Task: Amazing things教学设计实例

Task I. Teaching aims and learning objectives By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: 1. make a list of some facts about something; 2. express the ideas clearly in the article;

3. write an article about something amazing.

II. Teaching contents New

words and phrases: sandwich, by, per, inch, all over the world, at least, as … as, ask for

III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty 1. To organize the details of fun facts clearly. 2. To organize the article clearly.

IV. Teaching procedures Step 1 Revision

Review some fun facts about animals.

T: Boys and girls, in Unit 5, we have learnt many fun facts about animals. Let’s have a revision. Look at the pictures and say something about the animals.

P1: There are no bones in the back of elephants’ feet—only fat. P2: Fish sleep with their eyes open. P3: A giraffe has a long neck, but there are only seven bones in its long neck. P4: A snake eats little or nothing for months in cold winter. P5: Camels live in very dry places. They can live without water for a long time. P6: Ants can smell things well.

Step 2 Presentation 1. Free talk. (1) Do you like eating sandwiches? (2) Do you know how to make a sandwich? (3) Would you please say something about sandwiches? 2. Search for some information about sandwiches. T: Simon wants to write an article about sandwiches. So he is searching for some information on the Internet.

3. Answer the questions. T: Please answer the following questions.

(1) What did John Montagu like doing?

(2) Why did he put meat between two pieces of bread?

(3) Did others like this kind of food?

(4) Who did the food get its name from?

4. Notes about sandwiches. T: Try to get some key phrases from the article, and take some notes. Here are Simon’s notes. Read them and try to keep them in your mind.

5. Simon’s article about sandwiches.

T: According to the notes, Simon writes an article about sandwiches. Please read the article by yourselves.

Step 3 Practice 1. Article structure.

T: Let’s analyze how to write an article about amazing things.

2. Simon’s notes about TVs.

T: Boys and girls, do you like watching TV? Do you know something about TVs? I’d like to introduce something about TVs to you.

3. Complete the table.

4. Make a dialogue.

5. Fill in the blanks according to the notes. T: According to the notes, please fill in the blanks.

6. Writing. T: Write an article about TV. Have a try.

V. Homework 1. Get more information about the amazing thing that you are interested in. 2. Make notes about the amazing thing. 3. Write an article about it.