1、Unit 1 Friends Reading Period:72Teaching aims and demands:a. Aims to knowledge:1.To skim text for overall meaning and skim for details.2. To use adjectives to describe peoples appearance and characteristics. b. Aims to the abilities: To guess general meaning from keywords and context.c. Aims to the
2、emotion: Teach students: What is the most important for a best friend.Key points and difficult points:To recognize the use of comparatives and superlatives.Teaching aids: A tape recorderTeaching methods: Let the students guess the meaning of the words when they are reading.Teaching procedures:Step 1
3、 Check homeworkAsk some students to come to the front and read the sentences.Step 2: Reading and answeringT: In our class, is helpful. is friendly. likes sharing his joy with others. What about Betty, Max and May? I think you may know something about them after you read the articles. Now I will play
4、 the tape recorder. Listen carefully. If you want you can also look at your books at the same time. But you must take out your pens and underline the words you dont understand.Play the tape recorder. Ask some questions orally.1. Is Betty slim?2. Is Betty willing to share things with her friends?3. W
5、hat does Betty want to be when she grows up?4. Why does Max have poor eyesight?5. Does Max have a good sense of humour?6. Can May keep a secret?Pay attention to explaining the words the students underlined.Step 3: Reading:Read the articles again and fill in the table together.NameBettyMaxMayAppearan
6、ceSlim, short hairTall, poor eyesight (wear glasses)Small, have straight, shoulder-length hair, pretty.PersonalityGenerousHelpfulHave a good sense of humorFunnyTrue, kindWhat does he/she do?Willing to share things with friendsReady to help people any time e.g. Tell funny jokes and always make others
7、 laughLong legs do not fit under the school desks.Can keep a secretNever say a bad word about anyoneStep 4: Asking and answeringRead the articles again.Divide the class into two groups. Students from one group ask and the other group answer.Step 5: Retell!. T: So we have got a table about them. And
8、you have known a lot about them. Can you say something about them according to the information in the table.2. Give students 3 minutes to prepare3. Ask 2-3 students to retell the three articles.Step 6: Brainstorming.1.T: Well, when we describe our friends, we also need to describe what he or she is
9、like. What kind of words can we use?-Adjectives.Eyes, nose: big, smallFace: round, squareBody: thin, strong, slim, fat, tall, shortHair: short, long, straight, circled, shoulder-length, black.T: When you write you can use them.Ask students to write an article using the words above. (words: about 50)
10、Step 7: Exercise:Finish B1, B2, C1 and check the answers. VI .On Blackboard: Unit 1 ReadingNameBettyMaxMayAppearancePersonalityWhat does he/she do?. Homework:To write about one of their friends. (in the next class, teachers can read some of them and ask the whole class to guess who she/he is).Teaching notes