一、Teaching materials:
Unit 1 I was born in a small village. (Module 8 My past life)
二、Targets for this period:
To understand conversations containing past simple “be”
To process information of past life in the listening material
To talk about one’s past life
三、Key points:
Key vocabulary-be born, first, friendly, naughty, nice, strict, well-behaved
Key structures-Where were you born?
I was born in a small village.
四、Teaching methods:
Bottom- up approach, task-based approach and interactive approach
五、Teaching aids
Tape recorder, OHP
六、Teaching arrangements:
Step One Lead-in
1. Students repeat the new words and expressions after the tape.
2. Self-introduction: I was born on October 30th, 1979. I was born in Shantou, Guangdong Province.
3. Show some photos of famous persons and ask students to introduce them.
Example: Yao Ming, basketball player, Shanghai, China, September 12th, 1980
Yao Ming is a basketball player. He was born in Shanghai, China. He was born on September 12th, 1980.
1) Jolin, singer, Taiwan, September15th, 1980
Jolin is a singer. She was born in Taiwan. She was born on September15th, 1980
2) Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft(微软创始人), USA, October 28th, 1955
Bill Gates is the founder of Microsoft. He was born in the USA,and he was born on October 28th, 1955
3) Liu Xiang, runner, Shanghai, China, 1983.7.13
Liu Xiang is a runner. He was born in Shanghai, China, and he was born on July 13th, 1983
4) Stephen Hawking, professor of, Cambridge University, Oxford, England, January 8th,1942
Stephen Hawking is a professor of Cambridge University. He was born in Oxford, England. He was born on January 8th, 1942
5) Yuan Longping, scientist, (crossbred rice杂交水稻), Beijing, China, September 7th, 1930
Yuan Longping is a scientist. He was born in Beijing, China. He was born on September 7th, 1930.
4. Students match the photos with the sentences. (Activity 1)
Step Two To listen and match the questions and answers (Activity 2)
Step Three To ask and answer the questions in Activity 2 in pairs (Activity 3)
1. Where were you born? I was born in…
2. When were you born? I was born on…
3. What was the name of your first school? The name of my school was …
4. Who was your first teacher? What was he/she like? My first teacher was… , She / He was…
5. Who were your first friends? What were they like? My first friend was…, She / He was…
Step Four Listening (Activity 4)
1. Students listen to the tape and answer the given questions. (Activity 5)
1). Was Lingling born in Xucun? Yes, she was.
2). Was Tony’s first school in Cambridge? Yes, it was.
3). Was his teacher’s name Ms Li? No, it wasn’t.
4). Was Ms Li Lingling’s teacher? No, she wasn’t.
5). Was Ms Yao very friendly? Yes, she was.
6). Were Becky and Adam Tony’s friends? Yes, they were.
7). Were Adam and Tony well-behaved? No, they weren’t.
8). Was Tony naughty at school? Yes, he was.
2. Students listen again and fill in the blank.
Lingling was born in a small village in Shanxi Province. The name of the village was Xucun. Her first teacher was Ms Yao. She was very friendly.
Tony was born in Cambridge in England. His first school was Darwin Primary School. His first teacher was Mrs Lane. She was strict but nice. His first friends were Beck and Adam. Becky was well-behaved and Adam was naughty. And Tony was naughty, too.
3. Students practice reading aloud the conversation in groups of two.
Step Five Language points
1. What + be + sb + like? 询问某人的性格或外貌特征。
What + does + sb + look like? 只询问某人的外貌特征。
2．Mr. 先生 Mr. 太太（已婚）
Ms. 女士（不知婚否） Miss 小姐（未婚）
e.g: We call Mr. Green’s wife Mrs. Green, and his daughter Miss Green.
Step Six To listen and repeat the questions and answers in Activity 5 (Activity 6)
Step Seven To listen and say these sentences aloud (Activity 7)
Step Eight Students to introduce their past life one by one
Step Nine Conclusion
When you introduce your past life, you can say like the following.
I was born on…. I was born in…. My first school was…. My first teacher was….He/She was…. My first friends were….They were….
Homework:
1. To recite the dialogue of Unit1, Module 8
2. To finish Unit1, Module8, 点中典