人教版八年级英语上Unit 6 I’m more outgoing than my sister.第四课时教学设计

Unit 6 Im more outgoing than my sister.Period 4 教学设计Objectives To learn to talk about personal traits and compare people To learn to use adjective comparatives with er, ier, more and bothProceduresWarming up by looking and sayingHello, class. Look at the photo. Could you tell the class the same and different between these two boys? Now have a try. Make use of adjective comparatives you have learned so far. 1a Reading and rankingEveryone has friends in his life. Some friends have some things in common with you, while some friends are different from you. Here on page 34 are six descriptions. Read the descriptions loudly. In your opinion, which one is the most important? Please rank the things (1-6). 1b Grouping and speaking Well, people have different ideas. Now please talk about what you think a good friend should be like in groups of four. A: I think a good friend likes to do the same things as I do.B: Thats not important for me. I think a good friend makes me happy.C: Umm, I think a good friend is good at schoolwork.D: Yes, and a good friend is popular, too.A: I think a good friend has cooler clothes than I do.B: Thats not important for me. I think a good friend should be better at sports than I am.C: Umm, I think a good friend must be funnier than I am.D: Yes, and a good friend is taler, too.2a Listening and writingJust now you gave your opinions about what you think a good friend should be like to your group. Next you will hear an interviewer talking to Holly and Maria. What are they talking about? When I play the recording for the first time, you just listen carefully and give me the answer. Have you got it? Yes, they are talking about their best friends. Now look at the chart, listen to the tape again and write the things that Holly and Maria like about their best friends. You can write only words and phrases. Lets check your answers. likes about best friendthe same as best frienddifferent from best friendHollylikes to do the same things, popular, is good at sports Mariagood listener, keep secrets2b Listening and writingHolly and Maria are both good at sports. Do you agree? OK, listen again. Listen carefully and fill in the blanks. Ill ask some students to read their answers later on. Likes about best friendThe same as best friendDifferent from best friendHollylikes to do the same things, popular, is good at sports are both pretty outgoingPetes funnier and wilder. Holly is a little quieter.Mariagood listener, keep secretslook alike, both tall, both have long curly hairVera is quieter and smarter. Maria is more outgoing.Now go to page 87 and read the tapescript. While reading remember to cut/ the sentence into thought groups, study all the predicates, circle all the linking words and underline all the expressions. Thats grammar study, indeed.Useful expressions from the conversationdo the same things as , be good at sports, like sports, be more athletic than , be both pretty outgoing, like about , be funnier than , be a little quieter, a good listener, keep secrets, be important to , be a lot like , look alike, have long, curly hair, be much quieter than , , be more outgoingNow read the conversation again to turn it into an article.2c Pairing and speakingNext we are going to make a conversation in pairs using the information from activities 2a and 2b.A: Hollys best friend is funnier than she is.B: Well, Maria and her best friend are both tall.A: Yes, and they both have long, curly hair. But Vera is much quieter and smarter than Maria is. B: Right. Holly and her best friend are both pretty outgoing.A: My best friend is funnier than I am.B: Well, my best friend Li Hong and I are both fat.A: Yes, and you both have