江苏省徐州市黄山外国语学校九年级英语上册 Unit 1 Star signs Reading（A）教案 牛津版.doc

unit 1 star signs reading（a）教学内容9a unit 1 star signsreading (a)年级学科九年级教学课时共 10 课时 第 2 课时课 型新授教学目标1. to understand what star signs are and what they represent2. to recognize and understand vocabulary about characteristics3. to use adjectives to describe someones characteristics教学重点to introduce more information about star signs教学难点to say out your star sign and describe your characteristic to everyone教学准备tape recorder教 学 过 程二次备课step 1.warm-up1. revise the star signs in period 1 , ask the ss to say out fluently.2. ask the new words used to describe ones characteristic in period 2, check the ss if they have previewed before this class, such as:energetic active impatient selfish stubborn outgoing easygoing confident modestpracticalelegant, silly step 2 presentationbrainstorm the vocabulary that is used to describe peoples characteristics. encourage students to explain each word to their classmates.step3.reading1. read the passage aloud to students. ask them to listen carefully to you and follow the text on page 4 and 5.2. ask one student at a time to read a paragraph. after each paragraph, ask students to say which part of the text they do not understand. less able students may find some of the names of the star signs difficult. if so, do not force them to learn them by heart because they are only used here to arouse students interest. it is more important for them to learn the adjectives that describe peoples characteristics. this will enable them to complete the main task at the end of the unit.3. ask some questions to check understanding. (1) how is a year divided(2) what decides your star signs(3) what character do the people born in 21st-20 apr have(4) what characters do the people born in other time periods havebased on these questions to be more familiar with the adjsthat are used to describe ones chacteristics3. read again, then finish the exercises in c1step 4 listeningafter the ss have known sth about the text, play the tape for the ss to listen, let them try to understand it.exercises一、请根据空格后的中文提示、英文释义或句意，写出句中所缺单词，使句子通顺。 1. a year is _ (划分) into four seasons and twelve months. 2. tom is my best friend, we have the _ (相似的) characteristics. 3. the more careful you are, the fewer _ you will make. 4. we walked around and saw many people raising up the signs with the words “no war, just _!” on them. 5. he is an _（随和的）teacher, and we all like to make friends with him.二、请根据句意从方框中选用合适的词，并用其适当形式填空，使句子通顺。humour active patient energy different 1. the little boy is _ in class, he seldom puts up his hand .2. he is so _ that he cant wait for a long time.3. the student hates to be like others. he often tries to do everything _.4. the foreign teacher is _, he often makes his class lively and interesting.5. he is an _ person, he can continue working for ten hours without a rest.三、请根据句意从方框中选用合适的动词，并用其适当时态填空，使句子通顺。 argue not forgive cook save dream 1. why do you look so worried? because my best friend _ me for my mistake.2. who _ meals for you every day?my grandmother does.3. my mother is hard