Unit 1 Communication Workshop（第一课时）教学设计 2023-2024学年北师大版英语七年级上册

Unit 1 Communication Workshop（第一课时） Lesson Focus ·Writing: a blog about your family ·Speaking: talk about your family Reading Exercise 1 Purpose: to help students understand the content of a text and to pay attention to the words that are used to describe people · Read and understand the sample text. Direct students to the photos. Say " You will read a blog by a boy named Steve Yates. Who do you think these people are?" Elicit appropriate answers, for example, That's his mum, his dad, his sisters, his grandma, and his grandpa. Allow students to take a guess and accept any reasonable answers. If you feel your students are ready to do the exercise, you may skip this step. · Say "Read the blog to find out who the people are”. Monitor as students read the first time, offering assistance as needed. After students have finished reading, point to the photos and ask them to identify the family members a-gain. Encourage them to say the people's names and to use complete sentences. · Direct students to the table and say "Now read the blog again. Complete the table" Monitor as your students complete the table, offering assistance as needed. If students need support, you may have them work in pairs. • Go over the answers. Have students complete a similar table on the board, saying the answers aloud. Answers Dad; tall, strong; sports Emma: music Linda: short; basketball Grandma: food Grandpa: computer games Exercise 2 Purpose: to help students understand the text and practise the language orally · Direct students to the table. Ask "What does Steve's mom look like?" Encourage students to answer in complete sentences. Elicit She's tall and pretty. Ask "What does she like?" Elicit She likes books about history and sports. Then ask "What does Steve's grandma like?" Elicit She likes cooking. If you feel your students are ready to do the exercise, you may skip this step. · Direct students to the questions. Read the questions aloud or have students read them. Then say "Read the blog