Starter：know your school 教学设计2025-2026学年外研版（2024）七年级英语上册

Subject Starter : Know Your School Lesson Type New Lesson Teaching Objectives 1. Master key vocabulary: school, building, classroom, playground, library, floor, lesson. 2. Understand and use "There be" sentence pattern. 3. Describe school facilities and activities using "We can...". 4. Write a short paragraph introducing the school. Key Points 1. School facility vocabulary. 2. Affirmative and negative forms of "There be" structure. Difficult Points 1. Correct usage of "There is" (singular) and "There are" (plural). 2. Coherent written description of the school. Teaching Methods Situational Teaching Method, Task-Based Learning, Cooperative Learning Teaching Aids PPT, word cards, whiteboard, school map pictures Teaching Procedure Detailed Steps Step 1: Warm-up (5 mins) 1. Greeting & Engagement: "Good morning class! Look at these pictures. Can you guess what places they are in our school?" 2. Picture Guessing: Show 4 close-up photos of: playground equipment, library bookshelves, classroom desks, science lab equipment. 3. Elicit Responses: "What's this? Yes! It's our library! What can we do there?" 4. Introduce Topic: Write "Welcome to our new school" on board. "Today we'll learn to describe our school in English." Step 2: Presentation (12 mins) 1. Vocabulary Introduction: Use PPT with clear photos. "This is our school. There are three buildings. This is a classroom. This is the playground." 2. Drill Pronunciation: Listen and repeat chorally then individually. 3. Sentence Patterns: "Look at this picture. There is one library. There are twenty classrooms." Write examples on board. 4. Negative Form: Show small library picture. "Our library isn't big but there are many books." 5. Question Practice: "How many classrooms are there? Where is the playground?" Step 3: Practice (10 mins) 1. Error Correction: "Now let's correct some sentences from our book." Display sentences from textbook. 2. Group Work: In groups of 4, students discuss corrections for: "I have one of them in the building building" → "There is a big building." 3. Monitoring: Walk around checking understanding, providing help. 4. Feedback: Groups share answers. Teacher writes correct versions on board. Step 4: Production (13 mins) 1. Writing Framework: Display on board: - This is my new school. - There are ___ buildings. - There are ___ classrooms. - This is our ___. We can ___ here. - I like my school! 2. Pair Practice: Students practice dialogue using framework. 3. Individual Writing: Students write 5-6 sentences about their school. 4. Sharing: 3-4 students read their paragraphs. Teacher gives positive feedback. Step 5: Summary & Homework (5 mins) 1. Review: "What did we learn today? Let's review: There is... There are..." 2. Homework: - Compulsory: Copy vocabulary and write paragraph neatly. - Optional: Draw school map with English labels and write 2 sentences. 3. Preview: "Next class we'll learn about classroom objects." Blackboard Design Vocabulary (school, building, classroom, playground, library) Sentence Patterns (There is a.../There are...s; We can...here) Negative Forms (isn't/aren't) + Writing Framework 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $