九年级英语上册 Unit 5《It must belong to Carla》教案 人教新目标版.doc

Unit 5 It must belong to Carla.
Course Standards in this unit:
Functions
How to make inferences.
Key words
(1) picnic, appointment, worried, chase, mystery, neighbor, garbage, escape,
(2) belong to, use up
Key structures
The usages of modal verbs: can, could, may, might and must
Target language
(1) —Whose volleyball is this? —It must be Carla’s. She loves volleyball.
(2) —Whose French book is this? —It could be Ali’s. She studies French.
(3) —Whose guitar is this? It might belong to Alice. She plays the guitar.
(4) —Whose T-shirt is this? —It can’t be John’s. It’s much too small for him.
Learning strategies
Sequencing, Deducing
Period
Four periods to six periods.
Teaching Recourses
Information and photos about UFO.
Newspaper articles from 21st century or other English papers.
Photos of Sports players from .
A tape recorder and cassette of this unit.
A short quiz after finish teaching goals.

Section A
Goals

(1) To learn must, might, could and can’t for making inferences.
(2) Understand the conversation about making inferences.
(3) Bottom-down method.
Procedures
1.Warming up
Learn about modal verbs: Modal verbs are used to express ideas such as possibility, intention, obligation and necessity. Here are the examples of can, could, may, might and must.
2. Presentation
Introduce must: must means certainty.
a. That must be Jerry. They said he was tall with bright red hair.
b. That must have been the right restaurant. There are no other restaurants on this street.
c. NO FUTURE FORM
3. Practice
a. Looking and writing
Hello, class. On page 34 is a picture with many things in it. Write the things you see in the correct picture.
b. Listening and matching
You are going to listen and match on page 34 each person with a thing and a reason. Pay attention to the use of MUST in the sentences. Columns in the chart.
c Pair work
In pairs practice the conversation in the picture on page 34.
Then make conversations using information in the chart in 1b.
Whose volleyball is this?
It must be Carla’s. She loves volleyball.
Whose books are these?
They must be Mary’s.
The man is her favorite author.
Whose CD is this?
It must be Grace’s.
She likes listening to classical music.

4. Listening
a. Bob and Anna found a backpack outside their school gate. Listen to their conversation and write down the things found in the backpack. Pay attention to the usages of other modal verbs about making inferences —can’t, could, might.
b. Listening and filling
Next you are to listen to the tape once again. Fill in the blanks with modal verbs you hear used to make inferences.
c. Filling and telling
On page 35 is a chart in which you will see 8 sentences. A word is missing from each sentence. Fill in a word from this unit.
5. Consolidation
Reading, numbering and circling
On page 36 you see a box. In it is a thank-you message from Linda to Anna. Read it, number the 5 parts and circle the words you don’t know.
Subject Thanks! From: Linda
_④_ If you have any idea where it might be, please call me.
_②_ I think I dropped it during the concert. So it might still be in
the symphony hall.
_⑤_ I tried to call you but your mom said you were still at your
optometrist appointment (I hope your new glasses look nice!).
_③_ I really need it because I have a math test on algebra tomorrow. It’s crucial that I study for it because it counts 30% to the final exam.
_①_ I’m really anxious, because I can’t find my backpack.
Thanks, Linda
Activity 1
Collect some objects from the students and infer their owners.
A: Here are some earrings. The owner can’t be a boy.
B: Well, it could be a boy. The earring might be a present for his mother.
6. Homework
Look and say
Look at the picture below and say what is happening.

Section B
Goals
1.Go on learning modal verbs: must, might, could, can’t to infer
things.
2.Develop the students’ abilities in listening, speaking, reading and
writing about modal verbs above.
Procedures
Hello, class. Have you ever seen any UFOs or aliens? What are they? How do they look? Now turn to page 37, look at the pictures and write a sentence about each picture.
Use must, might, could and can’t for making inferences.
a. The UFO is landing. It is coming down from the sky!
b. The terrible, ugly, frightening alien is chasing the two people.
c. The frightened man is looking back at the alien.
d. A woman with camera is shooting films.
e. They must be making a movie.
1.Looking and writing
2. Listening

3.Pair work
a. Listening and numbering
To know more about the UFO and aliens you shall listen to a recording. While listening pay attention to the uses of must, might, could and can’t for making inferences and try to number the pictures on page 37.
b. Listening and completing
You are going to listen to the tape again and complete the sentences in the box on page 37. Use must, might, could and can’t for making inferences.
They see…
The man says…
The woman says…
a. a man running
He could be running for exercises.
He might be late for work.
b.something in the sky
It could be a helicopter.
It must be a UFO.

c.a strange creature
It must be an alien.
I must be dreaming.
d. a woman with a camera
She could be from the TV news.
They must be making a movie.
In pairs role play the conversations between the man and woman. Use must, might, could and can’t for making inferences.
A: Why do you think the man is running?
B: He could be running for exercise.
A: No, he’s wearing a suit. He might be running to catch a bus.
B: There’s something in the sky. It could be a helicopter.
A: No, it can’t be a helicopter. It must be a UFO.
B: And there’s a strange creature getting out. It
must be an alien.
A: I must be dreaming.
B: Look, there’s a woman with a camera.
A: She could be from the TV news.
B: Oh! They must be making a movie.
4. Reading
a. Reading and underlining There’s a newspaper article here on page 38. Read it, underline what causes the strange things and circle all the expressions used.
b. Strange events in Bell Tower neighborhood Our neighborhood used to be very quiet. However, these days, strange things are happening in our neighborhood and everyone is unhappy. Zhou Gu, the local school teacher is extremely worried. When he was interviewed by the local newspaper, he said, “Every night we hear strange noises outside our window. My wife thinks that it could be an animal, but my friends and I think it must be teenagers having fun. My parents called the police, but they can’t find anything strange. They think it might be the wind. I don’t think so!”
Zhou’s next door neighbor Qi Hui is unhappy too. “At first, I thought it might be a dog, but I can’t see a dog and I still hear the noises outside.” Everyone in our neighborhood is worried, and everyone has his or her ideas. There must be something visiting the homes in our neighborhood, but what is it?

5. Writing
a. Write another paragraph
After read the newspaper article about Strange events in Bell Tower. Now use the
notes on page 38 to write another paragraph about the events. Use must, might, could
and can’t for making inferences in your writing.
B.Look and complete
The end of the Strange events in Bell Tower with must, might, could and can’t to infer.
6. Speaking
Tell your classmates about an image about future and let them make a suggestion about what’s like in 20 years later. Use must, might, could and can’t for making inferences in a group of four people.
For example,
A: In2026, I can swim under the sea like fish.
B: Maybe it means we might as light as a fish.
A: In2026, I needn’t chase the bus to school.
B: Maybe it means we can have another spacecraft like UFO.
…
7. Homework
Here are four pictures of famous sports players you can guess who they are with modal verbs like can, can’t, could, might, must and so on.
Self check
1. Vocabulary (Fill in the blanks with the right forms of these words.)
picnic, appintent, worried, chase, mystery, neighbor, garbage, escape, belong to, use up

(1) Could you get some color oil for me? Mine has ________________.
(2) Harry made an important _____________ with Susan yesterday.
(3) The old man looked ______________ because he couldn’t find his way home in this big city.
(4) My grandpa was telling a _______________, so everyone in the room listened carefully.
(5) We all look forward to having a ________ if we pass the exam.
(6) I want to _____________ from the dirtiest _____
(7) The dog is _______________ a chick, its ____________ my _______________.
2. Filling the blanks
On page 39 you will see 5 sentences. Now read them and fill in each blank with a correct word given. Make necessary changes to the form.
Then make your own sentence with each word.
Keys 1. favorite 2. careful 3. worried 4. anxious 5. strange
Your own sentences might be:
(1) I’m very anxious about it.
(2) These days, everyone is extremely worried about the weather.
(3) We hear strange noises outside our classroom.
(4) You are not very careful of the aliens swimming in the river.
(5) My parents are my favorite teachers of English.

3. Read the proverbs and tell what they mean. Use must, might, could and can’t for making inferences.
a. One finger cannot lift a small stone.
Maybe it means only one person alone can’t do a thing very well.

b. When an ant says “ocean”, he’s talking about a small pool.
Maybe it means different persons might have different understanding of the same thing.
c. It is less of a problem to be poor than to be dishonest.
Maybe it means being dishonest could be worse than being poor.
d. Be careful of the person who does not talk, and the dog that does not bark.
Maybe it means the person who does not talk, and the dog that does not bark must be more dangerous.
e. You can’t wake a person who is pretending to be asleep.
Maybe it means a bad person can’t be stopped from doing bad things.
f. Tell me and I’ll forget. Show me, and I may not remember. Let me try, and I’ll understand.
Maybe it means doing is learning, and teaching might not be very effective.
g. Don’t let yesterday use up too much of today.
Maybe it means what was done yesterday can’t be changed.
h. He who would do great things should not attempt them all alone.
Maybe it means one can’t do a great thing alone all by oneself.

4. Circling the odd word
On page 39 is a box with 5 groups of words. Read them and circle the one that does not belong.
a. escape owner chase run
b. picnic lunch dinner alien
c. land apple ice cream chicken
d. creature alien exercise visitor
e. lost grass tree flower
Keys: 1. escape owner chase run 2. picnic lunch dinner alien
3. land apple ice cream chicken 4. creature alien exercise visitor
5. lost grass tree flower