江苏省苏州市蓝缨学校九年级英语上册《Unit 1 Star signs》Welcome to the unit教案 牛津版.doc

unit 1 star signswelcome to the unit教案 teaching contents 教学内容unit 1 star signs (the first class)comic strips and welcome to the unita. vocabulary star sign, bull, crab and ramb. phrasesread your stars, have lots to eat and drink, worry about(not) doing somethingc. sentence structuresit is nice of you to bring me the newspaper.you should not worry about not having breakfast.teaching aims 教学目标a. arouse the students interest in the star signs.b. the students can distinguish the symbols of the 12 star signs.c. the students can have a general understanding of the animal signs.important teaching content教学重点distinguish the symbols of the 12 star signs.teaching materials教学用具blackboard, chalk, pictures and recorderpresentation课堂呈现there is a brief introduction before class because i am their new teacher.t: morning, everyone. i am your new english teacher. you can call me miss gong. i hope to be your good friend. i am very glad to learn with you this term. i am sure it will be a happy term. are you willing to spend this happy term with me?ss: yes.t: although i am your teacher, i am not old. my animal sign is the dragon. can you guess how old i am? this boy/girl, please.s: twenty-four.t:yes. you are right. and can you tell us what your animal sign is?s:t: ok. sit down, please. boys and girls, do you know all the animal signs? any volunteers? hands up, please. very good. this boy/girl, please.s: rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog and pig.t: very good. you did a good job. sit down, please. as we all known, in china, animal sign system is based on the year you were born in. but in western countries, its different. people in western countries use star sign to describe a persons characters. i know nowadays most students are interested in star signs. star sign system is based on the month you were born in, rather than the year you were born in. boys and girls, everyone has his or her own star sign. we can know more information about people by reading their star signs. it can tell us their abilities, talents and special qualities. today our topic is star signs. now turn to page 6. unit 1 star signs. eddie and hobo are our old friends. they are talking about star signs. listen to the conversation carefully and then answer my question: what do eddies stars say today? (play the record of the comic strip)two minutes later.t: who wants to have a try? any volunteers? ok. this boy/girl, please.s: it says eddie will have lots to eat and drink today.t: very good. sit down, please. ok. lets listen to the conversation again and follow it.two minutes later.t: lets look at the conversation together. the first picture. its nice of you to bring me the newspaper, hobo. it means hobo is very good or kind because hobo brings the newspaper to him. if someone helps us do something, we can say its very nice of you. the second picture. you should read your stars, eddie. i write read your stars on the blackboard and explain it. the third picture. wow! it says ill have lots to eat and drink today. i wont be hungry. it tells us hobo can eat and drink a lot today. and the last picture. well, you shouldnt worry about not having breakfast then. worry about (not) doing something (i write it on the blackboard and explain it) for example, she is worried about being late for class. ok. so much for this part.t: boys and girls, do you know how many star signs there are in western star sign system? who knows it? this boy/girl, please.s: there are 12 star signs. t: right. sit down, please. thank you. and who can tell us the names of the 12 star signs? think about it or discuss it with your partner. ok. this boy/girl, please.s: 白羊座，金牛座，双子座，巨蟹座，狮子座，处女座，天秤座，天蝎座，射手座，摩羯座，水瓶座和双鱼座t: very good. you did a good job. sit down, please. thank you. i want to know who your monitor is.s: i am monitor.t: after class, can you do me a favor? could you help me make a list of your classmates star signs? s: ok. no problem.t: thank you. the students who have the same star sign work in a group to search some characters about the star sign. we will talk about it next class. ok. next part. welcome to the next part. turn to page 7. there are 6 pictures in part a. every picture represents a star sign. lets look at them together. before we get to know the animals, lets learn some new words in part a.1 bull -the male of any animal in the cow family2 centaur-（in ancient greek stories）a creature with a mans head, arms and upper body on a horses body and legs.3 crab-a sea creature with a hard shell, eight legs, curved and pointed limbs for catching and holding things4 ram-a male sheep(i will guide the students to guess their chinese meanings.)t: ok. very good. now you have known their chinese meanings. lets look at the six pictures together. you are familiar with these pictures. you have two minutes to write their names under every picture.two minutes later.t: ok. time is up. i will check your answers. any volunteers? ok. very good. this boy/girl, please.s:t: sit down, please. do you think his/her answer is right?ss: yes.t: all right. next time, when you see these pictures, you can say their names. ok. look at part b. you have two minutes to join the dots to find out what they are. two minutes later. have you done it?ss: yes.t: ok. lets look at them together. (next i will discuss the pictures with students)today all of you did a good job. very good. consolidate the important teaching content homework1. recite the comic strip2. write