1、Unit 6 Food and lifestyleGrammarI. Teaching aims and learning objectivesBy the end of the lesson, students should be able to:1. tell the difference between countable and uncountable nouns;2. know how to form the plural of countable nouns, including regular and irregular forms;3. use nouns before unc
2、ountable nouns to show their amounts.II. Teaching contents1. New words and expressions: piece, glass, salt, cup, kilo, bottle, plate, carton, a piece of, a glass of, a packet of, two bags of, three cups of, four kilos of, six bottles of2. New structures: What do we need to buy?III. Focus of the less
3、on and predicted area of difficulty1. Know how to form the plural of countable nouns;2. Use nouns before uncountable nouns to show their amounts.IV. Teaching proceduresStep 1 Lead-in1. Odd One Out.Play a game called “Odd One Out”. Let Students choose one picture which is different from the other thr
4、ee. They should tell the reasons.(1) apple pear lemon breadReason 1: Apple, pear and lemon are fruits. Bread is not fruit.Reason 2: Apple, pear and lemon are countable nouns. A countable noun refers to something that we can count. For example, an apple, two pears and ten lemons. But bread is an unco
5、untable noun. An uncountable noun refers to something we cannot count. For example, we cannot say a bread.Explain Reason 2 slowly to make students understand what a countable noun and an uncountable noun are.(2) milk juice cola carrotReason 1: Milk, juice and cola are drinks. Carrot is a kind of veg
6、etable.Reason 2: Milk, juice and cola are uncountable nouns. Carrot is a countable noun.(3) photo potato tomato mangoReason 1: Potato, tomato and mango are something that we can eat. But we cant eat photo.Reason 2: We should add “es” to potato, tomato and mango to form their plural forms. But we jus
7、t add “s” to photo to form its plural form.(4) man policewoman child toyReason 1: Man, policewoman and child refer to people. Reason 2: The plural forms of man, policewoman and child are irregular. The plural form of toy is regular, just plus “s”.Step 2 Presentation1. “A” or “an”.T: Do you know when
8、 to use “a” and when to use “an”?If the countable noun begins with a vowel sound, we use “an”. If the countable noun begins with a consonant sound, we use “a”.2. The plural of countable nouns.T: Do you know how to form the plural of countable nouns?(1) an orange two oranges; a cake two cakesRule 1:
9、We add “s” to most nouns.(2) a story some storiesRule 2: If the noun ends in a consonant + y, we should change “y” into “ies”.(3) a bus two buses; a brush three brushes; a match some matches; a box four boxesRule 3: We should add “es” after the nouns ending in “s”, “sh”, “ch” or “x”.(4) a photo two
10、photos; a potato three potatoes; a tomato some tomatoesRule 4: We should add “s” or “es” after the nouns ending in “o”.(5) a knife two knives; a scarf three scarvesRule 5: We should change “f”/“fe” into “ves” if the noun ends in “f” or “fe”.(6) some other nounsa man two men; a policewoman three poli
11、cewomen; a sheep some sheep a child some children; 3. Have a try!Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the given words.(1) My grandfather likes to tell _ (story).(2) Lets go and buy some _ (carrot) and _ (potato).(3) All the _ (child) enjoy talking to him.(4) We must brush our _ (tooth) twice
12、 a day.(5) Here are two _ (photo) of my family.(6) People usually cut _ (tomato) with _ (knife).(7) How many _ (people) are there in the hall?(8) In the last two _ (month), he scored five goals in six _ (match).4. A shopping list.T: My birthday is coming. So my mother is going to do some shopping. H
13、ere is her shopping list. Look at the screen and tell me if there are any mistakes in it.T: We can see some uncountable nouns. We cant count their amounts, but we can use nouns before uncountable nouns to show their amounts.5. Complete the conversation on Page 74.6. Your shopping list.T: Suppose you will invite some friends to your birthday party. Now you are making a shopping list. Work in pairs and write down the things you need. V. HomeworkReview how to form the plural of countable nouns.
