Unit 1 Friends 教案

Unit 1 Friends 教案
Welcome to the unit
Teaching aims:
1. To arouse the students’ interests in talking about one’s best friend.
2. To learn some expressions about describing one’s best friend.
Step 1 Lead-in
Ask Ss the following questions to draw their attention to the topic in this lesson.
Do you have a friend?
Why do you like being friends with him/her?
Step 2 Presentation
Present some adjectives with pictures: honest, good-looking, polite, tidy, true, thirsty. Then read all the new words in this lesson.
Step 3 Listen and answer
1. Listen to Eddie and Hobo’s conversation for the first time and answer:
Is Eddie kind to Hobo?
2. Listen again and answer:
1) How does Hobo feel?
2) Is there anything else in the fridge?
3) What else does Hobo want to eat?
Step 4 Read and act
Read aloud the conversation then act it out in pairs.
Step 5 Talk in pairs
Ask: What are your friends like? Let Ss talk about the qualities of their good friends by using some expressions in Part A on page 7. Then complete Part A.
Step 6 Listening
Listen to the conversation in Part B, then fill in the form.
Step 7 Work in pairs
Make a similar conversation to talk about their ideas about good friends.
Step 8 Discussion
Have a discussion on the qualities of a good friend with the help of the following questions:
1. Who is your best friend? Why do you think he/ she is your best friend?
2. When you are happy or sad, who do you talk to? Why?
3. Can you talk to your friend about anything? Why?
4. When you have problems, who do you talk to? Why?
5. Do you believe what your friend says? Why?
Step 9 Language points
1. I’m hungry, Eddie.
I’m thirsty too.
be hungry 感到饿
be thirsty 感到渴
e.g. Are you thirsty after a long walk?
2. Can I have something to drink?
something to drink 一些喝的东西
something to eat 一些吃的东西
e.g. Would you like something to drink?
Is there anything to eat in the fridge?
★不定代词
something 通常用于肯定句和表示请求、建议的问句中，anything 常用于否定句、疑问句和表示强调的肯定句中。

nothing在句中表示否定= not anything --- Is there __________ to eat in the fridge?
--- No, there’s ________ to eat, but we have ____________ to drink.
3. Can I have some more food?
some或数词+ more + 名词
表示在原基础又增加了一定数量。

如：
Do we need some more water?
He wants to eat two more apples.
4. Does he/she care about you when you are sad?
care about 关心，关怀
e.g. Good friends should care about each other.
5. keep a secret (for sb.)
(为某人）保守秘密
e.g. Lily, will you keep a secret for me?
6. makes me happy
（1）make sb. + adj. 使某人……
e.g. I like my dog because it can make me happy. （2）make sb. do sth. 使某人做某事
（3）make 系动词，“成为，算得上”
--- What makes good friends?
--- Well, good friends should be honest and helpful.
(4) make friends 交朋友
7. share my joy (with sb.)
（和某人）分享快乐
e.g. Listen to my song of life and share my joy.
8. You can trust them because they never tell lies.
trust them 信任他们
e.g. He will never trust you again.
tell lies 说谎
e.g. It’s wrong to tell lies.
9. They can also tell you funny jokes.
tell funny jokes 讲滑稽的笑话
e.g. He tells funny jokes and always makes me laugh. Step 10 Exercise
Step 11 Homework
1. Remember the new words and language points in this lesson.
2. Preview the new words in Reading.
Reading I
Teaching aims:
1. Practise reading skills by reading three articles about best friends.
2. Complete some exercises about the three articles.
Step 1 Lead-in
Ask Ss to say something about their friends, using the expressions learned in the last lesson.
Step 2 Presentation
Present some new words and expressions: generous, have a good sense of humour, helpful, generous. Then read aloud all the new words.
Step 3 Reading
1. Read and complete the passage about Betty.
Betty is a _______ girl with ______ hair. She is very __________ and _________. She always gives her seat on the bus to someone in _______.
She has a good _______ and wants to be a _________ when she grows up.
2. Read the second passage about Max and answer the questions:
1) What does Max look like?
2) What kind of person is he?
3) What happens when he walks past the desks?
3. Read the third passage about May and fill in the form:
4. Read aloud the three articles then complete B 2 on page 9.
1. Betty is kind to old people only. ______
2. Betty wants to be a singer in the future. ______
3. Max looks smart in his small, round glasses. ______
4. Max is not good at telling jokes. ______
5. May is sweet and pretty. ______
6. May likes to say bad things about her friends. _______
5. Complete B1, B3 & B4.
Step 4 Discussion
Who would you choose as your best friend, Betty, Max or May? Use B4 as a model. Step 5 Homework
1. Read aloud the articles and underline the difficult parts.
2. Remember the new words in this lesson.
Reading II
Teaching aims:
1. To understand the specific meanings of the three articles.
2. To learn some expressions on describing people.
Step 1 Revision
Translate some expressions:
1. 又高又瘦
2. 乐意做某事
3. 和朋友分享
4. 有副好嗓子
5. 给人们让座
6. 经过桌子
7. 把我们的书撞落到地板上8. 从不说任何人的坏话
9. 很有幽默感10. 逗我乐
Step 2 Read and complete.
Read aloud the three articles and fill in the blanks according to the text.
My friend Betty is _________ (苗条) and has _____ (短的) hair. She is _________ (大方的) and is willing to share things with her friends. She is also very helpful. She is ________ (乐意的) to help people any time. She hopes to be a _________ (歌手) when she _______ ________ (长大).
I have a wonderful friend ______ Max. He ______(戴) small, round glasses and they
make him ____ _____(看上去聪明的). Max ____ ____ _____ ____ _____ ________(富有幽默感). I never _____ _______ (觉得厌烦) with him. He is almost 1.75 meters ________. His long legs do not _______ (容纳) well under his desk. He often _______ (撞) our books and pens onto the floor.
My best friend is May. She is _______(更矮) than I am. She is a _______ （漂亮的）and _______(惹人喜欢的) girl with big, bright eyes and __________ (笔直的) hair. She is a ______ (忠实的) friend. When something _____ _____ (困扰我), I can always go to her. I can tell her ________ (任何事情) because she can _____ _____ ______ (保守秘密). She is kind and never ____ ____ ____ _____ _____ _______ (说任何人的坏话).
Step 3 Writing
Write a short passage about your best friend:
1. What is his/her name?
2. What does he/ she look like?
3. What is his/ her personality?
4. What would he/ she like to be in the future?
Step 4 Language points
1. Betty is one of my best friends.
one of my best friends 我最要好的朋友之一
结构：one of + one’s / the + 最高级+ 名复
e.g. The Yangtze River is one of the longest rivers in the world.
2. She is willing to share things with her friends.
be willing to do sth. 乐意做某事
e.g. I am willing to work with her.
3. She is also helpful and ready to help people any time.
句中any time 也可改写作anytime，意思是“在任何时候，随时”。

注意该词是副词，前无需再加介词at。

如：
Call me any time.
4. She helps me with my homework and she always gives her seat on the bus to someone in need.
help sb. with sth. = help sb. do sth.
e.g. Do you often help your parents with housework?
someone in need 表示“有需要的人”。

e.g. Project Hope helps those children in need.
5. She wants to be a singer when she grows up.
grow up 成长，长大
e.g. What would you like to do when you grow up?
6. He is the tallest in our class – almost 1.75 metres.
tall (原级)高
taller (较级)更高
tallest (最高级)最高
形容词通常有三种等级。

在句中，最高级通常必须要和the或“某人的”一类词连用。

如：my best friend , the tallest boy
7. When he walks past our desks, he often knocks our books and pens onto the floor. knock our books onto the floor 把我们的书撞落到地板上
knock at/ on the door (the window) 敲门（窗）
e.g. Who is knocking the door?
8. She smiles often and never says a bad word about anyone.
never say a bad word about anyone
从不说任何人的坏话
* 指人的不定代词：someone / somebody 常用于肯定句中，anyone / anybody 常用于疑问句和否定句中，no one / nobody “没人”用来表示否定。

e.g. We should help when someone is in need.
Is there anyone in the classroom?
Step 5 Exercise
Step 6 Homework
1. Recite the three articles.
2. Remember the language points in this lesson.
Grammar
Teaching aims:
1. To learn how to form comparative and superlative adjectives.
2. To learn how to use comparative and superlative adjectives.
Step 1 Presentation
Present some new words: bad — worse — worst, height, weight, competition.
Then read aloud all the new words.
Step 2 Lead-in
Show some pictures to talk about height. Lead in the comparative and superlative adjectives: tall, taller and tallest, interesting, more interesting and most
interesting
Step 3 Grammar
1. Teach how to form comparative and superlative adjectives. Then complete A
on Page 12.
2. Teach how to use comparative and superlative adjectives. Then complete B. Step 4 Summary
一、英语中形容词通常有三种等级——原级、比较级和最高级，用来描述人或事物在某个方面的不同程度。

其中比较级的构成分为规则变化（分为长词变化规则和短词变化规则两类）以及不规则变化。

如：long —longer —longest, important —more important —most important，many/much—more —most。

二、当把两个人或事物作比较时要用比较级，即：两者之间用比较级。

如：Who is more generous, Kitty or Sandy?
三个及以上的人或事物之间进行比较时要用最高级，即三者及以上用最高级。

如：Whose drawing is the most beautiful, Millie’s, Sandy’s or Amy’s?
三、比较级常和than连用，最高级常和三者及以上的范围连用，如: in her class, of the three, of all, among the six students，in China等等。

Step 5 Exercise
Step 6 Homework
1. Remember the use of comparatives and superlatives of the adjectives.
2. Preview the new words in the next lesson.
Integrated skills A
Teaching aims:
To practice listening skills by completing some exercises about Nora’s and
Sandy’s future plans.
Step 1 Revision
用所给形容词的适当形式填空:
1. The moon is ________. The earth is _______ than the moon. The sun is
________ of the three. (big)
2. Who is __________ swimmer among the six students? (good)
3. This cat is ________ than that one. (cute)
4. I think all the subjects are __________. (important)
5. Sandy is __________ than Amy. (heavy)
6. The air in our city is getting _______ than ever. (bad)
7. Hobo is _________ than Eddie. (lazy)
8. Who is _________ in your class? (tall)
Step 2 Presentation
Present the new words: plan, social worker
Step 3 Discussion
1. Would you like to be a social worker in the future? Why or why not?
2. What are your future plans?
Step 4 Listening
1. Listen to Nora’s future plans and complete Part A 1 on Page 13, then complete
A2.
2. Listen to the conversation and complete A
3.
Step 5 Pair work
Make a conversation like this:
A: What would like to be in the future?
B: I’d like to be a/an …
A: Why do you want to be a/an …?
B: Because … What about you?
A: I’d like to be a/an … because …
Step 6 Language points
1. be famous for …因……出名
e.g. This city is famous for its beautiful old buildings.
2. make friends with sb. 和某人交朋友
e.g. He is very generous and many people like to make friends with him.
3. travel around the world 环游世界
4. would like to do sth. = want to do sth. 想要做某事
5. works of art 艺术品
* work 工作（不可数名词）; 作品（可数名词）
6. learn more about …更多地了解……
7. as + 形容词或副词原级+ as …与……一样……
e.g. This computer is as expensive as that one.
Jim studies as hard as Daniel.
Step 7 Translation
1. —你长大了想当什么？
—我想当一名社会工作者。

2. 使他人快乐比周游世界更重要。

3. 社会工作者帮助人们解决困难。

4. 我们教室和你们的一样整洁。

5. 苏州以其美丽的园林出名。

6. 因特网能帮助我们更多地了解世界。

Step 8 Homework
1. Remember the language points in this lesson.
2. Preview Speak up and Study skills.
Integrated skills B and Study skills
Teaching aims:
1. To practice speaking skills by talking about friends.
2. To learn how to remember words by putting the words into different groups.
Step 1 Revision
Ask the following questions in pairs:
1. Who is your best friend?
2. What is he/she like?
3. Where does he/she study?
4. What would he/she want to be in the future?
Step 2 Presentation
Present the new words: humorous, shy, ponytail and learn how to answer “What is someone like? ”
Step 3 Listen and answer
1. What is Peter like?
2. Who’s the girl next to Peter?
Step 4 Pair work
Read the conversation on Page 14 in pairs, then make a new one like this.
Step 5 Language points
1. What’s he like?
(1) 他是个什么样的人？（问性格、品质等）
（2）他长什么样子？（问长相）= What does he look like?
e.g. What is your brother like?
He’s kind and honest.
2. She’s a small girl with a ponytail.
a small girl with a ponytail
一个留马尾辫的小女孩
e.g. He is a boy with a square face.
I have a house with a big garden.
Step 6 Study skills
Tell Ss what a vocabulary tree is like and how to use it to remember words more quickly. Then complete a vocabulary tree on Page 15.
Step 7 Language points
bored, excited, tired 都用来描述人的感受，常用结构是：sb. + be bored/ excited/ tired. （某人感到……）
boring, exciting, tiring 都用来描述事情或事物，可作表语或定语，常用结构是：
sth. + be boring/ exciting/ tiring. （某事令人……）或boring/ exciting/ tiring + 名词（……的事情/事物）
★-ed形式修饰人，-ing形式修饰事。

e.g. I’m so ________ about the ________ news.
Step 8 Exercise
翻译句子：
1. —你姐姐是什么样的人？—她和蔼且有耐心。

2. 照片中左边那个男士是谁？
3. 我们应学会认真倾听人们诉说。

4. 当我感到无聊时可以去找他。

5. 这是最激动人心的消息。

6. Jim的书包和我的一样重。

Step 9 Homework
1. Remember the language points and the ways of remembering words.
2. Preview the next lesson.
Task
Teaching aims:
To learn how to organize ideas about writing, then write about one’s best friend.
Step 1 Presentation
Present some new words: square, fat, handsome …
Step 2 Pair work
Ask Ss to have a free talk about their best friends.
e.g. Who is your best friend?
Is he/she tall?
What is he/ she like?
What does he/ she want to be in the future?
…
Step 3 Fill in the form
Ask Ss to fill in a form about one’s best friend.
Step 4 Reading
1. Read Daniel’s list on page 16 and learn the words about people. Then listen to Daniel’s article about his best friend and answer some questions.
2. Answer some questions:
1) Does Kate live far from Daniel’s home?
2) What is she like?
3) What does she want to be in the future?
3. Read aloud the article.
Step 5 Writing
Write your own article about your best friend. Use the outline on Page 16 to help you organize your ideas. Then read it to your partners.
Step 6 Exercise
Step 7 Homework
1. Review all the new words and expressions in this unit.
2. Finish the exercises on workbook.。