A Perfect Day(reading )
( lesson 1, unit1 )
Teaching content: reading text A couch potato. A workaholic
Teaching goals:
1:grasp the new words and pharses
2:learn about the two different kinds of lifestyles: a couch potates and a workaholic
3:practise the ss’ reading, listening and speaking ability
4:help the ss develop a healthy and active lifestyle
Teaching important points:
1:read and understand the text
2:talk about people’s different lifestyles
Teaching difficult points:
1;learn and grasp the new words and pharses
2:communicate with each other about lifestyles
Teaching measures:
Pairwork, scanning, reading, listening, speaking,discussing
Teaching aids:
A recorder, a blackboard, a slider
Teaching procedure:
Step 1 reviewing
T: Hello, class! Do you still remember the different lifestyles we have learned Let’s list them togther,O.K
(boring, busy, dangerous, active ,easy, lazy, stressful…)
T: Well done!
Step 2 lead-in
T: Look at the two pictures, What kind of lifestyles do they have (Mr.Blakey is lazy , Mr. Black is busy and stressful.).What’s Mr.Blakey doing Do you like watching TV What are your favourite kinds of TV programmes Do you ever watch too much TV How much time do you spend watching TV every day
Step 3 scanning
T: Today , We’ll learn about two men. They live in different lifestyles. Read the two texts quickly and do Ex.3 (No.1:
At noon News
In the afternoon Old films
In the evenings TV series or sport and the news
At nine thirty A good play on BBC
At night until two a.m. More films
No.2 1, have meetings and make phone calls 2:deal with rugent matters 3:do paperwork and some personal e-mails 4:read documents at home)
Step 4 reading
T: Quite good. Now read the text again. Underline the new words and phrases, then answer the questions in Ex.4
(Suggested answers: No.1: Brian do nothing but watch TV for 16-17hours and his wife makes money and prepares meals for him. No2: You know everything happening in the world and feel powerful and successful)
Step 5 language learning
1: switch on : turn on
Switch the TV on quickly, the game will be on TV soon
2: switch off: turn off
Before leaving, you should switch the tap off.
3:switch over: change the channels from one to another.
The programme OUTLOOK is on TV. Let’s switch it over to Chaanel 9.
4:be filled with; be full of
5:take up: cover,occupy Playing football takes up most of his time
6:get changed; change one’s clothes
7:make one’s way through: do sth.. from the beginning to the end
I have been sitting , making my way through my lesson for hours
T: Let’s do Ex.7 complete the sentence below in the correct form . After that we’ll play the tape for you to listen and then I’ll get some ss to read the text aloud.
Step 6: consolidation
T: We’ve learned Mr. Blakey and Mr. Black’s routine work. Do you think if their lifestyles are healthy What can they do to improve their lifestyles Discuss and then share your opinions with class.
(For Brain he should spend less time on TV. First , he should get up soon after waking up and do morning exercises. Second ,he should try to find a job and go to work every day.. For Bob , he should sleep later every morning. He should eat a big breakfast and be more relaxed. He should also sleep earlier every night, and spend more time with his family. )
T: Well, let’s go on to another topic . Ask your partner what he or she do at different time in a day, and decide wheather your partner is a couch potato or a workaholic Use the following samples: What do you do at …
Step 7 homework
1:Review new words and phrases
2:Do the Ex. 10 describe your parents’ lifestyles to your partner by working in pairs
Blackboard Design
Lesson 1 A Perfect Day
1: switch on : turn on 2: switch off: turn off
3:switch over: change the channels from one to another.
4:be filled with; be full of 5:take up: cover,occupy
6:get changed; change one’s clothes
7:make one’s way through: do sth.. from the beginning to the endHYPERLINK "http:///"
Unit 1 A Perfect Day
Teaching aims:
To read two texts for specific information
To revise Present Simple and Present Continuous
Teaching course:
ⅠWarm up
First ask students the question to arouse their interest.
What do you think a perfect day is like
Students will give all kinds of answers: go shopping ; watching TV; read novels; listen to music; surf the Internet and so on.
Draw a conclusion: do all you like to do; live a life in the way you like.
Now read two texts telling you two people’s perfect days.
Ⅱ Reading
Understanding the text
Read the text and answer the following questions.
What kind of lifestyle do you think the man in a couch potato
Do you ever watch too much TV How much time do you spend watching TV every day
What kind of lifestyle do you think the man in the second text
Listen to the text
1. underline the TV programmes that Brian usually watches.
2. Underline the kinds of work Bob does every day.
Ⅲ Speaking
Do the exercise 4
Read the two texts again and answer these questions
Do the exercise 5
Which lifestyle do you prefer Which one is healthier What can Bob or Britain do to improve their lifestyles
What does a couch potato refer to
What does a workaholic mean
Ⅳ Language in use
Work in pairs and describe your parents’ lifestyle to your partner.
Ⅴ Vocabulary
Do the exercise 7
Ⅵ Grammar
First turn to page 92 analysis and explain Present Simple and Present Continuous
Then do the exercise 8 and 9
Ⅶ Homework
Write a composition “My Perfect Day”
Words:100 words or so
Suppose you can design your a day freely what is your perfect day like(共16张PPT)
A Perfect Day 教学设计
设计教师:叶集中学 余维祥
教学年级：高一
课题名称：模块I Unit 1 Lesson 1 A Perfect Day （第1课时）
教材版本：北师大版
授课时间：1课时（45钟）
一．学生分析：所教的学生因刚从初中毕业进入高中阶段学习，对学习英语的热情及兴趣相当高涨，课堂较为积极、活跃，课堂气氛相当好，平时上课能与老师形成较为默契的配合。经过三年的初中学习，已具备一定的阅读能力。同时，从这篇课文所涉及的内容来看，对学生还是有相当的吸引力和了解的欲望。因此，在设计这堂课时，要着重从激发学生的兴趣出发，介绍有关的背景知识，给学生布置具有挑战的任务，让学生以话题(A Perfect Day)为素材进行讨论或口笔头描述，尤其是讨论有利于青少年人健康成长的行为习惯，使他们从活动中悟出这堂课的实质。
二.教材内容分析
本节课课型属阅读课，其内容包含以下三方面：
I. Before you start （读前)
1.先向学生展示7幅图片熟悉 key words,然后以“What are your favorite kinds of TV programme 导出本课的话题之一： To discuss favorite TV programmes and daily activities.让学生借助key words 尝试用所提供不同的词汇尽量来讨论交流，使学生能在轻松愉快的气氛中迅速进入角色。
II. Read to learn (读中）
1.Fast-reading
1).学生快速阅读课文，检查自己的预测。
2).根据教材上所设计的两个问题（Exercise3）的要求，将相应的信息划出来。
2.Intensive reading
此部分教材设计了五个与课文内容有关的问题(Exercise3)，主要目的是测试学生阅读的结果。学生在阅读两篇课文之后可分组合作讨论问题的答案，并回答。
III. Voice your opinion(读后 )
此部分设计了两个开放性题目，鼓励学生把课文中所学到的与现实生活相结合，分组合作讨论问题的答案。
三．教学目标
本课与中心话题有关的四个目标:
To discuss favorite TV programmes and daily activities.
To revise Present Simple & Present Continuous
To read 2 texts in order to check predictions.
To read 2 texts for specific information
有关教学活动的安排应以这四个目标为基线展开，让学生以话题(A Perfect Day)为素材进行讨论或口笔头描述，尤其是讨论有利于青少年人健康成长的行为习惯。
四．教学重点与难点
1. Input the passages as a whole: make the Ss grasp and understand the general idea of each passage as a whole.
2. Language communication
A. Tell the main idea of the passages
B. Practice the main idea of the passages
C. Tell their own /their parents’ lifestyle.
3. Thinking of the healthy lifestyles in our daily life and how to improve our lifestyles.
五．教学策略
1. The Taskbased Method
2. Communicative Method
3. A projector , a computer
六．教学过程
Step 1 Lead-in
1. present 7 pictures to make the students get familiar with the key words in exercise1. Ask the students the question: What are your favourite kinds of TV programme Why
2．Ask the Ss to look at the two pictures on page 8-9. The following questions will be presented.
1). what is the man doing in the first (second) picture And his name
2). what kind of lifestyle do you think the men in the picture have (The key words on page 7 can be used. )
3). what does the man in the first (second) picture look like
Step 2 Read to learn
1.Scanning
Give the Ss a few minutes to go through the 2 passage as quickly as possible and try to finish the following 3 tasks.
1).Underline the TV programs that Brian usually watches.
2).Underline the kinds of work Bob does every day.
3).Guess the meaning of the titles, “Couch Potato ” and “Workaholic”
2．Getting the main idea of each paragraph..
Give the students 7 statements and ask them to match them with each paragraph
3.Intensive reading
Read the two passages carefully and try to answer those questions in Exercise 4, on P. 8
1）Is Brain a lazy person Can you find two examples of his lazy behavior
2）What do you think “You’ve got the world at your feet” means
3）How does Bob spend his morning and evening
4）Why does Bob’s family complain
5）Why does Bob work so hard
A. Mr. Brain almost does nothing but watch TV.
B. Bob is very busy with his work in the daytime.
C. Brain can watch much TV because he has a good family, especially a good wife.
D. Brain likes doing exercise very much.
E. Brain is fond of watching TV. Even so during a walk.
F. It tells us why Bob works so crazily.
G. It shows us what Bob does before going to work in the morning.
H. Bob is tired of his work.
I. Bob is also busy at night.
Step 3.Voice your opinion
Discuss Question 5 & 6 on P.8 in pairs or groups of four ,then get some of them to report their results of their discussion to the whole class.
Step 4 homework
Talk about the healthy lifestyles in our daily life and how to improve our lifestyles,write a paragraph about 100-150words.
七．教学原则和策略
这节课的设计思路主要是运用《诱思探究教学论》中的“通过情景导入，整体把握；理清思路，掌握课文”“局部探讨，由浅入深；层层推进，感悟研究”的教学原则，和新课标所提倡的“以教师为主导，学生为主体”的教学理念为依据，努力做到激发兴趣、激活课堂、激励上进。根据课文及学生情况，并以学生的生活经验和兴趣为出发点，有明确的目，内容和方式尽量真实，具有可操作性，在活动中能够促使学生获取、处理和使用信息，学生通过思考、探究、讨论、交流和合作等方式，学习和使用英语，发展用英语解决实际问题的能力，有利于学生学习英语知识、发展语言技能，从而提高实际语言运用能力。在教学过程中，设计了让学生谈论自己父母的生活方式和哪一种生活方式才是健康的生活方式，这一环节将本节课内容的语言输出部分进行总结，来一个升华，这也是本节课应该出彩的地方。
