初中英语人教新目标 (Go for it) 版八年级下册Section A教学设计及反思

Unit 3 Could you please clean your room?

Teaching aims:

1.Knowledge aims

  The students can master the following words and language chunks.

(1) Words and expressions:                               

rubbish; fold; sweep; floor ;mess; throw; neither; shirt; pass; mess; do the dishes, make the bed, take out the rubbish, fold the clothes, sweep the floor, clean the living room ……

(2) Sentences:

①--Could you please take out the rubbish?

  --Sure. / Sorry, I can’t. I have to finish homework first.

②--Could I use your computer?

  --Sorry. I'm going to work on it now.

③--Well, could I watch TV?

  --Yes, you can. But first you have to clean your room.

2. Ability Aims:

(1) Students can make polite requests and ask for permission with”could”.                 

(2) Improve speaking and listening skills.

3. Moral Aims:

(1) Learn to be polite.

(2) Students love doing housework and make requests and ask for permission politely.

Teaching Key Points :

(1) Learn and master words and expressions, and sentences.

(2) Make polite requests and ask for permission.

Teaching Difficult points:

Make polite requests and ask for permission.

Teaching Methods:

Task-based language teaching method, the cooperative learning method, and multimedia-assisted teaching method.

Teaching Aids: PPT

Teaching procedures:

Step I Warming-up

Watch the video-Helping Parents Do Chores.

Step 2 Preparation test.

1. Watch the photos and talk about them “What does he do every day?’ and learn these phrases: do chores, do the dishes, make the bed, take out the rubbish, fold the clothes, do the laundry, clean the living room.

2．Memory challenge. Let students know: Love your parents. Help do the chores.

Step 3  Work on 1a.

1. Look at 1a , Do you do these chores at home?

Discuss them with your partner.

2. How do we make a request(要求)?

     Sweep the floor , Peter!

   Can you sweep the floor, Peter?

   Could you please sweep the floor?

Which is the most polite(礼貌) ?

3. Make polite requests

Step 4  Work on 1b.

1. 1b Listen. Who will do these chores? Check (√) Peter’s mother or Peter.

2. Check the answers.

Step 5 Group work

Group work:  Family drama(家庭短剧)

1.Each group is a family.

2. We need to clean the house.

3. To make a similar conversation of listening material.

Example: 

Mom : We need to clean the house. We are going to have a party.

Dad : Could you please sweep the floor?

Tom:  No problem.

Grandpa:  Well, could you please do them? I’m going to clean the living room.

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Step 6 Listening 2a&2b

1.  Read the picture. Peter asks his father if he can do four things. What does his father say? Check (√) “yes” or “no”.
2.  Listen again. Draw lines to the reasons.
3.  Check the answers.
4.  Read the listening passage and try to write.

Step 6 Pair work 

Make conversations using the information in 2a and 2b

           A: Could I use your computer?

           B: Sorry. I’m going to work on it now.

           A: Well, could I watch TV?

           B: Yes, you can. But first you have to clean your room?

Step 7 Work on 2d.

1. Show the picture of the sister and brother.
2. Ask students to predict:

What are they talking about? 

A. They’re talking about TV programs.

B. They’re talking about doing the chores.

3. Ask the students to scan the conversation and correct their answer.
4. Ask the students to read the conversation and answer the following questions.

① What is Tony doing?

② What does his sister want him to do?

③ Will his mother be happy when she see this mess?

④ What are Tony and his sister going to do next? Can you guess?

5. Play the tape for the students to listen and imitate.
6. The students read the dialogue loudly. (read and look up) 
7. Check by completing the conversations.
8. Prepare for Role-play in groups.

Step8 Homework

1. Make a survey: If students should do chores.
2. Write a report according to their charts.

   Today I asked our classmates about their opinions on doing chores. Here are my results.