备课组别 English 上课
日期 第 1课时 课型 New 备课教师
课 题： 9A Unit 1 Star signs Welcome to the unit
教学
目标 1. To identify the symbols that represent the star signs
2. To learn the names of the symbols that represent the star signs
3. To know about 12 different star signs
4. Know about your characteristic and perfect yourselves
重点 To identify the symbols that represent the star signs
难点 To learn the names of the symbols that represent the star signs
教法 Task-based method Group study
教具 Pictures and the tape recorder.
教学
基本
环节 教学过程内容及组织过程 活动目标和要求
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学 Activity 1 Lead in
● Free talk.
Talk about the years named with the animals’ names in Make the ss
China. interested in what
● Check the pre--- study work. they will learn in this
Show the suitable scores. period.
● Show the teaching aims:
1. To identify the symbols that represent the star signs Encourage the ss to
2. To learn the names of the symbols that represent the star read the teaching
signs aims , get the ss know
3. To know about 12 different star signs what they will learn .
4. Know about your characteristic and perfect yourselves
指
导
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学 Activity 2 Warm-up
Ask students what animals they are in the Chinese
horoscope. Ask them to describe the characteristics of that Listen and think
animal. For weaker classes, you can write the English 12 animals in
names of the Chinese star signs on the board. the Chinese
交
流
展
示 RatOxTigerRabbitDragonSnake Horoscope
HorseGoatMonkeyRoosterDogPig
For the stronger Ss, encourage Ss to say the names directly. Think and say out the
stars they know
Activity 3 Explaining
Explain that western countries use a different system of star
signs. Explain that the western star sign system is based on
the month you were born in, rather than the year you were
born in.
Activity 4 Welcome to the unit
1. Explain to students that each picture in Part A represents
a star sign. Ask them to complete Part A, then discuss the
answers as a class. Students who have made mistakes in this Look at the pictures ,
section will benefit from correcting their answers before learn new words and
proceeding to the Reading section, then read the star signs remember them
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流
展
示 well.
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展
提
高
2. Ask students to complete Part B. Explain that there are 12
star signs in total---- those in Part A and those in Part B. Ask students to
Each star sign represents a period of time in a year. complete Part B.
3. Ask students whether they know what their star sign is.
Encourage them to say the name of their star sign aloud.
Activity 5 Comic strips
1.Have a listening , then make sure what Eddie and Hobo Listen and answer
discuss in the unit what they are
discussing in the
Before listening, ask the ss to close the books and then try to act out the dialogue
listen, after that, listen for the second time with the books open. Read the dialogue and then act it out.
2. Grasp the expressions in the unit , Eg
It is nice of you to bring me the newspaper,
Worry about
3. Read the paragraph below the pictures and know about
the topic of this unit.
Activity 6 Sum up
Encourage the ss to read the words . Make sure the ss can
read correctly and know the meanings of the words.
9A Unit 1 Star signs Welcome to the unit
RatOxTigerRabbitDragonSnake
HorseGoatMonkeyRoosterDogPig
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