初中英语外研版七下Module 9 Life history Unit2教案

Module 9 Life history
Unit 2 He decided to be an actor.
【教学目标】
1. To read to learn about the life of William Shakespeare.
2. To learn to write about a person using the following patterns:
He was born in Guangzhou.
At the age of three, he went to …
3. To learn some past simple irregular verbs.
4. To learn the words and expressions.
【教学重难点】
重点：1. To learn about the life of William Shakespeare.
2. To learn the words and expressions.
难点：To learn to write about the life of a person.
【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
Enjoy a video.
What story does the video tell
Who is the author of it
Step 2 Reading
Fast reading
Activity 1 Read the passage and decide what William Shakespeare wrote.
plays poems stories
Activity 2 Put the sentences in the correct order.
a) Shakespeare went to London.
b) Shakespeare’s company built the Globe Theatre.
c) Shakespeare married.
d) Shakespeare liked plays at school.
e) Shakespeare died at the age of 52.
f) Shakespeare decided to be an actor.
Careful reading
Activity 1 Read and answer.
1. When was he born
2. Where was he born
3. When did he finish school
4. When did he marry
5. What did he decide to do when he finished school
6. When did he join a theatre company
7. When was the Globe Theatre built
8. When did he die
Activity 3 Complete the timeline for Shakespeare with the correct form of the words and expressions from the box.
be born build die finish school go to London marry
1564 1578 1578 About 1592 1599 1966
was born
Activity 4 Work in pairs.
Ask and answer questions about Shakespeare. Use the information in Activity 3 to help you.
— Was Shakespeare born in 1564
— Yes, he was.
— Did he leave school in 1582
— No, he didn’t. He finished school in 1578.
Step 3 Practice
Activity 1 Complete the passage with the correct form of the words from the box.
die fire language marry poem rich successful
Shakespeare (1) _______ in 1582 and had three children. He became famous around the world for his plays and you can see them in many different (2) _________. Shakespeare also wrote (3) ________ as well. He was also a (4) ______ and (5) _________ actor. You can see his Globe Theatre in London today, but it’s not the same building. There was a (6) ____ in the old theatre and they built it again. He (7) _____ at the age of fifty-two.
Activity 2 Look at the sentences.
Wang Dong was born in Guangzhou.
At the age of three, he went to Shenzhen with his parents.
At the age of six, he started school.
Activity 3 Exercises
一、根据提示写出正确的单词。
1. Romeo and Juliet is my favorite Shakespeare ______ (戏剧).
2. —When did they ______ (建造) the school dining hall
—Two years ago.
3. My uncle ________ (结婚) in 2011 and had one child in 2012.
4. Xu Ling saved a little boy in the big ____ (大火).
5. Jane was very sad because her dog _____ (死了) this morning.
二、选择方框中适当的单词完成下列小对话
works poems successful rich language
1. A: Which ________ is your mother good at
B: English.
2. A: Li Yuchun is my favorite singer. I like all her ______.
B: All Oh, no. I just like some.
3. A: What do you think of Lionel Messi
B: He is a _________ football player, I think.
4. A: Lily, do you like Chinese ________
B: Yes, especially (尤其是) Li Bai’s and Du Fu’s.
5. A: Mr Zhang is very ________. He has many stores and cars.
B: He’s also very kind.
Step 4 Summary
1. We have learnt about the life of William Shakespeare.
2. We have learnt some past simple irregular verbs.
Step 5 Homework
1. 发挥想象，连词成文(50-100字)。
famous, finish school, marry, at the age of, successful, begin, rich
2. Finish the exercises in Learning English.
【板书设计】
facts
1564 1578 1578 About 1592 1599 1966
was born finished school married went to London Built the Globe Theater died
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