Unit 1 Friends
课 题 备课时间 课 时 Teaching aims Teaching focus Difficult points Teaching method Reading 1 上课时间 Period 2 教 具 总第 课时 A recorder 1. To guess general meanings from keywords and context 2. To skim text for overall meanings and scan for details 3. To recognize the use of comparatives and superlatives To identify specific information about different people form their friends’ descriptions To use adjectives to describe people’s appearance and characteristics Task-based approach Teaching procedures The second preparing lessons Step 1 Revision. 1. What are the most important qualities of a good friend? 2. What are the very important qualities of a good friend? 3. What’s your good friend like? Step 2 Presentation 1. T: I have a good friend. Do you want to know her? What do you want to know about her? 2. Show a picture. Describe my good friend. Introduce some new expressions: As tall as; be willing to; have a good sense of humor; feel bored Step 3 Fast reading T: ‘Teenagers’ magazine is holding a writing competition. Some students have written some entries for it. Please read and find out their main qualities. 1---generous, helpful 2---humorous (have a good sense of humor), funny 3---true friend, kind Step 4 Read for details Complete the table after reading their entries once more. Name Appearance Personality Betty Max May wear Small, have shoulder-length hair,Slim, short hair Tall, glasses Generous Helpful Have a good sense True, kind of humor Funny What does Willing to share Tell funny jokes Can keep a secret
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he/she do? things with and always make Never say a bad word about anyone friends others laugh Ready to help Long legs do not people any time fit under the e.g. … school desks.. Step 5 Retell 1. T: So we have got a table about them. And you have known a lot about them. Can you say sth about them according to the information in the table. 2. Give Ss 3 minutes to prepare 3. Ask 2-3 Ss to retell the three articles. Step 6 Brainstorming. 1. T: Well, when we describe our friends, we also need to describe what he or she is like. What kind of words can we use? ---Adjectives. Eyes, nose: big, small Face: round, square Body: thin, strong, slim, fat, tall, short Hair: short, long, straight, circled, shoulder-length 2. We can use so many useful words to describe people. Is there any difference in describing boys and girls? Can you give me any examples? Homework: 1. To write about one of their friends. (in the next class, teachers can read some of them and ask the whole class to guess who she/he is) 2. (for some weak students) To write a short passage, use any one on Page 8 as a model. They can replace some words in it if they can’t write a new one. Teaching notes
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