Unit 2 How often do you exercise?
Period 1 Section A (1a—1c)
【学习目标】
1. 掌握下列重点单词:housework, hardly, ever
2. 掌握下列重点短语:how often, on weekends, go to the movies, help with housework, go shopping,
hardly ever
3. 掌握下列重点句型:—What do you usually do on weekends — I often go to the movies.
4. 语法:一般现在时的特殊疑问句及其回答。
【重难点】
1. 教学重点:正确使用频率副词
2. 教学难点: 学会用频率副词描绘日常生活中的事情。
(一)情境创设:
(二)目标导引:
独立预学展示
1.帮着做家务 2.去看电影_______________________
3.周末活动 4.几乎不 ____________________
5.我经常去看电影。 ___
6.你多久锻炼一次?_________________________________
7.我每天看电视。________________________________
8.我从不逛街 ___________________________________
(三)合作探究
一、重点单词与短语
1. housework 作名词,意为“家务劳动;家务事”。
【拓展】homework n.“家庭作业”;homework,housework均为不可数名词。
【跟踪训练】
(1) 我每天都帮妈妈做家务活。 I help my mother __________ __________ every day.
(2) ( ) There __________ a lot of housework for you to do today.
A. is B. are C. have D. has
2. help 作动词,也可作名词,意为“帮助、帮忙”。
【拓展】
help with sth. = help (to) do sth. “帮助做某事”
help sb. with sth. = help sb. (to) do sth. “帮助某人做某事”
help oneself to… “(接待客人时的常用语) 随便吃……”
can’t help doing sth. “情不自禁地做某事;忍不住做某事”
【跟踪训练】
(1) 他正帮着他父母干杂活。
He is __________ his parents __________ / __________ the housework.
(2) It was such a funny story that people couldn’t help ___________ (read) again and again.
3. hardly
作副词,“几乎不;几乎没有”,表否定意义。常位于实义动词前,系动词/助动词/情态动词之后。
【辨析】hardly 与hard
hardly从构词上可以看作由hard加-ly构成,但是它并不是hard的副词形式,区别如下:
hardly副词,意为“几乎不;几乎没有”,常与ever, any等连用
hard形容词,意为“困难的;硬的”;副词,意为“努力地;猛烈地”
【跟踪训练】
(1) 他懒,几乎每天都不做任何事。 He is very lazy, he ____________ does anything every day.
(2) 露西几乎不学习,但她妹妹莉莉学习很努力。
Lucy _____________ studies, but her sister Lily studies ______________.
(3) 我不能完成这项艰难的工作。 I can’t finish the __________________ work.
4. ever
作副词,意为“在任何时候;从来;曾经”。 hardly ever“几乎从不”
【跟踪训练】
(1) 这个村里从未发生过任何事。 Nothing _____________ happens in this village.
5. go shopping
意为“去购物”,由go +v.-ing 构成,此结构表示“去进行某项活动”.
类似的短语还有:go skating “去滑冰”;go hiking “去远足”;go fishing“去钓鱼”。
【跟踪训练】
(1) Let’s _______________ _______________ (去滑雪) tomorrow.
二、重点句型与语法
■句型
1. — What do you usually do on weekends —I often go to the movies.
你在周末通常做什么? 我经常去看电影。
【精讲】这是用于询问和回答人们日常生活中经常从事什么活动的交际用语。
【跟踪训练】
(1) — __________does your father usually do on Tuesdays (填疑问词)
— He often plays tennis.
2. — How often do you exercise 多久锻炼一次
【精讲】这是询问别人做某事频率的日常用语,常用于一般现在时的句子中。常用频率副词或表示
频率的短语来回答。
【跟踪训练】
(1) — ____________ ___________ does he do his homework (填疑问词) — Once a day.
■语法:
一般现在时的特殊疑问句及其回答。
以What和How often等疑问词开头的疑问句是本单元的重点句型。
其基本句式为:疑问词+ 助动词+ 主语+ 谓语动词+ 其他
【跟踪训练】
(1) I usually read English books on Sundays.(对划线部分提问)
____________ ____________ you usually _____________ on Sundays
(2) He goes to the movies twice a week. (对划线部分提问)
____________ ______________ _______________ he go to the movies
■频率副词
【辨析】always, usually, often, sometimes, hardly ever, never
六个词都表示频率的副词,区别如下表:
频率副词: 动作的频率:
always 几乎100﹪
usually 约90﹪
often 约60﹪
sometimes 约30﹪
hardly ever 约2﹪
never 0﹪
(四)交流展示
1.Make a list of the weekend activities according to the picture.
2.Listen and write the activities next to the frequency words.
3.Listen again.
4.Make conversations in pairs.
(五)积累巩固
一、单项选择
( )1. Children should sleep __________ eight hours every day.
A. for B. in C. on D. at
( )2. I don’t like scary movies,so I ________ see scary movies.
A. often B. always C. sometimes D. hardly ever
( )3. — ________________________ — French fries.
A. How often do you have dinner B. How about having dinner
C. What’s your favorite food D. How do you like French fries
( )4. —Did you go to the cinema to see 3D Titanic last night
— No,I ______ go to the cinema.The tickets are too expensive.
A. hardly B. nearly C. still D. only
( )5. Your father _____ smokes, does he
A. always B. sometimes C. never D. often
( )6. Tom studies _____. He plays with his friends.
A. hard; hard B. hardly; hardly C. hard; hardly D. hardly; hard
( )7. “85﹪ of students in our class like English .”means(意思是) “_______ students in our class like
English.”
A. All B. Most C. Few D. No
( )8. Does Liming often _______his mother ______ farm work
A. helps; with B. help; doing C. helps; to do D. help; do
( )9. It was sunny yesterday, so we decided _______ in the mountains.
A. go hiking B. going hiking C. went hiking D. to go hiking
( )10. The girl is not ________ to look after herself.
A. enough old B. enough young C. old enough D. young enough
二、用所给单词的适当形式或汉语提示完成句子
1. Why don’t you buy a new jacket for ______________ (you)
2. I am so tired that I can _____________ (hard) keep my eyes open.
3. Our friends often ______________ (watch) movies on Sundays.
4. What is ______________ (you) favorite program
5. My sister hardly ever _______________ (play) computer games.
三、句型转换
1. I always go shopping on Sundays. ( 改为否定句) I ________ go shopping on Sundays.
2. She often goes shopping on weekends. (对划线部分提问)
__________ __________ she often ___________ on weekends?
3. He has no pencils in his pencil case. (改为同义句)
He ______________ ______________ ______________ pencils in his pencil case.
4. They sometimes go to the movies on Friday. (改为一般疑问句)
______________ they ______________ _______________ to the movies on Friday
5.There are 60 students in our class. (对划线部分提问)
______________ _______________ ______________ are there in your class
(六)延伸拓展
一、阅读理解
It was a beautiful spring morning, and the sun was warm but not too hot. Mr. Green saw an old man at the bus stop with a big, strong, black umbrella (伞) in his hand.
Mr. Green said to him, “Do you think we’re going to have rain today!” “No,” said the old man,” I don’t think so.” “Then are you carrying the umbrella because the sun is too hot No, the sun is not very hot in spring.”
Mr. Green looked at the big umbrella again, and the man said, “I am an old man, and my legs are not very strong. I must have a walking-stick (手杖). But people will say, ‘Look! That man is so old.’ and I don't like that. When I carry an umbrella in fine weather, people only say,look at that stupid man.”
( ) 1. This story took place (发生)_________.
A. at night B. on a cold winter day
C. on a spring morning D. on a summer afternoon
( ) 2. What was the weather like that day
A. It rained hard. B. The sun was too hot.
C. It was windy and there were some clouds in the sky.
D. It was sunny and the sun was warm but not too hot.
( ) 3. Mr. Green saw the old man _________.
A. in the street B. in the park C. at the bus stop D. on the hill
( ) 4. The old man had _________in his hand.
A. a brush B. an umbrella C. an old walk-stick D. a big bag
( ) 5. Which of the following is right
A. The old man thought it was going to rain.
B. Mr. Green and the old man were good friends.
C. The old man borrowed an umbrella from Mr. Green.
D. The old man carried an umbrella instead of (代替) the walking-stick.