九年级英语9A Unit1Period 1教案
教学课题 9A Unit 1 Star signs教学课时 Period 1
教学目标 1.To identify the symbols that represent the star signs
2.To learn the names of the symbols that represent the star signs
教学重点与难点 Different star signs and symbols
教学准备及手段 Teaching methods: task-based approach
Teaching aids: tape recorder, multi-media
教 学 流 程
Step1 Warm-up
1. Ask students what animals they are in the Chinese horoscope. Ask them to describe the characteristics of that animal.
Which animal do you like best?
What animal sign are you?
What characters do you think it has?
2.Write the English names of the Chinese star signs on the board.
Rat (鼠) Ox (牛) Tiger (虎)
Rabbit (兔) Dragon(龙) Snake (蛇)
Horse (马) Goat (羊) Monkey (猴)
Rooster (鸡) Dog (狗) Pig (猪)
3. Explain that western countries use a different system of star signs. Explain that he western star sign system is based on the month you were born in, rather than the year you were born in.
Step2 Comic strip
1. Everyone has his or her own star sign. Through reading your star sign, you can discover a great deal of information about yourself. It can tell you something about your abilities, talents and special qualities. Eddie and Hobo are also talking about star signs. Listen to their conversation carefully, and then answer the question: What do Eddie's stars say today? (It says Eddie will have lots to eat and drink today.)
2. Play the tape again, and ask the students to repeat it, then answer more questions.
1) Who brings Eddie the newspaper? ( Hobo.)
2) What does Hobo ask Eddie to read? Why?
( Hobo asks Eddie to read his stars because it is very interesting.)
3) What happens to Eddie's breakfast at the end of the story? ( Hobo eats it.)
3. Ask the students to read the dialogue together and give them five minutes to practice in pairs. Then ask several pairs to act it out.
4. Language points:
It's nice of you to do…. It is +adj.(形容词)+ of sb.+ to do sth.
It says…. 表示报纸上"写道……",我们通常不说 It writes…
worry about (not) doing sth. worry about doing sth. "为做…担心"
Step3 Welcome to the unit
1. Show the six pictures in part A. Explain to students that each picture represents a star sign. Present and teach the new words: bull, centaur, crab, ram.
2. Ask them to complete Part A, then discuss the answers as a class.
3. Play a guessing game.
1) It lives in rivers and uses its fins and tail to swim. (fish)
2) It is a large, yellow and brown animal of the cat family, mainly living in Africa and parts of Southern Asia. The male has long, thick hair around its neck. (lion)
3) It is a creature in ancient Greek stories, with a man's head, arms and upper body on a horse's body and legs. (centaur)
4) It is a sea creature with a shell, eight legs and two large pointed arms for catching things. It moves sideways on land. (crab)
4. Ask students to complete Part B. Explain that there are 12 star signs in total--- those in Part A and those in Part B. Each star sign represents a period of time in a year.
3. Ask students whether they know what their star sign is. Encourage them to say the name of their star sign aloud.
白羊座 Aries 金牛座 Taurus 双子座Gemini
巨蟹座 Cancer 狮子座 Leo 处女座 Virgo
天秤座 Libra 天蝎座 Scorpio 人马座 Sagittarius
摩羯座 Capricorn 水瓶座 Aquarius 双鱼座 Pisces
Step 4 Exercises
A.根据提示或首字母写出下列单词:
1. Mike is very ______(谦虚的) even though he is the top student in our class.
2. Tom was born on 22nd August. He is a strong and ______ (feels certain of his own ability)person.
3. Bill is good at doing things. He is ______ (动手能力强的).
4. I was born on 26th March. Some people think I'm a little ______(自私的).
5. Kitty likes to take part in school activities. She is an a_______ girl.
6. Edison was very i__________ when he was only a child.
7. She doesn't want to do her homework, so she is not a h______ student.
8. Sandy always gives money to charities. She is g________.
9. Suzy was born on 26th January. She should be kind and w______.
10. Peter loves dreaming about every. He is very c_______ and imaginative.
B.选择
( )1. Katie can draw beautifully but she never shows off. She is very_________ .
A curious B certain C modest D practical
( )2. At weekends, I usually go fishing with my wife and son near the Xuanwu Lake, I think it is an __________ life.
A busy B easy-going C terrible D outgoing
( )3. Showing great curiosity(好奇) about everything is _________ of teenagers.
A characteristic B character C stubborn D curious
( )4. Look. The lady looks _________ .
A. elegance B. elegant C. elegantly D. elegent
( )5. It's ___ of Simon to make such a mess.
A. typical B. selfish C. stubborn D. curious
Step5 Homework
1. Copy the new words and the dialogue.
2. Learn the comic strip by heart.
3. Finish the exercise book.
教
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反
思 本单元的主题是有关星座,本课一开始由中国的12生肖导入,引出了西方的12星座,学生们很感兴趣,但学生对12星座的英文朗读感觉有很大困难.
