1、Unit 4 My dayGrammarI. Teaching aims and learning objectivesBy the end of the lesson, students should be able to:1. use prepositions to talk about time correctly;2. use the adverbs of frequency correctly;3. grasp the usage of how often;4. use these items of grammar to talk about their daily life;II.
2、 Teaching contents1. New words and phrases: would, would like, life, all the best, roller skating2. New structure: How often do they exercise?III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficultyKnow better about some usages of the prepositions of time.Tell the difference between how often and “
3、how many times”.IV. Teaching proceduresA Prepositions of timeStep 1 Presentation1. Find out the phrases which should be put after in/ on/ at one by oneT: Hello, boys and girls. This is our school. We know a lot about it. Today, there will be a lot of new students coming here. Will you help them find
4、 their classroom? Here they come. And we have three classes. They are “in”, “on” and “at”. Shall we begin?2. Read the phrases together3. Find out more similar phrases4. Work out the rules(1) in: in the evening (parts of day), in March (months), in 2013 (years), in winter (reason)(2) on Sunday, on De
5、cember 31st (days & dates), on the evening of July 4th, on Monday afternoon (parts of a specific day), on Childrens Day (specific holidays or days)(3) at seven, at noon, at lunchtime (time of day), at (the age of) 16 (age), at the Spring Festival (specific holidays or festivals), at the weekend (oth
6、ers)【设计意图】通过设计新生找教室的情境，让本来枯燥的语法稍显活泼些。让学生通过“分总分”的方式，在老师的带领下进行归纳、演绎，培养学生发现规律、主动思考、主动学习的能力和习惯，这样的过程和方法使学生掌握得更加牢固。Step 2 Practice 1. Finish the exercises on P47 on the Students BookT: Tommy is writing back to Millie. Help him complete his email with the correct propositions of time. 2. Fill in the blank
7、s with “in”, “on” or “at”We dont go to school _ Sunday. (on)My birthday is _ April 1st. (on) Were going to see the doctor _ four oclock. (at) He often takes Eddie for a walk _ the evening. (in)They have a long holiday _ November. (in)He was born _ 1992. (in) He likes reading newspapers _ breakfast.
8、(at) She starts learning English _ 6 oclock. (at) Its cold _ winter in China. (in)They play the game _ the evening of 31st October. (on) Well have one party _ next week. (/)My friends give me some presents _ Christmas every year. (at) He got home _ the morning of the 4th last month. (on) The story h
9、appened _ a cold winter morning. (on) I never go to a party _ Halloween. (on) My father seldom has free time _ the weekend. (at) It sometimes snows _ winter in Wuxi. (in) He often takes Eddie for a walk _ the evening. (in) My family usually get together to have a big dinner_ the Mid-autumn Festival.
10、 (at)He always goes to the library _ Mondays. (on) 【设计意图】及时总结复习，为下面的习题做好充分的准备。两个练习，从书本到课外，由简到难，层层递进，旨在学生确实扎实掌握三个介词的用法。B Adverbs of frequencyStep 1 Presentation1. Show the six adverbs of frequencyT: Please pay attention to these words. They are adverbs of frequency. They tell us how often things happ
11、en. But can you tell the difference among them? Look! The things happen more and more often. From 0% to 100%.2. Finish the exercises on Page 48 on the Students Book.Simon loves playing football. He _ plays football in the playground. (often)Sandy doesnt have much time to play tennis. She _ plays ten
12、nis. (seldom)Amy is a member of the swimming team. She _ swims after school. (usually)Daniel doesnt like basketball. He _ plays it. (never)Kitty goes to her dancing lesson every day. She _ dances for half an hour. (always)Millie _ goes roller skating, but shes not good at it. (sometimes)3. Work out
13、the rulesFind out the rules of the position of these adverbs.(1) Find out the rule 1: put the adverbs before a verbShow two sentences to find out rule 2: put the adverbs after “to be”. (2) Find out the usages of “how often”a. Show some examples to help students find out the different usages. Find ou
14、t and remember the usages of “how often”. b. Do some exercises and tell the difference between how often and how many timesSandy never reads books about sports. How often does Sandy read books about sports?Millie borrows books from the library once a week .How often does Millie borrow books from the
15、 library?The club has a Reading Week every year.How often does the club have a “Reading Week”?Simon goes to the Reading Club three times a week.How often does Simon go to the Reading Club?How many times a week does Simon go to the Reading Club?【设计意图】引导学生自己总结出使用的规则，在扩充练习中进一步补充对频率副词提问的方式，并就学生容易搞错的难点，即
16、 how often 和 how many times 进行对比和操练。有层次的练习设计带领学生由浅入深地层层深入学习，完成对课本知识必要的拓展和延伸。Step 2 Practice T: We have learned a lot about the prepositions and the adverbs. Do you have confidence to challenge the game? It has three levels. Only if you pass the first level, you can go on to the next one. Only if you
17、 pass all the levels, you will win. Do you have confidence?1. Fill in the blanksDo you know much about the school? The new term begins _ September 1st. (on)The school day starts _ 8 a.m. (at) The students dont need to go to school _ Saturday. (on) The students chat with each other _ lunchtime. (at)
18、The school has an outing _ spring or autumn. (in) Every class has a party _ Christmas. (at) The school has an Art Festival _ December. (in) The students go running _ cold winter mornings. (on) The students go to different clubs _ every Tuesday afternoon. (/) 2. Answer the question and fill in the bl
19、anksDo you know much about the teachers?(1) Ask and answer How often does Miss Zhou watch a film? (Once a week) When does she watch a film? (on Friday afternoon) (2) Fill in the blanksMar Liu does exercise _ _. _ he goes jogging, _ he plays badminton. (every day, sometimes, sometimes) He goes joggin
20、g _ _ _, and he plays badminton _ _ _. (in the evening, at the weekend)3. Make a dialogue and report Do you know much about the classmates?A: What do you like to do at /after school every day?B: I likeA: How often do you?B: I A: When do you do it?B: I do it on/in_ like to _ at / after school. He/ Sh
21、e He/ She does it on/in T: When your classmates report, the rest of you should listen to them carefully and take some notes. After that, you should say something about their report. These sentence patterns can help you.【设计意图】通过 game 的活动方式，激发学生的参与兴趣，同时活动设计的内容与学生的实际生活紧密相连，通过听、说等方式谈论和了解老师、同学及自己的日常活动，将本课时所学的内容实际运用起来。V. Homework1. Practise talking about your daily activities with a new partner by using the prepositions of time and the adverbs of frequency. 2. Finish the exercises in Period Grammar of Unit 4 in the workbook.