Period 1 Comic strip and Welcome to the unit

Teaching goals:
To introduce vocabulary about common presents for teenagers
To talk about what present to buy for a friend
Teaching procedures:
Step 1: Warming up
Ask students to write a present list containing items which they think their partners would like. Ask them to list four things. Write the following models on the blackboard.‘Do you like… for your birthday?’‘Yes, I like… very much./ No, I don’t like…’Using the models, students ask and answer questions about the things they have on their lists.
Step 2: Presenting
T: Amy wants to buy some presents for Simon and Sandy for their coming birthdays. She is making a list of the things that she can buy. Look at the pictures in Part A. Ask and answer questions like this:
T: What’s this?/ What are these?
S: It’s a CD / yo-yo / photo album / music box.
They’re comic books / stickers / hair clips.