1、Unit 6 Outdoor fun Integrated skillsI. Teaching aims and learning objectivesBy the end of the lesson, students should be able to:1. learn about the history of Chinese kites;2. talk about a day out for outdoor activities;3. arrange a day out and enjoy the day out.II. Teaching contents1. New words and
2、 phrases: wood, period, dynasty, century, Italian, province, excited, mobile phone, make a bird out of wood, use bamboo to make kites, in the 13th century, become famous for, from then on 2. New sentences: Its dangerous to swim in the lake. Remember to take your mobile phone. Now everything is ready
3、. Shall we go? III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficultyLearn about the history of kites and talk about a day out.IV. Teaching proceduresA Chinese kitesStep 1 Lead-inFree talk1. Do you like outdoor activities? 2. What is your favourite outdoor activity?3. Can you guess what outdoor a
4、ctivity I like best?【设计意图：以学生熟悉且感兴趣的 “户外活动”导入衔接下文，让学生猜测老师最喜欢的“户外活动” ，引出“风筝”这个话题。 】Step 2 Presentation1. Present a photo of kite flying2. Answer the following questions(1) Do you like flying kites? (2) Where do you usually fly kites?(3) Who often goes with you? (4) What does your kite look like? T: T
5、his is my kite. What does the kite look like? 【设计意图：自然地引出有关风筝外形的话题，正式进入文本的 A 部分。 】Step 3 Listening (A1)1. Listen and writeT: What do the students kites look like? Lets listen to the conversation between Mr Wu and his students, and write correct names under the kites. 2. Ask some questions to check t
6、he answers T: Please listen to the conversation again and answer my questions.(1) What does Millies kite look like?(2) Whose kite looks like a square?(3) What about Amys?(4) By the way, who is good at making models?【设计意图：听力之前，提高要求，确保听力训练的效率，让学生养成良好的听力习惯。 】Step 4 PresentationFamous people in historyT
7、: Do you know the history of kites? First, lets meet four famous people in history. Pictures 1-2: There were two famous men Over 2000 years ago, in the Warring States period. This is Mozi. This is Lu Ban. Lu Ban is Mozis student. Pictures 3-4: This is Cai Lun. He is a famous inventor. He invented pa
8、per in the Eastern Han dynasty. This is Marco Polo. He is from Italy. He visited China in the 13th century.【设计意图：一方面介绍人物及年代，提前渗透听力涉及的内容；另一方面，也是对水平较弱的学生的一种提示，以此帮助他们更好地融入课堂活动。 】Step 5 Listening (A2 and A3)1. Listen and chooseT: Listen to Mr Wus talk about the history of kites and match each person wit
9、h the correct event. Write the letters in the boxes.2. Talk about the materials of kitesT: People used wood to make kites in history. It means, “People made kites out of wood.”【设计意图：旨在巩固听力所得，更是对两种表达法的讲解与比较，便于学生更好地掌握运用这两种方式。 】3. Listen and completeT: Listen to Mr Wus talk again. Help Millie write dow
10、n what he said. You can use the information in Part A2.T: Check the answers and read the passage.T: Fill in the blanks with the right answers. 【设计意图：培养学生合作学习、共同解决困难的意识与能力。校对完答案之后，让学生自主练习朗读，在相对宽松的条件下操练口语，争取更大的学习空间。 】4. Language pointsWestern, from then onB Speak up: Were having a picnic.Step 1 Lead-i
11、n Some advice on a day outT: Amy and her cousin Shirley are going for a picnic. They are very excited. What can they do and what do they need to take? Can you give them some advice?T: If they get lost and want to call their family, what do they need? (Present the mobile phone.)【设计意图：进行主题的切换与过渡，引出外出日
12、的活动与新的词汇 mobile phone。 】Step 2 Presentation1. Listen and answer T: Listen to the conversation between Shirley and Amy and tell me: Can they swim there? Why? 2. Read and learnA day outFeelingWhat they can doWhat they cannot doThings they need【设计意图：通过表格的形式更好地归纳、整合文本信息，也为下面的自编对话提供更好的借鉴。 】Step 3 Practic
13、e1. Practice reading the conversation and do role-play activities2. Pair workT: Work in pairs and discuss the outdoor activities you like.T: Suppose you are going camping this Saturday. Make up a new dialogue to talk about your plan.【设计意图：先朗读对话，再进行讨论，最终完成自己的一日外出活动计划。铺垫和积累至此，学生已经具备开展活动的知识储备。本部分旨在鼓励学生
14、灵活应用所学，实现语用价值。同时，本部分以合作形式开展活动，学生可在合作中互相学习，增进友谊，培养情感。 】3. Summary:T: It is fun to do outdoor activities. Outdoor activities are good for our health and mind. 【设计意图：通过总结收尾，升华学生对户外活动的理解。 】V. Homework: 1. Introduce the history of kites to your family.2. Search the information about Chinese tea or silk on the Internet.