1、Unit 2 Colours Reading (II) I. Teaching aims and learning objectivesBy the end of the lesson, students should be able to:1. understand words and phrases about colours and moods;2. write about somebodys favourite colour and how the colour influences him or her.II. Teaching contents1. New words and ph
2、rases: influence, whether, peace, sadness, create, feeling, as, require, heat, decision, cheer up, have difficulty (in) doing sth2. New structures: You may wonder whether it is true.If you require strength in either body or mind, red may be of some help to you.Wearing red can also make it easier to
3、take action.III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficultyUse the new words, phrases and structures in particular situations correctly.IV. Teaching proceduresStep 1 Lead-in1. Introduce colour family membersT: Look, here come colour brothers. Who are they?(Blue, Green, Red )T: This is colo
4、ur brothers grandma. She wears colourful clothes. How does she look?【设计意图：由颜色家族导入，激发学生兴趣，将学生注意力迅速集中到课堂】2. Listen to what colour brothers say3. Think about what colours can do and what they represent (1) How many types of colours are there?(2) What colours can do and what do they represent? （分别点击 PPT
5、6 中四种颜色的图标，可链接到 PPT 19PPT 22，再点击同一图标即可返回。 ）(3) Complete a passage about the power of colour【设计意图：检查学生对第一课时所学内容的掌握情况，同时导入语言点的学习。 】Step 2 Presentation and practicePresent and practise the important words, expressions and structures mentioned in the passage 1. Some important nouns(peace, sadness, heat,
6、 difficulty, feeling, decision)T: Please find the noun forms of the following words in the passage. Then fill in the blanks.2. An important conjunctionIf、whether 的用法辨析： (1) 都有“是否”之意，常可互换。(2) Whether 可与 or not 连用表示“是还是不是” ， if 不可这样用。(3) 后接动词不定式时用 whether 而不用 if。注意：if 意为“如果”时 不可与 whether 互换。3. Some im
7、portant verbs (1) Present some important verbsT: Colours can influence our moods. People like to use warm colours to create a warm feeling. And when we require strength, we can wear strong colours. Please pay attention to the following verb phrases:influence sb./sth. create sth. require sth. require
8、 sb. to do sth.(2) Use the words “influence”, “create”, “require” to describe the picture.This is the picture I _ just now. In the picture, you can see a boy running. But the wind _ his running speed. He is so tired. He really _ a rest. 【设计意图：语言点讲解通常比较枯燥，可通过创设新颖、有趣的语言环境，调动学生学习的积极性和主动性。做到在情境中使用所学的语言知
9、识，词不离句，句不离词。 】4. Some important phrases (1) cheer up (通过图片情境操练)T: When we are sad, what colour can we use more?T: Yes. Because orange can cheer us up. Cheer up means make someone happy. For example, hell cheer up if you give him a present. He took her to the ballet to cheer her up.T: Look, this is m
10、y little cousin. He keeps crying. I have to try my best to cheer him up. Luckily, I cheer my little cousin up. That is to say, luckily, my little cousin cheers up.(2) have difficulty (in) doing sth.（用该短语描述班上同学的 difficulty） T: When we have difficulty making a decision, we can use red, because red rep
11、resents power and strong feelings. (3) be of help to sb.T: Red can help us make a decision. So red is of help to us.5. An important sentence pattern (句型)T: Since red represents power and strong feelings, wearing red can make it easier to take action.Step 3 ProductionUse new words and phrases to writ
12、e about colour brothers grandma.My grandma likes to wear different colours. When she feels , she often wears because she thinks Does my grandma look young /energetic/?【设计意图：在学生理解并掌握新语言知识的基础上，让他们根据图片、视频等提供的情境，用本节课所学内容自编有意义、有情节的短文或对话，并以小组为活动单位进行讨论、交流，这种互动式学习可增加学生交际的机会，有助于训练他们的口语表达能力、写作能力与创造性思维的能力。 】V. Homework1. Use new words and phrases to write about your friends/teachers/family members/ favourite colours.2. Preview Grammar.