Unit 5 Now and Then Lesson 3 First-time Experiences 教学设计 2024-2025学年北师大版（2024）七年级英语下册

Unit 5 Now and Then-Lesson 3 First-time Experiences This lesson, "First - time Experiences" from Unit 5 Now and Then of the 2024 version of the English textbook for Grade 7 of Beijing Normal University Edition, focuses on students' personal first - time experiences. It helps students learn to describe these experiences in English, including the events, their feelings at that time, and what they have learned from them. Through various activities such as listening, speaking, reading, and writing, students will improve their language skills and gain a deeper understanding of the importance of trying new things. The content is closely related to students' daily lives, which can arouse their strong interest and enthusiasm for learning. 教学目标 1. Knowledge Objectives Students will master key vocabulary related to first - time experiences, such as "first - time", "experience", "exciting", "nervous", "achieve", "challenge", "opportunity", "memorable", "unforgettable", "learn", etc. Students will be familiar with important sentence patterns, like "Have you ever tried something for the first time?", "It was my first time riding a bike, and I felt excited and nervous.", "Trying something new can be a big challenge, but it’s also a great opportunity.", "I’ll never forget my first time speaking in public." Students will understand the usage of the past tense in describing past experiences. 2. Ability Objectives Students can describe their own first - time experiences in English, clearly expressing their feelings and what they have learned. Students are able to ask others about their first - time experiences and carry out fluent conversations. Through listening to others' experiences, students can extract key information and understand the main ideas. 3. Emotional Objectives Encourage students to be brave enough to try new things and gain a sense of growth and achievement from them. Cultivate students' awareness of sharing experiences and listening to others, enhancing their communication and cooperation skills. 教学重难点 1. Teaching Key Points Learn vocabulary and sentence patterns for describing first - time experiences. Correctly use the past tense to describe past events. Enable students to express their experiences and feelings through oral and written forms. 2. Teaching Difficult Points Help students use appropriate language to express the feelings and lessons learned from first - time experiences. Ensure students can communicate fluently about first - time experiences in dialogues, integrating vocabulary, grammar, and expressions naturally. Guide students to understand and correctly use irregular verbs in the past tense. 1. Key Vocabulary first - time: adj. happening for the first time experience: n. something that you have done or that has happened to you exciting: adj. making you feel very interested and enthusiastic nervous: adj. worried and anxious achieve: v. to succeed in doing or completing something challenge: n. something new and difficult that forces you to make a lot of effort opportunity: n. a chance to do something memorable: adj. worth remembering or easy to remember unforgettable: adj. impossible to forget learn: v. to gain knowledge or skill by studying, practicing, being taught, or experiencing something 2. Key Sentence Patterns Have you ever tried something for the first time? It was my first time + doing sth., and I felt + adj. Trying something new can be a big challenge, but it’s also a great opportunity. I’ll never forget my first time + doing sth. 3. Grammar Focus Past Tense: Regular verbs: add "-ed" to the base form. For example, "walk - walked", "play - played". Irregular verbs: need to be memorized, such as "go - went", "see - saw", "do - did", "have - had". 教学过程 1. Warming - up (5 minutes) Question - and - answer: Teacher: "Good morning/afternoon, class. Have you ever done something for the first time recently? Raise your hands and share with us briefly." Invite several students to answer. Then ask: "How did you feel about it? Were you excited, nervous, or something else?" Let students express their feelings. Picture display: Show pictures of different activities, like a child riding a bike for the first time, a student giving a speech in front of the class for the first time, and someone learning to swim for the first time. Ask: "What’s happening in this picture? Have you ever tried this activity before? If so, share your experience with your partner." After a short discussion, ask some pairs to share their conversations with the class. 引出主题: Teacher: "Today, we are going to learn how to describe our first - time experiences in English. The topic is 'First - Time Experiences'." Write the topic on the blackboard. 2. Presentation (15 minutes) Vocabulary teaching: Use examples and short stories to explain new words. For "exciting": "Last summer, I went to an amusement park. My first time riding a roller coaster was so exciting! The high speed and the screams around made my heart beat fast." For "nervous": "Before my first speech in front of a large audience, I was so nervous. My hands were shaking, and I could hardly breathe." For "challenge": "Learning to play the guitar for the first time was a big challenge for me. There were so many chords to remember." For "memorable": "The first day at my new school was very memorable. I met a lot of friendly classmates and teachers." For "achieve": "After months of practice, I achieved my goal of running 5 kilometers without stopping." 词汇练习: Do a word - meaning matching exercise on the PPT. For example: Column A: "This word means something that makes you feel both happy and a little scared." Column B: "exciting", "nervous", "challenge", etc. Ask students to raise their hands to answer. Sentence pattern teaching: Show key sentence patterns on the PPT and explain their usage. "Have you ever tried something for the first time?" is used to ask others about their new experiences. "It was my first time riding a bike, and I felt excited and nervous." Here, "It was my first time + doing sth." is used to state one's first - time experience, and "feel + adj." is used to express feelings. "Trying something new can be a big challenge, but it’s also a great opportunity." This sentence shows the two - sided nature of new experiences. "I’ll never forget my first time speaking in public." emphasizes the unforgettable nature of an experience. 句型示范: Teacher starts a conversation with a student: Teacher: "Have you ever tried something new recently?" Student: "Yes, I tried cooking dinner for my family for the first time." Teacher: "That sounds great! How did it go? Was it easy or difficult?" Student: "It was a bit difficult. I burned the rice at first, but overall, it was a fun experience." Teacher: "What did you learn from it?" Student: "I learned that cooking needs patience and carefulness." Then let students practice similar conversations in pairs. Walk around the classroom to monitor and offer help if necessary. 3. Practice (10 minutes) 听力练习: Play a recording. In the recording, a student is describing his/her first - time experiences, such as the first time camping, the first time visiting a museum, etc. Ask students to listen carefully and fill in the blanks. Play the recording twice if necessary. Check the answers together. 对话练习: Divide students into pairs. Each pair needs to create a dialogue about first - time experiences. Provide some guiding questions on the PPT, such as "What was your first - time experience like?", "How did you feel during it?", "What did you enjoy the most?", "What did you learn from it?" After students finish their conversations, invite several pairs to come to the front of the class and act out their dialogues. Give them positive feedback. 4. Activity (10 minutes) My First - Time Experience Story: Task description: Ask students to write a short passage about one of their first - time experiences. They need to describe the activity, their feelings at that time, and what they learned from it. Provide an example on the PPT: "I’ll never forget my first time skiing. It was during winter vacation. At first, I was really nervous because I was afraid of falling. But with the help of the coach, I gradually got the hang of it. I felt so excited when I could slide down the slope smoothly. From this experience, I learned that as long as we are brave enough to try and keep learning, we can overcome difficulties." Let students start writing. Walk around the classroom to offer guidance and check their progress. Interview and Share: Task design: Divide students into groups of four. In each group, students take turns to interview others about their first - time experiences. They can use the questions from the dialogue practice part. After the interviews, each group selects one of the most interesting experiences and shares it with the whole class. The speaker should use vivid language to describe the experience. After each group's sharing, other students can ask questions if they are interested. 5. Summary and Homework (5 minutes) 课堂总结: Review the key vocabulary and sentence patterns learned in this class. Write some of the important words and sentences on the blackboard, such as "exciting", "nervous", "It was my first time + doing sth., and I felt...", "Trying something new can be...". Summarize the usage of the past tense in describing first - time experiences. Emphasize the correct forms of regular and irregular verbs. Ask students to share what they have learned and what impressed them the most in this class. 课后作业: Writing task: Ask students to write a short passage about their most recent first - time experience. They should use 5 - 8 sentences and include the key vocabulary and sentence patterns learned in class. Encourage students to share their passages with their parents or friends in English. 教学反思 After teaching this lesson, I have the following reflections. Firstly, in terms of teaching methods, the combination of question - and - answer, picture display, and group activities can effectively arouse students' interest and enthusiasm. Most students actively participated in classroom discussions and activities, which achieved good interactive results. However, in the vocabulary teaching part, although using examples and stories can help students understand new words, for some students with weak foundation, the understanding and memory of words may still be a bit difficult. In the future, more vocabulary - building games or mnemonic methods can be added to help them. Secondly, regarding students' performance, most students can master the key sentence patterns and use them to describe their experiences. But in the process of using the past tense, especially the irregular verbs, some students still make mistakes. This indicates that more exercises and drills on irregular verbs are needed. Finally, in terms of time management, the activity part took a bit longer than expected, which led to a relatively hasty summary at the end. In future teaching, more accurate time control is required to ensure that each teaching link can be carried out smoothly and the teaching content can be fully summarized. Overall, through this lesson, students have a certain understanding and practice of describing first - time experiences in English, but there is still room for improvement in teaching methods and content delivery. 2 / 37 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $