1、Unit1 About myselfTeaching aids: tape recorderThe key points of teaching:1) Function: Giving information about oneself 2) Patterns Expressions: How old are you? Im.Where do you come from? I come from.Where do you live? I live in a small house (a flat, etc.)Have you got any brothers or sisters? Yes,

2、Ive got.Have you got a pet? Yes, Ive got a.Whats your favorite sport? What do you do in your free time?2)Grammar:Plural NounsTeaching time: 6 classesThe Teaching Procedures to Unit OneStep I Review and Warm-up Introducing/revising vocabulary1) Explain hobby and pet: A hobby is something you enjoy do

3、ing in your free time.A pet is an animal that you keep and love. For example: We have three pets.2).Teacher write three categories on the blackboard, hobbies/sports, pets and school subjects. Demand the students to write out the words that they have learned.3).Students open their books. Fill in the

4、chart based on the pictures. Teacher give a brief explanatory for the picture and the words. For example: rabbit: A rabbit is a small animal with long ears. cycle: Do you cycle to school? Parrot: Parrots are large birds. Parrots can talk like people. Science: Here, the word science means subjects li

5、ke: biology, chemistry, and physics. Encourage the students to guess more words. Then lead the students to read the words.4.Identifying hobbies and sports/discussing preferences/giving reasons.1)Help the students to write the name of the sport or hobby under each picture.2)Teacher make a dialogue wi

6、th the students based on the pictures as a model. Then students work in pairs. Some students act out.3)Making a dialogueA:Where are you from? B:I am from China. A: How old are you? B: I am sixteen.4)A:Where do you come from? B:I come from America. A:Whats your favorite sport? B:I like ice-skating be

7、cause I like winter sports. A:Do you like cooking? B:I dont like cooking because it is boring.A:What do you do in your free time? B:I enjoy playing table tennis.A: Whats your hobby? B:I am interested in collecting stamps.5) A: Have you got any brothers or sisters? B:I have got 2 sisters and 4 brothe

8、rs.A: Do you like animals? B: I have got a pet dog.6) A: Whats your hobby? B: My favorite hobby is collecting coins.A: Whats your favorite subject? B: My favorite subject is history. I look forward to hearing from you.A: Do you like playing basketball? B:I play for the school team.A:Do you get along

9、 well with you friends? B: I have fun with my friends.7)It was a nice surprise.A:May I know you? B:Let me tell you a few things about myself.Step II Listening1.Identifying key ideas.1)Show the students a map, help the students to identify the following countries and their capitals: Germany, Ireland,

10、 Canada and British.2)Before listening, let the students work in pairs, Introduce themselves to each other, including their age, nationality, family, pet, school, hobbies/sports.3)Make clear the listening tasks, tell the students to listen to three foreign students information, including their age,

11、nationality, family, pet, school, hobbies/sports.4)Play the tape for the students to listen(twice),students complete the listening task independently.5)Check the answer. Play the tape again, listen to tape one sentence by one sentence, help the students to understand the listening transcript and giv

12、e some necessary explanation.2.Identifying main ideas1)Students work in pairs, make clear the information that every picture shows.2)Play the tape for the students to listen again, students complete listening task independently.3)Check the answers. Step III. Speaking1.Role play: exchange personal in

13、formation1)Let students to change key words into interrogative sentences. For example, What/name-Whats your name? Where/come from-Where do you come from?2)Students work in groups.2.Giving opinionsStudents act out on a voluntary. Step IV. Reading and Write1.Introducing the layout of informal letters/

14、understanding specific points.1)Teacher introduce the reading task, students reading Anns letter and Zhanghuas letter, sum up the layout of informal letters.2)Give a few minutes for the students to read the letters, then answer the questions. Teacher help the students to understand the letters by as

15、king questions.2.Understanding specific details1)Teacher give reading task.2)Students read the letters in limited time and fill in the chart.3)Distinguishing between true and false statements.3.PracticeComplete the vocabulary exercises in the exercise booklet.4.Grammar1)Talk about the Plural Nouns a

16、ccording the Grammar structure.2)Complete the Grammar Exercises in the Exercises Booklet.1.Matching and linking parts of sentences with and or but.1)Teacher talk about the use of and and but: and to join similar ideas(words/sentences)but to join two opposite ideas.2)Students discuss in pairs.3)Check the answers in class.2.Revising question forms.1)Revise the Present Simple.2)Students write out sentences independently.3)Check the answers.3.Forming sentences based on pictures.1)Lead the students to talk about the pictures.2)Students write out sen