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Unit 4 The art of having fun
单元教学目标
【Language Abilities】
1.Use words and expressions in the unit to talk about activities for fun.
2.Use imperatives to talk about benefits of having fun.
3.Describe the good and bad of fun activities.
【Culture Awareness】
1.Learn about entertainment in ancient times and
different countries, and feel the diversity and inheritance of cultures.
2.Get to know some fun Guinness World
Records.
3.Learn about life stories of celebrities and what they have gained from having fun.
【Quality of Thinking】
1.Learn to think rationally.
2.Think critically about the downsides of excessive electronic entertainment.
3.Think about how to have fun in a balanced way.
【Learning Abilities】
1.Get key information from different passages.
2.Be able to actively cooperate with others in
learning activities and complete learning tasks.
【Class Hour Division】
Five periods
第一课时
Starting out&Reading
第二课时
Grammar
第三课时
Listening and Speaking
第四课时
Reading for writing
第五课时
Presenting ideas&Reflection
单元教材分析
本单元的主题属于“人与自我”范畴,归属于“生活与学习”主题群,涉及到“学习与生活的自我管理”这个子主题内容。本单元围绕娱乐活动展开深入探讨,内容包含古代与现代,以及不同国家的娱乐形式,同时涉及娱乐的重要性、过度娱乐的弊端,以及如何将兴趣转化为职业等多方面内容。本单元旨在引导学生深入思考娱乐在生活里所具有的价值和意义,助力学生树立正确的娱乐观念,学会平衡电子娱乐与真实世界之间的关系,进而推动个人的全面发展。
课时分解
第一课时 Starting out&Reading
Teaching Objects 【教学目标】
1.Talk about popular activities in ancient times and in Poland.
2.Analyse the structure and understand the detailed information of the passage.
3.Understand the importance of having fun in life.
Teaching Aids 【教学工具】
an English book,a tape recorder and CAI
Teaching Steps 【教学步骤】
★Step 1 Lead in【导入】
1.Show the photo on page 50 to students,and then ask them to answer the question:
What does the picture show?
2.Let some students share their answers.
Starting out
Page 51,1
1.Show the picture on page 51 to students, and then ask them to answer the questions.
①What activities did ancient people do for fun?
②Which activities is the most interesting one to you?
2.Ask students to share their answers with the class, and the teacher can make some supplements if necessary.
Page 51,2
1.Show the survey results to students,and then ask them to pay attention to the title.
2.Ask students to look at the survey results and answer the questions:
①What can you learn from the survey results?
②Do you enjoy any of these activities? What are they?
3.Ask students to share the answers, and the teacher can make some supplements if necessary.
Understanding ideas(1-4)
★Step 2 Pre-task【准备任务】
Page 52,1
1.Show the title All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy to students,and then ask them to predict what the passage is about.
2.Show some expressions to help students.
· have fun a moment of joy lift sb.’s spirits feel youthful
· bring people closer enjoy life
3.Ask students to share the answers with the class,and the teacher can make some supplements if necessary.
★Step 3 While-task【过程任务】
Page 53,2
1.Ask students to read the passage and check if they made right predictions.
2.Check the answer with the class.
Page 54,3
1.Ask students to choose another suitable title for the passage.
2.Check the answer with the class.
Page 54,4
1.Ask students to complete the chart with the words and expressions from the passage.
2.Check the answers with the class.
★Step 4 Post-task【后续任务】
Page 54, Think and share
1.Ask students to think about the following questions:
①Why does the writer use the island example in the first paragraph?
②Do you agree with George Bernard Shaw? Why or why not?
③What do you think “No one is an island.” means?
2.Give some prompts to students.
3.Let some students share their answers.
4.Check the answers with the class.
★Step 5 Language points 【语言要点】
1. Fun can do away with bad feelings and lift our spirits.娱乐可以消除不良情绪、提振精神。
(1) do away with意为“摆脱,废除”。
E.g.We should do away with the rule.我们应该废除这条规则。
(2) lift sb's spirits意为“使某人开心起来,使某人振奋”。
E.g.The warm morning sunshine lifted her spirits.早晨温暖的阳光使她精神为之一振。
2. As George Bernard Shaw once said, “We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.”
正如乔治·伯纳德·萧曾经说过的: “我们不是因为变老了才停止玩耍,而是因为不再玩耍才变老。”
乔治·伯纳德·萧(George Bernard Shaw)是爱尔兰剧作家、评论家和社会改革者。其代表作包括《伤心之家》《皮格马利翁》等。
3. Research also shows that fun brings people closer.研究也表明,娱乐活动能拉近人与人之间的距离。
句型research shows that...表示“研究表明……”,常用于学术文章、新闻报道或正式语境中。
E.g.Research has shown that students learn best when they are actively engaged in the learning process.研究表明,当学生们主动投入到学习过程中时,他们学习得最好。
★Step 6 Summary 【课堂小结】
Ask students to use the students’ self-assessment form to check what they have learned in this lesson.
I can talk about all kinds of activities for fun.
I understand the structure and content of this passage.
I can understand the importance of having fun in life.
★Step 7 Homework【家庭作业】
1.Review the words, phrases and sentences.
2.Do the exercises in students’ book.
Teaching reflection 【教学反思】
Most students showed interest in the topic. However, for some students with weaker English foundations, the reading might have been a bit challenging. In the future, I could provide more visual aids and simpler explanations to help them better understand.Also, group discussions could be encouraged more to develop their confidence in expressing ideas. Overall, it was a good start to make students aware of the significance of having fun.
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