Unit 9 My favorite subject is science.
Section B 2a-3b Self Check
一、教学目标：
1. 语言知识目标：
1） 复习巩固所学的学校课程的词汇、对事物进行评价的词汇、星期几的词汇。
2） 引导学生复习、巩固“询问喜欢的学科并给出理由”的目标语言并运用所学知识安排活动。
3）运用所学的目标语言，练习写作信件或e-mail来表达自己某一天的日程安排。
2. 情感态度价值观目标：
学习内容贴近学生的学习生活，谈论的话题是喜欢的学科和一周的课程安排，通过互相询问和谈论彼此所喜欢的学科以及理想的课程安排，可以增进同学之间的了解和友情并培养学生热爱学习和良好的学习、生活习惯。
二、教学重难点
1. 教学重点：
1）词汇：useful, from, from..to.., Mrs., finish, lesson, hour
2）运用所学的目标语言，练习写作信件或e-mail来表达自己某一天的日程安排。
2. 教学难点：
运用所学的目标语言，练习写作信件或e-mail来表达自己某一天的日程安排。
三、教学过程
Ⅰ. Warming- up and revision
1. Greet the Ss as usual. Then check the homework.
2. What do you think of your school subjects? Tell your classmates about them.
You can say it like this: In my opinion, Chinese is interesting. Math is useful. English is difficult but useful. P.E. is fun. Music is relaxing…
Ss report their opinions in the group. Then let some Ss talk about it to the class.
3. Review some phrases or sentences:
① 在星期五 _________ ② 在九点钟 _________ ③上科学课 _________
④ 上历史课___________ ⑤ 从……到 ___________ ⑥ 在那之后 ________
⑦上一节美术课__________________________ ⑧ 两个小时长 _________
⑨ 我的课在3:30结束。____________________ ⑩ 老师说数学很有用。______________________
Check the answers with the class.
Ⅱ. Reading
1. Jenny is Yu Mei's pen friend from the U.S.A. Yu Mei writes a letter to Jenny to tell her about her classes on Friday. Now read the letter quickly and find the answer to this question:
What's Yu Mei's favorite subject?
2. Ss read the letter quickly and find the answer to the question.
3. Check the answers.
4. Read the letter again. Underline the subjects that Yu Mei likes. Circle the subjects she doesn't like.
指导：找到于梅周所上的学科较为简单。而确定此学科于梅是喜欢还是不喜欢，则应根据她对本学科的评价所用形容词。比如是interesting, fun, relaxing等词，应表明她喜欢此学科。而如果是boring, difficult等词则表明她不喜欢此学科。
5. Ss read the letter and underline the subjects that Yu Mei likes. Circle the subjects she doesn't like.
6. Check the answers.
Ⅲ. Reading
1. T: Read the letter again and complete Yu Mei's schedule with the information in 2b.
2. 指导：短文按时间顺序介绍了于梅周五这天繁忙的课程活动。扑捉学科名称及上课时间是填写此表格的关键。寻找短文中“At …, I have ….或I have …at ….”之类的关键句，便可写出。注意该句“Lunch is from 12:00 to 1:00, and after that we have Chinese.”中午12点是于梅吃午饭(have lunch)的时间，1点是她上语文课的时间。
3. Ss read the letter again and complete the chart. Then check the answers.
4. Retell Yu Mei's letter.
Show Yu Mei's schedule on the screen. Let Ss try to retell the letter.
Friday
Time
Subject/Activities
Time
Subjects/Activities
8:00 to 8:50
math
12:00 to 1:00
have lunch
9:00 to 9:50
science
1:00 to 1:50
Chinese
10:00 to 10:50
history
2:00 to 2:50
art
11:00 to 11:50
P.E.
Ss try to retell the letter. T gives them some help if they need.
Ⅳ. Reading
1. T: Dale can't meet Mei Ling on Friday afternoon. He's really busy. So he writes an e-mail to Mei Ling to tell her about it. Number these parts of an e-mail message [1-3].
2. Ss read the parts of the e-mail message and number them.
3. Let some Ss read the right message to check the answer.
4. Ss read the e-mail message aloud and try to remember the e-mail message.
Ⅴ. Writing
1. T: Look at the chart in 3b. Fill in the schedule below for your classes on Friday. Write the time on the left and the subjects on the right. Then read out your schedule to your partner. Let your partner check your schedule.
2. Ss fill in the schedule by themselves and read them to his or partner.
Ⅵ. Writing
1. T: Linda is your new friend. She wants to meet you on Friday. But you are really busy on Friday. Write an e-mail to tell her about your Friday. If you don't have any idea, you may review the e-mail in 3a or the letter in 2b.
指导：写作时应注意电子邮件的格式，应有开头的称呼，及结尾的署名。写作时可能用到的句型有：
① Thanks for your e-mail. 谢谢你的邮件。
② It’s Friday today. I’m really busy./I’m really busy on Friday 今天是星期五。我很忙。
③ I have …classes in the morning and … in the afternoon. 上午我有……节课，下午……节课。
④ At …, I have …. Then at …, I have …. Next, … 在……点，我上……。然后在……点。接下来……。
⑤ ….class is from …to …. ……课从……到……。
⑥ After that, I have …for … 之后，我上……课……时间。
⑦ … is my favorite subject. ……是我最喜欢的科目
⑧ I like/don’t like it because it’s …. 我喜欢/不喜欢它，因为它是……。
⑨ I think it’s … 我想它是……的。
2. Ss read the e-mail in 3a and the letter in 2b. Then try to write the e-mail to Linda about his or her Friday. (T goes around the class to offer some help. )
3. Ss read their e-mail to their partners. Then check each other's e-mail.
4. Let some Ss read their e-mail to the class to give a possible version.
Ⅶ. Self Check 1
1. T: Let's review all the school subjects we learned. Who wants to have a try?
S1: Chinese, math, English, history, geography, science, music, P.E. art
T: Very good! Who want to have a try again?
(S2:… S3：… S4: …)
2. T： Next let's review the descriptions we learned. Who wants to have a try?
S5: interesting, fun, difficult, easy, boring, useful…
T: Very good! Who want to have a try again?
(S6:… S7：… S8: …)
3. T： Then let's review the days in a week. Who wants to have a try?
S9: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
T: Very good! Who want to have a try again?
(S10:… S11：… S12: …)
4. Now look at the chart in Self Check 1. Add more words in each box.
(Ss write more words in each box.)
5. Let some Ss read out their answers.
Ⅷ. Self Check 2
1. (Ask a student some questions as a model for the Self Check 2)
T: What is your favorite subject?
S1: English.
T: Why do you like English?
S1: Because it's interesting.
T: Who is your English teacher?
S1: Mr. Wu.
T: When is your English class?
S1: They're on Monday, Thursday and Friday.
2. Now, please read the questions in Self Check 2 and complete the questions with what, when, who, or why. (指导：应从句意、句子结构，特别是句子的主语等方面来综合考虑该用哪一个特殊疑问词。比如，第一句中，主语your favorite subject是事物，因此应用特殊疑问词what。其他思考方法相同。)
3. Ss complete the questions by themselves.
4. Let some pairs ask and answer about the conversations to check the answers.
5. Ss work in pairs and ask and answer the questions.
Ⅸ. Exercises
If there's some more time left, show some exercises on the screen and finish them.
ⅩHomework
1. Review the whole unit.
2. Write a letter to your pen friend to tell him or her your busy Monday (Tuesday…) day.
