Unit4Where’smyschoolbag-Period3.doc

Unit 4 Where’s my schoolbag?
Period 3 (Grammar Focus-3c)
Teaching aims:
Language aims:
1. Review the words about furniture and the school things.
2. Continue to talk about where things are, using the preposition .
3. Can talk about position using the following sentence structures.
① —Where's…? —It's in/on/under…
② —Where're…? —They're in/on/under…
③ —Is the …in/on/under…? —Yes, it is./ No, it isn't.
④ —Are the …in/on/under…? —Yes, they are. /No, they aren't.
4）Summarize the sentence structures
Moral aims：
Get into the habits of putting the things in the order.
Teaching key and difficult points:
1 Summarize the sentence structures of talking about the position.
2. Can use the sentence structures of talking about the position in different situations.
教学设计
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Step 1 . Warming- up and revision
1. Sing “Where is Tom?” song (like “Two tigers”)
Where is Tom? Where is Tom? It’s in the case. It’s in the case.
Where is Tom? Where is Tom? It’s on the case. It’s on the case.
Where is Tom? Where is Tom?
It’s under the case. It’s under the case.
2. Ask and answer the school things around them.
(Put S1's pencil box on the desk)
T: Where is your pencil box? S1: It's on the desk.
(Then put it in his desk)
T: Is your pencil box on the desk now?
S1: No, it isn't. It's in the desk.
（Put it under the desk）
T: Is your pencil box in the desk? S1: No, it isn't. It's under the desk.
3. Let Ss ask and answer in the same way.
Step 2 . Grammar Focus.
1. Reading guiding：
When you ask about the position, you can use “Where is /are… ”,the structures are：
Where is…? It's in/on/under… (句子的主语为名词单数)
Where are…? They're in/on/under… (句子的主语为名词复数)
2. Let Ss read the sentences and fill in the blanks below.
① 地图在哪里？_________ the map?
② 它在你爷爷奶奶的房间里。It’s ___ your _____________ room.
③ 我的书在哪里？_______ _____ my books?
④ 它们在沙发上。They’re _____the _______.
⑤ 他的铅笔在哪里？ ______ _____ pencil box?
⑥ 它在他的书包里。 It’s ___ his _________.
⑦ 你的尺子在哪里？_______ your ________?
⑧ 它在椅子下面。It’s ________ the _______.
⑨ 他们的钥匙在哪里？_____ are ________ _____?
⑩ 它们在桌子上。 _______ on the _____.
3. Check the answers with the class.
Step 3 work on 3a
1. (Make a conversation with a student.)
T: Look at Picture 1 in 3a. Where is the baseball?
S1: (help S1 answer) I don’t know.
T: (Teach Ss the expression "I don't know." with a body language. for example shake your head.)
2. Now look at the pictures and read the conversation below and fill in the blanks.
3. Guiding：① pay attention to the singular forms and the plural forms: “Where is…? Where are…?”.
② Look the picture carefully, find the correct positions, and discribe them with “in, on, under”.
4. Check the answers.
5. Read the conversations.
Step 4 work on 3b
1. T: When we ask about the place of something. We often use the sentence structure below:
—Where is + 单数事物？ —It's in/on/under…
—Where are + 复数事物？ —They're in/on/under…
—Is the …in/on/under…? —Yes, it is./ No, it isn't.
—Are the …in/on/under…? —Yes, they are. /No, they aren't.
Now let's ask and answer according to the picture in 3b or using your own things.
T: Where is the computer? Is it in the bookcase?
S1: No, it isn't. It's on the sofa.
2. T: Work in pairs. Make a similar conversation like this.
S1: Where is the computer game? Is it on the sofa?
S2: No, it isn't. It’s in the bookcase.
S1: Where are the books? Are they on the sofa?
S2: No, they aren't. They are in the bookcase.
S1: Where are the pencils?
S2: I don’t know. Are they in the pencil box?
S1: Yes, they are.
(Let the students ask and answer according to the picture in 3b or using their own things.)
Step 5 work on 3c Game (Find the differences)
T: Student A looks at the picture on P19, student B looks at the picture on P21, 3c. Ask and answer questions to find the differences in pairs.
Sample:
SA: Where is the schoolbag? Is it under the table?
SB: No, it isn’t. It’s on the table.
SA: Where are the books? Are they on the sofa?
SB: No, they aren’t. They are on the bed…...
T: Let’s find out the differences between the pictures. Where is the schoolbag? Is it on the table? (Look at the picture on P21 3c)
Ss: No, it isn’t. It’s under the table.
(Look at Picture 2)
T: Where are the books? Are they behind the sofa? (Look at the picture on P19)
Ss: No, they aren't. They are on the sofa.
(Look at Picture 2)
(Ask some pairs to make conversations and find out some differences.)
T: Fill in the chart according to the pictures.（Show the differences between the two pictures.）

Things
Picture on P19 (Picture 1)
Picture on P21 (Picture 2 )
Pencil box
in the schoolbag
on the table
Books

Schoolbag

…

T: Who wants to report it?
S1: Let me try. In Picture 1, the pencil case is… In Picture2, the pencil case is…
S2: In Picture 1, the books are… In Picture2, the books are…
(Ask other students to report it.).
Homework
T: Make a survey after class. Ask some of your classmates “Where is…? Where are…?” Fill in the chart.
Things

Name
books
keys
schoolbag
jacket

Linda

Eric