Module 7 Unit 1 I was born in a small village教案 2023-2024学年外研版英语七年级下册

Module 7 My past life
Unit 1 I was born in a small village.
Learning objectives:
1. To understand conversations containing past simple “be”.
2. To get information about someone’s past life from the listening and reading materials.
3. To talk about one’s past life.
Step 1 Presentation
Study the following new words:
born, strict, primary, primacy school, town, friendly, US, hey, village, nice, good, difficult
Step 2 Lead-in
To give some pictures and talk about the people’s past life to students. Then, let students talk about themselves.
Step 3 Listening
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
Keys: 3 2 1 4
And then, answer the questions. Use the words and expressions from the box.
be born friendly nice primary school strict town US
Keys: Ms Smith.
It wasn’t a big school and it was very friendly.
I was born in Quincy, a small town in the US.
Yes, she was, but she was also very nice.
2. Listen again and check (√) the true sentences.
（ √ ）1. Betty was born in the US
（ √ ） 2. Betty was born in a small village
（ ） 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
3. Listen again and fill in the blanks.
Daming: Where ________ you _______, Betty
Betty: I was __________ Quincy, a small town in the US.
Daming: ______ was your first school ______
Betty: My first school was John Adams Primary School. It wasn’t a big school
and it was very __________. There were 20 students in my class.
Daming: Who was your first teacher
Betty: Ms Smith.
Daming: Was she _______
Betty: Well, yes, she was, but she was also very nice to us.
Keys: were born born in What like friendly strict
Step 4 Dialogue
1. Watch the video and then answer the questions.
1) Where was Lingling born
2) Who was Tony’s first teacher
2. 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
Darwin 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.
3. Read and complete the table.
Born in First teacher First school First friends
Lingling Xucun Ms Yao
Tony Cambri-dge Mrs Lane Darwin Primary School Becky and Adam
4. Retell the dialogue.
Lingling was born in _________________ in Shanxi ________. The name of the village was Xucun. Her first __________ was Ms Yao. She was very ________.
Tony was born in ____________ in ________. His first school was _______________________. His first teacher was Mrs Lane. She was ______ but ______. His first ______ were Becky and Adam. Becky was ________ and Adam was __________. And Tony was _______, too.
Keys: a small village; Province; teacher; friendly; Cambridge; England; Darwin Primary School; strict; nice; friends; good; difficult; good
5. Role play the conversation
Step 5 Everyday English.
¤ What were they like
¤ I was very good!
Step 6 Language points
1. ______________________
你在哪出生？
be born出生，并且动词be常常 用过去式was或were。be born后面可跟不同的介词，表示“出生的时间、地点”:
be born in + 年/月/地, be born on+某日。如：
Li Gang was born in Beijing.
He _____________ 12th February, 1999.
他出生于1999有2月12日。
选词填空。
(1) I ________(am / was) born ________(on / in) Taiyuan.
(2) Meimei ________(is / was) born ________(in / on) 2010.
(3) They ________(are / were) born ________(in / on) the same day.
2. She was strict but very nice.
翻译：___________________________
strict用作形容词，意为“严格的; 严厉的”，在句中既可以作表语，也可以作定语。如:
My mother is always very strict.
Mr Smith is a very strict teacher.
strict还常用于以下短语：
be strict with sb.表示“对某人要求严格”。如：
The teacher ______________________.
老师总是对我们严格要求。
be strict in sth. 表示“______________”。如：
Linda is always strict in her work.
Linda总是对她的工作要求严格。
1) 根据下列句子及所给的首字母, 在答题纸上按题号写出各单词的正确、完全
形式 (每空限填一词) 。(2020浙江杭州)
My parents are very s______ with me. I am not allowed to hang out with friends even on weekends.
2) 根据所给的中文意思完成句子，每空一词。(2019四川达州)
我将永远记得这三年来总是严格要求我的老师们。
I will remember the teachers forever who have always been ______ ______ me
for 3 years.
3. Becky was very good in class but Adam wasn't.
贝姬在课堂上表现很好，可亚当不好。
good adj. 乖的；守规矩的
好的; 优秀的; 有益的; 漂亮的
含good的短语：
be good at ... 擅长……
be good for ... 对……有帮助的
4. He was quite difficult.
他很难管。
difficult adj. 难对付的
以前学过的difficult意为“困难的，难懂的”
e.g. Maths is difficult for Betty.
完成句子。
(1) Tony认为汉语很难懂。
Tony thinks _________________.
(2) 她真是一个难对付的顾客。
She is really ____________________.
(3) 他们很难赢得这场比赛。
It’s difficult for them ________________________.
5. What were they like？
“What+be+sb.+like ”意为“某人怎么样？” 用来询问某人的性格特点，常
nice, friendly, kind等表示性格特点的形容词回答。如：
—What is Tom like
—He is friendly.
与这个问句类似的还有：
“What+do/does+sb.+ look like ” 用来询问某人的外表、长相，常用tall, short, fat, thin(瘦的), good-looking(好看的)等表示外形特点的形容词回答。
如：
—What doe Susan look like
—She is thin.
6. friendly “友好的”，与其对应的名词为
friend。friendly的反义词为 unfriendly “不
友好的”。
相关短语有：
make friends with…与某人交朋友
be friendly to sb. 对某人友好
e.g. He wants to _________________________________.
(交一些美国朋友)
We should ____________________ each other.（彼此友好）
Step 7 Pronunciation
Listen and notice the stressed. And listen and repeat.
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.
be重读的规则：
起强调或突出的作用时要重读。
与否定词not结合时要重读。
位于句尾时要重读。
Step 8 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 favourite subject
8. How many students were there in your class
Now tell your classmates about your past life.
Step 9 Summary
小学
起居室；客厅
出生在……
第一位老师
在课堂上表现很好
在课堂上难管
primary school
living room
be born in ...
first teacher
be good in class
be difficult in class
Step 10 Exercises
Ⅰ. 根据语境及所给汉语提示语写出所缺单词。
1. He is going to visit that famous ________(城镇).
2. These tourists come from the ________(美国).
3. All of us think Li Hua is a(n) ________(难对付的) boy.
4. There are many beautiful ________(村庄) in China.
5. My classmates are ________(友好的) to the new student.
Ⅱ. 根据汉语意思完成英语句子，每空一词。
1. 你最好的朋友是什么样的？
What ________ your best friend ________
2. 我家附近有两所小学。
There are two ________ ________ near my home.
3. 李老师是我的第一位老师。
Miss Li was my ________ ________.
4. 我爸爸出生在乡下。
My father ________ ________ ________ the country.
5. Paul在课堂上表现很好。
Paul is ________ ________ ________.
Ⅲ. 根据汉语意思完成英语句子或对话，每空一词。
1. ——Wang Yong现在做什么工作？
——他在一所小学里当老师。
—What does Wang Yong do now
—He is a teacher in a ________ ________.
2. ——你喜欢你的英语老师吗？
——是的。我在她课堂上表现很好。
—Do you like your English teacher
—Yes. I am ________ ________ in her class.
3. 那个镇叫什么名字？
What is ________ ________ ________ that town
4. ——她出生在哪里？
——大连。
—Where ________ she ________
—In Dalian.
5. ——你姐姐是什么样的人？
——她很友好。
—What ________ your sister ________
—She is very friendly.
Step 11 Homework
Write at least 6 sentences about your past life