Unit 1 This is me!Reading (I)I. Teaching aims and learning objectivesBy the end of the lesson, students should be able to:1. fluently read the passage about the four students at Sunshine MiddleSchool;2. find out some detail information about the passage by reading carefully;3. introduce oneself and others in English.II. Teaching contents1. New words and phrases: grade, student, reading, classmate, slim, be goodat, after school2. New structures:I have short hair. Her hair is long. Let’s meet my new classmates. I love reading. He is from Nanjing. He’s good at Maths.III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difcultyLearn how to introduce others and oneself.IV. Teaching proceduresStep 1 Lead-in1. Show the picture of Hermione, a character from the movie series HarryPotter. And present new words and phrases by showing her profile.2. Match the words and phrases with the meanings.3.Make a conclusion about how to introduce a person:name/age/birthplace/appearance/hobby.【设计意图；简要总结如何描写人物的思路，同时拓展更多相关词汇，形成文章脉络并锻炼学生的总结能力。】Step 2 Presentation1. Show pictures of the six students and tell their names.T: Eddie and Hobo are our new friends, and we have some other friends fromBeijing Sunshine School. Do you still remember them? They are Millie, Simon,Kitty, Amy, Sandy and Daniel. Would you like to know more about them? Nowlet them us read the text on P8.2. Watch the video about Millie, Simon, Sandy and Daniel, and finish theexercises of Part B1.【设计意图】读课文，看视频，掌握课文大意，为下面细节理解做铺垫。Step 3 Detail reading1. Read the passage together with the video and answer questions aboutMillie.(1) How old is Millie?(2) Does she like reading?2. Show the profile of Millie, and ask students to retell Millie’s self-introduction.


Millie: a new student at … /12 years old/have short hair/love reading3. Boys read the passage about Simon together, and finish the true or falseexercises.(1) Simon is short. (F)(2) Simon likes sports. (T)4. Show the profile of Simon, and ask a boy student to introduce Simon withthe help of the key words.Simon: tall/like sports/play football after school5. Girls read the passage about Sandy, and answer questions.(1) Is Sandy tall and slim?(2) Does she like music?6. Show the profile of Sandy, and ask a girl student to make a report abouther.Sandy: tall and slim/long hair/music7. Read the passage about Daniel together and fill in the blanks of a shortpassage.Show the profile of Daniel, and make a report to introduce Daniel.Daniel: Nanjing/short/Maths8. Exercise.Read the whole passage together with the tape, and finish the exercise of PartB3.T: Boys and girls, we know a lot about the four students. And Mr Wu is writingabout his new students. Let’s help him finish the report. 【设计意图：通过完成不同的教学任务，训练学生的阅读方法和阅读速度，在熟悉课文的同时，也为介绍自己和他人做好文本输入。】Step 4 Practice 1. Play a game “welcome to Hogwarts School”.T: Have you watched Harry Potter? In the movie, we can find our new friend,Hermione. She is a new student at Hogwarts School of Witchcrafts andWizardry. And do you want to know more about her friends in the movie?Welcome to Hogwarts School. Each group can choose a number. Behind thenumber you choose, there’s some information about one of Hermione’sfriends. You can discuss with your partners. And then one student in yourgroup should make a report to introduce him or her.Harry potter: 15 years old/short and thin/brown hair/wear glass/clever/likesports/be good at magicRon Weasley: 15 years old/red hair/blue eyes/be from the UK/play chess/braveand helpfulDumbledore: principal/tall and thin/long white hair/blue eyes/music/nice andkind2. Make a report to introduce yourself.T: Today we meet so many new friends, from Millie to Daniel at SunshineMiddle School, and from Hermione to Harry Potter at Hogwarts School. Let’come back to our school. Here are some sentences about yourself. Please


finish these sentences with your own information. And try to make a report tointroduce yourself to your classmates. If you need any help, you can discussin pairs.My name is _________.I am a new student at ________.I am _______years old.I am from ________.I am _______.I have ________ hair.I love __________.I am good at ________,【设计意图：以游戏的形式开展活动，利用关键词让学生分组介绍人物，达到复现课文重点内容的目的。之后进入自我介绍的环节，充分发挥语言的语用功能。以小组合作学习的方式，培养学生与他人合作的能力。】V. Homework1. Write a passage to introduce your new classmate;2. Recite the passage on the textbook.【教学反思】