Module 1 Changes and differences
Unit 2 Changes in our lives
教学内容
Learn new words through Look and learn and review the words that have previously been learned to represent a variety of professions.
The short passage of Listen and say reviews the general past and the general present, and compares the difference between the present and the past.
教学重难点
【教学重点】
Vocabulary: life, writer, street cleaner, drive, by hand, right away, in a short time.
【教学难点】
Works and expressions for everyday use:I wish you a happy life.
课前准备
Tape recorder, Multimedia
教学过程
Step 1. Listen and enjoy
1) Lead students sing along with the tape and know the topic of this Unit.
2) Free talk about the differences between the past and now
Step 2. Look and learn
Writer
photographer
street cleaner
film
digital camera
Step 3. Listen and say
1) Show the pictures of jobs from Ms Wen, Mrs Hong, Mr Zhang, Mr Yang. Let students tell the differences using words or phrases.
2) Read and ask & answer questions according to the text.
3) Read after the tape and make a dialogue& talk about the differences.
Ms Wen is a writer.
In the past, she used a pen and paper to write her books.
Now she uses a computer.
Mrs Hong is a farmer.
In the past, she got her crops in by hand.
Now she uses a machine.
Mr Zhang is a photographer.
In the past, he used film to take photos.
Now he uses a digital camera. He can see his photos right away.
Mr Yang is a street cleaner.
In the past, he swept the streets with a broom.
Now he drives a street sweeper. It can clean the streets in a short time.
Step 4. Finish the exercise &Role-play
1. Work in pairs and complete the table on Page 9
2. The students play the role.
Step 5. Learn the sounds
Lead the students read the words in this part and find out the rules of pronunciations.
/ u/ o, o-e, ow
/au/ ou, ow
Step 6. Try to read more
/ u/ told smoke row
/au/ house tower
Step 7. Read a story
1)Read and answer the questions below:
1. Where did Fred and his wife live
They lived in a small, old house.
2. Who visited them What did she say
A fairy. She said she could give Fred three wishes.
3. What did Fred and his wife wish for
They did not make a wish.
4. What did the fairy wish them
She wished them a happy life.
2)Read again and complete the sentences, then act out the story.
3) What do you learn from the story Discuss in groups and draw a conclusion.
Step 8. Do a survey
How did people do things in the past How do people do things now
1)Read the pictures in Page 12. And ask questions one by one.
2) Fill the information in the table and make a comparison.
3) work in pairs and make a presentation
Step 9. Homework
Write all the main occupations and talk about the differences between the past and now around your family.
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