Unit 2 What time do you go to school
Intensive reading
1. Basic information
Target students 初一学生 Grade Seven students
Teaching material 人教版七年级Unit 2, 整体单元设计,精读课
Time 40 minutes
Teaching aids PPT, worksheet
2. Teaching Objectives
Language ability 1. Master the usage of keywords, phrases, and sentence patterns in this lesson. 2. Be able to utilize the reading strategies in the process of reading. 3. Students can talk about their daily routines and distinguish healthy habits from unhealthy habits.
Learning competence Students can skim and scan the passages and get specific information.
Thinking quality Students realize the importance of living a healthy life.
Cultural awareness Be able to distinguish healthy habits from unhealthy habits.
3. Important and difficult parts
Important parts Students can skim and scan the passages and get the main idea and detailed information.
Difficult parts To complete the exercise, gain main ideas and specific information through different strategies and use detailed information.
4. Teaching model
Pre-reading, While-reading, Post-reading(PWP)
5. Teaching procedure
Stages Activities Purposes Time
Lead-in 1. Picture talk The teacher shows two pictures and asks students to fill in the blanks. Picture 1: She usually watches TV at a quarter to eleven at night. T: Does she have a healthy habit Picture 2: He often runs at half-past six in the morning, T: Does he have a healthy habit 2. Free talk The teacher asks students to talk about their healthy habits and unhealthy habits. T: Are you living a healthy life What healthy habits do you have What unhealthy habits do you have The teacher presents two examples on PPT. (1)I get up early every day. It’s healthy. (2)I often get up late. It’s unhealthy. PS: The teacher can invite several students to share their healthy habits and unhealthy habits. T: Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise. To activate students’ background knowledge leads them to the topic of this class and create the context, making students interested in it. 3'
Pre-reading 1. Teacher asks students whether the activities below are healthy or unhealthy. ●get up early, ●eat very quickly ●go to bed early, ●run in the morning ●eat ice-cream after dinner ●don’t brush teeth ●sometimes play sports ●take a walk after dinner ●eat lots of vegetables ●brush teeth after dinner PS: If the activity is healthy, it is shown on the PPT. If not, it is shown. 2. Teacher shows the mind maps about healthy activities and unhealthy activities. 1. Students can distinguish healthy habits from unhealthy habits 3'
While-reading Fast reading (1)Ask Ss to read the passage quickly(in 30 seconds) and answer the questions below. ①What are their names ②Whose habits do you think are healthy Whose habits do you think are unhealthy (2)Check the answers with the class. Careful reading 1. Have Ss read the passage carefully and complete the table below. 2. Teacher checks the answer with the class. (While checking the answers, the key sentences should be underlined in the passage.) 3. Have Ss read Paragraph 1 carefully and answer the questions below. (1)Does Tony get up early
(2)How long(多长时间) does he play basketball (3)When Tony gets home, what does he do first 4. Have Ss read Paragraph 1 carefully again and complete the table about Tony’s daily routine. 5. Have Ss read Paragraph 2 carefully and answer the questions below. (1)Does Mary get up early
(2)Why does Mary eat ice-cream after dinner 6. Have Ss read Paragraph 2 carefully and complete the mind map about Mary’s daily routine. To make students practice reading fast in a limited time. To make students get specific information about the passage. 2.5' 5’ 3’ 4’
Post-reading 1. Retelling T: Retell Mary’s daily routine according to the mind map. 2. The teacher asks Ss to write down Tony’s and Mary’s unhealthy habits at the table in 2c and think of healthy activities for them. 3. Role-play Work in pairs and make conversations. One student acts as Tony, while the other plays as health consultant(健康顾问) to give Tony advice on healthy habits. 1. To practice Ss’ abilities of talking about a healthy lifestyle by using the target language. 2. To provide writing practice with the target language 4’ 5’