《Unit 4 Then and now》（说课稿）-2022-2023学年英语六年级上册

Unit4Thenandnow

1.Introduction

Helloeveryone,todayI’mgoingtointroducetheteachingplanofUnit4Thenandnowforthefirsttermofthe2022-2023academicyear.Themainobjectiveofthisunitistofamiliarizestudentswiththeconceptofcomparingandcontrastingthingsthathavechangedovertime,aswellasexpandingtheirvocabularyandimprovingtheiroralandwrittenskills.

2.LearningObjectives

Bytheendoftheunit,studentsshouldbeableto:

Describechangesthathaveoccurredintechnology,clothing,transportationandcustomsovertime.

Usecomparativevocabularyandstructurestocompareandcontrastthepastandthepresent.

Usesimplepresenttensetodescribedailyactivitiesandroutines;

Writeshortparagraphstodescribeatopicandsharetheiropinions.

3.TeachingMaterials

StudentBook:English,Grade6,Unit4,Thenandnow

Teacher’sBook:English,Grade6,Unit4,Thenandnow

Accesstomultimediaresources(e.g.

videos,images,websites,interactiveactivities)

4.TeachingPlan

4.1Pre-readingActivities(Oneclass)

Warm-upGame:Askstudentstonamethingstheyuseeverydayandwritethemontheboard.Then,askthemifthesethingsexisted100yearsago.Dividestudentsintosmallgroupsandaskthemtodiscussandguesswhichthingsdidordidnotexistinthepast,andsharetheirthoughtswiththeclass.

VocabularyBuilding:Introducenewvocabularybyusingrealobjects,picturesorvideosthatrepresentpastandpresentitems,suchasanolddialphoneandamodernsmartphone,orahorsecarriageandacar.Studentswillbeabletorecognizeandcategorizewordsaccordingtotheirtopics,anddeveloptheircuriosityandimagination.

4.2During-readingActivities(Twoclasses)

ReadingComprehension:Studentsreadthetextsandcompleteexercisestodeveloptheircomprehensionskills.Theywillbeguidedtocompareandcontrastpastandpresenttransportation,clothingandcustoms,andusethetargetvocabularyandstructurestoexpresstheirideas.

ListeningandSpeaking:Studentslistentotheaudiorecordingsorwatchshortvideosintroducingpeople’sdailyroutinesandhobbies,andthenworkinpairsorsmallgroupstosharetheirowndailyroutinesandhobbies.Theywillusethesimplepresenttenseandcomparativestructurestomakedescriptionsandaskfollow-upquestions.

4.3Post-readingActivities(Twoclasses)

WritingPractice:Studentswriteshortparagraphsaboutatopicoftheirchoice,suchas“MyGrandparents’Life”or“TechnologyintheFuture”.Theywillusethetargetvocabularyandstructures,andalsodeveloptheircreativityandcriticalthinkingskills.

Project-basedLearning:Studentsworkingroupstocreateavisualrepresentationofanytopicrelatedto“ThenandNow”,suchasatimeline,amultimediapresentationoramodel.Theywillpresenttheirprojectstotheclassandusetheirinterdisciplinaryskillsinart,technologyorsocialstudies.

5.Assessment

Theassessmentofthisunitwillbebasedonthefollowingcriteria:

Participationinclassactivitiesanddiscussions.

Completionofhomeworkexercisesandquizzes.

Oralfluencyandaccuracyinexpressingideas.

Writingcoherenceandstructureinshortparagraphs.

Creativityandeffortinproject-basedlearning.

6.Conclusion

Inconclusion,thisunitprovidesanopportunityforstudentstoexploredifferentaspectsofhumanlifeovertime,anddeveloptheirlanguageskillsinanengagingandmeaningfulcontext.Bylearningtocompareandcontrastthepastandthepresent,s