Module 7 Unit 2 I was born in Quincy教案 2023-2024学年外研版英语七年级下册

Module 7 My past life Unit 2 I was born in Quincy. Learning objectives: 1. To get information from the reading material about Betty’s past life in Quincy 2. To understand the sentences with was or were in the passage 3. To be able to join the sentences with with and write a brief description about one’s past life Step 1 New words Show the new words and expressions of Unit 2. bathroom, bedroom, garden, living room, coast, east, ago, store, movie theater / theatre, bored, president, lake, last, comfortable And then give students some exercises about the new words. Step 2 Brainstorming Work together to list as many words about “house” as possible. Step 3 Warming up Label the picture with the words from the box. bathroom bedroom garden kitchen living room Step 4 Reading 1. How much do you know about Quincy? Quincy is a town on the east coast of America. It’s called the “City of President” and “Birthplace of the American Dream”. Quincy is the birthplace of the second and the sixth U.S. presidents, John Adams and his son, John Quincy Adams. 2. Watch the video and read the passage quickly. Who wrote this passage? Was anyone famous born in Quincy? Who are they? When was Betty there for the last time? 3. Now choose the correct answer. 1. Betty was/wasn’t happy when she was in Quincy. 2. Two/Three US presidents were born in Quincy. 3. There were/ weren’t pictures on Betty’s bedroom walls. 4. There was/ wasn’t a small lake in the garden. 5. Betty was/ wasn’t in Quincy last year. 4. Answer these questions. 1. Were there a lot of things to do? 2. Was anyone famous born there? 3. Who were they? 4. What was Betty’s house like? 5. How many rooms were there? 6. What was Betty’s bedroom like? 7. Was there a garden? 8. Were there lots of children? keys: 1. Yes, there were. 2. Two presidents of the US were born there. 3. John Adams and John Quincy Adams. 4. It was big and comfortable. 5. Five. 6. On her bedroom walls there were pictures of her favourite movie stars. 7. Yes, there was.