江苏省昆山市锦溪中学九年级英语上册 Unit 1 Star signs Comic strip教案 牛津版.doc

教学课题
Unit 1 Star signs Comic strip
课型
new
本课题教时数： 10 本教时为第 1 教时 备课日期
教学目标： To identify the symbols that represent the star signs
To learn the names of the symbols that represent the star signs

教学重点、难点：1. Different star signs and symbols
2. Different star signs and symbols
教学方法与手段： Audio-visual method; Communicative method; Cooperative method
教学过程： 教师活动
学生活动
设计意图
Step1 Lead-in

Ask students what animals they are in
Students describe
To lead in the new
the Chinese horoscope. Ask them to
the characteristicsof
lesson.
describe the characteristics of that
Chinesehoroscope.

animal. For weaker classes, you can

write the English names of the

Chinese star signs on the board.

Step 2 Presentation

Explain that western countries use a
Understand the
To introduce star singns
different system of star signs. Explain
birth of star signs.

that the western star sign system is

based on the month you were born in,

rather than the year you were born in.

Step 3

Explain to students that each picture

in Part A represents a star sign. Ask
Students complete Part A.
To get familiar
them to complete Part A, then discuss

with each star sign.
the answers as a class.

Students who have made mistakes in
Then discuss the answers

this section will benefit form
with their partners.

correcting their answers before

proceeding to the Reading section

Step 4

Ask students to complete Part B. explain
Complete Part B
To get familiar with
that there are 12 star signs in total----

the rest star signs.
those in Part A and those in Part B. Each

star sign represents a period of time in a year.

Step 5

Ask students whether they know what
Read the 12 star
Consolidate further.
their star sign is. Encourage them to say
signs aloud.

the name of their star sign aloud.

Step 6

Have a listening , then make sure what
Listen to the tape.
Listening.
Eddie and Hobo discuss in the unit

Step 7. Grasp the expressions in the unit , Eg

It is nice of you to bring me the newspaper,
Be sure to
Explain the language
Worry about
Bring sb sth=bring sth to sb
understand the
points.

expressions.

Step 8. Homework:

1.To recite the new words.

2. Finish the exercises in the exercise book.

授后小记： Ss have to identify the symbols that represent the star signs and to learn the names of the
symbols that represent the star signs. Ss are interested in it, so they are active in class. Ss have some
difficulty in remember all the star signs in class.
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