Unit 5 Here and Now-Section B 1a-1d 教学设计 2024-2025学年人教版英语七年级下册

Unit 5 Here and Now-Section B 1a-1d This part of Section B in Unit 5 focuses on the theme of "Here and Now" by exploring the different activities of people in various time zones around the world. It uses vivid descriptions and real - life scenarios to present the present continuous tense in a more complex context. Students will learn about the time differences in Chongqing, Nairobi, and New York, and describe what people are doing at the same moment in these different cities. The content includes vocabulary related to activities, time expressions, and sentence patterns for describing ongoing actions, which helps students further understand and apply the present continuous tense. 教学目标 Students can correctly express the time in different cities, such as "It's 8 p.m. in Chongqing." Students are able to understand and use the present continuous tense to describe people's activities in different cities, like "Some people are having dinner in New York." Students can answer questions related to the text, for example, "What are people doing in Nairobi?" 教学重难点 1. Key Points Master the expressions of time in different places. Understand and describe the activities of people in different cities using the present continuous tense. Comprehend and answer questions about the text. 2. Difficult Points Explain the reasons for time differences in different cities clearly. Use the present continuous tense accurately and fluently to describe people's activities in complex contexts. Cultivate students' cross - cultural awareness and make them understand the cultural connotations behind different time - zone activities. 1. Vocabulary Time - related: o'clock, morning, afternoon, evening, night, a.m., p.m. Activity - related: rush, enjoy, shine, shop, jog, walk, ride, drink, eat, work, look at, take part in Place - related: Chongqing, Nairobi, New York, city, park, subway, office, market, coffee shop 2. Sentence Patterns What time is it in...? It's... What are people doing in...? Some people are... Others are... People are... such as... 3. Grammar The present continuous tense: Subject + am/is/are + verb - ing. It is used to describe actions happening at the present moment. 教学过程 1. Warming - up (5 minutes) Greet the students and start with a simple conversation. For example, "Good morning/afternoon, class. What are you doing now?" Then briefly introduce the topic of this lesson: activities happening around the world right now. Show some pictures of people doing different activities, such as reading, playing basketball, and cooking. Ask students to guess what the people in the pictures are doing and review the present continuous tense. For example, "Look at this picture. What is the girl doing? Yes, she is reading a book." 2. Presentation (10 minutes) Vocabulary Introduction Display pictures of different scenes in Chongqing, Nairobi, and New York, such as a busy street in New York, a park in Nairobi with animals, and a night - view of Chongqing. Teach new vocabulary related to these scenes, like "rush" (show a picture of people running to the subway), "shine" (a picture of the sun shining brightly), "market" (a picture of a local market in Nairobi). Let students repeat the words after the teacher several times to correct their pronunciation. Time Zone and Time Expression Show a world map and point out the locations of Chongqing, Nairobi, and New York. Explain the concept of time zones simply. Then show three clocks with different times set for these three cities. Teach students how to ask and answer about the time in different cities. For example, "A: What time is it in Chongqing? B: It's 8 p.m." Practice this dialogue with several pairs of students. 3. Pre - listening (5 minutes) Let students look at the clocks in 1a again and review the times in Chongqing, Nairobi, and New York. Then ask them to predict what people might be doing in these cities at those times. For example, "It's 8 p.m. in Chongqing. What do you think people are doing? Maybe they are having dinner at home or walking on the street." Write down some of their predictions on the blackboard. 4. While - listening (10 minutes) Play the recording of 1b for the first time. Students listen carefully and check if their predictions are correct. After listening, ask a few students to share what they heard. Play the recording again. This time, students listen and fill in the blanks in the video script. Then check the answers together. For example, "It's 8 p.m. in Chongqing, China. Some people are rushing to get home from work. But others are not in a hurry. They are enjoying the city at night." Play the recording one more time. Students listen and pay attention to the pronunciation and intonation of the sentences, especially the present continuous tense expressions. 5. Post - listening (10 minutes) Group Discussion Divide students into groups of four or five. Each group chooses one of the cities (Chongqing, Nairobi, or New York). They discuss in detail what people in that city might be doing at the time mentioned in the text, and also think about other possible activities. For example, if the group chooses New York, they can discuss, "Besides rushing to the subway and jogging in the park, what else might people be doing at 7 a.m. in New York? Maybe they are walking their dogs or buying newspapers." Each group member takes turns to share their ideas. Reporting Each group selects a representative to report their discussion results to the whole class. For example, "Our group chose Nairobi. At 3 p.m. in Nairobi, people are not only working in offices and shopping in the markets, but also some people might be playing football in the playground, and others are visiting friends at home." Encourage other students to ask questions or make comments after each report. 6. Summary and Homework (5 minutes) Summarize the key points of this lesson, including the new vocabulary, time expressions, and the use of the present continuous tense. Review the activities of people in different cities at different times. Assign homework: Ask students to write a short passage about what their family members are doing at a certain time in the evening. They should use the present continuous tense. Let students search for information about the time differences between their city and another foreign city on the Internet, and write down three things that people in those two cities might be doing at the same moment. 教学反思 After this lesson, generally, students showed great interest in the topic of different time - zone activities around the world. The use of pictures, maps, and recordings made the abstract knowledge more vivid and easier to understand. Most students were able to master the new vocabulary and use the present continuous tense to describe simple activities. However, there are still some aspects that need improvement. In terms of teaching methods, although group discussions were carried out, some students in the groups were not very active. In the future, more specific group - work guidelines should be given, and the division of labor within the group should be more detailed to ensure that every student participates. When explaining the concept of time zones, some students still seemed confused. Maybe more real - life examples or interactive ways, such as using a globe to show the rotation of the earth and time - zone changes, could be adopted to make it clearer. Regarding students' performance, some students had difficulty using the present continuous tense accurately in complex sentences. More targeted exercises, like writing exercises with sentence - building and error - correction, should be designed in the following classes. Also, in the reporting part, some students were a bit nervous when speaking in front of the class. More opportunities for public speaking and oral presentation should be provided to improve their confidence and oral English ability. Overall, based on the reflection, adjustments and improvements will be made in the subsequent teaching to better meet the learning needs of students. 2 / 37 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$