Unit 1 New school, new beginning!-Two great teachers教学设计冀教版(2024)英语七年级上册

Unit 1 New school, new beginning!-Two great teachers This lesson, "Two great teachers", is from Unit 1 of the 2024 Hebei Education Press English textbook for Grade Seven. It is a cultural expansion lesson. The main content is a dialogue in which Li Ming and Jack introduce their favorite educators, Confucius and Socrates respectively. Through this dialogue, students can learn about the basic information of these two great educators from different cultural backgrounds in China and the West, such as their main achievements and educational ideas. The language used in the dialogue is relatively simple and close to daily communication, which is suitable for students at this stage to understand and imitate. The text also contains some key words and sentence patterns for introducing people and expressing preferences, which helps students improve their language skills while understanding cultural knowledge. 教学目标 Students will be able to master the following new words and phrases related to educators: "wise", "famous", "educator", "philosopher", "teach (taught, taught)", "study", "music", "maths", "literature", etc. Students will be able to understand and use the sentence patterns for introducing people and expressing preferences: "Who is... ", "Why do you like... ", "My favourite is...", "He/She is...", "He/She studied...", "He/She taught...", etc. 教学重难点 A. Teaching Key Points New words and phrases related to educators, and students can correctly pronounce, recognize and use them. Sentence patterns for introducing people and expressing preferences, and students can use them flexibly in real - life situations. Understanding the main content of the dialogue, mastering the basic information of Confucius and Socrates, and being able to summarize the characteristics of the two educators. B. Teaching Difficult Points Helping students understand the deep - seated educational ideas and cultural connotations of Confucius and Socrates, and how these ideas have influenced the development of education at home and abroad. Encouraging students to use English to express their own views and feelings about famous educators, and improving students' ability to use language comprehensively and creatively. Overcoming students' possible difficulties in understanding some cultural backgrounds and abstract concepts, such as Confucius' educational thought of "education for all without discrimination" and Socrates' "Socratic method". A. New Words wise /wa z/adj. having or showing experience, knowledge, and good judgment 明智的；聪明的 Example: Socrates was a wise philosopher. 苏格拉底是一位睿智的哲学家。 famous / fe m s/adj. known about by many people 著名的；出名的 Example: Confucius is very famous in China. 孔子在中国非常有名。 educator / ed uke t (r)/n. a person who educates or teaches, especially as a profession 教育家 Example: Both Confucius and Socrates are great educators. 孔子和苏格拉底都是伟大的教育家。 philosopher /f l s f (r)/n. a person who studies or writes a ... ...