新目标七年级上Unit9myfavoritesubjectisscience教案1.doc

Unit 9 My favorite subject is science.
Part 1: Teaching design (第一部分：教学设计)
Structures :
What questions; Why questions; Who questions; Adjectives of quality
Target language :
What’s your favorite subject? My favorite subject is P.E.
Why do you like P,E.? Because it’s fun. Who is your science teacher? Mr Wang
Vocabulary :
math, science, history, physical education(P.E.), favorite, teacher days of the week
Learning strategies :
Repeating; Practicing; Sequencing
SECTION A
Goals
● To teach the students what questions, why questions
● To let the students talk about their favorite subjects
Procedures
Warming up by learning about wh-questions
What is a wh-question?
Definition
A wh-question is a question that contains an interrogative pro-form.
Also known as: Content question, question word question, information question
Examples (English)
Here are some examples of words that begin wh-questions in English. Most of them begin with wh-: who ; what ; when ; where ; why ; how
Warming up by discussing
T: Good morning, everyone! We’re going to have our English class. You have many subjects everyday. Subject is the lesson you learn everyday, such as English, math Chinese and so on. Maybe you think some of them are interesting and so you are good at them. But some are not. Right?
S: Yes…
T: Now let’s see how many subjects we have everyday.
S: Math, English, Chinese, art, music, biology, P.E.…
T: And we have science. Science includes chemistry, physics and biology and so on.
1a Matching the words with the pictures
Look at the picture on page 71, there are many subjects in the picture. Please match the words with picture.
1.P.E. c 2. art d 3. science b 4 music e 5. math a 6. Chinese f
1b Listening and circling the subjects in 1a you hear
We have many different subjects everyday. Now let’s listen to the tape and circle the subjects in 1a you hear.
Tapescript
A: What’ your favorite subject?
B: My favorite subject is science. What’s yours?
A: Hmm. Well, I like art and math. But my favorite subject is music.
Answers: Science, art, math, music
Read the tapescript to underline the wh-question.
1c.Doing pairwork
I think you must have your favorite subjects. Please practice the conversation below. First read after me and practice it with your partner. I will ask some pair to act it out.
A: What’s your favorite subject? B: My favorite subject is science.
Then make your own conversations with your partner like this:
A: What’s your favorite subject? B: My favorite subject is music.
2a Listening and putting in order
Listen to the tape and please put the conversation in order. First you just listen and then put them in order.
Tapescript
A: What’s your favorite subject?
B: My favorite subject is P.E.
A: Why do you like P.E.?
B: Because it’s fun.
Can you try to place the sentences in right order?
Because it’s fun ______.
What’s your favorite subject?_
My favorite subject is P.E.____
Why do you like P.E.____
The right order should be like this:
What’s your favorite subject? 1
My favorite subject is P.E. 2
Why do you like P.E. 3
Because it’s fun. 4
2b Listening and matching
You will hear the conversation. In the conversation, people talk about school subjects. Listen and matching the subjects you hear with the description words.
Tapescript
A: What’s your favorite subject?
B: My favorite subject is P.E.
A: Why do you like P.E.?
B: Because it’s fun. How about you? What’s your favorite subject?
A: Hmm. My favorite subject is music.
B: Really? Why?
A: Because it’s relaxing.
We can only match two items according to the tapescript.
Subject
Description word
1.art 2.science
3. music 4.P.E.
5.math
a. fun (4) b. interesting
c. boring d. difficult
e. relaxing (3)
2cThinking and matching
Now what do you think of your subjects? You can give your opinion. You can practice this conversation first.
A: What’s your favorite subject? B: Science.
A: why do you like science? B: Because it’s interesting.
Then you can make up your conversation with your partners and match the subjects with the description words.
The answers may be like this:
Subject
Description word
1. art 2. science 3. music
4. P.E. 5. math
a. fun b. interesting c. boring
d. relaxing e. difficult
2d Doing pairwork
OK, stop! Now please make a conversation using the information in 2c.
A: What’s your favorite subject?
B: Art.
A: Why do you like art?
B: Because it’s interesting and relaxing.
3a Completing the conversation
Look at your book on page 73. Two students are talking about their subjects and teachers.
teacher my subject your
Please fill in the blanks with the words in the box.
A: What’s your favorite subject?
B: My favorite subject is art.
A: Who is your art teacher?
B: My art teacher is Mrs Jones.
3b Doing pairwork
This time you can ask your partner about his or her favorite subject and the teacher. Complete the chart.

Favorite subject
Teacher
Example
Art
Mrs. Jones
You

Your partner

You can practice the dialogue like this:
A: What’s your favorite subject? B: Math.
A: Who is your math teacher? B: My math teacher is Mrs. Li.

Favorite subject
Teacher
Example
Art

Mrs. Jones
You
Math
Mrs. Li
Your partner
Science
Mr.
4 Surveying
OK! We know a lot about our classmates and partners. But how well do you know your parents? Complete the chart with your parents’ favorite things then talk about your classmates. You can talk about it like this:
A: What’s your mother’s favorite color?
B: Her favorite color is blue.
Students’ answers may like this:

Favorite city
Favorite food
Favorite color
Favorite TV show
Favorite sport
Mon
Dalian
rice
blue
TV play
running
Dad
Taiyuan
noodles
orange
news
basketball
Closing down by writing a short passage
Just now we talk about your parents. Now please write a short passage about your parents’ hobby.
My father’s favorite food is noodles. He likes sports very much. His favorite sport is basketball. His favorite color is orange. He lives in Taiyuan. His favorite city is Taiyuan.

SECTION B
Goals
● To go on talking about favorite subjects
● To learn the days of week and the expressions of dates
Procedures
Warming up by talking about the date
T: Boys and girls! Today we’re going to learn a new part Section B. By the way, what day is it today?
S: It’s Tuesday.
T: What’s the date today?
S: It’s October 9.
T: Oh! I see. Let’s open you book and turn to Page74, and learn 1a.
1a Putting in order
Look at your book and put the days into correct order. The correct order should be:
Answers
Tuesday Oct.2 3 Sunday Sept.30 1 Thursday Oct.4 5 Friday Oct.5 6 Saturday Oct.6 7 Monday Oct.1 2 Wednesday Oct.3 4
1b Checking the subjects
What subject do you study at school? Check the subjects. You should pronounce them correctly and remember these words.
a. art √ b. science √ c. music √ d. math√ e. PE √ f Chinese √ g. history √ h. biology√
1c Doing pairwork
Look at this teaching syllabus.
Ask and answer questions about the subjects you study at school. For example:
When do you have math?
I have math on Monday, Wednesday and Friday .
Students’ dialogue may be like this:
When do you have Chinese?
I have Chinese on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
2a Listening and writing
Let’s do a listening exercise. Listen and write the school subjects you hear. First you just listen and then you can write.
Tapescript
Boy 1: Are you OK, Ming?
Girl 1: No, I’m not. It’s Tuesday and I have biology.
Girl 2: And you don’t like biology?
Girl 1: No, it’s so boring.
Boy 1:So, what’s your favorite subject?
Girl 1:Oh, history! It’s such fun. I like Friday because we have history in the morning. How about you, Selina?
Girl 2: Art, I guess it’s really relaxing.
Girl 1: When do you have art?
Girl 2: On Monday and Wednesday. How about you, Ken? What’s your favorite subject?
Boy 1: Science. It’s really interesting. I have science class this afternoon.
The answers are like these. You can check them.
Answers
1 biology 2. history 3. art 4 science
2b Listening and completing
Listen again and complete the chart.

Favorite subject
Why?
When?
Ming
history
fun
Friday
Selina

Ken

When you hear, you should pay attention to the names and the subjects. Do not confuse them with each other.

Favorite subject
Why?
When?
Ming
history
fun
Friday
Selina
art
relaxing
Monday and Wednesday
Ken
science
interesting
This afternoon
Read the words of the recording to underline the expressions.
2c Doing pairwork
Make conversations using the information in the chart. First please read the conversation in the book. Try to read it correctly and fluently.
A: What’s Ken’s favorite subject? B: Science.
A: Why does he like science? B: Because it’s interesting.
Then make up the similar conversation with your partners.
A: What’s Ming’s favorite subject? B: History.
A: Why does he like history? B: Because it’s fun.
3a Reading and circling
Let’s read the following letter. Underline the things Lin Mei likes. Circle the things she doesn’t like. While reading you should pay attention to the pronunciations and intonation and underline the expressions.
Dear Jane,
It’s Tuesday, November 11. I’m really busy! At 8:00 I have math. I don’t like math Then at 9:00 I have science. It’s difficult, but interesting. Next, at 10:00, I have history. It’s boring, but at 11:00 I have P.E. That’s my favorite subject! I eat lunch at12:00 After lunch, I have music. Music is relaxing. I like my music teacher, Mr. Cooper. He’s fun. My last class is at 2:00. After class I have volleyball for two hours. Our teacher is very strict and I’m usually very tired after class. Then I have Chinese history club. It’s really interesting!
Love,
Lin Mei
These are the answers.
These subjects should be underlined: science, P.E., music, Chinese History Club
These subjects should be circled; math, history
3b Completing schedule
We have read Lin Mei’s letter in 3a. Here is Lin Mei’s schedule. Please complete it with the information from 3a. Then we have a clear look about what she does on that day.
Time
Subjects
8:00 to 9:00

9;00 to 10:00
science
10:00 to 11:00

11:00 to 12:00

12:00 to 1:00

1:00 to 2:00

2:00 to 4:00

4:00 to 5:00

According to the letter we can find this information.
Answers
Time
Subjects
8:00 to 9:00
math
9;00 to 10:00
science
10:00 to 11:00
history
11:00 to 12:00
P.E.
12:00 to 1:00
lunch
1:00 to 2:00
music
2:00 to 4:00
gymnastics
4:00 to 5:00
Chinese History Club
3c Writing your schedule
I know you all have busy days. What is your favorite school day? Write your schedule for that day.
Time
Subjects
8:00 to 9:00
math
9;00 to 10:00
Chinese
10:00 to 11:00
English
11:00 to 12:00
P.E.
12:00 to 1:00
lunch
1:00 to 2:00
art
2:00 to 4:00
history
4:00 to 5:00
biology
4 Asking about favorite days
Please work in groups of four. Ask your partners about their favorite days. Later you will tell the class what you learned.
Name
What’s your favorite day?
Why?
Dave
Monday
Because I have music.
Scott
Friday
Because I have art.
Han Xiao
Tuesday
Because I play volleyball.
These are some of the students’ reports.
Scott’s favorite day is Friday because he has art. He likes art.
Another example:
Han Xiao’s favorite day is Tuesday because she plays volleyball. He likes volleyball.
Closing down by playing a guessing game
Let’s play a guessing game. We can play it like this: One student does some actions about one of subjects. And the others guess what subject it is. Let’s see who can guess the most subjects.

SELF CHECK
1 Checking the new words you know
These are the words in this unit. I’d like you check the words you know and circle any words that you don’t know.
math science favorite subject Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday why because teacher PE
2 Adding five new words to your Vocab-Builder
Work in groups. This activity helps build vocabulary by providing a specific time and place for you to record the new words. Please share your list with other students.
Volleyball physics geography gymnastics club
3 Writing a response
Read Zhao Jie’s notebook. See whether you can find some problems and then write him a response. Tell Zhao Jie about what subjects you like and why.
“What is your favorite subject?” Miss Wang asks me. I don’t like any subject. I like basketball only. I like to play with my dog, Nick. His name is Nick, he is 2 years old. Nick doesn’t like subjects. But his “subject” is only running around with me. We’re good friends.
The students’ response may be like this:
Dear Zhao jie,
Do you really not like school? My favorite subject is math. I think it’s very interesting. It can teach me the way of thinking. I often do well in math. I often do more exercises after school.
Closing down by making a lecture
I think everyone has a favorite subject and has his reasons too. Let’s talk about “my favorite subject”. You have five minutes to prepare. Then stand up to give your lecture to us. You can use body language when needed.
My favorite subject
My favorite subject is English. I can learn a lot in English class. I can learn English songs and learn much about foreign country. Sometimes I meet a foreigner or a foreign visitor in the street, and I can talk with them with what I learn in the class. I feel very happy.

Just for fun!
Let’s learn some names of English songs.
Honkey Pokey; How Is The Weather?（天气怎么样？）; I Love Little Pussy（我喜欢小猫）; I’M A Little Teapot（我是一把小茶壶）; If You're Happy（如果你感到快乐）; Jimmy Crack Corn（撬开裂纹玉米）; Jingle Bells（铃儿响叮当<1>）; Jingle Bells（铃儿响叮当 <2>）; Lazy Mary（懒惰的玛丽）; Let Everyone Clap Hands（让每一个人拍手）; Let Us Sing Together（让我们一起唱歌 Little Cabin In The Wood（森林中的小木屋）; Little Goldfish（小金鱼）; Little Green Frog（绿色的小青蛙）; Little Peter Rabbit（小兔彼得）; Make New Friends（结识新朋友）; My Aunt Came Back（我的姑妈回来了）; My Brother And I（我的哥哥和我）; Oh, Christmas Tree（哦，圣诞树）; Oh, Susanna（噢，苏珊娜）；Pat A Cake（做个面包）; Pop!Goes The Weasel（砰！追逐鼹鼠！）; Rain, Rain, Go Away（雨，雨，走开）; Reuben Reuben（鲁宾）; Roll That Bal（滚动那个球）; Round The Clock（围着时钟转）; Sally, Go' Round The Sun（萨利绕着太阳转）; Sea Shells（海洋贝壳）; She'll Be Comin' Round The Mountain（她将绕过这座山脉过来）; Simple Simon（头脑简单的西蒙）; Sing Together（一起歌唱）; Six Little Ducks（六只小鸭子）; Smile（微笑）; Ten Fat Sausages（十根肥香肠）; The Ants Go Marching（蚂蚁在行军）; The Bear Went Over The Mountain（小熊上了山）; The Family（家庭）; The Farmer In The Dell（农夫在小山谷中）; The Finger Family（手指家庭）; The Months（月份）; The More We Get Together（我们在一起越多）
Question: Name two things you can never eat for breakfast.
Answer: Lunch and supper.
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