1、Unit 1 Know yourself Reading (II)I. Teaching aims and learning objectivesBy the end of the lesson, students should be able to:1. talk about what the four people do and their personalities;2. understand vocabulary about characteristics and other important words;3. describe peoples jobs and personalit
2、ies by using what they learn in this period;4. have a better sense of working hard and being outstanding.II. Teaching contents1. New words and phrases: born, impress, sculpture, praise, sales department, general, race, either or, lead, take the lead, fall behind, challenge, chief, high-speed, connec
3、t, connect to/with, miss, as good as, attention, pay attention to, standard, pioneer, surgeon, carelessness, extra, devote, respect, suitable, partner2. New structures: Life is like a race. You either take the lead or fall behind.As a doctor, you cant be too careful.Carelessness will be a disaster n
4、ot only to ourselves but also to patients.III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty1. Recognize and understand the important phrases; 2. Use the new words and phrases to describe peoples personalities and jobs.IV. Teaching proceduresStep 1 Lead-in T: Guess who he is. He is the great
5、Greek philosopherSocrates and he once said, “Know yourself, and then you can understand life.” 【设计意图：以著名的古希腊哲学家苏格拉底的名言来切入，更能突显本单元的主题，给课程注入了文化的元素。 】Step 2 ReviewingT: Knowing yourself is very important. Do the four outstanding people know themselves very well? Now youll be divided into four groups: S
6、u Ning Group, Wu Wei Group, Liu Hao Group and Fang Yuan Group. Su Ning and Wu Wei Groups will discuss who is suitable for the general manager of a big company. Liu Hao and Fang Yuan Groups will discuss whether you are suitable for your jobs. Give your reasons.【设计意图：让学生通过对比四个主人公的文本信息进行头脑风暴活动，激活头脑中关于第
7、一课时所储存的四个主人公的相关信息, 通过对信息整合、判断、提炼，在自然状态下实现语言输出并呈现关键语言点】Step 3 DiscussionT: Whats your favourite saying? Why?【设计意图：学生回读课文，找出反映人物品质的关键话语，通过这样一个讨论活动，使学生对人物有更深的体悟，未来会自觉地借鉴人物身上的优秀品质。这种浸润式的情感渗透，对学生正确价值观的形成有着积极的心理暗示作用。 】Step 4 Language pointsPresent and practise the important words and expressions mentioned
8、 in the discussion. 1. Life is like a race. You either take the lead or fall behind. T: Look at the picture of Liu Xiang. Liu Xiang is taking the lead in the race.The other top players are falling behind in the race.T: You know the story of the hare and tortoise. Can you say something about it?S: Th
9、e hare is taking the lead. The tortoise is falling behind. T: In this race, either the hare or tortoise will win.2. either . or .T: If youre planning a day out, what will you choose to do? Use “either or ” to make a conversation 【设计意图：通过运动员刘翔奋力拼搏的镜头呈现一组语言知识，让学生在语境中感知，以龟兔赛跑的故事达成操练与呈现同步。通过多种形式的操练（看图说话
10、、翻译、口头对话）即时巩固与反馈。 】3. Its necessary to pay attention to every detail.T: When you go on an outing, what should you pay attention to? S: T: pay attention to sth. 注意某事 pay attention to doing sth. 注意做某事Try to complete the sentences:Pay attention to protecting the environment.Successful businessmen alway
11、s pay attention to details.【设计意图：控制式问题与开放性问题有机结合，有效激发学生的思维。 】4. Im ready to take on new challenges any time.Present new structures “take on new challenges”, “connect to ” by talking about Ma Yun.T: Ma Yun and Bill Gates are both successful businessmen. Ma Yun likes taking on new challenges. He owns
12、Alibaba, Taobao, China Yahoo, etc. He has connected the Internet to peoples life.Its your turn to talk about Bill Gates. 【设计意图：让学生通过在语篇中悟意，再到语篇中运用，提升其在语篇中运用语言的能力。 】5. He has impressed the whole country with his work.T: Ma Yun and Bill Gates have impressed us with their creative ideas. Have you heard
13、 about a disabled young girl called Liao Zhi, whose legs were hurt during an earthquake? What about Nick Vujicic, a famous speaker with no arms and legs?(1) Liao Zhi, the young disabled dancer, has impressed the country with her wonderful spirit and dancing skills.(2) Nick Vujicic has no arms or leg
14、s, but he has impressed the whole world with his speeches.Practice (Open task):Watch a video about Nick Vujicic and practise:Nick _ me with _.【设计意图：通过对开学第一课中的励志人物“廖智” （汶川大地震中失去双腿的舞蹈老师）的故事，引导学生在学习语言知识的同时拥有积极向上的态度；通过澳大利亚无手无腿的著名演讲家尼克胡哲的视频，引导学生在练习句型的同时更多的思考。 】6. Carelessness will be a disaster not only
15、to ourselves but also to patientsT: Nick Vujicic can not only choose how to live but also face problems bravely. Now look at these two pictures. Use “not only but also” to make one sentence. T: So, not only my husband but also my daughter likes him very much. Some tips for you.Careless is a humorous
16、 film. Not only children but also adults like it. 7. carelessnessT: Learn to use “care”, “careful”, “careless”, “carelessly” and “carelessness”. After that, try to make a summary about them.Take _. The bus is coming. Be _ with fire. It can be dangerous. The less _, the fewer mistakes.Pay attention t
17、o your safety. Dont drive _. _ will lead to accidents.【设计意图：让学生通过谈论图片，初步操练 not only but also 结构，为 Grammar 部分做铺垫；通过设置语境及句型来操练 care 的各种形式，并引导学生来总结规律。 】8. As a doctor, you cant be too careful.T: As a driver, dont drive carelessly. Carelessness will lead to accidents. That means you cant be too careful
18、when driving.T: Would you please talk about your ideas? As a student/teacher/, you cant be too _. In a word, one cant be too modest.【设计意图：让学生通过语境理解新的结构，通过贴切的情境“作为学生，越越，作为老师，越越” ，巩固语言知识，又拉近师生之间的距离】Step 5 Other words and phrases T: Read the four passages again. Underline all the new words and phrases
19、and see if you understand them.【设计意图：让学生通过再次阅读，对部分没有重点讲解的词汇进行记忆大比拼。 】Step 6 Practice 1. Use some of the new phrases to complete the sentences2. DescriptionChoose at least four phrases to talk about your hero.(1) a born (2) win high praise from(3) either or /not only but also (4) take the lead/fall b
20、ehind(5) be ready to/ be willing to (6) take on new challenges(7) connect to (8) pay attention to (9) work to high standards【设计意图：“用”是语言学习的核心和根本。只有在运用中学到的语言知识才是具体的、鲜活的、有生命力的；只有不断运用，语言知识才能得到不断充实、巩固和完善；只有经过运用，语言知识才有意义，语言知识的学习才不至于痛苦不堪，味同嚼蜡。尽管每篇文章的语言点是独立的，但出现在同一篇文章中必然有他们之间的联系性，所以在分点呈现和操练后，对全课的语言点进行重组运用很
21、有必要。有效达成阅读第二课时的学习目标。 】Step 7 My favourite sayingT: The American educator, Samuel Bubler once said, “Every mans work, whether it be literature or music or pictures or architecture or anything else, is always a portrait of himself.” So, love what we do.V. HomeworkWrite about your heros personality and job, and share it in your groups.