牛津译林版九年级上册Unit 1 Know yourself Reading (I)教案

Unit 1 Know yourself Reading (I)
I. Teaching aims and learning objectives
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
1. read the article about jobs and personalities;
2. guess the meanings of the new words from the context;
3. identify the main idea of each paragraph in the passage by skimming;
4. describe the four people’s jobs and personalities by detailed reading;
II. Teaching contents
1. New words and phrases: born, impress, sculpture, praise, sales department, general, race, either or, lead, take the lead, fall behind, challenge, chief, high-speed, connect, connect to/with, miss, as good as, attention, pay attention to, standard, pioneer, surgeon, carelessness, extra, devote, respect, suitable, partner
2. New structures: Life is like a race. You either take the lead or fall behind.
A miss is as good as a mile.
As a doctor, you can’t be too careful.
III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty
1. To read the passage in different ways;
2. To describe four people’s jobs and personalities by detailed reading.
IV. Teaching procedures
Step 1 Warming-up
Free talk
T: Today, we’ll meet some outstanding people. They like their jobs very much. Now show me your ideas, what kind of person are they
Step 2 Pre-reading
1. Watch a video
T: Who is this man Let’s watch a video first.
T: You know him very well. He is the pioneer of Alibaba. He is devoting most of his time to it.
He says, “If not now, when If not me, who ” Any time he is ready to take on new challenges. He always works to high standards. Now he is one of the richest in China. So people often say he is a born businessman.
2. Prediction
T: Look at these pictures from Sunshine Town. They are also outstanding in their fields. Would you please guess what their jobs are
Step 3 While-reading
1. Skimming
T: Now please look through the text quickly and check if you have made the right prediction, also try to find what they think of their jobs.
T: Yes, Wu Wei is an artist, Su Ning is a manager, Liu Tao is an engineer, and Fang Yuan is a doctor. What do they think of their jobs
T: Yeah, they are happy with their jobs. How can you get the information quickly
T: Great! Pay attention to the title and the pictures while reading.
2. Scanning
Passage 1:
(1) Read and answer
T: Now let’s read Passage 1 more carefully and answer two questions:
What does Wu Wei’s best friend think of him
What has won Wu Wei high praise from the art community
T: Yes, his best friend said, “He is a born artist. He’s quiet and doesn’t like to talk much, but his work shouts.” And his sculptures for Sunshine Town Square have won high praise from the art community.
(2) Read and guess
T: Good job! Let’s do some guessing work. What does “his work shouts” mean here
T: Yes, that is to say his work is wonderful. Then what about “praise” What does it mean
T: Excellent! How can we guess the meaning of new words
T: I agree. Circle some key words before and after the new word or the sentence. It’s possible to find its meaning.
(3) Read and think
T: Wu Wei said, “I want to share the best art with people, so I’m always searching for something better or different. This in itself is great fun.” What can you infer from it
T: I love all your ideas. He is so creative and of course he is happy with his job.
Passage 2:
Read and finish
T: Find out some information about Su Ning’s past and present.
five years ago
was an __________
only worked with ______
made me _______
(accountant, numbers, unhappy) now
is a general manager
is active and _________
love working with ________
is ready to take on ________ any time (energetic, people, challenges)
Passage 3:
Read and practice
Passage 4：
An interview between groups
T: Read through Passage 4 and do an interview with Fang Yuan in pairs. Try to ask more questions and give detailed answers. The team which gets the most stars will be the winner.
Further reading
(1) Thinking
T: What do the sentences mean Choose the right Chinese meaning, and try to find out some supporting sentences.
Life is like a race. You either take the lead or fall behind.
A miss is as good as a mile.
As a doctor, you can’t be too careful.
(2) Listen and circle
T: Now I’ve collected many words about their personalities. Please circle them in your books and try to match the words with the four persons.
T: OK, Wu Wei is quiet and creative. Su Ning is active and energetic. Liu Tao is serious, organized and modest. Fang Yuan is kind, patient and careful. Different people have different personalities, and they also have different jobs. Are the jobs suitable for them Why You may use the sentences in the text to support your ideas.
Step 4 Post-reading
Listen and advise
T: The four persons here are all happy with their present jobs, and the jobs are suitable for them. Now let’s listen to a short conversation from Cindy, Stone and Tiantian. Write down their future jobs.
T: Stone would like to be an engineer, Cindy hopes to be an artist, and Tiantian prefers to be a manager. Would you please give them some advice so that their personalities can match the job requirements.
Share and report
T: It’s your turn to talk about yourselves. Think about what job you want to do in the future and if your personality matches the job requirements. You can share your ideas in groups, and then speak in front of the class.
T: I hope you all can have a bright future. In your daily life, you should form good personalities to get ready for the future job. I believe finally you can be the one that you want to be.
V. Homework
1. Search more articles about people who are outstanding in their fields and try to make notes.
2. Finish your own article about jobs and personalities and read it to your friend.
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