Unit 6 I’m more outgoing than my sisiter.

新目标八年级英语上册Unit 6 I’m more outgoing than my sister.
Part 1:Teaching design(第一部分: 教学设计)
Structures: Comparatives with –er, –ier or more and both
Target language: Is that Sam No, that’s Tom. He has shorter hair than Sam. He’s calmer than Sam.
Vocabulary: more, than, taller, shorter, thinner, longer, calmer, wilder, quieter, funnier, heavier, smarter, more athletic, more popular, twin, both, be good at
Learning strategies: Classifying, Listening for specific information
SECTION A
Goals
●To learn to use comparatives with -er, –ier, more and both
●To talk about personal traits
●To compare people
Procedures
Warming up by learning grammar
An adjective is a describing word. When we compare two nouns we use a comparative adjective. An example of this is the use of the endings: -er –est.
If you look at these sentences, we are using comparative adjectives to describe size:
A pony is small.
A cat is smaller.
A mouse is smallest.
Warming up by looking and saying
Judy and her car Andy and his car
$10,000 $5,000
Hello, everyone!
I’m happy to meet you again. Today we shall take up the Sixth unit, Unit 6 “I’m more outgoing than my sister”.
Look at these two pictures please. Picture1 shows us Judy and her new car. Picture 2 shows us Andy and his car. Please look at the blackboard and read after me the sentences. When you read, you should pay attention to the new structure of the sentence.
▼ Andy is tall. Judy is tall. Judy is taller than Andy. Andy’s car is expensive. Judy’s car is expensive. Judy’s car is more expensive than Andy’s car.
OK, now let’s compare students and subjects in our classroom. For example, Mary is taller than Lucy. Lucy is thinner than Mary. Lily’s ruler is longer than Nancy’s. Can you make a sentence with than Have a try, please.
1a Matching words
Look at the picture on page 31 in your book. What can you see in the picture That’s right, the twins. Look at these too boys. They are Pedro and Paul. They are brothers. Who is taller, Pedro or Paul Yes, Pedro is taller. Now repeat after me: Pedro is taller. OK, please look at the blackboard and read these sentences:
Tina is wilder than Tara. Tara is calmer than Tina.
Sam is wilder than Tom. Tom is calmer than Sam.
Sam has longer hair than Tom. Tom has shorter hair than Sam.
Pedro is heavier than Paul. Paul is thinner than Pedro.
Please pay more attention to “…er...than...”This structure is used in comparisons. Now look at the words in the box in your book and match each word with the opposite. Please draw lines between the words of the opposite meanings. Now let’s check the answers.
Answers：all—short，long hair—short hair，thin—heavy calm — wild
2b Listening and Numbering
Look at the picture again. The people in the picture are all twins. Twins are children born at the same time to the same parents. Sometimes they look exactly alike, but not always. The twins in this picture do not look exactly alike. Please listen to these three conversations and number the twins. You write the number 1 to 3 in the blanks beside the twins.
Tapescript
Conversation 1A: Is that Sam B: No, that’s Tom. Sam has longer hair than Tom. C: Yes, and Tom’s calmer than Sam.Conversation 2A: that’s Tara, isn’t it B: No, it isn’t. It’s Tina. Tina is taller than Tara. And she’s also wilder.Conversation 3A: Is that Paul B: No, that’s Pedro. Pedro’s heavier than Paul. And Paul’s shorter than Pedro.
OK, now, let’s check the answers.
Answers:
Sam and Tom: 1. Tara and Tina: 2. Pedro and Paul: 3
Now let’s read the tapescript to find out Comparatives with -er or–ier and than structure. Shadow than and blacken -er or–ier. 1c Doing pairwork
Now practice the conversation in the picture. And then make your own conversations about the twins with your partner.
1. A: Is that Tom B: No, that’s Sam. Sam has longer hair than Tom. A: Yes, and he’s wilder than Tom.
2. A: Is that Pedro B: No, that’s Paul. Paul’s thinner than Pedro. And Pedro’s taller than Paul.
3. A: Is that Tina B: No, it isn’t. It’s Tara. Tara is shouter than Tina, and she is calmer than Tina.
I’ll ask some pairs to say your conversations to the class.
2a Listening and writing
more -er, -ier
outgoing funny
athletic smart
serious quiet
Next we will listen to a conversation about Tina and Tara. Look at the picture on page 32 in your book. Tina and Tara are talking to the reporter. Listen to the tape carefully and pay attention to what are they talking about. They are talking about themselves, right OK. Now look at the two columns and read the headings please: -er, -ier and more. In the conversation, some words they say end in –er or –ier, some words they add more ahead. Listen carefully again and write the –er and –ier words in the first column and the words that use more in the second column.
Now look at the blackboard. Please pay attention to the word “funny”. When a word ends in “y”, the “y” changes to an “i” when you add “-er”. That is “funnier”. And look at these three words: athletic, outgoing and serious. What is special about these words Yes, they have three to five syllables. When you compare things using words with three or more syllables, you use the word “more”.
2b Listening and writing
Listen to the recording again. This time write words in the boxes of 2b using the words from the list in activity 2a. Look at the example “funnier” in the box for Tina, which means Tina isfunnier than Tara.
How are Tina and Tara different
Tina is Tara is
funnier more serious
more outgoing quieter
more athletic smarter
Tina is funnier, more outgoing and more athletic than Tara.
Tara is more serious, smarter and quieter than Tina.
2c doing pairwork
Just now we talked about the twins Tina and Tara. Next we are going on talking about Tom and Sam. How are Tom and Sam different Look at the chart in activity 2c, and work in pairs. You decide which one is A and which one is B. Student A in each pair look at the chart on page 32, and student B look at the chart on page 89. You mustn’t look at your partners’ page.
For example, student A read the sample question to the class: “Is Tom smarter than Sam ” Student B looks at the answer on your chart on page 89 and answers: “No, Sam is smarter than Tom.” Student B can ask another question, for example, “Is Sam taller than Tom ” Student A should answer: “Yes, Sam is taller than Tom.” Are you clear OK, now please continue on your own.
Answers
Sam is smarter than Tom. Tom is more athletic than Sam.
Sam is taller than Tom. Tom is quieter than Sam.
Sam is funnier than Tom. Tom is thinner than Sam.
The sample dialogue:
A: Is Tom smarter than Sam
B: No, he isn’t. Sam is smarter than Tom. Is Sam taller than Tom
A: Yes, he is. Is Sam more athletic than Tom
B: No, he isn’t. Tom is more athletic than Sam. Is Tom quieter than Sam
A: Yes, he is. Is Sam thinner than Tom
B: No, he isn’t. Tom is thinner than Sam.
3a Reading and writing
Now we have got to know how different Sam and Tom are. And there are another two pictures of girls on page 33. Do they look alike Maybe in some ways they look the same. Here is a letter from Liu Li to Isabel. Please read it quickly and tell me what Liu Li tells Isabel. That’s right, Liu Li tells Isabel something about her and her twin sister Liu Ying. OK, under the article, six statements are given. Read the article again in details and write T (for true) if the statements are true, F (for false) if the statements are false or DK (for don’t know) if you don’t know the answer and try to give reasons why you write F or DK. Now let’s check your answers.
1. Liu Li has more than one sister. DK There is no information about another sister in the article
2. Liu Li and Liu Ling have some things in common. T
3. Liu Ying is not as good at sports as her sister. F Liu Ying is more athletic than her sister.
4. Liu Ying talks more than Liu Li. T
5. Liu Ying’s favorite subject is physics. F Liu Ling’s favorite subject is P.E.
6. Both girls go to lots of parties. DK The article doesn’t tell us if they go to lots of parties.
Next please look at these sentences on the board.
We are both student. We both have black hair.
They are both tall. They both like sports.
Please pay attention to the place of the word “both” in the sentences. Does the word “both” come before or after the word “are” Does the word “both” come before or after the word “have” and the word “like” Yes, as you see, the word “both” comes after the verb be (are), and before other verbs (have, like). Try to use it correctly.
3. Now let’s read the article loudly to the tape sentence by sentence. Try to imitate the pronunciation and intonation of the native reader.
Read the article for a second time. While reading underline the useful expressions in the article, blacken the –er, –ier or more and both and shadow the connectives. You should copy the expressions into your notebook after school.
Dear Isabel, Thank you/ for your last letter. Here are photos/ of me and my twin sister/ Liu Ying. As you see, in some ways/ we look the same, and in some ways/ we look different. We both have black eyes/ and black hair, although my hair is shorter than hers. We both/ like sports, although Liu Ying/ is more athletic than me. She’s more outgoing, and I’m quieter. I think/ I’m smarter/ than her. My favorite subjects/are physics and chemistry, and her favorite subject/ is P.E. However, we both /enjoying going to parties.Please visit us soon!Love,Liu Li
Do the exercises by filling in the blanks.
1. Liu Li has more than one sister.
2. Liu Li and Liu Ying have some things in common.
3. Liu Ying is not as good at sports as her sister.
4. Liu Ying talks more than Liu Li.
5. Liu Ying’s favorite subject is physics.
6. Both girls go to lots of parties.
3b Doing pairwork
After reading we come to know there are some things different between Liu Li and Liu Ying, and they have some things in common. Do you have a twin sister or twin brother Maybe the answers are not. But I think most of you have good friends. And now please tell your partner about things that are the same and different between you and your friends. You should try to use these words and phrases: “in some ways, both, although, be good at, look the same, the same as, in common, more than”. First read the sample conversation in the box, and work together for a few minutes to make your own conversation. Then I’ll ask some pairs to say your dialogues to the class.
Example: A: Liu Ping is my good friend. She’s a little more outgoing than me and more athletic. But we have some things in common. We both like physics and chemistry, and we both enjoy going to lots of parties.B: My friend is the same as me. We are both quiet. And we both like English and chemistry. A: Do you look the same B: No, we look different. My friend is a little taller than me.
Closing up by playing a game: same or different
Now let’s play a game. Here is a box. Please write your name on a piece of paper and put it in the box. Then take a paper from the box to find a partner. Are you OK Next I’ll give you three minutes to write down the things that are the same and different between you and your partner. Are you ready Begin!
Oh, Time’s up. Let’s stop here, please! Let’s see how many same and different examples you have found, and the pair who has the most examples is the champion.
Now I’ll ask some pairs to read your list to the
class. Any volunteers
SECTION B
Goals
●To learn to use: make me laugh, be good at, do the same things as, popular, best friend, schoolwork, opinion, opposite, really
●To learn to talk about what a good friend should be like
Procedures
1a Reading and ranking
Everyone has friends in his life. Some friends have some things in common with you; some friends are different from you. What kind of things is important in a friend Here are six descriptions on the page 34. Open your book at page 34 and look at 1a. Read each description loudly. In your opinion, which one is the most important Please rank the things (1-6). You put a 1 after the thing that is most important to you, and put a 2 after the second most important thing and so forth. Now let’s check which things are most important to you. I’ll ask a student to copy these six phrases on the board. Please read them together loudly. Next I’ll ask you some questions. If you agree, hands up please. Mary, could you help me write the results after each phrase on the blackboard OK, thank you.
1b Working with a group
Well, every one of you has his own idea. Now please talk about what you think a good friend should be like in groups of four. First read the example dialogue, and then make your dialogue about friends using the phrases in activity 1a.
A: I think a good friend likes to do the same things as me.B: That’s not important for me. I think a good friend makes me laugh.C: Umm, I think a good friend is good at schoolwork.D: Yes, and a good friend is popular, too.
2a Listening and writing
Just now you gave your opinions about what you think a good friend should be like to your group. Next you will hear an interviewer talking to Holly and Maria. What are they talking about When I play the recording for the first time, you just listen carefully and give me the answer. Have you got it Yes, they are talking about their best friends. Now look at the chart, listen to the tape again and write the things that Holly and Maria like about their best friends. You can write only words and phrases. Let’s check your answers.
likes about best friend the same as best friend different from best friend
Holly likes to do the same things, popular, is good at sports … …
Maria good listener, keep secrets … …
2b Listening and writing
We are both good at sports. Do you agree OK, listen again. This time please pay attention to the similarities and differences between Holly and Maria and their best friends. Listen carefully and fill in the blanks. I’ll ask some students to read your answers later on.
Tapescript
Interviewer: Who is your best friend, Holly Holly: Pete.Interviewer: Why is he a good friend Holly: Because he likes to do the same things as I do. He’spopular, too, and he’s good at sports.Interviewer: Are you good at sports, too Holly: Well, I like sports, but Pete’s more athletic than I. I’d saywe’re both pretty outgoing, though.Interviewer: What else do you like about Pete Holly: He’s funnier than I am, and he’s wilder. I’m a littlequieter.Interviewer: How about you, Maria Who’s your best friend Maria: My best friend is Vera. Interviewer: What do you like about her Maria: Well, she’s a good listener, and she keeps secrets—that’s important to me. Interviewer: Is she a lot like you Maria: Some people say that we look alike. We’re both tall, and we both have long, curly hair. But Vera is much quieter than I, and she’s also smarter. I’m more outgoing. We look alike.
The answers:
Likes about best friend The same as best friend Different from best friend
Holly likes to do the same things, popular, is good at sports are both pretty outgoing Pete’s funnier and wilder. Holly is a little quieter.
Maria good listener, keep secrets look alike, both tall, both have long curly hair Vera is quieter and smarter. Maria is more outgoing.
As usual, you are asked to read the tapescript. While reading underline the useful expressions in the article, blacken the –er, –ier or more and both and shadow the connectives. You are asked to copy the expressions into your Expressions Book after school.
2c Doing pairwork
Next we are going to make a conversation in pairs using the information from activities 2a and 2b.
A: Holly’s best friend is funnier than she is.B: Well, Maria and her best friend are both tall.A: Yes, and they both have long, curly hair. But Vera is muchquieter and smarter than Maria is. B: Right. Holly and her best friend are both pretty outgoing.
Some of you will be asked to present your conversation to the class.
3a Reading and underlining
According to 2a and 2b, we know some friends have opposite views and interests, and some like the same things. Should friends be different or the same I think everyone has his own idea. Let’s see what these three students think, and if you agree with them. First, please look at the photos and read the article to find any words or sentences you don’t understand. I’ll offer you help and you can also settle them by or among yourselves. Second, read the article again, slash / the sentences, underline all the words that describe what people are like and shadow the connectives. I’ll ask some of you to read the text and say which words should be underlined and which should be shadowed.
I like to have friends/ who are like me. I’m quieter /than most of the kids/ in my class, and my best friend Yuan Li/ is quiet, too. There are some differences, though. I’m smarter/than Yuan Li. She‘s more athletic.James Green It’s not necessary /to be the same. I like to have friends/ who are different from me. My best friend Larry/ is taller and more outgoing/ than me. We both like sports, but Larry is more athletic/ than me. He always beats me/ in tennis. Also, I’m quieter than he is.Huang Lei I don’t really care. My best friend is Carol. Carol is very funny, and more outgoing/ than I am. But we both/ like doing the same things. I think differences/are not important/ in a friendship.Mary Smith
OK, now please read the article as the recorder goes. When you read, you should pay more attention to the pronunciation and intonation. Try to imitate the native reader.
3b Reading and writing
OK, now please look at the chart in activity 2a on page 34 again. Write some sentences about Holly, Maria, and their best friends. First, read the sample sentences. Then write your own sentences. And I’ll ask two students to write sentences on the blackboard.
Holly’s best friend, Pete, likes to do the same things as she does. And they are both pretty outgoing. Pete is funnier and wilder than Holly is. Maria and her best friend look alike. They are both tall. They both have long, curly hair. But Maria’s friend is much quieter and smarter than she is.
Now let’s check and make corrections on the board.
3c Doing a personalized writing
We have just written something about Holly, Maria and their friends. Now it’s time to write something about you and your friend. First please put down the words and phrases from this unit you can use, and you can put down some other words and phrases you would like to use, too. Second write your own article using these words and phrases.
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4 Doing pairwork
Read the job ad. What are they looking for at the English Study Center Yes, they are looking for a weekend teacher. And what do they expect of a weekend teacher Yes, a weekend teacher needs to have good grades, needs to be outgoing, needs to be good with children and also good at telling jokes. It’s not easy, isn’t it Who wants to be a weekend teacher Ok, Ruth and Rose do. Good! They are both outgoing girls. Who do you think should get the job Give your reasons using comparatives.
A: So who do you think should get the job, Ruth or Rose B: Well, Ruth is smarter. I think she should get the job. A: Yes, Ruth is smarter, but I think Rose is more outgoing. So Rose should get the job.
Now work in pairs. You can choose any two classmates and talk about which classmate is better suited for the job.
Closing down by looking and saying
Cute, cuddly, and horribly wrong... It's the Happy Tree Friends! They may be sugary sweet but there's no way they'll escape their horrible fate! What chaos will these critters experience next
SECTION CHECK
Goals
●To revise the description words about personal traits
●To practice writing in English
Procedures
1 Filling and writing
Please open your book at page 36 and look at part 1.
1.Fill in the blanks with the words given. You may change the form of the word if necessary. And you can find the words in the preceding unit.
Answers:
1. My friend likes sports, she’s very athletic.2. Paul is never quiet! He can’t stop talking. 3.Lu Xiang is really smart. She is very good at math, physicsand chemistry.4. Mary is a funny girl. She always makes me laugh.5. Jane isn’t very outgoing. She likes to stay at home and read.6. Now please make sentences with these words. I’ll ask some students to write on board, and then let’s check the answers together.
Example:
1. Dave is more athletic than his brother.
2. He is telling us a funny story.
3. My best friend is more outgoing than me.
4. Mary is smarter and quieter than most of the kids in her class.
2 Writing
Now you are middle school students. What did you do two years ago Do you remember Yes, you studied in primary school. Do you know what happened to you these two years Maybe you are taller, smarter and more athletic than before. OK, please look at the questions in part 2 and write about how you are different from before.
Example:
Two years ago, I was a primary school student. I am taller now. I am smarter than before, too. I’m better at math and good at physics. I try to make more friends with my classmates and be more helpful to them. So I’m more popular and more outgoing than I was in the primary school. I will do my best to be a better student.
Just for fun!
Let’s sing a song in English.
This little piggy went to market
This little piggy went to market,
this little piggy stayed at home,
this little piggy had roast beef,
this little piggy had none,
and this little piggy went wee wee wee wee
all the way home
Part 2: Teaching resources (第二部分:教学资源)
I. Background readings (背景阅读)
International Friendship Day
August 3 is International Friendship Day, time to recognize your friends and their contribution to your life. Friendship helps to bring peace and positivity to the globe - another great reason to celebrate!
Friendship Day occurs on the first Sunday of August - only once a year - so make the most of it! Friends come in many shapes, sizes and guises: school friends, work colleagues, siblings, partners, parents, pets and neighbors. Pull out all the stops and let your friends know they are truly appreciated!
II. Word studies
1. both
adj. 两；双 the two; not just one but also the other: Both my parents are still alive. 我的父母仍然活着。on both sides of the river在河两岸
pron. 两者；两人；双方the two together: Both are in good health. 两人身体都好. Both of us want to go. 我们两人都想去.They are both doing very well in English. 他们俩英语都学得很好。
conj. 既…又…；不但…而且…both ... and ...; not only ... but: He speaks both French and English well. 他法语和英语都说得好。both at home and abroad国内外
2. though
adv. 但是；然而 however: He said he would come; he didn't though. 他说过要来，但是没有来。It was quite true though. 可是那却是千真万确的.
conj. 虽然；尽管 although; in spite of the fact that: Though she was in a hurry, she stopped to talk. 她虽然很匆忙，仍然停下来说话。You can be happy though you may be poor. 尽管穷，你是能够快乐的。
相关短语：
as though若；似as if; as it would be; if: He frowned as though he didn't understand. 他皱着眉头，好像不懂似的。
even though即使；纵然 although: Even though he was tired, he helped me with my work. 尽管他累了，还帮我干活。I shall go even though it rains. 即使下雨，我也要去