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Module 5
Unit 1 Getting along with others
Word power
Plan for the whole period
Teaching aims:
1 Enlarge students’ vocabulary about adjectives describing personality.
2 Make students know positive adjectives and negative adjectives.
3 Help students be familiar with synonyms and antonyms.
4 Enable students to use the adjectives to describe their friends.
5 Arouse students’ sense of developing positive personalities.
Keys:
1 Let students learn more adjectives to describe personality, such as narrow-minded, moody,
timid etc.
Let students match synonyms and antonyms.
Enable students to know the importance of developing positive personalities.
Puzzles:
Enable students to describe their friends, using the adjectives.
Teaching approaches:
Task-based teaching approach and cooperative teaching approach
Teaching aids:
Multi-media
Teaching procedures:
In general
Unit 1 word power involves a dialogue that shows some examples of how adjectives are used to describe people’s personalities, the instructions to positive adjectives and negative ones, synonyms and antonyms, a letter to Han Fang with 8 blanks which students should choose proper adjectives to fill in and in the end, an exercise to ask students to write as many adjectives as possible, including negative ones and positive ones. First, I’ll ask students three questions to arouse the related knowledge in their mind. Then teach more adjectives, including positive ones and negative ones and consolidate students’ knowledge through a competition. Also, students will learn synonyms and antonyms through comparing several groups of interesting pictures. They can finish the exercises to consolidate synonyms and antonyms. At last, I’ll ask students to finish a questionnaire about their friend which will help them describe their friends later on. In this period, I'll use task-based and cooperative teaching approaches to enlarge students’ vocabulary and make them describe their friends.
引入，讨论与阅读部分相关的三个问题 对话分析，学习形容词 分组比赛
巩固练习 图片对比 配对巩固练习 图片对比 填空巩固练习
完成问卷调查 用所学形容词描述朋友 作业
In details
Step1 Leading in
Ask students to answer the following questions.
1 In Sarah’s opinion, what is Hannah like?
2 Is Matthew usually a quiet boy?
3 What do you think are the most important personalities (个性) in a friend?
Step 2 Reading the dialogue
Ask students to look at other examples of how adjectives are used to describe people’s personality in the dialogue on page 6. Then ask them to classify positive ones and negative ones.
A: At first, when I saw my best friend start to spend time with new friends, I was jealous. But now I am more open-minded because I have new friends to spend time with too.
B: Yes, I noticed that sometimes you were moody at the beginning of last term. However, I’m pleased to see that you are much more cheerful these days.
Step 3 Learning other adjectives
Show students more adjectives, including positive ones and negative ones.
Positive
Negative
generous
warm-hearted
reliable
open-minded
honest
helpful
polite
friendly
dishonest
narrow-minded
stubborn
bad-tempered
moody
impolite
unkind
boring
Step 4 Competition
Tell students to work in groups, write as many adjectives as possible, including positive ones and negative ones.
Step 5 Finishing the sentences
1 He is a （努力工作的）sportsman.
2 He is an （强健的） runner.
3 Jiang Yingrong said she would never give up music, she is a (意志力坚强的）girl.
4 My baby is an （外向的）boy.
5 The couple are shouting madly, both of them are （坏脾气的）.
6 Shylock was a （残忍的）figure（人物）in The Merchant of Venice, he insisted on cutting off a pound of flesh nearest to Antonio’s heart.
7 The （贪婪的） man should be punished by law.
Step 6 Comparing the adjectives
1 Show students several groups of pictures and ask them to describe the pictures with adjectives, then lead them to tell what are synonyms.
shy --- timid
friendly --- kind
happy --- cheerful
strong-minded --- determined
2 Ask students to match the words with their synonyms.
courageous（勇敢的） clever
smart hard
diligent faithful
difficult hard-working
loyal（忠诚的） brave
3 Show students several groups of pictures and ask them to describe the pictures with adjectives, then lead them to tell what are antonyms.
hard-working --- lazy
generous --- selfish
talkative --- quiet
polite --- rude
Ask students to help Ding Wei choose the proper adjectives and finish the letter on page 7.
Step7 Finish the questionnaire (问卷)
About Your Friend
Tick the proper adjectives.
Is your friend usually in a good mood (情绪)? cheerful □ moody □
Does your friend often give you presents, or pay for lunch? generous □ selfish □
Does your friend work hard? hard-working □ lazy □
Can your friend keep your secrets? reliable □ unreliable □
Does your friend often tell lies? honest □ dishonest □
Does your friend have good manners? polite □ rude □
Does your friend like talking? talkative □ quiet □
Can your friend learn things quickly? clever □ slow □
Does your friend often tell jokes? humorous □ dull (乏味的) □
Do you get along very well? difficult □ easy-going □
Step 8 Describing your good friend
Ask students to describe their good friends. They can use the following sentence patterns if they like.
I have a good friend.
We have been good / best friends since …
He / She is very ____, _____, _____ , …
So I like him / her very much.
We are both very______.
But I know he / she is not perfect, sometimes he / she is usually_____.
…
Step 9 Homework
1 Try to find more adjectives that describe personalities.
2 Preview Grammar and usage on Ps.8-11.
Feedback
Mine
In general, 90% drafted teaching aims have been fulfilled. In terms of language and knowledge, my students have learned more adjectives to describe personality, familiarized themselves with positive adjectives and negative ones, got some achievements in understanding synonyms and antonyms. In the aspect of culture and morals, students have also got to know the importance of developing positive personalities. Most of the students have actively participated in the process of learning. To my delight, my students showed extraordinary interest in the pictures with sentences and competition. They tried their best to remember related adjectives and take part in the class activities. On the whole, the teaching plans have worked out well, mostly due to the focus on students’ needs. I’ll always bear it in mind that students’ needs are the base of teaching. However, while describing their good friends, some students couldn’t express their idea fluently. As for speaking, I may need to give the students’ more chances to practice, and make sure to improve their oral English and increase their confidence in learning English.
Yours
课件37张PPT。Unit 1 Getting along with othersWord powerLectured by Li YoufangStep1. Leading in.1. In Sarah’s opinion, what is Hannah like?
2. Is Matthew usually a quiet boy?
3. What do you think are the most important
personalities(个性) in a friend?
1. In Sarah’s opinion, what is Hannah like?In Sarah’s opinion, Hannah is
hard-working,academic, but she is
dishonest and unreliable.2. Is Matthew usually a quiet boy? No, he is cheeful and outgoing.Maybe
he is a bit jealous of Andrew.3. What do you think are the most important personalities(个性) in a friend?Hard-working, determined, brilliant,
cheerful, outgoing, polite, kind, helpful,
reliable, honest, friendly, easygoing…Adjectives (形容词)like ‘ hard-working,
academic,dishonest,unreliable,cheerful,
jealous…’ can be used to describe people’s personality.Step2. Let’s look at the other examples of how adjectives are used to describe people’s personality. A: At first, when I saw my best friend start
to spend time with new friends, I was
jealous. But now I am more open-minded
because I have new friends to spend time
with too.B: Yes, I noticed that sometimes you were
moody at the beginning of last term.
However, I’m pleased to see that you are
much more cheerful these days.Adjectives to
describe personalityA: At first, when I saw my best friend start
to spend time with new friends, I was
jealous. But now I am more open-minded
because I have new friends to spend time
with too.B: Yes, I noticed that sometimes you were
moody at the beginning of last term.
However, I’m pleased to see that you are
much more cheerful these days.﹣﹢﹣﹢Step3. Learn the adjectives in the form.Step 4. Work in groups, write as many
adjectives as possible, including positive
ones and negative ones.Step 5. Use adjectives to describe
the following people’s personality. He is a _________（努力工作的）sportsman.
He is an _____（强健的） runner.hard-workingathleticJiang Yingrong said she would never
give up music, she is a _________
(意志力坚强的）girl. strong-mindedMy baby is an ______（外向的）boy.outgoingThe couple are shouting madly, both
of them are _________（坏脾气的）.bad-temperedShylock was a ____（残忍的）figure
（人物）in The Merchant of Venice,
he insisted on cutting off a pound of
flesh nearest to Antonio’s heart.cruelThe _____（贪婪的） man should be
punished by law.greedyStep 6. Enjoy the following pictures,
compare the adjectives.shy
（害羞的）timid
（羞怯的）friendly
（友好的）kind
（友爱的）happy
（愉快的）cheerful
（高兴的）Pay attention to the adjectives.
shy---timid
friendly---kind
happy---cheerful
Strong-minded---determined
Words that have the same or similar
meanings are called synonyms
（同义词）.Match the words with their synonyms.courageous（勇敢的）
smart
diligent
difficult
loyal（忠诚的）
clever
hard
faithful
hard-working
bravehard-working
（努力工作的）lazy
（懒惰的）polite
（有礼貌的）rude
（粗鲁无礼的）good-looking
（漂亮的）ugly
（丑陋的）hard-working---lazy
generous---selfish
talkative---quiet
polite---rudeWords that have the opposite
meanings are called antonyms
（反义词）.Try to help Ding Wei finish the letter on page 7. keys
1. easy-going2. quiet
3. shy4. friendly5. honest6. hard-working
7. serious8. strict
Step7.Finish the questionnaire(问卷). About Your Friend
Choose the proper adjectives.
1.Is your friend usually in a good mood(情绪)?
cheerful □ moody □
2.Does your friend often give you presents, or pay for
lunch?
generous □ selfish □
3.Does your friend work hard?
hard-working □ lazy □
4.Can your friend keep your secrets?
reliable □ unreliable □
5.Does your friend often tell lies?
honest □ dishonest□6.Does your friend have good manners?
polite □ rude □
7.Does your friend like talking?
talkative □ quiet □
8.Can your friend learn things quickly?
clever □ slow □
9.Does your friend often tell jokes?
humorous □ dull(乏味的) □
10.Do you get along very well?
difficult □ easy-going □Step 8. Describe your good friend.
You may use the following if you like.
I have a good friend.
We have been good/best friends since …
He/She is very ____,_____,_____ , …
So I like him/her very much.
We are both very______.
But I know he/she is not perfect, sometimes he/she is usually_____.
……Do you want to be a popular student?Do you want to make true friends?build positive personalityStep 9. Homework1. Try to find more adjectives that describe personalities.
2. Preview Grammar and usage.
