Unit 9 When was he born?（Section A Period 1）

Unit 9 When was he born Teaching content: the 1st period of Unit 9 When was he born Teaching goals: I. Knowledge objects: (1) Master the phrase "be born" (2) Talk about famous people with the target language -What was he/she born -He/She was born in... II. Ability objects: (1) Practice Ss’ basic language skills of listening and speaking. (2) Ss can talk about when people were born. III. Moral objects: (1) Strengthen Ss' cooperation; (2) Help Ss' know each other better. Teaching key and difficult points: I. Key points: (1) Target language: -When was he/she born -He/She was born in ... (2) Someone's birth year and date. II. Difficult points: Years and past tense. Teaching and learning methods: I. Teaching methods: (1) Task-based teaching (2) Learner-centered principle. II. Learning methods: (1) Discussing (2) Listening, speaking, reading and writing (3) Pair work and group work Teaching aids: the blackboard, the multimedia, a tape recorder Teaching Procedures: Step One. Lead-in and warming up 1. Have a free talk with the Ss. 2. Present a flash about Lin Dan. 3. Ask the Ss some questions about him. And then have they themselves come up with some questions about Lin Dan. 4. Give the topic of this lesson "Unit 9 When was he born" and have the Ss open their books and turn to Page 53. Step Two. Presentation 1. Explain the question. 2. Tell the Ss when the teacher herself was born, and then ask and lead them to talk about their birth years. 3. Present the questions they can ask and have the Ss read: What is his name What does he look like What does he do What does he like What is he like Where was he born / Where does he come from When was he born 4. Ask the Ss if they know when Lin Dan was born, and present his age and birth year. 5. Show other sports occupations. 6. Present Sun Yang's picture and talk about him. 7. Have the Ss think about and write some other sports stars they know. Then have some Ss tell their answers. 8. Present the four sports stars in activity 1b. Talk about their names, occupations, nationalities and when they were born. Step Three. Listening practice 1. Have the Ss listen to the recorder twice and write the later three famous people's birth years . 2. Check the answers. Step Four. Pair work 1. Have the Ss write about one of the later three stars beside 1c. Ask and answer the questions in pairs: Who is that When was he/she born 2. Have some Ss act out. Step Five. Group work 1. Review and present some national flags. 2. Present another three sports stars. 3. Have the Ss work in groups of four and talk about respective favorite one of the three sports stars. 4. Have some groups act out. Step Six: Exercises. 1. Have the Ss do some exercises. 2. Check the answers. Step Seven. Summary Summarize Step Eight. Homework Search a picture of a world record. Fill in the chart and give a brief introduction. Name: Record: When was he/she born Where was he/she born Hobby: Personality(性格): Blackboard design: Unit 9 When was he born born I was b ... ...