1、Unit 4 DIY TaskI. Teaching aims and learning objectivesBy the end of the lesson, students should be able to:1. write an article about a DIY story; 2. learn to work in pairs, assess and reflect after writing;3. enjoy the achievement of writing.II. Teaching contents1. New words and phrases: secret, wr
2、ong, spell, cut out, complete, paint, put together a piece of furniture 2. New structure: Mums birthday is coming, so I decided to make her a birthday card by myself. I went to Sandys home to make the card because I wanted to keep it secret. We had fun working together. III. Focus of the lesson and
3、predicted area of difficultyWrite an article about a DIY storyIV. Teaching proceduresStep 1 Lead-inAsk and answerT: Now, lets look at the screen together. What did Andrew do? And what problem has he caused after doing it? (He put in a brighter light but the whole house has a power cut,)T: Look at th
4、e other two pictures and tell me what else did Andrew do and what problems he has caused?【设计意图】与本单元 Reading 内容紧密连接，创造学生心中熟悉的场景，引导他们通过熟悉的文章初步感受描述 DIY 时应当考虑的写作要素并自然过渡到本单元写作话题。Step 2 Presentation1. Read and predictT: Now please turn to page 52. Read the first paragraph and try to guess what will you wr
5、ite about in the next paragraph if you are Suzy?2. Detail reading(1) Read the first paragraph carefullyT: Now please read the first paragraph. First please pay attention to the sentences in the red brackets here. Tell me what Line 1 to Line 3 mainly talks about.S: Line 1 to Line 3 mainly talk about
6、ways to make a birthday card.T: Why did she go to Sandys home instead of her own home?S: Because she didnt want to give her mother a surprise! T: Yes! That is to say, Suzy wants to keep it secret!(2) Read the second paragraph (Line 1-4) and the third paragraph (Line 1-3) carefully.T: Lets move on to
7、 the second paragraph. Here are also two useful verbs to describe what they did in a DIY job, “make , with” and “help with”. So, what Line 1 to Line 4 mainly talk about?S: Line 1 to Line 4 mainly talk about how to make it.T: What Line 1 to Line 3 in Para 3 mainly talk about?S: They still talk about
8、how to make it. T: Now lets have a conclusion of the first half part of paragragh2 to 3. How did Suzy make her mother a birthday card?Step 1: She made a birthday card with some roses on it!Step 2: She colored the roses red, blue and pink.Step 3: She cut a picture of colorful balloons and stuck it on
9、 the cover. (3) Read the remaining part of the second paragraph and the third paragraphT: What else do Paras 2 use sentences of different lengths. (3) Editingcheck for errorsInvite the students to check the article for punctuation, capitalization, grammar and spelling.5. Publishingshare your writing
10、Show the final copy. Give two tips: use your best handwriting; indent the first line of each paragraph.6. Assessing and reflecting on the final copyShow how to assess the final copy. Reflect by answering three questions.【设计意图】整篇文章学习完，呈现并总结如何写好 DIY 作文的六个方面。同伴反馈表格具体指导学生如何合作，避免了以往小组讨论流于形式的问题。如何润色英语作文是一个难点，学生往往感觉无从下手。本环节的设计通过修改例文，说明修改的原因，并给出了一些修改的小提示，可以启发鼓励学生改善自己的习作。V. Homework1. Review the useful expression in this period.2. Choose another topic on P53 and writ a short article.