Unit 3 What are you doing for vacation？
教学目标
学习使用现在进行时态表示未来计划；Present progressive as future
学习使用wh-特殊疑问句。Where, when, how long questions
教学导向
1 .语言功能
谈论未来的计划安排。
2.语言目标。Target language；
What are you doing for vacation?
I’m spending time with my friends.
When are you going?
How long are you staying?
We’re staying for two weeks.
教学重点和难点
重点词汇：
Vocabulary ：
babysitting, camping, fishing, How long, plan, decide, at home, get back
难点：
To learn about present progressive as future and where, when, how long questions
To talk about future plans
四．学情分析：
The topic of this unit is about vacation plans. This is an interesting topic for students. So all the activities in this unit are helpful to raise students ' learning interesting.
五 教学设想：
使大部分学生都能掌握所学知识和技能。使基础薄弱的学生能参与到教学当中来，以此提高他们的学习兴趣。例如，让他们进行简单的对话练习，鼓励他们开口朗读，积极参与到小组活动当中去，培养他们合作意识。
六．教学方法：
《英语课程标准》明确指出，基础教育阶段英语课程的任务是：“激发和培养学生学习英语的兴趣，使学生树立自信心，养成良好的学习习惯和形成有效的学习策 略，发展自主学习的能力和合作精神”。按照这个理论指导，结合初中生的年龄特点和认知规律，针对这一课型，我主要采用任务型教学、直观教学、小组活动等教学方法，以学生为主体，强调学生的自主学习，鼓励学生大胆尝试，运用语言，并在语言使用过程中，学习新知识。在词汇教学方面，以图片呈现句型，把单词放到句型里教学达到直观联想的效果，对句型的记忆产生良好的作用。在句型教学方面，通过师生问答、生生问答、小组活动等方式，复习教学语言点，反复练习使用，达到熟练使用新句型。
七．学习策略与思维技巧
通过合作学习，启发学生思维，培养合作意识。以《英语课程标准》理论为依据，教学本课时教师选择大量图片直观形象的 进行教学启发、引导、观察、记忆、模仿并表演新学句型，师生、生生进行多维活动交流，以达到教学目的
八．Procedures
The First period
SECTION A
Goals
To learn about present progressive as future and where, when, how long questions
To talk about future plans
重点词汇：
Vocabulary ：
babysitting, camping, fishing, How long, plan, decide, at home, get back
难点：
To learn about present progressive as future and where, when, how long questions
To talk about future plans
Step1. Greet The Class and Review.
Warming up by learning about Present Progressive Tense
The present progressive tense takes the form be + V- ing.
The form of “be” is determined by the subject of the sentence.
He is singing.
She is listening.
They are sleeping.
I am going home.
In English, the present progressive is used to indicate actions happening at the time of speaking, or right now.
Jake is speaking to his mother right now.
Please keep quiet. The baby is sleeping.
The present progressive can also be used to indicate actions occurring over a period of time which includes the present.
I’m taking five classes at the university.
Grace is working at a chemical factory.
What are you doing these days?
The present progressive is sometimes used to indicate ongoing, developing, imminent or future actions.
Don’t bother Mr. Grumpy while he is watching the football game.
Step2.Warming up by learning grammar
To be able to understand and use English, knowledge of grammar is necessary. Now go to page 14. Look at the grammar focus for Present progressive as future: Where, when, how long questions.
Questions Answers
What are you doing for vacation?
What’s she doing for vacation?
What are they doing for vacation? I’m visiting my grandmother.
She’s going camping.
They’re relaxing at home.
When are you going?
When is he going?
When are they going? I’m going on Monday.
He’s going on the 12th.
They’re going next week.
Warming up by talking about future
Hello, everyone!
Do you like sports? Do you like doing sports? What do you usually do in your spare time? National Day is coming. We all have a long vacation about 7 days. What are you doing for the vacation? Now let’s talk about future plans. Answer my question. You may have lots of answers, and you may use useful expressions to express your ideas.
What are you doing for vacation?
1. I’m going camping.
2. I’m visiting my aunt.
3. I’m watching TV at home.
4. I’m babysitting her sister.
5. I’m playing basketball.
6. I’m relaxing at home.
7. I’m going hiking in the mountains.
8. I’m going bike riding.
9. I’m going sightseeing.
10. I’m going fishing.
11. I’m taking walks and renting videos.
12. I’m playing the violin.
13. I’m playing the guitar.
14. I’m staying at home.
15. I’m going to the movies.
Step3.1a Making a list and adding some more
In our book, there are lots of pictures about the activities. Please turn to page 1 and look at the picture and tell what you see in it.
Answers:
1. camping
2. babysitting
3. playing basketball
4. watching TV
Great. Now write down the activities and add some more. Then read after me. I will make a list of all the added activities on the blackboard.
5. visiting your grandmother
6. spending time with friends
Step4.1b Listening and numbering
Do you like your vacation? Look at the picture on page 13. Name each activity. Then listen to these three conversations. Some students are talking about what they are doing on vacation. Each picture has a letter. Three pictures have boxes in front of them. Listen to the recording and write a conversation number from 1 to 3 in each box.
The first time, you only listen.
The second time, you fill in the answers. Write numbers in front of the three pictures.
Step5 1c Pairwork.
Now work with a partner. Ask and answer questions about the people in the pictures.
Then ask some pairs to ask and answer the questions as the rest of the students listen.
Step6 Exercise
Ask all students do exercise ,then let some students read their answers to other students.
1.She is b_________ her sister this vacation.2. What's she doing for v______ ? 3. I'm going c______ with my parents.4. They're r______ at home this weekend.5. Tom is playing football n____ week.6. I'm very t____ . I want to have a rest.7.We're playing b_________ this summer.
Step7 Summary
This class we’ve learnt some key vocabulary and done an oral practice. You learn to make plans for tomorrow. Your work will be well done.
Step8 Blackboard Designing