ATeachingDesignof“Howoftendoyouexercise”,SectionB(3a-4)Abstract:Unit1“Howoftendoyouexercise?”istoletthestudentslearntomakepoliterequestsandaskforpermission.It’sthebeginningunitofGrade8withpolitelanguages,whichiscrucial.Meanwhile,it’shelpfultoimprovethestudents’communicativeability.Keywords:habit；lifestyle；unhealthy；junkeveryday,hardlyever,usuallyneversometimesI.TeachingContent：Unit1SectionB(3a-4)II.AnalyzingTeachingMaterial1)Lessontype:reading&writing2)StatusandfunctionEnglishnewcoursestandardemphasizestodevelopstudents’syntheticallylanguageability.Eachunithasasituation.Itconsiderstheteacherastheheadwhilestudentsasthebody.Thisbeginningunit,Unit1,isthestartofGrade8,whichlaysabasicfoundationofthewholebook.Ifstudentslearnthisunitwell,theywillhaveagoodbeginningoftheEnglishstudyingfortherestofthelearningintheirpsychology.Inaddition,thispartofSectionB(3a-4)focusesonreadingandwritingthatareofgreatbenefittothedevelopmentofstudents’readingandwritingability.III.TeachingGoals1）TargetlanguageGoalsa.EnablestudentstorememberthefollowingnewphrasesPhrases:goodhabits,stayuplate,gotothedentisthelpwithhouseworkb.MasterthesentenceJanehasalotofgoodhabits.however.,shehassomebadhabits,too.Ilookaftermyhealth.2)AbilityGoalsTrainstudents’skillsofreadingthematerialsgiven,makingsurveysandwriting.3)MoralGoalsEnablestudentstoformagoodhabit--eatinghabit.Ⅳ.TeachingImportantandDifficultPoints1.Teachingimportantpoints:keyvocabularies,readaletter,andfillaletter.2.Teachingdifficultpoints:writesomethingaboutone’sownhabit.Andsurveywhoisthehealthiest.Ⅴ.TeachingAids(multi-mediacomputerCAI)WiththeassistanceofMulti-media,itiseasiertoimprovetheefficiencyofclassindailyteachingactivity.Meanwhile,studentscangetmuchmoredirectandclearunderstandingofwhattheknowledgepresented.Atthesametime,itarousesthestudents’interestinlearningEnglish.Ⅵ.TheMethodsofTeachingandLearning1.Themethodsofteaching:Student-centeredteachingTask-basedteachingActivity-basedteaching2.Themethodsoflearning:Self-inquirylearningTeachersshouldcombinetopics,communicativefunctionswithlanguagestructures,andcreateinteractiveactivitiestoimprovestudents’English.Whenitcomestothewaysoflearning,nothingcanbemoreimportantthanSelf-inquirylearning.Studentsareencouragedtorelatethenewinformationtopreviouslylearnedinformationbyreading,speaking,observing,cooperating,discussinganddeducing.Ⅷ.TeachingActivitiesAnEnglishcourseisdesignedastheactivityofEnglishLovers’Salon.Meanwhile,I’dliketodevelopmyclasswithseveralactivitiesinsteadofprocedures.StudentsmustbefedupwiththetraditionalEnglishcourse,likebeginningwith“Greeting,Warmingup…”Bydoingdifferentactivitiesdesigned,theycanlearnsomenewEnglishknowledgeinarelaxingatmosphere.Inaword,alloftheactivitiesdesignedareforstudentsthemselveswhocanguesssomething,concludesomething,getsomething,understandsomething,andfeelsomethinginthewholeprocessoflearning.Activity1.SingingTime(Warmingup)(2min’)Warmupbyenjoyingan“Applesong”.Andthentheteachershowsanappletostudents.Theteacher’squestion:--What’sthisinEnglish?Students’answer:--It’sanapple.Anappleadaykeepsadoctoraway.ApplesaregoodforourhealthDoctorswantustoeatanapple.(wantsb.todosth)Theteacher’squestion:--Whydodoctorswantustoeatanapple?Students’answer:--Becauseitisgoodforourhealth.begoodfor/bebadforHealthyfoodJunkfood(Unhealthyfood)(Designintentionofthisactivity:leadtothetopic“Healthyeatinghabits”andintroducesomenewwords.Meanwhile,introduceanewphraseinadvance,“wantsb.todosth”Activity2.LearningTime(Presentation)(12min’.)Task1.Brainstorm(Classwork)1.Studentsareencouragedtodeveloptheirimagination:“Whatisthehealthyorunhealthyfoodinyourdailylife?”2.Showsomepicturesandinvitestudentstotalkabouttheirownopinionifitisthehealthyorunhealthyfood.Task2.Readthereportandanswerthequestions.(SB.3a)1)Howoftendoessheexercise?2)Howoftendoesshedrinkmilk?3)Doessheeatjunkfoodveryoften?4)Doyouthinkshehasahealthylifestyle?Task3.EncourageSstoreadthepassageandpayattentiontothewordsorphrasestheyareunfamiliarwithandunderlinethem.(Individualwork)Forexample:prettyhealthy,twoorthreetimesaweek,…Task4.Dividestudentsinto6groupstodiscussthewordsorphrasestheyunderlinedjustnowandthentheteachermakessomesimpleexplanations.(Groupwork)Task5.Fillintheblanksaboutthereport.(SB..3a)Janeisa16-year-oldhighschoolstudentintheUnitedStates.AmericanTeenagermagazineaskedheraboutherhabits.Shealwaysexercisesandshereadsbookseveryday.Alsosheoftendrinksjuiceandshehardlyeverstaysuplate.However,shehassomebadhabits,too.SheusuallywatchesTVformorethantwohoursaday,andshesometimeseatshamburgers.Herparentsarenotveryhappybecauseshehardlyeverhelpswithhouseworkandshenevergoestothedentistforteethcleaning.Shesayssheisafraid!(Designintentionofthisactivity:trytoencouragestudentstolearnsomenewwordsandphrasesinformsofdiscussion,guessingandco-operationbythemselvesratherthantheteacher.)Activity3.PracticingTime(Practice)(20min’.)Task.1)Discusswithyourpartner,“Howhealthyyouare?”(Pairwork)2)Writedownyourownhabits.(Individualwork)Onestudentisencouragedtowritetheirownlifestyleontheblackboardandthentheteacherwillcheckit.(Designintentionofthisactivity:practicewhatthestudentshavelearntjustnowandthenwriteanessay.)Activity4.RelaxingTime(5min’.)Addingmaterials:studentsareencouragedtowatchaflash,andtheninvitethemtoactitout.(SBJustforFun)Thecontentsoftheflashareavailabletostudentstoactitout:Areyouhealthy?Yes.What’syourfavoriteexercise?Iliketoplaybasketball.(Designintentionofthisactivity:afterseveralactivities,studentsmustfeeltired.Itistimefortheteachertodesignanactivitytomakestudentsrelaxed.Ofcourse,thisrelaxingtimeisnotonlytomakethemhappy,butalsoisrelatedtothetopicofHealth.Bymeansofacting,studentsrelaxthemselvesandcanbemuchmorefamiliarwiththetargetlanguage)Activity5.HelpingTime(Consolidation)(3min’.)SurveySurveyWhoisthehealthiestinclass?Howoftendoyouexercise?Howoftendoyoueatvegetable?Howoftendoyoueatfruits?Howoftendoyoudrinkmilk?Howoftendoyoueatjunkfood?Howmanyhoursdoyousleepeverynight?Summary:Earlytobedandearlytorisemakesamanhealthy,wealthyandwise.(Designintentionofthisactivity:makesomesummaryandconsolidatewhatthestudentshavelearntafterawholeEnglishLovers’Salon.)Ⅷ.Homework(2min’.)Writeashortessayandthetopic:LiuXiang’slifestyleSomekeypointsfollowedmaybeavailabletostudents:often,sometimes,always,hardlyever,never,usually,everyday,threetimesaweek,onceaweek,onceamonth,…Ⅸ.BlackboardDesign(1min’.)Unit1Howoftendoyouexercise?WordsUsefulexpressionshabitsomestinesjunkhardlyeverlif