Unit1Lesson2WhatDoTheyLookLike（第一课时）教学设计北师大版英语七年级上册

Unit1Lesson2WhatDoTheyLookLike?（第一课时）

LessonFocus

•Adjectives,opposites

•Describingfriendsorfamilymembers

•Articles(a,an,the)

Warmup

Exercise1

Purpose:tohelpstudentsknowadjectivestodescribepeople

Holdupanobject,forexample,apencil.Say"Thisisapencil.Whatcolourisit?"Elicitthecolour,forexample,yellow.Say"Thispencilisyellow".Writethesentenceontheboard.Ask"Whatworddescribes,orgivesinformationabout,thepencil?"Elicitorprovideyellow.Pointtoamoreproficientstudent.Askaboutanobjectheorshehasorisintheroom,forexample,abook.Ask"Whatisit?"Elicitanappropriateresponse.Thenask"Whatcolourisit?"Elicitanappropriateresponse.Encouragethestudenttoanswerinapletesentence,pointingtothesentenceontheboard.Ask"Whatworddescribes(thebook)?"Elicitthecolour.Explainthatweusecolourstodescribethingscallednouns.Wordsthatdescribenounsarecalledadjectives.Ifyoufeelyourstudentsarereadytodotheexercise,youmayskipthisstep.

Bringinsomepicturesofpeoplefrommagazines.Choosephotosofpeoplethatcanbedescribedwiththeadjectivesbig,handsome,fat,old,pretty,short,small,strong,tall,thinandyoung.DirectstudentstotheKeyWords.Say"Herearesomeadjectiveswecanusetodescribepeople".Holduponeofthepictures,forexample,ofanoldman.Say"He'sold.Old."HavestudentsrepeattheKeyWord.Continuewithotherpictures,sayingsentencesandhavingstudentsrepeattheadjectives.Toconfirmprehension,holdupapictureofayoungperson,forexample,andask"Ishe/sheold?"Studentsshouldindicateno.Say"He/Sheisn'told.He/She'syoung".Continueinthiswayuntilyoufeelstudentsunderstandthemeaningofeachadjective.

Say"Lookatthepictures.Whichadjectivedescribestheman?"Elicitbig.Havestudentsgetintopairs.Say"UsetheKeyWordstodescribethepeopleinthepictures".Monitorasstudentsdescribethepeopleinthepictures,makingsurestudentsuseadjectivescorrectly.Checkstudents'pronunciationoftheKeyWords.

Goovertheanswers,havingstudentsfirstparetheiranswerswithapartner.Thenhaveindividualstudentssaytheirdescriptionsaloud.

Answers

Possibleanswers:

Picturea:1.She'sbig/young.2.He'ssmall/young/handsome.

Pictureb:1.He'shandsome/young/thin.2.She'spretty/young.

Picturec:1.He'sold/tall.2.He'ssmallyoung.

Pictured;1.He'stall/handsome.2.He'syoung/thin/small.

Teachtheplacementofadjectivesinasentence.WriteThegirlissmall.ontheboard.Ask"Whatworddescribesthegirl?"Elicitandcirclesmall.ThenwriteThesmallgirllikesbooks.Circlesmallinthissentence.AskWhatworddescribesthegirlinthissentence?"Elicitsmall.Explainthatadjectivescanebeforethenounoraftertheverbbe.Provideafewmoreexamplesifnecessary:Ourcatisorange./Wehaveanorangecat.;Mydad'scarisnew./Mydad'snewcargoesfast.

Challengemoreproficientstudentstodescribethepeopleinthepicturesusingadjectivesbeforethenouns,forexample,Thesmallgirlstandsnexttothebigman.;Theoldwomanlikestheyoungboy.

DirectstudentstoAdjectivesinthePictureDictionaryonpage108forthemtouseasareference.

Expansion:Don'tStop!

Havestudentspractisewritingsentenceswithadjectivesbeforethenounandadjectivesaftertheverbbe.Providethemwithjumbledsentencesontheboardoronaworksheet,forexample

1.My/black./dog/is(Mydogisblack.

2.house./big/moved/We/to/a(Wemovedtoabighouse.)

3.cousin/Our/is/thin.(Ourcousinisthin.)

4.young./His/aunt/is(Hisauntisyoung.)

5.She/pretty/is/a/girl.(Sheisaprettygirl.)

6.pretty/is/The/sister./girl/my(Theprettygirlismysister.)

Monitorasstudentswritesentences,offeringhelpasneeded.Goovertheanswers,havingindividualstudentswritethesentencesontheboard.Ifstudentsneedsupport,youmayhavethemworkinpairs.

Reading

Exercise2

Purpose:tohelpstudentsmatchdescriptionsofpeoplewithpictures

DirectstudentstothepicturesinExercise1.Say"Lookatthepicturesandlistentothedescription.Matchthedescriptionwiththepicture".Thensayadescriptionforoneofthepictures,forexample,forpictured2,say"Thisismybrother,Michael.He'stallandthin.Heplaysbasketballandpingpong.Whichpictureisit?"Studentsshouldindicatepictured2.Ifyoufeelyourstudentsarereadytodotheexercise,youmayskipthisstep.

Directstudentstothedescriptionsandthephotos.Readthedescriptionsaloudorhaveindividualstudentsreadthemaloud.Thensay"Nowmatchthedescriptionswiththephotos".Monitorasyourstudentsdotheactivity.Ifstudentsneedsupport,youmayhavethemworkinpairs.

Goovertheanswers,havingindividualstudentsreadtheanswersaloud.

Answers

1.b;2.d;3.a;4.c

Exercise3

Purpose:tohelpstudentswritedescriptionsofpeople

Directstudentstophotob.Ask"Whatdoesgrandpalooklike?Whatotheradjectivescanyouusetodescribehim?"StudentsmaysayHe'shandsome.,He'sstrong.,He'sthin.Youmayskipthisstepifyoufeelyourstudentsarereadytodotheexercise.

Say"Whatdothepeoplelooklike?Writeasentenceabouteachperson".Monitorasstudentswritesentences,offeringassistanceasneeded.Ifstudentsneedsupport,youmayhavethemworkinpairs.

Goovertheanswers,askingindividualstudentstoreadtheirdescriptionsaloud.Allowanysentencesthatmakesense.Checkstudents'pronunciationoftheKeyWords.

Exercise4

Purpose:tohelpstudentsmodelareadingpassage

DirectstudentstoExercise2.Say"Listentothedescriptions".Playtherecording,thefirsttimehavingstudentsjustlisten.Thensay"Listenandreadalongwiththerecording.Playtherecordingagain,encouragingstudentstoreadaloud.Playtherecordingasmanytimesasnecessary,havingstudentsreadalong.

Challengestudentstoreadwithouttherecording.