Teaching design of “You are my sunshine” Step Teacher’s activity Students’ activity Teaching Aim 1 (5’) 1. Greeting and introduction to the song Key words: 2. The long history 3. The singer—Jimmie Davis: musical and political career Understand Jimmie Davis’s life and the background of the song Warming up and introduction 2 (5’) 1. The teacher plays the song. l Guess the title of the song. 2. Do some matches of words 1. Listen to the song. 2. Answer the questions and do the practice . Help students to get a general understanding of the song 3 (3’) 1. The teacher sings the first part. 2. Play it again and let student’s try to follow. 1. Listen to the first part. Help students to understand the meaning of the first part. 4 (3’) 1. The teacher sings the second part. 2. Play it again and let student’s try to follow. 1. Listen to the second part. Help students to understand the meaning of the second part. 5 (10’) 1. The teacher plays the whole song again. 2. After listening, deliver the worksheets and ask students to do the cloze. 3. Check answers. 1. Listen to the whole song again. 2. Get their worksheets and do the cloze. 3. Check answers with the teacher and their partners. To help students understand the lyrics of the whole song. 6 (15’) Singing practice: encourage students to sing and practice.(four students in a group to practice) 1. Sing together. 2. Sing in groups. The students should be able to sing the song finally. 7 (5’) Encourage one or two students to sing the part of song alone and give them prizes. Try to sing the song alone.