Starter Unit 1 Good morning!
4a-4d
Teaching Material Analysis
This is starter unit1, grade 7,go for it!The topic of this unit is “Good Morning”. This unit requires students to master the letters Aa-Hh, learn some simple English names,and read, listen, speak, and sing the everyday language in this unit.And it also requires students to learn how to greet people and Summarize the common pronunciation rules of vowel letters Aa and Ee in words. This lesson is the second period(4a-4d).
Analysis of the students
Students are just beginning to learn English, They must be very interested in learning English.So teachers must make good use of this to allow students to have fun in learning English. And gradually let students form a stable interest in learning.This unit focuses on the topic of "greeting others" and develops teaching activities such as listening, speaking, reading and writing.In order to create a more realistic language environment, we can let students know some of the simpler English names, and let students take an English name for themselves, so that students feel, understand English, and enter the English environment as soon as possible.
Teaching Aims:
I. Knowledge Objects:
1. To get some new words like afternoon, evening, how, are, you, I, am, I'm, fine, thanks, OK.
2. To learn how to greet people.
① Hello!\Hi!\ Good morning!\ Good afternoon!\ Good evening!
② — How are you
— I'm OK. / I'm fine. Thanks.
3. To learn to sing an English song on page s4.
II. Ability Objects:
1.To be able to greet people at different times.
2.To be able to Summarize the common pronunciation rules of vowel letters Aa and Ee in words.
III. Moral Objects:
1.Let the students learn to be polite and friendly with their classmates by greeting each other.
2.It is difficult to start. I want to use this unit to cultivate students’ interest in English because interest is the best teacher.
Key points and difficult point
1.Practice listening and speaking to each other on the topic of greeting each other
2.Learn to sing the song on page s4.
3.Summarize the common pronunciation rules of vowel letters Aa and Ee in words.
Teaching Methods:
1. Communicative Approach
2. Task-based Approach
3. Group work and Pair work
Teaching Aids:
Multimedia,projector
Teaching procedures:
Steps and Interaction Teacher’s Activities Students’ Activities Teaching Purpose
Step 1 Greeting and lead-in (3 mins) Greet the students and play an English video Greet the teacher and enjoy an English video A good teacher never forgets greeting. For it’s the best way to get the students in class and make the students relax.
Step 2Revision(8 mins) Revise letters Aa-Hha.Show the letters on the screen and ask the students to listen and repeat.b.Then ask students to play a game about letters.c.Show 8 pictures to students and ask them to say what letter they can see in the picture.Revise the ways of greeting people.First,ask students to review how to greet people, then show these sentences to them and ask them to read them together.Second, ask the students to work in pairs, and greet their partner.Third, ask some of them to share their conversations to others. listen to the recording and repeat, then read these letters together.Say what letter they see as quickly as they can.Tell the teacher what letter they can see in these picturesReview how to greet people and work in pairs to greet their partner.Then share their conversations to others. 1.This step is revision, it’s a good way to help students Consolidate their knowledge better.2.Games enable students to participate more actively in activities,they can also make the classroom atmosphere more active.3.Pair work can develop students’ ability to cooperate and communicate, and it also can train students’ speaking skills.
Step3 Work on 4a(6 mins) Ask the students to look at these pictures, and write the names of the children on page S1 When the students write, the teacher puts the pictures of the children on the blackboard.(提前打印好这些图片和名字)Then ask some of the students to put the names of these children under the right pictures.Ask the students to write the names in alphabetical order and check answers.Ask them to read the names together. write the names of the children on page S1 Some of them will put the names of these children under the right pictures on the blackboard.3. Write the names in alphabetical order and check answers.4.Read the names together. The teacher divides this part into two parts:Ask the students to look at these pictures, and write the names of the children on page S1 2)Ask the students to write the names in alphabetical order. The main reason is to reduce the difficulty and make it easier for students to complete. At the same time, it is also better for students to learn these English names and know what alphabetical order is.By asking students to put names on the blackboard,it can stimulate their interest in learning and test whether they know these new friends well.
Step 4Work on 4b(10 mins) Ask the students to listen and repeat.The teacher divides all the letters and words into 4 groups. Group1:A H Dale GraceGroup2:Frank thanksGroup3:B C D E G eveningGroup4:F Helenask the students to read the first group ,and each three times.Then the teacher ask: what can you find after reading Ask one student to answer.Guide the students to say that these words have a common pronunciation, then play the video and teach it’s pronunciation.(use the same way to teach other phonetic symbols) Listen to recording and repeat.Read the first group ,and each word three times.Think hard about the teacher's question and raise their hands to answer it.Watch the video and learn it’s pronunciation.5.Learn other phonetic symbols. The teacher ask students to read the words and letters to find that they make the same sound. This can develop students’ ability to explore independently and is a way for students to accept this knowledge point more easily.
Step 5 Work on 4c(5 mins) 1.Ask the students to work in groups to read the letters and words in column 1. Then try to read the new words in column 2.2.Then ask four students to read them aloud.Correct the students’ pronunciation if necessary and give the meanings of the four new words.Teach some Language Points about open syllable and closed syllable.5.Ask the students to do some exercises,and then ask some groups to read these words. 1.work in groups to read the letters and words in column 1. Then try to read the new words in column 2.2.Learn the meanings of the four new words.3.Learn some Language Points about open syllable and closed syllable.4.do some exercises.Work in groups and readthese words. Group cooperation can foster students’ ability to cooperate and communicate.The exercises will help them consolidate their knowledge.
Step 6 Let’s sing a song(4d) (4 mins) First ask the students to read the lyrics together.Then ask them to listen and sing the song. Read the lyrics together.Then listen and sing the song. Students are interested in English songs. The song can help them remember how to greet others.
Step 7 Summary (2 mins) Make a summary of this lesson and what they learned in this unit. Make a summary of this lesson and what they learned in this unit. Summarizing is a necessary part of the lesson. It can help students recall what they have learned and deepen their memory.
Step 8 Exercise (2 mins) Ask the students to do some exercises Do some exercises The exercises will help them consolidate their knowledge.
Blackboard Design
Starter Unit 1 Good morning!
4a-4d
—Hello!\Hi!\ Good morning!\ Good afternoon!\ Good evening!
— How are you
— I'm OK. / I'm fine. Thanks.