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新人教版七年级上册英语Unit 2 We're Family! (Section A 1a - Pronunciation)教学设计
Core Literacy Objectives
- Linguistic Competence: Students can accurately pronounce and use key vocabulary (sister, mother, father, parents, they, this, these, those) and master sentence patterns such as "Is this...? Yes, it is. / No, it isn't." and "Are these...? Yes, they are. / No, they aren't." to discuss family members. They can also use "who" to ask about and introduce family members.
- Cultural Awareness: Students develop an understanding of family relationships and the significance of family in daily life, fostering a sense of love and responsibility toward their own families.
- Thinking Quality: Students enhance logical and critical thinking skills by analyzing family relationships in conversations and pictures, and improve their ability to ask and answer questions about family.
- Learning Ability: Students actively participate in pair work, role-play, and listening activities, developing autonomous learning skills and cooperation abilities in group interactions.
Analysis of Students' Situation
In the first unit, students learned how to greet friends, which provides a foundation for communicating about people. As Grade 7 students, they are familiar with family members in daily life but need more practice to express family relationships in English accurately and fluently.
Key Points and Difficulties
- Key Points: Master vocabulary and sentence patterns related to family members and use them to discuss family relationships.
- Difficulties: Deeply understand the meaning of "family" and use the target language naturally in real-life-like situations.
Teaching Methods
Task-based Language Teaching (TBLT), Game-based Teaching Method
Teaching Procedures
Teacher's Guidance
Students' Learning
Design Intent
Step 1: Lead-in (5 mins)Show a warm and lovely family photo on the screen. Ask students 3 questions:① What is the relationship of the people in the photo?② What do you think of this family?③ Who are the important people in your family? Invite some students to share their answers.
Look at the photo carefully, think about the questions, and share their ideas about family members and family relationships.
To arouse students' interest in the topic of "family" and activate their prior knowledge about family members, preparing them for the new lesson.
Step 2: Presentation (10 mins)
1. Vocabulary Learning
Show pictures of different family members one by one. Ask: "Do you know who this is?" Help students learn new words by matching pictures with their English names.
2. Sentence Patterns Introduction
Show two pictures (one with a single family member, one with multiple members). Ask: "What are these two pictures about? Where are the people in the pictures?" Then play the recording of the conversations. Ask students to number the pictures according to the order they hear.
1. Learn new vocabulary by connecting pictures with words, repeating after the teacher to practice pronunciation.2. Observe the pictures, listen to conversations carefully, and number the pictures as required.
1. To help students master key vocabulary in a visual and intuitive way, enhancing their memory.2. To train students' listening skills and help them understand the context of target sentence patterns.
Step 3: Listening and Practice (12 mins)
1. Play the two conversations again. Ask students to complete sentences about family relationships in the conversations. Then check answers together and discuss: "Do you know their relationships?"
2. Play the tape again. Ask students to repeat after the tape, paying attention to pronunciation and intonation.
3. Divide students into pairs. Ask them to practice reading conversations with their partners.
1. Listen attentively to catch details about family relationships and complete sentences.2. Follow the tape to imitate pronunciation and intonation.3. Practice conversations in pairs, helping each other with pronunciation.
1. To deepen students' understanding of target language and train their listening comprehension for specific information.2. To help students improve pronunciation and intonation by imitating the tape.3. To provide students with opportunities to practice oral English in pairs, enhancing their fluency.
Step 4: Production (10 mins)
1. Role-play: Ask several pairs of students to role-play conversations in front of the class. Encourage them to add their own actions or feelings.
2. Show & Tell: Ask students to bring family photos to class. In pairs, they take turns talking about people in the photos using sentences: "Is this/Are these your...?" "Who is/Who are...?" "He's/She's/They're..."
3. Phonetics Practice: Teach vowel sounds /ɔ:/, /ə/, /a:/, /ʌ/. Write example words and let students practice pronouncing them. Then practice stressed syllables in key words and sentences.
1. Prepare and perform role-play, trying to make the performance natural and lively.2. Show their family photos to partners and have conversations about family members using target language.3. Learn and practice vowel sounds and stressed syllables, repeating after the teacher and correcting pronunciation.
1. To encourage students to use target language creatively and build confidence in speaking English in public.2. To connect English learning with real life, providing a meaningful context for students to use the language.3. To improve students' phonetic awareness and help them pronounce words more accurately.
Blackboard Design
Unit 2 We're Family!Section A (1a - Pronunciation)
- Vocabulary: sister, mother, father, parents, they, this, these, those
- Sentence Patterns:
- Is this...? Yes, it is. / No, it isn't.
- Are these...? Yes, they are. / No, they aren't.
- Who is/are...? He's/She's/They're...
Homework
- Compulsory Homework:
- Level A: Recite key sentence patterns and read new words aloud for 5 minutes.
- Level B: Review vowel sounds and stressed syllables practiced in class for 5 minutes.
- Optional Homework:
- Make a short video or write a short dialogue to introduce your family members in English. Share it in the next class. (About 10 minutes)
Teaching Reflection
In today's class, the task-based teaching method worked well as students were engaged in various activities like listening, speaking, and role-playing. Most students could master key vocabulary and sentence patterns to talk about family members. However, some students still struggled with the correct pronunciation of certain words, especially vowel sounds. For future classes, more phonetic practice activities should be included to help students improve pronunciation. Also, when students were doing the "Show & Tell" activity, a few students lacked confidence to speak in front of others, so more encouragement and opportunities for them to practice in a supportive environment are needed. Overall, the class achieved basic learning objectives, but there is room for improvement in helping every student fully develop their English skills.
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