外研版英语九年级下册：Module3 Unit 3 Language in use 教案

Module 3 Life now and then
Unit 3 Language in use
【Teaching aims】
To summarize and consolidate comparative degree and superlative degree, and finish the tasks. 【Teaching method】
Task-based approach; interactive approach.
【Teaching procedures】
Step 1 Listening
1. Listen and complete he table.
Grandmother Mother
Age to start school
Age to start work
Age to get married
Number of children
Age to stop working
2. Let Ss listen again, and w rite a passage comparing the lives of the speaker’s gran dmother and mother in Activity 6.
Step 2 Around the world: Cars
1. Ask the students to look at the picture and discuss what they can see.
2. Read through the information with the whole class.
3. Fill in the blanks.
1) The modern car has changed life a _________ deal.
2) Using horses for travel was________, and of course walking was even ________.
3) Cars allow people to travel long distances________, in comfort and________.
4) It was almost ___________ to get rid for the manure of the horses.
5) The cars may cause_________, but the first cars actually made cities_________.
4. Ask the students to check with a partner.
5. Check the answers:
6. Read the passage together.
Step 3 Module task:Organizing a debate.
1. Work in groups. Read the motion of the debate.
Health is more important than wealth.
2. Now decide who is for the motion and who is against it. You can use some of the following ideas:
For: Without health, wealth means nothing.
You can enjoy life better if you are healthy.
Against:
It is hard to be healthy without wealth.
You can enjoy life better if you are wealthy.
3. Prepare your arguments. Give examples to support your ideas.
4. Hold the debate.
Those for the motion give their opinions.
Those against the motion give their opinion.
Take turns to say what you think about each other’s arguments.
5. Discuss and find out whether most people are for or against the motion.
Step 4 Exercises:
1.Which season do you like _______, winter or summer?
—Summer.
A. well
B. better
C. best
D. the best
2. Many students think it _______ to learn English by using news.
A. interest
B. interesting
C. interested
3. It is said that Shanghai students have scored the ________ in an international test.
A. high
B. higher
C. highest
4. — Mom, what do you think of our new house?
—It’s nice, and it’s _________ than t he old one.
A. big
B. bigger
C. biggest
D. the biggest
5. Lin Fang comes home _____ than before this term. She doe sn’t have so many classes in the afternoon.
A. early
B. earlier
C. late
D. later
6. “Have you read today’s newspaper?”
“Yes. It’s really boring. There’s ______ in it.”
A. something new
B. nothing new
C. anything new
7. —How do you like the book you read yesterday?
—Oh! It’s one of ______ books I’ve ever read.
A. interesting
B. more interesting
C. most interesting
D. the most interesting
Homework
Write a passage about the changes in your hometown, using the comparative and superlatives of adjectives and adverbs we have learnt.。