1、Module 3 ChangeUnit 2 We love all four seasons1Language focus:Using the simple present tense to express thoughts e.g. Spring makes me think of rain.Using adjectives to describe events.e.g. It is awful to walk in tense to expression simple truths.Using the simple present tense to express simple truth
2、se.g. The weather starts getting warm.Using proper nouns to refer to eventse.g. Easter is spring.Language skills:Listening Recognize differences in the use of intonation in questions, statements (including approval and disapproval), commands, and respond appropriately Identify details that support a
3、 main ideaListen for specific information Speaking Use appropriate intonation and stress, and vary volume, tone of voice, and speed to convey intended meanings and feelingsReadingRead written language in meaningful chunks.Materials:Students Book 7B page 53Cassette 7B and a cassette playerPreparation
4、:Cue the cassette. Pre-task preparationLanguage learning activity(This section aims at providing students with opportunities to practise the language/vocabulary needed or become familiar with the background for the task that follows.1. Play the recording: Look and read. Stop after Picture 2. Student
5、s listen and follow in their books.2. Play the recording again. Students listen and repeat.3. Ask: What does spring make you think of ? to elicit: Spring makes me think of Encourage students to volunteer anything that comes to mind. Help them write a list on the board. Then draw a spidergram like th
6、e one in the Students Book and invite a more able student to come forward and complete the spidergram with the information given on the list.ConsolidationGrammar Practice Book 7B page 41.2Language focus:Using the simple present tense to express simple truthse.g. In writer, the weather starts getting
7、 cold and dry.Using adjectives to show quantities来源:学优中考网 xyzkwe.g. Some leaves become brown, red or yellow.Using adjectives to describe eventse.g. It is fun to go to the beach in summer.来源:学优中考网 xyzkwLanguage skills:Listening Identify the main ideas of a new topicIdentify details that support a mai
8、n ideaListen for specific informationSpeaking Use appropriate intonation and stress, and vary volume, tone of voice, and speed to convey intended meanings and feelingsReadingRead written language in meaningful chunksRecognize recurrent patterns in language structureSkim a text to obtain a general im
9、pression and the main ideas.Writing Develop written texts by expressing own ideas and feelingsWrite out piece of work by presenting writing using appropriate layout and visual support including illustrations, tables, charts where necessaryMaterials:Students Book 7B pages 53 and 54Cassette 7B and a c
10、assette playerWorkbook 7B page 27Photocopiable pages 47 and 48Preparation:Cue the cassette. Make a copy of Photocopiable pages 47 and 48 for each student.Pre-task preparation1. Play the rest of the recording for Look and read. Students listen and follow in their books.来源:学优中考网2. Play the recording a
11、gain. Students listen and repeat.3. Write the following adjectives: awful, interesting, nice, fun, important, had and dangerous on the board. Ask for students opinions: Is it awful/interesting/nice/fun/important/bad/dangerous to ?4. Write three verbs: start, like and love on the board. Say: I start
12、working at 8 a.m. I like walking to school. I have doing exercise. Ask: What form of verb should we use after start, like and love? to elicit: We should use the-ing form of verb. Invite a few of the more able students to think of some more sample sentences using the three verbs.Post-task activityWor
13、kbook page 27ConsolidationGrammar Practice Book 7B pages 42 and 43.3Language focus:Asking Wh- questions to find out about a specific objecte.g. Which one could be the first slide?Using adjectives to show order.e.g. Picture 2 could be the first slide.Using the simple present tense to express preferen
14、cese.g. I prefer Picture 11 to Picture 4.Language skills:Speaking Open an interaction by eliciting a response by asking questionsMaintain an interaction by agreeing or disagreeing, replying.Maintain an interaction by asking and responding to others opinionsWriting Gather and share information, idea
15、and language by using strategies such as brainstorming, listing.Plan and organize information and ideas by deciding on the sequence of contentDevelop written texts by expressing own ideas and feelingsRevise and edit drafts by sharing work with teachers and classmates and responding positively to the
16、ir suggestions on ideas and use of language.Materials:Students Book 7B page 55Cassette 7B and a cassette playerWorkbook 7B page 28来源:xyzkw.ComPhotocopiable page 49Preparation:来源:学优中考网Cue the cassette. Make a copy of Photocopiable page 49 for each student.Pre-task preparation1. Introduce the two new
17、language structures to students: either or and prefer to To introduce the first structure, say: Ive lost my pen. It could either be in the staff room or in the laboratory. To introduce the second structure, say: I prefer coffee to tea. Give a few more examples you can think of.2. Also review the ordinal and cardinal numbers with students if necessary.Post-task activityWorkbook page 28ConsolidationGrammar Practice Book 7B page 44,46 and 47.学优中考;，网
