1、Unit 1 This is me!GrammarI. Teaching aims and learning objectivesBy the end of the lesson, students should be able to:1. understand the definition of simple present tense and when to use this tense;2. learn how to make positive and negative sentences, and ask and answer questions using the verb “to
2、be” in the simple present tense; 3. frequently communicate with each other using the verb “to be” in the simple present tense.II. Teaching contents1. New words and phrases: over there2. New structures: Im (not) You/We/They are (not) He/She/It is (not) Am I ? Yes, I am. / No, Im not.Are you/we/they ?
3、 Yes, we/you/they are. / No, we/you/they arent.Is he/she/ it ? Yes, he/she/it is. / No, he/she/it isnt.III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficultyHow to make positive and negative sentences, and ask and answer questions using the verb “to be” in the simple present tense.IV. Teaching pr
4、oceduresStep 1 Lead-in1. Listen to a self-introduction by MillieT: Hello, boys and girls. Now we make six new friends with the students from Sunshine Middle School. Millie is one of them. Shes introducing herself. Lets listen to her.2. Show “am”, “is” and “are” in the passageT: Pay attention to thes
5、e circled words. Millie uses a lot of “am”, “is” and “are” to talk about her friends and herself. In fact, “am/ is/ are” are different forms of the verb “be”.【设计意图】本节课通过一段关于 Millie 自我介绍的文本，在学生熟悉的语篇中引起学生对文本中 be 动词的一般现在时用法的注意，快速导入到本节课的教学内容。Step 2 Presentation1. Presentation of the simple present tense
6、.T: In English, the verb “be” is also called the linking verb. It has three different forms, “am”, “is” and “are”, in the simple present tense. We use one of them according to the different forms of subjects. We can use “be” to talk about the fact and the present state. For example, I am from Wuxi.
7、Her hair is long. We are happy. Different subjects have different forms of the verb “be”.2. Present the three forms of the verb “to be”: am, is, are(1) Present when to use “am”, and how to use “am” (2) Present when to use “is”, and how to use “is”(3) Present when to use “are”, and how to use “are”3.
8、 Make a conclusion about the proper usage of the three forms of “be”4. Play a game Present different subject forms in a short time, and ask students to tell am, is or are as quickly as possible. (you, he, my brothers, his friend, our parents, Lucys cat, I, her teachers)5. Present the usage of the ne
9、gative forms with the verb “to be” in the simple present tense6. Present the usage of the question forms with the verb “to be” in the simple present tense【设计意图】逐个单独呈现知识点并加以强调，再以朗朗上口的口诀形式使学生能迅速掌握并记忆，最后以小练习巩固复现成果。Step 3 Practice1. Finish Part A on the textbook(1) Fill in the blanksT: Millie has some p
10、ictures of her new classmates and her teacher. Complete what they are saying with the correct forms of the verb “to be”.(2) Check the answers(3) Read together.2. Finish Part B on the textbook(1) Fill in the blanks (2) Check the answer together. T: Millie is talking to her new friends. Complete their
11、 conversation with the correct forms of the verb “to be”.(3) Read together【设计意图】利用书上的练习来进行操练学生对 be 动词的一般现在时在具体语境中的灵活运用。Step 4 Summary1. Make a conclusionShow a rhyme to help students grasp the usage of simple present tense.T: Boys and girls, today we learned something about the verb “to be” in the s
12、imple present tense. Do you still remember the three forms? What are they? When do we use them? Lets read the following rhyme together.2. Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the verb “to be”.【设计意图】以复习 be 动词用法口诀的形式总结整节课的知识点，并附加相应练习，加深其对教学内容的记忆。Step 5 ActivityIntroduce your new classmatesT: Bo
13、ys and girls, now we make friends with our new classmates. Would you like to introduce your new friend to other classmates and make more new friends? Here is a table about the personal information. Try to ask and get the relevant information to fill in the blanks. Then make a report to introduce you
14、r new classmates. When you make your report, try to use as many “be” as possible. You can talk about the following things: name, age, school, class, grade , birthplace, looks, hobbies and strong points【设计意图】在熟悉本单元 Reading 章节内容的基础上口头问答个人信息填写表格，并介绍新同学，以实现教学内容在语境中真正的灵活运用，让学生收获分享和成功的喜悦。V. Homework1. Revise the usage of the simple present tense. 2. Finish the exercises on the worksheet.
