Unit 9 Communication.Lesson 53 Work in Groups. 教案

Unit 9 Communication
Lesson 53 Work in Groups
1. Analysis of the Students
The students of Grade 9 have mastered certain vocabularies，expressions and structures. They also have the abilities of self-teaching and working in groups. Most of them are willing to express their opinions in English.【来源：21·世纪·教育·网】
2. Analysis of Teaching Content
Lesson 53 is the fifth lesson in Unit 9, Book 5.This unit focus on the subject Communication, Students cares about the subject because it is close to everyone. Lesson 53 mainly talks about Li Tian always absent from the group meeting, so that the group doesn’t work. Yi Han has some troubles that to help their group work well together.
【知识目标】
1. To master the words: absent, trouble, secret.
2. To master the phrases: look forward to, be absent from, slowed down / up, so far, from now on.
【能力目标】
Improve the students’ ability of speaking, listening, reading and writing. To learn about how to help others in a group work.www.21-cn-jy.com
【情感目标】
To realize the necessity of communication in a group work.
【教学重点】
To master the words and phrases.
【教学难点】
To realize the necessity of communication in a group work.21·cn·jy·com

Tape recorder, Multimedia
Step 1. Warm-up
Play a writing game: Write down the word that has "th" your groups or by yourself. Such as think, that, mouth….
Show the words.
Work in group is the winner, and get a saying: Two heads is better than one, many hands make light work.21·世纪*教育网
Step 2. Presentation
Explain the words according to the pictures.
Free talk: Do you like group work?
Read the lesson and tick the correct answers to the questions below.21教育名师原创作品
(1) The group is working slowly. Yi Han wants to solve the problem. What does she do?
□Tell the teacher.
□Talk to Li Tian.
(2) Li Tian has some difficulties. What are they?
□He doesn’t want to be in the group.
□He doesn’t understand the things they’re learning.2-1-c-n-j-y
(3) Knowing Yi Han decides to help him,
What will Li Tian do?
□He will try hard to do his part.
□ He think it’s not fair to do his part.
Check the answers.
Explain the language points:
look forward to“盼望，期待”，其中to为介词 ，后跟名词、代词或动词的-ing形式。
e.g. I look forward to meeting my Chinese teacher again.21cnjy.com
我盼望再见到我的语文老师。
be absent from“缺席；不到 场”。
e.g. He’ll be absent from school tomorrow.
他明天不上学。
refuse作动词，“拒绝，谢绝”，后面常接名词、代词或动词不定式。
e.g. He refused to help me with my English.
他不帮我学英语。
slow down / up 的意思是“（使）慢下来；（使）减速；放松；延误；（使）平静下来”。
eg. Slow your car down when you reach the school gate.www-2-1-cnjy-com
到学校大门时要放慢车速。
The weather slowed down / up the departure of many planes.21*cnjy*com
天气延误了很多飞机的起飞。
I began to dance in order to slow myself down.
我开始跳舞，以便使自己平静下来。
so far“迄今为止，到目前为止”，常与 现在完成时连用，既可放在句首、句中，也可放在句尾。
e.g. He has finished five tasks so far.
到现在为止，他已经完成五个任务了。
The weather has been too cold so far this winter.
到目前为止，今年的冬天一直很冷。
It’s not that I don’t want to be in the group. 不是我不想参加这个组。【出处：21教育名师】
(1) it是虚义用法，表示一种情况，可理解为“这，那”；that用来引导表语从句。
e.g. It was not that I couldn’t do it.
那不是我不能做那件事。
(2) not that可以和 but (that) 连用，连接两个表示转折的并列分句和主句，意思是“不是……，而是……”。【来源：21cnj*y.co*m】
e.g. It is not that I don’t want to see you, but that I have no time.21*cnjy*com
不是我不想见你，而是我没时间。
Not that I care what they said, but (that) it is you I am worrying about.
我不是在乎他们说过的话，而现在担忧的是你。
from now on意为“从现在起”，常用于一般将来时。还有一个与此类似的短语from then on，意为“从那时起”，常用于一般过去时。
e.g. From now on, I’m going to work hard.
我打算今后努力工作。
do / try one’s best to do sth. “尽自己最大努力做某事”。
e.g. They did / tried their best to pass the exam.
他们尽最大努力满足我。
consider doing sth. 意为“考虑做某事”，动词consider 后的动词要用动名词形式，也可加宾语从句。
eg. He considers telling his mother about these problems.
他考虑把这些问题告诉他妈妈。
只能跟动词不定式不能跟动词-ing形式作宾语的常见动词还有agree, aim, arrange, choose, decide, demand, desire, determine, expect, hope, learn, manage, offer, prepare, pretend, promise, resolve, seek, swear, threaten, undertake, venture, volunteer等。
Step 3. Practice
Listen and follow to the tape.
Read the text again and answer the questions.
Who is the leader of the group?
What are her problems?
Did Yi Han tell Ms. Liu about these problems?
What did her decide to do?
Who needs help in the group?
What's the result of their communication?
What can you learn from Yi Han?
Check the answers.
Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words or phrases in the box on page 139.
so far trouble be absent from secret look forward to
(1) Don’t miss “Gardening with Mary” on Saturday afternoons. Mary Green will share her rose growing _______ with you.21世纪教育网版权所有
(2) Cathy _______________ school because she had a bad headache.21教育网
(3) I wrote a letter to Rose. I’m _________________ her reply.
(4) – How is your second-hand laptop?
- _______, so good.
(5) He always gets himself into _______ by doing things carelessly.
3. Check the answers.
4. Read the lesson in the groups.
5. Free talk: What can you do to help your group work well together when you work in groups?
6. Discuss:
Have you ever had any problems while working in a group?
How did you solve them?
Does communication play an important role?
Give the advice.
A group works well if every member works hard. To make a group work well, it’s best to give each member a role. Take a group of four as an example.
In the group, there should be an organizer, a recorder, a speaker and a rule keeper. Then each member can do his / her share.【版权所有：21教育】
Step 4. Consolidation
Show your group work to us.
Get a moral: You are the member of your group, and you should work hard to try your part. If you have any problems, the others will be glad to help you.2·1·c·n·j·y
Draw your groups.
Step5. Homework
1. Listen and read.
2. Finish exercises of this lesson.
3. Write a short passage about your group.
略。