Unit 5 Animal friends-Grammar 教学设计 2024-2025学年译林版英语七年级下册

Unit 5 Animal friends-Grammar

 

This grammar section of Unit 5 "Animal Friends" in the 2024 edition of Yilin English for Grade 7 mainly focuses on two grammar items: adjectives and modal verbs. It is centered around the unit topic of animals.

For adjectives, it first presents target grammar through two groups of sentences related to the unit topic, guiding students to explore the attributive and predicative usages of adjectives according to their positions in sentences. Then, through two short texts introducing pet rats and pet pigs, students are trained to appropriately use adjectives in context. Finally, an open activity is set up to encourage students to describe animal pictures with the learned adjectives.

Regarding modal verbs, it first shows the semantic features and usages of "can", "could", and "may" in expressing ability and asking for permission through four groups of dialogues. Then, students are guided to accurately and appropriately use modal verbs to complete the dialogue between Millie and Miss Wu about pets. Finally, an open activity of using "can", "could", and "may" to talk about familiar animals is set up, guiding students to consolidate the learned content, internalize new knowledge, and further pave the way for describing their favorite animals in the Integration section.

 

Adjectives

Definition: Adjectives are words that describe the qualities or states of being of nouns or pronouns. For example, in "a cute dog", "cute" is an adjective modifying the noun "dog".

Usage

Attributive Usage: Adjectives used as attributives usually come before the nouns they modify. For example, "a beautiful flower", "a tall boy".

Predicative Usage: When used as predicatives, adjectives are placed after linking verbs. For example, "The flower is beautiful.", "He looks happy."

Position

Generally, adjectives are placed before the modified words. But when the modified word is a compound indefinite pronoun like "something", "nothing", "everything", or "anything", the adjective should be placed after it. For example, "I have something important to tell you."

Modal Verbs

"Can"

Expressing Ability: It is used to indicate present or future ability. For example, "I can speak English." "He can play basketball well."

Asking for Permission: In an informal and polite way, it can be used to ask for permission. For example, "Can I have a look at your book?"

"Could"

Expressing Past Ability: It is the past form of "can", used to show past or past future ability. For example, "I could run faster when I was young."

Asking for Permission: It is used to ask for permission in a more polite way, but when giving permission, we usually don't use "could", but "may" or "can" or other polite expressions. For example, "Could I borrow your pen?" "Yes, you can/may."

"May"

Asking for Permission: It is a more formal and polite way to ask for permission. For example, "May I come in?"

Expressing Possibility: It can also be used to express possibility in affirmative sentences. For example, "It may rain tomorrow."

 

教学过程

Lead - in (5 minutes)

Show some pictures of cute animals on the PPT, such as dogs, cats, and rabbits. Ask students: "What do you think of these animals? How would you describe them?" Encourage students to use some simple adjectives they already know, like "cute", "lovely", "small", etc.

Write some of the students' answers on the blackboard.

Presentation of Adjectives (10 minutes)

Present two groups of sentences related to animals on the PPT:

Group 1 (Attributive Usage): "There is a smart dog in the yard." "I saw a big elephant at the zoo."