Unit 1 There is a cat in the tree.课堂实录【3】

Module 7 Places and Animals. Teaching Objectives: Language knowledge 1.

Function. Use the pattern: “there be”

to introduce the objects’

quantity and location. 2.

Grammar. All the Ss have the preliminary capability to use these sentences: There is a cat in the tree. There are three brown monkeys. 3.

Vocabulary. All the students can understand: there is, animal, can, see, there are, help, over there, table, we, some, at. a ) All the students have the preliminary capability to use: there is, there are, we. b) Parts of the Ss have the preliminary capability to use: animal, can, see, c) Pronunciation. All the students are able to imitate the whole text correctly. Language skill 1. Listening. All the students can understand: There is a cat in the tree. There are three brown monkeys. 2. Speaking. All the students can say: There is a cat in the tree. There are three brown monkeys. 3. Reading. All the students have the overall cognition the whole text. 4. Writing. All the students have the visual perception of such

words and expressions: there is, there are, we. 5. Application. All the students can use there be to describe

objects around you.

Learning strategy Cooperate with others actively. Cultural awareness Ss can be aware of the distinctions between Chinese and English when they describe the people or things. Emotion Take part in all kinds of classroom activities actively; stimulate Ss’ interests of learning English. Teaching Importance: 1. There is ……….. 2. There are………. Teaching Difficulties: 1. There is ………. There are………. 2. Over there 3. in the tree, on the tree Task

Unit1: Use the pattern “there be “to describe a picture, find the same points and the differences. Unit2: Team work: Our Favorite Zoo, find the characteristics of each animal.

Unit 1 There is a cat in the tree.

Teaching Objectives：

1. Learn to say the new words and sentences: there is, animal, can, see, there are, help, over there, table, we. There is a cat in the tree 2. Ss can be aware of the distinctions between Chinese and English when describe the people or things. 3. All the students are able to use” there is /there are” to describe people or objects which around them. Teaching Importance: 1. There is ……….. 2. There are………. Teaching Difficulties: 1. There is ………. There are………. 2. Over there 3. In /under the tree. Teaching Preparations: 1. Slides 2. Pictures 3. Tape recorder Teaching Procedures: Warming-up 1).Greeting 2).T shows students a picture, which is covered by mosaic. Then let students guess: what animal do you see? How many animals can you see? Where is it / where are they? 3)Chant time “How many animals can you see?”

Ss say the chant, and then practice the key sentence: There is ………. There are……….

Step1 Presentation –activity2 1) Listening: a. extensive listening. Listen to the whole text. Q1. T: How many people in the dialogue? Q2. T: What have you heard?

Q3. T: There is a ____ in the tree. Q4. T: There is a ____ over there. After listening , teacher needs to explain the meaning :over there/ in the tree. b. intensive listening. Play recorder again, let the students follow the recorder one by one. Step2 Practice -activity2 1) Imitation Play the animation in activity2, and then let the students imitate the pronunciation of the text in different roles. (T explains the meaning of new words and sentences: tall, short, policeman, there is a____ over there.) a. Pair-works. b. Group work. (Divides Ss into different groups, divides Ss in gender) 2) Read the text. Ss open the book to read the text. a. Read the whole text together. b. Read the whole text in different roles. (Pair-work/group work) Step3 Production-Dub the text T divides Ss into several groups, each group member chooses his/her favorite role to act it out. 10 minutes’ preparation is available. Ss go to the platform to act the text out. Step4 Training 1) Slide- zoo animals Ss use “there be” to describe the animals. 2) Complete activity3 in unit1, follow the tape. 3) Games:.I can say more. Ss are divided into several groups. T shows Ss several pictures, each group chooses their favorite picture to describe, the first group member should use “there be” to describe the picture, the second one will retell the first sentence and then make a new sentence, and so on. Round 1: Eg. S1: There is a schoolbag S2: There is a schoolbag, there is a cat. S3: There is a schoolbag, there is a cat. There is a hat. ………………

Round 2: Eg. S1: There is a ____. The ____ is very ____. S2: There is a ____. The ____ is very ____. There is a ____. The ____ is very ____. ………………

Step5 Summaries and Evaluation Conclude what we have learned. (Students say firstly) Board Writing: Unit 1 There is a cat in the tree.

Homework: There is /are ___ in the tree.

Act out the text with your parents.. Reflections: