unit1 How often do you exercise? [上学期]

Unit One How often do you exercise
Language Goal
In this unit Ss learn to talk about how often they do things.
New language: What do they usually do on weekend
How often do you / does she study I often study / She often studies.
The first period (by Chen Shunhua)
Teaching aims and demands: P1—P3(4)
1. Words: exercise hardly shop (v) once twice time surf Internet program same different difference habit interviewer skateboard lifestyle good-better-best
2. Phrases: how often hardly ever the same as go skateboarding surf the Internet
3. Patterns: What do you / does she often do…
How often do you / does she shop
Teaching points and difficulties:
1. Talk about “How often” you do things (free time activities)
2. Adverbs of frequency: always, usually, often, sometimes, hardly ever, never; once / twice / three times… week / month / year
3. Get Ss to know the importance to have good English studying habits and how to improve English.
4. Present some new words from Section B.
Teaching aids: CAI the tape
Step 1: Presentation
1. Greetings after two-month holiday, talk about what they did and how often they did them to present some new words and patterns:
Hello, nice to see you ! Did you have a good summer vocation
What did you do Did you…
(1) Present (also on Bb): exercise (v)---do sports surf the Internet
watch TV---What’s your favorite program
shop---go shopping go skateboarding go swimming
(2) Then ask and present: How often did you go swimming
I went swimming once / twice / three times a week / every day.
Did you shop with your mother
Yes, I always / usually / often / sometimes shopped…
No, I hardly ever / never shopped…
2. Ask using the Simple Present about what they often do and how often they do these free time activities.
(1)T: Does your mother often shop How often does she shop
Then: How often does she watch TV / surf the Internet
(2) Do pairwork to find out: What does your partner’s mother usually do How often does she do it
(3) Then report out.
T: Different people have different lifestyle. Is your partner’s mother’s lifestyle the same as your mother’s or different
What are the differences
Step2: Look, listen and say
1. Section A (1). 1a. Look at the picture and make a list of the
different weekend activities.
(2) 1b. Listen to the tape and write the activities from 1a.
2. Compare the Adverbs of frequency:
(1) always / usually / often / sometimes
(2) once / twice / three…times a week / month…
(3) 1c. Do pairwork to talk about what the people in the picture do on weekend. Add: How often does she / he…
(4) Then read the listening materials. Present: interviewer
3. T: Listen to Cheng and the reporter. Cheng is talking about how often he does different activities.
(1) 2a. Listen and number the activities.
(2) 2b. Listen again: How often does he do these activities
Match them with the number of times he does them.
(3) Read the listening materials.
Step 3: Practice
1. Ask Ss: What do you usually do in your free time
Then do some practice: How often do you do these…
(1) 2c.Write down more activities and “How often” about yourself
(2) Then make conversation in pairs.
2. (1)T: Do you often read English How often do you read English
Do you like English Are you good at English
Do you want to improve your English
What can you do to improve your English
(2) Think of ways to improve English: (write down on the chart P3 )
listen to the tape do English homework practice English
speak English remember English words
watch English TV program etc.
(3) It’s very important to have good English studying habits.
---Who has better studying habits, who will be better at English.
Let’s see: Who’s the best English student (good—better--best)
Now you are an interviewer. You’ll have 3 minutes. Ask 3 of your classmates Qs about their English studying and write down.
(4) Report.
3. Show all the new words, phrases and patterns learnt and read.
Homework
1. Listen and read P1-3 (parents)
2. Words, phrases and patterns today: 2+1, ready to dictate
3.用6个以上的句子，描述你的英语学习习惯(report)
3. Preview P3—P5, do: P3(3), P4 1a
The second period
Teaching aims and demands: P3—P5, 3b
1. Words: high result active for junk milk coffee drink health/healthy /unhealthy grade exercise (n) although maybe
2. Phrases: high school as for junk food be good for
how many try to look after of course a lot of
want sb to do sth help sb (to) sth`
Teaching points and difficulties:
1. The difficulties: all most some no
2. Talk about the good / healthy habits / lifestyle and get Ss to know that they must “look after their health” and that “good food and exercise help them to study better”.
3. Write a letter to Doctor Li (结合谈谈自己的生活学习习惯，即复习书信的格式，又对阅读文章进行续写，还为下课时Who’s the healthiest 活动作准备)
Teaching aids: CAI the tape
Step 1: Revision
1. Dictate some new words learnt yesterday.
2. (1) Pairwork: What does she / he usually do on weekend
3. (2) Guessing game: Does she….on weekend
4. (1) Practice: What do you do on weekend
(2) A survey: weekend activities
5. (1) Ask randomly: What do you usually do in your free time
How often do you… What about your…
(2) Do pairwork to ask about each other’s activities to improve English and how often they do them: What do you usually do to improve English How often do you…
Present: as for active the same as different / difference
Step 2: read
1. P3 (3) Read the results of the student activities survey at Green High School. Learn: all / most / some /no
2. Read the magazine article and fill in the words.
Teach: as for… active
3. Practice reading aloud.
Step 3: Presentation
1. T: Good studying habits help you get good grades / study better.
How about eating habits They’re good for our health.
Good eating habits also help us to study better.
2. T (show): I’m pretty healthy. I think my eating habits are pretty good. I try to eat a lot of vegetables and fruit every day. I drink milk because my mother wants me to drink it. She says it’s good for my health. How often do I drink coffee Only once or twice a week. Of course I love KFC, but they are unhealthy food, they’re junk food. And I sleep for 8-9 hours every day. You see, I look after my health. Although I’m busy, my healthy lifestyle helps me to work better.
Step 4: Look, listen and say
1. Section B (1) 1a. Match !
(2) 1b. Read the model. Then do pairwork.
(3) A healthy diet: pairwork
2. Listen: an interviewer--- Katrina / Bill
(1) 2a. Circle the answers Yes / No
(2) 2b. Listen again. Fill in the blanks to the Qs.
(3) Do role play in two: the interviewer---Katrina / Bill
(5) Read the listening materials.
Step 5: Read
1. T: We know Katrina has a healthy lifestyle.
(1) Read her letter in 3a and answer the Qs.
(2) Read aloud again: underline the new words and phrases.
(3) Listen to the tape and repeat
---Good food and exercise help us to study better !
(4) Practice reading aloud.
2.3b. (1) Fill in Bill’s letter.
Ask: Why is he unhealthy Maybe…
(2) Tell him what he must (not) do to keep in good health.
(3) Practice reading aloud.
3. 3c. (1) Ask: How to keep healthy
(2) Ask: Is your lifestyle the same as Katrina’s or Bill’s
How healthy are you
Write a letter to Doctor Li: talk about your own studying and eating habits and your lifestyle. (no less than 8 / 12 sentences)
Homework
1. Listen and read P3- P5. Recite 3a!
2. A letter
3. Words (ready to dictate)
The third period
Teaching aims and demands: P5, 3c—P6
Words: grandpa must less keep (in good health)
Teaching points and difficulties:
1. Talk about free time activities.
2. Make an activities survey and report like P3 (3)
3. Good food and exercise help us to study better (to keep in good health ):
(1) Talk about your own habits (yesterday’s homework)
(2) What about Katrina and Bill
4. Talk about a famous person’s lifestyle orally then as writing homework.
Teaching aids: CAI the tape
Step 1: Revision and practice
1. Dictate some new words
2. (1) Ask randomly: What do you / does your…usually do on weekend How often do you / does your…
(2) Discuss about daily activities:
What do you do How often Why do you like it
(3)Pairwork: How often do you eat junk food / exercise /
read English
--- I have a healthy lifestyle: good eating / studying habits
They help me to keep in good health / study better.
3. Ask: What do the students do at Green High School P3: read!
4. (1) Make a survey in group of four: about the students at Wenzhou Experimental Middle School (make a chart like P 3 (3) )
(2) Report like P3:
What Do Students do at Wz Experimental Middle School
Step 2: Practice
1. T: So you see, healthy lifestyle helps us to get good grades.
(1) Tell some healthy and unhealthy / junk food.
(2) Practice in pairs: How often do you eat / drink…
Do you like it / them
2. P81.(1) Make a survey to 3 classmates. Add 5 or more Qs to the survey. Write down the answers.
(2) Report. Then discuss: Who’s the healthiest
3. Ask: Do you have a healthy lifestyle How healthy are you
(1) A letter to Doctor Li (yesterday’s homework)
Correct their mistakes first.
(2) Show a model.
Step 3: Read and write
1. Ask: What about Katrina and Bill Is she / he healthy Why
2. Read Katrina’s letter. Someone recite it !
3. Read Bill’s letter.
4. P6 (2).
(1) Show a famous person. Say sth about what his lifestyle is like.
(2) Write about another famous person’s lifestyle as homework.
5. P6 (1). Fill in the blanks. Teach: grandpa less
Then make sentences with these words.
Homework
1. write about a famous person’s lifestyle
2. words: all
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