1、Unit 4 A Good ReadComic strip and Welcome to the unitI. Teaching aims and learning objectivesBy the end of the lesson, students should be able to:1. know different types of books;2. talk about books they like to read.II. Teaching contents1. New words and phrases: read, cooking, novel, Germany, knowl
2、edge, spare, French, writer, ugly, touch, a book about, improve my knowledge of, in your spare time, French writer, what to do with ，have to2. New structures: Have you decided what to do with these books?What do you like to read in your spare time?I like reading novels and plays.The story of the ugl
3、y man Quasimodo really touched me.III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficultyTalk about books they like to read.IV. Teaching proceduresA Welcome to the unitStep 1 Lead-in1. Alice in WonderlandT: Look at the pictures on the screen. Who is the girl?T: Yes, She is Alice. She is a characte
4、r in the book Alice in Wonderland. We have read a part of the book before and it is interesting.2. Andersens Fairy TalesT: Look at the statue. Do you know any anything about it?T: Yes. It is the Little Mermaid from the story The Little Mermaid. T: And who is this girl? T: Yes. She is the Little Matc
5、h Girl, a character in the story The Little Match girl. Both of thestories were written by Andersen. You can find them in the book Andersens Fairy Tales.3. Grimms Fairy TalesT: This is Snow White, a character in the story Snow White. This is Sleeping Beauty Castle. It comes from the story Sleeping B
6、eauty. The two stories both come from Grimms Fairy Tales.【设计意图：轻松自然地导入，激发学生的兴趣，带领学生进入书的世界，营造和谐的课堂氛围。】Step 2 Presentation1. Different types of booksT: What other books have you read?T: There are many types of books around us. Can you tell me some types of books?(1) ScienceT: These books are about sci
7、ence. (2) NovelChinese novels: Journey to the West, Outlaws of the Marsh, Three Kingdoms Western novels: Gone with the Wind, Wuthering Heights, The Old Man and the Sea,Pride and Prejudice(3) TravelT: Which type of books do you think Gullivers Travels belongs to? Was it a real trip?(4) Cooking(5) Hea
8、lth (6) culture【设计意图：带领学生了解一些书籍，接触部分经典名著的英文名称，分清各种书籍的类别，并学会用英语来表达。同时本环节针对格列佛游记设计了一个问题，激发学生课后阅读的积极性。】2. Part A T: Write the type of book under each picture. Then put a tick in the box if you have read this type of book before.3. Part B T: Listen to the conversation and answer the following questions.
9、 (1) What is Daniels favourite type of book? Why?(2) What is he reading now? (3) What does Sandy like to read?(4) What book does she think is great? Step 3 PracticeT: Work in pairs and talk about the type of book you like and why you like it. Try to recommend some books to others. You can use the co
10、nversation and expressions on the screen as a model.【设计意图：利用对话范本，指导学生如何用英语谈论自己喜欢的书籍并向朋友或同学推荐书籍。播放视频，感受爱书如友的美好情怀，激发学生的阅读兴趣。】B Comic stripStep 1 PresentationWatch and answer1. Does Eddie like reading books? 2. What does Eddie use the books to do? Step 2 DiscussionT: Eddie doesnt like reading books. No
11、wadays less than half of the teenagers read books when they are free. If you have spare time, what will you do? 【设计意图：引导学生了解现状，发现问题：越来越多的青少年沉迷于电子产品，远离了书籍。为接下来的讨论做好铺垫。】T: What are the disadvantages of electronic devices?T: Who can tell us the benefits of reading?Reading books can improve your vocabul
12、ary;experience other cultures;improve your memory;give you something to talk about. Books are inexpensive entertainment. 【设计意图：通过讨论读书的好处，唤醒学生对书籍的热爱，激发他们多阅读。】T: Talk about how to love reading? 【设计意图：精美的图片配上简洁的文字介绍，既是学生讨论结果的展示，同时也为学生提供了愉悦阅读的机会。】T: Reading books is one of the greatest pleasures in life. Read the famous sayings about books on the screen. I hope all of you will become book worms and enjoy reading.【设计意图：展示一些关于书籍的名言，进一步激发学生的阅读兴趣。】V. Homework1. Review the new words, phrases and structures. 2. Read the passage Gulliver in Lilliput and think about whether it was a real trip.