Unit 7 What does he look like？（5课时）

Unit 7 What does he look like
I. About the teaching material
The main content of this unit to talk about the people’s physical appearance and its Yes/No questions and short answers. Through the learning of this unit, let students describe people’s appearance freely and let students write short a passage to describe themselves by using the adjective words.
II. Teaching aims:
i. Aims of knowledge
A: Learn some words about people’s build, height, hair
B: Sentences structures: What does he /she look like
What do you/ they look like
He/she is tall./ short. They are thin/fat.
He has long/ short hair. He wears glasses.
Is he tall Yes, he is. / No, he isn’t.
Does she have long hair
Yes, she does./ No, she doesn’t.
C. Grammar: the differences between “is” and “has”
ii. Aims of Ability
Learn to talk about and describe what people look like
Get Ss to do pair-work to describe people’s appearance
Get Ss to practise listening, discussing , writing , drawing and survey
iii. Aims of emotions
Train Ss to describe people’s appearance, lead them to watch each other carefully .
Love life and bring up the feeling of beauty.
III. Teaching main and difficult points
A: Master the new words of people’s build, height, hair and the usage of the basic sentence patterns of describing people
B: Let Ss describe people’s appearance and write a short passage
C: the usage of “is” and “has”
IV. Teaching Steps:
Period One: Section A 1a –1c
Period Two: Section A 2a, 2b, 3 and Grammar Focus
Period Three: Section A 3a, 3b and Section B 1a 1b
Period Four: Section B 2a—3b, and 4
Period Five: Self-check and Revision
Period One
(Section A, 1a,1b,1c)
I. Teaching aims:
Words: hair ( curly, straight, black, blonde, long, short)
Height ( tall, short, medium)
Build ( thin, heavy, medium)
Sentence patterns: Is that your friend Yes, it is./ No, it isn’t.
What does he/ she look like
She is medium build and she has long hair.
II. Teaching main and difficult points
Master the new words
Use the sentence structures freely
III. Teaching produces:
Step 1: Free talk
T: What day is it today S1: Today is Wednesday.
T: What’s the date today S2: Today is April 4th.
T: How are you S3: I’m fine. And you
T: Fine. And How is the weather S4: It’s fine.( sunny, windy, rainy, cool, cold, warm, ..)
Step 2: Lead- in
Teacher can ask Ss some questions. If the weather is fine, what do you want to do And If the weather is raining, what do you do at home Then let Ss answer the questions freely. Then ask other students Do you like… I like playing basketball, watching TV…. Then ask one girl the question, Do you have a doll at home The teacher takes out a doll. Then Let the girl answer the question.
Step 3: Learn New words.
Then Let Ss look at the doll. Teach them how to describe the doll
What does it look like It has long/ short hair. It is short and heavy.
It has curly / straight hair. It is tall and thin.
Then take out some dolls to teach them new words:
hair, build, height, long , short, blonde, black, curly, straight, tall , thin , heavy, medium
Then let Ss read and remember these words
Step 4: Presentation
Ask one student to come here, in front of BB
Then teacher asks one student “What does he look like ” Let the student describe him.
The teacher helps the student answer: He is tall. He is medium. He has short hair. His hair is black.
Then ask another student come here… Do the similar activities.
Step 5: Practice:
1. Take out the picture, let Ss look at the picture and turn to the page 41. Finish 1a .Match the words in the picture and read these words.
2.Listen to the tape and fill in the blanks in the picture above on P41,
Finish 1b
3.Find the Amy’s friend in the picture and read the dialogue
Step 6: Pair-work
Look at the pictures , describe them and practice the following dialogue:
A: Is that your friend B: Yes, it is. / No, it isn’t.
A: What does he look like B: He is medium build and he has long hair.
A: What does he do B: He is a teaching.
A: What is he doing B: He is having an English class.
Step 7: Homework
Finish the exercise book
Bring some photos of family or friends
Design a cartoon boy or girl
Period Two
(Section A , 2a,2b ,3 and Grammar Focus)
I: Teaching aims:
describe the people’s appearance by using some adjective words: long, short, medium, straight, curly hair. He is thin/ heavy/ tall/ short/ medium.
The differences between “ is” and “ has”
Grammar Focus
II. Teaching important and difficult points
Master the Grammar Focus
Use “is” and “has” freely
How to describe the people’s appearance: What does he look like
He is thin and tall with short hair.
III. Teaching procedures:
Step 1: Make a report
Let Ss take out their pictures, and then describe these cartoon boys and girls
Then teacher asks one student : T: What do you look like
Teacher helps the student answer the question : I’m short . I’m thin. I have long hair. I wear school uniform .
Step 2: Chain game
Let Ss ask one by one in a group. Learn to describe themselves.
The teacher begins: T: What do you look like
S1: I’m thin. I’m tall. I have black hair.
What do you look like
S2: I’m short. I’m heavy. I have short hair.
What do you look like
S3: I’m …..
S4:…
Then The teacher lets Ss ask the next group: T: What does he look like
S1: He is…, he has….
What does she look like
S2: She is…, She has…..
S3:…
Step 3: Grammar Focus:
What do you look like I’m short. I’m thin.
What do they look like They’re medium height.
What does he look like He is medium build.
What does she look like She is tall. She has curly hair.
Step 4: Presentation:
Look at some photos of stars; Just say one word to describe the stars:
e.g. Yao Ming is tall. Han Hong is heavy.
Pay attention to “is” and “has”
Step 4: Listening
Listen and circle “is” and “has” . Finish Section A , 2a
Be + adj. Has+ adj. + n
Listen to tape again and fill in the chart. Finish Section A 2b.
is has
David tall Curly hair
Sally
Pete
Step 5: Pair-work
Look at a picture , and describe Lily’s new friend. Then fill in the blanks on page 42. Finish Section A 3.
Then the Ss do pair-work. Let Ss take out their photos and describe their friends or their family and practice the dialogue on P42
Step 6: Homework:
Finish the exercise work
Image your new friends and describe them
Describe yourselves
Period Three
(Section A 3a,3b 4 and Section B 1a, 1b , 4)
I.Teaching aims:
New words and phrases: Short straight hair, good-looking, a little bit, beard, glasses
Describe your classmates using Adj. in right order
Writing and Guessing
II. Teaching main and difficult points:
Describe someone in the class and Guess who it is
Use adjectives correctly and put them in right order
III. Teaching procedures:
Step 1: Revision
Let Ss make a report. Ask them describe themselves and their new friends
Step 2: Learn new words:
Show some pictures of people or project some flashcards about people:
Q: What does he/ she look like
A: He/ She is …, He/ She has…
Show some pictures about people’s appearance or project some flashcards about people’s appearance.
What does he/ she look like
He has blonde hair. He is good-looking but a little fat. He wears a pair of glasses.
Then teach them new words: beard, glasses, good-looking, a little fat, bit, brown,
T: What does he look like
S: He has…(hair) He/ She is…(height) He/ She is ….(build)
Step 3: Activities:
1. Get the Ss to practice the above conversation and communicate with each other.
Then turn to page 44, Finish Section B 1a
2.Look at some famous musicians or actors, then make sentences.
Then finish Section B 1b
Step 4: Presentation
1. Ask some Ss to come in front of Bb. Then Let Ss describe the student:
Eg. Chen Yi is a good student. He’s medium building. He has short black hair. He likes reading and playing basketball.
2. Then Finish 3a
Read the description of the four classmates . And Match them with the pictures.
Step 5 Game
Describe someone in the class Ask your classmates to guess who you’re describing.
Ask one Ss to come into the Bb, According to the describing to draw a boy or a girl, then guess who it is
Then one of Ss who is the best describer.
Step 6. Pair-work(Section A 3b)
Look at the pictures and Then describe . Student A writes the names in the box next to the people in the picture. Student B Asks questions to find the people.
What does Paul look like
He’s tall and has brown hair…
Step 7: Writing
Enjoy some cartoons played by famous people, and describe the famous people, the contents include : head, face, hair, nose, eyes, ear, mouth, body,
etc.
e.g. short/ long hair, straight/curly hair, blonde/brown/black hair, tall/ short/medium height, thin, fat/heavy, medium build, a small mouth/body, long/short legs, a big/thin/round face, two big eyes, big mouth, etc.
Step 8: Homework
Make a survey. Get the Ss to do appearance survey, demand the Ss to learn to use What do you look like What does.. look like To talk about the appearance of their classmates.
Name hair height Build
Write one of your favorite movie stars’ appearance
Right
B: Yes.
Step 2 : Listening
Then look at a picture of Johnny and Tina. Listen to the tape and write Johnny Dean’s and Tina Brown’s jobs in the chart. Finish Section B 2a.
Listen again. What do Johnny and Tina look like Complete the chart. Finish Section B 2b
Johnny Dean Tina Brown
Jobs
Looks like
Step 3: Activities
Let Ss look at two pictures of Johnny Dean and say about the differences these two pictures.
Then Read the magazine about Johnny Dean. What did Johnny look like before What does he look like now Fill in the blanks in the chart. Finish Section B 3a.
Johnny Dean
Before Now
Hair
Glasses
Step 4 : Practice
Look at another picture of Gloria Green. Then Fill in the blanks in the article. Finish Section B 3b.
Gloria Green , a pop, singer, has a new look. She doesn’t long hair. She has short hair. And she doesn’t wear pants and a T-shirt. She wears shorts and glasses. “It’s great,” She says, “I can go shopping and nobody knows me.”
Step 5: Presentation
Let Ss design a new look for himself . And Write What he looked like before and what he looks like now.
e.g. I’m a student. I have a new look now. I don’t have short hair and small eyes. I have long blonde hair and two big eyes. I don’t wear school uniform . I wear my beautiful T-shirt and jeans.
Do you think I’m nice now
Then ask some Ss to read their descriptions.
Step 6: Homework
Write about one of your family member, before and now
Design your favorite star
Period Four
(Section B 2a,2b,2c,3a,3b)
I.Teaching aims:
Describe your favorite movie stars
Read the magazine article about Johnny dean
Design your new look
II.Teaching main and difficult points
Talk about the differences between the old look and the new look
Design your new look
III.Teaching procedures:
Step 1: Pair-work
Let Ss talk about their favorite stars’ (musician, actor and althlete)appearance, two students in a group, practice the dialogue:
e.g. A: Who is your favorite musician
B: My favorite musician is John Jackson. Do you know him
A: No, what does he look like
B: He is tall and thin. He has short curly brown hair.
Who is your favorite musician
A: I like Han Hong best.
B: Oh, I like her, too. And what does she look like
A: She is short and heavy. She has short and black hair. She wears glasses.
Period Five
(Self- check and Revision)
I. Knowledge
Title What does he look like
Topic Physical appearance
Function Describe people’s appearance
Structure Yes/no questions and short answers Present tense to wear Adjectives of general description
Target language Is that your friend Yes, it is. / No, it isn’t.Is he tall Yes, he is. / No, he isn’t.What does he / she look like He’s tall.She is short and has straight hair.Do you know David No. What does he look like
Vocabulary Short, curly, straight hair. Brown, blonde, black hairTall , short , medium heightThin, heavy, medium build, Glasses, beard,wear
II. Exercises:
一． 单项选择：
1. What ______ your parents look like
A. is B. do C. does D. are
2. My grandfather _______beard.
A. has B. is C. has a D. wears
3. –Do you know Mike ---Sure, He’s short ________ brown hair.
A. wear B. with C. has D. wears
4. Is Mary _________heavy
A. a little of B. a bit of C. a little bit of D. a little bit
5. He is thin and _________.
A. a medium build B. medium build C. brown hair D. black hair
二：句型转换：
1. Mike has long black hair.
_______ _________ Mike _________ like
2. Johnny has blonde hair.
_______ ________ hair ________ Johnny _________
3. Somebody knows me.
__________ _________me.
三：书面表达：
根据下面提示的信息，写一篇短文，介绍你的朋友。
Name: Tom Age: 14
Looks: tall, thin face, big nose, small mouth, small eyes
Favorite colors: black, blue
Favorite clothes: T-shirt, jacket
Favorite sports: baseball, soccer
Telephone Number: 55342188
e.g. My friend’s name is Tom. He is 14 years old. He is tall with a thin face. He has a big nose, a small mouth and small eyes. His favorite colors are black and blue. His favorite clothes are T-shirts and jackets. His favorite sports are baseball and soccer. He is funny. His telephone number is 55342188.
Adding:
Vocabulary
Face Long, short, round , square, thin, fat
Eyes Big, small, round, bright, smiling
Nose Long, short, big, small
Hair Black, dark brown, long, short, shoulder-length, straight, blonde, red, curly
Generalappearance Slim, thin, fat, strong, tall, short , beautiful, smartGood-looking, handsome, pretty, tidy, clean
Personality Friendly, kind, polite, happy, funny
Abilities Smart, clever, hard-working,
What do your family look like
I am a Chinese girl. My name is Liu Ying. There are three people in my family, my father ,my mother and I . My father s about 37. He has a medium build. His hair is short and black. He often wears glasses. My mother is about 35bit heavy and I’m not tall.
. She has beautiful, long ,straight hair. I am 12, My hair is beautiful, too. But I am a little