Unit 9 My favorite subject is science
（Section A 1a-1c）教案
一、Teaching aims
Language goals
Key vocabulary: favorite, subject, science, Chinese, math…
Target languages: What’s your favorite subject?
Why do you like English?
Ability goals
Train students’ listening and speaking skills.
Communicative competence.
3. Moral goals
Tell students to learn every subject well.
二、Teaching important points
The names of the subjects, such as Chinese，geography，history.
三、Teaching difficult points
Target languages: What’s your favorite subject?
My favorite subject is….
Why do you like …?
Because it is fun / interesting / relaxing / easy.
四、Teaching methods
Video-audio method, Task-based approach,
Communicative-based methods
五、Teaching procedures
Step 1 Greetings and Leading-in
Greet the whole class as usual. Ask questions like this:
T: I want to ask you some questions, How many subjects do you learn at school?
S: Seven subjects.
T: what are they?
S: Chinese, English, math, geography…
Purpose: 用学生们最熟悉的科目作为导入，以一问一答的形式让学生融入到学习本课新知的氛围中。
Step 2 Present the New Words
①Show the new words on the screen.
T: Look at these books.( show students some kinds of subject books.) What’s this?
S: It’s a math book.
T: Yes,“math”.Read after me, M-A-T-H.
S: M-A-T-H.
Teach another words P.E., history, music like this, The students repeat the new words.
②Play a game — Bomb game
③Show me your book correctly.
T: I say “Chinese”, you should show me your Chinese book.
S: OK.
④Do Section A 1a
Match the pictures with the words.
Purpose:让学生在学习本课知识前先感受本课新单词，通过炸弹游戏迅速让学生了解每个单词的发音，引起学生学习的兴趣，再以一个“我说你秀”的活动，让学生们掌握单词的中文意思。学生“动口，动手，动脑”三管齐下，巩固单词，已达到本课的教学目标。
Step 3 Presentation
① Present the drills.
T: We have many subjects at school, What’s your favorite subject? 你最喜欢的学科是什么？
S1: English.
S2: math.
T: Yes, you can say“My favorite subject is English.”
T: And when you want to know the reason, What should you ask?
S: Why?
T: Very good, you can say“Why do you like English?”
We can use “Because……” to answer it. For example, Because it’s interesting/fun/relaxing/easy.
② Listening 1b
T: We will have a listening, they are talking about their first day at school. What are their favorite subjects? Listen carefully and circle the subjects that you hear in 1a.
T：Check your answers. And repeat the conversation.
Step 4 Practice
Practice in pairs by asking “What’s your favorite subject?”、 “Why do you like …?”
T: We know two students’ favorite subjects. What’s your partner’s favorite subject? Make a short conversation in pairs.
（The students practice in pairs.）
T: Check your conversations. I will ask some of you to act this short conversation.
Purpose: 通过编对话，对话表演练习，引导学生掌握本课重难点句型。在玩中学，在学中玩，寓教于乐，充分体现新课改的理念。
Step 5 Exercises and Summary
① Show some exercises by the projector, Let students do it as quickly as they can.
② Let students summary the important and difficult points in this unit.
Purpose: 通过简单的三种不同形式的练习题，加深学生们对于单词及句型的印象。让学生们自主总结本课知识点，以学生为主体，老师为主导的模式正体现了新课改的理念。
Step 6 Homework
① Review the words and drills in this unit.
② Make a survey——What’s your friend’s favorite subject? And the reason.
Purpose: 开放式的作业题吸引学生眼球，增进学生们之间的交流和友谊，让学生们彼此相互了解，也达到了本课的情感目标。
六、Teaching reflection
在教学中恰当的引入竞争的学习机制，使学生学习热情高涨，培养学习激情，感受成功的乐趣。教学中也出现了不少问题,在节奏和时间的控制上有所欠缺。今后在学生活动前，教师应做一定的时间限制。活动过程中，要多留意他们的进程，从而拿捏好时间。
