Study skills: Using a dictionary教学设计

《英语》（七年级下册） Unit 6 Outdoor fun

Study skills

仪征市古井中学

王雪梅

I. Teaching aims and learning objectives By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: 1. learn the usage of the English dictionary; 2. know the words in a dictionary are in alphabetical order; 3. find words in the dictionary quickly.

II. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty Learn how to use a dictionary.

III. Teaching procedures

Step 1 Lead-in 1. Have a guess T: It can’t speak or write, but it has much knowledge. When you have problems with learning, it can give you lots of help. What is it? S: It’s a dictionary. T: Yes, that’s right. I think a dictionary is one of the most valuable tools.

【设计意图：通过猜谜的方式导入，有效激发学生的兴趣。】

2. Free talk

T: Do you have an English-Chinese dictionary? Can you show me your dictionary? Have you ever read your dictionary carefully? T: Today, let’s try to understand it further.

【设计意图：让学生自然地拿出词典，关注词典。】

Step 2 Presentation

Try to understand your dictionary

(1) Choose the right dictionary.

Learner’s Dictionary or Advanced Learner’s Dictionary? (2) Study your dictionary. T: The words in a dictionary are in alphabetical order, from A to Z. Do you know why? T: It helps us find words quickly. If two words start with the same letter, we look at the second letter of the word we want to look up. 【设计意图：作为过渡，简要说明词典里单词的排列规则，并举例说明，帮助理解。】

Step 3 Practice

1. Fill in the blanks according to the sequence of the letters

2. Write the numbers 1-8 in alphabetical order

3. Choose the right answer 【设计意图：通过多种练习形式，帮助学生掌握词典中单词的排列顺序。】

Step 4 Presentation

1. Guide words

T: Turn to page 77 and find out what the guide word is.

2. Finish Part B 【设计意图：解释引导词的功能，并提供实例操练学生的应用能力。】

Step 5 Practice

1. Look up the words in the dictionary 【设计意图：让学生练习如何查阅生词，可用图片说明生词含义，加深学生印象。】

2. Read the comics T: There are some new words in the comics. You can look up the news words in your dictionary.

【设计意图：以漫画图片及内容为载体，再次训练学生查阅字典辅助理解文本的能力。】

3. Enjoy an essay

T: Read the essay about happiness. If there are some new words, you can guess their meanings according to the context or look up the words in your dictionary.

【设计意图：从词、句再到文章的理解，围绕板块主题层层递进。】

4. Discussion T: Nowadays online dictionaries are popular. Do you like to use paper dictionaries or online dictionaries? Have a discussion with your partner and express your opinion to the class. 【设计意图：拓展关于在线词典的信息，让学生思考并抒发自己的观点。】

T: Dictionaries are really useful. Do you know what information we can get from the dictionary? 【设计意图：引导学生更多地关注字典的其他丰富用途。】

IV. Homework 1. Sing the Alphabet song. 2. Find five words in your dictionary, and try to read their definitions and the sentences given.