Unit1 The secrets of happiness Grammar教案 -2024-2025学年外研版英语七年级下册

第三课时 课型 语法课 课题 Unit1 The secrets of happiness 年级 七年级 语篇分析 【What】 The passage focuses on the Dragon Boat Festival, which is also the birthday of the cat, Duanwu. It details how the owner bathed Duanwu, made a “cat - food cake” for her, and recalled finding her dirty and ill a year ago, then decided to take her in. It also shows Duanwu's current state of liking to sleep in her basket. 【Why】 The author aims to convey love for the cat and the idea that love can bring positive change. It expresses the owner's care and affection for Duanwu, highlighting the precious bond between humans and pets. 【How】 It is a narrative passage, structured in chronological order. The language is simple and daily - life - oriented. The past tense is mainly used for past events, while the present tense describes the cat's current situation. This combination clearly presents the story and the cat's transformation. 学情分析 【已有基础】 Through their primary school studies, students have initially grasped the changing rules of the simple past tense. After studying this unit and last semester, they have become familiar with the thematic topics of happiness and love, thus possessing a certain language foundation and topic awareness. 【心理特点】 Students in Grade 7 are in adolescence, featuring a mix of semi - maturity and semi - naivete. They are not adept at expressing emotions, and some are reluctant to speak in public, especially in English classes. This may affect classroom interaction and oral expression training. 【预期困难】 Students may have trouble memorizing the irregular forms of verbs in the simple past tense. They are not yet fully familiar with the sentence structures of the be - verb and action verbs, which may lead to inaccuracies in their usage. This could impede students from expressing themselves accurately in English writing and speaking. 教学目标 By the end of this lesson,students will be able to: 1.initially perceive the simple past tense in the context of happiness - related topics, and recall relevant knowledge. 2.observe sentence structures, summarize the change rules of the simple past tense, and enhance their learning strategies. 3.accurately apply the simple past tense and improve their language abilities. 4.cultivate positive attitude towards happiness and love, and express their feelings confidently in English. 教学重难点 【重点】 1.Master the change rules of the past tense of verbs and sentence structures in simple past tense. 2.Use the simple past tense to describe past experiences related to happiness and love. 【难点】 1.Accurately remember irregular verb forms in simple past tense and avoid usage errors. 2.Apply the simple past tense flexibly in real - life situations and clearly express thoughts on happiness and love. 教学过程 教学目标 学习活动 效果评价 1.To initially perceive the simple past tense in the context of happiness - related topics, and recall relevant knowledge. Step1 Lead-in： Review on happiness:Happiness is everywhere. When you review it carefully, you'll find it. 1.Students review the content of the text from the previous class and answer the questions: (1)What is the book review about? (2)What do you think of the book? (3)What was the life of the boy's family like? (4)Were the family happy or sad? 2.Brainstorming:By asking the above questions, guide students to have a preliminary perception of the simple past tense in the text. Then, further ask if they know any other movies about love, thus leading to the knowledge learned before. Possible answers from students are as follows. (1)Charlie and the Chocolate Factory The book was full of magic. The family never had enough food. To my surprise, the family were happy together. (2)Postmen in the Mountains The father was often absent from home and the son seldom saw him. He was happy about his son's growth, but he just hid his care in his heart. Step2 Find and share: Activity 1:Read the sentences from the reading passage. Students observe the structures of the three sentences given by the teacher and fill in the table with the past tense forms of the verbs in these three sentences. Activity 2:Find more sentences with these structures in the reading passage.Find out the change rules of the past tense of verbs. Evaluate students' mastery of the previous - class text according to their answering situations. 设计意图：通过“Review on happiness”进行双关导入，一方面，作为阅读课后续的语法课，以复习的形式回顾上节课幸福主题内容，让学生自然地融入课堂情境。另一方面，借助对相关句子的呈现，巧妙带出一般过去时知识，为语法学习做铺垫。同时，回顾七年级上学期关于父爱的电影影评，激活学生已有知识储备，促使学生快速参与课堂，激发学生的学习兴趣和积极性 ，提升课堂参与度。 2.To observe sentence structures, summarize the change rules of the simple past tense, and enhance their learning strategies. Step3 Analyze and summarize: Activity 3:Hello!Old days!--Let's take the time-travel machine to find out the secrets of the simple past tense. Under the teacher's guidance, students learn the definition, sentence structure of the simple past tense and the changing rules of the past tense forms of verbs. Group1: I was born in a small village in Anhui Province. We were born in the same year. My primary school was old, but the teachers there were really friendly. Group2: I lived in a small house 60 years ago. My family didn't have a TV at home then. We didn't go on many trips before. Did I miss the old days? Yes, I did. Understand students' known and unknown knowledge about the simple past tense based on their observation situations. 设计意图：借助“你好！旧时光！--乘坐时光机探寻一般过去时秘密”的趣味活动，激发学生好奇心与学习兴趣，创设老奶奶描述儿时回忆的情境，让学生搭乘“时光机”，在主题情境中自然融入学习，引导他们在轻松氛围中系统学习一般过去时的定义、句子结构和动词过去式变化规则。通过对比展示包含be动词与实义动词的两组句子，帮助学生直观理解不同类型动词在一般过去时中的运用，强化记忆。同时，鼓励学生自主观察分析，培养其自主学习和归纳总结能力，提升思维品质，助力构建完整语法知识体系。 3.To accurately apply the simple past tense and improve their language abilities. Step4 Read and complete: Activity 4:Happiness Collector Little things in life hold happiness. Let's collect them! 1.Students complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (1) Sarah _______ (be) happy to play chess with her brother yesterday. (2) Emily _______ (make) a cake for her grandpa last night for his 70th birthday. (3)Last weekend, our family trip to the park _______ (fill) us with happiness. Activity 5 1.Students complete the post with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. 2.Students think about:What makes the cat Duanwu a happy princess? Evaluate students' understanding and mastery of the usage of the simple past tense according to their completion situations. 设计意图：在网络信息技术发达的背景下，创设“Happiness Collector”这一贴合生活实际的情境，将句子和短文填空设计成类似网络评论的多媒体语篇形式。学生在完成用括号内动词正确形式填空的练习中，巩固一般过去时的动词变化和句型结构知识，提升语法运用的准确性。 4.To cultivate positive attitude towards happiness and love, and express their feelings confidently in English. Step5 Discuss and share: Activity 6:Work in pairs. Talk about your experience. Do you think love can make us happy? 1.Students think about the questions raised in Activity 8 of the textbook and write down the corresponding answers in the blanks. Students can use the newly learned vocabulary and the expressions in "Useful expressions" in the textbook. 2.Students work in pairs to talk about an experience of obtaining happiness through love using the learned core vocabulary, sentence patterns and grammar. (Complete Activity 8 in the textbook) Step6 Summary and Homework 1.Must do:Make a survey and write down your family’s happy memories about the past. 2.Choose to do:Make a video and talk about your views on happiness. Evaluate whether students can correctly use the core vocabulary, sentence patterns and grammar of this class to talk about their experiences of obtaining happiness according to their answering situations, and provide necessary guidance and feedback as needed. 设计意图：顺承“Happiness Collector”活动开展渐进式教学。此前学生已完成知识的感知与梳理，本环节通过小组讨论“爱能否使人幸福”等问题，引导学生运用所学表达自身经历，提升口语能力。 7 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$