Unit 9 My favorite subject is science.

第五课时

Teaching and Learning Goals：

一、功能： 

1..能理解有关课程安排的短文，并能获得相关信息。  

2.了解写信的格式。

二、词汇和常用表达: Learn and use the words：

useful, from…to, Mrs. finish, lesson, hour, have an art lesson…

三、学习策略：Guide the students to master the reading skills.

四、情感态度：学会与他人合作、并且关注他人，正确的与人交流。

五、文化知识：Lead the students to learn to write a letter and know more about foreign culture.

Teaching and learning steps

Pre-reading：

Step1:Topic review

1. T: Hello! Boys and girls! How many subjects do you know ?

  Ss: Nine

  T:  Good ! What do you think of them?

Show some description words on the screen. Such as: interesting ;fun ;easy; difficult......

S1: I think English is useful.

S2: I think Chinese is fun.  

Ask Ss to talk about all the subjects in groups and fill in the following chart.

School subjects	description words
English Chinese	useful fun

【设计意图】复习科目及所学的形容词有利于学生更好的理解文章。

Step 2 Warming up and lead-in

T:  Jenny is Yu Mei's pen friend from the U.S.A. Yu Mei writes a letter to Jenny to tell her about her classes on Friday. Now read the letter quickly and find the answer to the main idea of the letter:

【设计意图】通过介绍Jenny和Yu Mei的情况，引入本节课的主题内容。

While-reading：

Step 3 Reading

Task1 .Get Ss to read the letter fast and silently.And then find the answer .

The main idea of the letter is about      

A: The subjects Yu Mei likes

B: The subjects Yu Mei doesn't like

C:Yu Mei's schedule of Friday

After that show the answer:C

 

Task 2. Ss read the letter quickly and find  the answer to the following questions.

(1)What's Yu Mei's favorite subject?

                                                

(2When is lunch?

                                               

(3)When do her classes finish?

                                                

Ask three students to answer them and give them some encouragement. and ask the others to check the answers.

Task 3.Ss read the letter once more carefully and complete Yu Mei's schedule without looking at the letter.

Friday
Time	Subjects/Activities
8:00-8:50
9:00-9:50
10:00-10:50
11:00-11:50
12:00-1:00
2:00-4:00

【设计意图】通过制定具体的阅读任务，让学生先略读，快读去整体感知课文。了解了文章的大意，然后再研读课文，根据具体的任务，掌握课文的细节。

Post-reading：

Step 4 Group-work

Task 1  Complete Yu Mei’s schedule with the information.

8:00  math               9:00 science                   10:00 history

1:00 Chinese             1:50 An art lesson             1:00 P.E.

12:00—1:00 Lunch 

 Dear Jenny,

 I am very       on Friday. At 8:00 I have         .It’s not       .The teacher says it’s              , but I think it’s           .Then at 9:00 I have         .It’s difficult        interesting. At 10:00 I have            .After that, I have       at 11:00. It’s       and     . Lunch is      12:00    1:00, and after that we have     .It’s my      subject. My         teacher, Mrs Wang ,is         fun. My classes       at 1:50 , but after that I have an          lesson for two        . It’s really          !

How  about         ?  When        your classes? What’s your favorite subject?

Your friend,

Yu Mei

Task 2 Report: Ss talk about their favorite school day, then make  a  report in groups by asking the following questions:

1. What’s your favorite day?[来源:Z。xx。k.Com]

2. What’s your favorite subject?[来源:Z*xx*k.Com]

3. Why do you like it?

4. Who is your favorite teacher?

5 . When do you have…? 

【设计意图】本环节先对信件的书写有一个大概的认识，然后再根据思维导图去复述课文。学生通过任务1的复述，对文章有了更具体的了解，再去完成任务2。最后学生根据这封信去做小组报告。让学生更好的掌握本节课的知识。

Step5 Summary

Inquiry into knowledge by translation:

1．busy adj.  忙碌的；热闹的     

（1）常在句中作表语。

I’m very busy these days.
   近来我很忙。

（2）表示“忙于某事”可使用“be busy with + 名词(短语)”结构。

Cindy is busy with her work. 
   辛蒂忙于她的工作。

（3）表示“忙于做某事”可使用“be busy doing sth (短语)”结构

Jim is busy. He is playing (正在弹) the piano.(合并为一句)

→1. Jim is _____ _____ the piano.

练一练 ：翻译句子

（1）.我的父母正忙于举办我的生日聚会。

________________________________________

（2）.你在忙于什么？

______________________________________

2. finish v. 完成；结束

(1) 表示“完成某事”可使用“finish sth ”

I finish my homework.

我完成了我的家庭作业。

（2）表示“做完某事”可使用“finish doing sth”

She finishes reading this book.

她看完了这本书。

练一练 ：翻译句子

（1） 你什么时候完成你的工作？

                                                

（2） 我看完了这本书。

                                                  

【设计意图】语言的归纳总结是学习升华的过程。通过翻译探究，学生才真正的理解了本节课的重点知识。才能会学以致用。

Step 6 The end-of-class test(当堂达标)

句子翻译：

( 1 ) 我周五很忙。

                                     

( 2 ) 老师说数学很有用，但我认为很难。

                                     

( 3 ) Tom喜欢他们的语文老师，因为她很有趣。

                                     

( 4 ) 十二点钟到一点钟为午餐（时间）。

                                     

( 5 ) 科学是难的，但比较有趣。

                                     

 ( 6 ) 我学校的课（下午）一点五十分结束，但随后我要上两个小时的美术课。

                                                   

                                                   

   

Ø 【教有所思】 本节课旨在培养学生的阅读理解能力。在此课中，注重了对学生学习策略和学习兴趣的培养，通过学生的合作学习，启发了学生的思维，培养了合作意识。课堂有目的语言的输入，更有目的语言的输出。即明确了学习任务，又注重了学习方式的多样性。使每一位学生都参与到学习中来感受到收获的乐趣。[来源:学,科,网]

 

 

l 翻译探究的答案：

1.（3） busy playing

练一练 ：翻译句子

(1) My parents are busy having a birthday party for me.

(2) What are you busy with?

2. 练一练 ：翻译句子[来源:Z§xx§k.Com]

(1)When do you finish your work?

(2) I finish reading the book.

The answers to the end- of –class test: 

(1) I am very busy on Friday.

(2) The teacher says math is very useful, but I think it’s difficult.

(3) Tom like their Chinese teacher because she is great fun.

(4) Lunch is from 12:00 to 1:00.

(5) Science is difficult but interesting.

(6) My classes finish at 1:50, and after that we have an art lesson for two hours.