外研版九年级下册 Module1 Travel Unit2 It’s a long story.教案
I. Teaching Objectives:
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
1. Understand and use the past perfect tense to talk about events that happened before another action in the past.
2. Describe travel experiences and stories using narrative language.
3. Expand vocabulary related to travel, storytelling, and emotions.
4. Develop reading skills by analyzing a travel story text.
5. Enhance speaking skills through sharing personal travel anecdotes.
6. Write a coherent travel story using the past perfect tense and narrative techniques.
7. Appreciate the cultural and personal significance of travel stories.
II. Key Vocabulary:
- Verbs for storytelling (begin, continue, describe, conclude)
- Adjectives for describing travel experiences (amazing, tiring, unforgettable, challenging)
- Nouns related to travel (adventure, journey, destination, experience)
- Phrasal verbs for travel actions (set off, run out of, make up, look forward to)
III. Target Language Structures:
- The past perfect tense for events that occurred before another past action ("By the time we reached the summit, we had already taken a hundred photos.")
- Time expressions used with the past perfect (before, after, when, by the time)
- Use of past tenses to sequence events in a story (simple past for main events, past continuous for background actions)
IV. Teaching Aids:
- Images or videos depicting travel scenes and adventures.
- Whiteboard and markers for grammar explanation and writing key sentences.
- Audio material featuring a narrated travel story.
- Handouts with exercises on the past perfect tense, new vocabulary, and a writing prompt for a travel story.
V. Teaching Procedures:
Step 1: Warm-up (5 minutes)
- Start with a short discussion about memorable trips students have had and encourage them to briefly share their experiences.
- Elicit key vocabulary from students and write it on the board.
Step 2: Listening (10 minutes)
- Play an audio track of a travel story, focusing on understanding the sequence of events and the use of the past perfect tense.
- After listening, ask comprehension questions to check understanding of the content.
Step 3: Speaking Practice (15 minutes)
- Students work in pairs to discuss a travel experience they would like to share, making sure to use past perfect and simple past tenses correctly.
- Conduct a class activity where selected students share their travel stories while others ask questions.
Step 4: Grammar Focus (10 minutes)
- Review the structure and usage of the past perfect tense in relation to past events.
- Introduce and practice time expressions used with the past perfect.
Step 5: Reading (10 minutes)
- Distribute a text about a travel adventure, guiding students through it to identify the past perfect tense and narrative sequencing.
- Ask students to underline unfamiliar vocabulary and discuss its meaning in context.
Step 6: Writing Task (10 minutes)
- Hand out worksheets with exercises on constructing sentences using the past perfect tense and time expressions.
- Assign a written task where students craft a paragraph of a travel story incorporating past perfect and simple past tenses.
Step 7: Homework & Review (5 minutes)
- Assign homework for students to write a complete travel story based on a prompt or their own experience.
- Review key points from the lesson through a quick quiz or verbal questioning.
VI. Assessment:
- Evaluate students based on their participation in speaking activities, correct usage of past perfect and simple past tenses in oral and written assignments, and completion of homework tasks.
- Assess listening skills through comprehension questions related to the audio travel story.
- Assess reading comprehension through a short quiz targeting the main points and details of the provided travel adventure text.
- Review the ability to express past events in the correct temporal order using the learned language structures and vocabulary