Unit 4 Where's my schoolbag?
Section A
Period 1 Section A (1a-2d)
本单元主要内容是谈论物品的所在位置，通过这一话题，训练学生的听、说、读、写四项基本技能，让学生通过询问物品的位置，学习一些物品的单词，及方位介词 on , in , under ,behind 等的用法；使学生学会基本句型 “Where’s …? It’s …”及“Where're …? They're …”，进一步体会“Where…? Yes／No”疑问句的用法；学会运用方位介词"on／in／under／behind／next to"表达物品的位置。理解关连词and在句子中的用法。通过以上几个方面的学习，使学生学会运用听关键词、推测词意的学习策略，识别不同物品的位置；既能促使学生了解自己的家居环境，热爱自己的家，又能促使学生通过想象设计自己理想中的房间。本单元与第五单元衔接紧密：由本单元“Is／Are …?”的学习过渡到第五单元“Do …?”的学习。使学生养成干净、整洁、合理摆放物品的好习惯。
【知识与能力目标】
1) 能掌握下列词汇：where, table, bed, bookcase, sofa, chair, on, under, come on, desk, think, room, their, hat, head
2) 能掌握以下句型：
① —Where's…? —It's in/on/under…
② —Where're…? —They're in/on/under…
③ —Is the …in/on/under…? —Yes, it is./ No, it isn't.
④ —Are the …in/on/under…? —Yes, they are. /No, they aren't.
2) 学会运用方位介词in, on, under和where句型表述物品所在的位置。
【过程与方法目标】
采用自主学习、小组合作学习、Personalizing和Role playing的学习策略，利用教学图片制作多媒体课件来展开课堂Pair work， Group work口语交际活动，进一步体会 “Where…? Yes／No”疑问句的用法。
【情感态度价值观目标】
培养学生整齐地摆放自己物品的生活习惯。在描述物品的位置的学习中获得英语学习的乐趣，逐步培养学生们对英语学习的兴趣。
【教学重点】
1) 方位介词 in , on , under , behind的用法。
2) Where的特殊疑问句和Is . . . ? 、Are…一般疑问句及其肯定和否定回答。
【教学难点】
1) 学会正确描述物品作在的位置；
2) 学会询问自己或他人物品的具体位置；
课前准备
准备录音机和磁带；
设计课后巩固练习；
视频， ppt；
教学过程
Step 1 Warm-up and revision
Show some pictures of school things they have learned.
T: What’s this in English?
Ss: It’s ... .
Step 2. Presentation
1. Present the pictures of some furniture.
T: Look at the big picture on the screen. Do you know the names of the furniture?
What’s this? It’s a bed. “BED”. Read after me. B-E-D, bed.
Ss: B-E-D, bed.
T: What’s this? It’s a sofa. S-O-F-A, sofa.
Ss: S-O-F-A, sofa.
(Teach the other words bookcase /table/chair/desk/hat/head in the same way.)
2. Present in/on/under. Show pictures of Tom the mouse.
T: Where’s Tom?
S1: It’s in the case.
T: Where’s Tom?
Ss: It's on the case..
T: Where’s Tom?
S1: It’s under the case.
Write "in, on, under" on the blackboard.
2. Work on 1a.
Now let's look at the picture in 1a. Match the words with the things in the picture.
Check the answers with the class.
Step 3. Listening
1. Let Ss listen to the tape and finish 1b.
2. Ss listen to the tape and number the things [1-4]in the picture.
3. Check the answers with the class.
Step 4. Pair work
1. Practice the conversation in 1a with your partner.
2. Ss practice the conversation. Then ask some pairs to act out the conversation.
3. Then make your own conversations using the words in the box (in/on/under).
Ss may look at the picture in 1a and make their own conversations. They can also using school things around them to make their own conversations.
4. Ask some pairs to act out their conversations.
Step 5. Listening
1. Ask the students to spell the words in the picture in 2a.
T: First, look at the pictures on the screen. What are these?
S1: They are books.
S2: They are some keys.
T: What’s this?
S3: It’s a computer game.
T: Is this a ruler?
S4: Yes, it is.
T: Is this a pencil box?
S5: Yes, it is.
T: What about this?
S6: It's a schoolbag
T: Can you spell it?
S4: Yes, S-C-H-O-O-L-B-A-G, schoolbag.
2. T: Now, listen to the recording and look at 2a. Number the things from 1-6.
T: Check the answer. (Students give the answer.)
3. T: Now, listen again. Let’s do 2b. Find out where are the things from 2a? Number the things in the pictures [1-6].
(Play the tape again and check the answer.)
T: Who can answer?
S1: The computer game is on the backpack.
S2: The books are …
S3: The pencil box is …
S4: The schoolbag is…
S5: The ruler is…
S6: The keys are …
Step 6. Pair work （2c）
T: Look at the picture. Are the books on the sofa?
Ss: No, they aren't. They're on the table.
T: Is the schoolbag under the table?
S: No, it isn't. It's on the sofa.
…
(Write the four sentences on the blackboard. Let the students ask and answer questions about the things in the picture in 2b.)
Step 7. Role-play (2d)
1. Jack is a forgetful boy. He always doesn't know where his things are. Let's help him find his things.
Match the things with the right places below.
(Let Ss look at the screen. There are some things and some places)
bag on his head
map on the sofa
hat on the bed in his grandparents' room
2. Ss read the conversation and match the things with the right places.
3. Check the answers.
4. Now practice the conversation with your partner. Then let some pairs act out the conversation.
5. Do some explanations.
① Where’s ...? ② on, in, under ③ come on
6. Consolidation. --- Do more exercises.
Step 8 Homework
1. 参照你房间里的东西用介词in，on，under写五个句子。
2. Preview Section A 3c.
Blackboard Design:
Unit 4 Where’s my schoolbag?
Period 1 Section A (1a-2d)
1. where, table, bed, bookcase, sofa, chair, desk, room
2. in, on, under
3. —Where is …? —It's in/on/under…
—Where are …? —They're in/on/under…
4. —Are the books on the sofa?
—No, they aren't. They're on the table.
—Is the schoolbag under the table?
—No, it isn't. It's on the sofa.
Period 2 Section A (Grammar Focus-3c)
【知识与能力目标】
1) 进一步掌握一些表示家具的名词以及学习用品的单词；
2) 进一步熟练运用方位介词表述物品所在的位置。
3）在不同情景下熟练运用以下句型来询问及回答事物的位置。
① —Where's…? —It's in/on/under…
② —Where are…? —They're in/on/under…
③ —Is the …in/on/under…? —Yes, it is./ No, it isn't.
④ —Are the …in/on/under…? —Yes, they are. /No, they aren't.
4）总结归纳询问事物位置的句型及回答语。
【过程与方法目标】
采用自主学习、小组合作学习、Personalizing和Role playing的学习策略，利用教学图片制作多媒体课件来展开课堂Pair work， Group work口语交际活动，进一步体会 “Where…? Yes／No”疑问句的用法。
【情感态度价值观目标】
进一步培养学生整齐地摆放自己物品的生活习惯。在描述物品的位置的学习中获得英语学习的乐趣，逐步培养学生们对英语学习的兴趣。
【教学重点】
1）总结归纳询问事物位置的句型。
2）在不同情景下正确运用所学的句型来询问与回答事物的位置。
【教学难点】
1）训练学生们在不同情景下运用所学的句型来询问与回答事物的位置的能力。
2）能在实际生活情景中中运用所学的句型来询问与回答事物的位置。
课前准备
1. 准备录音机和磁带；
2. 设计课后巩固练习；
3. ppt；
教学过程
Step 1. Warm- up and revision
1. Sing “Where is Tom?” song (like “Two tigers”)
Where is Tom? Where is Tom?
It’s in the case. It’s in the case.
Where is Tom? Where is Tom?
It’s on the case. It’s on the case.
Where is Tom? Where is Tom?
It’s under the case. It’s under the case.
2. Ask and answer the school things around them.
(Put S1's pencil box on the desk)
T: Where is your pencil box?
S1: It's on the desk.
(Then put it in his desk)
T: Is your pencil box on the desk now?
S1: No, it isn't. It's in the desk.
（Put it under the desk）
T: Is your pencil box in the desk?
S1: No, it isn't. It's under the desk.
3. Let Ss ask and answer in the same way.
Step 2. Grammar Focus.
1. 阅读指导：
询问事物的位置时可用特殊疑问词where引导的特殊疑问句来提问。句型结构为：
Where is…? It's in/on/under… (句子的主语为名词单数)
Where are…? They're in/on/under… (句子的主语为名词复数)
2. Let Ss read the sentences and fill in the blanks below.
① 地图在哪里？_________ the map?
② 它在你爷爷奶奶的房间里。It’s ___ your ______________ room.
③ 我的书在哪里？_______ _____ my books?
④ 它们在沙发上。They’re _____the _______.
⑤ 他的铅笔在哪里？ ______ _____ pencil box?
⑥ 它在他的书包里。 It’s ___ his _________.
⑦ 你的尺子在哪里？_______ your ________?
⑧ 它在椅子下面。It’s ________ the _______.
⑨ 他们的钥匙在哪里？_____ are ________ _____?
⑩ 它们在桌子上。 _______ on the _____.
3. Check the answers with the class.
Step 3. Practice
1. (Make a conversation with a student.)
T: Look at Picture 1 in 3a. Where is the baseball?
S1: (help S1 answer) I don’t know.
T: (Teach Ss the expression "I don't know." with a body language. for example shook your head.)
2. Now look at the pictures and read the conversation below and fill in the blanks.
3. 指导：① 注意句中事物的单复数形式，正确运用句型Where is…? Where are…?。
② 认真看图画，看清物品的位置，正确运用介词in, on, under来表达。
4. Check the answers.
Step 4. Practice
1. T: When we ask about the place of something. We often use the sentence structure below:
—Where is + 单数事物？ —It's in/on/under…
—Where are + 复数事物？ —They're in/on/under…
—Is the …in/on/under…? —Yes, it is./ No, it isn't.
—Are the …in/on/under…? —Yes, they are. /No, they aren't.
Now let's ask and answer according to the picture in 3b or using your own things.
T: Where is the computer? Is it in the bookcase?
S1: No, it isn't. It's on the sofa.
2. T: Work in pairs. Make a similar conversation like this.
S1: Where is the computer game? Is it on the sofa?
S2: No, it isn't. It’s in the bookcase.
S1: Where are the books? Are they on the sofa?
S2: No, they aren't. They are in the bookcase.
S1: Where are the pencils?
S2: I don’t know. Are they in the pencil box?
S1: Yes, they are.
(Let the students ask and answer according to the picture in 3b or using their own things.)
Step 5. A game (Find the differences) (3c)
T: Student A looks at the picture on P19, student B looks at the picture on P21, 3c. Ask and answer questions to find the differences in pairs.
Sample:
SA: Where is the schoolbag? Is it under the table?
SB: No, it isn’t. It’s on the table.
SA: Where are the books? Are they on the sofa?
SB: No, they aren’t. They are on the bed.
…...
T: Let’s find out the differences between the pictures. Where is the schoolbag? Is it on the table? (Look at the picture on P21 3c)
Ss: No, it isn’t. It’s under the table.
(Look at Picture 2)
T: Where are the books? Are they behind the sofa? (Look at the picture on P19)
Ss: No, they aren't. They are on the sofa.
(Look at Picture 2)
(Ask some pairs to make conversations and find out some differences.)
T: Fill in the chart according to the pictures.（利用表格直观体现出两幅图的不同点。）
Things
Picture on P19 (Picture 1)
Picture on P21 (Picture 2 )
Pencil box
in the schoolbag
on the table
Books
Schoolbag
…
T: Who wants to report it?
S1: Let me try. In Picture 1, the pencil case is… In Picture2, the pencil case is…
S2: In Picture 1, the books are… In Picture2, the books are…
(Ask other students to report it.).
Step 6. Production
Do some exercises.
Step 7. Homework
T: Make a survey after class. Ask some of your classmates “Where is…? Where are…?” Fill in the chart.
Things
Name
books
keys
schoolbag
jacket
Blackboard Design
Period 2 Section A
Grammar Focus-3c
1. —Where is + 单数事物？ —It's in/on/under…
—Where are + 复数事物？ —They're in/on/under…
2. I don't know.
3. 3a: are, on, table; book, Is, under; are, Are, schoolbag
4. —Where is the computer game? Is it on the sofa?
---No, it isn't. It’s in the bookcase.
课件47张PPT。Period 1 Section A
1a - 2ddictionarypeneraserruler— What’s this in English?
— It’s a / an …bookpencil boxpencilschoolbagWarm-up— What’s that?
— It’s a ______.PresentationdeskWhere’s Tom? It’s in the case.I’m Tom.where’s = where isPresentationWhere’s Tom? It’s on the case.Where’s Tom? It’s under the case.PresentationListen and number the things in the picture [1-4].2341bListening1. table _b_
2. bed __
3. bookcase__
4. sofa __
5. chair __
6. schoolbag__
7. books __
8. keys __ehgdafcMatch the words with the things in the picture.1aPresentationListen again and complete the blanks.Tom: Where are my ______?
Father: They’re on the sofa.
Tom: How about my pencil box?
Mother: It’s _________________.
Tom: OK. And where’s my computer game?booksin your schoolbagListeningHelen: Your computer game? It’s
_______________.
Tom: Great. Now where are my _____?
Father: Oh, they’re on the table.under your bedkeysListeningPractice the conversation in 1a with your partner. Then make your own conversations using the words in the box.on, in, under A: Where is the schoolbag?
B: It’s under the table.1cPairworkWhere are my books?They’re on the sofa.Where’s my pencil box?It’s in your schoolbag.Where’s my computer game?It’s under your bed. PairworkListen and number the things [1-6].234562aListeningListen again. Find the things from 2a and number the things in the picture.234562bListeningListen and read the conversations.Tom: Is my computer game on the table?
Helen: No, it isn’t it’s in the bookcase.
Tom: Oh, OK. How about my books? Are they in the bookcase, too?
Helen: No, they aren’t. they’re on the chair.ListeningTom: Oh. So, where’s my pencil box?
Helen: Hmm…it’s under the sofa.
Tom: And where’s my schoolbag?
Helen: It’s under the table. And your ruler is under the chair.
Tom: Oh, I see. And where are Mom’s keys?
Helen: The keys? They’re on the table.ListeningAre the keys on the sofa?No, they aren’t.
They’re on the table.Pairwork2cAsk and answer the questions about the things in the picture in 2b.Read the dialogue in 2d. Then match the right things. on his desk on the sofaon grandparents’ bedon his headJack’s map hat bagPractice2dClose your book and role-play the conversation. 2dPracticeMom: Come on, Jack!
Jack: Oh, no! ________________?
Mom: Hmm … is it on your desk?
Jack: ____________________________.
Mom: Oh! It’s on the sofa.
Jack: Thank you, Mom. Err … where’s the map?
Mom: ______________________.
Jack: Yes, it’s on their bed! And my hat?
Mom: ______________________!
Jack: Oh, yeah! Haha!
Where’s my bagNo. And it’s not under the chairI think it’s in your grandparents’ room.It’s on your head1. Where’s the schoolbag?
It’s under the table.
where 引导疑问句及其答语。
where 是疑问副词，意为“_______”，问人或事物所处的位置。提问时，where放在______(句首/句末)，后面用一般疑问句语序。回答这类问题时，一般要使用表示方位的介词短语。Where is = Where’s (缩写)
e.g. Where’s my bag?
It’s on your desk.
在哪里句首Explanation2. They’re on the sofa.
It’s in your schoolbag.
It’s under your bed.on, in和under可作方位介词。
on意为“在……上”（意指接触物体表面或构成物体表面的一部分）
in意为“在……里面”
under意为“在……下面”ExplanationThe ball is ___ the box. The ball is ______ the box. The ball is ____ the box. onunderinExplanation3. come on, Jack.
come on可独立成句，用于命令，意为“快；加油”。
e.g. Come on! We don’t have much time.
快点！我们时间不多了。
come on也可表示知道某人所说的话不正确，意为“得了吧”。如：
Oh, come on — you know that isn’t true. 咳，得了吧，你知道那不是真的！Explanationheadhatbackpackdresserkeysbaseballchairbedbookssofa一、快速说出下列物品。tablebookcaseConsolidation二、根据图片内容完成对话。1. ______ ___ the books?
____ ___ ___ the bookcase.
Are the pencils on the bookcase?
___, ____ ____.
2. ______ ____ the baseball?
It’s _____ ____ _____.
Is the pencil box in the drawer?
No, __ _____. It’s ____ ___ _____Where areThey are onWhere isYes they areunder the chairit isn’t on the chair. Consolidation1. 参照你房间里的东西用介词in，on，under写五个句子。
2. Preview Section A 3c.Homework Period 2 Section A
Grammar Focus - 3cLet’s chant:Where is Tom? Where is Tom?
It’s in the case. It’s in the case.
Where is Tom? Where is Tom?
It’s on the case. It’s on the case.
Where is Tom? Where is Tom?
It’s under the case. It’s under the case.Warm-upT: Where's your pencil box?RevisionUse school things to ask and answer.1. 地图在哪里？_________ the map?
2. 它在你爷爷奶奶的房间里。
It’s ___ your ______________ room.
3. 我的书在哪里？______ ____ my books?
4. 它们在沙发上。They’re __ the ____. Where’sWhere areon sofa in grandparents’ 一、重点句型Grammar Focus5. 他的铅笔盒在哪里？
_______ ___ pencil box?
6. 它在他的书包里。It’s __ his _________.
7. 你的尺子在哪里？_______ your _____?
8. 它在椅子下面。It’s _____ the ______.
9. 他们的钥匙在哪里？
______ are _____ ____?
10. 它们在桌子上。 _______ on the _____.Where’s hisin schoolbagWhere’s rulerunder chairWhere their keysThey’re tableGrammar Focus含be的特殊疑问句
特殊疑问句是对句中某一特殊部分提问的疑问句，一般以疑问词开始，句末须用问号。
含be的特殊疑问句的句式结构之一为“疑问词 + 一般疑问句（am / is / are + 主语）?”，其中am / is / are的选择取决于其后的主语。Grammar Focus回答特殊疑问句时可以使用完整答语，且名词(短语)常用代词代替；也可只回答提问部分。
本单元我们要学习的疑问词为where，由where引导的特殊疑问句用来询问位置。where 用来询问人或物在什么地方。其结构为：Where ＋ is / are ＋ 主语(人或物)？回答时不能用 Yes 或 No，而应根据实际情况回答出物品所在的位置。 Grammar Focus1. —Where is / Where’s your sister?
—She is in the classroom / In the classroom.
2. —Where are my books？
—They’re in the bookcase / In the bookcase. Where is＋______ (单数/复数)主语
Where are＋______ (单数/复数)主语
is还是are取决于主语的人称和数单数复数Grammar Focus如果主语是人，回答时用相应的人称代词主格作主语；
如果主语是单数物品，回答时用“It’s + 表示地点的词”；
如果主语是复数物品，回答时用“They’re + 表示地点的词”。【温馨提示】
Where is可以缩写为Where’s，但Where are不能缩写。 Grammar Focus1) —Where is your English teacher?
你的英语老师在哪里？
—He is in the classroom.
他在教室里。
2) —Where are the pencils? 铅笔在哪里？
—They are in the pencil box. 它们在铅笔盒里。Grammar FocusWhere _____ the keys?They’re ____ the _____.Where’s the ______?
____ it on your desk?No, it’s ______ the
chair. Look at the pictures and complete the conversations.areontablebookIsunder3aPracticeWhere ____ the pencils?I don’t know. ____ they in the _________?Yes, they are.areAreschoolbagPractice— Where is / are the ______?
— It’s (They’re) in / on / under ______. Practice3bAsk and answer questions about the things.Student A, look at the picture on page19. student B, look at the picture on the right. Ask and answer questions to find the differences.3cPairwork3cPairworkFind the differences一、根据图画提示，写出单词。
1. —Where are the books?
—They're _____ the chair.
2. My book is on the _____.
3. Where is the cat?
—It's on the ______. undertablesofaProduction4. I think my schoolbag is in my
grandparents’ ______.
5. Look! The hat is on your ______.
6. The _________ is very nice. roomheadbookcaseProduction二、 选词填空。1. -- _______ is the computer game?
-- It’s on the desk.
2. -- What’s her name?
-- Sorry, I don’t ______.
3. -- Are your keys in your parents’ room?
-- Yes, they are on _____ bed.
4. Look! The baseball is ______ the dresser.
5. My books are in the __________. Whereknowtheirundertheir, where, under, bookcase, know bookcaseProduction1. notebook, on, her, is, bed, the
_________________________.
2. are, under, bookcase, they, the
_________________________.
3. in, a, keys, of, is, the, set, drawer
_________________________.三、 连词成句。Her notebook is on her bedThey are under the bookcaseA set of keys is in the drawerProduction4. her, photo, family, is, on, dresser, the
_____________________________?
5. his, game, computer, is, where
__________________________? Is her family photo on the dresserWhere is his computer gameProductionHomeworkT: Make a survey after class. Ask some of your classmates “Where is…? Where are…?” Fill in the chart.
