A teaching plan for Unit 1，Module 8
一、Teaching materials:
Unit 1 I was born in a small village. (Module 8 My past life)
二、Targets for this period:
To understand conversations containing past simple “be”
To process information of past life in the listening material
To talk about one’s past life
三、Key points:
Key vocabulary—be born, first, friendly, naughty, nice, strict, well-behaved
Key structures—Where were you born?
I was born in a small village.
四、Teaching methods:
Bottom- up approach, task-based approach and interactive approach
五、Teaching aids
Tape recorder, OHP
六、Teaching arrangements:
Step One Lead-in
1. Students repeat the new words and expressions after the tape.
2. Self-introduction: I was born on October 30th, 1979. I was born in Shantou, Guangdong Province.
3. Show some photos of famous persons and ask students to introduce them.
Example: Yao Ming, basketball player, Shanghai, China, September 12th, 1980
Yao Ming is a basketball player. He was born in Shanghai, China. He was born on September 12th, 1980.
1) Jolin, singer, Taiwan, September15th, 1980
Jolin is a singer. She was born in Taiwan. She was born on September15th, 1980
2) Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft(微软创始人), USA, October 28th, 1955
Bill Gates is the founder of Microsoft. He was born in the USA,and he was born on October 28th, 1955
3) Liu Xiang, runner, Shanghai, China, 1983.7.13
Liu Xiang is a runner. He was born in Shanghai, China, and he was born on July 13th, 1983
4) Stephen Hawking, professor of, Cambridge University, Oxford, England, January 8th,1942
Stephen Hawking is a professor of Cambridge University. He was born in Oxford, England. He was born on January 8th, 1942
5) Yuan Longping, scientist, (crossbred rice杂交水稻), Beijing, China, September 7th, 1930
Yuan Longping is a scientist. He was born in Beijing, China. He was born on September 7th, 1930.
4. Students match the photos with the sentences. (Activity 1)
Step Two To listen and match the questions and answers (Activity 2)
Step Three To ask and answer the questions in Activity 2 in pairs (Activity 3)
1. Where were you born? I was born in…
2. When were you born? I was born on…
3. What was the name of your first school? The name of my school was …
4. Who was your first teacher? What was he/she like? My first teacher was… , She / He was…
5. Who were your first friends? What were they like? My first friend was…, She / He was…
Step Four Listening (Activity 4)
1. Students listen to the tape and answer the given questions. (Activity 5)
1). Was Lingling born in Xucun? Yes, she was.
2). Was Tony’s first school in Cambridge? Yes, it was.
3). Was his teacher’s name Ms Li? No, it wasn’t.
七年级英语下册Module8 Unit1教案