初中英语Unit 4 Life on Mars教学设计

Study skills

Teaching aims:

Learn to make a plan to improve the way of study.

Teaching procedures:

Step 1 Enjoy a video and discuss

How many ways of learning English in this video?

What are they?

Step 2 Self-assessment

To do self-assessment means to think about your studies in order to find out your strengths and weaknesses. This can help you make a plan to improve the way you study.

Kitty is completing a self-assessment form to find out how she is doing with her English study. Read her results in the table below.

After doing the self-assessment, Kitty is making a plan for studying English. Read her plan. Do you think she has some good ideas?

I often speak English well in class, but I still need to practice more.

I need to work harder to learn new words and grammar rules. I plan to copy the new words in my notebook and read them every morning. I plan to remember five new words every day. Grammar rules are difficult, so I will keep an English diary and try to use the new grammar rules I have learnt. I plan to watch English TV programmes every weekend in order to improve my listening skills.

Step 3 Find some rules

Work harder to learn new words and grammar rules.

Copy the new words in my notebook and read them every morning. 

Remember five new words every day.

Keep an English diary and try to use the new grammar rules I have learnt.

Plan to watch English TV programmes every weekend.

Step 4 Now complete the self-assessment form in Part A yourself. Then write your own plan for studying English.

Your plan:

I need to …

I plan to …

I will…

Step 5 Writing Task

【写作任务】

假设你是光华中学英语校刊的编辑李铭。有一天你收到林涛的电子邮件，邮件内容如下。请仔细阅读邮件内容并回复。词数不少于80。

Dear Li Ming,

    I’m Lin Tao, a student from Grade Eight. I know your English is very good, so I want to ask you for help. I study English very hard, but it seems that I haven’t made much progress. This makes me worried. I really don’t want to give it up. What should I do?

                                                          Yours,

                                                          Lin Tao

【技能点拨】

该写作要求回复一封电子邮件。首先大家应理解所给邮件的内容，抓住问题的关键——林涛很努力地学英语，但进步不大，不知该怎么办。因此，大家在回复邮件时，应针对林涛的情况给出建议。这是一篇半开放作文，大家可以根据自己学习英语的经验给出合理建议。

【推荐词汇】

join the English Corner, make good use of, be afraid of, make mistakes

【范文展示】

Dear Lin Tao,

    I’m glad to receive your e-mail and know that you don’t want to give up studying English. Here is some advice for you.

    First, interest is the best teacher. I advise you to join the English Corner.

There you will get more interested in English and find more friends who want to improve their English, too. Second, practice makes perfect. Make good use of every chance to listen, speak, read and write. Practice with your friends in English every day. Don’t be shy and try to answer questions actively in English classes. Don’t be afraid of making mistakes.

I hope my advice does help you. Wish you make great progress.                

                                                           Yours,

                                                           Li Ming

Step 6 Homework

Finish the exercises on workbook.

Preview the next lesson.