Unit 6 I’m more outgoing than my sisiter.(Section A)

Go for it Grade 8
Unit 6 I’m more outgoing than my sister
Teaching Material:
Section A Unit 6 I’m more outgoing than my sister
Go for it Students’ Book grade 8
Teaching aims and demands:
1. Language Focus:
1) New words: outgoing, clam, wild, serious, smart, athletic, quiet, twin
2) New phrases: as…as…, the same as,
look the same, look different
be good at, do well in
have…in common, lots of, more than
3) Sentences: He’s more outgoing than her.
You are shorter than him.
……
2. Ability Focus:
Ss will be able to use comparative adjectives to describe the difference between people.
3. Affection Focus:
Ss will be able to focus their attention on their classmates, friends and family members. And find out what personality they are and how to take care of their emotion to get well with them.
4. Culture Focus:
Ss will be able to understand people’s general character in different countries or nations.
Teaching method:
Task-based language teaching
Teaching Aids:
PPT, tape record
Teaching Procedures:
Pre-task:
T: Good morning, boys and girls! Glad to see you again. Are you happy today I’m in good mood today, do you know why Because yesterday I won highly prize from one of my friend, she said I’m a smart and clam girl who is always friendly to friends. Do you know “smart”, it means “clever”, and clam means “quiet”, “peaceful”. So have you ever won prize from someone
Ss: (say some good character they are proud of)
T: Thank you. Everyone has his own character, and do you remember the four people in “Journey to the west”---Tang Sanzang, Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, and Sha Wujin. (show pictures ) Can you tell their character respectively
Ss:
T: Ok, let’s summary their character, look at the blackboard.
Tang Sanzang--- merciful, quiet, calm
Sun Wukong--- outgoing, smart
Zhu Bajie--- lovely, dull
Sha Wujin--- serious, diligent
While- reading task:
Task one:
T: All right, after learning the character above, now can you introduce yourself to others Before that, I will show you more words to describe a person. Look at these pictures:
tall ---short (Yao Ming---a boy)
long hair---short hair
thin ---heavy (a dog--- a pig)
calm ---wild ( Hua Zelei--- Dao Mingsi, the actors that Ss are familiar with)
quiet --- outgoing (Zi Wei--- Xiao Yanzi)
(In most people’s eyes, Chinese are quiet and calm, while American are outgoing and independent.)
funny --- serious (Zhao Benshan--- Shui Junyi)
weak --- athletic (a grandma--- Liu Xiang)
smart ---dull (Ke Nan--- Xiao Wulang)
T: From these pictures, we can see “Yao Ming is taller than the boy.” “The boy is shorter than Yao Ming.” “The dog is thinner than the pig.” “The pig is heavier than the dog.” So can you say the following pictures
Ss:
T: OK. Now look at 2a---the two columns: -er, -ier and more. In the sentence above, some words end in –er or –ier, some words they add more ahead. Listen carefully and write the –er and –ier words in the first column and the words that use more in the second column.
T: Now look at the blackboard. Please pay attention to the word “funny”. When a word ends in “y”, the “y” changes to an “i”, and then add “-er”. That is “funnier”. And look at these three words: “athletic”, “outgoing”, and “serious”, what is special about these words Yes, they have three to five syllables. When you compare things using words with three or more syllables, you use the word “more”.
Task two:
T: Now let’s come to 2b. Listen again and write down the difference between Tina and Tara.
T: Just now we talk about the twins Tina and Tara. Now let’s talk about Tom and Sam in 2c. Please work with your partner . This is the sample dialogue:
A: Is Tom smarter than Sam
B: No, he isn’t. Sam is smarter than Tom. Is Sam taller than Tom
A: Yes, he is. Is Sam more athletic than Tom
B: No, he isn’t. Tom is more athletic than Sam. Is Tom quieter than Sam
A: Yes, he is. Is Sam thinner than Tom
B: No, he isn’t. Tom is thinner than Sam.
Ss:
Task three:
T: Now we have got to know the difference between Tom and Sam. And there is another pair of twins in 3a. Do they look alike Maybe they are alike in appearance, but what about the character Let’s find out the answer together. Before reading, pay attention to the six statements below the article. You are going to judge these statements after reading. Write T (for true) if the statements are true, F (for false) if the statements are false or DK (for don’t know) if you don’t know the answer and try to give reasons why you write F or DK.
Now let’s check the answer:
1. Liu Li has more than one sister. DK There is no information about another sister in the article
2. Liu Li and Liu Ling have some things in common. T
3. Liu Ying is not as good at sports as her sister. F Liu Ying is more athletic than her sister.
4. Liu Ying talks more than Liu Li. T
5. Liu Ying’s favorite subject is physics. F Liu Ling’s favorite subject is P.E.
6. Both girls go to lots of parties. DK The article doesn’t tell us if they go to lots of parties.
1. Liu Li has more than one sister. DK There is no information about another sister in the article
T: Now let’s read the article to the tape sentence by sentence. Pay attention to the following useful expressions:
In some ways look the same look different more than
Have…in common as…as… be good at / be well in lots of
T: OK, after reading, I believe you have all found the same and difference between the twins. So can you tell them to your classmates with your own words Who would like to try
Ss:
Post-reading task:
T: Yes, we know that we are unique in the world; even twins have their own character. Do you have a twin sister or twin brother I think everyone has his own best friends. And now please tell your partner about things that are the same and different between you and your friends. You should try to use the new words and phrases we have learnt.
Ss:
T: OK, boys and girls, this is today’s lesson, do you want to know how well you have learnt. Now let’s play a game to check it, all right There are two games, and I’m going to divide you into three groups. The first game is “description and guessing”: I will ask one of you to describe a classmate, and the rest try to guess who he or she is. Every right answer can get 10 scores. And the person who is described will be the describer next time. The second game is “finding”: you are going to use the new words we have learnt to find the difference between boys and girls. One point 5 scores.
T: Good, all of you did a good job today, congratulations! But there is still one thing waiting for us. Now suppose our school need a teaching assistant for a new foreigner teacher. So you have to discuss in groups about the most appropriate one in our class.
I will ask the leader of each group to recommend one and explain the reason.
Homework:
T: boys and girls, I’d like you to summary the usage of comparative adjectives. And write an article to introduce your best friend or one of your family members. Remember to use the new words and expressions, clear That’s all. Have a nice day, see you next time.