1. Ask the students to read Michael’s diary of his trip to the Ming Tombs in 1a , Section D ,Topic 2 , Unit 6 , Grade 8.
2. Ask the students to pay attention to the form of the diary.
3. Ask the students to talk about the forms of the diary.
4. Leading:
Do you know how to write a diary ? When we write our diaries , what should we pay attention to ? We should pay attention to the forms of the diary. we should use the past tense , except that , we should pay attention to what we mainly write . We usually write the following: what we saw ; what we did ; who we met ; how we felt and so on . Step2. Presentation
1. Show the pictures to the students and ask the students to talk about the pictures.
2. Ask the students to say some sentences about the pictures.
3. Ask the students to write some sentences by using the words and expressions given.
4. go camping
1) run after a goat
2) get lost
3) help him get back
5. Teach something about the diary.
日记范文
March 17th,2011 Thursday Rainy
Today, I still went to my mother’s office. My mother was very busy, so was my father. They always live in Beijing. They work hard every day. So I should save my money. And I can help them with housework because I am one of my family. In the future, I will take a job and work. But now I should study hard.