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Unit 4 My Favourite Subject
Section B (1a-2b)
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Learning Objectives
By the end of the class, you will be able to:
1. get the information about Mike’s and Binbin’s favourite subjects and the reasons;
2. find out the structure of the two messages and form a mind map;
3. write a message to talk about your favourite subject and reasons in school based on the mind map.
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Pre-reading
Do you remember Binbin from Section A?
Chinese
English
History
IT
Biology
Maths
PE
Class timetable
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1a.
What’s your class timetable today? Write down the subjects.
AM=00:00 – 12:00
PM=12:00 – 24:00
In the morning, I have Chinese, English, history and IT. In the afternoon, I have subjects like biology, maths and PE. After class, I will go to the science club. What a busy day!
Tip 1: We can use “and” and “but” to make your expression more logical.
Pre-reading
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Pre-reading
message board
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message board
name
username
Pre-reading
Message board is a place on a website where you can leave messages for other people to read.
What can you see from the message board?
profile
picture
post time
Leave comments here with pictures and emoji.
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Mike Davis may be from western countries.
He may like music.
Wu Binbin may be from China.
He or she may like maths.
Let’s guess
Tip 2: Predict the content with the help of the pictures and other information next to the passages.
be good at
Pre-reading
Where are they from?
What subjects do they have?
1b.
While-reading
Name: ____________________
From: ____________________
maths, music, French, history, English, IT, science, gym
Mike Davis
Canada
Please underline the answers.
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Where are they from?
What subjects do they have?
1b.
While-reading
Name: ____________________
From: ____________________
Wu Binbin
China
Chinese, history, maths, English, PE, IT and so on.
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While-reading
What subjects do Mike and Binbin both have?
maths English
history IT
gym
French
science
music
PE
Chinese
Mike Davis
Wu Binbin
Culture Corner
gym
A gym class is a class held in a gym and students do different kinds of exercise during the class.
“I have gym.”
gym
Culture Corner
biology
geography
…
science
Culture Corner
English
French
official languages
What are their favourite subjects?
What are the reasons?
Read again and complete the table .
1c.
While-reading
Tip 3: Get the details by looking for key words.
because
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While-reading
music
excellent
/ˈeksələnt/
instrument
/ˈɪnstrəmənt/
singer
/ˈsɪŋə(r)/
class
subject
teacher
teacher
future job
makes him happy
fun, learn a lot of new songs
lets students play all kinds of interesting instruments
excellent
singer
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While-reading
2. How does Mike feel about music?
He feels good about music because it makes him happy.
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While-reading
maths
scientist
/ˈsaɪəntɪst/
subject
ability
future job
good with numbers
really fun and useful
scientist
Ability:
class
learns how to work out maths problems
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While-reading
3. What does Binbin learn in his maths class?
He learns how to work out maths problems in his maths class.
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4. Do you like music or maths? Why?
I like ... because ...
(the subject / the class / the teacher / future job / one’s ability )
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I like music best because I can sing very well. But I don’t like maths because maths is too difficult for me.
While-reading
Do you like music or maths? Why?
I prefer maths because working out maths problems makes me excited. I also like music, but I’m not good at singing.
Why do we learn different subjects?
learn what is useful and meaningful
know what we are interested in
find what we are good at
realize what we want to be
By learning different subjects, we can:
Why do we learn different subjects?
Different subjects are like light which lights up the path to the future.
Why do we learn different subjects?
…
Bright
Future
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Post-reading
Retell the messages
____is from____. This term, he has _____ at school. His favourite subject is____. He likes it because____. In the future, he wants to be a_____.
Mind maps can help us get and organize the information clearly!
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Pre-writing
Your favourite subject
Write a message to reply to Mike’s post.
Pre-writing
Complete the mind map with your own information.
2a.
Name: _______________
From: _______________
Other:
teacher artist scientist engineer
doctor cook singer programmer
excellent helpful kind
ability/…
Adjectives:
hard boring fun important useful
difficult exciting
Chinese maths English geography
history music biology IT PE art
be good with/be good at/…
subjects
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Pre-writing
Complete the mind map with your own information.
2a.
Name: _______________
From: _______________
Other:
How to write a message about your favourite subject?
Profile picture
name
@username
post time
While-writing
To reply to Mike’s post
Not before this time
How to write a message about your favourite subject?
While-writing
(country)
(subjects in this term)
(some subjects you like)
(favourite subject)
(Reason 2:What is the class like?)
(Reason 1)
(Reason 3)
(some subjects you like)
(subjects in this term)
You can find some good sentences from Mike’s and Binbin’s messages.
You can add more different expressions if you want!
How to write a message about your favourite subject?
While-writing
(country)
(subjects in this term)
(some subjects you like)
(favourite subject)
(Reason 2:What is the class like?)
(Reason 1)
(Reason 3)
(some subjects you like)
(subjects in this term)
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Add more different expressions!
While-writing
Name: _______________
From: _______________
I come from ….
This year is easy but fun for me. I study ….
Of all the subjects, I like … best.
Subjects in this term:
_____________________
Favourite subject:
_____________________
The subject is …(adj.) and …(adj.).
We not only …, but also …. This helps ….
Mr./Mrs./Miss. … is + adj. We love him/her a lot.
I want to be a/an …for a future job, so I study very hard.
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Post-writing
I’m from China. This year is busy but fun for me. This term, I have Chinese, math, English, biology, geography, IT, music, art, and PE. I like all the subjects, but my favourite subject is English. I like it because English is useful in our life and I’m good at singing English songs. In this class, we not only learn a lot of new words, but also have many conversations in English. This helps build my fluency and confidence. My English teacher is really excellent and patient. We love her very much. I want to be an English teacher like her for a future job, so I study very hard.
Li Xin
@Englishlover
8:30 AM 20 October
One possible version
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While-writing
Write a message using your information.
2b.
Post-writing
Checklist
Content Name my school subjects Yes No
Talk about my favourite subject Yes No
Talk about my future job Yes No
Language Use different sentence patterns Yes No
Use adjectives to describe subjects, class, and the teacher Yes No
Use and, but and because to express opinions Yes No
Read the message and polish it.
Post-writing
Criteria
Content Name my school subjects 5=excellent
4=good
3=not bad
2=need to work harder
Talk about my favourite subject
Talk about my future job
Language Use different sentence patterns
Use adjectives to describe subjects, class, and the teacher
Use and, but and because to express opinions
Total point: _________
Suggestion:
Grade the message.
Level 1:
Polish your message.
Level 2:
Interview your classmates about their favourite subjects and write a message.
Homework
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