Module 4 Home alone
Unit 1 I can look after myself, although it won’t be easy for me.
【教学目标】
1. To learn and master the new vocabulary.
2. To practice listening about home alone and learn to get information from the conversation.
3. Help the students to know what the children in western countries do when they stay at home alone, and at the same time make them learn to be more independent.
4. To pay more attention to improving Ss’ abilities on living alone at home.
【教学重难点】
重点: 1. To master the main vocabulary and some important points.
2. To learn the conversation in Activity 3 and get the information.
难点: They can make a list about what their plans of staying at home.
【教学方法】
任务型教学法、小组合作法。
【教学过程】
Step 1 Leading in
Free talk. Look at the pictures about heroes and have a free talk.
Can you look after yourself if you have been left alone at home And how
What’s the most important when you are home alone
Step 2 Pre-task
Work in pairs. Talk about the picture.
1. What can you see in the picture
2. What is the relationship between them
3. What are they doing there
Step 3 While-task
Activity 1 Listen and answer the questions.
1) Where are Betty and her parents
2) Is Betty travelling with her parents
Activity 2 Listen again and complete the sentences.
1. Will you be OK at home __________
2. I’ll ______ you too, and I’ll call you every day.
3. I’ll keep it tidy so that you’ll ___________ me when you get home.
Activity 3 Listen and complete the table.
Destination目的地
Duration持续时间
Reason
Train number
Platform number
Activity 4 Listen and choose the right answers.
1. How do Bety’s parents go to Lhasa
A. By plane. B. By car. C. By train.
2. Why do they go to Lhasa
A. Attend university abroad.
B. Attend Rene’s wedding.
C. Attend the meeting.
3. Who will wake Betty up in the morning
A. Her mum. B. Her dad. C. Her clock.
Activity 5 Read and complete the sentences.
1. Betty’s parents are going to ______.
2. Her parents tell her to ______________________________________.
3. Betty can ________________.
4. Betty’s parents usually _________________________.
5. Betty’s mum has not ________________________________.
Activity 6 Choose the correct answer.
address lock meeting passenger ring shut text message
1. “I haven’t given you our address in Lhasa!” This means you do not know where we are staying / what we are doing.
2. You see passengers travelling by train / staying at home.
3. When your clock rings, it is quiet / makes a loud noise.
4. You receive a text message on your phone / by email.
5. When the door is shut, it is open / closed.
6. When you lock the door, you keep people out / let people in.
7. At a meeting, you meet people for work / fun.
Activity 7 Read and retell.
Betty’s parents will take the train to Lhasa to ________.
But Betty won’t go with them because she can’t miss ____________.
Betty’s parents want her to be careful of ..., eat plenty of ... and wake up ...
Step 4 Post-task
Activity 1 Listen and mark the words which the speaker links.
1. Be especially careful with the door. Shut it when you’re in and lock it when you go out.
2. I can look after myself, although it won’t be easy for me.
3. I’m sure I’ve forgotten something, but I don’t know what it is!
Now listen again and repeat.
Activity 2 Work in pairs. Imagine you are staying at home by yourself. Ask and answer.
1. Can you look after yourself
2. How will you make sure you wake up in the morning
3. What will you eat
A: Can you look after yourself
B: Yes, I can. / No, I can’t.
A: How will you …
B: I’ll …
Activity 3 Exercise.
一、单项选择。
1. The little boy is _____ lovely _____ everyone likes him.
A. such; that B. too; to C. so; that
2. —My grandma is used to living in the city. — ______.
A. So my grandpa is B. So is my grandpa
C. So my grandpa did
3. I don’t think she will agree with us, ________
A. will she B. won’t she C. don’t you D. do you
4. The little girl wrote a ________ diary last night.
A. two -hundreds- word B. two- hundreds-words
C. two-hundred- word D. two-hundred-words
5. I saw some boy students ________ basketball when I passed the playground.
A. played B. plays C. to play D. playing
二、根据汉语意思完成英语句子, 每空一词。
1. Anybody can work out that s______ math problem.
2. Let me write down your a_______ and telephone number.
3. I can’t get a_______ to go with me, so I go by myself.
4. Don’t forget to l____ the door before leaving home.
Step 5 Summary
Words: meeting, miss, shut, lock, simple, anybody, clock, passenger, address
Phrases: text message, a couple of, wake sb. up
Patterns:
My clock rings so loudly that it will certainly wake me up.
I can look after myself, although it won’t be easy for me.
Step 6 Homework
Say something about yourself.
Imagine you are staying at home by yourself.
1. Can you look after yourself
2. What will you eat
3. How can you make sure you wake up on time
【板书设计】
on one’s own = by oneself = alone
be proud of = take pride in
so … that …
My clock rings so loudly that it will certainly wake me up.
I can look after myself, although it won’t be easy for me.
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