Unit 1 This is me!GrammarI. Teaching aims and learning objectivesBy the end of the lesson, students should be able to:1. understand the definition of the simple present tense and when to use thistense;2. learn how to make positive and negative sentences, and ask and answerquestions using the verb “be” in the simple present tense; 3. frequently communicate with each other using the verb “to be” in thesimple present tense.II. Teaching contents1. New words and phrases: over there2. New structures: I’m (not)…You/We/They are (not) …He/She/It is (not) …Am I …? Yes, I am. /No, I’m not.Are you/we/they …? Yes, we/you/they are. /No, we/you/they aren’t.Is he/she/ it …? Yes, he/she/it is. /No, he/she/it isn’t.III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficultyHow to make positive and negative sentences, and ask and answer questionsusing the verb “be” in the simple present tense.IV. Teaching proceduresStep 1 Lead-in1. Listen to a self-introduction by Millie.T: Hello, boys and girls. Now we make six new friends with the students fromSunshine Middle School. Millie is one of them. She’s introducing herself. Let’slisten to her.2. Show “am”, “is” and “are” in the passage.T: Pay attention to these circled words. Millie uses a lot of “am”, “is” and “are”to talk about her friends and herself. In fact, “am/is/are” are different forms ofthe verb “be”.【设计意图：本节课通过一段关于Millie自我介绍的文本，在学生熟悉的语篇中引起学生对文本中be动词的一般现在时用法的注意，快速导入本节课的教学内容。】Step 2 Presentation1. Presentation of the simple present tense.T: In English, the verb “be” is also called the linking verb. It has three differentforms: “am”,“is” and “are”in the simple present tense. We use one of themaccording to the different forms of subjects. We can use “be” to talk about thefact and the present state. For example, I am from Wuxi. Her hair is long. Weare happy. Different subjects have different forms of the verb “be”.2. Present the three forms of the verb “be”: am, is, are.(1) Present when to use “am”, and how to use “am”.(2) Present when to use “is”, and how to use “is”.


(3) Present when to use “are”, and how to use “are”.3. Make a conclusion about the proper usage of the three forms of “be”.4. Play a game.Present different subject forms in a short time, and ask students to tellam/is/are as quickly as possible. (you, he, my brothers, his friend, our parents,Lucy’s cat, I, her teachers)5. Present the usage of the negative forms with the verb “be” in the simplepresent tense.6. Present the usage of the question forms with the verb “be” in the simplepresent tense.【设计意图：逐个单独呈现知识点并加以强调，再以朗朗上口的口诀形式使学生迅速掌握并记忆，最后以小练习巩固成果。】Step 3 Practice1. Finish Part A on the textbook.(1) Fill in the blanksT: Millie has some pictures of her new classmates and her teacher. Completewhat they are saying with the correct forms of the verb “be”.(2) Check the answers.(3) Read together.2. Finish Part B on the textbook.(1) Fill in the blanks.(2) Check the answers together. T: Millie is talking to her new friends. Complete their conversation with thecorrect forms of the verb “be”. (3) Read together.【设计意图：通过书上的练习，使学生能够掌握be动词的一般现在时在具体语境中的灵活运用。】Step 4 Summary1. Make a conclusion.Show a rhyme to help students grasp the usage of the simple present tense.T: Boys and girls, today we have learned something about the verb “be” inthe simple present tense. Do you still remember the three forms? What arethey? When do we use them? Let’s read the following rhyme together.2. Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the verb “be”.【设计意图：以复习be动词用法口诀的形式总结整节课的知识点，并附加相应练习，加深学生对教学内容的记忆。】Step 5 ActivityIntroduce your new classmates.T: Boys and girls, now we make friends with our new classmates. Would youlike to introduce your new friend to other classmates and make more newfriends? Here is a table about the personal information. Try to ask and get therelevant information to fill in the blanks. Then make a report to introduce yournew classmates. When you make your report, try to use as many “be” aspossible. You can talk about the following things: name, age, school, class,


grade, birthplace, looks, hobbies and strong points.【设计意图：在熟悉本单元Reading章节内容的基础上，口头问答个人信息并填写表格，介绍新同学，以实现教学内容在语境中真正的灵活运用，让学生收获和分享成功的喜悦。】V. Homework1. Revise the usage of the simple present tense;2. Finish the exercises on the worksheet.【教学反思】