Unit 9 My favorite subject is science.
Section B (2a-2c)
Teaching Aims Language goals Ss are able to write about their daily class schedule and their preferences about subjects. Key words and phrases useful; from; from...to...; Mrs.; finish; lesson; hour; for two hours. Key sentences 1. What do you think of these subjects 2. The teacher says it is useful, but I think it is difficult. 3. My classes finish at1:50,but after that I have an art lesson for two hours.
Teaching Difficulties Ss are able to write about their daily class schedule and their preferences about subjects.
Teaching Aids multimedia courseware or other realia that the T needs for teaching
Teaching Procedures Tips
Step 1 Warm up
The T can ask Ss to brainstorm the subjects and the related description adjectives. The T can write these words on the blackboard. Then Ss can be encouraged to talk about their daily class schedule and express their preferences using these words. The T can make a sample like this: My favorite subject is Chinese. Because it is very useful. I have Chinese on Monday and Tuesday. My Chinese teacher is Miss Gao.
Step 2 Presentation
2a Before reading The activity is to personalize the target language and prepare Ss for the subsequent reading activity. Teaching Tip: How Many Words Can You Come up With As a way to help Ss expand their vocabulary,have Ss compete in the following competition: 1.Have Ss work with partners. 2.Tell Ss that they will have 30 seconds to say as many description words as possible about the subject that you will tell them. 3.Model the activity with the subject"music"and the description word"relaxing".Elicit other description words from Ss as a class. 4.Have Ss start the activity at the same time with the subject"music". 5.At the end of 30 seconds,elicit from Ss who had the highest number of words.Record the number of words on the board.Remind Ss to keep track of their own scores. 6.Repeat the activity with the eight other subjects in activity 2a:history, PE., art, science, math,English,Chinese, geography. Elicit from Ss which pair was able to generate the highest total number of description words. First Reading Step 1: T asks Ss to skim the passage and find out the main idea and answer the following questions. T: Yu Mei is writing a letter to her friend Jenny. Please read the letter quickly and find the main idea. (T tells Ss what skim is. Ss can read the first sentence and last sentence to find the main idea without reading all the details.) Q1: Who gets the letter Q2: Which day is she writing about Q3: Is she writing about her school life or life at home Second Reading 2b Step 1: Ask Ss to read the letter carefully and underline the subjects Yu Mei likes. Circle the subjects she doesn’t like. Answers: Underlined: science, P.E.,Chinese ,art lesson Circled: math Step 2: Ask Ss to read the letter again and answer the questions. Q1: What does Yu Mei do at 8:00 Q2: What does Yu Mei do at 9:00 Q3: What does she think of science Q4: What’s her favorite subject Q5: Who is her Chinese teacher Q6: How does she feel about art lesson Q7: How long does she have art lesson after class (This part needs Ss to have a careful reading about the passage and get some detailed information . Ss can read para by para and answer the questions after each paragraph. They can share the answers one by one or in a row or in a line. It's better for T to correct their pronunciation of the words or grammar mistakes when Ss answer questions.) Third Reading 2c The activity is to provide scanning and writing practice with the target language. Teaching Tip: From Memory Help Ss focus on remembering what they have read by having Ss answer questions without looking back at the passage. 1.Tell Ss to read the passage in 2b and to remember the contents because they will be asked questions about it. 2.Tell Ss to cover the passage after they have read it and to complete the schedule in 2c. 3.After Ss have tried to complete the schedule, have them cover the schedule and read the passage again. 4.Have Ss repeat the above until they can complete the schedule. 5.The key is for Ss not to look at both the reading passage and the schedule at the same time. Answers: TimeSubjects/ActivitiesTimeSubjects/Activities8:00 to 8:50math12:00 to 1:00lunch9:00 to 9:50science1:00 to 1:50Chinese10:00 to10:50history 2:00 to 4:00 Art lesson11:00 to11:50P.E.
Step 3 Language Points
The teacher says it is useful, but I think it is difficult. (教材P53 2b) useful adj. 有用的; 有益的 useful作形容词,可在句中作定语或表语,useful的发音以辅音音素开头,与不定冠词连用时,其前应用a。 2. Lunch is from 12:00 to 1:00... (教材P53 2b) from... to... 常用来表示时间、地点等范围。其中 from 和 to 均为介词,其后通常连接两个同类词。 3. Our Chinese teacher, Mrs. Wang, is great fun. (教材P53 2b) fun作不可数名词,意为“有趣的事物(人)”,在本句中,表示“有意思的人; 逗人开心的人; 有趣的人”。在这种用法中,fun 前面可有great/good等词修饰。 4. My classes finish at 1:50, but after that I have an art lesson for two hours. (教材P53 2b) finish在此处作不及物动词,意为“完成、做好”。它还可作及物动词,后接名词、代词或v-ing形式作宾语,意为“完成(做)某事”。 5. My classes finish at 1:50, but after that I have an art lesson for two hours. (教材P53 2b) (1)class和lesson: ①当表示“学校的课”时,class和lesson区别不大,美式英语中常用class,英式英语中常用lesson。例如:Classes start at 9 o’clock. (学校)九点开始上课。 (英式英语:Lessons start at 9 o’clock.)②当表示“某种技能、技巧性的课程”时,常用lesson,较少用class。例如:piano lessons钢琴课,driving lessons驾驶课。③当表示“教材中的教学单元;课”时,常用lesson。class则还有“班;班级”的含义。例如:Now, Class, please open your books to Lesson 9. 同学们,现在请打开书,翻到第九课。 “for + 一段时间”用来表示某个动作或某个状态持续的时间,在句中作时间状语。I have a class/lesson for 45 minutes at school. What about you 我们学校一节课四十五分钟。你们(学校)呢?
Step 4 Exercises & Homework
Exercises Step1: Ask Ss to do the exercises on PPT P27-P28. Step2: T ask Ss to make a summary about what they learned today. Homework 1. Read and recite the new words and phrases. 2. Do the exercises in students’ book.
Teaching Reflection The table in 2c helps Ss to retell the passage easily. Ss can not only retell the schedule but also master the sentence patterns well through the table, which is a very useful way to learn English. I will keep on with this kind of mind map.