Module 7 My past life
Unit 1 I was born in a small village.
【教学目标】
1. To learn the words and expressions and understand conversations containing past simple be.
2. To learn about Tony and Lingling’s past life from the listening and reading materials.
3. To learn to talk about one’s past life.
【教学重难点】
重点:1. To learn the words and expressions and understand conversations containing past simple be.
2. To learn to talk about one’s past life.
难点:To learn to talk about one’s past life.
【教学方法】
创设情境法、任务型教学法、小组合作法。
【教学过程】
Step 1 Leading in
Show some pictures and have a free talk.
e.g. I’m now 40 years old.
I was born in 1969.
I was born in Shandong.
When were they born
Where were they born
Step 2 Pre-task
Activity 1 Listen and number the questions as you hear them.
a) Who was your first teacher □
b) What was your first school like □
c) Where were you born □
d) Was she strict □
Activity 2 Listen again and check (√) the true sentences.
( ) 1. Betty was born in the US.
( ) 2. Betty was born in a small town.
( ) 3. Betty’s first school was a big school.
( ) 4. There were twenty-two students in Betty’s class.
( ) 5. Betty’s first teacher was strict.
Step 3 While-task
Activity 1 Listen and choose the correct answer.
1. Was Lingling born in Xucun
Yes, she was. / No, she wasn’t.
2. Was Tony’s first school called Darw in Primary School
Yes, it was. / No, it wasn’t.
3. Was his teacher’s name Mrs Smith
Yes, it was. / No, it wasn’t.
4. Was Mrs Smith Lingling’s teacher
Yes, she was. / No, she wasn’t.
5. Was Ms Yao very friendly
Yes, she was. / No, she wasn’t.
6. Were Becky and Adam Tony’s friends
Yes, they were. / No, they weren’t.
7. Was Becky good at school
Yes, she was. / No, she wasn’t.
8. Was Tony difficult at school
Yes, he was. / No, he wasn’t.
Activity 2 Listen and complete the table.
Born in First teacher First school First friend(s)
Lingling
Tony
Activity 3 Read and fill in the form.
Where was he/she born What was his/her first teacher like What were his/her friends like
Lingling A small _____ in Shanxi Province Ms Yao. She was _____ _____.
Tony Cambridge.It’s a _______ in England. Mrs Lane. She was ____ but very ____. Becky was ______ in classbut Adam was _____ ____.
Step 4 Post-task
Activity 1 Listen and notice the stressed words.
1. —I was born there.
—No, you weren’t.
2. —You weren’t born in Cambridge.
—Yes, I was.
3. —They were born in China.
—No, they weren’t.
4. —He was a teacher.
—No, he wasn’t.
5. —She was strict.
—No, she wasn’t.
Activity 2 Pair work
Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions about your past life.
1. Where were you born
2. What was the name of your primary school
3. Who was your first teacher
4. What was he/she like
5. Who were your first friends
6. What were they like
7. What was your favorite subject
8. How many students were there in your class
Activity 3 Exercise.
一、用 be 动词的正确形式填空, 完成句子。
1. I _____ in Taiyuan last year.
2. _________ you difficult
3. It ______ Darwin Primary School.
4. Who _____ your first English teacher
5. They _____ born in US.
二、将下列句子变成否定句、一般疑问句, 并作出肯定和否定回答。
1. She was Ms Yao.
She ______ Ms Yao.
____ ____ Ms Yao
Yes, ____ ___. / _____, she ______.
2. He was strict at school.
He _______ strict at school.
____ ____ strict at school
____, he ____. / No, __________.
3. We were good in class.
We ________ good in class.
_____ ___ good in class
Yes, ___ _____. / No, __________.
Step 5 Summary
(1) be born in …
(2) Where were you born
(3) What was the name of …
(4) What were they/you like
(5) He was quite difficult.
Step 6 Homework
1. 发挥想象,连词成文(50-100字).
be born, first, friendly, nice, strict, good, difficult, village
2. Finish the exercises in Leaning English.
【板书设计】
Where was he/she born What was his/her first teacher like What were his/her friends like
Lingling A small village in Shanxi Province Ms Yao. She was very friendly.
Tony Cambridge.It’s a small cityin England. Mrs Lane. She was strict but very nice. Becky was very goodin class but Adam was quite difficult.
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