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Unit 7 Memory一、教材分析本单元围绕着“记忆”的话题来展开听、说、读、写的训练。教材围绕着几个学生对如何提高记忆力提出各自的观点载体，帮助学生如何提高记忆力。作为初二年级的学生，了解和如何提高记忆力对于提高学生的学习效率有一定的帮助。语法方面介绍由if 和unless引导的状语从句。并培养学生在完成一篇有关记忆角的故事尝试正确使用这些词。具体课型、课时安排如下：单元板块课时单元总课时全书总课时Reading2.588*8=64Listening0.5Grammar1.5Speaking0.5Writing0.5More practice1Study skills/Project1Culture corner and Self -assessment0.5二、教学对象分析1. 学生通过初一的学习，对工具书的使用有一定的了解，通过对百科全书的介绍和用法，提高学习的自学能力，有利于开展本单元的听、说、读、写任务。2. 学生在初一就已经接触过了some 和any 以及不定代词somebody, anybody, nobody的用法，本单元再通过系统地复习，在学习方式上引导学生学习归纳总结。三、单元教学目标1.认知目标： 学习水平学习内容学习水平的描述语音1Learn about the loss of plosion.。2. 能流利地朗读课文及与课文水平相当的短文，语音、语调、句子重音和停顿基本正确。词汇1. 重点词汇Memory, corner, lose, improve, mention, method, spelling, mind, silly, mile, letter, worth, spell, unless, trouble, list , step, cycle, similar, note, wallet, basket, manager,短语：take out, pour out , in ones mind, between.and. be worth doing/sth, have trouble( in )doing sth句型Useful sentences:1. If you make the picture big, strange or silly, you will remember it better.2.Remember; a picture is worth a thousand words.3A good method for remembering the spelling of a word is to make a short sentence with each letter of the word. 5You will forget something very quickly unless you understand it well.6.It is easy to remember these steps if you understand how the water cycle works. 语法1. Learn how to use conditional sentences.2. Learn how to use if not and unless.读（reading）1. Read some students articles about memory.2. 熟练朗读及背诵课文。3. 运用课文中所学，完成一篇有关记忆角的故事。听(listening)1.Listen to a two memory tests.说(speaking)1. Learn about the loss of plosion。2. Talk about your experience of remembering English words.写（writing）1.Complete a short story for Memory Corner.2. 能笔头回答课文内容提出的问题。3. 能用本单元学习的重点词汇、句型进行造句。2. 思想情感目标：1）通过谈论“交友”的相关话题，帮助学生快速适应新环境以及找到新朋友。2）结合课文的内容，引导学生通过邮件的形式结交更多的笔友，拓展自己的视野。3. 能力发展目标：1）能够在听、说、读、写等语言综合实践活动中运用本单元的重点词汇、句型与语法。2）在学习中提高交流和传递信息的能力，在写作中正确运用连词使文章更连贯和流畅。3）通过指导学生在模拟交际中运用所学的知识，培养学生探究学习、合作学习、自主学习的能力。四、单元教学重点1. 学生熟练掌握重点词语，词组及句型。2指导学生利用所学句型正确表达思想、进行交际活动。3指导学生归纳、总结数量词状语从句的用法，并在实践运用中熟练运用。五、单元教学难点1. 如何提高记忆力。2状语从句的归纳整理及运用。六、教学策略 1. 引导学生积极主动的通过预习完成可以自己学会的部分，课堂学习完成学习的重难点，通过复习及归纳总结完善单元的学习。2. 在教学中以旧带新，引导学生用正确的句子表达思想。 3. 适当补充与课文话题相关的内容，拓展学生的阅读视野。七、学习策略1初步接触略读（skimming）和找读（scanning）这两种阅读策略。2学会在阅读过程中通过上下文来猜测生词含义的方法。3关注对话中特殊疑问句的提问和相应的回答，以便准确记录相关信息。八、媒体的选择与设计1充分利用和发挥基本的教学媒体，如录音机，教师的body language、板书的作用。2适时、合理地使用多媒体，增大课堂的容量，更好地辅助教学。九、各课时教学内容安排建议课时教学内容及课型教学目标及简单教学环节设计第1课时Reading A 新授课一、定位: input-based，训练各种听与说的语言微技能,并给予阅读学习策略的指导，读为主。二、教学设计:Step 1 Warming up1. Ask ss to read the words in the list below for 30 seconds.Then close your book and write down as many words as you can remember.(Finish exercise A1.2.Ask Ask a few Ss the following questions about memory.(Disagree or agree)1). When you get old, your memory gets better.2). Making pictures in your mind helps you remember things.3). A man with a good memory can remember everyones telephone number.4). We remember things better if they happen to us suddenly and surprisingly.3:Cartoon talkLet the Ss look at a cartoon picture on page 1 and say something about memory.Step 2 Leading in 1.Ask Ss questions on your amazing brain1 )Do you think your brain is more powerful than a computer?2 )How much do you think your brain weighs?3 )Do you think your brain will grow stronger if you use it more?4 )What are you better at remembering: words, pictures or something else?5 )Do you think our brains are the same?2.Finish exercise A2 on page 98 . Then chect the answers.3.ask ss: If you want to improve your memory, what should you do? 4. Today we are going to read some students article about memory。Step 3:Pre-readinga) Ask Ss to look at the introdutcion,the title and the first sentences of each article on page 99.Then circle the correct answers. b)Vocabulary presentation: Get Ss to learn some new words by showing some pictures.c)Cocabulary exercise:Get Ss to finish exercise C1and C2 on page 100 to consolidate the new words.Step3. While- reading1)First reading: Tell Ss to read the text quickly and finish exercise （双语报B1版：走进课文题目）.2)Second reading: Read the text again and complete exercise D1 and D2 on page 101.3）Chect the answers.Step4.Post-readingGet Ss to finish related exercise in Book B.Step5.Learning lagnuage points:a.Deal with some useful phrases and expressions in the passage. Guide the Ss to learn and use them in their own speaking and writing.1)a way to do is to2)be worth sth/doing sth3）in ones mind, 4)between.and. 5)have trouble( in )doing Step7：ConsolidationDo some related exercise of words and translations.Step 7 Homework1) Go over what youve learned today.第2课时listening 一、定位：1.input-based，训练各种听与说的语言微技能，并给予听的学习策略的指导。Objectives:1.Teach the Ss how to listen for specific information about two memory tests.2.Teach the Ss how to take notes while listening to a listening.二、教学环节设计:Step 1 Pre-listening1. Tell Ss that they are going to do some listening exercises. Ask some of the Ss what they will do before listening.2. Learn the study tips with Ss by asking Ss to read the tips on their book carefully.(Pay attention to wh-questions when listening.3. Ask Ss to read the table on page 6 carefully and predict what kind of information they could fill in the blanks. Ss can discuss in groups and write down their answers with pencils.4. Ask Ss what they must pay attention to when they write. Eg: their spelling, the first letter of the word, how to write a number etc.Step 2 While-listening1. Play the recording for Ss to listen and complete the table.2. Play the recording again for Ss to listen and ask them to check their spelling.3. Check the answers and see how well they did in the prediction.Step 3 Post-listeninga) Give Ss some time and get them to summarize the skills of completing a table of information and finish the related listening exercise in Book B. Step 4: Summary: ask the ss to conclude what weve learned today.Step 5 HomeworkFinish Students Times of Unit 7 listening exercise.第3课时language一、定位：input-based，训练各种读与说的语言微技在语言知识中的运用二、教学环节设计:状语从句 （Adverbial Clause） 状语从句指句子用作状语时，起副词作用的句子。它可以修饰谓语、非谓语动词、定语、状语或整个句子。根据其作用可分为时间、地点、原因、条件、目的、结果、让步、方式和比较等从句。状语从句一般由连词(从属连词)引导，也可以由词组引起。从句位于句首或句中时通常用逗号与主句隔开，位于句尾时可以不用逗号隔开。状语从句的时态特点一般情况下，时间和条件状语从句的谓语动词一般用“一般现在时”表示“一般将来时”，用“现在完成时”表示“将来完成时”。例如：I will call you as soon as I arrive in Beijing. 我到北京就将给你打电话。（这是由as soon as引导的时间状语从句，从句中的谓语动词arrive是一般现在时，表示一般将来时，绝不可用will arrive）As soon as I have finished this work, I will have gone home. 我一完成此工作，就回家。（从句中的谓语动词用现在完成时have finished，表示将来完成时,绝不可用will have finished）If he comes back, please let me know.如果他回来了，请通知我。（从句中的谓语动词用comes back,表示一般将来时，绝不可用will come back）时间状语从句常用引导词：when, as, while, as soon as, before, after, since , till, until，特殊引导词：the minute, the moment, the second, every time, the day，the instant, immediately , directly, no sooner than, hardly when, scarcely whenI didnt realize how special my mother was until I became an adult.直到我成为了一个成年人我才意识到我的母亲是多么的特殊。While John was watching TV, his wife was cooking.当约翰在看电视时，他的妻子正在做饭。The children ran away from the orchard(果园), the moment they saw the guard.孩子们从果园逃跑的那一刻看到了警卫。No sooner had I arrived home than it began to rain.还没等我到家就开始下雨了。Every time I listen to your advice, I get into trouble.每当我听取你的建议的时候，我就会惹上麻烦。条件状语从句常用引导词：if, unless,whether(whether.or not)特殊引导词：as/so long as, only if, providing/provided that, supposing that, in case that, on condition thatWell start our project if the president agrees.You will certainly succeed so long as you keep on trying.Provided that there is no opposition, we shall hold the meeting here.Exercise:1. I wont call you, _ something unexpected happens. A. unless B. whether C. because D. while 2. We all know that, _ , the situation will get worse. A. not if dealt carefully with B. if not carefully dealt with C. if dealt not carefully with D. not if carefully dealt with 3._ he had not hurt his leg, John would have won the race. A. If B. Since C. Though D. When 4. Pop music is such an important part of society _ it has even influenced our language. A. as B. that C. which D. where 5. Small sailboats can easily turn over in the water _ they are not managed carefully. A. though B. before C. until D. if 6. _ I really dont like art, I find his work impressive. AAs BSince CIf DWhile 7. The field research will take Joan and Paul about five months; it will be a long time _ we meet them again. A. after B. before C. since D. when 8. Leave your key with a neighbor _ you lock yourself out one day. A. ever since B. even if C. soon after D. in case 9. Tim is in good shape physically _ he doesnt get much exercise. A. if B. even though C. unless D. as long as 10. You will be successful in the interview you have confidence. A. before B. once C. until D. though 11. _ you may have, you should gather your courage to face the challenge. A. However a serious problem B. What a serious problem C. However serious a problem D. What serious a problem 12. He was told that it would be at least three more months _ he could recover and return to work. A. when B. before C. since D. that 13. there is a snowstorm or some other bad weather, the mail always comes on time. ABecause BIf CWhen DUnless 14. tomorrow, our ship will set sail for Macao. AHowever the weather is like BHowever is the weather likeCWhatever is the weather like DWhatever the weather is like 15. _ our manager objects to Toms joining the club, we shall accept him as a member. A. Until B. Unless C If D. After 16. Many of them turned a deaf ear to his advice, _ they knew it to be valuable. A. as if B. now that C. even though D. so that 17. My parents live in a small village. They always keep candles in the house _ there is a power out. A. if B. unless C. in case D. so that 18. We had to wait half an hour _ we had already booked a table. A. since B. although C. until D. before 19. - Wheres that report? - I brought it to you _ you were in Mr. Blacks office yesterday. A. if B. when C. because D. before Step 5. Summary Summarize the usage of some, any ,somebody, anybody, nobody to finish exercises on Book B.Step 6: Homework1 If I find his phone number, I _ you. A . tell B . told C will tell D . have told2 I will call you as soon as I _ the ticket to the football match. A . will get B . get C got D .am getting3 Dont discuss the problems with your partner unless you way any more. A . ask . B are asked C will ask D will be asked4 他很累，以至于上课时他在桌子上睡着了。 He was _ _ _ he fell asleep at the desk in class.5 如果明天下雨，我们就去骑车兜风。 Well go cycling, _ _ _ _ tomorrow.6 他跑得那么慢，以她赶不上我们 He ran _ _ he _ _ up with us.7 直到3他的班主任打电话告诉他，他才知道他在竞赛中获得第一。 He _ know that he had won the first prize _ his teacher told him on the phone.8. _ he was very ill, he still went on working.A. Because B. For C. Though D. /9. Ill phone you as soon as I _.A. get to home B. got to home C. get home D. got home128. _ it is getting dark, _ the farmers are still working in the field.A. Though, but B. But, though C. Though, / D. But, /第5课时speaking一、定位：practice-based，启发学生, 归纳语言知识，开展各层次、专项、强化性和综合性练习，多样技能结合训练, 说为主.二、教学环节设计:Step 1 Speaking A Talk timeLoss of plosionWhen two plosive consonants(Eg/t/, /d/, /p/, /b/, /k/, or /g/)are next to each other, we do not pronounce the first one, and there is usually a short pause between them.We call this the loss of plosion.1. Get Ss to practise saying these words.Big car, red pen, bed time, blackboard, Bob Brown, stamp book, bad day, cut down, get back, good bye, postcard, short-termGet Ss to read these sentences1. Glad to meet you.2. This is a good day.3. That was the best day of my life.4. I felt bad about what happened.5. Most people like flowers.Step3Speak upGet Ss to finish exercise B on page 106 and then check the answers.Step 4.Get Ss to finish related listening exercise in Book B.Step 5: Summary: Get Ss to summarize what they have learned today.Step 6: Homework : Do some related exercise in Student Times.第6课时writing一、定位：output-based，结合听与读，训练多项说与写的语言微技能，并指导说写学习策略， 写为主.二、教学环节设计:Step 1 RevisionAsk Ss to read the text in reanding A and then remind them of the letter format.Step 2 Writing -A Special memoryThe school newspaper wants stories for its Memory Corner.Students need to write a story about the picture below.Pair work: Discuss what happens in the pictures below.Then complete the following paragraphs.Use the verbs form the box to help you.A special memoryEarly one morning, I went to (1)_ with my dad.He(2)_ to take out (3)_dollars.He (4)_ his card into the ATM.Five 100 notes (5)_out.He (6)_them into his wallet.Then the machine (7)_to make a funny noise.More notes (8)_out.They poured out of the machine for five minutes.Then the machine (9)_.1. Get Ss to look at the pictures above on page 107, Then complete the story. 2. Ss finish the rest parts of A and ask them to recompose their answers in pairs. Teacher should walk around and give some help. Ask some Ss to show their work and give some comments.3.Get Ss to finish exercise B on page 108 and check the answers.4.Get Ss to finish exercise C on page 108 and check the answe