The lecture notes of Section A (　3a　-4b) ,Unit 9 of Book 2　　

By Chen Yunxia　　

Ladies and Gentlemen, It’s my great pleasure to be here sharing my lesson with you . The content of my lesson is << Go for it >> Book2 , Unit9, Section A 　3a　---4b.　　

 Part 1 Teaching material analysis 　　

（一）Status and Function

The language goal of this unit is to talk about exceptional people（people we admire）;

Learn some English expressions about professions; Use the Past Tense to talk about their own and others’ experiences and achievements; Learn to write the biography.

(二)Analysis of the students

The students in middle school like to show themselves . By completing all kinds of tasks , the students can build up their learning interest and self- confidence .

(三) Teaching Aims and Demands　　

1.   Knowledge Objects:

a.         Key vocabulary

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b.         Target language

1)      Who is…?

2)      When did …?

3)      How old were you when …?

4)      When she was … years old.

c.       Writing practice

Try to describe a person’s experience using “ … when …years old.”

2.  Ability Object　　

Improve Ss’ listening  , speaking , reading and writing skills .

3.  Moral Object

Ask students to learn from the famous persons and do something meaningful from now on.

（四） Teaching Main and Difficult Points:　　

1. Key vocabulary

2. Target language

3. Describe a person’s experience

(五) Teaching Aids: ppt

Part 2  Teaching Methods:　　

The main instructional aims of learning English is to cultivate students ’ basic abilities of listening ,speaking, reading, and writing and their good sense of the English language . So in this lesson , I ’ll mainly use “ task-based ” teaching method . It offers an opportunity to complete the tasks which can help students to get a better understanding of the key structures of the conversation . What’s more  , scene method , communicative teaching method will be needed.

Part 3  Study methods　　

Each unit in “Go for it ” contains many activities , some of which need to be finished by students independently and some by cooperation , for example , pairwork ,groupwork and games . The latter can make students be relaxed . They needn’t worry about making mistakes .It can arouse students to think and say what they want to say .

Part 4 Teaching Procedures:　　

Step　 　I.　　 Warming-up　　

Play a touching game

Purpose : to attract the students’ attention and to create a relaxed atmosphere.

Step II. Presentation　　

1. Play a guessing game  (Show them the photos of several famous persons and guess their names )

Purpose: to cultivate the students’ interest.

2. Talk about the famous persons in 　3a　 , Section A by showing their photos one by one .

Purpose: to let the students acquire the new knowledge unconsciously .

3. Listen to a passage and circle the names that you hear .

Purpose : to improve Students’ listening skill.

Step III. 　　Reading　　 　　

Read the passage and fill in the blanks in 　3a　.

Purpose : to improve students’ reading skill.

Step IV. Practice 　　

1.       Pairwork ( 3b)　　

Read the sample conversation and try to make new conversations according to the chart on the screen .

Purpose : to provide an opportunity for students to use the target language to make a conversation to train the students’ creative competence .

2.       Groupwork ( 　4a　) (Make an interview)

 Divide the class into several groups. Ask students to interview their group members and write down the survey result.

Purpose :  to make the students consolidate the target language by practicing the conversation .

3.  Report (4b)　　

 Ask each group to choose a student as their representative to report the survey result.

Purpose: to train the students’ spirit of cooperation and teamwork .

Step IV. Homework    Write about “ Henry Keller ”　　

Purpose : 1. to improve students’ writing skill.         2. to learn from Henry Keller.

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