1、Unit 1 Past and presentStudy skillsI. Teaching aims and learning objectivesBy the end of the lesson, students should be able to:1. understand the differences between facts and opinions;2. grasp the ways to state opinions;3. use facts to support our opinions.II. Teaching contentsNew phrases: be/get u
2、sed to, on my ownIII. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty1. Learn to how to state opinions. 2. Learn to use facts to support opinions.IV. Teaching proceduresStep 1 Lead-in Free talkT: Look at the picture. Whats the weather like? Yes, its snowing. Thats a fact. What do you think of t
3、he snowy day? You think its a nice day, but I feel very cold. So thats your opinion. T: “Its snowing” is a fact. “Its a nice day” is an opinion. Today we are going to learn “Facts and opinions”.【设计意图：通过谈论天气和感受，简明扼要地引出本课的主题。 】Step 2 Presentation1. Changes in Starlight Town T: Look at the picture abou
4、t Starlight Town and answer the following questions.(1) What has changed in Starlight Town? environment/transport/living condition(2) What do you think of Starlight Town? T: The answers to Question 1 are all facts about the changes in Starlight Town.Your feelings about Starlight Town are opinions.2.
5、 Group discussion(1) What is a fact? (2) What is an opinion?T: Facts are true statements. They include names, dates, events and numbers. Opinions tell what we believe, feel or think. They may not true.3. Facts or opinions?T: Look at the sentences on the screen and decide whether it is a fact or an o
6、pinion. T: Sentences that show opinions we often use verbs like feel, believe and think or have adjectives like good, bad and terrible.T: Finish Part A. Read the sentences below. Write an F for a fact or an O for an opinion.【设计意图：通过回顾星光镇的变化，引导学生理解什么是事实，什么是观点。接着通过小组讨论，明确事实和观点的定义并举例说明。让学生能准确区分事实和观点，并了
7、解表达观点的常用方式。 】Step 3 Presentation1. Work out the rule (I)Talk about my hometown. Encourage students to give facts and state opinions by asking the following questions: (1) What can you see? (2) What do you think of my hometown?T: When we write, we can use facts to support our opinions. We can also gi
8、ve facts first, and then state our opinions.【设计意图：通过图片创设情境，引导学生正确运用本课的学习策略来谈论家乡的变化。 】2. Work out the rule (II)T: Read Millies interview with Mr Chen and discuss how Mr Chen gives facts and states his opinions.T: Sometimes facts and opinions may be mixed together when we write.【设计意图利用本单元 Reading 部分的资
9、源，引导学生进一步拓展运用本课的学习策略。 】Step 4 Practice1. Finish Part BT: Read Part B and decide which are opinions and which are facts.2. Language points(1) get/be used to(2) on ones own3. Reorganize sentences into a passageT: Work in pairs and reorganize Millies sentences into a short passage. Then report in class
10、.4. Group work (1) Find more opinions in this unit and make a list. (2) Then find facts to support these opinions.5. WritingT: Suppose youve moved to a new school. Please write about the changes in your life and state your opinions. 【设计意图：通过创设情境，让学生进一步运用本课的学习策略来谈论生活中的变化。 】V. HomeworkWrite about other changes in your life. Remember to use the facts to support your opinions.