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Unit 2 School life-Lesson 2 A report about Sports Day
This lesson is from Unit 2 "School life" of the 2024 edition of the Hebei Education Press English textbook for Grade 7. It focuses on a report about Sports Day. The text vividly describes various sports events in the Sports Day, the outstanding performances of different students, and also shares Danny's personal experience in the running event. Through this text, students can not only learn about different sports and relevant expressions but also feel the atmosphere of sports events and understand the importance of participation, teamwork, and having fun in sports.
教学目标
A. Knowledge Objectives
Students will be able to master new words and phrases related to sports, such as "success", "event", "high", "throw", "winner", "champion", "teammate", "Sports Day", "a big success", "take part in", "sports event", "work hard", "Well done!", "get in the way", "have fun".
Students can correctly understand and use the simple past tense to describe past events, especially those in the context of the Sports Day.
B. Ability Objectives
Enable students to obtain and sort out information related to the Sports Day in the text through reading, and improve their reading comprehension ability, especially the ability to extract key information.
Cultivate students' oral and written expression abilities. They can use the learned vocabulary and sentence patterns to describe sports events and athletes' performances, and be able to express their own views in a specific context, such as through interviews and writing reports.
Develop students' ability to cooperate and communicate in groups. They can discuss sports - related topics with their partners and complete relevant tasks together.
C. Emotional Objectives
Stimulate students' interest in sports, encourage them to actively participate in sports activities in real life, and develop a healthy lifestyle.
Foster students' sense of collective honor, correct competitive awareness, and team - cooperation spirit. Let them understand that winning is not the only thing in sports, and participation and enjoying the process are also very important.
教学重难点
A. Key Points
Mastery of sports - related vocabulary and phrases, and being able to use them accurately to describe sports events and athletes' performances.
Understanding and using the simple past tense to retell the events of the Sports Day.
Improving students' reading skills, including predicting the content before reading, scanning for specific information while reading, and summarizing the main idea after reading.
B. Difficult Points
Differentiating between similar sports events and accurately understanding the specific skills and techniques required for each, so as to describe them precisely.
Helping students overcome language barriers and express their thoughts on teamwork, effort, and the value of participation in a coherent and meaningful way in oral and written communication.
Guiding students to reflect on personal experiences or observations in a written passage, using appropriate vocabulary and grammar.
A. New Words
success /səkˈses/ n. success; a successful person or thing. For example, "This plan was a great success."
event /ɪˈvent/ n. event; competition item. For example, "There were many exciting events in the sports meet."
high /haɪ/ adj. high. For example, "The high jump is a challenging sport."
throw /θrəʊ/ n. / v. throw; cast. For example, "He made a long throw in the ball - throwing event."
winner /ˈwɪnə(r)/ n. winner; successful person. For example, "The winner of the race was very excited."
champion /ˈtʃæmpiən/ n. champion; top - ranked person. For example, "She is the champion of this tennis tournament."
teammate /ˈtiːmmeɪt/ n. teammate. For example, "We should support our teammates in the game."
B. Phrases and Expressions
Sports Day Sports Day. For example, "All the students are looking forward to Sports Day."
a big success a great success. For example, "The school's art festival was a big success."
take part in participate in. For example, "I will take part in the singing competition."
sports event sports competition item. For example, "The running race is a common sports event."
work hard work diligently. For example, "We need to work hard to achieve good results."
Well done! Good job! For example, "Well done! You have made great progress."
get in the way get in the way; obstruct. For example, "Don't let your fear get in the way of your dreams."
have fun have a good time. For example, "We had a lot of fun at the party."
C. Sentence Patterns
All the students and teachers took part in the sports events.
I ran really hard, but my tail got in the way.
It is + adj. + to do sth. For example, "It is important to have fun."
教学过程
A. Lead - in (5 minutes)
Greet the students as usual.
Show the students a short video about a school sports day. The video can include various sports events like running, high jump, long jump, etc.
After watching the video, ask the students some questions:
"What's the video about?"
"What sports do you know on Sports Day?"
"What sports would you like to take part in on Sports Day? Tick and talk."
Encourage the students to share their answers with their partners briefly. This activity can arouse students' interest in the topic and activate their prior knowledge about sports.
B. Pre - reading (5 minutes)
Show some pictures of different sports events on the PPT, such as running, high jump, long jump, and ball throwing. Let the students review and say the names of these sports.
Write the first sentence of Danny's report on the blackboard: "Sports Day was a big success this year!" And then ask the students to predict what the report might be about according to this sentence and the pictures they have just seen. For example, they may predict that the report will talk about different sports events, the results of the events, or the feelings of the participants. This step can help students develop their prediction ability before reading and get them ready for the reading content.
C. While - reading (20 minutes)
Fast Reading
Let the students read Danny's report quickly and answer the question: "What is the main idea of this report?" After they finish reading, invite some students to share their answers. The main idea is that this report is about the successful Sports Day, including different sports events, the winners, and Danny's own experience in a running event.
Careful Reading
Ask the students to read the report again carefully and complete the following tasks:
Task : Find out key phrases and sentences in the text. Write them on the blackboard or show them on the PPT. For example:
"a big success"
"take part in"
"sports event"
"work hard"
"Well done!"
"get in the way"
"have fun"
"All the students and teachers took part in the sports events."
"I ran really hard, but my tail got in the way."
Task 3: Summarize the irregular past - tense forms of verbs in the text. Write them on the blackboard for students to review, such as "take - took", "run - ran".
Task 4: Translate some key complex sentences from the text to clear reading obstacles for students. For example, "Everyone worked hard and got some good exercise." can be translated as "每个人都努力拼搏,得到了很好的锻炼。"
D. Post - reading (10 minutes)
Activity 1: Group Discussion
Divide the students into groups of four or five. Give each group a topic related to the Sports Day, such as "What is the most important thing in sports, winning or participation?" or "Share your favorite sports event in the Sports Day and why you like it."
Let the students discuss in groups. Each group member should express their opinions, and one member in each group needs to take notes. After the discussion, each group selects a representative to share the group's discussion results with the whole class. This activity can improve students' communication and cooperation abilities, and at the same time, deepen their understanding of the topic.
Activity 2: Writing Practice
Ask the students to write a short passage about their own experiences or observations from a sports meet. They need to use the correct forms of the given phrases, such as "take part in", "work hard", "have fun", "get in the way", and appropriate vocabulary they have learned in this lesson.
Walk around the classroom to offer help and guidance when the students are writing. After they finish writing, ask some students to read their passages aloud. The rest of the students can listen and give some suggestions on grammar, vocabulary, and content.
E. Summary and Homework (5 minutes)
Summary
Summarize the key points of this lesson with the students, including new words, phrases, sentence patterns, and the use of the simple past tense. Review the main content of the report about the Sports Day.
Emphasize the importance of sports and the values we can learn from sports, such as teamwork, perseverance, and a positive attitude.
Homework
Ask the students to rewrite their writing passages according to the suggestions they received in class and hand them in next class.
Let the students search for more information about a famous sports event online and write a short introduction about it, using at least five new words and phrases learned in this lesson.
教学反思
After teaching this lesson, I need to reflect on the following aspects:
In the teaching process, whether the teaching methods can effectively arouse students' interest in learning. For example, in the lead - in part, if some students are not very enthusiastic about sharing their favorite sports, I may need to consider using more vivid and interactive ways, such as a small sports - related quiz, to attract their attention.
Regarding the students' understanding of new words and grammar, I should check whether all students have really mastered them. If some students still have difficulties in using the simple past tense correctly, I can design some extra exercises for them to practice after class.
In group activities, observe whether every student has actively participated. If there are some students who are left out, I need to think about how to better organize group work in the future to ensure that each student can get the opportunity to communicate and express themselves.
For the writing practice, evaluate whether the students can accurately use the learned vocabulary and grammar to express their ideas. If most students have problems in writing, I may need to provide more writing guidance and model essays in the next class.
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