Unit3 Smart Learning Section A(1a-1d) 教学设计-2026-2027学年人教版英语九年级上册

Unit 3 Smart Learning 

Section A 1a-1d

I. Teaching Aims

1. Students will be able to recognize and use key learning strategy vocabulary: take notes, use flashcards, review key ideas, do research projects, test myself, watch learning videos, use learning apps or websites, set learning goals, create mind maps, work in groups or teams.

2. Students will be able to listen for specific information about different study methods in conversations.

3. Students will be able to talk about how they study different school subjects using the pattern "How do you study ...?" "I study by + V-ing ...".

II. Key and Difficult Points

Key points: (1) Learning strategy vocabulary: take notes, use flashcards, review key ideas, do research projects, test myself, watch learning videos, use learning apps or websites, set learning goals, create mind maps, work in groups or teams. (2) The question pattern "How do you study ...?" and the answer pattern "I study by + V-ing ...".

Difficult points: (1) Using "by + V-ing" correctly to express the method or means of learning. (2) Listening for detailed information in conversations (e.g., matching speakers with pictures, completing sentences with correct words).

III. Teaching Tools

Textbook (pp. 1-2), blackboard and colored markers, flashcards with learning strategy phrases, audio recording player, PPT (optional), 1c worksheet for note-taking.

IV. Teaching Procedures

Step 1 Lead-in (5 mins)

The teacher shows pictures of students using different learning methods (reading a book, using a tablet, doing an experiment, working in a group, etc.) and asks: "What are they doing?" "Do you like these ways of learning?" Then introduces the topic: "Today we are going to talk about Smart Learning — how do we learn?"

[Purpose] To activate students' prior knowledge about learning and arouse their interest in the topic.

Step 2 1a — Learning Tips Discussion (8 mins)

The teacher asks students to look at the ten learning tips in 1a on the blackboard or PPT: take notes, use flashcards, review key ideas, do research projects, test myself, watch learning videos, use learning apps or websites, set learning goals, create mind maps, work in groups or teams. Students tick the ones they usually use and are encouraged to add more. Then the teacher checks answers with the whole class and explains any unfamiliar words (e.g., flashcards, mind maps).

[Purpose] To familiarize students with key vocabulary related to learning strategies and let them reflect on their own study habits.

Step 3 1b — Listening and Matching (10 mins)

The teacher plays the recording for 1b. Students listen to three conversations and match each conversation with the corresponding picture (Picture 1 / Picture 2 / Picture 3). After the first listening, the teacher plays the recording again for students to check their answers. Then