1、Unit 1 Dream homesTaskI. Teaching aims and learning objectivesBy the end of the lesson, students should be able to:1. finish a questionnaire and talk about their own homes;2. talk about their dream homes;3. use the useful expressions to write about their dream homes.II. Teaching contents1. New words
2、 and phrases: study, machine, washing machine, field, football field, invite, stay, at the foot of2. New structures: There is a/an in front of/behind/beside .There is/are on the ground/second floor.There is always enough there.I would like to invite my friends to .It is great fun!III. Focus of the l
3、esson and predicted area of difficultyHow to write about your dream homeIV. Teaching proceduresStep 1 Pre-writing 1. Review: Talk about Neils homeT: Do you still remember that Neil showed us his home in the UK in a video?T: Good, Id like you to say something about Neils home according to the picture
4、s and some key words here.(1) Where is Neils home?(2) What kind of home does he live in?(3) How many floors are there in his home?(4) Does he have a garden? Whats the garden like?(5) How many rooms are there in his home? What are they?(6) Whats his favourite place?(7) What things does he have in his
5、 home?【设计意图：让学生根据图片和问题描述 Neil 的家，一方面复习了本单元有关家这个话题的词汇和表达，另一方面也为本节课的写作做好语言上的铺垫。 】2. Introduce my homeT: Pretty good, you really have a good memory. Now I will show you my home.Picture 1: I live in a small town in Wuxi. My house is very big. It has two floors. There is a swimming pool in front of my ho
6、use. Picture 2: Beside my house, there is also a garden full of flowers.Picture 3: On the ground floor, there is a living room. It looks big and comfortable. Picture 4: I like to sit on the sofa and watch TV.Picture 5: Beside the living room is the dining room. I like to sit at the dinner table, rea
7、ding newspapers when I am having my breakfast every morning.Picture 6/7: Next to the dining room is the kitchen. You can see a big fridge in which there is always more than enough food.Picture 8: On the first floor, there are three bedrooms. They are small but comfortable.Picture 9: There is a bathr
8、oom on each floor. You can take a shower or have a bath.Picture 10: In the corner of the bathroom, there is also a washing machine.Picture 11: My favourite place is the balcony. I love to sit there and look out at the garden.Picture 12/13: There is a very big dinner table on the balcony. At the week
9、ends, I like to invite my friends to come for dinner. It is great fun!【设计意图：通过介绍教师自己的家激发学生的兴趣，激起他们介绍自己家的欲望，同时在介绍中呈现本节课的部分词汇，为之后学生的输出做好铺垫。 】3. Complete a questionnaireT: Well, I showed you my home. Now Id like to know yours. So would you please first complete the questionnaire in Part A on page 16?4.
10、 Talk about your homeT: Ask and answer the following questions with your partner.(1) Where is your home?(2) What kind of home do you live in?(3) How many floors are there in your home?(4) Do you have a garden?(5) How many rooms are there in your home? (6) What are they?(7) How many people live in yo
11、ur home? Who are they?(8) What things do you have in your home?【设计意图：先完成一份调查问卷，然后让学生根据自己所填的信息与同伴展开对话，让学生由写过渡到说，让学生有话可说。 】5. Read Simons articleT: Simon also has his dream home and he writes an article about it. Now lets take a look at it.T: Read the article and answer the questions.(1) Where is Simo
12、ns dream home?(2) How many floors are there in his dream home?(3) Whats outside his home?T: Can you tell me where you found the answers?T: Yes, in Para 1.T: Read the article again and fill in the table.T: Where did you find the answers？T: Another question for you: What can Simon do on each floor?6.
13、The structure of Simons articleIn paragraph 1, he writes about where his dream home is, how many floors there are and whats outside his dream home.In paragraph 2, he writes about whats on the ground floor and what he can do on that floor.In paragraph 3, he writes about whats on the first floor and w
14、hat he can do on that floor.In paragraph 4, he writes about whats on the second floor and what he can do on that floor.【设计意图：让学生阅读 Neil 的梦想之家，获取信息，回答问题，并通过问题感知整个文本的框架，从而了解到从哪些方面去写一篇关于自己的梦想之家的文章以及文章如何布局，为后面的写作做好铺垫。 】7. Talk about your dream homeT: You know our task today is to write about your dream
15、home, so Simons article is a good model for you. Before we begin our writing, Id like to hear you talk about your dream homes. Ask and answer the following questions with your partners.【设计意图：在正式写作之前，先让学生围绕问题展开对话，让他们在说的过程中巩固和汲取有关词汇和句式，为自己的稍后的写作做好准备工作。 】Step 2 While-writingT: Its time for you to write
16、 about your dream homes. Dont forget you can use Simons article as a model. Here are some useful expressions for you.T: Pay attention to this table. We will evaluate your writing according to this table. Make sure you write all the main points. Try to use correct expressions and not to make mistakes
17、. Remember to have a good handwriting. If you have excellent expressions and good ideas, youll get extra points. Now lets begin our writing.【设计意图：在正式写作之前，再次向学生呈现文章框架和有用表达，让学生更易着手写作。此外，向学生呈现写作评分标准，让学生在写作过程中知道需要注意哪些方面，规范其写作。 】Step 3 Post-writing1. Evaluate their writingT: Exchange your article with yo
18、ur partner and grade it according to the assessment table here. If you find some mistakes, try to correct them. If you find some good expressions or ideas, you can underline them. You can ask me for help if you have any problem.2. Give adviceT: After grading, please write down your advice on your pa
19、rtners article. If the article gets 18-20 points, you can write down “Well done! Keep on!”If it gets 15-17 points, you can write down “Not bad. Need to practice more!”If it gets 10-14 points, you can write down “Not good. Need to practice a lot!”3. Enjoy some good articlesT: If your partners article gets 18-20 points, please stand up and read the article out.【设计意图：写作完成后，同伴之间相互交换自己的作文，学生根据评分标准给自己同伴的作文打分并给出相应的意见。这样相互批改不但调动了学生的兴趣，也加深了学生对如何写好一篇文章的规范的印象。通过批改他人的作文，学生也在内心检视了自己的作文，起到了取长补短的作用。 】V. HomeworkRead your article again and revise it.