Unit 7 Being a Smart Shopper Preparing for the Topic Pronunciation 教学设计 2024-2025学年仁爱科普版（2024）七年级英语下册

Unit 7 Being a Smart Shopper-Preparing for the Topic-Pronunciation This lesson is from Unit 7 "Being a Smart Shopper" of Ren'ai Science Edition (2024) English textbook for Grade 7. The focus of this part is on pronunciation. Students will learn and practice the correct pronunciation of key words and phrases related to shopping, as well as study some pronunciation rules such as word stress, vowel and consonant sounds. Through various activities, students are expected to improve their pronunciation accuracy and develop the ability to distinguish different sounds, which will lay a solid foundation for better communication in the following shopping - related topics. 教学目标 Students can correctly pronounce the key words and phrases about shopping, like "shopping mall", "discount", "price", "bargain", etc. Master basic pronunciation rules, such as the pronunciation of common vowel combinations (e.g., "ea" in "read", "ai" in "rain") and consonant clusters (e.g., "str" in "street", "spr" in "spring"). Recognize and be able to mark word stress in multi - syllable words related to the shopping theme, for example, "supermarket" (ˈsuːpəmɑːkɪt). 教学重难点 Key Points The correct pronunciation of shopping - related vocabulary and phrases. Grasping common pronunciation rules and applying them to new words. Identifying and correctly placing word stress. Difficult Points Differentiating between similar vowel and consonant sounds, such as /ɪ/ and /iː/, /θ/ and /ð/. Applying pronunciation rules accurately when encountering new or unfamiliar words. Using appropriate intonation in different types of shopping - related sentences, e.g., statements, questions. Key Words and Phrases Pronunciation Shopping - related nouns: shopping mall /ˈʃɒpɪŋ mɔːl/, supermarket /ˈsuːpəmɑːkɪt/, store /stɔː(r)/, price /praɪs/, discount /ˈdɪskaʊnt/, bargain /ˈbɑːɡən/, product /ˈprɒdʌkt/ Verbs: buy /baɪ/, sell /sel/, compare /kəmˈpeə(r)/, choose /tʃuːz/ Pronunciation Rules Vowel combinations: "ea": /iː/ in "read", "tea", "eat"; /e/ in "bread", "head" "ai": /eɪ/ in "rain", "train", "wait" Consonant clusters: "str": /str/ in "street", "strong", "strange" "spr": /spr/ in "spring", "spread", "spray" Word stress: In general, for two - syllable nouns, the stress is usually on the first syllable (e.g., "market" /ˈmɑːkɪt/), while for two - syllable verbs, the stress is often on the second syllable (e.g., "compare" /kəmˈpeə(r)/). For three - or more - syllable words, the stress usually falls on one of the first two syllables, like "supermarket" /ˈsuːpəmɑːkɪt/. 教学过程 Step 1: Warming - up (5 minutes) Greet the students as usual. Then play a short video about people shopping in a busy shopping mall. The video should have no sound at first. After playing, ask students to describe what they see in the video using their own words. This can quickly engage students in the shopping - related context and arouse their interest. Write some simple shopping - related words on the blackboard, such as "shop", "buy", "price", and ask students to read them out loud. Pay attention to their initial pronunciations and give some simple feedback. Step 2: Presentation (12 minutes) Vocabulary Pronunciation Show the key shopping - related words and phrases on the PPT one by one. Pronounce each word or phrase clearly and slowly for the students, and ask them to listen carefully and imitate. For example, when presenting "shopping mall", say: "Now, look at this phrase, shopping mall. /ˈʃɒpɪŋ mɔːl/. Repeat after me." Do this for all the words and phrases in the knowledge list. After the imitation, randomly choose some students to read the words and phrases individually. Correct their pronunciations in time if there are any mistakes. Pronunciation Rules Use the PPT to show some examples of vowel combinations and consonant clusters. Explain the pronunciation rules briefly. For example, for the "ea" vowel combination, show words like "read", "bread", and explain: "When we see 'ea' in a word, it usually has two pronunciations. In'read' and 'tea', it is pronounced as /iː/, but in 'bread' and 'head', it is pronounced as /e/." Let students practice reading a group of words with the same vowel combination or consonant cluster. For instance, give them words like "train", "rain", "wait" for the "ai" combination, and ask them to read and feel the pronunciation. Introduce the word stress rule. Use simple examples to explain how to identify word stress. Write words like "market" and "compare" on the blackboard, mark the stress as ˈmɑːkɪt and kəmˈpeə(r) respectively, and explain: "For two - syllable nouns like'market', the stress is often on the first syllable. But for verbs like 'compare', the stress is on the second syllable." Then let students practice finding the stress in some other two - syllable words. Step 3: Practice (15 minutes) Listening Practice Play a recording of a short shopping dialogue. In the dialogue, there are some words with the pronunciation points just learned. After playing the first time, ask students to listen carefully and circle the words they hear. Play the recording again, and this time, ask students to pay attention to the pronunciation of these words. After that, show the dialogue on the PPT. Read the dialogue sentence by sentence with the students, emphasizing the correct pronunciation of key words. Group Pronunciation Competition Divide the students into several groups. Give each group a set of shopping - related words and phrases written on cards. Each group needs to take turns to choose a card and read the word or phrase on it correctly. If they read it correctly, they get one point. If there is a pronunciation mistake, the other groups can correct it. If they correct it correctly, the correcting group gets one point. The group with the most points at the end wins. Intonation Practice Write some simple shopping - related sentences on the blackboard, including statements (e.g., "I want to buy a T - shirt.") and questions (e.g., "How much is this book?"). Read the statements with a falling intonation and the questions with a rising intonation. Let students imitate and feel the difference. Then ask students to practice reading these sentences in pairs, paying attention to the intonation. Walk around the classroom to monitor and give guidance. Step 4: Production (8 minutes) Shopping Role - play Ask students to work in pairs. One student acts as a shop assistant, and the other acts as a customer. They need to create a short shopping dialogue using the words and phrases they have learned. They should pay attention to pronunciation, intonation, and word stress during the dialogue. Give students some time to prepare. Then invite several pairs to come to the front of the class and perform their dialogues. After each performance, let the other students give some feedback on their pronunciation and intonation. Step 5: Summary and Homework (5 minutes) Summary Summarize the key points of this class with the students. Review the important shopping - related words and their pronunciations, the pronunciation rules of vowel combinations, consonant clusters, and word stress. Ask students if they have any questions or need further explanation. Homework Ask students to record themselves reading a shopping - related passage (which will be sent to them via the learning platform) with correct pronunciation, intonation, and word stress. They need to send the recording back to the teacher. Let students make a list of at least 10 new shopping - related words they learned outside of class and mark their pronunciations and word stress. 教学反思 In this class, the use of videos, PPTs, and group competitions effectively motivated students to participate in learning pronunciation. However, some students still had difficulties in differentiating between similar vowel and consonant sounds, such as /ɪ/ and /iː/. In future classes, more targeted exercises and individual guidance should be provided to help these students improve. The group work in the role - play activity was quite successful. Students actively participated and tried to use correct pronunciation in their dialogues. But during the process, it was found that some students were too focused on the content of the dialogue and ignored the intonation. In the next class, more intonation - focused training can be added. The homework assignment of recording reading can help the teacher better monitor students' pronunciation progress outside of class. However, it is necessary to clearly explain the requirements to ensure that students know what to pay attention to when recording. Also, when grading the recordings, specific feedback should be given to each student to help them further improve their pronunciation. 2 / 37 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$