备课日期 年 教学课题 Unit 5 Amazing things 课时安排 1
月 日 Comic strip & Welcome to the unit 7
教学目标 1. To learn some unusual phenomenon and events.2. Be able to use adjectives to express one’s own feelings and opinions.
重点 Have a discussion in groups, and talk about amazing things.
难点
教学过程设计
集 体 备 课 二 次 备 课
Step 1 Presentation1. Present Ss a picture that surprises all the students, like the pictures under the sea or the earth, and ask Ss about their feelings.Look at this picture. How do you feel when you see such a picture 2. Tell the Ss that our world is full of amazing things and write the new word “amazing” on the Bb. 3. Ask the Ss questions, like “Can you tell me some amazing things ”4. Show the first picture of Part A and help teach the new words using the picture:T: What can you see in the picture S: The Sun and the Earth. T: Which one is larger, the Sun or the Earth S: Yes, the Sun. The Sun is about 1, 300, 000 times larger than the Earth. 5. Take turns to show the other three pictures: There are three more sentences about amazing things. Please read them in pairs and find the new words: same, birth, stop growing.Step 2 Practice 1. Guide Ss to do exercises in Part A. T: Today we’ll learn a lot amazing things. In Part A, you can see four pictures. Please match the pictures with the sentences. Practise reading the sentences by yourselves. 2. Ask Ss to read freely and recall sentences about amazing things.Let’s read the sentences again. 3. Let Ss be familiar with these expressions. Close your books and let me see if you can remember the four amazing things. __________ sleep with their eyes open. Our nose and ears never ____________, but your ___________ arethe same size from birth. The Sun is about 1, 300, 000 ___________ larger than the ___________.There are no ___________ in the back of elephants’ feet--- only fat. Step 3 Presentation1. Practise expressing feelings using the adjectives learnt. Now you have learnt some amazing things. How do you feel And Write down some new adjectives: amazing, cool, funny, wonderful and interesting. 2. Play the tape about Part B and say to Ss: Kitty and Amy are talking about the fun facts in Part A. Listen to their conversation and tell me which pictures they’re talking about and what they think of the facts. 3. Ask one student: They’re talking about Pictures 1 and 4. They think they’re interesting and amazing. 4. Play the tape again and let students read after the teacher: Close your books and listen to the conversation again. Try to repeat the sentences. 5. Divide the class into halves and read the dialogue in different roles. Now the boys will role-play Kitty and the girls will role-play Amy. Let’s read the conversation together. Try not to look at the book if you can. Step 4 Comic Strips 1. Hobo and Eddie are talking about something strange in the sky. Do you know what they’re talking about Let’s have a look.2. Listen to the tape and answer the questions: What’s in the sky Can you guess what they’re saying What does Hobo think it is Does he think it’s a UFO 3. Open the books. Repeat after the tape and check your answers at the same time. 4. Let’s dub this comic…. Can you demostrate with me to the whole class. Work in pairs, one as Hobo and the other as Eddie. Learn the new word.Read them in pairs.Finish Part A.Read the sentences.Listen to the tape and answer the questions.Make up some new dialogues. Then act them out.Listen to the recording and answer the questions.Read the dialogue and act it out.
课后作业 1. Finish the school paper 2. Recite the Comic strip.
教学反思 记住与with相关的短语:with + 名词 + adj./ 介词短语;有能力的同学背诵P56对话和P57, A部分4个句子。
备课日期 年 教学课题 Unit 5 Amazing things 课时安排 2
月 日 Reading 1 7
教学目标 1. To learn one amazing thing that happens to Millie and Amy. 2. To learn the writing style of narrative.3. To learn the reading skills of getting the main idea, fast reading and finding details.
重点 How to describe the amazing things that happen to oneself or something.
难点
教学过程设计
集 体 备 课 二 次 备 课
Step 1 Warm-up1. Listen to the tape. Isn’t it stranger Are you afraid What do you think of it is Someone might think that it’s a ghost. Actually, there’s no such things as ghosts. 2. There are many ghosts in Chinese history. You must have read some, right> Do you want to read a modern ghost story 3. Today we’ll read a ghost story. Turn to page 58. Pay attention to the caption and the picture. Can you tell me where the story happens and who might see a “ghost’ Step 2 Presentation1. Now, here’s the story. Listen carefully and tell me what the ghost was. (The ghost was a little cat.)2. Read the passage together and answer the questions:(1) Where did the whisper come from (It came from the bushes behind the tree.)(2) Who found the “ghost” (Andy)Step 3 Practice1. Finish off the exercises in Part B3 and check the answers. 2. Students in groups of two complete the exercises in Part B2. 3. The teacher checks the answers and have a discussion about the writing styles about this kind of article. 4. Complete the passage: One Sunday morning, Millie and Amy s_________ under a big tree in Sunshine Park as u__________. S__________, they heard a w__________. They turned around but found nothing. They asked but nobody r__________. They left q__________. On their way home, they met Andy. He came to the park and s__________ the bushes carefully. He found the ghost was a w__________ cat. Later that day, they took the cat to the animal center. Step 4 ShowTell Ss Andy is a brave and helpful student. Suppose you are reporter and have a interview. It’s the role-play time. Work in pairs. One will be Andy, and the other will be a reporter from your school newsletter. 2. Encourage the reporters to as many questions as possible:When did Millie and Amy go to Sunshine Park (2) What did they hear (3) Were they afraid (4) What did they tell you (5) What did you find (6) Who made the sound (7) Why did the little cat sound like a ghost (8) Where’s the little cat now Were they afraid after that Listen to the tape.渲染诡异的气氛。Listen to the tape and answer the questions.Finish off the exercises in Part B3 and check the plete the passage.Then read together.Work in pairs.Role-play.
课后作业 1. Finish the guide-learning paper.2. Recite the whole text.
教学反思 本节课的词汇量较多,在情境中教授新词汇,学生更容易记住。
备课日期 年 教学课题 Unit 5 Amazing things 课时安排 3
月 日 Reading 2 7
教学目标 1. To learn one amazing thing that happens to Millie and Amy. 2. To learn the writing style of narrative.3. To learn the reading skills of getting the main idea, fast reading and finding details.
重点 How to describe the amazing things that happen to oneself or something.
难点
教学过程设计
集 体 备 课 二 次 备 课
Step 1 Revision Students read the texts paragraph by paragraph.Please answer the following questions as quickly as possible. Try to use the sentences from the text:How many people are there in the story and who are they Where did the two girls usually play in the park What did they do after they heard a strange whisper How did they feel Who did they meet on their way home How did Andy find the cat How did Millie and Amy feel when they learnt the ghost was a weak cat Where did they take the cat Step 2 Presentation Ask Ss to mark the new words when they read the passage themselves and they work in groups of four to work out the problems of new words. Ss complete the exercises in Part B1.Help Ss grasp the usage of language points by creating proper situations and communicating with Ss.as usual e.g. As usual, the Wangs travelled abroad for the Spring Festival. carefully e.g. Tom puts the glass down carefully. leave e.g. Come on! It is time for us to leave. on one’s / the way e.g. I met my friend on my way to school yesterday. pick up e.g. She went over to the crying child and picked her up.search e.g. I often search the Internet for interesting information.surprised e.g. My mother looked surprised when I told her the news. weak e.g. The baby was very weak at birth. whisper e.g. She spoke to me in a whisper.Take advantage of some exercises to consolidate the sentence structures. Step 3 PracticeDo a role-play show based on the text in groups of four. Each group has a student as the narrator. Give Ss five minutes to prepare for it and remind them that they should pay attention to their words, actions, looks. Choose three or four groups to present what they have prepared. Read the story and answer some questions. Ss complete the exercises in Part B1.Learn the important points.Groups of four.Act out the story.
课后作业 1. Finish the school paper.2. Revise the language points they have learnt in class.
教学反思 常考的语言点较多,如:as usual, on their way home, say to oneself, listen carefully…. 课后多做练习、多复习、多背诵。
备课日期 年 教学课题 Unit 5 Amazing things 课时安排 4
月 日 Grammar 7
教学目标 1. To learn the structure and the usage of the simple past tense.2. Be able to talk about the things in the past according to the situations.
重点 To learn to talk about the things in the past with the proper forms of verbs.
难点
教学过程设计
集 体 备 课 二 次 备 课
Step 1 Lead-in1. Ask Ss: How many days are there in a week What are they 2. Then present the simple past tense by asking Ss again: What day is it today What day was it yesterday 3. Revise some content of Reading and complete the passage with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. It ___________ (be) Sunday morning. Millie and Amy ___________ (sit) under a big tree. They __________ (hear) a whisper but ___________ (find) nothing. They ___________ (run) away and __________ (meet) Andy. He __________ (go) to the park and found the ghost ___________ (be) a cat. They ____________ (take) the cat to the animal center.Step 2 Presentation1. Put a student’s bag into the desk and make a dialogue with the student:T: Where’s the school bag S: It’s in the desk. Then put the bag on the desk and ask:T: Where is the school bad now S: It’s on the desk. 2. The teacher write the sentence on the Bb: The school bag is on the desk now. Then ask the student some questions and write down the answers on the Bb again, like:T: But where was the school bag a moment ago S: The school bag was in the desk a moment ago.Then underline “was” and “a moment ago”.3. Ask one student: What do you do every day?Then write down the key words of the student’s answers on the Bb:Every day: get up—wash face—go to school—have lunch—do sports4. Ask Ss to use yesterday instead of every day to talk about the things they did yesterday and then write down the key words:Yesterday: got up—washed face—went to school—had lunch—did sports5. Divide Ss into different groups and discuss the changes because of time and then the teacher help Ss to summarize the concept of the simple past tense: We use the simple past tense to talk about things in the past.Step 3 Presentation1. Present the verbs and their forms of the past participles:turn—turned live---lived cry---cried stop---stopped2. Then help Ss to summarize the rules changing verbs into the past participles.规则变化:直接加ed以e结尾的单词加d辅音字母加y结尾的单词去y为i加ed重读闭音节,双写最后的辅音加ed不规则变化:不变只变元音字母只变辅音字母元音字母和辅音字母都发生变化其他不规则变化4. Present the following verbs and ask Ss in groups of two to complete the exercises:stay ___________ share ___________ chat ___________prepare ________ study ___________ carry __________check__________ like ____________ pick ___________plan ___________ invite __________ drop ___________Step 4 Practice 1. Ss learn the rules of the verbs and have a discussion about them. 2. Ask Ss to complete the exercises in Part A on page 62 andencourage them to ask questions.3. Ask Ss to complete the exercises in Part B on page 62 and check if they have grasped the rules.4. Ask Ss to complete the exercises in Part C on page 62 and check the answers together. We can ask Ss to answer these questions:(1) Which museum did they go the day before yesterday、(2) What amazing things did they see (3) What else did they learn Step 5 Show 1. Draw a time line to introduce oneself or someone students are familiar with, and mark the time that certain thing happened at. 2. According to the time line, the teacher can introduce his / her own experience to Ss, like:(1) I was born in 1974 in Hefei. (2) I was moved to Taiyuan in 1984. (3) In 1986, I studied in Jinlin Middle School. 3. Ask Ss to draw their own time line in groups of four to take turns to introduce their own experiences.4. Choose some of them to tell the class their own experiences using the proper tense. Do some revision and complete the passage.Make a dialogue like this.Write down some important sentences on the Bb.SummarizeHelp Ss to summarize the rules.Recite them after class.Do some exercises.Have a discussion.Complete the exercise in Part C and answer some questions.In groups of four:Introduce oneself.
课后作业 1. Finish the guide-learning paper.2. Recite the passages or dialogue in Grammar.
教学反思 一般过去时在初中阶段也是个难点,学生不易掌握。课后要多做练习,体会并掌握这种时态。更主要的是下功夫背诵标志词。
备课日期 年 教学课题 Unit 5 Amazing things 课时安排 5
月 日 Integrated skills 7
教学目标 1. Be able to know more about animals.2. Be able to get related information from the listening materials. 3. Be able to complete the passage using the information from the listening materials.4. To learn to make a proper response to the amazing things.
重点 To learn how to describe the amazing things about these animals.
难点
教学过程设计
集 体 备 课 二 次 备 课
Step 1 Lead-in1. Present the pictures of animals that students are familiar with and then ask the questions;(1) Do you love animals (2) What animals are you fond of (3) What animals are you afraid of (4) How much do you know about them 2. Ask Ss a question and encourage them to answer actively:Do you know any amazing things about animals Step 2 Presentation1. Show the pictures in Part 1 and then ask students: Look, there are some animals. Do you know their names Then write down the new words “snake, camel, ant” on the Bb. 2. Show some more pictures about animals and try to make students to talk about the animals they are familiar with. The teacher can ask:(1) What animal is this (2) Can you tell us something about this animal (3) Are you afraid of this animal Step 3 Listening1. Tell Ss: Mr. Wu and Suzy are also talking about animals. Listen to their conversation and tell me which animals they’re talking about. Then play the tape, students answer: giraffe, snake, camel and ant.2. Ask Ss to look at Part A1 and play the tape again and put the pictures in the correct order. 3. Tell the students: Suzy is very afraid of animals. Mr. Wu is telling her something interesting about animals and help her get rid of the frightening feeling.4. Present some questions like this: (1) How many bones does a giraffe have in its long neck (2) What do snakes do in winter (3) How long can camels live without water (4) What are ants good at 5. Play the tape for Part A2 and ask Ss to listen, preparing to answer questions. 6. Open the books and play the tape again. Ask Ss to complete the exercises. 7. Ask Ss to read the sentences in Part A2 and check answers together. Step 4 Practice1. Now you know something about these four animals. Can you use your notes to help Suzy write a thank-you letter to Mr. Wu Turn to Page 64 and finish Par A3. 2. Ask two students to read Para 2 and Para 3 one by one and then check answers together. 3. Provide some additional exercises and ask Ss to complete:not…any more; live without; be afraid of; know more about(1) People cannot ___________ air. (2) Most children ____________ snakes. (3) Children want to ____________ animals in Science class.(4) I will ___________ be late for class ___________. Step 5 Speak up1. The teacher play the video about the 3-D painting with chalk and ask Ss:What’s the artist using to draw the picture Guide Ss to answer and write the new word “chalk” on the Bb.The artist is drawing a 3-D picture with chalk. It’s really amazing. 2. Tell the Ss: The students are talking about amazing things in the world. Listen to the tape and then answer the following questions:(1) How did the young man travel around over 80 countries (2) What can the man do with two hands at the same time 3. Divide the class into four groups and read the dialogues in different roles, reminding them to pay attention to their intonation and pronunciations. Step 6 Show1. Present the related expressions about discussing news:Do you know about… I heard of / read about / learn about …That’s really cool / amazing / wonderful / strange / interesting / great / funny.Do you know any amazing / wonderful / strange / interesting / great / funny things You won’t believe it, but I read about …You must be kidding. What happened I am sorry / glad to hear that. Tell me more about it. 2. Present some amazing things in this unit and ask Ss in groups of two to make new dialogues.Choose some groups to perform. Answer some questions.Listen to the tape twice and check the answers in class.Listen to the conversation again and answer some question.At the same time, finish off some exercises to grasp them.Listen to the tape and then answer some questions.Make new dialogues and then act them out.
课后作业 1. Finish the guide-learning paper.2. Recite the passages or dialogues in Integrated skills.
教学反思 教授听力策略与技巧。课堂上进行听力训练效果好于在家自己听。记住几个常用短语,增加一些英语常识。
备课日期 年 教学课题 Unit 5 Amazing things 课时安排 6
月 日 Study skills 7
教学目标 1. To grasp three kinds of pronunciation of the words ending in –ed.2. To learn tell the differences between the three kinds of pronunciation. 3. Be able to read them aloud correctly when communicating with others.
重点 Be able to read the words with the –ed ending correctly.
难点
教学过程设计
集 体 备 课 二 次 备 课
Step 1 Presentation1. Guide Ss to revise the sentences in Reading and say: please read the following sentences and pay attention to the verbs ending in the letters –ed.(1) They turned around. (2) “What happened ” Andy asked.(3) Andy helped me with my English. (4) He stood beside the tree and shouted “Help! Help!”(5) Andy picked up the little cat.2. Ask Ss: When we read the verbs with –ed endings, how many ways are there to pronounce them And then ask Ss to summarize the three kinds of pronunciation and write them on the Bb: /t/ /d/ /id/ 3. Play the tape in Part A and guide Ss to imitate them after the tape. Listen to the tape and pay attention to the endings. Then read them out loud. 4. Guide Ss to pay attention to the pronunciation of each group of words. Then try to ask Ss to summarize the rules. 5. Ask Ss to read them again. Step 2 Activity1. The teacher write the three kinds of pronunciation on the Bb. And put the cards with the words ending in –ed into the bag. Ask students to take it out randomly. Then stick it to the Bb under the sound. Work in groups. 2. Please read the words in different groups together out loud and give each group marks to see which group is the best 回顾上节课的重点内容。Ask Ss to summarize the three kinds of pronunciation and write them on the Bb.Listen to the tape and read them out loud. .Learn by heart.
课后作业 1. Practise the pronunciation2. Finish off the exercises in the workbook.
教学反思 掌握-ed的发音,尤其是在t, d后面。在阅读文章时有助于提高口语成绩。
备课日期 年 教学课题 Unit 5 Amazing things 课时安排 7
月 日 Task 7
教学目标 1. Be able to list some information about facts before writing. 2. Be able to list the information in clear order while writing. 3. Be able to write an article describing amazing things using the words and sentence structures they have learnt in this unit.
重点 Be able to write an article describing amazing things in clear order.
难点
教学过程设计
集 体 备 课 二 次 备 课
Step 1 Revision1. Show the pictures of the giraffe, snake, camel and ant, asking students to recall the animas that appeared in this unit.2. Ask Ss: Can you tell me something amazing about these animals (1) What can snakes do in winter (2) What can camels do (3) What do you know about giraffes (4) Can ants smell well Step 2 Pre-writing1. Tell the Ss: Simon collected some information about amazing things. Let’s have a look. Then show them pictures of the sandwich and some information about it. Ask Ss questions like this: (1) Do you lie eating sandwiches (2) Where did “sandwich” get its name from (3) What did the man make a sandwich 2. Show the picture of TV and some information about it, then ask Ss questions: (1) Does your family have a TV (2) How many TVs do you have (3) When and where was the first TV show (4) How many TVs were in use per 100 Chinese families in 1987 (5) How big can TVs be now 3. Remind Ss to pay attention to the new words: sandwich, a piece of, as large as, inch. Help Ss to grasp the usage of them. Step 3 Sample learning1. Tell Ss: Simon wrote an article about sandwiches. Ask them to read the passages in Part B. 2. Ask four students to read the four paragraphs one by one. 3. Ask Ss to discuss the structures of the article in groups of two: Para 1: Introduction Para 2: Give the theme Para 3: Facts and sandwiches Para 4: feelingStep 4 While-writing1. Tell Ss: Now we’ll write about amazing things. You’ve already collected some facts. Would anyone like to share your amazing things with us Then ask some of the Ss to tell the class something amazing. 2. Divide Ss into groups of four to discuss the information about amazing things and list their own information in groups according to the note in Part A. 3. Ask students to write their own articles according to the edited information. Step 5 Post-writingChoose some of the Ss’ articles to present and give them some remarks. Ask and answer.Ask and answer.Read the new words.Read the passage in Part B.Write an article.
课后作业 1. Finish the guide-learning paper.2. Recite the passages or dialogues in Task.
教学反思 这篇文章写起来难度不大,因为书上有个框架结构。