《英语》(七年级下册)
Unit 7 Abilities
Task
I. Teaching aims and learning objectives
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
1. describe the ability and personality of a person;
2. analyze the structure of a recommendation letter;
3. write a recommendation letter.
II. Teaching contents
1. New words and phrases: sir, part, need, lose, before, most of the computer word, take part in, lose one’s way, hear from
2. New sentences: I would like to recommend Daniel for this year’s Young Star Award.
We look forward to hearing from you soon.
III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty
Describe the ability and personality of a person.
IV. Teaching procedures
Step 1 Lead-in & Revision
T: Hello, boys and girls. Look, who is the boy?
S: Simon.
T: Yes. He is a member of the Helping Hands Club. What did he do?
S: Simon helped an old man cross the street./ He gave a seat to someone on the bus.
T: Well done! Simon also takes part in the club activities. Look at the pictures. What did he do in the club activities?
S: He visited an old people’s home with classmates./He collected many things for Project Hope with Millie to help children in need./He cleaned up the park on weekends.
T: Great!
【设计意图:通过熟悉的图片,复习本单元第一课时里助人为乐的行为。】
Step 2 Presentation
1. Present the new words and phrases
T: Simon did a lot for others. So what do you think of him?
S: Helpful/Kind.
T: I agree. His classmates also think he is clever, kind and helpful. And they wrote a recommendation letter. Do you want to have a look?
Here is the letter. But it has something missing. And what do they want to recommend Simon for? Can you find it out?
S: They want to recommend Simon for this year’s Helpful Star Award.
T: I see. Do you know who is “Sir or Madam”? If we write to a person we don’t know, we use this. “Sir” is for a man and “madam” is for a woman.
T: Look, here is another piece of the letter. Do know “hearing from”?
S: It means getting a letter from.
T: Nice. To be polite, we use “Yours faithfully” at the end of a letter.
T: Can you tell me who wrote the letter?
S: Sandy.
T: Great. This is her signature.
【设计意图:通过一封不完整的推荐信,呈现并学习本课主要生词和词组。】
2. Read and analyze Mr Wu’s recommendation letter
T: What a pity! It is not a complete letter. But we have Mr Wu’s recommendation letter on page 90. He wants to recommend Daniel for this year’s Young Star Award. Why not have a look?
T: How many paragraphs are there in Mr Wu’s letter?
S: There are five paragraphs.
T: Good. Now let’s match the paragraphs with their main ideas.
Paragraph 1 tells what the letter is about.
Paragraph 2 tells abilities of Daniel.
Paragraph 3 tells personality of Daniel.
Paragraph 4 tells what Daniel did.
Paragraph 5 says again who to recommend.
T: Mr Wu’s recommendation letter has three parts: introduction, main body and conclusion. Let’s put the five paragraphs into them. Can you help?
Paragraph 1 is in the first part.
Paragraph 2, paragraph 3 and paragraph 4 are in the second part.
Paragraph 5 is in the third part.
T: The first part says who to recommend. The second part tells us why to recommend Daniel for this award. It is about Daniel’s abilities, personality and what he did. The third part tells the wish of Mr. Wu and Daniel’s classmates.
T: Now can you tell me why Mr. Wu wants to recommend Daniel? How about Daniel’s abilities?
He can learn things quickly.
He can use computers well.
He does most of the computer work for the Helping Hands Club.
T: Now how about Daniel’s personality?
He thinks carefully when he works.
He plans everything well and often takes part in activities of the Project Hope group.
T: Then what did Daniel do?
He helped a five-year-old boy.
The boy lost his way.
【设计意图:通过构建思维导图让学生了解推荐信的流程结构,再通过局部精读让学生熟悉该推荐信的描写人物能力、性格等的细节。】
3. Deal with how to write a recommendation letter
T: This is all for the recommendation letter. Now do you know how to write a recommendation letter? Do you still remember? How many parts does Mr Wu’s recommendation letter have?
S: Three.
T: What should we write in the first part?
S: We can write who to recommend.
T: Fine. So we can use this sentence structure. The second part is the main body. What should we write in this part?
S: We can write why to recommend this person.
T: Great. We should write about the abilities, personality of the person and what the person did. What adjectives can you think of for describing ability?
S: Clever/Bright/Smart.
T: Cool! Then what phrases can you think of for describing ability? Now let’s have a brainstorm. Ok, study these pictures carefully and you may have some good ideas.
S: Learn things quickly/Use computers well/Write good articles/Speak English well.
T: Well done! We can also use “be good at” or “do well in”. Now, let’s come to the next step. What adjectives can you find to describe personality?
S: Friendly, helpful, kind, polite, careful, active.
T: Wonderful! Then what phrases can you use to describe personality? OK, look at these pictures carefully and you may think of some wonderful ideas.
S: Helpful us with our lessons./A member of the Helping Hands Club./Think carefully./Plan things well.
T: Excellent! Then we should give an example to tell what the person did. And we will come to the third part of a recommendation letter. What should we write now?
S: We can write the wish here.
T: How to write the wish?
S: I think the person should get the award. I look forward to hearing from you.
T: It’s nice. But remember “Dear Sir / Madam”, “Yours faithfully” and the signature in the letter.
【设计意图:通过头脑风暴和构建写作框架,积累写作素材和勾勒写作思路,让接下来的写作水到渠成。】
Step 3 Practice
Write a recommendation letter
T: You know how to write a recommendation letter. Now let’s help to complete Sandy’s recommendation letter for Simon. Let’s see. Which part does the letter need?
S: “Why”.
T: Simon’s classmates think Simon is clever, kind and helpful. Now let’s complete the letter. Here are some useful expressions for the writing. You have ten minutes to write.
T: I can see your recommendation letters are ready. Now please check your letters carefully. Make sure:
(1) it’s a letter not an article!
(2) it tells who to recommend.
(3) it tells why to recommend the person.
(4) it includes your wish.
(5) there are few mistakes of tense, spelling and punctuation.
T: Let’s help each other check the writing to make it better.
【设计意图:让学生用熟悉的素材独立完成推荐信的写作,并通过自我检查和互助检查来优化写作。】
Step 4 Production
Share the writing of the recommendation letter.
T: I think you did a good job. And I can’t wait to read your recommendation letters. Now it’s showing time. Please read and show your letters to us.
T: Wonderful! Here’s sample writing. Why not have a look?
【设计意图:通过朗读展示优秀的写作,让好的想法和写法得到更大范围的分享。】
V. Homework
Recommend one of your classmates for this year’s Good Student Award. Write a recommendation letter.
课件23张PPT。Unit 7 AbilitiesTaskRevision 1. Simon ______ an old man cross the street.
2. He ______ a seat to someone on the bus.helpedgaveSimon Simon often takes part in the club activities.
3. He ______ an old people’s home with classmates.
4. He ________ many things for Project Hope with
Millie to help children in need (需帮助的).
5. He _______ up the park on weekends.visitedcollectedcleanedWhat do you think of Simon?A recommendation letterhelpfulkindcleverA recommendation letterDear Sir/Madam,
I would like to recommend Simon
for this year’s Helpful Star Award.What do they want to recommend Simon for?A recommendation letterDear Sir/Madam,
I would like to recommend Simon
for this year’s Helpful Star Award.We look forward to hearing from
you soon.
Yours faithfully,
SandyIf we write to a person we don’t know, we use this.For a manFor a womanTo be polite, we use it at the end (结尾) of a letter.Signature (签名) getting a letter fromMr Wu wrote a letter to
recommend Daniel for this year’s Young Star Award.Match the paragraphs with the ideas Para 1
Para 2
Para 3
Para 4
Para 5 tells abilities of Daniel
tells what the letter is about
says again who to recommend
tells personality (品质) of Daniel
tells what Daniel didMain bodyConclusionIntroductionPara 1Para 5Para 2—4 Mr Wu’s recommendation letterWhyWish WhoPara 2: AbilitiesPara 3: PersonalityPara 4: What he didthings quickly computers well most of the computer work carefully plans takes part in five-year-old lostMain bodyConclusionIntroductionWhoAbilitiesPersonalityWhat he/she didclever, bright, smart …I’d like to recommend … for …WhyHow to write a recommendation letterAbilities
? learn things quickly
? use computers well
? write good articles
? speak English well
? be good at/do well in …clever, bright, smart …BrainstormMain bodyConclusionIntroductionWhoAbilitiesPersonalityWhat he / she didclever, bright, smart …I’d like to recommend … for …Whyfriendly,
helpful,
kind,
polite,
careful, active
…How to write a recommendation letterPersonalities
? help us with …
? a member of the Helping Hands Club
? think carefully
? plan things wellfriendly, helpful, kind, polite, careful, active …BrainstormYours faithfully
(Signature)Dear Sir/Madam,Main bodyConclusionIntroductionWish WhoAbilitiesPersonalityWhat he / she didclever, bright, smart …I’d like to recommend … for …… think … should get the award.
… look forward to hearing form you.Whyfriendly,
helpful,
kind,
polite,
careful, active
…How to write a recommendation letterExample(s)Let’s complete the recommendation letterDear Sir / Madam,
I would like to recommend Simon
for this year’s Helpful Star Award.We look forward to hearing from
you soon.
Yours faithfully,
SandyhelpfulWhyWish Who kindcleverUseful expressions
I would like to recommend … for …
He/She is a … boy/girl.
When he/she is free, he/she always …
He/She always/often … when he/she …
He/She is a member of … and often helps …
We all think that he/she should get …
We look forward to hearing from you soon.helpfulkindcleverCheck Make sure
it’s a letter not an article.
it tells who to recommend.
it tells why to recommend the person.
it includes your wish.
it has no mistakes of tense, spelling and punctuation.Showing time!helpfulkindcleverSample writingDear Sir / Madam,
I would like to recommend Simon for this year’s Helpful Star Award.
Simon is clever. He learn things quickly and he can use computers
well. He is good at sports too.
Simon is kind and helpful. He is a member of the Helping Hands Club.
He is ready to take part in the club activities. He visits the old
people’s home twice a month. He often gives his seat to others o
the bus.
Last month, Peter was ill for a week and couldn’t come to school.
Simon went to help Peter with his lessons after school every day.
Peter and his parents thanked him a lot.
Many of my classmates think Simon should get this award. We look
forward to hearing from you.
Yours faithfully,
SandyRecommend one of
your classmates for this
year’s Good Student Award.
Write a recommendation letter.Homework