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Unit 9

What does he look like? 第一课时

Section A(1a－2d)

1．Language goals

Vocabulary：

hair，curly，straight，tall，medium，height，thin，heavy，build, like Target language：

－What do you look like? －I have…And I am…

－What does…look like? －He/She has…and he/she is…

2．Moral goals

Find beauty in our life.

To master the new words：curly, long, straight, medium height, medium build, thing, heavy, good－looking, blond, stop, say, remember, look like

To learn to describe people's appearances

Listening method. Pairwork. Speaking method.

A tape recorder.

一、创设情境，导入新知

Step 1：Organization

Greet the whole class as usual.

Step 2：Presentations Hello, everyone!

I'm happy to meet you again. What's the weather like today? It's sunny and warm. Today we shall take up Unit 9 “What does he look like？” Now look at me, please. What do I look like? I'm of medium height(not tall or short) and I'm of medium build(not heavy or thin). I have short, straight black hair. Can you describe your appearance? Look at the words on the board and read

after me：tall, short, blonde, heavy, thin, straight, curly, good－looking, medium build, medium height. Now practice in pairs to describe your own looks to your desk mates.

Model：

S1：I am a girl. I love myself very much. I think I'm very beautiful. I'm tall and thin. I have long straight black hair. I have two big eyes, a small nose and a small mouth. I'm white. Step 3：Looking and matching(1a) Look at the picture on page 49 in your book. What can you see in the picture? Yes, there are many people in the subway. What do they look like? Please talk about their appearances in pairs.

Model：

S1：What does “h” look like? S2：He is tall and thin. He has short curly blonde hair. He has a big nose. He is a little ugly. S1：What does “a” look like? S2：She is a little bit heavy. She has long straight blonde hair. She has big eyes. She's very beautiful. I like her very much. Now please match the words with the people in the picture. Write each letter next to a numbered word. You can use some letters more than once. Check the answers：

1．e

2.b

3.a

4.a

5.h

6.f

7.g

8.h

9.a

10.g Please read the words 1—10 aloud. 二、师生互动，理解新知

Step 4：Listening and filling(1b) Please look at the speech bubbles in the picture in 1a. Read the dialogue and pay attention to the blanks. Now let's listen to a conversation between Amy and her friend. Who do they look for? Look at the picture and find the boy Amy is talking about. I'll play the recording twice. Please listen carefully and fill in the blanks in the speech babbles. Check the answers：

tall，curly hair

Amy is talking about the very tall boy with the curly hair.(h) Listen again and repeat aloud, please.

Step 5：Doing pairwork(1c) Now practice the conversation in the speech bubbles. And then make your own conversations. You describe a person in the picture and your partner will find him or her.

Sample conversations：

1．A：What does your friend look like? B：He is of medium build, and he has short curly hair. 2．A：What does your friend look like?

B：She is of medium height, and she has long straight hair. I'll ask some pairs to say your conversations to the class. Step 6：Listening and answering(2a)

Look at the questions in the chart in 2a.

Listen to the recording carefully. Answer the questions. Check your answers：

1．

David is tall. 2．

Sally has long hair.

3．

Peter is short. Step 7：Listening and filling(2b)

Look at the sample answers in the chart in 2b.

Listen to the recording again. This time please write down the other description words about David, Sally and Peter. Check the answers.

三、尝试练习，掌握新知

Step 8：Doing groupwork(2c) Just now we heard something about David, Sally and Peter, and get to know what they look like.

Now work in pairs to describe one of the people in the chart in 2b. Then let's ask some pairs to act out.

Model：

S1：Do you know I have a good friend in our class? S2：What does she look like? S1：She has long hair.

S2：Is she tall? S1：No, she isn't. She is of medium height and thin. S2：I think she is Sally. S1：Yes, you're right. It's Sally.

Next present your conversations to the class. Step 9：Role－play the conversation(2d) Read the example dialogue first then make yours with your partner.

Now please make your own conversations about people's appearances. 四、课堂小结，梳理新知

The content of this peroid is to learn some adjectives of description and sentences like “What does…look like？”

五、深化练习，巩固新知