Unit 4 My Favourite Subject Section A 1a～1d 教学设计 -2025-2026学年人教版（2024）七年级英语上册

Unit 4 My Favourite Subject Section A 1a-1d 教学设计 Unit 4 My Favourite Subject Section A 1a - 1d in the 2025 - 2026 academic year of Grade 7 English (People's Education Press, 2024) focuses on the topic of "favourite subjects". It starts with an activity in 1a where students match subject names with pictures, which helps them review and reinforce their knowledge of subject - related vocabulary. Then, in 1b, students listen to a conversation to identify the speakers' favourite subjects, training their listening skills. The 1c part encourages students to practice speaking by asking and answering questions about their favourite subjects. Finally, in 1d, students listen again to more detailed information about why the speakers like certain subjects, further enhancing their listening comprehension. This section combines vocabulary learning, listening practice, and speaking practice, aiming to improve students' language skills in the context of discussing school subjects. 教学目标 0. Students can master and correctly pronounce subject - related vocabulary, such as "math", "science", "history", "geography", "Chinese", "English", etc. 0. They are able to use the sentence patterns "What's your favourite subject?" "My favourite subject is..." "Why do you like...?" "Because it's..." to communicate about their favourite subjects. 0. Through listening exercises, students can understand key information about people's favourite subjects and the reasons behind them, improving their listening comprehension ability. 0. Students can actively participate in conversations about favourite subjects, express their own opinions clearly, and respond to others' questions appropriately, enhancing their speaking skills. 教学重难点 0. Vocabulary: Ensure students firmly remember subject - related vocabulary and can accurately pronounce and write these words. 0. Sentence Patterns: Enable students to skillfully use the sentence patterns for asking about and expressing favourite subjects, and be able to apply them in real - life communication. 0. Listening Skills: Guide students to master the skills of listening for key information, such as identifying the subject names and reasons in the listening materials. 0. Pronunciation of Some Words: Some subject names may have difficult pronunciations for students, like "geography". Teachers need to pay attention to guiding students to correct their pronunciations. 0. Using Sentence Patterns Flexibly: Helping students use the sentence patterns flexibly in different communication situations, not just mechanically imitate. For example, when adding more details to their answers, they can still use the sentence patterns correctly. 0. Listening Comprehension: Improving students' ability to understand longer and more complex listening materials about favourite subjects, especially when there are some interference information. Key Vocabulary 0. Subject Names: 11. math /mæθ/n. 数学 (short for mathematics) 11. science /ˈsaɪəns/n. 科学 11. history /ˈhɪstri/n. 历史 11. geography /dʒiˈɒɡrəfi/n. 地理 11. Chinese /ˌtʃaɪˈniːz/n. & adj. 语文；汉语；中国人；中国的 11. English /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/n. & adj. 英语；英国的；英国人的 11. PE /ˌpiː ˈiː/abbr. 体育 (Physical Education) 11. art /ɑːt/n. 美术；艺术 11. music /ˈmjuːzɪk/n. 音乐 0. Descriptive Adjectives for Subjects: 12. interesting /ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/adj. 有趣的 12. boring /ˈbɔːrɪŋ/adj. 没趣的；令人厌烦的 12. difficult /ˈdɪfɪkəlt/adj. 困难的 12. easy /ˈiːzi/adj. 容易的 12. relaxing /rɪˈlæksɪŋ/adj. 轻松的 Phrases 0. favourite subject 最喜欢的科目 0. have math 上数学课 0. on Monday 在星期一 Sentence Patterns 0. Asking about Favourite Subjects: 16. What's your favourite subject? 16. What subject do you like best? 0. Answering about Favourite Subjects: 17. My favourite subject is... 17. I like... best. 0. Asking for Reasons: 18. Why do you like...? 18. What's the reason you like...? 0. Giving Reasons: 19. Because it's... 19. It's... so I like it. Grammar Focus 0. Simple Present Tense for Habitual Actions: 20. In this section, when talking about having classes (e.g., "We have math every day."), the simple present tense is used. The verb form changes according to the subject. When the subject is the third - person singular (he, she, it, a person's name, a singular thing), add - s or - es to the verb. For example, "She likes English very much." 0. Using "because" to Introduce Reasons: 21. "Because" is used to introduce the reason clause. For example, "I like PE because it's relaxing." The reason clause usually follows the main clause. 教学过程 1. Warming - up (5 minutes) 0. Activity: Start the class with an exciting "Subject Song" video. This video can have catchy tunes with subject names like "Math is fun, one, two, three; Science makes us curious, you see" being sung. After the video, ask students, "Boys and girls, wasn't that a cool song? Now, quickly tell me which subject name you remember the most from the song and why you think that subject is interesting." Encourage a few students to share their thoughts. 0. Purpose: This warm - up activity aims to quickly capture students' attention, create a lively classroom atmosphere, and activate their prior knowledge related to school subjects. By asking for their immediate impressions, it also stimulates their thinking and gets them ready for the following learning content. 1. Presentation (5 minutes) 0. Vocabulary Introduction: Use flashcards with pictures of different school scenes related to various subjects. For example, show a flashcard with students doing an experiment in a laboratory and say, "Look at this picture. This is a science class. The subject is'science' [s - c - i - e - n - c - e], /ˈsaɪəns/." Write the word "science" on the blackboard. Then, show more flashcards for "math", "history", "geography", etc., and teach the pronunciation, spelling, and meaning one by one. Have students repeat after you several times. 0. Sentence Pattern Demonstration: Use a simple dialogue situation. Suppose you are a new teacher and ask a student, "Hello, what's your name?" After getting the answer, continue, "Nice to meet you, [student's name]. Now, what's your favourite subject?" Act out the conversation, and then write the sentence "What's your favourite subject?" on the blackboard. Explain the meaning and the key words. Then, give an answer example, "My favourite subject is English. Because I like reading English stories." Write this sentence on the blackboard as well and explain how to answer the question. 0. Purpose: This part helps students firmly master the subject - related vocabulary and basic sentence patterns for discussing favourite subjects, laying a solid foundation for the subsequent practice. 2. Practice (5 minutes) 0. 1a Activity: Distribute the worksheets with the 1a task to students. In this task, there are pictures of different classes and subject names. Instruct students to match the pictures with the correct subject names. Walk around the classroom to monitor their progress and offer help if needed. After they finish, check the answers together as a class. 0. Pair - work in 1c: Pair up the students. Provide each pair with a set of small cards. On each card, there is a question or an answer related to favourite subjects, such as "What's your favourite subject?", "My favourite subject is PE", "Why do you like it?", "Because it's exciting". One student picks a question card, and the other picks an answer card. They then start a conversation based on the cards. For example, if a student gets the question "What's your favourite subject?", the partner with the answer "My favourite subject is PE" responds. Encourage them to ask follow - up questions like "Why do you like PE?" and use the learned vocabulary and sentence patterns as much as possible. 0. Purpose: The 1a activity reinforces students' understanding of subject - related vocabulary through visual - matching. The pair - work in 1c allows students to practice using the learned sentence patterns in real - life communication, improving their speaking and listening skills. 3. Listening Practice (5 minutes) 0. 1b Listening: Play the recording for the 1b task. Before playing, briefly introduce the situation: two students are talking about their favourite subjects. Ask students to listen carefully and circle the subjects they hear. Play the recording once. Then, play it again if necessary. After that, check the answers with the class. 0. 1d Listening: For the 1d listening, tell students that they will hear more details about why the speakers like certain subjects. First, let them look at the questions in the textbook related to the listening content. Then, play the recording. Instruct students to listen and write down the reasons. After the first listening, play the recording a second time for them to check and complete their answers. Finally, go through the answers together, explaining any difficult points. 0. Purpose: These listening activities train students' ability to listen for key information and details in the context of discussing favourite subjects, gradually improving their listening comprehension skills. 4. Production (5minutes) 0. Group Discussion: Divide students into groups of 4 - 5. Pose a more in - depth discussion topic, such as "If you could create a new subject in school, what would it be and why?" Each group member first shares their own ideas. Then, they discuss and choose the most interesting new subject idea in the group. They need to use the learned vocabulary and sentence patterns to explain their choices. For example, a student might say, "I think a new subject about space exploration would be great. My favourite subject now is science, and space exploration is a very interesting part of science. We could learn about planets, stars, and astronauts. What do you think?" 0. Group Report: Each group selects a representative to report their group's new subject idea to the whole class. The representative stands in front of the class and presents the idea, while other group members can add supplementary explanations if needed. After each group's report, the rest of the class can ask questions or give comments. 0. Purpose: The group discussion and report activities encourage students to think creatively, communicate effectively in a group, and present their ideas publicly. It also further consolidates their use of the target language in a more complex and real - life - like situation. 5. Summary and Homework (10minutes) 0. Summary: Summarize the key points of this class, including important subject - related vocabulary, sentence patterns for asking and answering about favourite subjects, and the main points from the listening materials. Emphasize the correct pronunciation and usage of these words and sentence patterns. 0. Homework: 37. Must - do: Ask students to write a short passage about their own favourite subject. They need to include at least three reasons why they like it. For example, "My favourite subject is English. First, I like reading English stories. The stories are always very interesting. Second, I can sing beautiful English songs in English class. It's so much fun. Third, I want to travel around the world in the future, and English will be very useful." 37. Optional: Suggest students to make a small poster about their favourite subject. They can draw pictures related to the subject, write the subject name in big letters, and add some sentences about why they like it. They can share their posters with their family members at home. 0. Purpose: The summary helps students review and strengthen what they have learned in class. The homework tasks provide opportunities for students to further practice writing and creative expression, and also promotes family - school interaction. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$