Unit 8 Grammar Present continuous tense 教案

7A Unit 8 Fashion
Grammar
Teaching aims:
Knowledge objective:
☆ To use the present continuous tense to talk about things that are happening now.
☆ To know different structures of the present continuous tense.
Ability objective
☆ To improve students’ oral communicative ability.
☆ To develop students’ cognitive ability to discover the rules
Moral objective
☆ To stimulate the students to chase dreams and love motherland.
Teaching key points and difficult points :
☆ How to use the present continuous tense correctly
Teaching procedures:
Activity One: When to use the present continuous tense and how to change verbs.
Step 1: Translate the sentences.
The wind is blowing ____________________
The horse is shouting ____________________
The Yellow River is roaring ____________________
China is shining ____________________
Step 2: Work out the rules of the present continuous tense.
Step 3: Play a game and work out the negative form of the present continuous tense.
Step 4: Talk about some pictures and work out the rules of changing verbs.
Step 5: Finish the exercises on books and pay attention to the time adverbials.
Step 6: Finish the poems.
静夜思
床前明月光，疑是地上霜。
举头望明月，低头思故乡。
【设计意图：通过《保卫黄河》歌曲导入，以《静夜思》古诗翻译结束第一部分，将中西方文化进行渗透融合，能更好地引发学生学习的兴趣。以China is rising为情感主线，围绕话题巧妙设计。创设有趣的情景，穿插有趣的游戏，学生感知现在进行时,为用而学，在用中学，在玩中学，并在特定的场合情境中运用语言形式来巩固所学，实现英语交际和英语思维，产生更佳的教学效果。】【
Activity Two: How to ask and answer questions of the present continuous tense.
Step 1: Watch a video and learn different structures of the present continuous tense.
A: Is she … A: Is he… A: Are they …
B: Yes, she is. B: Yes, he is. B: Yes, they are.
No, she is not. No, he is not. No, they are not.
Step 2: Finish the exercises on books.
Step 3: Make an interview:
A: Welcome to our school. Let me show you around. This way, please.
This is our classroom.
B: Wow, your classroom looks bright and modern.
A: Yes, of course. It is a good place to study. Look! Some classmates __________. _________ is ________. Some are ____________.
C: Are all the students in the classroom now
A: ____________. It’s four o’clock in the afternoon now. There are many activities on the playground.
D: Are they __________ on the playground
A: ________. Some students are ___________. Some ___________.
E: ________________
A: _______________. I hope you like our school.
Step 4: Discuss (讨论)in groups and finish it:
China is rising because many Chinese are working hard at their own workplaces.
Workers ___________________.
Doctors ____________________.
___________________________.
___________________________.
As a student, I ___________________.
Everyone is trying their best to make their dreams come true.
【设计意图：以China is rising为主线设置问题，引导学生猜测提问，感知现在进行时的一般疑问句及回答。通过具体的对话活动，小组活动设计，综合运用所学，落实笔头，并发现问题，及时巩固所学,并达到情感的升华。】
Activity Three: Homework.
1. Finish the report and review what we’ve learnt.
2. Write an article about how your parents are chasing their dreams now.
Design on the blackboard.
The present continuous tense 现在进行时
肯： be (am/is/are)+ doing
否： be (am/is/are) not + doing
问： Be (Am/ Is/Are)… doing…
答： Yes, …be (am/is/are).
No, …be (am/is/are) not.
教学反思
本课为第八单元语法课，主题本是fashion时尚，设计之初想围绕本课主题设计但是从课本的语法练习中也未曾找到跟时尚相关的话题，学生可能跟这个话题相距甚远。于是设置了China is rising这个大话题，通过描述中国正在发生的变化，让学生充满自豪地感知、归纳、总结现在进行时的定义，时间状语，句式结构等相关语法内容，穿插名曲名篇佳作，用作语言知识情景的操练，学生在熟悉的情景中感悟着中英文的差异和魅力，将趣味、知识、文化、情感巧妙结合。