language focus:
1.  using verbs to indicate needs.
language skills:
1.  using modeled sentence to communicate with other learners.
materials:
cassette 2a and a cassette player. wallcharts 2a. word and picture cards 2a.
iv. pre-task preparation:
1.  show pictures of winter scenes and summer scenes cut from magazines. tell students if they see a picture of winter scene, they should say “put on your coat.” if they see a picture of summer scene, they should say ‘take off your coat.’ gradually quicken the pace to add more excitement.
2.  say “may is going to shopping with he daddy. they both need some new clothes. let’s learn their new names!”
v.while-task procedure:
1.  put up the wallchart for page 378. tell a story something like this:
one day , may’s daddy took her shopping with him. he need to buy a new belt because the buckle on his old one was broken. may promised to help. when they were in the shop , may found something she like very much. it was a pretty dress. she said to her daddy that she needed a new dress. what do you need?
2.  introduce the new vocabulary words “the”, “belt”, ‘sock’ “shirt’, ‘dress” and ‘coat” by point to the corresponding items on the wallchart or using the picture cards. carefully pronounce the words and let the students repeat several times. ask “what is this?” then say the word and ask the students to repeat.
3.point to your own coat and say “it’s cold. i need a new coat.” repeat for students to copy.
4.walk around and ask individual students what’s new clothes they need.
5.open the student’s book to page 38. ask the students to listen to the cassette tape. then, join in to practice the pronunciation when you play the tape again.
vi. post-task activity:
1.  show any of the vocabulary picture cards to individual students. have them say : i need a new.