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Mom knows best Analysis:This is the second period of unit 7 in the book of Grade9. In this lesson, students will learn some features of an English poem and how to write a short poem in English.The topic is related to their daily life, so its easy to raise their interest and develop their confidence.Teaching AimsKnowledge aimsWords & phrasespoem, tiny, cry, field, hug, lift, awful, regret, liftup, talk back Key sentences When I was , she said But I talked back loudly, I should be allowed to Ability aims:1. Students will be able to get the main idea and details of the textby using the reading strategies (prediction, skimming, scanning)2. Students will be able to understand the meaning of some key wordsand phrases. 3. Students will be able to know the features of English poems and read them full of feelings.4. Students will be able to write a short English poem using what theyve learned.Emotional aims:Students are expected to understand their moms/dads love and express their thanks to their mom or dad. Teaching Methods 1. Task-based teaching method2. Communicative teaching method Teaching Important Points:1. Help students to know some basic information of English poems.2. Help students to know and using reading skills (prediction, skimming, scanning).3. Help students to read the poem full of feelings.Teaching Difficult Points:Help students to write their own experience by using the sentencepattern“When I was , she said But I talked back loudly, I should be allowed to Teaching Aids: Multi-media, blackboardTeaching Procedures:1. Pre-reading Activities Step1.Warming up Greet the students. Show a video and make students talk freely about the video. Q: What did you see in the video? (Purpose: To arouse students interest and students will get some background knowledge about what they are going to learn in this period.) Step2. Prediction Ask students to look at the title and the picture of the text,and predict what the passage is about and what the title means. Thenplay the tape recording about this poem for students. (Purpose: Students can practice the reading strategy of prediction without reading the whole passage, then listening can help students to feel the emotion behind the poem.) 2. While-reading Activities Step1.Read and match Ask students to look through the passage to match three parts with general ideas.Part 1 Understanding (an adult)Part 2 Moms love (a baby)Part 3 Kids misunderstanding (a teen) (Purpose: By dividing the poem into 3 parts, students can practice the ability to read for main ideas and get the structure of this poem.)Step2. Read and fill in the blanks Read part 1 carefully and complete the chart. At the same timepresent some pictures to help students to understand the meanings of new words.Those timesWhat did Mom doWhen he was a tiny baby crying all night,When he was tired and hungry,When he was two running throughthe field,When he was fell and hurt himself (Purpose: The chart helps students to practice the ability to read for specific information)Step 3. Read and writeRead part 2 carefully and complete the sentences. Then ask students to write down their own experiences by using the sentence pattern“When I was , she said But I talked back loudly, I should be allowed to ”When I was seven _, she said _But I talked back loudly, “I should be allowed to_! _!”When I was nine _, she said _But I shouted back angrily, “I should be allowed to_! _!”When I was a teen_, she said, “_!”But I talked back again-“I should not be told _! _!” Think about a time when you did something even though your mom told you not to do it.When I was _.She said _.But I talked back loudly, “ I should (not) be allowed to _. (Purpose: To practice the ability to read for specific informationand encourage students to write their own sentences using what theyhave learned.)Step 4.Read and answer questionsRead the last part carefully and answer questions.Q1: How does the man think now? Q2: What does the title mean?(Purpose: Read carefully to get details.)Step 5.Get the features of a poem and read the whole poem. Features: 1.Using the same sentence pattern. 2. It has the rhyme.Some tips for reading a poem: 1. Read with full of feelings2. Pay attention to the same sentence patterns3. Pay attention to the rhyme(Purpose: To make students get the differences between poems and other kinds of articles.)3. Post-reading ActivitiesDiscuss and write Share a beautiful sentence expressing moms love.A mothers love is like a circle, it has no beginning and no ending.Ask students to write what they want to say and do for their mother or father.4. Summary and Homework Summary what we have learnt today.Homework:Try to write a short poem for your mom, and then read for her.Mom Knows BestWhen I_, my mom _.When I _, my mom_.When I _, she_.But _.When I _she_.But _._.Now Im _.Give your mom a hug and say thanks to her.Help your mom do some chores.1. Look through the passage to match three parts with general ideas.Part 1 Understanding (an adult)Part 2 Moms love (a baby)Part 3 Kids misunderstanding (a teen)2. Read part 1 carefully and complete the chart.Those timesWhat did Mom doWhen he was a tiny baby crying all night,When he was tired and hungry,When he was two running throughthe field,When he was fell and hurt himself 3. Read part 2 carefully and complete the sentences.When I was seven _, she said _But I talked back loudly, “I should be allowed to_! _!”When I was nine _, she said _But I shouted back angrily, “I should be allowed to_! _!”Wh