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1、教學設(shè)計 義務(wù)教育課程標準實驗教科書 （英語）七年級下冊 Unit 8 Could you please clean your room ? 、 學科：英語 教師： 單位： 義務(wù)教育課程標準試驗教科書英語 七下 Unit 8 Could

2、 you please clean your room ? 教學設(shè)計 一、教材分析 本單元內(nèi)容循序漸進，符合學生的認知規(guī)律，教材圖文并茂，既能吸引學生的注意力，又能激發(fā)學生的學習興趣。這一單元討論的話題是Could you please…?是與我們生活息息相關(guān)且具有實用性的內(nèi)容。通過本單元的學習，學生能夠?qū)W會禮貌地提出請求并禮貌地允許做某事，從而將所學知識與實際生活緊密聯(lián)系，增強合作精神，形成綜合運用英語的能力。 二、教學目標 1、知識目標 詞匯：do the chores, do the dishes, sweep the floor,

3、 take out the trash, fold the clothes, clean the living room, do the laundry, wash the car buy some drinks and snacks, borrow some money, invite your friends teenager, hate, like 句型：---Could you please…? ---Yes, sure./ Yes, I can. --- Sorry, I can’t. I have to… /I’m going to… 2、 能力及情感目標：（1）

4、 用could 委婉地表示請求， 用could 委婉地請求許可， make 與do 的區(qū)別。 (2) 學習禮貌地提出請求及禮貌地請求允許做某事。 （3）加深對委婉地提出請求與建議的理解和運用，使學生將所學知識與實際生活緊密聯(lián)系，學會運用英語表達思想感情，學會合作學習，探究學習，學會人際交往，形成綜合運用英語的能力。 三、教學重點及難點 1、重點：could, make 與do 等的重點詞匯的運用。 2、 難點： （1）在交際中用could句式問答，禮貌地提出請求并允許做某事。 （2）學習寫留言條以請求他人幫助，將所學句型結(jié)構(gòu)運用到寫作中。 3、確立重難點的依據(jù)

5、： 根據(jù)新課標的要求，學生的實際英語水平及英語教學的目的和作用。 4、突破重難點的方法： 盡量創(chuàng)設(shè)語言環(huán)境，視、聽、說相結(jié)合，采用啟發(fā)誘導，由易到難，循序漸進的原則來突破。 四、教材處理 1、立足教材，拓展教學空間，注意思路清晰，使教材知識系統(tǒng)化。 2、 符合普遍認識規(guī)律，方便學生學習掌握。 五、學情分析 對于七年級學生來說，他們在經(jīng)過六年級一年及七年級上學期的英語學習后，已具有了相應(yīng)的英語基礎(chǔ)，同時也具備一些運用語言知識的能力。在這樣的基礎(chǔ)上，學生對于討論跟他們生活息息相關(guān)的禮貌地請求允許做某事的相關(guān)內(nèi)容很容易產(chǎn)生興趣，只要創(chuàng)造條件和機會，肯定會發(fā)揮學生主動學習的積極性，同

6、時教師應(yīng)在這一教學過程中教育學生要養(yǎng)成禮貌的言行和熱愛勞動的良好品質(zhì)。 六、教法分析 1、本單元的話題源自生活，立足這一點，盡量創(chuàng)設(shè)生活化的真實情境，讓學生為用而學，在用中學,學了就用。 2、采用多媒體輔助教學，在整個教學進程中，分別采用了交際法，啟發(fā)式教學法與討論法，創(chuàng)設(shè)情景，啟發(fā)學生積極思考，探究學習。 3、開展多種類型的任務(wù)型活動，提供給學生合作交流的空間和時間，促進學生間的合作學習。 4、通過貫穿始終的激勵性評價語言，讓學生一直保持高漲的學習興趣和熱情，不斷享受成功感，使學生的潛能得到充分發(fā)揮，使其個性得到充分的張揚。 七、學法指導 1、引導學生做必要的課前預習，指導學

7、生如何進行歸納總結(jié)。 2、鼓勵學生積極操練，大膽開口，創(chuàng)造性地說出自己想說的話。 3、通過任務(wù)教學中的小組活動，培養(yǎng)學生團結(jié)協(xié)作、合作學習精神。 4、聽力方面，首先引導學生在聽錄音時抓住關(guān)鍵詞。其次鼓勵學生模仿并大膽說出他們聽清的任何句子，允許學生之間存在差異。 八、教學準備 課件，錄音機 九、課時劃分 Period 1：Section A 1a,1b, 1c, 2a, 2b, 2c Period 2：Section A 3a,3b, 4，Section B 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 2c Period 3: Section B 3a, 3b, 3c,4,

8、 Self check Period 4: Revision Period 1 （Section A 1a --2c） 知識目標：(1) Main phrses about chores.(2)進行聽力訓練。 能力及情感目標：（1） 用could 委婉地表示請求， 用could 委婉地請求許可(2) 學習禮貌地提出請求及禮貌地請求允許做某事。 重點：—Could you please…？— Yes, sure./ Sorry, I can’t. 難點：運用所學句式進行自主會話。 教學準備：課件，錄音機 教學過程 Step 1 Brain storm

9、 and lead in. Teacher shows the question “ Suppose we are going to have a party at your house. What will you prepare for?” Students discuss it in groups of four and then give their answers. 思路點撥：作為知識輸入的熱身部分,設(shè)置與本課內(nèi)容緊密相關(guān)的開放性問題，調(diào)動學生參與的熱情，同時也活躍了課堂氣氛，為下一環(huán)節(jié)做好了鋪墊。 Step 2 Presentation 1 Sh

10、ow pictures and ask the questions “What is he/she doing?”or “What are they doing?” And then present the following expressions. clean the room do the dishes sweep the floor make the bed do the chores do the laundry take out the trash fold the clothes wash the car… 2 T

11、:What other chores do you do? Now we will have a competition and let’s see which group will give more . 3 T: What kind of chores do you do at home ? S1: I do the dishes. S2: I make my bed. What about you ? S3: I clean my bike. (Then, Ss ask and answer by each other. ) 4 Teacher say to a

12、 student:Clean the blackboard. Then say to another student: Clean the blackboard, please! /Please clean the blackboard! Teacher asks the whole class: Which sentence is more polite? Ss answer. T：Today we will learn another way to ask somebody to do something. It means the same as “ Please clea

13、n the black— board. It is: Could you please clean the blackboard ? --Yes, sure./Sorry, I can’t. I have to…. Then students act it out in pairs. 思路點撥：這一環(huán)節(jié)從短語入手，并適宜地將短語擴展到常用句型中，將二者有機地結(jié)合起來，做到了英語語言學習的 “詞不離句”的認知規(guī)律，同時注重學生的主觀能動性，使其自主參與。 Step 3 Guessing game Show a student the phrases quickly then ask

14、 the student to act what chores they saw. Let others guess. 思路點撥：新知傳授環(huán)節(jié)，采用游戲的形式，給學生一個整體感知的教學思路，讓學生了解學習的全過程及知識的趣味性，使其能靈活地把握學習的主動權(quán)。 Step 4 Pairwork T: Who does most of the chores at home? Your mother is tired after work every day. On Sunday she wants you to help her. What does she say

15、 to you ? What do you say ? 1. A: Could you please clean the living room? B: Yes, sure./ All right/ OK. 2. A: Could you please sweep the floor? B: Sorry , I can’t. I have to do my homework. Students work in pairs and act it out. Step 5 Listening practice 1.T: OK, let’s

16、 listen to a conversation.(1a) What chores does Mom do? What chores does Peter do? 2. Present Could I please go to the movies? T: After doing the chores and homework, Peter wants to go to the movies and do other things. But first he must ask his father if he can do these things. What sho

17、uld he ask? 3. 2a T: Now let’s listen . What does Peter’s father say?( First read the phrases) 4.2b T: Listen again. Why does Peter’s father say “no”? Draw lines to the reasons in the chart above. 思路點撥：通過指導聽的技巧，使其聽力能力得到訓練，從而更好地掌握要點句式。 Step 6 Activities 1 Suppose your grandma is coming ov

18、er to your house , please act the conversation between Mom and Peter,and you can act out your own dialogue. 2 On a sunny Sunday, after a test, you don’t want to do homework at home. So you ask your father if you can do some things. Work in pairs. For example: You: Could I please use you

19、r computer, Dad ? Father: Sorry .I’m going to work on it now. You: Well, could I watch TV? Father: Yes, you can. But first you have to clean your room. 思路點撥：通過本環(huán)節(jié)的設(shè)置，巧妙的復習了聽力部分的要點知識，同時也進一步鞏固了目標語言，并熟練了口語交際表達。 Step 7 Practice and progress 1. We are going to have a big cleaning our class

20、room this afternoon. Everyone in our class needs help and could you please give your hand to others when they need your help? Please work in groups of four. Eg . A: Could you please sweep the floor? B: Yes, sure. / Of course. / All right. / OK. A: Could you please carry water(提水)? C: Yes

21、, sure. A: Could I please… D: … … These phrases will help you: carry water, clean the desks, clean the chairs, clean the windows , clean the blackboard, turn off the lights, take down the old pictures, put up the new pictures, clean the classroom 2. Then write down a conversa

22、tion 思路點撥：在鞏固提高環(huán)節(jié)，給予學生必要的學法指導及具體而翔實的要點詞句提示，是必要的，因為這有助于學生思路的拓寬與能力的再提升。 Step 8 Summary What have you learned from this class? Students share their opinions with each other. 思路點撥：培養(yǎng)學生用自己的語言進行歸納、總結(jié)的能力，教師點撥，當堂反饋小結(jié)。 Homework: 1 List all the main phrases of doing chores that you know. （必做）

23、 2 Make a conversation between you and your mother,using the sentence pattern“Could you please …?” （選做） 板書設(shè)計： Unit 8 Could you please clean your room? (Period 1) do the dishes —Could you please…? take out the trash —Yes, please. sweep the floor /Sorry, I can’t. I have to…。

24、 make the bed fold the clothes Period 2 (Section A 3a— Section B 2C) 知識目標：(1) Main phrses about chores.(2)繼續(xù)進行跟聽練習。 能力及情感目標：（1）在交際中用could句式問答，禮貌地提出請求并允許做某事。（2）養(yǎng)成熱愛勞動的習慣，并學會養(yǎng)成幫助他人的優(yōu)良品質(zhì)。 重點：運用所學句式進行自主會話。 難點：make 與do 等重點詞匯的運用。 教學準備：課件，錄音機 教學過程： Step 1 Warming up 1 Be polite in your fam

25、ily ( Pairwork). Could you please…? Yes, sure. Sorry, I can’t. I have to … Could I please…? Yes, you can. But first you have to … No, /Sorry , you can’t. I …. 2 Chain drills Which group can ask and answer the most questions with different verbal phrases? Competite with each other and

26、 let’s see which group will be the winner.Modle like this—— A: Tom, could you please do the dishes? B: Yes, sure. Ann, Could you…? C: Sorry, I can’t. Jim,… D:… 思路點撥：通過句式的連鎖操練，并引入競爭機制，既系統(tǒng)地鞏固了舊知，又鍛煉了學生協(xié)作與參與的意識，形成了良好的交流氛圍。 Step 2 T: What kind of chores do your family do at home? How ofte

27、n do you do it? Work in groups of three and make sure one is the kid, the other two are mother and father.Ask and answer questions,use “ What、Who、How often” and then give a report. Chores Who How often do the dishes mother every day cook father twice a month … … … … … … … … …

28、 Students work and then act it out. 思路點撥：本環(huán)節(jié)以“家務(wù)活”為話題，鞏固一般現(xiàn)在時的運用，并進一步培養(yǎng)學生會話交際與調(diào)查報告的綜合運用與表達的能力。 Step 3 Activities 1 3a .Read the conversation to class with a student .Say blank every time you come to a blank .Ask Ss to fill in each blank with the word “make” or “do”. A: I hate to

29、 chores. B: Well, I hate some chores too, but I like other chores. A: Really? Do you like to the laundry? B: No, I don’t. It’s boring. A: I agree. Do you like to your bed? B: No, not really. But I like to the dishes, because it’s relaxing. And I like to

30、 breakfast, because I like to cook. Correct the answers(do, do, make, do, make ) 2 The differences between “make” and “do” Make: we use the verb “make” with things we produce or construct. Do: we use the verb “do” for jobs, duties or physical activities. Phrses of make: ma

31、ke the bed make dinner make clothes make money make a decision make a call make friends make a face make a mistake make a resolution make a phone call make a plan Phrases of do: do the dishes do chores do the laundry do the shopping do some reading do some writing

32、 do some cooking do homework do housework 3 3b .Ask two Ss to read the sample phrases . Now write a list of chores you have to do ,you can use the list of chores in 1a . Ask a student to say the name of a chore .Then ask another student to say I like or I don’t like .Then ask the student

33、to give a reason . Students work in pairs. A: Do you like doing chores ? Why? B: Yes, I like doing … because it’s interesting. No, I hate doing…. because… (No, I don’t like doing …) 4 What do teenagers like doing? And what do their parents like doing? Say your opinions. Students discu

34、ss it with each other. Then look at Section B 1a and say your opinions. teenagers/ parents 1.buy some drinks and snacks teenagers 2. borrow some money parents 3. clean your room teenagers 4. invite my friends to a party parents 5. go to

35、 the store teenagers/ parents 6. use your CD player parents 7. take out the trash parents 8. make your bed 5 Make your own dialogues according to above. 思路點撥：英語學習的目的就是要在實際生活中學以致用，在完成本環(huán)節(jié)的多個活動中，學生靈活運用所學知識，發(fā)散思維，體驗英語學習與語言習得的進步與快樂，同時由淺入深的設(shè)計與引導，便于學生掌握。 Step 4

36、 Listening 1 2a Listen and check the things in activity 1a that you hear. 2 2b Listen. What is Sandy’s mom going to do? What is Sandy going to do? What are Sandy and Dave going to do? Fill in the chart. Then check the answers and explain the main points of the listening materials. Who

37、 What Sandy’s mom ? buy drinks and snacks Sandy ? invite my friends, borrow some money clean her room, use the CD player Sandy and Dave ? move the good chairs, clean the living room 思路點撥：圍繞課堂要點內(nèi)容，通過跟聽（二聽或三聽）練習，讓學生聽力能力得到訓練與提高。 Step 5 Practice and Consolidation

38、 You are having a party. Ask your parents for help. Talk about the things like “go to the store, buy drinks and snacks, do the dishes, clean the living room, take out the trash… ” Students act it out. 思路點撥：本環(huán)節(jié)的設(shè)計，意圖在于在使用語言的過程中，讓學生的綜合運用能力以及解決問題的能力得到極大的提升，同時也有助于學生養(yǎng)成良好的行為習慣。 Step 6

39、 Extension You are going for a picnic. Please arrange all the affairs.(things you have to bring, different work) For example: A: Could you please make a fire/ cook/ bring some vegetables/…) B: … 思路點撥：通過此環(huán)節(jié)的參與，進一步拓寬學生的視野，發(fā)散思維，并通過集思廣益，在運用語言的過程中，提高自主思考與創(chuàng)新的能力。 Step 7 Emotion Education and Summary

40、 So you see it’s very important to be polite in family and in other places.Being a polite and good child will make your life happier.Try your best to be polite and help others! And ask stuents to sum up what they have learned from this class. 思路點撥：學生談收獲，并對其進行適時的情感教育，知識與德育并重。 Homework 1 Make

41、 a conversations with Could you please…? Could I…? （必做） 2 Write something about your likes and dislikes about chores . （選做） 板書設(shè)計 Unit 8 Could you please clean your room? (Period 2) like doing/ to do… hate doing/ to do… do the dishes do chores do the laundry do the shopping do some re

42、ading do some writing make the bed make dinner make clothes make money make a decision make a call Period 3 (Section B 3a—Self check) 知識目標：(1) 學習take care of ,feed ,mine ,weren’t=were not，be going to等重點詞匯的運用。(2)運用祈使句及Could you please…？等句式進行寫作練習 。 能力及情感目標：（1）熟練運用本課詞匯和句型，學會發(fā)送e

43、-mail，寫留言短信，陳述你對朋友提出的請求和建議。（2）教育學生在人際交往中要有禮貌。 重點：學習寫留言條以請求他人幫助。 難點：留言條的書寫。 教學準備：課件 教學過程: Step 1 Free talk T: Let’s have our free talk. Make your own dialogue ,using the sentence pattern what you’ve learned. Ss practice and then act. Model like this: A: Could you please s

44、weep the floor? B: Yes, sure. / Of course. / All right. / OK. A: Could you please carry water? B: Sorry, but I have to …. A: Could I please… … 思路點撥：通過讓學生自由會話，鞏固所學要點句式，鍛煉學生自主對話的能力，使學生能正確應(yīng)對各種日常問題，在輕松自然的環(huán)境中 做到對舊知的鞏固，又為下一環(huán)節(jié)做好了熱身。 Step 2 Group work T: Imagine you are having a party and you need

45、 some things, like drinks and snacks, but you can’t leave the house, because you are waiting for your friends to come. So you ask B and C for help. Make a dialogue. Ss work in groups and then act it out. Model: A: Could you please buy some drinks and snacks? B: I’m sorry, but I don’t have an

46、y money. C: I have money, but I don’t have a bike. Could I borrow your bike? A: Yes, sure. … 思路點播：本環(huán)節(jié)的設(shè)置，意在將課本資源進行有機整合，做到了與第一環(huán)節(jié)的前后銜接，又由淺入深，承上啟下，符合學生認知規(guī)律，便于學生接受。 Step 3 Discussion T: Do you have a pet dog or a cat in your house? How to take care of it? Discuss it with each other . Ss have a

47、discussion and share their opinions. Teacher guides and lists the main things that students say. play with it, feed it three times a day, give it water, clean its room, take it for a walk… 思路點播：依據(jù)學生特點，并針對課堂要點內(nèi)容，設(shè)計貼近學生生活的趣味話題，發(fā)散思維，同時引導學生帶著這個問題，獲取關(guān)鍵信息，為下面的閱讀環(huán)節(jié)做好了充分的預熱與準備。 Step 4 Reading 1

48、(3a)Teacher asks a student to read the beginning of the e-mail message. Then reads the instructions and has Ss know what to do andhow to write an e—mail. Ss read the message on their own and complete the chart . Two Ss write their answers on the blackboard . Correct the answers . 2 (3b)T: Sand

49、y wants Dave to help her with her party. Complete this e-mail message . Look at the chart in activity 2b for ideas. Ss finish the e-mail message on their own and then some Ssread their messages to the class . Model like this: Subject: Party From: Sandy Dave, Mom says I can have the sc

50、hool party at my house. I need some help. When you come over on Saturday, could you help me sweep the floor? Could you clean the living room with me? And I need to move the good chairs to the bedroom, could you help me move them to the bedroom? Thanks, Sandy 思路點播：首先讓學生帶著問題去閱讀，便于培養(yǎng)學生的快速閱讀能力，同

51、時又對閱讀內(nèi)容有較準確的把握與理解。在解決了重難點之后再讓學生進一步地閱讀與填寫3b的開放性問題，既熟悉了便條的書寫，又做到了學用結(jié)合。 Step 5 Writing T: You and your friends are going on vacation. Leave a message for your best friend, Li Ming. Ask him to help you take care of your house. Dear LiMing, My parents and I are going on vacation tomorrow. I w

52、ent to your house , but you weren’t in. I need some help. Could you please feed my dog? And could you… Ss write by themselves and then exchange the items in groups. Then choose the best one from each group and at last share in class. 思路點播：讀后進行寫的練習，教師指導寫作思路與技巧，在小組推選出的精彩文章中選定最好的幾篇在課堂展示，并規(guī)范語法

53、表達，鼓勵學生動筆，提高寫作水平。 Step 6 Self check T: ( Self check 1)Fill in each blank with the correct word given. Then make your own sentences with each word. Ss do the exercises and then check the answers. 思路點播：通過自我檢測的形式，進行習題練,并在此基礎(chǔ)上進行造句練習，進一步鞏固了目標語言，加深了對要點詞句的掌握與運用。 Step 7 Summary T: What hav

54、e you learned from this class? Ss say what they’ve got . 思路點撥：學生談收獲，進行自我歸納與總結(jié)，教師點撥，做到了對當堂知識的回顧與梳理。 Homework 1 Invite your friends to have a picnic with you, and ask for their help to prepare for the picnic. Make a conversa— tion.（必做） 2 You are going to visit your grandparents, leave a mess

55、age to your best friend. Ask him or her to help you take good care of your pet cat.（選做） 板書設(shè)計 Unit 8 Could you please clean your room? (Period 3) 1 Thanks for doing… be going to do… play with… take… for a walk 2 How to write an e—mail message Period 4 Revisio

56、n 知識目標：(1) 通過復習讓學生鞏固有關(guān)家務(wù)活等動詞短語的表達。 (2)復習并靈活運用Could you /I please…？等句式結(jié)構(gòu)進行對話；能夠口頭或書面描述日?；顒樱⒏鶕?jù)具體實情談?wù)搶ψ黾覄?wù)的喜好。(3) 能夠書寫留言條以請求他人幫助。 能力及情感目標：（1）熟練運用本課詞匯和句型,進行聽說讀寫全方位的訓練；熟悉e-mail的格式，寫留言短信，向朋友提出請求和建議（2）教育學生學會禮貌地和別人進行交際；培養(yǎng)學生熱愛勞動和樂于助人的美德。 重點：復習并掌握要點動詞短語及句式表達。 難點：運用留言條進行日常交際。 教學準備：課件，錄音機，講義卷 教學過程： Ste

57、p 1 Warming up—Brain storm T: First let’s have a competition. Try to think as many verbal phrases about chores or other things in this unit as you can. Ss give their answers as quickly as thy can, like the following— do the dishes sweep the floor take out the trash make the bed

58、fold the clothes clean the living room go to the movies stay out late use the car get a ride work on the computer do homework go to the meeting need to eat breakfast … 思路點播：本節(jié)復習課以此環(huán)節(jié)切入，起到了熱身的作用，通過競爭的方式讓學生回顧單元要點詞匯，調(diào)動了學生興趣，學生自主參與，強化了對要點知識的回顧與掌握。 Step 2 Self check

59、1 Pair work T: Imagine you are going to move to a new house. And you need some help. Now ask your friends for help . Ss work in pairs, using “Could you please…?” to make dialogues 2 Challenge your memory. Fill in the blanks. 1>.After dinner, you need to _____________. 2>. After the washed clo

60、thes are dry, you need to ___________ . 3>. If the dustbin is full, you have to ______________. 4>. If there is lots of dust on the floor, you have to___________. 5>. After you get up in the morning, you need to ___________. 6>. If your clothes are dirty ,you need to ___________. 7>. If your bi

61、ke is dirty, you have to ____________. Answers:1> do the dishes 2> fold your clothes 3> take out the trash 4> clean the floor 5> make the bed 6> do the laundry 7>clean the bike 3 Oral English practice: T: According to the chart , make a short passage orally, using “l(fā)ike/dislike to do”

62、. Members Chores Likes or dislikes Reasons my grandfather do the shopping like outside my grandmother make dinner dislike interesting my father wash the car dislike boring my mother do the laundry like clean I wash the windows hate dangerous Ss exchange their short

63、passages in groups and then choose the best ones and share in class. 思路點播：本環(huán)節(jié)的設(shè)計，為學生充分提供了彰顯能力與自我發(fā)揮的機會，既檢驗了學生在語境中對要點詞句的把握與運用情況，又訓練了綜合運用與口頭表達的能力。 Step 3 listening practice T: Listen to the e-mail message from Thomas to Nancy and fill in the missing words. Ss listen to the re

64、cord and fill in the blanks. And then check the answers. Listening test paper— Nancy, Thanks for taking care of my dog. Could you please do these things every day? Take him for a walk. Give him water and feed him. Then wash his bowl. Play with him. Don’t forget to clean his bed. Have fu

65、n! See you next week. Thanks, Thomas 思路點播：本環(huán)節(jié)主要針對學生聽力中聽寫部分較薄弱的現(xiàn)象而設(shè)計，并充分而靈活的再利用了教材，訓練了學生聽力反應(yīng)能力，又變換方式回顧了單元要點——便條的相關(guān)內(nèi)容，一舉兩得。 Step 4 Reading and exercise 1 T: Read the article in groups and answer the following questions. David is having a vocation now. But he is not very happy about his vocatio

66、n. Because his wife is on business. Every day he has to do a lot of chores. When he gets up in the morning, he has to make the bed and then sweep the floor. After that he makes breakfast for his two little children. Sometimes his children are hungry or thirsty and ask for food or water. That makes him annoyed when he is busy doing the chores. In the evening he has to wash all the dirty clothes that his children wear in the day when they go to bed. He is very tired after a day’s hard work .