Unit 4 My dayStudy skillsI. Teaching aims and learning objectivesBy the end of the lesson, students should be able to:1. know how to pronounce the vowels in stressed open syllables;2. read the new words and expressions with vowels correctly. II. Teaching contentsThe sounds of the vowelsIII. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficultyHow to pronounce the vowels in new wordsIV. Teaching proceduresStep 1 Presentation1. Show the vowels one by one.T: Today we’ll learn about 8 easy vowels. They are /ɑː/, /ɔː/, /iː/, /e/, /uː/, /u/,/ɜː/, /ə/. Let’s read these vowels together. 2. Show the vowels one by one.T: Do you know how to pronounce the sounds correctly? These vowels can bedivided into two kinds. Some of them should pronounce longer, and we callthem “长音” in Chinese. They are /ɑː/, /ɔː/, /iː/, /uː/, /ɜː/. Some of them shouldpronounce shorter, and we call them “短音” in Chinese. They are /e/, /u/, /ə/.Please imitate and read. Let’s read them again. /ɑː/, /ɔː/, /iː/, /e/, /uː/, /u/,/ɜː/, /ə/.3. Read and find.Show some more words with the vowels:T: Now read the words below. Put each of them in the correct place.S: Read together.T: Excellent! T: How does “ar” pronounce?S: /ɑː/.T: How does “ea” pronounce?S: /e/.T: What about “ee” and “ea” pronounce?S: /iː/.T: And “oo”?S: /uː/ and /u/.T: Great! “al” and “or”?S: /ɔː/.T: And “er”?S: /ə/.T: Finally, the “ir” and “or”?S: /ɜː/.【设计意图：对于简单的单元音，通过听音和模仿快速带过，重点教学放在体会长音和短音的不同。然后让学生通过自己读，自己思考，找到单元音的一些字母组合的发音规律，


使学生以后可以更容易地拼读出一些生词。】Step 2 Practice1. Read and dictate.T: Now it’s time for you to read the words on the left first. Then try to dictatethe words on the right correctly. 2. Read and practice.T: Look at screen. Practice saying the following expressions. Please payattention to the letters in red.3. Read and judge.T: Please look at the five groups of words and decide the underlined letterspronounced the same or different.4. Look and find.T: Please find a word in each group that is different from the others inpronunciation. Step 3 ConsolidationT: Now please look at the five pictures and read the chants. Find the short andlong vowels we have learned in this lesson. 【设计意图：利用课本内容，先通过读单词和短语，检查学生对本课中相近音标的区分情况。再通过看音标朗读和看音标写出单词，来复习之前学习过的单词，同时检查新知识的具体使用情况。学生运用所学的音标知识，挑战自我，自主学习，收获了成功的喜悦。】V. HomeworkRead the words and expressions again after class.