《英语》（七年级下册）
Unit 7 Abilities
Integrated skills
I. Teaching aims and learning objectives
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
1. get information from listening materials;
2. use the information and complete a report;
3. talk about their abilities.
II. Teaching contents
1. New words and phrases: term, hard, article, careless, better, violin, show, this term, work hard on, try one’s best, play the piano, do well in, at the age of
2. New Sentences: She needs to read more and speak more.
She knows a lot about it.
Can you show me how to play it?
III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty
Talk about students’ own abilities.
IV. Teaching procedures
A Meeting parents
Step 1 Lead-in
Free talk
T: Hello, boys and girls, what subjects do you have at school this term (学期)?
S1: Chinese, Math, English, Biology, Geography, Music, Art and History.
T: Which subject do you like best? And why?
S2: English. Because it is fun to learn English.
【设计意图：通过学生熟悉的话题导入本课内容。】
Step 2 Presentation
1. Present new words with questions about Suzy’s study
T: Do you work hard on your study?
S1: Yes I do.
T: Are you careless?
S2: Sometimes, I am careless.
T: Do you do your best this term?
S3: Yes.
T: Are you good at writing articles?
S4: Yes. I like writing.
T: How about Suzy?
【设计意图：通过对学生自身学习情况的学问，呈现并学习生词。】
2. Part A1
T: Mr Wu made a report on Suzy’s study. Now, let’s listen to the report and write the correct letters in the boxes in A1.
T: Check the answers with you partner.
T: Now, please tell me your answer. (CEABD)
【设计意图：播放A1的听力，让学生在材料中获得需要的信息。】
3. Read and answer
T: Here are some more questions about Suzy’s study. Can you find the answer in her report card?
(1) Does Suzy do well in all her subjects?
(2) Which subjects is Suzy good at?
(3) Which subject does Suzy like best?
(4) Which subject is she not so good at?
T: Now you know a lot about Suzy’s study. Let’s talk about her study in pairs.
【设计意图：强化学生对所听内容的理解。】
4. Part A2
T: Mr Wu is preparing some notes about Suzy. Now look at the notes and let’s help Mr Wu complete the notes about Suzy’s study from No1 to No 4 in A2.
T: Now let’s listen again and try to complete the rest notes. (Listen twice if necessary.)
T: Check the answers with you partner.
T: Now, please tell me your answers and let’s check it together
【设计意图：让学生在材料中获得需要的信息。】
5. Read and answer
T: Now you know lots of notes about Suzy. Here are two questions to test you.
(1) Is Suzy good at playing the piano?
(2) How often does she practice volleyball?
【设计意图：强化学生对所听内容的理解。】
Step 3 Practice
1. Part A3
T: Mr Wu is writing a report about Suzy. Help him complete the report.
2. Read and check answers
【设计意图： 让学生运用听力中所获得的信息，补全文本内容】
B Speak up: Can you play the violin?
Step 1 Presentation
1. Present new words with pictures.
T: From the report, we know Suzy can play the piano. Who do you think plays the piano best in China?
S: Lang Lang.
T: Lang Lang started to play the piano at the age of 3. And I think Lv Siqing plays the violin best in China. His father taught him to play the violin when he was four years old.
【设计意图：通过对朗朗和吕思清的介绍，教授生词，帮助学生化解听力中出现的生词障碍】
2. Listen to Sandy and Daniel’s dialogue
T: What can Sandy and Daniel do? Now let’s listen to their talk and tell me the answer.
3. Read and answer
T: Now, let’s read their talk and answer two more questions.
(1) When did Daniel start to play the violin?
(2) When did Sandy start to play the violin?
【设计意图：强化学生对会话内容的理解和对会话模式的感知，也为下一环节做铺垫。】
4. Watch a short movie
T: Now let’s enjoy a short movie about students’ different abilities.
【设计意图：再现各种能力和特长，为接下来的对话做热身。】
Step 2 Practice
1. Talk about abilities
T: The students in the movie can do many different things. Are they great?
S: Yes.
T: I think you are great too. Now think about your own ability. Let’s talk our own ability in pairs. Remember: (1) Be active. (2) Be loud. (3) Be fluent. (4) Few mistakes. (5) No reading. If you do all of them well, you can get 10 points in all. Now you have three minutes to prepare with your partner. And then all of the class will enjoy some of your conversations. Let’s see who can make up the best dialogue.
2. Act out the conversation
3. Choose the winners
【设计意图：预先告知学生优秀对话的评定规则，对话时将更有方向和目标。】
V. Homework
1. Improve your own conversation and write it down.
2. Read the new words, the report and Part B.
