7上 Unit1 This is me
Teaching content
Unit 1 This is me Comic strip and welcome to the unit
Teaching objectives
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
know the two cartoon characters, Eddie and Hobo, and the six students at Sunshine Middle School;
2. greet each other properly in English;
3. introduce oneself to others in English.
Teaching difficult and important points
How to introduce each other and greet each other in English.
Teaching methods
Communicative teaching method Task-based language teaching
Teaching procedures
Comic strip
Step 1 Lead-in：Enjoy the video “make friends”.
T: Today we’ll learn Unit 1 This is me! Do you like the song in the video? We are now new students at Chen Tao Middle School, and meet many new classmates. Do you want to make more friends? I’d like you to meet two new friends in our books. Do you want to know them?
【设计意图：由视频再到图片make friends引出不同人物的名字。】
Step 2 Presentation
1. Learn some new words
(1) Show some pictures of the two cartoon characters.
T: Look at the dog. His name is Eddie. Do you have a dog at home? If you have a pet dog, you are the master of the dog. You should look after it every day. And this is Hobo. They are our new friends.
(2) Learn more about the words by showing more examples.
2. Watch the video between Eddie and Hobo, and answer the following questions.
T: Now let’s watch a video between Eddie and Hobo. Please watch carefully and answer the questions below.
(1) What are the two dogs’ names?
(2) Who is the master?
(3) Is Hobo a real dog?
(4) Is Hobo happy in Picture 1? Why?
(5) Is Hobo happy in Picture 4? Why?
3. Listen to the tape and follow in chorus. Pay attention to the pronunciation and intonation.
4. Fill in the blanks of the passage, and check the answers.
5. Read the conversation in pairs. Encourage students to add some facial expressions and body language if necessary.
6. Demonstrate the conversation to the whole class.
T: Great! Now I’d like to invite some pairs to come to the front and role-play for us. Who wants to have a try?
【设计意图：通过图片呈现导入生词和短语，引出comic strip对话。通过问答、填空和朗读让学生理解漫画内容并加以巩固。】
Welcome to the unit
Step 1 Presentation
1. Show pictures of the six students at Sunshine Middle School, and introduce their names.
2. Read their names together.
3. Show more pictures about these students in part A, and show how to greet people at different time.
4. Finish Part B and read together.
5. Read the three conversations in Part A together.
【设计意图】通过呈现图片和部分对话让学生填入所缺答语的形式导入生词和短语，同时根据每张图片的内容师生现场演绎该段对话，增加学生印象，同时达到锻炼口语交际能力的目的。
Step 2 Practice
1. Listen to the conversation in part C, and answer the question.
Who are the two girls in the conversation?
2. Repeat after the tape, and pay attention to the pronunciation and intonation.
3. Work in pairs. Greet your partner and then introduce yourself. Use the conversation below as a model.
A: Hello./Hi./Good morning …
B: Hello./Hi./Good morning …
A: I’m … /My name is … What’s your name?
B: I’m … /My name is …
A: Nice to meet you.
B: Nice to meet you, too.
【设计意图】让同桌互相进行自我介绍并打招呼，操练对话，将知识点的运用融入到日常生活中。
Step 3 Consolidation
Translate these sentences into English.
1. 我爱电子狗。 I love e-dogs.
2. 你叫什么名字。 What’s your name?
3. A: 你是埃迪吗？ Are you Eddie?
B: 是的。 Yes, I am.
【设计意图】通过句子翻译，让学生更好地加深对课堂内容的理解。
V. Homework
1. Read the new words and dialogues;
2. Finish Exercise One.(课课练)
Exercise
Today we know two e_______, Hobo and Eddie. Eddie is Hobo’s m_______. He looks s_________. Hobo looks c_______. Hobo asks Eddie to read a b________, how to look a_____ your e-dog.
Keys: e-dogs, master, strong, cute, book, after.
Teaching reflection
7上 Unit1 This is me
Teaching content
Unit 1 This is me Grammar
Teaching objectives
1. understand the definition of the simple present tense and when to use this tense;
2. learn how to make positive and negative sentences, and ask and answer questions using the verb “be” in the simple present tense;
3. frequently communicate with each other using the verb “to be” in the simple present tense.
Teaching difficult and important points
How to make positive and negative sentences, and ask and answer questions using the verb “be” in the simple present tense.
Teaching methods
Communicative teaching method Task-based language teaching
Teaching procedures
Step 1 Lead-in
1. Listen to a self-introduction by Millie.
T: Hello, boys and girls. Now we make six new friends with the students from Sunshine Middle School. Millie is one of them. She’s introducing herself. Let’s listen to her.
2. Show “am”, “is” and “are” in the passage.
T: Pay attention to these circled words. Millie uses a lot of “am”, “is” and “are” to talk about her friends and herself. In fact, “am/is/are” are different forms of the verb “be”.
【设计意图：本节课通过一段关于Millie自我介绍的文本，在学生熟悉的语篇中引起学生对文本中be动词的一般现在时用法的注意，快速导入本节课的教学内容。】
Step 2 Presentation
1. Presentation of the simple present tense.
T: In English, the verb “be” is also called the linking verb. It has three different forms: “am”, “is” and “are” in the simple present tense. We use one of them according to the different forms of subjects. We can use “be” to talk about the fact and the present state. For example, I am from Binhai Her hair is long. We are happy. Different subjects have different forms of the verb “be”.
2. Present the three forms of the verb “be”: am, is, are.
(1) Present when to use “am”, and how to use “am”.
(2) Present when to use “is”, and how to use “is”.
(3) Present when to use “are”, and how to use “are”.
3. Make a conclusion about the proper usage of the three forms of “be”.
4. Play a game.
Present different subject forms in a short time, and ask students to tell am/is/are as quickly as possible. (you, he, my brothers, his friend, our parents, Lucy’s cat, I, her teachers)
5. Present the usage of the negative forms with the verb “be” in the simple present tense.
6. Present the usage of the question forms with the verb “be” in the simple present tense.
【设计意图：逐个单独呈现知识点并加以强调，再以朗朗上口的口诀形式使学生迅速掌握并记忆，最后以小练习巩固成果。】
Step 3 Practice
1. Finish Part A on the textbook.
(1) Fill in the blanks
T: Millie has some pictures of her new classmates and her teacher. Complete what they are saying with the correct forms of the verb “be”.
(2) Check the answers.
(3) Read together.
2. Finish Part B on the textbook.
(1) Fill in the blanks.
(2) Check the answers together.
T: Millie is talking to her new friends. Complete their conversation with the correct forms of the verb “be”.
(3) Read together.
【设计意图：通过书上的练习，使学生能够掌握be动词的一般现在时在具体语境中的灵活运用。】
Step 4 Summary
1. Make a conclusion.
Show a rhyme to help students grasp the usage of the simple present tense.
T: Boys and girls, today we have learned something about the verb “be” in the simple present tense. Do you still remember the three forms? What are they? When do we use them? Let’s read the following rhyme together.
2. Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the verb “be”.
【设计意图：以复习be动词用法口诀的形式总结整节课的知识点，并附加相应练习，加深学生对教学内容的记忆。】
Step 5 Activity
Introduce your new classmates.
T: Boys and girls, now we make friends with our new classmates. Would you like to introduce your new friend to other classmates and make more new friends? Here is a table about the personal information. Try to ask and get the relevant information to fill in the blanks. Then make a report to introduce your new classmates. When you make your report, try to use as many “be” as possible. You can talk about the following things: name, age, school, class, grade, birthplace, looks, hobbies and strong points.
【设计意图：在熟悉本单元Reading章节内容的基础上，口头问答个人信息并填写表格，介绍新同学，以实现教学内容在语境中真正的灵活运用，让学生收获和分享成功的喜悦。】
V. Homework
1. Revise the usage of the simple present tense;
2.《课课练》
Exercise
1. I___ a girl. You___ a boy.
2. How ___you, Mr. King? ---I___ fine, thank you.
3. Linda and I____ good friends.
4. This___ my new computer.
5. Drawing____ my favourite sport.
6. There____ many books on the desk.
7. Where____ the shoes?
8. Her sister_____ tall and thin.
9. Hello! I_____ Tina. What____ your name?
1.am, are 2.are, am 3.are 4.is 5.is 6.are 7are. 8.is 9.am,is
Teaching reflection
7上 Unit1 This is me
Teaching content
Unit 1 This is me Integrated skills
Teaching objectives
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
1. understand the new words in the text;
2. get specific information from a passage or a listening text;
3. develop the abilities of listening, speaking, reading and writing.
Teaching difficult and important points
Get specific information from a passage or a listening text.
Teaching methods
Communicative teaching method Task-based language teaching
Teaching procedures
A Meeting my new friends24
Step 1 Lead-in3
1. Draw a picture of Millie.C
T: Boys and girls, do you still remember Millie? We know her from reading of this unit. Let’s draw a picture of her. She is 12 years old and she has short hair. Let’s compare our picture.Y
2. Review Millie’s classmates.I
(1) Finish a passage about Sandy.4
Sandy: She is ______. She is ______ and _______. Her hair is _______. She wears glasses. She likes ________.C
(2) Finish a passage about Simon.f
Simon: He is _______. He is ______. He likes playing ________.e
(3) Finish a passage about Daniel.o
Daniel: He is _______. He is ______. He wears ________. He is good at ______.V
【设计意图：以画画导入本节课内容，可增加趣味性，活跃课堂气氛，同时复习了前面学过的内容。】E
Step 2 PresentationL
1. Explain the new words in the text.k
(1) Teach new words by showing some pictures.g
T: Millie is 12 years old. Her age is 12. (Teach the new word “age”.) What does she love?B
She loves reading. So her hobby is reading. (Teach the new word “hobby”.) Millis is lovely. Her looks are cute. (Teach the new words “looks” and “cute”.)/
(2) Read these new words after the teacher./
2. Read and answer.V
T: Millie has many new friends at school. She wants to tell her mother about her new friends. Here is a conversation. Let’s look at the profiles below and circle the correct answers in the table.P
3. Listen and answer.x
(1) Ask some questions about Kitty.c
T: Millie has two good friends. One is Kitty. The other is Amy. This is Kitty. After listening, please answer some questions.Q
a. Is Kitty’s hair long or short?=
b. Are Kitty’s eyes big?=
c. What does Kitty love doing?
d. Is Amy’s hair long or short?
e. Are Amy’s eyes big?
f. What is Amy good at doing?
(2) Complete the rest of the table on Page 13.
(3) Listen again and finish exercise A3 on Page 14.
【设计意图：在语境中讲解生词用法。】
B Speak up: Glad to meet you.
Step 1 Learn the dialogue
1. Listen to the conversation and answer the questions below.
(1) Which grade is Andy in?
(2) How is their school?
2. Listen again and finish the true or false exercises.
3. Read the conversation together.
4. Make up a dialogue.
T: Do you want to make friends with Kitty and Amy?
S: Yes.
T: Here is a short dialogue helping you how to make friends with them.
【设计意图：通过读和听完成表格内容，提高学生听读能力。】
Step 2 Consolidation
1. Work in groups.
Give students several sentences. Let the first student ask the second all the questions on the screen. And the second asks the next. See which group is the fastest.
2. Watch and sum up.
T: If you want to greet a new friend, how to say? Let’s watch a video and try to find the greeting words and sentences.
3. Make up similar conversations and act it out.
T: Imagine a very famous person come to our school, such as Yao Ming or Jay Zhou. You want to make friends with him or her. Work in groups. Make up a similar conversation.
【设计意图：帮助学生创设真实情境，真正实现学以致用。】
V. Homework
1. Try to say something about your best friend;
2. Try to meet a new friend and talk in English.
3.《课课练》
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Exercise
My name is Ma Yan. I am 13 years old and I live in Shanghai. My English name is Sarah. I think that school is very interesting. I can learn about many important things. I have nine classes every day. My favourite subjects are English, Maths and Chinese. I like Chinese because I like reading Chinese stories. I think that Maths is very useful and I enjoy learning a new language. I do not like Art because it is too difficult for me. On Thursday afternoons, I go to the English club. Many students love going to the English club. There, we can talk to each other in English. My English teacher is called Scott. He is from Britain. At the English club, he often tells us about his life in Britain. Last week he showed us some beautiful photos of Britain. I think that it would be great to go there one day. During lunchtime, I go to the basketball club. I think that playing basketball is fun and it can make me heathier. There are fewer girls than boys at the basketball club. Sometimes, I find it difficult because most of the boys are taller than girls.
(? ) 1. How many classes does Ma Yan have each day?
A. Eight????????? B. Nine????????? C. Ten???????? D. Eleven
(? ) 2. Ma Yan likes Chinese____.
A. because it is interesting????? B. because it is important
C. because it is very useful D. because she likes reading Chinese stories
(? ) 3. What club does Ma Yan go to on Thursday afternoons?
A. The English club?????????????? B. The basketball club
C. The Chinese club?????????????? D. The Maths club
(? ) 4. Scott is Ma Yan’s____
A. friend??????????????????????????????? B. Maths teacher
C. English teacher???????????????? D. Chinese teacher
(? ) 5.What do we know about the basketball club?
A. Only girls go to the basketball club.
B. Fewer girls than boys go to the basketball club.
C. More girls than boys go to the basketball club.
D. Only boys go to the basketball club.
B D A C B
Teaching reflection
7上 Unit1 This is me
Teaching content
Unit 1 This is me Reading (II)
Teaching objectives
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
1. fluently retell the passage about the four students at Sunshine Middle School;
2. master the important language points;
3. learn how to introduce oneself and others.
Teaching difficult and important points
Learn how to introduce others and oneself.
Teaching methods
Communicative teaching method Task-based language teaching
Teaching procedures
Step 1 Lead-in
T: Recently, we have made lots of new friends from Sunshine Middle School. Do you still remember their names? Here is some information about some of these students. I’d like you to talk about one of them together, and then guess who he/she is.
S1: The student is 12 years old. She has short hair, and doesn’t wear glasses. Her hobby is reading. (Kitty)
S2: The student also doesn’t wear glasses. He is tall. He likes sports. (Simon)
S3: The student wears glasses. She is tall and slim. Her hair is long, and she likes music. (Sandy)
S4: The student is short. He wears glasses. He is good at Maths. (Daniel)
【设计意图：以小游戏形式，让学生根据所给信息描述人物特点并猜出是谁，达到复述、回顾课文内容并预热课堂气氛的目的。】
Step 2 Presentation
1. Explain “12 years old” and “12-year-old”.
(1) A: How old is Kitty?
B: She is 11 years old. She is an 11-year-old girl.
(2) A: What’s Amy’s age?
B: She is 12 years old. She is a 12-year-old girl.
2. Explain “be from” and “come from”.
A: Where is Kitty from?
B: She is from Nanjing. /She comes from Nanjing.
3. Explain “enjoy sth.” and “enjoy doing sth.”.
(1) Show some sentences and summarize.
a. Simon likes sports. Simon enjoys sports. /Simon enjoys doing sports.
b. Sandy likes music. Sandy enjoys music. /Sandy enjoys listening to music.
(2) Translation.
a. 我喜欢听音乐但是他喜欢听收音机。
I like/enjoy listening to music, but he likes/enjoys listening to the radio.
b. 我热爱跑步但是我堂兄热爱游泳。
I love/enjoy/like running, but my cousin loves/enjoys/likes swimming.
4. Explain how to combine two sentences by using “with” or “verb-ing”.
(1) Show some sentences and summarize.
a. The girl is Millie. She has a hair clip on her head.
= The girl with/wearing a hair clip on her head is Millie.
b. We all know the boy. He wears glasses.
= We all know the boy with/wearing glasses.
(2) Translation.
a. 留着长发的那个女孩喜欢读漫画书。
The girl with long hair enjoys reading comic books.
b. 穿蓝色牛仔裤的那个男的是我们的历史老师。
The man in/wearing blue jeans is our history teacher.
c. 你认识那个戴项链的女士吗？
Do you know the lady with/wearing a necklace?
【设计意图：先由老师自问自答引入同一意思的两种表达形式，再由学生演绎总结，让学生轻松融入知识点的讲解环节。】
Step 3 Discussion
Make an interview and fill in the blanks of the personal profile, then make a report.
T: We know a lot about these students at Sunshine Middle School. What about your new classmates in our class. Would you like to make more friends with your new classmates? Now discuss in groups of four, and fill the profile below about one of your classmates. Then make a report to let others guess who he/she is.
Name: _______________
School: _______________
Grade/Class: ___________
Age: __________________
Birthplace: _____________
Appearance: ____________
Hobby: ________________
Be good at: _____________
【设计意图：以小组讨论的形式，学生互相采访并完成信息采集，提高学生的口语能力。】
V. Homework
1. Read and recite the whole text;
2. Write a report about your new friend.
3.《课课练》
Exercise
1. Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks.
(1) He is 16 _______ (year) old. (years)
(2) She ________ (be from) Tianjin. (is from)
(3) She is ________ (苗条的) and has ________ (长的) black hair. (slim; long)
(4) She never _______ (wear) green. (wears)
(5) I love ________ (sing) and _______ (read). (singing; reading)
2. Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks.
(1) Simon comes from Shanghai. = Simon _________ Shanghai. (is from)
(2) Millie’s cousin is clever at Maths = Millie’s cousin _______________ Maths. (is good at/does well in)
(3) Her hair is long. = She __________________. (has long hair)
(4) Amy loves swimming. = Amy __________ swimming. (likes/enjoys)
3. Exercise 3: Translation.
(1) Amy擅长游泳吗？ ______ Amy ________________ swimming? (Is; good at)
(2) 我的双胞胎兄弟不戴眼镜。他又高又瘦。
My twin brother ___________. He’s ___________. (doesn’t wear glasses; tall and slim)
(3) 你喜欢放学后听音乐吗？你加入歌迷会了吗？
Do you love _________ to music ___________? Are you ___________ the Fan Club? (listening; after school; in)
4. Exercise Translation.
(1) 他的父母来自北京。
His parents _______________Beijing. (come/are from)
(2) 午餐时他喜欢跟它的同学交谈。
She______________ to her classmates at lunchtime. (likes talking)
(3) 他非常喜欢唱歌。
He __________ singing _________. (likes; very much/a lot)
5. Exercise 5: Fill in the blanks.
(1) Millie is 12 _________ (岁数). She is ________ (擅长) English. (years old; good at)
(2) Sandy ______________ (来自) Beijing. (comes/is from)
(3) Miss Li is __________ (又高又苗条). She has _________ (短发). (tall and slim; short hair)
Teaching reflection
7上 Unit1 This is me
Teaching content
Unit 1 This is me Reading I
Teaching objectives
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
1. fluently read the passage about the four students at Sunshine Middle School;
2. find out some detail information about the passage by reading carefully;
3. introduce oneself and others in English.
Teaching difficult and important points
Learn how to introduce others and oneself.
Teaching methods
Communicative teaching method Task-based language teaching
Teaching procedures
Step 1 Lead-in
1. Show the picture of Hermione, a character from the movie series Harry Potter. And present new words and phrases by showing her profile.
2. Match the words and phrases with the meanings.
3.Make a conclusion about how to introduce a person: name/age/birthplace/appearance/hobby.
【设计意图；简要总结如何描写人物的思路，同时拓展更多相关词汇，形成文章脉络并锻炼学生的总结能力。】
Step 2 Presentation
1. Show pictures of the six students and tell their names.
T: Eddie and Hobo are our new friends, and we have some other friends from Beijing Sunshine School. Do you still remember them? They are Millie, Simon, Kitty, Amy, Sandy and Daniel. Would you like to know more about them? Now let them us read the text on P8.
2. Watch the video about Millie, Simon, Sandy and Daniel, and finish the exercises of Part B1.
【设计意图】读课文，看视频，掌握课文大意，为下面细节理解做铺垫。
Step 3 Detail reading
1. Read the passage together with the video and answer questions about Millie.
(1) How old is Millie?
(2) Does she like reading?
2. Show the profile of Millie, and ask students to retell Millie’s self-introduction.
Millie: a new student at … /12 years old/have short hair/love reading
3. Boys read the passage about Simon together, and finish the true or false exercises.
(1) Simon is short. (F)
(2) Simon likes sports. (T)
4. Show the profile of Simon, and ask a boy student to introduce Simon with the help of the key words.
Simon: tall/like sports/play football after school
5. Girls read the passage about Sandy, and answer questions.
(1) Is Sandy tall and slim?
(2) Does she like music?
6. Show the profile of Sandy, and ask a girl student to make a report about her.
Sandy: tall and slim/long hair/music
7. Read the passage about Daniel together and fill in the blanks of a short passage.
Show the profile of Daniel, and make a report to introduce Daniel.
Daniel: Nanjing/short/Maths
8. Exercise.
Read the whole passage together with the tape, and finish the exercise of Part B3.
T: Boys and girls, we know a lot about the four students. And Mr Wu is writing about his new students. Let’s help him finish the report.
【设计意图：通过完成不同的教学任务，训练学生的阅读方法和阅读速度，在熟悉课文的同时，也为介绍自己和他人做好文本输入。】
Step 4 Practice
1. Play a game “welcome to Hogwarts School”.
T: Have you watched Harry Potter? In the movie, we can find our new friend, Hermione. She is a new student at Hogwarts School of Witchcrafts and Wizardry. And do you want to know more about her friends in the movie? Welcome to Hogwarts School. Each group can choose a number. Behind the number you choose, there’s some information about one of Hermione’s friends. You can discuss with your partners. And then one student in your group should make a report to introduce him or her.
Harry potter: 15 years old/short and thin/brown hair/wear glass/clever/like sports/be good at magic
Ron Weasley: 15 years old/red hair/blue eyes/be from the UK/play chess/brave and helpful
Dumbledore: principal/tall and thin/long white hair/blue eyes/music/nice and kind
2. Make a report to introduce yourself.
T: Today we meet so many new friends, from Millie to Daniel at Sunshine Middle School, and from Hermione to Harry Potter at Hogwarts School. Let’ come back to our school. Here are some sentences about yourself. Please finish these sentences with your own information. And try to make a report to introduce yourself to your classmates. If you need any help, you can discuss in pairs.
My name is _________. I am a new student at ________. I am _______years old.
I am from ________. I am _______. I have ________ hair.
I love __________. I am good at ________,
【设计意图：以游戏的形式开展活动，利用关键词让学生分组介绍人物，达到复现课文重点内容的目的。之后进入自我介绍的环节，充分发挥语言的语用功能。以小组合作学习的方式，培养学生与他人合作的能力。】
V. Homework
1. Write a passage to introduce your new classmate;
2. 《课课练》
Exercise
根据所学课文内容填空。
Millie?is?a?new__1__?at?Sunshine?Middle?School.?She?is?in?Class1,?_2_7.? She loves__3.___.
Li?Hua?plays?football?every?day.?In?his?__4.__?time,?he?__5.__?English.?He?also?enjoys?listeningto?music.?It?makes?__6.__?happy.?He?wants?to?play?in?the?next?World?Cup.?I?hope?his?dream?comes_7.__.
We?are?now?in?front?of?the?classroom?_8.__.?There?are?18?classrooms?in?it.?My?classroom?is?on?the?__9.__?floor.?All?the?classrooms?are?clean?and?__10.__.
Keys: student, Grade, reading, free, studies, him，true，building，ground，bright.
Teaching reflection
7上 Unit1 This is me
Teaching content
Unit 1 This is me Study skills
Teaching objectives
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
1. know how to pronounce the vowel letters in stressed open syllables;
2. read the new words with vowel letters correctly.
Teaching difficult and important points
How to pronounce the vowel letters in stressed open syllables.
Teaching methods
Communicative teaching method Task-based language teaching
Teaching procedures
Step 1 Lead-in
1. Meet five new friends and find the vowels in their names.
T: Well done, we meet five new friends. Let’s greet them one by one. This is Kate. This is Gene. This is Mike. This is Toni. This is Una. Now please read after me. Kate. Gene. Mike. Toni. Una. Great. What do we call the five red letters? Yes. They are vowels and today we are going to learn how to pronounce them.
【设计意图：歌曲导入降低音标课的枯燥，同时介绍五个朋友自然引出课题。】
Step 2 Presentation
1. Focus on the five vowels.
(1) Show some pictures of Kate and answer the following questions.
a. Where is Kate now?
b. What is she doing?
(2) Show some pictures of Gene and answer the following questions.
a. Who is the boy in this photo?
b. Do we call Gene he or she?
(3) Show some pictures of Mike and answer the following questions.
a. What does Mike like doing?
b. What else does Mike like doing?
(4) Show some pictures of Toni and answer the following questions.
a. Where is Toni going?
b. What is in her hand?
(5) Show some pictures of Una and answer the following questions.
a. What is Una doing?
b. What is Una using?
(6) Read the sentences together and pay special attention to the vowel letters in red.
2. Learn to pronounce the five vowels in stressed open syllables.
T: Please watch the video and learn how to pronounce these letters.
Read after me /e?/, /i?/, /a?/, /??/, /j/ /u?/ /ju?/.
3. Imitate and read. Read the 20 words after the teacher.
4. Let students read by themselves and check.
【设计意图：通过人物的介绍，引出元音的复习与对话。红色元音字母提醒学生注意其发音规则，同时为下面的语音教学做好铺垫。通过视频学习，学生掌握发声要领，并逐步过渡到看音标朗读。】
Step 3 Practice
1. Dictate the words.
T: Now please listen to the teacher and dictate the words you heard.
2. Finish Exercise A on P15.
T: Please open your books and finish Exercise A on P15. Please put these words in the correct sound groups.
【设计意图：尝试听音写学过的单词并辨析发音特点。】
Step 4 Consolidation
1. Let students read out the groups of new words.
T: You did a good job. This time, Miss Xue wants to see how many new words you can read out correctly.
2. Read the sentences.
T: Read the sentences by yourselves and pay attention to the vowels.
【设计意图：利用书本提供的内容，尝试朗读新单词和含有新单词的句子，巩固重读开音节中元音的发音规则。】
Step 5 Expansion
1. Choose a petal and read the rhymes.
T: Here are five nice rhymes for you to enjoy. Each group can choose one petal and practice to read the rhyme. Let’s see which group reads best.
2. Finish a poem and read together.
T: Rhymes are wonderful and your reading is excellent. Thank you. Now Miss Xue has another poem. This time I’d like you to finish it. Anybody wants to have a try?
3. Read the words and choose some to make up sentences.
【设计意图：运用所学知识，尝试完成挑战任务，实现尝试自主学习，收获成功的喜悦。】
V. Homework
Read the words and rhymes on your paper.
Exercise
阅读短文，然后根据音标，将单词归类。
My n(a)me is Tim. I'm from Toronto, Canada. I want a friend in China. I am a st(u)dent in Gr(a)de Seven. I g(o) to school by b(i)ke every day. I like listening to m(u)sic and playing comp(u)ter g(a)mes. I love China very much because I think it is an (o)ld but interesting countr. Do you want to be my friend? Please wr(i)te (e)mails to m(e). 1/eI/ 2./I:/ 3./ai/ 4./eu/ 5./ju:/
1.name,Grade,games 2.emails,me 3.China,bike,like,white 4.go old 5.student,music,computer
Teaching reflection
7上 Unit1 This is me
Teaching content
Unit 1 This is me Task
Teaching objectives
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
1. organize the ideas before writing;
2. write a passage to introduce oneself to others;
3. make an objective evaluation of oneself and enhance self-confidence.
Teaching difficult and important points
Write a passage to introduce oneself to others.
Teaching methods
Communicative teaching method Task-based language teaching
Teaching procedures
1. Play a guessing game.
T: Boys and girls, before we begin our class, let’s play a game first. Please guess who he/she is according to some given information.
2. Ask students to go over what they have learnt from the Reading part and finish the chart.
【设计意图：猜谜游戏的进行，在活跃气氛的同时也引导学生关注身边的人，又自然过渡到所学课文；从阅读课的主体内容入手，熟悉的话语帮助学生迅速进入task学习的状态，也帮助学生初步了解人物介绍的简单要素。】
Step 2 Presentation
1. Ask students to revise the passage about Millie and then finish the profile.
(1) Ask students what the passage is about and answer the following questions.
a. How old is Millie?
b. Which school does she study in?
c. How does she look like?
d. What is her hobby?
(2) Finish the profile according to the chart.
2. Ask students to read the passage about Daniel and finish the chart.
3. Try to classify the information and find out what each paragraph is about.
4. Read the passage and finish the profile of Daniel.
【设计意图：通过整理Millie和Daniel的简单信息构成基本思维导图，通过段落大意的归纳帮助学生明确文章段落的组织方式，形成清晰脉络。同时也将本课时的重点词汇一一呈现并强调。】
Step 3 Practice
1. Complete one’s own profile.
T: Fill in the table with your own information on Page 17.
2. Make self-introduction.
【设计意图：通过两种图表帮助学生掌握介绍要素，并尝试自我介绍，其实这也是拓宽学生思路，以便后期写出更完整更有新意的人物介绍。】
Step 4 Extension
1. Complete the passage about Millie’s friend, Daniel.
2. Talk about Eddie.
3. Write a short passage.
(1) Write a short passage about one’s best friend.
(2) Share with the other group members and let them guess who it is.
(3) Decide on the best passage.
(4) Share and improve.
【设计意图：再现思维导图，帮助学生学以致用；学生在独立完成的基础上进行小组分享与改进，有利于信心的增强和合作意识的培养。】
V. Homework
You may choose any of the following posters as your homework and stick it on the wall.
1. Make a poster of Mei Yangyang. (The table is given on your work sheet.)
2. Make a poster of your best friend in your class.
3. Make a poster of your favourite super star.
Exercise
Teaching reflection
