Lesson 5 Babysitting on a Spring Day
1.Analysis of Teaching Material
The unit is the first unit of this book. This unit focuses on weather and activities related to the spring season. We discuss topics such as weather, spring, outdoor activities and so on. In this lesson, Danny is babysitting his cousin Debbie. They do some outdoor activities.
2.Analysis of the students
Students of grade eight have mastered a certain vocabulary and have the ability to organize language effectively in a given situation. Emphasis on students' initiative in English learning, frequent participation of students in one to one dialogue, and ask them to make up their own English dialogue.
3.Teaching Aims and Demands
(1)Instructional Objectives
Be able to use the new words and phrases.
(2)Ability Objectives
Help students master the language skills, use the communicative expressions, such as imperative sentences and correctly express the topic related to the subject.
(3)Educational Objectives
Let the students bravely communicate with their classmates.
4.Teaching Importance and Difficulties
(1).Words :babysit, bar, instead, push, soccer, shall, rabbit
(2).Phrases:turn around, hold on, come down, play soccer, stop to do/doing.
(3).Sentences : 1)Thank you for doing...
2) Push me.
5.Teaching Methods
(1)Communicative teaching method
(2)Audio-visual teaching method
(3)Cooperation study method
6.Teaching Aids
Multi-media computer
7.Teaching Procedures
Step1:Warming -up and Review
T:Good morning, boys and girls. What outdoor activities do you usually do in Spring
S:Play basketball.Swim. Climb the hills.
T: I like it.
Step2:Lead-in and presentation
Today I will tell you a story. Listen to me carefully. It was sunny and warm last Sunday. Shang Xun and I went to the park. She dressed herself and she looked like a big, white rabbit.
Write on the blackboard :rabbit.
T:What’s this
S:This is a rabbit.
T:Yes.It’s a big rabbit. What about you
S:It’s a white rabbit.
T:She climbed the monkey bars.
Write on the blackboard:monkey bars.
T: What are they
S: They are monkey bars.
T:Why are they called monkey bars
S:Because we climbed on the bars just as monkeys climb on trees.)
T:I saw a grandmother babysitting her grandson.For example,I babysit my cousin .What about you
S:I babysit my little brother.
She was very high.
Write on the blackboard:Come down.
Let’s see them flying a kite instead.
Write on the blackboard:instead.
T: I usually go to school by bike.But today I go to school on foot instead. What about you
S:I usually climb the monkey bars after school.But today I babysit my little brother instead.
T:They tried several times but they failed. At last,she said angrily,"Let’s buy a balloon. And tie them together.I don’t believe they can’t fly." Flying a kite is a kind of outdoor activities.Look!What are they doing They are playing on the swings.Can you give me a push
Write on the blackboard:push.
S:OK. I will push you.
T:What are they doing They are playing soccer.What’s this
S:It’s a soccer.
T:Do you like to play soccer
S:No,I like to play catch.
T:Do you like to play soccer
S:No,I like to climb the monkey bars.
Step4: Consolidation
T:What outdoor activities will Danny, Brain and Debbie share Let’s see them together.
Write on the blackboard:climb the monkey bars.
Read it in pairs.3minutes.Then I will ask two groups to act it out for us.
A:I’m on the monkey bars.
B:Hold on. Don’t fall off.
A:I want to climb higher.
B:Come down. Let’s play on the swings instead.
Who will try
Write on the blackboard:play on the swings. Read it in pairs.3minutes.Then act it out.
A:I love swings. Give me a push.
B:OK.
A:Push me higher.
B:I’m tired.Let’s play soccer instead.
Write on the blackboard:lie on the grass. Read it in pairs.3minutes.Let’s begin.
A: Let's play “Lie on the grass”.
B: Shall we look at the clouds
A: That one looks like a big white rabbit.
B:You're right.
Step 3: Practice
1.Listen and judge the sentences true(T) or false(F).
Listen again.You read the question.You answer.
(1).Debbie isn't climbing very high.( )
(2).Let's play soccer instead.( )
(3).That cloud looks like a big, white rabbit!( )
2.Read the lesson and answer the questions. Do it by yourself.Keep silence.You read the question. You answer.
(1).Who is Danny taking care of
Danny is taking care of his cousin Debbie.
(2).Is it Danny’s second time babysitting
No, it is Danny’s the first time babysitting.
(3). What activities does Debbie like
Debbie likes climbing, playing on the swing, running, playing catch, playing soccer,play basketball and jumping.
(4). Why does Danny fall asleep on the grass
Because he is tired and hot.
3.Let’s Do it! Put the paragraphs in the correct order. Four students a group. Work in groups.2minutes. Who can give me the right order
4.Choose one picture to write a dialogue in pairs. You can use the words and phrases below.
play on a swing,
give Sb a push,
push Sb, higher.
climb the monkey bars, come down,fall off,hold on.
Step4: Homework
T: Outdoor activities are good for your health.Today’s homework. Write a composition.
My favourite outdoor activity.
Tomorrow we will check it together.That’s all. Thank you.
8.Blackboard Design
Lesson5:Babysitting on a Spring Day
climb the monkey bars rabbit
monkey bars
Outdoor activities play on the swings babysit
come down
instead
lie on the grass push
soccer
9.Teaching introspection
(1) A clever introduction,a good beginning. I began to tell the students a humorous story, which included the new words. In this way, students are attracted to the greatest extent.Their interests in study are stimulated.
(2)Stress active student-centred experiences.Frequently involve the students in pair and small-group activities.Let them create their own conversations in English.
(3)I should continue to improve the effectiveness of classroom teaching.I should keep the students' equal participation.
(4)I need to continue to study these problems and improve my teaching.