Unit 1 This is me!Reading (II)I. Teaching aims and learning objectivesBy the end of the lesson, students should be able to:1. fluently retell the passage about the four students at Sunshine MiddleSchool;2. master the important language points;3. learn how to introduce oneself and others.II. Teaching contents1. New words and phrases: grade, student, reading, classmate, after school,be good at2. New structures: I’m 12 years old.I’m tall.This is Sandy.Her hair is long.He is from Nanjing.He is good at Maths.III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficultyLearn how to introduce others and oneself.IV. Teaching proceduresStep 1 Lead-inT: Recently, we have made lots of new friends from Sunshine Middle School.Do you still remember their names? Here is some information about some ofthese students. I’d like you to talk about one of them together, and thenguess who he/she is.S1: The student is 12 years old. She has short hair, and doesn’t wear glasses.Her hobby is reading. (Kitty)S2: The student also doesn’t wear glasses. He is tall. He likes sports. (Simon)S3: The student wears glasses. She is tall and slim. Her hair is long, and shelikes music. (Sandy)S4: The student is short. He wears glasses. He is good at Maths. (Daniel)【设计意图：以小游戏形式，让学生根据所给信息描述人物特点并猜出是谁，达到复述、回顾课文内容并预热课堂气氛的目的。】Step 2 Presentation1. Explain “12 years old” and “12-year-old”.(1) A: How old is Kitty? B: She is 11 years old. She is an 11-year-old girl.(2) A: What’s Amy’s age? B: She is 12 years old. She is a 12-year-old girl.2. Explain “be from” and “come from”. A: Where is Kitty from?B: She is from Nanjing. /She comes from Nanjing.3. Explain “enjoy sth.” and “enjoy doing sth.”.


(1) Show some sentences and summarize. a. Simon likes sports. Simon enjoys sports. /Simon enjoys doing sports.b. Sandy likes music. Sandy enjoys music. /Sandy enjoys listening to music.(2) Translation. a. 我喜欢听音乐但是他喜欢听收音机。I like/enjoy listening to music, but he likes/enjoys listening to the radio.b. 我热爱跑步但是我堂兄热爱游泳。 I love/enjoy/like running, but my cousin loves/enjoys/likes swimming.4. Explain how to combine two sentences by using “with” or “verb-ing”.(1) Show some sentences and summarize. a. The girl is Millie. She has a hair clip on her head. = The girl with/wearing a hair clip on her head is Millie. b. We all know the boy. He wears glasses. = We all know the boy with/wearing glasses. (2) Translation. a. 留着长发的那个女孩喜欢读漫画书。The girl with long hair enjoys reading comic books.b. 穿蓝色牛仔裤的那个男的是我们的历史老师。 The man in/wearing blue jeans is our history teacher.c. 你认识那个戴项链的女士吗？Do you know the lady with/wearing a necklace?【设计意图：先由老师自问自答引入同一意思的两种表达形式，再由学生演绎总结，让学生轻松融入知识点的讲解环节。】Step 3 Game timePlay a game to finish exercises.T: You all did a great job. Now it’s the game time. I’ll divide you into threegroups. Which group is the best of the class? Please choose one box, andfinish the exercises behind it. If you can correctly finish one exercise, yourgroup gets one point. The group which gets the most points can win thegame. Are you ready to have a challenge? Let’s go!1. Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks. (1) He is 16 _______ (year) old. (years)(2) She ________ (be from) Tianjin. (is from) (3) She is ________ (苗条的) and has ________ (长的) black hair. (slim; long) (4) She never _______ (wear) green. (wears)(5) I love ________ (sing) and _______ (read). (singing; reading) 2. Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks. (1) Simon comes from Shanghai. = Simon _________ Shanghai. (is from)(2) Millie’s cousin is clever at Maths = Millie’s cousin _______________ Maths. (isgood at/does well in)(3) Her hair is long. = She __________________. (has long hair)(4) Amy loves swimming. = Amy __________ swimming. (likes/enjoys)3. Exercise 3: Translation. (1) Amy擅长游泳吗？ ______ Amy ________________ swimming? (Is; good at)


(2) 我的双胞胎兄弟不戴眼镜。他又高又瘦。My twin brother ___________. He’s ___________. (doesn’t wear glasses; tall andslim) (3) 你喜欢放学后听音乐吗？你加入歌迷会了吗？Do you love _________ to music ___________? Are you ___________ the Fan Club?(listening; after school; in) 4. Exercise 4: Translation. (1) 他的父母来自北京。His parents _______________Beijing. (come/are from) (2) 午餐时他喜欢跟它的同学交谈。She______________to her classmates at lunchtime. (likes talking)(3) 他非常喜欢唱歌。He __________ singing _________. (likes; very much/a lot)5. Exercise 5: Fill in the blanks.(1) Millie is 12 _________ (岁数). She is ________ (擅长) English. (years old; goodat)(2) Sandy ______________ (来自) Beijing. (comes/is from)(3) Miss Li is __________ (又高又苗条). She has _________ (短发). (tall and slim;short hair) 【设计意图：以游戏的形式导入练习，复习并学会正确运用重点结构及知识点，同时为接下来的报告做好语言素材上的准备。】Step 4 DiscussionMake an interview and fill in the blanks of the personal profile, then make areport.T: We know a lot about these students at Sunshine Middle School. What aboutyour new classmates in our class. Would you like to make more friends withyour new classmates? Now discuss in groups of four, and fill the profile belowabout one of your classmates. Then make a report to let others guess whohe/she is.Name: _______________School: _______________Grade/Class: ___________Age: __________________Birthplace: _____________Appearance: ____________Hobby: ________________Be good at: _____________【设计意图：以小组讨论的形式，学生互相采访并完成信息采集，提高学生的口语能力。】V. Homework1. Read and recite the whole text;2. Write a report about your new friend.【教学反思】