Welcome to the unit优秀完整教案

前两课时教学思路：

Teaching aim:

After learning “welcome to the unit”, students can review –ing form, learn to find happiness in daily life and realize the importance of being happy even though we may come across something unfortunate. After learning “reading”, students can get the key skill in reading an interview and the structure of an interview. Meanwhile, they are provided more information about Sang Lan and learn about her bravery, the secret of happiness.

Lead-in part ：

Begin with the question “What is happiness?”. Then, give students some examples including Sang Lan’s phone. After discussing whether she is a girl with happiness, encourage students to interview her to get more information.

Teaching steps：

According to students’ language ability in different schools, teachers can choose to go through the lesson at different paces, so 2 solutions are provided here. Pay attention to Step 6. Step1．

Before class，click “link address” to a foreign children’s song called “if you are happy”

Step2．

From the song, we know that we can use many ways to express our happiness. However, what is happiness to you? Then, give students some hints in form of pictures. Step3．

Students should make up complete sentences according to the pictures: “Happiness means__________”

Step4．

Brain storm: “What is the happiness to you?” Give students 1-2 minutes and ask them for the opinions. Step5．

Expand the thought with other pictures to show the meaning of happiness. Step6．

Sang Lan ‘s photos showed. “Do you know the girl in the wheelchair? Who is she?”

“She is always smiling. Do you think she is enjoying happiness?”

P.S. :

Sentence “Who is she?”has been linked first-reading. If you want to quicken

your lesson you can click it, while DO remember I made the LINK according to the place of the PPT in my computer, so you should change the LINK to your address.

Step7．

To slow down with more introduction, teachers just skip it and come to next page with more pictures of Sang Lan, from young age to now. “What’s the similarity among the pictures?”

“She is always smiling.”

Reading I: Step8．

Review: Present Sang Lan’s photos, and ask students to describe her with adjectives. Step9．

“Do you think she experienced a colorful life? Do you want to know more about her?

Let’s read the interview about her.”

Step10．

Reading strategy: How to read INTERVIEW. Step11．

Skim: general idea. Step12．

Scan : detailed information. p.s. : Extra information are provided in a profile as supplement of the information including background information and school life.

Reading II:

As teacher assigned the reviewing homework, go through the text paragraph by paragraph. Students point out the language points and difficult parts first, then teachers tackle all the problems. Key points:

mean, thank, times, expect, know, reach a goal, in case, by the time, dedicate，cost, while, rush, in good spirits, overcome, accomplish, adapt to

Further question:

T:

What is happiness? S:

With an eye to appreciate beautiful sides of lives. S:

With bravery to fight for bright future. S:

Smile at life.