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7A Unit 1 Grammar

Teaching objectives:

By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

1. understand the definition of simple present tense and when to use this tense;

2. learn how to make positive and negative sentences, and ask and answer questions using the verb “to be” in the simple present tense;

3. frequently communicate with each other using the verb “to be” in the simple present tense.

Teaching key points and difficult points:

1. Phrases: over there

2. Structures:

  (1) I’m (not) …

(2) You/We/They are (not) …

(3) He/She/It is (not) …

(4) Am I …? Yes, I am. / No, I’m not.

(5) Are you/we/they …? Yes, we/you/they are. / No, we/you/they aren’t.

(6)Is he/she/ it …? Yes, he/she/it is. / No, he/she/it isn’t.

3. How to make positive and negative sentences, and ask and answer questions using the verb “to be” in the simple present tense.

Teaching methods: Task-Based Language Teaching

Teaching Procedures

Designing aims

Step1: Lead in

1. Listen to a self-introduction by Millie

T: Hello, boys and girls. Now we make six new friends with the students from Sunshine Middle School. Millie is one of them. She’s introducing herself. Let’s listen to her.

2. Show “am”, “is” and “are” in the passage

T: Pay attention to these circled words. Millie uses a lot of “am”, “is” and “are” to talk about her friends and herself. In fact, “am/ is/ are” are different forms of the verb “be”.

本节课通过一段关于Millie自我介绍的文本，在学生熟悉的语篇中引起学生对文本中be动词的一般现在时用法的注意，快速导入到本节课的教学内容。

Step2:Presentation

1. Presentation of the simple present tense.

T: In English, the verb “be” is also called the linking verb. It has three different forms, “am”, “is” and “are”, in the simple present tense. We use one of them according to the different forms of subjects. We can use “be” to talk about the fact and the present state. For example, I am from Wuxi. Her hair is long. We are happy. Different subjects have different forms of the verb “be”.

2. Present the three forms of the verb “to be”: am, is, are

(1) Present when to use “am”, and how to use “am”

(2) Present when to use “is”, and how to use “is”

(3) Present when to use “are”, and how to use “are”

3. Make a conclusion about the proper usage of the three forms of “be”

4. Play a game

Present different subject forms in a short time, and ask students to tell am, is or are as quickly as possible. (you, he, my brothers, his friend, our parents, Lucy’s cat, I, her teachers)

5. Present the usage of the negative forms with the verb “to be” in the simple present tense

6. Present the usage of the question forms with the verb “to be” in the simple present tense

逐个单独呈现知识点并加以强调，再以朗朗上口的口诀形式使学生能迅速掌握并记忆，最后以小练习巩固复现成果。这种层层递进法有助于降低学生学习语法知识的难度。

Step3: Practice

. Finish Part A on the textbook

(1) Fill in the blanks

T: Millie has some pictures of her new classmates and her teacher. Complete what they are saying with the correct forms of the verb “to be”.

(2) Check the answers

(3) Read together.

2. Finish Part B on the textbook

(1) Fill in the blanks

(2) Check the answer together.

T: Millie is talking to her new friends. Complete their conversation with the correct forms of the verb “to be”.

  (3) Read together

利用书上的练习来进行操练学生对be 动词的一般现在时在具体语境中的灵活运用, 帮助学生夯实基础。

Step4: Summary

1. Make a conclusion

Show a rhyme to help students grasp the usage of simple present tense.

T: Boys and girls, today we learned something about the verb “to be” in the simple present tense. Do you still remember the three forms? What are they? When do we use them? Let’s read the following rhyme together.

2. Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the verb “to be”.

以复习be动词用法口诀的形式总结整节课的知识点，并附加相应练习，加深其对教学内容的记忆。

Step5: Activity

Introduce your new classmates

T: Boys and girls, now we make friends with our new classmates. Would you like to introduce your new friend to other classmates and make more new friends? Here is a table about the personal information. Try to ask and get the relevant information to fill in the blanks. Then make a report to introduce your new classmates. When you make your report, try to use as many “be” as possible. You can talk about the following things: name, age, school, class, grade , birthplace, looks, hobbies and strong points

在熟悉本单元Reading章节内容的基础上口头问答个人信息填写表格，并介绍新同学，以实现教学内容在语境中真正的灵活运用，让学生收获分享和成功的喜悦。

Step8: Homework

1. Review grammar.

2. Finish the exercises in your workbook.

让学生进一步熟悉、掌握和巩固一般现在时的be动词形式，并利用课堂所学知识来解决实际的笔头问题。