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Listen to me. Eyes on me.
Suggested Teaching Time:
- Cover page and Warm-up: 2 min
- Let’s prepare: 4 min
- Let’s read: 10 min
- Let’s practice: 5 min
- Writing: 2 min
- Wrap-up: 2 min
Level 3 - Unit 3 - Lesson 2
You are going to learn:
Topic: Time — My Favorite Month

Key Words: month, May, October,

November

Grammar: Nominal possessive

pronouns
 Warm-up

is...
My favorite month

My fa
v
food orite
is…
My
favorite My name is...
animal My favorite
I am... years
My favorite old.
is… number is...
color is...
Let’s prepare !
 Preparation
Vocabulary Vocabulary Teaching Procedure
1. Present the meaning of the word/phrase
with the help of the sentence and the picture
(if there is).
2. Read the word/phrase and get S to repeat.
3. Ask questions to check S’s understanding.
(This TG can be applied to all the vocabulary
April presentation pages.)
February
January March There are 12 months in a year.

June August
May July

September
October
December
month
November

There are
12 months.
How many months are in a year?
 Preparation
Vocabulary
Happy
Mother's Day!
Mother’s Day is in May.
May

May

What is the fifth month in a year, May or June?

 Preparation
Vocabulary

October Halloween is in October.

Oc· to· ber

How many days are in October?

There are 31 days in October.
 Preparation
Vocabulary
Days are getting colder in November
November in China.

No· vem· ber

Tick

What do you wear to keep

warm in November?
 Grammar

mine Timmy’s hers

“Mine”, “Timmy’s” and “hers” are called nominal possessive

pronouns.
Let’s read !
 The topic of today’s English
class is “My Favorite Month”.
Some students are ready to give
a speech about their favorite
months.

What’s the topic of today's English class?

Reading Teaching Procedure
1. Read the text to S and explain it.
2. Ask comprehension questions to
My favorite month.
check S’s understanding.
3. Guide S to read the key sentences
of the text. Provide help when neces-
sary.
(This TG can be applied to all the
reading text pages.)
Timmy is the first speaker. “June is my
favorite month. Because Children’s Day
is in June and I can go to the amusement
park with my friends.”

What is Timmy's favorite month?

June.
Cindy’s favorite month is different from
Timmy’s . Cindy says, “I like May best
because Mother’s Day is in May. I always
prepare special gifts for my mom.”

Grammar
A nominal possessive pronoun is
a pronoun that replaces a noun phrase.
"Mine", "yours", "his", "hers", "its", "ours" and
"sb’s" are all nominal possessive pronouns.
e.g. This is his cat. The cat is his.
Notice "his" in the second sentence replaces
the noun phrase "his cat".

What’s Cindy’s favorite month?

May.
It’s Sam’s turn to talk. “I like October
because Halloween is in October. On
that day I can put on my scary costume
to scare people and play trick or treat.”

Why does Sam like October?

He can put on his scary
costume to scare people and
play trick or treat.
Finally, the teacher says, “My favorite
month is November because of
Thanksgiving! Families and friends can get
together and show thanks to everyone.

Why does the teacher like November?

Families and friends can get together to
show thanks to others.
The three kids have shared their favorite
months with the class. Can you tell me what
your favorite month is?

What is your favorite month? Why?

My favorite month is in September because

of my birthday.
Let’s practice !
4. Check answers and provide feedback.
(This TG can be applied to all the activity pages.) Activity Activity Teaching Procedure
1. Introduce the activity and give instructions.
Match and say. 2. Provide a demo.
3. Get S to work on the activity. Monitor and provide
assistance if necessary.

1 2
February April
January March

June August
May July

May
October
September December

month
November

3
October 4
November
 Activity
Fill in the blanks with the words in the Word Bank.

Word Bank: months, May, October, November

October
months
There are 12 _____ in
Halloween is in _____.
a year.

May November

Thanksgiving Day is in
Mother’s Day is in _____.
_____.
 Activity
Look at the pictures and make sentences.

my bedroom my brother's bicycle our house

my brother's bicycle. our house.

This is my bedroom.
This is... It's... This is... It's...
It's mine. my brother's. ours.
 Activity
Match the sentences with the characters.

June is my favorite
I like October month because May is my favorite
because Halloween Children’s Day is in month because
is in October. June and I can go to Mother’s Day is in May.
the amusement park.

Timmy Sam Cindy

 Writing Preparation
Prepare for your writing by answering the questions.

Let’s talk!
What’s Cindy’s favorite month? Why
Hints: does she love it?
May Mother’s Day

Writing Teaching Procedure (1)

1. Ask the question and get S to think about it with the help of
the hints.
2. Provide a demo.
3. Get S to say his/her answers. Type them down at the same
time.
4. Modify S’s answers into complete sentences. Ask S to read the
complete sentences.
 Writing Project
Write a passage about Cindy's favorite month.

in May

Hints: Cindy’s favorite month is...,

because...
May Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day is in May and she can give her
mom gifts to show her love.

Writing Teaching Procedure (2)

1. Ask S to answer the question from the previous
page in complete sentences. Type down S’s answer.
2. Check S’s answer and provide feedback.
Today I learned :
Topic Key Words Grammar

Time — month Nominal possessive

My Favorite Month pronouns
May e.g. Cindy’s favorite
month is different
October
from Timmy’s.
November
See you soon!