Teaching plan
9A Unit 4 Growing up
Task
I. Teaching aims
1. Use the new words and phrases correctly;
2. Learn to describe a person;
3. Write an article about the person who has influenced you most.
II. Teaching contents
1. New words and phrases:
unusual, cell, cancer, to one’s surprise,research, in his fifties,
someone in need, blood cells, medical research, a heart full of love
2. New structure:
My father is in his fifties.
Whenever he has some money, he gives it to someone in need.
To my surprise, he has decided to donate his body for medical research after his death.
III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty
1. How to describe a person’s special quality;
2. How to give examples to make the opinions vivid.
IV. Teaching procedures
Pre-writing
Step 1 Lead in
T: There are different people in the world. Some influence our life, our country, and even influence our spirit. Yes or No?What about these people Who has influenced you most You can choose any of them.
Step 2 Presentation
T: What is YaoMing’s job
S: He is a basketball player.
T: What does he look like
S: He is tall and strong.
T: What does he influence you most
S: He is very hard-working. He never gives up.\You can do almost anything if you never give up.
T: Yes. YaoMing has influenced many young people. He is the person who has influenced many young people. When you grow up, there must be someone who has influenced you most. Today we’ll learn how to write about the person who has influenced us most.
设计意图:通过图片谈论姚明热身并导入新课的学习,让学生熟悉The person who has influenced me的表达,为接下来的呈现做好铺垫。
Step 3 Listening
1.Please listen to the passage and answer the following questions:
1)Who has influenced the writer most
2)How old is her father
3)What is her father like and what does the writer think of him
Then check the answers together.
2.Read the passage again and fill in the blanks to get the main idea of each part.
Paragraph 1: _____________ (General information)
Paragraphs 2-3: _____________ (Personality & examples)
Paragraph 4: _____________ (My opinion)
设计意图:听录音整体把握范文的体裁和内容,概括main idea。
While-writing
Step 4 Ask&answer
1. Structure
Introduction: Para1 age, job
Main body: Para2-3 personalities&examples
Conclusion: Para4 my ideas
设计意图:帮助学生理解范文的框架结构。逐层分析范文,呈现相关生词,通过情境帮助学生理解其用法。同时掌握general information的组成,为学生搭建写作框架,为最后的写作做准备。
2. Look for more information.
T: The writer thinks her father kind and helpful. She uses many examples to support her opinions. This makes her article abundant and believable. Why did her father give their TV to a family
S: Because the family could not afford one.
/ Because the family didn’t have enough money to buy one.
T: Why does her father care for the children
S: Because the children have no parents.
/ Because the children have lost their parents.
T: The writer is good at using composite (long) sentences when writing. What other sentences do you think are wonderful in the examples Find them please!
设计意图:本部分为范文主体,Why did her father give their TV to a family 和Why does her father care for the children 两个问题的设计意在检测学生对两个定语从句的理解,能正确回答即为理解,回答不出也可以通过教师的辅助回答帮助其理解。通过这种方式能训练学生在后面的写作过程中有意识地运用长句。
3. Pair work.
Talk about the person who influences you most and have a discussion in pairs.Give examples to support your opinions. (At least 2 examples)
设计意图:这个环节的操练有些难度,所以我把讨论的范围缩小到“妈妈”。通过小组合作,集众家之长,能适当降低难度。
Post-writing
Step 5 Writing
1. T: Now we know the writer’s father is unusual because he has a heart full of love.With a clear structure and good expressions, the writer makes the article wonderful. When you write, you can also use the following useful expressions to make your article different.
Useful expressions
(1) … is the person who has influenced me most.
(2) … is in his/her twenties/thirties/forties/…
(3) … has always been kind/helpful …
(4) To my surprise …
(5) I realize/think …
(6) You will not … until …
设计意图:前面写作框架的搭建已经到了产出的阶段,再次强调写作的框架以及词句的选用是为了加深学生对写作要求的印象。
2. Write an article about your mother who has influenced you most.
设计意图:通过课堂活动中各板块的操练,学生现在已经能够顺利进行语言输出,要注意的是对写作细节做指点。
3.Ask some students to read their articles in front of the class and correct their mistakes.
4. Find out wonderful sentences in your desk mates’ articles and try to perfect your own.
5.Summarize :Teach by words, influence by deeds.(言传身教)