1、Unit 1 Success stories一、 教材分析本单元的话题是“success and successful people”。围绕这一话题展开听、说、读、写的训练。通过介绍 Lang Lang, Benjamin Franklin, Pierre Lan, Dr Hong, Nelson Mandela, Michael Jordan, Mrs Wang 等不同行业成功人士的故事，向学生展示了各行各业成功人士的经历，帮助学生理解成功的内涵。其中通过 Lang Lang 的成功事例，渗透了一个人走向成功，要付出比常人更多的艰辛，及善于捕捉机会。语法知识是首次出现的过去进行时。二、 教学
2、对象分析学生对“success and successful people”的话题比较感兴趣。学生和教师可以在教学过程中介绍自己熟知的成功人士并谈自己的体会。并以此为契机，教育学生要想成功就一定要从现在起开始努力。过去进行时是本单元出现的新语法知识，也是本单元的教学难点。为了帮助学生更好地掌握这一语法，在教学中要创设情景，设计大量的相关学案以求达到真正掌握这个语法。三、 单元教学目标1、 认知目标：语音：能流利地朗读课文及与课文难度相当的短文，语音、语调、句子重音和停顿基本正确；能用正确的语音、语调带有感情第朗读 Speakin 部分有关道歉与解释的对话。词汇：1)重点词汇 sentence,
3、 award, success, strict, forever, encourage, support, interest, inventor, actually, conductor, nowadays, develop, development, set, pavement, caller, overcome, admire, accident, medal, disabled, violin, hero, national, pride, manage, hared-working, intelligent, determined, grocery, clothing, provinc
4、e, wise, belief, equal, president, peaceful, grandchild, including, shopkeeper, miss, retire2)重点词组 on television, at the age of, at a price, be strict with, fall ill, in place of, be grateful to, sb., be curious about, search for, lead to, be tired of doing, be known as, set up.3)拓展词汇 prodigy, piani
5、st, stunning, performance, orchestra, talent, curious, finding, bifocal, volunteer, talented.句型与日常交际用语：I couldnt agree more.Can I help you with anything?What does success mean to you?Do you have anything to say?Let me give you a hand.That would be good.What makes a successful people?语法：学习过去进行时。课文：1、
6、 能预习新单词，听懂教师用学过的语音介绍课文和录音材料。2、 能就课文内容进行问答。3、 能复述课文大意。4、 能背诵课文中的重点句型和句子。书面表达：1）能笔头回答课文内容提出的问题。2）能用本单元学习的重点词汇、句型进行造句。3）能按照课文要求，指导学生先将访问搭配对号，从而了解写作的内容，再将其人称转换，写出一篇有关成功人物的故事或报道。2.思想情感目标1）通过谈论“success and successful people”的相关话题，帮助学生了解各行各业的工作对象与环境，培养学生从小树立远大理想。2）通过一些各行各业不同的 successful people 介绍，培养学生做好自己的
7、事情，努力工作、学习、付出比常人更多的努力，及善于捕捉机会，才能实现自己的理想和抱负的思想感情。3.能力发展目标：1）能够在听、说、读、写等语言综合时间活动中运用本单元所学的重点词汇、句型与语法。2）在学习中提高交流和传递信息的能力，在写作中正确运动连词使文章更连贯和流畅。3）通过知道学生在模拟交际中运用所学的知识，培养学生探究学习、合作学习、自主学习的能力。四、 单元教学重点1. 学生熟练掌握重点词汇 45 个，短语 10 个。2. 指导学生利用所学句型正确表达思想、进行交际活动。3. 知道学生理解并掌握 The past continuous tense。五、 单元教学难点1.通过形式多样
8、的课堂活动，帮助学生完成阅读理解、听力理解、写作训练等学习任务。2.引导学生积极主动地探究学习，发现语法规律，总结出 The past continuous tense 的构成和在交际中的用法。六、教学策略1、在教学中，创设情景，帮助学生理解 The past continuous tense 的结构与用法。2.结合身边的例子，拉近学生与 success and successful people 的距离，帮助他们更好地理解课文。七、媒体的选择与设计1、充分利用和发挥基本的教学媒体，如课本、挂图、教师的身体语言、板书的作用。2、适时、合理地使用计算机多媒体，增大课堂的容量，更好地辅助课堂教学。
9、八、各课时的教学内容及安排第一课时：一、 定位 Input-based，阅读理解为主。二、 教学目标1. 通过多种形式的阅读活动与任务，帮助学生理解课文。2. 指知道学生运用一定的阅读理解学习策略，培养一些阅读微技能，如：寻读，找出关键信息等；扫读，获取文章大意；通过构词法或上下文猜测生词大意；推断等。三、 教学环节设计：1. Leading-inCartoon talk. Show the cartoon picture of unit 1 .2. Pre-readingAsk Ss if they would rather be rich or famous? Get the Ss to
10、talk about ways of being successful. Then show the picture on page2. Present sentence, award, success, strict, forever, encourage, support, prodigy, pianist, stunning, performance, orchestra, talent. Tell Ss that was watching means the past continuous tense, it means“过去某时正在做”in Chinese. But well lea
11、rn more about it later in Language.3. While-reading1) Fast reading: Ss read the passage as fast as they can and try to find out the answers to A1.2) Read it again and check the answers to A1.3) Reading for details and try to fill in the blanks in A3 Ss discuss in pairs and finish A3. Check the answe
12、rs with the class.4. Learning1) Learn or review some useful expressions in the passage: on television, at the age of, at a price, be strict with, fall ill, in place of, be grateful to (somebody for something)2) Guide the Ss to learn and use them in their own speaking and writing.5. Post-reading1) An
13、swer the questions in A4 according to the passage. (To consolidate the students understanding on the passage.)2) Talk time: Do you know any other success and successful people? What do you think of them? Why?6. Homework:1) Groupwork-find more types of success and successful people. Write down the in
14、formation and tell others in the next class.2) Finish some exercises in Book B第二课时：一、定位Input-based,阅读理解为主。 二、教学目标1.引导学生了解更多不寻常的 success and successful people,开阔视野。2.指导学生阅读这种人物传记式的文章，通过如实回答问题得出答案或者结论。3.知道学生运用一些阅读学习策略。培养阅读微技能，如：略读、寻读，找出关键信息等。4.通过阅读激发学生对科学探究的兴趣；让学生了解“成功”来自不断的探索和努力的工作，了解历史人物对科学发明和公共服务的贡
15、献。三、教学环节设计1.Revision1)Check the answers to the exercises in Book B(yesterdays homework)2)Get the Ss to say something about more types of success and successful people.(Before class, assign some students to find some information about Benjamin Franklin. Ask one of them to say something about Benjamin
16、 Franklin)2.Leading-in1)Show a photo of Benjamin Franklin to the class. Say Benjamin Franklin was a successful man in history .Lets check how much we know about him.2)Ss finish the quiz in B1 first. Learn something about Benjamin Franklin. Learn the new word “the lightning conductor”3)Ask: Do you kn
17、ow anything more about Benjamin Franklin? And can you pick out the things he invented or developed. Present the new words: inventor, interest, develop, development, nowadays, bifocals, pavement.3.Reading-B21)Read the story quickly and find out what kind of success Benjamin Franklin gained.2)Get Ss t
18、o share their ideas in groups and see if they have the same understanding of the whole passage.3)Get the Ss to read the passage silently and tell if the sentences in B2 are true or false.4)Deal with some useful expressions or difficult sentences.4.DiscussionSs discuss in pairs: What is required to b
19、e successful? Get some Ss to tell the class his/her opinions, Summarize: What is required to be successful? Exploring constantly and working hard5.Show-time(Optional)6.Get Ss to make a dialogue with his/her partner: One is Benjamin Franklin, the other is a reporter. The reporter is supposed to inter
20、view Benjamin Franklin.7.Homework1) Write an article about Benjamin Franklin and tell why he was successful.2) Read aloud the new words and the text in Reading B.3) Finish relevant exercises in exercise books.4) Interview your parent, relatives or friends. Find out what success means to them. 第三课时：一
21、、 定位Input-based,听力理解为主。二、 教学目标通过听电话会议，帮助学生理解并获取必要的具体信息，学会做电话记录，培养学生提取关键信息的能力。三、 教学环节设计1. Revision Ss have a quiz about the useful and expressions reading class2. Leading-in1) Get Ss to discuss what a personal assistant for a famous person should do. Say: A famous person is usually busy. So he/she ne
22、eds someone to deal with his/her job. What should we call this kind of persons? What do they usually do? For example, when there are telephone calls to his/her boss, what should be done?2) Get Ss to find out how to take telephone message. Ask: When taking telephone message, what should be written do
23、wn? Why? How to get the information?(Learn the new word“caller”)Callers name& phone number (correct spelling, usually repeated)message left (the necessary notes)3) Say: Tracy Fang, a personal assistant for a famous singer and actress. You are supposed to be Tracy Fang and listen to three telephone c
24、onversations and complete the message form in page 5 students book.3. Listening A1) Play the recording for the Ss to listen and complete the message from for the first message. Then check their answers. (If necessary, play the first message again before checking their answers.)2) Go on playing the r
25、ecording for the Ss to listen and complete the message form for the second and the third message. Play the recording again and let Ss check the answers by themselves. Then check their answers in class.4. Leading-in1) Ask: What does success mean to your parent/relatives/friends? Get the Ss to say som
26、ething about results of their survey.2) Present the new words: overcome, admire, accident, medal, disabled, violin, anyone, hero, national, pride. Tell Ss they are going to listen to four students talking about success and successful people. Ask Ss to find one sentence to describe what success means
27、 to each student or why they admire the successful people.(Lead Ss to read the requirement carefully-what they should find while listening)5. Listening B1) Get the Ss glance through the students names. Remind Ss to take down the key words of each students sentence and then complete the sentence.2) P
28、lay the recording for the Ss to listen and take down the necessary notes for each sentence. Get Ss to share their notes in class.3) Play it again for the Ss to listen and complete the sentences. Check the answers in class.4) Deal with some useful expressions or difficult sentences.6. Homework1) Lear
29、n the useful expressions and make their own sentences with them.2) Finish relevant exercises in students exercise paper.第四课时：一、 定位：Practice-based,启发学生，归纳语言知识，开展各层次、强化性和综合性练习，多种技能结合训练，以练为主。二、 教学目标：1） 帮助学生理解并正确运用 The past continuous tense.2） 引导学生发现并归纳出 The past continuous tense 的基本结构、意义与用法，并能在模拟交际中正确的
30、运用该时态。3） 培养学生探究学习、合作学习、自主学习的能力。三、 教学环节设计：1. Revision1) Check part of the assignment the day before.2) Get Ss to see some pictures to present some sentences in the present continuous tense. Help Ss to revise the form: am/is/are doing.2. Grammar learning-The past continuous tense1) Change the time inf
31、ormation in the pictures and present the sentences the past continuous tense. By giving the examples, tell Ss we have the past continuous tense and the present continuous tense and their differences.2) Get the Ss to pay attention to the form of the past continuous tense: S + was/were doing + point o
32、f past time. Help them to tell the meaning of the example sentences and find out the usages of the past continuous tense.3. Practice1) Complete the blanks in A. Check the answers in class. Explain some points if Ss make mistakes2) Get the Ss to pick out some sentences in the past continuous tense in
33、 Reading A like these: He was practicing the piano while other children his age were playing games and having fun He was watching a Tom and Jerry cartoon on television when he first heard western classical music.3) Get the Ss to pay attention to while and when: Usually we use while to link two conti
34、nuing actions and use when to link continuous, longer actions with shorter, complete ones.4) Get the Ss to pay attention to the sentence structure of while: S1+ was/were doing + while + S2 + was/were doing. Get Ss to pay attention to the question form of the past continuous tense. Get Ss to make the
35、ir dialogues following the example of part Bin page85) Competition (Optional)6) Have a competition between boys and girls. See who can make more correct sentences in the past continuous tense.7) HomeworkFinish some exercises in Book B and exercise paper第五课时一、 定位Output-based，引导学生口头描述不同类型的成功人士和其所需具备的素
36、养，学会如何提出、接受或拒绝帮助，穿插结合写的练习，突出说为主。二、 教学目标1. 引导学生归纳总结如何提出、接受或拒绝帮助。2. 引导学生学会描述不同类型成功人士和其所需具备的素养。3. 培养学生概括能力；培养学生运用语言进行交际的能力。三、 教学环节设计1. RevisionCheck the homework exercises. Have Ss tell their partners what they and their family were doing at 9:00 last Saturday/yesterday.2. Speaking(I)1) Let Ss look at
37、a picture and ask Ss to make up the missing words for the conversation between the characters. Stimulate their original knowledge of offering help and accepting help.2) Ask the students to read aloud the conversation in A1 and answer the questions.3) Have Ss fill in the blanks of the dialogue in A2
38、and try to make a new dialogue.4) Present some dialogues in front of the class.5) Have some Ss sum up the phrases/expressions of offering help accpting and refusing help(1) offering helpCan I help you with anything?What can I do for you?Can I (do sth.)for you?Would you like me to (do sth.)Is there a
39、nything (else)I can do for you?(2) accepting help That would be good.Thanks a lot./Thank you very much.Its very kind (nice) of youThanks for your help(3) refusing help?No, thanks. No, thank youNo, thank you. I can manage.3. Speaking(II)1) Describe one of the successful people that Ss is familiar wit
40、h and have Ss guess who the teacher mentions.2) Tell Ss when we describe a successful person, we can say something about what makes him/her successful. Have them brainstorm some words/phrases we use. Get Ss to learn the useful sentence patterns and useful adjectives.3) Have Ss try to make a new dial
41、ogue imitating the example dialogue. Present some dialogues.4) Have Ss describe a successful person to their partners and ask them to guess who it is.4. Homework1) Star Show-偶像秀 运用课中学到的描述成功人士的语句，描述你心目中的一位成功人士，在下节课上展示。2) Finish the relevant exercises in the exercise books.3) Look up some new words an
42、d expressions elected from more practice.第六课时一、定位：本课时 Part A 为泛度，Part B 为任务阅读。二、教学目标：1、 通过听力与阅读训练，增加与本单元内容相关的阅读材料，帮助学生了解更多与该话题有关的信息。2、 进一步引导学生探究如何获得成功。让学生明白做好自己的事情，努力学习、工作，付出比常人更多的努力，以及善于捕捉机会，才能实现自己的理想和抱负。三、教学环节1. RevisionThe students talk about the successful people they know about and have their c
43、lassmates discuss why they can succeed.2. Leading-in1) Introduce the background knowledge of the fossil in part A.2) Get the students to discuss what makes a successful people. Write down the useful expressions they mention on the blackboard.3. Listening1) Play the tape twice for the students to wri
44、te down the years of each event. Check their answers2) Get the Ss to write a report about Dr. Hong in group of four.4. Reading1) Introduce the background knowledge of Nelson Mandela in Part B.2) Let the students to read the article and answer the questions below then check the answers together.3) Ha
45、ve the Ss find out the words and expressions describing the two persons. Help the Ss to understand what makes a successful people.5. Free talkGet the Ss to talk about what they would like to be in the future and how they could realize their dream in group of four. Then ask several Ss to report their
46、 result.6. Homework1) Read the texts in this lesson three times at least.2) Finish the exercises about more practice in English Weekly.3) The better Ss write a report of a successful person in his or her life.4) Get ready for the coming test.第七课时一、定位：说写结合，以书面写作为主要形式。二、教学目标1、 指导学生学习描写 successful pers
47、ons stories.2、 指导学生写作成功人士的方法：先设计几个问题进行采访，然后将采访的回答用第三人称连贯起来，在必要的地方使用适当的连词。末尾加上自己的感想或评价。三、教学环节1. Before writingGet the Ss to think about some questions to interview a successful person.The Ss work in pairs to ask and answer, one of them acts as a successful person.Ask the Ss what they want to be in th
48、e future how they can be successful.2. Writing1) Work in group of four, look at the picture and tell what the fashion designer is doing and what his experience may be. Then work in pairs to match the answers with the questions.2) Read Part B of the project develops the three parts of the interview i
49、nto three paragraphs using the answers.3) Get some Ss read their paragraphs to the class. Praise them if they do a good job.3. Developing1) Ss read the instructions in Writing and tell the class how to write about a successful person.2) Collect some useful vocabulary for describing jobs and persons.3) Ss write a composition about a successful person, using the interview at the beginning of this class, then share it in class.4. Summary5. Help the Ss to summarize what they have learned in this unit:1) Grammar: The past continuous tense.2) How to describe a successful
