Unit 1 Animal Friends-Period 3 Grammar Focus教学设计2025-2026学年人教版英语七年级下册

Unit 1 Animal Friends

Period 3 Section A Grammar Focus (3a–3d) Full English Teaching Plan

 

Grade: 7 (Second Semester)

Duration: 45 minutes

Teaching Material: New People's Education Press (PEP) English

 

1. Teaching Analysis

 

Teaching Content

 

· Grammar Focus: Learn to use “because” to give reasons and form the plural forms of animal nouns.

· Apply the grammar in context by completing dialogues, forming sentences, and playing a guessing game.

 

Core Competencies

 

1. Language Competence

 

· Identify and understand the function of “because” in sentences to express reasons.

· Accurately form and use the plural forms of regular and irregular animal nouns.

· Use the target grammar and vocabulary in controlled and semi-controlled practice (dialogues, sentence-making).

· Engage in interactive communication using the grammar points in a guessing game.

 

2. Cultural Awareness

 

· Deepen understanding of animal diversity through learning about different species and their characteristics.

 

3. Thinking Quality

 

· Develop logical thinking by constructing sentences with clear cause-effect relationships (using because).

· Systematize knowledge by learning and applying rules for noun pluralization.

 

4. Learning Ability

 

· Improve grammar induction and application skills through structured exercises.

· Enhance collaborative learning and spoken interaction through pair and group work.

 

Key & Difficult Points

 

· Key Points: Mastering the use of “because” to give reasons; learning the plural form changes of animal nouns.

· Difficult Points: Using the grammar points flexibly and accurately in spontaneous spoken dialogue; remembering irregular plural forms (e.g., mice, sheep).

 

2. Teaching Procedures

 

Step 1: Lead-in & Review (5 minutes)

 

1. Greeting & Warm-up

   T: Good morning, class! Let‘s warm up by reviewing. Tell me: What’s your favourite animal and why? Use the sentence: “My favourite animal is... because it's/they're...”

   (Invite 2-3 students to answer, e.g., “My favourite animal is the panda because it's cute.”)

2. Introduce the Grammar Focus

   T: Great! You all used the word “because” naturally. Today, we're going to focus on two grammar points: how to use “because” to give reasons properly, and how to talk about more than one animal—that is, using plural nouns. Let's begin!

 

Step 2: Work on 3a – Discover “because” (7 minutes)

 

1. Read and Discover

   T: Look at Grammar Focus on page XX. Read the example sentences silently. Your task is to circle the word that introduces the reason in each sentence. What word tells us “why”?

   (Sentences: I like dogs because they are friendly. / She doesn't like snakes because they are scary. / We love penguins because they are lovely.)

2. Explain and Summarize

   T: What word did you circle? Yes, “because”. We use “because” to answer questions like “Why...?”. It connects the reason to the main idea. The structure is: Main Clause + because + Reason Clause.

 

Step 3: Work on 3b – Apply in Dialogue (8 minutes)

 

1. Controlled Practice

   T: Now, let‘s use “because” in a dialogue. Complete the conversation in 3b with the words from the box: where, They're, do, because, What's, don't. Also, underline all the animal nouns you find.

2. Check and Drill