初中英语人教版七年级下册The Fourth Period.docx

Unit 8 Is there a post office near here?The Fourth Period(2a-Self Check)Teaching aims Knowledge and skills1. Master the key words and sentences.(1) Key words:neighborhood, enjoy, easily, road, spend, climb, around, air, sunshine, free, money(2) Sentences:There is a zoo in my neighborhood.They look like my friends and me when we fight!To get to the park, you just have to cross Center Street.2. Learn to describe the neighborhood.3. Be able to get information from reading materials.4. Develop students comprehensive skill.5. Consolidate the knowledge in this unit and check the teaching efficiency.Teaching methods1. Teach how to describe neighborhood through reading materials.2. Consolidate the knowledge through some writing practice.Moral objectLearn to observe your own neighborhood.Teaching key points1. Master the key words and sentences.2. Learn to describe the neighborhood.3. Be able to get information from reading materials.4. Develop students comprehensive skill.5. Consolidate the knowledge in this unit and check the teaching efficiency.Teaching difficulties1. Learn to describe the neighborhood.2. Develop students comprehensive skill.Teaching aidsA projector, some pictures and handouts. Teaching proceduresStep 1 Warm-up1. Greetings.T: Good morning, class.Ss: Good morning, teacher.T: Nice to meet you.Ss: Nice to meet you, too.2. Revision.Check the homework.Step 2 Presentation1. Teach Activity 2a.First, lead students to read the words of places in the box.Then give them several minutes to talk about the location of these places near their home.After that, let one or two students talk about their family locations in class, the other students correct.draw maps of their families. Check if the maps are correct.Show a picture of a district on the screen.T: Look at the picture. It is a district. I live in this district. Is it very quiet and clean?Ss:Yes, it is.T:Is there a supermarket in it?Ss: Yes, there is.T: Where is the restaurant?Ss: ItsT: I enjoy my district. Do you like the district you live?Ss: Yes.T:OK. Today we will learn how to describe the district in our neighborhood. Please open your book.2. Reading.(Activities 2b and 2c)First, give students several minutes to read through the passages and get the main idea of them. Underline some language points at the same time. Then invite three students to match each passage with a map.Check the answers with the whole class.Next, lead students to read the passages together. Explain some language points.Have students read the passages again and invite five students to answer the questions in 2c.1. She likes to watch the monkeys climbing around.2. Yes, she does. Because they sometimes fight like people.3. He likes to exercise at the park.4. Yes, I do.5. Go down North Road and turn left. It is across from the park.Step 3 Practice1. Teach Activity 3a.First, ask students to have at the map in 3a and say what they can see in the picture.Then give them three minutes to complete the passage individually.Later invite a student to read his passage to check the answers. Finally lead students to read the passage together.2. Teach Activity 3b.First, ask students to read through the instruction and the questions in the box to know what to do and how to do this activity.Then give them several minutes to draw a map of their own neighborhood according to the questions.As they work, move around the room checking the progress and offering help as needed.Finally collect the work, choose some best ones to present to the whole class. Step 4 Consolidation1. Conclusion.Conclude the language points in this unit.2. Self Check.First, ask students to have a fast reading of the passage to get the main idea.Then give them three minutes to complete the passage with the words in the box.Later check the answers by inviting a student to read it.Answers:free enjoy climbing spendGive students enough time to finish Activities 2 and 3.As they work, move around the room checking the progress and offering language support as needed.Finally, invite some students to present their answers, correct mistakes if any.Step 5 SummaryIn this period, weve learned how to describe our neighborhood and improved our comprehensive skill through some reading materials. And we have also consolidated the knowledge in this unit.Step 6 Homework1. Copy the key words and phrases in this unit.2. Finish the exercises in the workbook.3. Preview the next unit.Step 7 Blackboard designUnit 8 Is there a post office near here?The Fourth Period(1) Key word