UNIT 2 Great People
Lesson 7: What Is the Meaning of Life
首先,通过自由谈论成功的伟人和理想导入本节课的话题,可提供给学生一些图片作为提示;然后,设置听录音跟读、读对话回答问题、读对话填空三个环节,达到熟悉对话和训练学生听说能力的目的。接下来,让学生进行角色扮演,调动课堂气氛,并实现语言的输出。最后,灵活处理Let’s Do It!中的内容,例如,可以运用头脑风暴的方式完成Let’s Do It!No. 4的内容,同时,通过这个环节,启发学生思考一下成功的意义和快乐的源泉,从而实现本节课的情感目标。
教学目标
通过本课节的教学,学生达成以下目标:
1.知识目标
掌握单词: meaning, dialogue, successful, missing, survey, neighbour
短语: deep in thought, succeed in
2.能力目标
能谈论成功和生命的意义;能听懂关于成功的小短文。
3.情感目标
引导学生思考人生和成功的意义,心怀梦想,热爱生活。
重点难点
1. 重点:掌握本课节的重点单词、短语和句型。
2. 难点:能谈论成功和生命的意义;能听懂关于成功的小短文。
教学准备
PPT课件;课文朗读的音频、Let’s Do It ! No. 2的音频。
授课时数
1课时
教学过程
Step 1 Warming up
Let the students have a free talk:
1. Do you know any successful people
2. What are your dreams for the future
to be a teacher
to be a doctor to be a scientist
Step 2 Reading
1. Listen and repeat
(1) Ask the students to read the passage by themselves.
(2) Play the recording of the passage. The students repeat it according to the recording.
2. Read and answer
Read the dialogue and answer the questions.
(1) What is Li Ming thinking about
(2) What does Wang Mei think we should do
(3) What does Li Ming’s father always say
Answers:
(1) He is thinking about what the meaning of life is.
(2) She thinks we should try our best to live a good and happy life.
(3) He always says that we should be good to others.
3. Read and fill
Read the lesson and fill in the blanks. (Let’s Do It! No. 1)
After the history class, Li Ming sits in the classroom, deep in thought. Wang Mei comes in, and they start a ________. Li Ming wonders about the __________ of life. He has many questions about his purpose in life. Wang Mei thinks those questions are __________ to answer. They decide to ______ their questions ______ , and then ______ some people about their thoughts.
Answers:dialogue; meaning; difficult; write, down, survey
Step 3 Role-play
1. Role-play in groups;
2. Select some groups to role-play in front of the class.
Step 4 Listening
Listen to the passage and tick the ideas mentioned. (Let’s Do It! No. 2)
Step 5 Brainstorming
1. Fill in the mind map.
It’s said that happy people can live longer. What do you need to be happy
Fill in the mind map. Then give a reason for each thing you list. (Let’s Do It!
No. 4)
Example:
Health is important for living a full and active life. You need to be healthy to work and play.
2. Discuss with your partner: What is the meaning of success And what can really make you happy
Step 6 Practice
Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the box. (Let’s Do It! No. 3)
1. Work hard and you will be __________ in the future.
2. I __________ who he was, but nobody could tell me.
3. What is the ________ of your visit
4. One of our __________ helped us look after our dog while we were away.
5. We __________ 500 people and 75% of them were in favour of the plan.
Answers:
1. successful 2. wondered 3. purpose 4. neighbours 5. surveyed
Step 7 Homework
1. Remember the new words and expressions learnt in this lesson.
2. Preview Lesson 8.
当堂达标
I.根据句意及首字母提示写出单词
1. What is the m of the word
2. We sat together and started a d .
3. The man is s in his life. He is great.
4. We have s some people about their dreams.
5. She w what the child wanted to get.
Ⅱ.用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空
1. My are good to me. They often help me.
2. Tom is very rich. He is a businessman.
3. I how to do it, but no one could tell me.
4. What does happiness to you
5. Do you think you are a happy life
Ⅲ.单项选择
1. We should try our best at school.
A. work hard B. working hard C. to work hard D. to working hard
2. He is good his classmates.
A. at B. to C. for D. of
3. We’ll go to the park it doesn’t rain tomorrow.
A. if B. as soon as C. when D. since
4. —I wonder next.
—You can ask your parents for some advice.
A. how do I do it B. how to do
C. what will I do D. what to do
答案:
I. 1. meaning 2. dialogue 3. successful 4. surveyed 5. wondered
II. 1. neighbours 2. successful 3. wondered 4. mean 5. living
III. 1—4 CBAD
板书设计
UNIT 2 Great People Lesson 7: What Is the Meaning of Life
meaning dialogue successful missing survey neighbour deep in thought succeed in deep in thought= lost in thought沉思,深思 wonder about 想要知道;感到疑惑;觉得好奇 wonder at 对……感到惊讶 succeed in (doing) sth. 在(做)某事方面成功;顺利完成某事