【精品课件】四年级英语教案1271777

四年级英语教案1清华大学英语系测试更适合中小学生英语使用官方网站HTTP/QINGHUAYERYYCOM/清华大学英语教授研究组提供通册备课一、教学内容BOOK3本册书共六单元，课本内容共分六部分UNITE1MYCLASSROOMUNITE2MYSCHOOLBAGUNITE3MYFRIENDSUNITE4MYHOMEUNITE5WHATWOULDYOULIKEUNITE6MEETMYFAMILY二、教材分析为确保良好的教学效果，在教学新内容时要强调听准，辩清，观察，模仿，练习运用。即听音仔细静听辩音辨清发音观察注意观察模仿认真模仿；练习积极练习运用实际运用；课堂练习A活动手册它是本套教材教科书的主要组成部分，与课本同步进行。B单元练习每单元课后用一课时巩固前面内容。录音带，投影片和教学挂图，音标卡片，字母卡片，教学图片。这些辅助材料，均为配合课本的系列辅助材料，不仅可以帮助教师有效的进行教学，而且可以活跃课堂气氛，增加学生学习英语的兴趣。哈佛大学英语系研究，美国布什推荐。专为中小学生英语量身定做。官方网站HTTP/HAFOYERYYCOM/哈佛大学英语教授研究组提供三、教学目的1、对于有一年学习基础的学生要求进一步提高，加强儿童对英语的感性知识，激发他们学习英语的兴趣和培养能力，使学生敢于大胆开口说英语，在理解的基础上表演英语。2、打下较好的语音，语调和书写基础。3、养成良好的书写习惯，根据单词的拼写和发音规则认读和拼写单词。四、重点难点1、“四会”单词的教学。2、每一课的会话的表演。3、四会单词的拼写。五、教学进度表周次日期主要内容1UNIT12UNIT13UNIT14UNIT25UNIT26NATIONALDAY7EXAMUNIT128UNIT39UNIT310RECYCLE111UNIT412UNIT413EXAM3414UNIT515UNIT516UNIT617UNIT618RECYCLE219GENERALREVISION20TERMINALEXAMUNIT1单元分析一、教学内容1、本单元要求会听，说，认读的单词WINDOWBOARDLIGHTPICTUREDOORFLOORCLASSROOMCOMPUTERWALLTEACHERSDESKFANWHATINTHEWEHAVENEWGOWHERE2、本单元要求会听，说的单词和词组MANYOURSEATNEARCLASSMATECLEANHAVEALOOKGOODIDEAALLRIGHTGOODJOB3、帮助学生在掌握单词的基础上造出句子，编出对话，学以致用。4、培养学生用英语交流的能力，为学生的进一步学习奠定基础。二、教学要求1、能听懂、会说，会用每一课会话。2、掌握本单元出现的生词，词组和字母。3、会唱本单元的歌曲。三、教学重点和难点1、对于较长的单词如CLASSROOM,CLASSMATE,COMPUTER的掌握以及对于第一次出现的词组和短语如HAVEALOOK,GOODJOB的掌握。2、对于礼貌用语“THANKYOU,EXCUSEME,AFTERYOU”的掌握与应用。3、描述教室中所有物件，并能据此编出对话。四、教学时间本单元共6课时，每周3课时，2周完成。LESSON11TEACHINGAIMSLETTHESTUDENTSMASTERTHEWORDSWINDOW,CLASSROOM,FLOOR,LIGHT,DOOR,BOARD,ANDPICTUREWHENTHEYSEETHEOBJECTS,THEYCANRECOGNIZEANDREADTHEMANDDOTHEACTIONABOUTTHEM2TEACHINGAIDSABLOOM,APIECEOFCLOTH,APICTUREABOARDWIPERANDATAPERECORDER3IMPORTANTPOINTSPICTURE,CLASSROOM,WINDOW,BOARD,ANDBLACKBOARD4TEACHINGSTEPS1GREETINGSTHETEACHERASKSTHEQUESTION“WHATDAYISITTODAY”THESTUDENTANSWERS“TODAYISMONDAY”THENTHEQUESTION“WHATSTHEWEATHERLIKETODAY”2NEWCONTENTTHETEACHERREADSTHEWORDSLIKETHATTHECLASSROOM,THEWINDOWS,THEDOOR,THEFLOOR,THEBOARDANDTHELIGHTSINENGLISHONEBYONETHENTHETEACHERASKSSTUDENTSTOREADAFTERHIMHEASKS”WHATSINTHECLASSROOM”CHOOSESEVERALSTUDENTSWHOKNOWSTHEANSWERSTOANSWERBYUSINGTHEWORDSTHEYVEJUSTLEARNEDTHETEACHERSHOWSTHECARDSOFTHEWORDSWHILETHESTUDENTSAREANSWERINGTHENTHETEACHERPOINTSATTHECARDANDASKSTHESTUDENTSTOREADAFTERHERONEBYONEGROUPWORKONESTUDENTASKSTHEQUESTIONANDTHEOTHERANSWERSTHENTHETEACHERASKSSOMEGROUPSTOSHOWTHEWORKPRACTICETHETEACHERHANDSTHECARDSOFTHEBLOOM,THEPIECEOFCLOTH,THEPICTUREANDTHEBOARDWIPERTOTHESTUDENTSANDASKSTHEMTOREADAFTERHERTHENTHESTUDENTSLISTENTOTHETAPEWHILETHETEACHERISDOINGTHEACTIONSOPENINGTHEDOOR,TURNONTHELIGHT,SWEEPTHEFLOOR,CLEANTHEWINDOW,PUTUPTHEPICTUREANDCLEANTHEBOARDTHENTHETEACHERDOESTHEACTIONSAGAINANDASKSSTUDENTSTOFOLLOWAFTERTHAT,CHOOSESEVERALPAIRSOFSTUDENTSTODOITLIKEHERDURINGTHISPERIODTHETEACHERSAYSSOMETHINGABOUTTHEVERBSLIKEOPEN,TURN,SWEEP,CLEANANDPUTLISTENTOTHETAPEANDREADAFTERIT5HOMEWORKASKTHESTUDENTTOREMEMBERTHENEWWORDSANDLISTENTOTHETAPEAFTERCLASSANDTRYTOIMITATETHEAMERICANACCENTLISTENTOTHETAPE6TEACHINGNOTESLESSON21TEACHINGAIMSLETTHESTUDENTSRECOGNIZEANDREADTHEWORDSANDEXPRESSIONSCLASSMATE,SEAT,ANDHAVEALOOKANDUSETHEDIALOGUEFREELY2TEACHINGAIDSATAPERECORDERSOMEPICTURESSOMECARDS4TEACHINGSTEPS1GREETINGSSAY“HELLO”TOEACHOTHERWHATDAYISITTODAYITSTUESDAYTODAYWHATSTHEWEATHERLIKETODAYITSSUNNYTODAY哈佛大学英语系研究，美国布什推荐。专为中小学生英语量身定做。官方网站HTTP/HAFOYERYYCOM/哈佛大学英语教授研究组提供2REVISIONTHETEACHERHANDSTHECARDSANDASKSALLTHESTUDENTSTOREADTHEMONEBYONEASQUICKLYASTHEYCANLISTENTOTHEMUSICANDDOTHEACTION“开门，开灯，擦窗，擦黑板“ANDASKTHESTUDENTSTOSAYTHEMINENGLISH3NEWCONTENTTHETEACHERSHOWSTHETEXTSENTENCEONTHEBLACKBOARDUSINGTHECOMPUTERSENTENCEBYSENTENCEANDASKWHOCANREADTHEMLETTHESTUDENTWHOCANREADTHEMTOREADANDTHENCHOOSE2OR3STUDENTSTOREADAFTERHIMAFTERTHATTHETEACHERREADSTHESENTENCESANDLETTHEMFOLLOWHIMTHENLISTENTOTHETAPEANDFOLLOWITPRACTICEDIVIDETHEMINTOSOMESMALLGROUPSANDLETTHEMPRACTICEINGROUPSANDTHENASKSSOMEOFTHEMTOSHOWTHETEXTCHANTLISTENTOTHETAPEANDASKTHESTUDENTSTOIMITATETHENPRACTICETHECHANTINPAIRSBYCLAPPINGHANDSAFTERTHAT,CHOOSE2GROUPSTOPLAYTHISGAMEINTHEFRONTOFTHECLASSROOM4HOMEWORKLISTENTOTHETAPEAFTERCLASSANDTRYTOIMITATETHEACCENTREADTHETEXTSMOOTHLY5TEACHINGNOTESLESSON31TEACHINGAIMSLETTHESTUDENTSMASTERTHELETTERSA,B,C,D,EREMEMBERTHEWORDSANDEXPRESSIONSCOMPUTER,WALL,FANANDTHETEACHERSDESK2TEACHINGAIDSATAPERECORDERPICTURESCARDS3TEACHINGSTEPS1GREETINGSSAYS“GOODMORNING“TOEVERYBODYANDTALKSOMETHINGABOUTTHEWEATHERANDTHEDATE2REVISIONLETTHESTUDENTSLISTENTOTHETAPEANDFOLLOWITSENTENCEBYSENTENCETHENALLTHESTUDENTSREADTHETEXTTOGETHERNEXT,ASKSOMEONESTOREADTHETEXTATLAST,ASKSOMEQUESTIONSANDLETTHEMANSWER3NEWCONTENTTHETEACHERASKSTHESTUDENTSTOLOOKATTHEBOARDWHILEHEWRITES“AABBCCDDEE“THENASKTHESTUDENTSTOPRACTICETHEMONTHEIREXERCISEBOOKSTHENASKSOMEONESTOCOMETOTHEBOARDANDWRITETHELETTERSTOTHEMNEXT,LETOTHERSSEEWETHERTHEREISMISTAKE“FILLINTHEBLANK”ATHETEACHERGIVESTHESTUDENTSSEVERALLETTERSOFAWORDBLETTHESTUDENTSGUESSWHATTHEWORDISTHENASKTHEMTOFILLINTHEBLANKSDOEXERCISESABOUTTHE6WORDS3LISTENTOTHETAPEANDASKTHESTUDENTSTODOTHESTUDENTSBOOKTHENTHETEACHERCHECKSTHEANSWERSBINGOLETTHESTUDENTSLOOKATTHE“BINGO“INTHEBOOKANDTHETEACHEREXPLAINSITTOTHEMTHENLISTENTOTHETEACHERANDCROSSITCHOOSET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