Step 5: “Let’s Do It” section

T: It’s our new school term. It’s our first lesson today. Then let’s talk about the new term. Look at the questions in “Let’s Do It!” and talk more.