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Unit 5 What are living things?
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Hello everyone, and welcome back to English class! Today, we're going to start a new unit. It's all about our favorite place - school! The unit is called "What do you like about school?" Let's learn together and have fun!
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Let's Review!
What can living things do?
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Let's learn some new words from the text. "Raise the national flag", "work out problems", "after school", and "put on a play".
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Look and Think
What can you see in the picture?
What are living things?
What are non-living things?
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First, let's look at some school subjects. What subjects do you have at school? We have Chinese, Maths, English, and PE. Can you say these words?
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Preview:New Words
living — 有生命的
non-living — 无生命的
thing — 东西
air — 空气
important — 重要的
look around — 环顾
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Great! Now, let's learn some more subjects. We also have Music, Art, IT, and Science. These are all very interesting subjects.
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Let's Learn:by themselves / by itself
Plants cannot move by themselves.
A ball cannot move by itself.
by themselves — 独自地;无需外力地
by itself — 独自地;无需外力地
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Great! Now, let's learn some more subjects. We also have Music, Art, IT, and Science. These are all very interesting subjects.
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First Reading:Let's Read
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Now, let's play a quick response game. Look at the dialogue. S1 asks, "What's your favourite subject?" S2 answers, "My favourite subject is ...". Now, it's your turn! Talk to your partner about your favourite subject.
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First Reading:Let's Read
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Now, let's play a quick response game. Look at the dialogue. S1 asks, "What's your favourite subject?" S2 answers, "My favourite subject is ...". Now, it's your turn! Talk to your partner about your favourite subject.
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Fill in the Table
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Now, let's play a quick response game. Look at the dialogue. S1 asks, "What's your favourite subject?" S2 answers, "My favourite subject is ...". Now, it's your turn! Talk to your partner about your favourite subject.
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Grammar Focus:and / or / but
观察下面句子:
① Living things need air, food and water.
② A non-living thing does not need air, food or water.
③ A non-living thing does not grow, but it can change.
规律:
and — 并列(肯定句)
or — 并列(否定句)
but — 转折
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Let's read what Pingping and Xiaorong like about school. Pingping likes Monday mornings because they raise the national flag. Xiaorong likes different subjects, like Maths and Art.
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Grammar Focus:and / or / but
and(肯定句并列):
I like apples and bananas.
or(否定句并列):
I don't like apples or bananas.
but(转折):
I like apples, but I don't like bananas.
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Let's read what Pingping and Xiaorong like about school. Pingping likes Monday mornings because they raise the national flag. Xiaorong likes different subjects, like Maths and Art.
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Let's Practice
用 and / or / but 填空:
1. Living things need air, food ______ water.
2. Non-living things don't need air, food ______ water.
3. Non-living things don't grow, ______ they can change.
and
or
but
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Now, let's look at the grammar. To ask someone if they like something, we use "Do you like...?". The answer is "Yes, I do." or "No, I don't."
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Sounds:w(语音学习)
w → /w/(浊音,声带振动)
we water wonderful
weather world will
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Now, let's look at the grammar. To ask someone if they like something, we use "Do you like...?". The answer is "Yes, I do." or "No, I don't."
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Sounds:wh(语音学习)
wh → /w/(浊音,声带振动)
what where when
white why which
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Now, let's look at the grammar. To ask someone if they like something, we use "Do you like...?". The answer is "Yes, I do." or "No, I don't."
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Let's Compare:w and wh
/w/ /w/
we what
water where
wonderful when
weather white
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To ask about what other people like, we use "Does he/she like...?". The answer is "Yes, he/she does." or "No, he/she doesn't."
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Read Again and Talk
Talk about the differences between living and non-living things.
Living things can grow and change.
Non-living things cannot grow but they can change.
Living things need air, food and water.
Non-living things don't need air, food or water.
People and animals can move by themselves, but plants cannot.
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Look at Xiaorong's timetable. Does he have Art on Wednesday? Yes, he does. Now, ask and answer with your partner about other days.
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Group Work:Talk with and / or / but
Use "and", "or" and "but" to talk about living and non-living things.
S1: Living things need air, food and water.
S2: Non-living things don't need air, food or water.
S3: Non-living things don't grow, but they can change.
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Look at Xiaorong's timetable. Does he have Art on Wednesday? Yes, he does. Now, ask and answer with your partner about other days.
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Let's Share
Share your sentences with the class!
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Let's do a role-play. One of you is a new student asking about school subjects. The other is a local student answering. Use the example to help you.
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Summary
What have we learned today?
语篇:Living and non-living things
连词:and / or / but
词汇:living, non-living, thing, air, by themselves, by itself, important
语音:w / wh → /w/
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Now, let's have a group discussion. What do you like doing at school? Why? Use the prompts to help you.
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Homework
必做:
1. 跟读课文 Living and non-living things 3遍。
2. 用 and / or / but 各写1个句子,描述生物或非生物的特征。
3. 复习 w / wh 发音,找含 w 和 wh 的单词各3个。
选做:
制作一张"Living vs Non-living"英文小海报。
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Let's read a short passage about Tom's school life.
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Thank you!
See you next time!
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That's all for today's class. Thank you for your hard work! See you next time!
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