初三英语unit5教学设计

Unit 5 It must belong to Carla.
Part 1: Teaching design (第一部分：教学设计)
Structures: Must, might, could and can’t for making inferences
Target language: Whose volleyball is this?
It must be Carla’s. She loves volleyball. It could be Ted’s.
Vocabulary: picnic, chase, escape, belong to, toy car, plate, mystery, appointment, worried, wake, neighbor, garbage
SECTION A
Goals
●To learn must, might, could and can’t for making inferences
●To listen and speak making inferences
Procedures
Warming up by learning about modal verbs
1a Looking and writing
Hello, class. On page 34 is a picture with many things in it. Write the things you see in t he correct columns in the chart.
1b Listening and matching
You are going to listen and match on page 34 each person with a thing and a reason. Pay attention to the use of MUST in the sentences.
Tapescript
Girl 1: Whose volley ball is this?
Boy 1: It must be Carla’s. She loves volley ball.
Girl 2: Oh, that toy car must belong to Jane’s little brother. He was the only l ittle kid at the picnic. And the magazine must belong to Dengwen. He loves cats.
Boy 1: Oh, and look, someone left a book.
Girl 2: Oh, yeah… This book must be Mary’s. Hemingway is her favorite author.
Girl 1: OK… and how about this CD?
Girl 2: Hmmmm… T he CD must belong to Grace. She always listens to classical music. 1c Doing pairwork
In pairs practice the conversation in the picture on page 34
Then make conversations using information in the chart in 1b.
Whose volleyball is this? It must be Carla’s. She loves volleyball.
Whose books are these? They must be Mary’s. The man is her favorite author.
Whose CD is this? It must be Grace’s. She likes listening to classical music.
Next is the conversation making inferences.
Girl 1: Whose toy car is this?
Boy 1: It must be Deng Wen’s. He loves toy car.
Girl 2: Oh, that CD must belong to Grace’s little brother. He was the only little kid at th e picnic. And the book must belong to Grace. He loves cats.
Boy 1: Oh, and look, someone left a magazine.
Girl 2: Oh, yeah… This magazine must be Carla’s. She likes reading magazine in English. Girl 1: OK… and how about this volleyball?
Girl 2: Hmmmm… The volleyball must belong to Mary. She always plays volleyball after school.
2a Listening and writing
Bob and Anna found a backpack outside their school gate. Listen to their conversation and write down the things found in the backpack. Pay attention to the uses of modeal verbs making inferences.
Tapescript
Bob: Oh, look! Whose backpack do you think this is?
Anna: I don’t know. Look, here’s a school T-shirt.
Bob: Well then, the person must go to our school. Oh! Here is a hair band, so the person can’t be a boy.
Anna: It could be Kumi’s hair band. She has long hair.
Bob: Or the hair band might belong to Linda. S he was at the picnic, wasn’t she? Anna: Yes, she was. But then the backpack could belong to Rita. She’s always forgetting t hings.
Bob: Then it must be Linda’s backpack. She has long hair and she’s on the tennis team. Bob: You’re right!
2b Listening and filling
Next you are to listen to the tape once again. Fill in the blanks with modal verbs you hea r used to making inferences.
2c Filling and telling
On page 35 is a chart in which you will see 8 sentences. A word is missing from each s entence. Fill in a word from this unit.
The notebook must be Ming’s. It was on her desk.
The homework can’t be Carol’s. She wasn’t at school today.
The soccer ball might be John’s or Tony’s. They both play soccer, don’t they?
The French book must be Li Ying’s. She’s the only one who’s studying French.
I can’t find my backpack. It might be still at school.
The photo must be Lu’s. Those are his parents.
The red bicycle can’t be Hu’s. She has a blue bicycle.
This ticket might be my aunt’s or uncle’s. They’re both goin g to the concert.
3a Reading, numbering and circling
On page 36 you see a box. In it is a thank-you message from Linda to Anna. Read it, nu
mber the 5 parts and circle the words you don’t know.
Subject: Thanks! From: Linda
_④_ If you have any idea where it might be, please call me.
_②_ I think I dropped it during the concert so it might still be in the symphony hall.
_⑤_ I tried to call you but your mom said you were still at your optometrist appointment ( I hope you new glasses look nice!).
_③_ I really need it because I have a math test on algebra tomorrow. It’s crucial that I st udy for it because it counts 30% to the final exam.
_①_ I’m really anxious, because I can’t find my backpack.
Thanks,
Linda
3b Doing pairwork
In pairs talk about the words you don’t understand. You can use “can’t”, “must”,” could” or “might”.
A: What do you think “anxious” mean?
B: Well, it can’t mean “happy”.
A: It might mean “worried”.
B: Oh, yes. She’s worried because of her test.
A: W hat do you think “concert” mean?
B: Well, it can’t mean “music”.
A: It might mean “a performance of music by players or singers”.
B: Oh, yes. She was in the symphony hall.
4 Doing pairwork
In pairs talk about the things from the backpack on page 37. You are going to make gues ses about the owner of the backpack.
A: Here’re some earrings. The owner can’t be a boy.
B: Well, it could be a boy. The earrings might be a present for his mother.
A: Here’s a school T-shirt. The owner must be a student.
B: Well, it could be a classmate of ours. The school T-shirt is the same as ours.
A: Here’s a hair band. The owner can’t be a boy.
B: Well, it could be a boy. The hair band might be a present for his mother.
Closing down by looking and saying
Look at the picture below and say what is happening in the classroom.
SECTION B
Goals
●To learn Must, might, could and can’t for making inferences
●To use Must, might, could and can’t for making inferences in listening, speaking, reading and writing
Procedures
1 Looking and writing
Hello, class. Have you ever seen any UFOs or aliens? What are they? How do they look?
Now turn to page 37, look at the pictures and write a sentence about each picture. Use Must, might, could and can’t for making inferences.
The UFO is land. It is coming down from the sky!
The terrible, ugly, frightening alien is chasing the two people.
The frightened man is looking back at the alien.
A woman with camera is shooting films.
They must be making a movie.
2a Listening and numbering
To know more about the UFO and aliens you shall listen to a recording. While listening pay attention to the uses of Must, might, could and can’t for making inferences and try to number the pictures on page 37.
Tapescript
Man: Hey, look at the man running down the street. I wonder what’s happening?
Woman: He could be running for exercise
Man: But he’s wearing a suit.
Woman: Well, he might be late for work.
Man: He looks kind of scared.
Woman: Oh, no! What’s that?
Man: Where?
Woman: There’s something in the sky.
Man: It could be a helicopter.
Woman: No, it cant’ be a helicopter. It’s too big. It must be a UFO.
Man: A UFO? What’s going on?
Woman: Look, now the UFO is landing…
Man: And there’s a strange creature getting out. It must be an alien.
Woman: And the alien is chasing the man! I must be dreaming.
Man: Maybe we should call the police. (pause) Hey, wait a minute. What’s that?
Woman: Where?
Man: Over there.
Woman: It’s a woman with a camera.
Man: She could be from the TV news.
Woman: No, look at all those other people. They’re actors. Oh! They must be making a movie.
2b Listening and completing
You are going to listen to the tape again and complete the sentences in the box on page 37. Use Must, might, could and can’t for making infere nces.
They see… The man says… The woman says…
1. a man running He could be running for exercises. He might be late for work.
2. something in the sky It could be a helicopter. It must be a UFO.
3. a strange creature It must be an alien. I must be dreaming.
4. a woman with a camera She could be from the TV news.
They must be making a movie.
2c Doing pairwork
In pairs role play the conversations between the man and woman. Use Must, might, could and can’t for making inferences.
A: Why do you think the man is running?
B: He could be running for exercise.
A: No, he’s wearing a suit. He might be running to catch a bus.
B: There’s something in the sky. It could be a helicopter.
A: No, it cant’ be a helicopter. It must be a UFO.
B: And there’s a strange creature getting out. It must be an alien.
A: I must be dreaming.
B: Look, there’s a woman with a camera.
A: She could be from the TV news.
B: Oh! They must be making a movie.
3a Reading and underlining
There’s a newspaper article here on page 38. R ead it, underline what causes the strange things and circle all the expressions used.
Strange events in Bell Tower neighborhood
Our neighborhood used to be very quiet. However, these days, strange things are happening in our neighborhood and everyone is unhappy. Zhou Gu, the local school teacher is extremely worried. When he was interviewed by the local newspaper, he said, “Every night we hear strange noises outside our window. My wife thinks that it could be an animal, but my friends and I think it must be teenagers having fun. My parents called the police, but they can’t find anything strange. They think it might be the wind. I don’t think so！”
Zhou’s next door neighbor Qi Hui is unhappy too. “At first, I thought it might be a dog, but I can’t see a dog and I still hear the noises outside.” Everyone in our neighborhood is worried, and everyone has his or her ideas. There must be something visiting the homes in our neighborhood, but
what is it?
3b Writing another paragraph
You have read the newspaper article about strange events in Bell Tower. Now using the notes on page 38 to write another paragraph about the events. Use Must, might, could and can’t for making inferences in your writing.
“Late last night, we heard footsteps in the hallway. We thought that they might be the neighbors,” says one of the Chu family. “We thought it might be the wind. It can’t be someone trying to get in the window.” “You are all mistaken. This early morning I found garbage in front of my house, so it might be the cats making trouble and causing the strange things happening in our Bell Tower,” shouted Xiao Ning.
3c Looking and finishing
Now please look at the headline in the box on page 38 and finish the article about the strange events in Bell Tower. Use Must, might, could and can’t for making inferences.
No more mystery in Bell Tower neighborhood
We now know what was happening in Bell Tower Neighborhood.
The director of the local zoo says that three monkeys escaped from the zoo and ran into the very quiet Bell Tower neighborhood. These days they caused many strange things in the neighborhood and everyone was unhappy.
Zhou Gu, the local school teacher was extremely worried. He said that every night they heard strange noises outside their window. His wife thought that it could be an animal, but his friends and he thought it must be teenagers having fun. His parents called the police, but they couldn’t find anything strange. They thought it might be the wind.
Zhou’s next door neighbor Qi Hui was unhappy too. At first, he th ought it might be a dog, but he couldn’t see a dog and he still heard the noises outside.
Everyone in our neighborhood was worried, and everyone had his or her ideas. There must be something visiting the homes in our neighborhood, but what was it?
Now everyone knows it was the three monkeys who escaped from the zoo running into the very quiet Bell Tower neighborhood and caused the many strange things.
4 Doing groupwork
Tell your classmates about a recent dream and let them guess what the dream might mean. Use Must, might, could and can’t for making inferences.
A: In my dream, I was swimming in an ocean of paper.
B: Maybe it means you’re afraid of too much homework.
A: In my dream, I was running down the street.
B: Maybe it means you’re afraid of some thing strange.
A: In my dream, I was running for exercise.
B: Maybe it means you’re afraid of being ill.
A: In my dream, I was wearing a suit in the daytime.
B: Maybe it means you’re afraid of being late for work.
A: In my dream, I was looking kind of scared.
B: Maybe it means you saw something strange in the sky yesterday morning.
A: In my dream, I saw a UFO was landing.
B: Maybe it means you wanted to go to the sky.
A: In my dream, I found an alien chasing me!
B: Maybe it means you are fond of making a movie!
Closing down by writing a newspaper article
Here are some pictures. Look at them and write a newspaper article. Use Must, might, could and can’t for making infere
SELF CHECK
1 Filling the blanks
On page 39 you will see 5 sentences. Now read them and fill in each blank with a correct word given. Make necessary changes to the form.
Then make your own sentence with each word.
(Key: 1. favorite 2. careful 3. worried 4. anxious 5. strange)
Your own sentences might be:
1. I’m very anxious about it.
2. These days, everyone is extremely worried about the weather.
3. We hear strange noises outside our classroom.
4. You are not very careful of the aliens swimming in the river.
fun.
5. My parents are my favorite teachers of English.
2 Read the proverbs and tell what they mean. Use Must, might, could and can’t for making inferences.
1. One finger cannot lift a small stone. Maybe it means only one person alo ne can’t do a thing very well.
2. When an ant says “ocean”, he’s talking about a small pool. Maybe it means different persons might have different understanding of the same thing.
3. It is less of a problem to be poor than to be dishonest. Maybe it means being dishonest could be worse than being poor.
4. Be careful of the person who does not talk, and the dog that does not bark. Maybe it means the person who does not talk, and the dog that does not bark must be more dangerous.
5. You can’t wake a person who is pretending to be asleep. Maybe it means a bad person can’t be stopped from doing bad things.
6. Tell me and I’ll forget. Show me, and I may not remember. Let me try, and I’ll understand. Maybe it means doing is learning, and teaching might not be very effective.
7. Don’t let yesterday use up too much of today. Maybe it means what was done yesterday can’t be changed.
8. He who would do great things should not atte mpt them all alone. Maybe it means one can’t do a great thing alone all by oneself.
3 Circling the odd word
On page 39 is a box with 5 groups of words. Read them and circle the one that does not belong.
1.escape owner chase run
2.picnic lunch dinner alien
nd apple ice cream chicken
4.creature alien exercise visitor
5.lost grass tree flower。