1、Unit 5 Amazing things TaskI. Teaching aims and learning objectivesBy the end of the lesson, students should be able to:1. make a list of some facts about something;2. express the ideas clearly in the article; 3. write an article about something amazing. II. Teaching contentsNew words and phrases: sa
2、ndwich, by, per, inch, all over the world, at least, as as, ask forIII. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty1. Organize the details of fun facts clearly.2. Organize the article clearly. IV. Teaching proceduresStep 1 Revision 1. Review some fun facts about animals T: Boys and girls, i
3、n Unit 5, we have learnt many fun facts about animals. Lets have a revision. Look at the pictures and say something about the animals. P1: There are no bones in the back of elephants feet only fat.P2: Fish sleep with their eyes open.P3: A giraffe has a long neck, but there are only seven bones in it
4、s long neck.P4: A snake eats little or nothing for months in cold winter.P5: Camels live in very dry places. They can live without water for a long time.P6: Ants can smell things well. 【设计意图：复习本单元所学的有关动物的趣事，检测学生的掌握程度。 】Step 2 Presentation1. Free talk(1) Do you like eating sandwiches?(2) Do you know
5、how to make a sandwich?(3) Would you please say something about sandwiches?2. Search for some information about sandwichesT: Simon wants to write an article about sandwiches. So he is searching for some information on the Internet. 【设计意图：通过小短文介绍有关三明治的趣事。 】3. Answer the questionsT: Please answer the
6、following questions. (1) What did John Montagu like doing? (2) Why did he put meat between two pieces of bread? (3) Did others like this kind of food? (4) Who did the food get its name from? 【设计意图：阅读文章，通过回答问题检测学生对文章的理解，同时为下面提炼写作提纲作铺垫。 】4. Notes about sandwiches.T: Try to get some key phrases from th
7、e article, and take some notes. Here are Simons notes. Read them and try to keep them in your mind. 【设计意图：学会从故事中提炼信息，将信息罗列清楚，为写作做准备。 】5. Simons article about sandwichesT: According to the notes, Simon writes an article about sandwiches. Please read the article by yourselves. 【设计意图：学习范文，了解文章的结构和每段的段落
8、大意以及写作时运用的时态。 】Step 3 Practice1. Article structure T: Lets analysis how to write an article about amazing things. 【设计意图：讲解自己写作时可以运用的结构和相关有用的句式。 】2. Simons notes about TVsT: Boys and girls, do you like watching TV? Do you know something about TVs? Id like to introduce something about TVs to you. 【设计意
9、图：回归课本，引出学生写作的主题电视，并对电视的发展做简单的介绍。 】3. Complete the table 4. Make a dialogue 5. Fill in the blanks according to the notesT: According to the notes, please fill in the blanks. 【设计意图：根据提纲，通过填表格、编对话等形式，检测学生对 Notes 的掌握程度。并教会学生组织语言，将所列信息连词成句，学会用句子和段落来表达自己的观点。 】6. WritingT: Write an article about TV. Have a try. 【设计意图：在范文的基础上，修改相关内容仿写文章。 】 V. Homework1. Get more information about the amazing thing that you are interested in. 2. Make notes about the amazing thing.3. Write an article about it.
