《英语》（七年级下册）
Unit 4 Finding Your Way
Grammar
I. Teaching aims and learning objectives
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
1. know how to use a, an and the;
2. use prepositions of place properly.
II. Teaching contents
New words and phrases: across, inside, outside, above, below, sign, over, bench, go across the bridge, inside/outside the shop, above the drinks, below the food, over/under the bench,
III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty
1. Know how to use a, an and the.
2. Use prepositions of place properly.
IV. Teaching procedures
A Using a, an and the
Step 1 Lead-in
T: Hello everyone. What animals did the students see in Sunshine Zoo? Choose one of the animals on the screen to talk about. Tell us where we can see them and what they are like.
T: Here are some sentences about those animals. Look at these sentences and pay attention to the blue nouns and red a, an and the.
【设计意图：通过回忆之前所学，导入冠词这个新课主题，让同学们意识到冠词在句子中几乎随处可见，为下面讲解冠词用法做铺垫。】
Step 2 Presentation
1. Indefinite article and definite article
T: In English we call a, an and the articles. There are two types of articles. A and an are the indefinite article. The is called the definite article.
2. A and the
T: When should we use the indefinite article? And when should we use the definite article? Look at the PPT and complete the sentence.
T: Here are some more pictures of animals. Use the structure to make sentences.
3. Work out the rule
T: Now we can draw a conclusion from the above sentences. We use a when we mention a person or thing for the first time. We use the before a noun when the person or thing is mentioned again, or when we are talking about a specific person or thing.
【设计意图：先介绍冠词的分类，然后由熟悉的句子引入冠词使用的一般规律。】
4. A and an
T: Look at the PPT and fill in the blanks. Why should we use an instead of a here?
A is used before a word that begins with a consonant sound.
An is used before a word that begins with a vowel sound.
【设计意图：通过图片，进一步讲解冠词a与an的使用区别。】
Step 3 Practice
1. Fill in the blanks with a or an
2. Complete a conversation
3. Fill in the blanks
T: Pay attention to the first sentence. Did you get the right answer? We don’t use articles before the day of the week, months, languages, some festivals, ball games, or three meals.
【设计意图：通过练习进一步夯实基础，并适当拓展不用冠词的情况。】
B Prepositions of place
Step 1 Lead-in
T: Read the sentences on the PPT again and pay attention to the circled words. They are prepositions of place.
Step 2 Presentation
Learn different prepositions of place
T: Where is the bird? The bird is in front of the box.
Where are the students? The students are in the front of the classroom.
T: Where is the bird in this picture? The bird is behind the box.
What about this bird? The bird is beside the box.
Do you know any other prepositions that mean the same? The bird is next to the box.
Can you locate the bird more specifically? The bird is on the right of the box.
T: Look at the bird in this picture. Where is it? What about the bear? The bird is between the box. The bear is inside the box.
T: Where is the bear in this picture? What about the bird? The bear is outside the box. The bird is over the box.
T: Where is the cat? The cat is under the box.
Where is the bird? The bird is above the box.
Where is the box? The box is below the bird.
【设计意图：了解不同的方位介词所表示的方位含义。】
Step 3 Practice
1. Look and say
T: Here is a picture of a park. Work in pairs and talk about where things or people are.
(1) Where are the flowers?
(2) Where are the trees?
(3) Where is the shopkeeper?
(4) Where is the food?
(5) Where are the drinks?
(6) Where is the sign?
(7) Where is the dog?
2. Fill in the blanks
T: Fill in the blanks. Let’s describe the positions of things and people in different ways.
Where are the flowers? The shopkeeper? The trees? The food? And the boy?
3. Complete the passage
T: Look at the picture and complete the description with the correct prepositions of place.
4. Group work
T: Work in groups of four and describe the bedroom with the correct prepositions of place. You have five minutes. Try to write down as many sentences as possible.
【设计意图：图文结合，通过多项练习帮助学生掌握方位介词的用法。】
V. Homework
1. Write about your own bedroom with the correct prepositions of place.
2. Remember the new words and expressions.
课件40张PPT。Unit 4 Finding your way Grammar234 Here we’re in front of the Panda House.
Walk along the road.
Lions are the kings of the animal world.
North-east of the giraffes there is a bridge.
Cross the bridge, and you’ll see the elephants.56Here is _____ panda. ______ panda is eating bamboo.aThe7Here is a …. The … is ....8Work out the rule!We use ________ when we mention a person or thing for the first time. We use ______ before a noun when the person or thing is mentioned again, or when we are talking about a specific person or thing.a/anthe9Here is _____ elephant. _____ elephant is standing under a tree.anThe10Indefinite articles“A” is used before a word that begins with a consonant sound.“An” is used before a word that begins with a vowel sound.11a or an_____ lion _____ orange_____ umbrella_____ hour___ US ship___ usual book___ “L”___ honest boyaaaananananan12Millie: Let’s go to the Panda House first.
Daniel: Here we are. I can see (1) ___ panda there. It’s lying on the grass.
Millie: How cute! I love pandas. Look!
There’s (2) ____ baby panda. It’s so small. aaComplete the conversation between Millie and Daniel with a, an or the.13Daniel: Yes. (3) _____ baby panda doesn’t
look like its mother.
Millie: Now let’s go to see some lions.
Daniel: Are (4) ___ lions in (5) ___ open area?
Millie: No, they aren’t. They are in (6)
___ very big cage.The the ana14Daniel : I see.
(Half an hour later)
Daniel: Millie, here’s (7) ___ bridge. What
can you see across it?
Millie: Oh, (8) ___ elephant is standing
over there.
Daniel: Let’s go across (9) ____ bridge
and see (10) ____ elephant.aanthethe1. Dad often goes fishing in ________ summer.
2. This is ____ bag. _____ bag is under ____ desk.
3. ____ pencil on the desk belongs to Sandy.
4. We live on ___ third floor of the tall
building.
5. —Who is that?
—_____ girl in ____ red hat?
6. There is ___ “h”, ___ “o”, ___ “u” in the word “hour”.
aTheThetheNO ARTICLETheaanaanthePrepositions of placeThe bird is ___________ the box. in front of in front of: 在…前面 The students are _____________ the classroom. in the front of in the front of: 在…前部 18 The bird is __________ the box.behind The bird is ____________________________ the box.beside/next to/on the right ofbehind: 在…后面beside: 在…旁边
next to: 紧挨着
on the right of: 在右边19between: 在
（两者）之间 The bird is __________ the box.between The bear is __________ the box.insideinside: 在…里面outside: 在…外面The bear is _________ the box.outsideover表示“在…正上方”,强调在垂直上方。The bird is ________ the box.overunder 表示“在…下方”垂直的下方 The cat is ________ the box.underabove一般表示“在上面，高于”，不一定垂直 The bird is __________ the box.abovebelow表示非垂直并不与表面接触的下方 The box is __________ the bird.belowThe flowers are __________ the shop.in front of25The trees are _______________ the shop.beside/behind26The shopkeeper is _________ the shop.inside27The food is _________ the drinks.above28The drinks are _________ the food.below29The sign is _________ the bench.over30The dog is _________ the bench.under31__________ the gate.__________ the bench.behindbeside32in the front of the shop.behind the counter.33beside the pond.next to the pond.34on the shelf.inside the shop.35beside the bench.between the bench and the shop.on the left of the house.on the right of bench.36There is a beautiful lake in the park. Look! Two boys are rowing a boat ______ the lake. ________________ the lake there’s a football field. Some boys are playing football ______ it. onNext to/Besideon37____________ the football field, there are two trees. On the left, a bird is singing _______ the tree. On the right, two boys are sitting _________ the other tree. _________ the two trees, three girls are chatting ________ the bench. In front ofinunderBetweenon3839HomeworkWrite about your own bedroom with the correct prepositions of place.
Remember the new words and expressions.40Thank you
