Topic

Unit 13 Where is your pen pal from?

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语言目标

n与笔友交换个人信息

n用where询问国籍和住处并回答

能力目标

n培养学生的交际能力

n培养学生的合作学习能力

n培养学生的写作能力

n培养学生的观察能力

跨学科学习

• 地理: 了解世界
• 了解一些地区的人文风俗

语言结构

• where…from引导的特殊疑问句
• where…live引导的特殊疑问句
• what引导的特殊疑问句

语言功能

• 谈论国籍, 民族及其语言
• 询问并回答人们的住处

学习策略与

思维技巧

• 通过谈论笔友的国籍和城市，增强对世界的了解。
• 运用所学词汇和目标语言， 联系实际，找出自己笔友的照片
• 通过介绍, 并为笔友制作卡片，培养他们的交际能力

重点词汇

Canada, Japan, the United States, Brazil, South Korea, the United Kingdom, Mexico, China, Argentina, Australia, New Zealand

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Teaching Procedures

Task 1:Where are our pen pals from?

Purpose

Let the students practice the use of where questions with from and where questions with live by asking about the countries and cities of their pen pals.

Let them practice speaking and writing the words about countries and cities.

Sentence structures

Where is your pen pal from?

Where is he/she from?

He’s/She’s from…

Where does he/she live?

He/She lives in…

Steps

Teacher’s Activity

Students’ Activity

Preparation Work

Step 1

Introduce the countries and some cities.

Get to know some names of countries and cities. Learn the target language.

Step 2

Let them work in pairs to practice the target language.

Work in pairs, asking each other where their pen pals are from and where they live. Fill in the chart at the same time.

Hand out the chart.

Step 3

Check the answers of the chart.

Stand up and talk one by one about where the pen pals from and where they live.

Step 3

Teach them an English song

Learn the English song and practice the vocabulary

Task 2: Introduce your pen pal

Purpose

Check their understanding of the target language and the vocabulary by reading letter and answering the questions.

Practice the target language by introducing their pen pals.

 Sentence   structures

 This is my pen pal. He is from…

He lives in…

Step 1

Hand out the letters and ask the students to read them. Then answer the following questions in the letters.

Read the letter and answer the questions.

Prepare the letters from the pen pals

Step 2

Ask them to find their pen pals’ photos according to their countries and cities in chart 1.

Find their pen pals’ photos and know more about their friends.

Step 3

Let them work in groups and introduce their pen pals to their group mates.

Work in groups and introduce their pen pals according to their letters.

Step 4

Let some students come to the front and introduce their pen pals to the class.

Listen to their classmates introductions and take notes.

Task 3: Make friends with our pen pal by sending Christmas cards.

Purpose

Give the students an opportunity to practice the target language in this unit by writing and reading their short letter.

Step 1

Let them make their cards in groups and writing short letters to their friends.

Make Christmas cards in groups and reply to letters from their pen pals letters.

Hand out the paper for them to make cards

Step 2

Let them choose their best-designed card in each group.

Choose the best card of each group.

Step 3

Give them the opportunity to show their cards and read their short letters.

Let five students go to the front and read their short letter and show their cards.

Assignment

Write a letter and introduce Beijing to their pen pals. (Invite their pen pals to come to Beijing in 2008.)

Name:

Maria

Gender/Sex:

Female

Be from:

Canada

Born:

On 29^th July, 1990

Live:

Toronto

Like:

Dancing, basketball, English, thrillers,

Title

Unit 6 Where is your pen pal from?

教学目标

Teaching Aims

• 培养学生的阅读能力；
• 学会讯问个人情况如国籍、居住城市及所说语言等并学会谈论个人喜好；
• 学会给笔友回信。

语言功能

Function

• Talk about countries, nationalities, cities and languages;
• Ask and tell where people live.

语言目标

Target Language

• Where is your pen pal from?  She’s from America.
• Where does she live?     She lives in New York.
• What languages does she / he speak?  She / He speaks English and Spanish.
• Does she / he speak English?  Yes, she / he does. No, she / he doesn’t.
• What does he / she want?

语言结构

Structures

• Where questions with from;
• Where questions with live;
• What questions.

重点词汇

Vocabulary

Ottawa, place, England, physics, enjoy, nationality, dislike, likes and dislikes, country, world, live in, speak English, like going, play sports, my favorite subject, too difficult.

学习策略

思维技巧

Learning Strategies

• 复习巩固所学有关知识;
• 培养学生的阅读能力;
• 联系实际利用所学知识;

跨学科学习

• 了解世界,学会理解和尊重异国朋友;
• 了解异国同学的兴趣和爱好;
• 学会与人交往.

Recycling

• Does she / he have any brothers or sisters?

Yes, she / he does. No, she / he doesn’t.

• She / He has….
• What’s her / his name? 
• What does he / she like?
• Some favorite things.

教学过程

Step 1: Lead-in.

1. To show a photo and talk about it.

2. To ask the students some questions.

Step 2: Reading.

1. The students open the books, turn to Page 81 and read the first letter. After that, the students answer three simple questions.
2. The students read after the tape and go on answering some more questions.

Step 3: Pairwork  ( Reading more letters. )

1. The students read the letters that the teacher gives them and then choose one pen pal they like.
2. The partner asks the student some questions about the pen pal’s letter and then help the partner to fill in “ID card of my partner’s pen pal.”

3. Do a report.

     My partner’s name is __________. His new pen pal’s name is __________. He is _______ years old. He is from __________. He lives in ___________. At school, he likes ______________. His favorite ___________ is __________________…

     I think he can be my partner’s pen pal. Do you think so?

Step 4: Groupwork

1. Discussion: In your group, do you like your pen pals? Who likes? Why? ( Tell some reasons )
2. Report.

In our group, ________of us like his pen pal. Because his ideal pen pal …

Step 5: Big Task: Write an e-mail about yourself.

  Christmas is coming. Would you like to write an e-mail to your pen pal?

Please write soon about yourself.

Step 6: Homework

1. Write to your pen pal to say Merry Christmas and talk about yourself.
2. Try your best to send it.

Blackboard writing:

Unit 6 Where is your pen pal from?

Name:

Age:

From:

Language:

Favorite:

Like:

Dislike:

Family: