内容正文:
UNIT 12 Life is full of the unexpected.
Section B (1a—1e) 第3课时
设计说明
本课时通过几张图片和对April Fool’s Day的简单讨论引入课堂学习,让同学们初步了解本课要谈论的话题;接着处理教材1a内容,强化学生对词性的认识;再通过1b的会话练习提升学生的语言表达能力,复习巩固本单元新学语法;1c和1d两部分是听力练习,1c练习学生对对话中人物的把握,1d练习学生对对话中关键信息的把握;1e部分是对前面听力材料的延伸训练,通过对话的方式谈论所听内容,是一个由输入变为输出的过程;最后通过习题检测学生的学习效果。
教学目标
通过本课时的学习,让学生达成以下目标:
1.知识目标
(1)单词:fool, costume, embarrassed
(2)短语:costume party
(3)句型:What happened to sb.?
2.能力目标
通过听力练习,提高捕捉信息的能力;能够运用所学的功能语言谈论愚人节发生的事情。
3.情感目标
了解西方文化,拓宽视野。
重点难点
重点:语言信息的实时捕捉;语言的理解与运用
难点:对听力材料的理解与运用
教学准备
PPT课件;1c,1d的录音
授课时数
1课时
教学过程
Step 1 Lead-in
Show the students a short video about an April Fool’s Day story. And ask them some questions.
T: Have you heard of April Fool’s Day?
S: Yes, I have.
T: What do you know about April Fool’s Day?
S: …
Step 2 Speaking
Work on 1a.
1. Ask the students to read the words in the box and make sure they can read all the words correctly.
2. Ask the students to put the words in the correct columns in the chart. Tell them that some words can go in more than one column.
3. Check the answers.
Answers:
Nouns
(people, places, things)
Verbs
(action words)
Adjectives
(description words)
fool
costume
call
change
clock
fool
invite
go off
call
get dressed
show up
realize
change
stay up
embarrassed
tired
empty
Step 3 Pair work
Work on 1b.
1. Ask the students to tell their partners about something that happened to themselves. Try to use as many words in 1a as possible.
You can begin your story like this:
Last Friday night, my friend invited me to his birthday party…
2. Encourage some students to tell their stories.
Step 4 Listening
Task 1
1. Ask the students to look at the pictures in 1c first and then guess what happened on April Fool’s Day.
The boy was very frightened/scared, because he thought he met a monster.
He was very tired because he had stayed up all night studying.
The boy went to school early, but the school was empty. Maybe he realized that someone had fooled him and made the clock earlier.
The boy went to the pa