1、Unit 7 AbilitiesTaskI. Teaching aims and learning objectivesBy the end of the lesson, students should be able to:1. describe the ability and personality of a person;2. analyze the structure of a recommendation letter;3. write a recommendation letter.II. Teaching contents1. New words and phrases: sir
2、, part, need, lose, before, most of the computer word, take part in, lose ones way, hear from2. New sentences: I would like to recommend Daniel for this years Young Star Award.We look forward to hearing from you soon.III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficultyDescribe the ability and p
3、ersonality of a person.IV. Teaching proceduresStep 1 Lead-in & RevisionT: Hello, boys and girls. Look, who is the boy?S: Simon.T: Yes. He is a member of the Helping Hands Club. What did he do?S: Simon helped an old man cross the street./ He gave a seat to someone on the bus.T: Well done! Simon also
4、takes part in the club activities. Look at the pictures. What did he do in the club activities?S: He visited an old peoples home with classmates./He collected many things for Project Hope with Millie to help children in need./He cleaned up the park on weekends.T: Great!【设计意图：通过熟悉的图片，复习本单元第一课时里助人为乐的行
5、为。 】Step 2 Presentation 1. Present the new words and phrasesT: Simon did a lot for others. So what do you think of him?S: Helpful/Kind.T: I agree. His classmates also think he is clever, kind and helpful. And they wrote a recommendation letter. Do you want to have a look?Here is the letter. But it h
6、as something missing. And what do they want to recommend Simon for? Can you find it out?S: They want to recommend Simon for this years Helpful Star Award.T: I see. Do you know who is “Sir or Madam”? If we write to a person we dont know, we use this. “Sir” is for a man and “madam” is for a woman.T: L
7、ook, here is another piece of the letter. Do know “hearing from”? S: It means getting a letter from.T: Nice. To be polite, we use “Yours faithfully” at the end of a letter. T: Can you tell me who wrote the letter?S: Sandy. T: Great. This is her signature. 【设计意图：通过一封不完整的推荐信，呈现并学习本课主要生词和词组。 】2. Read a
8、nd analyze Mr Wus recommendation letterT: What a pity! It is not a complete letter. But we have Mr Wus recommendation letter on page 90. He wants to recommend Daniel for this years Young Star Award. Why not have a look?T: How many paragraphs are there in Mr Wus letter?S: There are five paragraphs.T:
9、 Good. Now lets match the paragraphs with their main ideas.Paragraph 1 tells what the letter is about.Paragraph 2 tells abilities of Daniel.Paragraph 3 tells personality of Daniel.Paragraph 4 tells what Daniel did.Paragraph 5 says again who to recommend.T: Mr Wus recommendation letter has three part
10、s: introduction, main body and conclusion. Lets put the five paragraphs into them. Can you help?Paragraph 1 is in the first part.Paragraph 2, paragraph 3 and paragraph 4 are in the second part.Paragraph 5 is in the third part.T: The first part says who to recommend. The second part tells us why to r
11、ecommend Daniel for this award. It is about Daniels abilities, personality and what he did. The third part tells the wish of Mr. Wu and Daniels classmates.T: Now can you tell me why Mr. Wu wants to recommend Daniel? How about Daniels abilities?He can learn things quickly.He can use computers well.He
12、 does most of the computer work for the Helping Hands Club.T: Now how about Daniels personality?He thinks carefully when he works.He plans everything well and often takes part in activities of the Project Hope group.T: Then what did Daniel do?He helped a five-year-old boy.The boy lost his way.【设计意图：
13、通过构建思维导图让学生了解推荐信的流程结构，再通过局部精读让学生熟悉该推荐信的描写人物能力、性格等的细节。 】3. Deal with how to write a recommendation letterT: This is all for the recommendation letter. Now do you know how to write a recommendation letter? Do you still remember? How many parts does Mr Wus recommendation letter have?S: Three.T: What sh
14、ould we write in the first part?S: We can write who to recommend.T: Fine. So we can use this sentence structure. The second part is the main body. What should we write in this part?S: We can write why to recommend this person.T: Great. We should write about the abilities, personality of the person a
15、nd what the person did. What adjectives can you think of for describing ability?S: Clever/Bright/Smart.T: Cool! Then what phrases can you think of for describing ability? Now lets have a brainstorm. Ok, study these pictures carefully and you may have some good ideas.S: Learn things quickly/Use compu
16、ters well/Write good articles/Speak English well.T: Well done! We can also use “be good at” or “do well in”. Now, lets come to the next step. What adjectives can you find to describe personality?S: Friendly, helpful, kind, polite, careful, active.T: Wonderful! Then what phrases can you use to descri
17、be personality? OK, look at these pictures carefully and you may think of some wonderful ideas.S: Helpful us with our lessons./A member of the Helping Hands Club./Think carefully./Plan things well.T: Excellent! Then we should give an example to tell what the person did. And we will come to the third
18、 part of a recommendation letter. What should we write now? S: We can write the wish here.T: How to write the wish?S: I think the person should get the award. I look forward to hearing from you.T: Its nice. But remember “Dear Sir / Madam”, “Yours faithfully” and the signature in the letter. 【设计意图：通过
19、头脑风暴和构建写作框架，积累写作素材和勾勒写作思路，让接下来的写作水到渠成。 】Step 3 PracticeWrite a recommendation letterT: You know how to write a recommendation letter. Now lets help to complete Sandys recommendation letter for Simon. Lets see. Which part does the letter need?S: “Why”.T: Simons classmates think Simon is clever, kind
20、and helpful. Now lets complete the letter. Here are some useful expressions for the writing. You have ten minutes to write.T: I can see your recommendation letters are ready. Now please check your letters carefully. Make sure:(1) its a letter not an article!(2) it tells who to recommend.(3) it tells
21、 why to recommend the person.(4) it includes your wish.(5) there are few mistakes of tense, spelling and punctuation.T: Lets help each other check the writing to make it better.【设计意图：让学生用熟悉的素材独立完成推荐信的写作，并通过自我检查和互助检查来优化写作。】Step 4 ProductionShare the writing of the recommendation letter.T: I think you
22、 did a good job. And I cant wait to read your recommendation letters. Now its showing time. Please read and show your letters to us. T: Wonderful! Heres sample writing. Why not have a look?【设计意图：通过朗读展示优秀的写作，让好的想法和写法得到更大范围的分享。 】V. HomeworkRecommend one of your classmates for this years Good Student Award. Write a recommendation letter.
