Lesson Plan
NSE Grade7
Module 8 Unit 2 Goldilocks hurried out of the house
1. The analysis of teaching material and the learnersThe content of the lesson is New Standard English for junior high school, Module8 Unit2 Goldilocks hurried out of the house in Student’s Book2. The topic of Module8 is story time with a fairy tale called Goldilocks and three bears. The lesson continues the first part of the story in unit1 to talk about the rest--Goldilocks hurried out of the house. The content and style are suited to students’ features, which can arouse their interests of English learning. As for learners, they are students in Grade 7. The level of this class is above the average in the grade and the students behave actively. The passage is not boring but a little long which is not easy for them to grasp.2. Teaching objectivesBy the end of the classLanguage knowledgeStudents will be able to understand the passage, which is about one girl called Goldilocks and three bears. Students will master the key words and expressions (e.g. pieces, in pieces, asleep, cry, return, point, shout, at first, jump and without. First,...Then...Next,...Finally,....) and use them in the communication as well as telling stories.2. Linguistic skillsStudents will develop their reading skills, particular their scanning and summarizing skills.3. AffectStudents will appreciate the interesting story with happiness. They will take more interests in other fairy tales and enjoy them.Students will also have the positive attitude towards English learning.4. Culture awareness Students will have more thinking about how to behave in their real lives when they seek help from others and learn the best choice is the one just right.5. Learning strategyStudents will improve their ability of autonomous learning and cooperative learning.
Language focus:Useful words and expressions such as in pieces, hurry out of, point at... and the verbs in the simple past tense.Reading strategies, especially scanning for specific information
Anticipated difficulties:Students’ vocabulary and students’ lack of courage to retell the story or writing a short story by themselves.Solutions:Present and practice new words and expressions before reading.Provide the structure and useful key words for students to help them retell or write.
Teaching aids: PPT documents, OHP
Teaching procedure
Stages/timing Learning activities Teaching notes
Warm up and revision(3mins) Activity 1: Greeting Activity 2: Watching and review Watch the first part of the video Goldilocks and the three bears and have a review of the part they have learned last time. Assigning the reading task and tell students the competition rules between 4 groups in this lesson to activate students’ interests. Review some words and expressions related to the reading passage, which students may use in the following reading tasks.
Pre-reading(10 mins) Activity 1: Learning the new words Look at the pictures of rest part of the story and guess what may happened in pairs:T: Can you guess what may happened in the rest part of this story?S1:I think Goldilocks decided to go home.S2:Maybe she stayed in the house till three bears went back home.... Activity 2: Memory challengingAnswer the following questions:What did Goldilocks do when she saw three chairs?Which chair did she like best ? Why?What do you think Goldilocks would do next?Which bed was she asleep in?Would Goldilocks be afraid when she saw three bears?What would the little bear do when he found the chair in pieces? It is better for students to accept the knowledge when the knowledge is presented according to the pictures. Guessing game can also arouse their curiosity. Arouse students’ interests and consolidate the phrases in this way. Review the words and phrases. Make good preparation for the reading. Student will have no problem reading and understanding . In this way, students will feel very interested in the lesson; they can have their own imagination and guess about this story.
2) Goldilocks didn’t walk into the bedroom.
3) Goldilocks didn’t like the small bed.Read paragraph 4 to have a practice of the grammar.1) They noticed Goldilocks at first. (negating the verb) They ______ ______ Goldilocks at first.2) Was the little girl in the biggest bed or the smallest one? She _____ asleep in the _____ _____ bed.What did the baby bear do when he noticed the little girl?____________________________________________ 3. Read and listen to the tape of paragraph5 and answer several questions by saying complete sentences.1) What did Goldilocks do when she opened her eyes? She __________ bed and __________ the house without her basket.2)Did Goldilocks come back to the forest again? ____________________________________________ T: Now, I want to invite S3 to answer the question.S3:...T:Who can be the teacher to check the answer and tell us why?S4:...T: Now have a discussion of the grammar in group of four according to the sentences above. Practice the reading strategy: skimming. Make sure students can use the reading strategy. In this way, students can read for detail. Students will also be encouraged to ask questions in their daily study. Students can consolidate the key words and expressions according to these questions. They can develop their reading skills and cooperation awareness as well. At the same time, the conclusion of grammar of verbs in simple past tense can be get by themselves with the help of the teacher.
Post-reading(10mins) Activity 1: RetellingComplete the sentence according to the pictures and key words. Then try to retell the whole story in group of four. _____, Goldilocks tried the small chair, but it was in pieces. _____, the three Bears returned to their house. _____, Baby Bear cried because there was nothing in his bowl and his chair was in pieces. He pointed at the little girl in his bed and shouted. _____, Goldilocks opened her eyes, she jumped out of bed and hurried out of the house.First, Goldilocks ____ the small chair, but it was ___________. ( tried)Next,_______________________________. (returned)_____because _______________________. (cried)Then_______________________. (pointed/shouted)Finally,______________________. (jumped/hurried)Activity 2: WritingWork in group of four to write a short story The race between tortoise and the rabbit by using the learned verbs and pattern, then have a share with class.had a match, jumpwas asleep hurried, shout won, cryT: We all know this story and today let’s try to write it in English. You can use your imagination to create a new story about them. Please number these four pictures and using the words in the right form. Don’t forget the form we learned just now.Group1:G2:G3:G4: Make sure students can use the words and sentences correctly. Students can retell the story and get information from their partners’ retelling. Students can use the knowledge they learned, and use their imagination to make the story. This can help students consolidate the knowledge. Students can create a new story to use the knowledge they have got in the lesson. Their awareness of competition and cooperation can both be developed.Having a preparation of their own stories can cultivate their confidence.
Summary(2mins) Sum upSum up the language and the points. To choose the best group:To winners: where there is a will, there is a way.To the others: Failure is the mother of success. Do your best. Consolidate the reading strategy.
Homework(1min) Write and tell a short story of Exercise 3 in Page53.
Blackboard Notes
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F_____, Goldilocks ____ the three chairs and liked the _____ chair, but she was very ____ and soon the small chair was________. She _____ into the bedroom. She _______ like the middle bed ___ the big bed. Very soon she was _____ in the small bed. Next, the Three Bears_________ to their house. Then, the Baby Bear______ because there was _______ in his bowl and his chair was in pieces. Then, the Baby Bear _______ at the little girl and _______, “Look! There’s the bad girl. Finally, Goldilocks _____ her eyes. She was afraid, so she _______ out of bed and _______ out of the house _______ her basket.