Unit 4 Our Memory Section A 3a-3d 教学设计 2026-2027学年人教版英语九年级上册

Unit 4 Our Memory — Lesson 2 Section A 3a-3d教学设计

 

Objectives:

Language Ability:

1. Ss can master key vocabulary and phrases such as go through, in one's case, keep in mind, instead of, keep doing sth, and save sth for sb.

2. Ss can understand the main idea and detailed information of the conversation about family members' memory loss.

3. Ss can talk about their family memories, express empathy, and share their own happy memories using the target language.

 

Learning Ability:

4. Ss can use listening strategies to catch specific details (what they forget vs. what they remember) and complete a table.

5. Ss can improve their oral fluency and emotional expression by focusing on stressing key words in a role-play.

 

Thinking Quality:

6. Ss can analyze the deep meaning of "keep in mind what he remembers" and understand the importance of empathy and a positive attitude towards aging.

7. Ss can reflect on why happy memories are important in our lives.

 

Cultural Awareness:

8. Ss can cultivate the traditional virtue of respecting and caring for the elderly, and learn to cherish the warm memories with their families.

 

Key and Difficult Points:

Key point

Ss can extract specific information from the listening material and master the key vocabulary and phrases related to memory and empathy.

 

Difficult point

Ss can deeply understand the emotional bond behind happy memories and fluently share a personal family memory with vivid details (senses, feelings) in English.

 

Teaching Procedures:

 

Step 1. Lead - in

1). Show some pictures of family activities. Ask Ss: What happy memories do you have with your family? What did you do together?

2). Ask Ss: Will these memories gradually fade? Why?

3). Guide Ss to share their thoughts and introduce the topic of family

memories and aging.

4). Purpose: To activate students' background knowledge, arouse their emotional connection to the topic, and lead into the listening task.

 

Step 2. Pre - listening

1). Show the two pictures on the PPT (a grandma saving cookies for her grandson, a grandpa flying kites with his granddaughter).

2). Ask Ss to predict: What memories do they have with their family? What might be happening in these pictures?

3). Introduce the characters Chen Jie and Rick, and explain that they are talking about their family memories.

4). Purpose: To develop students' picture-reading and prediction skills, and prepare them for the listening material.

 

Step 3. While - listening (Activity 3a)

1). 1st listening: Let Ss listen to the conversation and answer the main question: What problem do Chen Jie and Rick have in common about their family? (Their family members' memory is getting worse).

2). 2nd listening: Let Ss listen again and complete the table about Rick's grandma and Chen Jie's grandpa (What they forget, What they remember, What to do for them).

   - Rick's grandma: Forgets who Rick is; remembers her grandson loves