Unit 7 Abilities
Lesson 4
教学目标 1.To recognize and understand how to use can and could to talk about ability in the present and past. 2.To recognize and understand how to use can and could to talk about Possibility in the present and past. 3.To recognize and understand how to use can, could and may to ask for permission.
重点难点 1.How to recognize and understand the use of “can, could and may”. 2.The use of “can, could and may”.
教学过程设计
集 体 备 课 二 次 备 课
Step 1 Revision Revise the last lesson. Step 2 Warm-up Ask the student on duty to give a free talk. Step 3 Presentation 1.Revise the key vocabulary about leisure activities and introduce “row a boat/ride a bike /fly a kite” Talk to students about summer camps in general and the type of activities offered.Elicit as much real information from students as possible. 2.Students have already learned the use of “can” and “may” in making requests. Therefore, you need to introduce the idea that the word “can” is used to express ability. Step 4 Practice 1.Ask students to identify activities that they can do well. Write students’ statements on the board.First write “I can” on the board. 2.Ask students to say the things they can do, and sort them into categories: sports/ school subjects 3.Explain the use of “can/could” and their negative forms. We use “can” to say that we are able to do something. We use “could” to say that we were able to do something in the past. 4.Ask students to work out the rule on their own. Then they check with a partner and confirm that their answer is correct with the whole class. 5.Ask students to check the information Step 5 Practice 1.Reinforce the use of “could/ could not” for the past and “can/can not” for the present. Then they complete some sentences on their own. Step 6 Presentation 1.Say: ---Can I borrow your pen ---Yes, you can. ---Could I smoke here ---Sorry, I am afraid you can not. ---May I use your pen Of course you may. ---Sorry, I am afraid you can not. 2.Show the sentences above on the screen and explain them to the students: We use “can \could\may” to ask for permission. Step 7 Practice Step 8 Summary Free talk. Learn by heart. Explanation. Complete some sentences. Summary
课后 作业 1.Review the contents of this lesson. 2.Finish the exercises in the workbook.
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