1、Unit 4 My dayReading (I)I. Teaching aims and learning objectivesBy the end of the lesson, students should be able to:1. identify specific information about school life and activities;2. practise reading skills by learning Millies article;3. learn the new words.II. Teaching contents1. New words and p
2、hrases: first, each, other, practise, wish, would.2. New structure: After class, we often chat with each other or play in the playground.We practise after school on Wednesday afternoon.We always have a good time at school.III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficultyRead the passage in d
3、ifferent ways.Describe Millies day and try to talk about the students school life.IV. Teaching proceduresStep 1 Lead-in1. Ask some questions about the students daily lifeT: Good morning boys and girls! Now we are middle school students.Do you like your school?What do you think of your school life?Wh
4、at do you often do at school?2. Learn the new words and phrases in the passageHave lessons; do morning exercises; play in the playground; read books; practicing playing volleyball; do after-school activities; chat with each other and have a good time【设计意图】由学生的日常学校生活引入本节课的所需要学习的课文，让学生对于话题在脑海中有一定的联想，既
5、是课堂气氛的预热，同时也调动了学生学习的积极性。并且这些问题和课文也有一定的关联性。Step 2 Presentation1. Watch the video and ask two questions about Millies school lifeT:We all like our school and we have a colourful school life. How about Millie? Lets watch a video about Millies school life and try to answer the following questions.Which
6、is Millies favorite subject?What does Millie like doing?2. Read and findAsk the students to read the passage again and try to find the things Millie does at different times.T: You all do a good job! Now read the article by yourselves and try to fill in the blanks of the table.Time Events8:00 a.m. Do
7、 morning exercises8:15 a.m. Start lessonsafter class Play in the playgroundon Tuesday and Thursday Go to the Reading Clubon Wednesday afternoon Play volleyball3. Sum up what each paragraph is aboutParagraph 1 (Introduction)Paragraph 2 (School and school lessons)When does Millies school start? (At ei
8、ght in the morning.)Paragraph 3 (Friends)What do they always do in the playground after class? (They always chat with each other or play in the playground.)Paragraph 4 (After-school activities) Sometimes, Millie goes to the school _ in the afternoon. (library)Millie practises _ after school on Wedne
9、sday afternoon. (volleyball)4. Read and askRead the passage again and try to ask your partners questions in pairs.T: We know a lot about Millies school life, its time for us to have a competition. Work in pairs, and ask your partners questions as many as possible. Lets find which pair can ask and an
10、swer the most! Ready? Go!Question models:Which subject is Millie good at?What does Millie like doing on Tuesday and Thursday?【设计意图】为了阅读形式的多样化，提高学生的综合能力，第二遍精读以两两合作形式进行，一问一答，并且问题是开放形式的，学生可以在想问题、找问题、答问题的过程中再一次加深对文章的理解。Step 3 Practice1. Read aloud together and decide whether the following statements are
11、 true or falseT: This pair asks and answers the most. All of you are clever! Its time for me to enjoy your reading! Please hold your books and read the article together! After reading, please decide the following statements are true or false.Millie likes her school very much.School starts at 8:15 at
12、 Millies school.English is Millies favorite subject.Millie seldom chats with her friends after class.Millie only goes to the Reading Club on Tuesday.Millis is a member of the school swimming team.2. Finish the dialogue according to the textJ: I know your friend Millie is now at Sunshine Middle Schoo
13、l. When does her school _ in the morning?T: At eight. They do _ first. Their lessons _ at 8:15.J: Does Millie like _?T: Yes, she does. Shes good at it.J: Does she have many friends at school?T: Yes. She has _ friends there. They often _ with each other or play in the playground after class.J: Do the
14、y have a library?T: Yes, they do. They also have a _. They often read books there on _ and _.J: Does Millie like sports?T: Yes. She likes playing volleyball. Shes in the school _. They _ after school on _.3. Try to retell Millies today by referring to the table above. T: After reading, we know that
15、Millie also has a colourful school life. Try to retell her school life after class and we will share it next class. You also can try to write about your school life. Thats all for today. See you!【设计意图】前面不同形式的阅读后，外加最后一遍，学生对于文章结构上已经非常熟悉，内容理解透彻，在这种情况下完成最后两部分练习变得得心应手。V. Homework1. 1. Read the text aloud.2. Memorize the new words and expressions in the text.