1、Unit 7 Abilities Reading (I)I. Teaching aims and learning objectivesBy the end of the lesson, students should be able to:1. learn about a brave young man Lin Tao;2. use proper expressions to describe dangerous situations;3. infer the general idea of the article from its title and picture.II. Teachin
2、g contents1. New words and phrases: brave, burn, fireman, nod, save sb from a fire, hear sb shouting, a 79-year-old man, pour water over, put out the fire, be in hospital, rush into, be careful with, be alone, be badly hurt2. New sentences: What a brave young man!Fire is dangerous. We should be care
3、ful with fire. Be careful with fireworks.Dont play with matches.Dont put anything hot into the rubbish bin.Keep your hair away from fire.III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty1. Use proper expressions to describe dangerous situations.2. Skim the text for overall meaning and scan f
4、or details.IV. Teaching proceduresStep 1 Lead-inT: Hello, boys and girls. Today we will learn Reading of Unit 7. (同时板书 What a brave young man!) Do you want to be a helpful person like Spider-man?T: With great power comes great responsibility. So we should use our abilities to help others. Today we a
5、re going to learn about a helpful young man called Lin Tao. 【设计意图：以电影蜘蛛侠中的台词导入本节课，激发学生对本节课的好奇心，同时鼓励他们乐于助人。 】Step 2 PresentationTask 1: New words1. Learn new wordsT: Look at the title first: What a brave young man! “Brave” means “not afraid”.T: Have you noticed Sunshine daily above the title? It mean
6、s the passage is a piece of news from a newspaper. (教师领读单词 brave、news、newspaper)T: Fire is useful, but sometimes it can be dangerous. If we are not careful with it, it can burn things or even hurt us. Even forests and tall buildings can be burnt in a big fire. So keep yourself away from fire. (教师讲解并
7、领读单词 careful、burn、hurt) 2. If there is a fire .T: What should we do if there is a fire?S: We can shout for help.S: We can also call 119.S: We can run out of the building as quickly as we can.T: When rushing out of the building, we can put a wet blanket over our body.【设计意图：鼓励学生根据图片说出火灾发生时应该采取的安全措施，在进
8、行词汇教学的同时，培养学生的安全意识。在学生表达有困难时，教师可适时给予帮助和指导。 】3. Matching exercisesT: Read the six words on the screen, and match each of them with the right picture. T: Pay attention to the following language points.The boy is pouring water over his head. (板书 pour over) The plural form of fireman is firemen. The dol
9、l is nodding its head. (板书 nodnoddingnodded)T: Match the words on the left with the meanings on the right.【设计意图：老师精讲精练部分重要的单词，并配以板书设计。如此巩固后，学生的阅读障碍完全扫清了，也为接下来的阅读做了铺垫。 】Task 2: Fast reading1. Read and answerT: Read the passage carefully and choose the right answer: Whats the main idea of the passage?
10、S: We should choose C. (教师板书 save from)2. Divide the article into three partsT: Lets divide the article into three parts according to the three pictures. Which paragraph(s) is Part 1 Para 1Part 2 Paras 23Part 3 Paras 46Task 3: Detail reading1. Para 1T: Please read the first paragraph and answer the
11、questions:(1) How old is Lin Tao?(2) Why was he brave?2. Para 2T: Read Para. 2 after the tape and do the True or False exercise.(1) Lin Tao was at school alone on 10 May.(2) He heard someone shouting “Fire! Fire! Help!”(3) The 78-year-old Mrs Sun couldnt get out of the bathroom because her left leg
12、was hurt.3. Para. 3T: Read Para. 3 after the tape, and put the following sentences in the right order. Describe how Lin Tao saved his neighbour with the structure “First Then Later .”4. Paras 46T: Choose the correct answers while reading.(1) Which part of his body did fire burn?A. neck B. arms C. fa
13、ce(2) How long did Lin Tao stay in hospital?A. two days B. two months C. two weeks(3) What did many people give him?A. money B. flowers C. presents(4) What did Lin Tao think of fire?A. helpful B. dangerous C. Careful【设计意图：通过分段，让学生对课文有了更清晰的层次感。分段处理文本，帮助学生更为扎实、到位地理解课文。练习设计多样化，避免了形式过于单一。 】Step 3 Practi
14、ce Task 4: Thinking & practice1. What do you think of Lin Tao? helpful, brave, careful, clever2. Act the dialogue outT: A radio reporter interviewed Lin Tao because of his brave behaviour. Please make up a dialogue between the reporter and Lin Tao. Then I will ask some groups to act the dialogue out
15、.【设计意图：采用编对话的形式，让学生回顾全文。 】3. How to be careful with fire(1) Fire around usT: If we are not careful, fire may happen around us. Two big companies caught fire a yew months ago. One is Hynix and the other is Tripod.(2) Finish Part CT: Fire is dangerous. Do you know how to be careful with fire? Please f
16、inish Part C on Page 84.4. Complete the passageTo be a little fire guardFire is useful in our everyday life, but it can be very d_. So we must keep a_ from all the things which can easily catch f_. We should be careful with m_. Dont put anything h_ into the r_ bin. When we find a fire in our buildin
17、g, we should c_ 119 at once. At the same time we should shout “Fire!” to call our n_ out. If the fire is hard to control, dont be a_. Leave the building as q_ as possible. Do remember we mustnt go back to the building until the f_ come to p_ it out.5. Group discussionT: What can we learn from todays lesson?V. Homework1. Finish exercises on Pages 83 & 84.2. Write a short passage to recommend Lin Tao for the Bravery Award (英勇奖).3. Search for more information about fire safety.