Module 7 My past life
Unit 1 I was born in a small village.
设计说明
教师通过介绍自己（出生日期，自己的第一位老师，第一所小学，第一个朋友等），很自然地导入新课；通过自学、小组合作等方式学习新单词,加深记忆。通过听说训练，让学生逐步理解和掌握一般过去时be动词的用法；通过设置不同的阅读任务，培养学生在阅读中抓住细节信息的能力；通过表演对话及做报告的训练，达到学生学以致用的目的。
教学目标
通过本单元的教学，让学生达成以下目标：
1.知识目标：
掌握本单元单词和短语：born, strict, friendly, primary, primary school, town, US, hey, village, nice, good, difficult。
2.能力目标：
(1)谈论自己的第一所学校、第一位老师和第一个同学；
(2)能初步运用句型“—Where/When were you born?”“—I was born in...”进行问答。
3.情感目标：
通过听说训练，增加对同学的了解，增进同学间纯真的友谊。
重点难点
重点：掌握含有be动词的一般过去时的句式结构。
难点：be动词的过去式was/were。
教学准备
PPT课件；活动1、2、3、5的录音。
授课时数
2课时
教学过程
Step 1 Warming up
1. Introduce yourself to the students.
T: My name is… I was born in…on… My first school was…My first teacher was…My first friend was…
Can you tell me something about your first school?
2. Lead the students to talk about their first schools.
Step 2 New words and expressions
1. Teach the students the new words and expressions. And then correct their pronunciation in groups.
born adj. (动词bear的过去分词)出生
strict adj.严格的；严厉的
be strict with sb.对某人要求严格
be strict about sth.对某事要求严格
friendly adj.友好的 be friendly to sb.对某人友好
primary adj.初等的；初级的
primary school小学
town n.城镇；市镇
US 美国
hey int.嗯；喂
village n.村庄
nice adj.友好的；亲切的
good adj.乖的；守规矩的
difficult adj.难对付的
2. Read the words and expressions in groups.
Step 3 Listening
1. Listen and number the questions in Activity 1.And then check the answers.
2. Now answer the questions above. Use the words and expressions from the box.
Answers:
a) Ms Smith.
b) It wasn’t a big school and it was very friendly.
c) I was born in Quincy, a small town in the US.
d) Yes, she was, but she was also very nice.
3. Ask the students to ask and answer in pairs using the sentences in Activity 1.
A: Who was your first teacher?
B: My first teacher was Ms Smith.
A: What was your first school like?
B: It wasn’t a big school and …
4. Listen again and check (√ ) the true sentences in Activity 2. And then check the answers.
1 Betty was born in the US. √
2 Betty was born in a small town. √
3 Betty’s first school was a big school.
4 There were twenty-two students in Betty’s class.
5 Betty’s first teacher was strict. √
Step 4 Listening and reading
1. Let students read questions first and then ask them to read Activity 3 and choose the correct answers.
2. Let the students look through the table in Activity 4.
3. Guide them to fill in the table according to the passage.
4. Check the answers in groups.
Answers:
5. Play the recording for the students. Ask them to read the conversation by themselves.
6. Find out the phrases in the conversation and translate them into Chinese.
(1)be born 出生
(2)the name of ……的名字
(3)in England 在英格兰
(4)in class 在班上
(5)in a small village 在一个小村庄
(6)in Shanxi Province 在山西省
(7)a small city 一座小城市
(8)your first school 你的第一所学校
(9)primary school 小学
7. Ask some of the students to act out the conversation.
Step 5 Language points
1. Where were you born？你出生在哪里？
be born意为“出生”，通常用于一般过去时态，即was/were born。
born是动词bear的过去分词。
—When and where were you born? 你出生在何时何地？
—I was born in a small city in Shandong Province in 2006.
我2006年出生在山东省的一个小城市。
They were born on the 15th of March, 2001.他们出生在2001年的3月15日。
2. She was strict but very nice. 她很严格，但是人很好。
strict形容词，意为“严格的”，可在句中作表语或定语。
常用短语: be strict with sb.对某人要求严格
be strict about (doing) sth.对(做)某事要求严格
He was very strict with his students.他对他的学生非常严格。
They are strict about (doing) their work.他们对工作严格要求。
3. She was very friendly. 她非常友好。
friendly形容词，意为“友好的”，名词形式是friend，意为“朋友”。
be friendly to sb.意为“对某人友好”。
Everyone here is friendly to us.这儿的每个人对我们都很友好。
4. What were they like？他们是什么样的人？
What+ be动词+ sb. +like？意为“某人怎么样？” ，是一个询问某人的性格、品质特征的句型。
—What is Jenny like？珍妮是一个怎样的人？
—She is very kind.她很友好。
5. He was quite difficult. 他相当难管。
(1) quite副词，意如“十分；相当”，常用于修饰形容词、副词或动词，表示程度。
She is quite tall with short hair.她个子很高，留着短发。
(2) difficult形容词，意为“难对付的”，多用于修饰人；指物时意为“困难的”。
The old woman is difficult. 这个老太太难以对付。
It’s difficult work. 这是很难完成的工作。
Step 6 Pronunciation and speaking
1. Listen and notice the stressed words.
1 ―I was born there.
―No, you weren’t.
2 ―You weren’t born in Cambridge.
―Yes, I was.
3 ―They were born in China.
―No, they weren’t.
4 ―He was a teacher.
―No, he wasn’t.
5 ―She was strict.
―No, she wasn’t.
2. Ask the students to listen and repeat.
3. Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions about their past life
1 Where were you born?
2 What was the name of your primary school?
3 Who was your first teacher?
4 What was he/she like?
5 Who were your first friends?
6 What were they like?
7 What was your favourite subject?
8 How many students were there in your class?
4. Let some of the students give a report about their past life.
Step 7 Homework
1. Read the conversation.
2. Write a passage about your past life.
当堂达标
I.单项填空。
1. Jenny’s father is very strict ______ her.
A. in B. about C. with D. at
2. — Wuzhen is ______ beautiful town in Zhejiang Province.
— Can you tell us more about ______ city?
A. a; a B. a; the C. the; the D. the; a
3. Lisa is a ______ girl. Everyone in her class likes her.
A. good B. difficult C. large D. expensive
4. — Mike, _____ you born in Beijing?
—No, I ______ born in Qingdao.
A. are; am B. was; were C. are; was D. were; was
II.用所给单词的适当形式填空。
1. Our new PE monitor is very _______ (friend) to us.
2. —Susan, was your ______ (one) school in a village?
—No, it was in a town.
3. My father was ______ (bear) in a small city.
4. Lucy and Lily are doing ________ (they) homework at home.
5. Was Tony’s new school ______ (call) Guangming Primary School?
6. My father is good at ________ (cook).
III. 根据汉语意思完成句子（每空一词）。
1.你父母出生在哪里？
Where ______ your parents ______?
2.玲玲的爷爷是一个怎样的人？
What ______ Lingling’s grandfather ______？
3.你知道那个男孩的名字吗？
Do you know ______ ______ ______ the boy?
4.那时我父亲对我的哥哥和姐姐要求很严格。
Ｍy father ______ ______ ______ my brother and sister.
5.你在班上很乖还是很难管？
Were you good or difficult ______ ______.
答案：I.1-4 CBAD
II.1.friendly 2.first 3.born 4.their 5.called 6.cooking
III.1. were; born 2. is; like 3.the name of 4. was strict with 5. in class
板书设计
Unit 1 I was born in a small village.
be strict with sb.
对某人要求严格
be strict about sth.
对某事要求严格
be friendly to sb.
对某人友好
am / is — was was not — wasn’t
are — were were not — weren’t
Where/When were you born?
教学反思
Module 7 My past life
Unit 2 I was born in Quincy.
设计说明
本单元围绕过去的生活展开活动，以培养学生的读写能力为主，兼顾听说，并包括词汇、语法学习等。通过语篇阅读活动，一方面让学生掌握相关主题的语言结构与词汇，并进行基础知识和语言技能的训练，另一方面训练学生的阅读技能。通过写作活动，让学生学会根据需要选择性地组织语言，并结合自身经历描述过去的事情。
教学目标
通过本单元的教学，让学生达成以下目标:
1.知识目标：
掌握新单词和短语: bathroom, bedroom, garden, living room, east, coast, ago, store, movie theater, bored, president, comfortable, lake, last, yesterday。
2.能力目标：
(1)能读懂叙述过去生活的短文；理解语篇的主旨和细节。
(2)能用be动词的过去式形式表述自己过去的经历，并能询问对方过去的经历。
3.情感目标：
通过了解过去的生活，增进学生对今天美好生活的珍惜和对家乡的热爱之情。
重点难点
重点：理解描述过去生活的短文。
难点：能用be动词的过去式形式表述自己过去的经历，并介绍同学过去的生活。
教学准备
PPT课件；有关各种房间的图片，如洗手间、卧室、花园、厨房、起居室、电影院；活动2的录音。
授课时数
2课时
教学过程
Step 1 Warming up
1. Show some pictures to the students.
2. Ask them to work in pairs and ask and answer like this:
A: What’s this?
B: It’s a bathroom/bedroom/garden/kitchen/living room/movie theater.
bathroom bedroom
garden kitchen
living room movie theater
Step 2 Pair work
1. Get the students to work in pairs and label the picture with the words from the box in Activity 1.
2. Check the answers.
Answers: 1. garden 2. living room 3. bedroom 4. bathroom
5. kitchen
3. Have the students answer the following questions according to the picture in Activity 1.
(1) What can you see in the picture?
(2) How many rooms are there on the first floor?
(3) Where is the bedroom?
4. Ask some pairs to share their answers in class.
Step 3 Fast reading
1. Play the recording of the passage in Activity 2 and ask the students to read and match the headings.
Para. 1 A. Our garden
Para. 2 B. My friends and dreams
Para. 3 C. Our house in Quincy
Para. 4 D. My hometown Quincy
Para. 5 E. Two presidents.
2. Ask some students to share their answers.
3. Check the answers.
Answers: Para. 1→D ; Para. 2→E; Para. 3→C; Para. 4→A; Para. 5→B
4. Get them to read again and choose the correct answer.
(1) Betty was/wasn’t happy when she was in Quincy.
(2) Two /Three US presidents were born in Quincy.
(3) There were/weren’t pictures on Betty’s bedroom walls.
(4) There was/wasn’t a small lake in the garden.
(5) Betty was/wasn’t in Quincy last year.
5. Check the answers.
Answers: (1) was (2) Two (3)were (4) was (5) wasn’t
Step 4 Careful reading
1. Ask the students to read Para. 1 and finish the exercises.
(1) When and where was Betty born?
(2) Were there lots of things to do?
2. Check the answers.
Answers: (1)She was born in Quincy, a town on the east coast of America, twelve years ago. (2)Yes, there were. With many stores, two movie theaters, football clubs and basketball teams too.
3. Have them read Para. 2 and discuss the question.
Why is Quincy so famous?
4. Check the answer.
Answer: Because two presidents were born in Quincy.
5. Read Paras. 3, 4 and check (() the true sentences.
(1)Betty’s house was small but comfortable.
(2)There were five rooms in Betty’s house.
(3)There was a garden and a lake behind the house.
(4)Betty liked playing in the garden very much.
6. Check the answers.
Answerers: (3) ( (4) (
7. Read Para. 5 and translate the following sentences in groups.
(1)在昆西有很多孩子。（汉译英）
(2)One day I’ll go back, and I’m looking forward to seeing my friends again.（英译汉）
8. Ask some groups to share their answers.
9. Check the answers together.
Answers: (1)There were lots of children in Quincy. (2)总有一天我会回去的，我盼望再次见到我的朋友们。
Step 5 Language points
1. I was born in Quincy，a town on the east coast of America，twelve years ago. 12年前，我出生在昆西——美国东海岸的一个城镇。
ago 副词，意为“以前”。“一段时间+ago”表示“……之前”，常用于一般过去时态的句子中作时间状语。
My father was in Beijing two weeks ago.
我父亲两周之前在北京。
How old were you 8 years ago?
8年前你多大年龄？
2. I wasn’t bored in Quincy. 我在昆西不会感到无聊。
bored形容词，意为“厌烦的，厌倦的”，常位于be, feel, become等连系动词之后作表语，用来描述人的主观感受，句子的主语通常是人。be bored with…意为“对……感到厌烦”。
With nothing to do, I was bored last Sunday afternoon.
上个星期天下午我无事可做，感到很无聊。
She is bored with her job. 她厌倦自己的工作。
[拓展]
boring形容词，意为“无聊的，令人生厌的”，指事物本身的特征，常用来修饰物。
That was really a very boring movie. 那确实是一部很枯燥的电影。
3. Behind the house, there was a big garden with lot of trees and there was a small lake with fish in it. 在房子后面，有一个大花园，里面有许多树，还有一个小湖，里面有鱼。
with介词，意为“有；具有”。
Lingling is a Chinese girl with long hair.
玲玲是一个中国女孩，留着长发。
They live in a big house with four bedrooms.
他们住在一座大房子里，有四个卧室。
4. It was great to play there. 在那里玩耍很开心。
“It +be+形容词+to do sth.”是一个固定句型，意为“做某事是……的”。位于句子开头的it作形式主语，后面的动词不定式（短语）才是句子的真正主语。
It is interesting to play this game. 玩这个游戏很有意思。
It’s not easy to learn English. 学好英语并不容易。
[拓展]“It +be+形容词+for sb. to do sth. ”意为“对某人来说做某事是……的”。
It’s easy for me to carry the box. 对于我来说搬这个箱子很容易。
Step 6 Group work
1. Ask the students to work in groups and fill in the blanks.
The Framework of My life in Quincy
Para. 1: I was born (1) , a town (2) American. (3) lots of things to do. I was (4) there.
Para. 2: Two presidents (5) . You can (6) .
Paras. 3-4: Our house was (7) . (8) the house, there was a big garden with lots of trees and (9) a small lake with fish in it.
Para. 5:There were (10) in Quincy. (11) seeing my friends again.
2. Ask some groups to say their answers in class.
3. Check the answers together:
Answers: (1) in Quincy (2) on the east coast of (3) There were (4) very happy (5) were born in Quincy (6) visit their old family houses (7)big and comfortable (8) Behind (9) there was (10) lots of children
(11) I’m looking forward to
4. Give the students several minutes and retell the passage according to the framework they have just finished.
5. Check their retelling in groups.
Step 7 Practice
1. Finish the exercise in Activity 3.
2. Check the answers together:
Answers: (1) Yes, there were. (2) Yes. (Two presidents of the US were born there.) (3) John Adams and John Quincy Adams. (4) It was big and comfortable. (5)Six. (6)On her bedroom walls there were pictures of her favourite movie stars. (7)Yes, there was. (8)Yes, there were.
3. Ask the students to put the following phrases into Chinese.
(1)be born
(2)on the east coast of
(3)lots of
(4)living room
(5)a picture of
(6) many of…
(7)for the last time
(8)one day
(9)look forward to
4. Check the answers.
Answers: (1)出生 (2)在……的东海岸 (3)许多；大量的 (4) 起居室；客厅 (5)一张……的照片 (6)……中的许多 (7)最后一次 (8)终有一天 (9)期待；盼望
5. Finish the exercise in Activity 4 and check the answers.
Answers: (1) coast (2) east (3) presidents (4) ago (5) comfortable (6) stores (7) bored
Step 8 Writing
1. Ask the students to imitate and write new sentences with with.
There were lots of things to do in Quincy. There were many stores…
→There were lots of things to do in Quincy, with many stores…
(1) There was a big living room. There was a TV.
(2)There was a big garden. There were lots of trees.
(3)There was a small lake. There were fish in it.
2. Ask the students to check their answers according to the passage in Activity 2. Check the answers together.
Answers: 1.There was a big living room with a TV. 2. There was a big garden with lots of trees. 3. There was a small lake with fish in it.
3. Have the students to write down their own answers to the questions in Activity 6.
(1)When and where were you born?
(2)Were you happy there?
(3)What was your house like?
(4)What was your bedroom like?
(5)Were there lots of things to do?
4. Have the students describe their past life with the answers from Activity 6.
5. Get some students to share their writing in class.
Step 9 Homework
1. Read the passage.
2. Talk with your partner about your past life.
当堂达标
I.单项填空。
1. — Julia, who is calling you? Your mobile phone is ringing.
—Wait a minute. It’s dangerous ______ it while crossing the street.
A. answer B. answering
C. to answer D. to answers
2. We live in a big house ______ a beautiful garden.
A. with B. on
C. for D. has
3. There are a lot of games ______ in the park.
A. play B. plays
C. to playing D. to play
4. Mike, with his sister Joan, ______ at the supermarket an hour ago.
A. was B. were
C. is D. are
II. 根据句意和汉语提示完成句子。
1. Were the seats in the hall ___________（合适的）?
2. How many _________（浴室）are there in the house?
3. Do you know the name of the __________（总统）?
4. The sun rises from the ______（东方）.
5. It was quite cold __________（昨天）.
6. What was Linda like three years ________（以前）?
III. 根据汉语意思完成句子（每空一词）。
1.你最近一次在杭州是什么时候？
When were you in Hangzhou ______ ______ ______ ______?
2.我们计划明天返回北京。
We plan to ______ ______ to Beijing tomorrow.
3.他们正期待参观我们的学校。
They are looking ______ ______ ______ our school.
4.十年之前她仅有三岁。
She ______ only three years old ______ ______ ______.
5.在学校里我从未感到枯燥。
I was never _______ ______ ______.
答案：I. 1-4 CADA
II. 1. comfortable 2.bathrooms 3. president 4. east 5. yesterday
6. ago
III. 1. for the last time 2. go back 3. forward to visiting 4. was；ten years ago 5. bored at school
板书设计
Unit 2 I was born in Quincy.
bathroom bedroom
east bored ago
comfortable last
I was born in…
There was/were…
It +be+形容词+ to do sth.
教学反思
Module 7 My past life
Unit 3 Language in use
设计说明
本节课主要是语法be（was/were）的一般过去时。通过背诵Language practice中的句子，理顺本模块的重点。通过完成各练习，提高学生捕捉目标词汇和目标语言的能力；通过作文的设置，让学生能够向他人介绍自己的生活，提高写作能力。其中，Around the world介绍了南非前总统曼德拉的生平，能够拓展学生的视野，开阔学生的眼界，让学生在关注英美名人的同时也注意了解世界各地的重要人物及其人生经历。
教学目标
通过本单元的教学，让学生达成以下目标:
1.知识目标：
(1)复习本模块新单词、短语及句型；
(2)学习含有be动词的一般过去时的用法。
2.能力目标：
(1)能够运用一般过去时完成各种问答练习；
(2)能够运用一般过去时写一篇有关同学的过去经历的作文。
3.情感目标：
通过回忆过去美好的事情，热爱家乡，热爱生活，并提高沟通交流的能力。
重点难点
重点：掌握本模块的重点短语和句子。
难点：掌握含有be动词的一般过去时的用法。
教学准备
PPT课件；有关自己家乡的图片，如河流、村庄、学校等。
授课时数
1课时
教学过程
Step 1 Reviewing
1. Ask the students to read the news words and expressions in groups. They should help each other to correct.
2. Get them to read the passage in Unit 2 for a few minutes. By reviewing, they can get ready for this unit easily.
Step 2 Free talk
1. Show some pictures of your home town in the past. And ask the students to describe them in groups using the simple past tense.
clean river small village
nice school
2. Ask some groups to report in class.
Step 3 Language practice
1. Get the students to read through the example sentences in the box with the whole class.
2. Ask the students to repeat the sentences in the box until they can recite them.
Step 4 Grammar
一般过去时：was/were
一、什么是一般过去时态？
一般过去时态表示过去发生的动作或过去存在的状态。
对比记忆：
一般现在时态：表示经常性、反复性发生的动作或现在存在的状态
一般过去时态：表示过去某个时间发生的动作或过去存在的状态
二、be动词的一般过去时
表示过去存在的状态，用be动词的过去式was或were。
三、什么是状态？
（1）是什么
Mr Lin was my first teacher. 林先生是我第一位老师。
（2）在哪儿
They were in Tianjin last week. 上周他们在天津。
（3）怎么样
He was bored then. 那时他很无聊。
四、各种句式结构
肯定句
主语 + was / were +表语+其他.
否定句
主语 + was / were not+表语+其他.
一般疑问句及回答
Was/Were +主语+表语+其他?
肯定回答：Yes, … was / were.
否定回答：No, … wasn’t / weren’t.
特殊疑问句
疑问词 + was / were +主语+表语+其他?
肯定句：He was in Grade Eight last year. 去年他在八年级。
否定句：He was not in Grade Eight last year. 去年他不在八年级。
一般疑问句：Was he in Grade Eight last year? 去年他在八年级吗？
肯定回答：Yes, he was. 是的，他在。
否定回答：No, he wasn’t. 不，他不在。
特殊疑问句：What grade was he in last year? 去年他在几年级？
五、there be句型的一般过去时
肯定句
There was + a / an + 单数名词+其他.
There was +不可数名词+其他.
There were +复数名词+其他.
否定句
There wasn’t / weren’t …
一般疑问句及回答
Was/ Were there +主语+其他?
肯定回答：Yes, there was / were.
否定回答：No, there wasn’t / weren’t.
特殊疑问句
How many / much … was / were there +其他?
There was a big garden behind the house. 房子后面有一个大花园。
There weren’t any interesting things to do then.
那时没有什么有趣的事情可做。
—Were there any good friends? 有好朋友吗？
—Yes, there were. / No, there weren’t. 是的，有。/ 不，没有。
How many rooms were there? 有多少个房间？
Step 5 Practice
1. Ask the students to work in pairs. Read about Liu Yun. Ask and answer the questions in Activity 1.
(1) What was her primary school?
(2) Who was her first teacher?
(3) Who were her first friends?
2. Get some pairs to share their answers.
3. Check the answers together.
Answers: (1) It was Qiuzhen Primary School. (2) Ms Guo. (3) Feifei and Lulu.
4. Have the students finish the exercise in Activity 2.
5. Let some of them share their information in class.
6. Tell the students to complete the sentences with the correct form of be in Activity 3 in groups.
7. Ask some groups to report their answers.
8. Check the answers together.
Answers: 1. wasn’t; was 2. Was; was 3. Was; was
4. Were; weren’t 5. Were; weren’t 6. Was; was
7. Were; weren’t 8. Were; was
Notes: be动词的过去式是was和were, was是am和is的过去式；were是are的过去式；was not可缩写为wasn’t，were not可缩写为weren’t。
Step 6 Group work
1. Let the students read the word and expressions from the box in Activity 4. And then complete the sentences in groups.
2. Give them enough time to work out the difficult problems together.
3. Check the answers together.
Answers: 1. primary school 2. were; born; town 3. am bored 4. on the east coast of 5. lots of
4. Get the students to read Around the world. And make sure they understand the main idea of the passage.
Step 7 Writing and reporting
1. Let the students ask and answer in pairs like this:
A: When were you born?
B: I was born in 2006
A: Where were you born?
B: I was born in Shandong.
A: What was the house like?
B: It was clean.
A: What was your bedroom like?
B: It was small but beautiful.
2. Ask the students to write down the important details of their partners.
3. Have some students report in front of the class like this:
S: My partner was born in 2006. She/He was born in Shandong. Her/His house was clean. And her/his bedroom was small but beautiful.
Step 8 Homework
1. Go over what you’ve learnt in Unit 3.
2. Preview the new words and expressions in Module 8.
当堂达标
I. 用be动词的适当形式填空。
1. I ______ in the school museum 20 minutes ago.
2. There ______ a lot of clothes on sale last Sunday.
3. — ______ all the students very happy?
— Yes, they were.
4. The strawberries ______ very fresh at the supermarket yesterday.
5. There ______ something delicious to eat at the great party. We were all very happy.
6. ______ your parents at home last Saturday morning?
7. What ______ the weather like the day before yesterday?
8. Lingling and Panpan ______ in the same class last year.
II.句型转换，每空一词。
1. His brother was good at school.（改为一般疑问句）
______ his brother good at school?
2. Lisa and her sister were born in Cambridge. （改为否定句）
Lisa and her sister ______ ______ born in Cambridge.
3. —Were Tony and Alice at school yesterday? （作出肯定回答）
— ______, ______ ______.
4. There is a bank near my home.（用two years ago改写句子）
______ ______ a bank near my home two years ago.
5. My father was born in Dalian.（对画线部分提问）
______ ______ ______ father born?
答案：I. 1. was 2. were 3. Were 4. were 5. was 6. Were 7. was
8. were
II. 1. Was 2. were not 3. Yes, they were 4. There was 5. Where was your
板书设计
Unit 3 Language in use
I was born in Quincy.
My first teacher was Mrs Lane.
I wasn’t bored in Quincy.
Were you difficult in class too?
No, I wasn’t.
Where were you born?
教学反思
