53（八年级上册）Unit 7 Section B（3a-Self Check）（教案3）

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Unit 7 Will people have robots?
Section B（3a-Self Check）

Teaching Aims	Language goals   Learn how to write a passage about your future life. Key words and phrases probably, during, holiday, word Key sentences 1. As a reporter, I think I will meet lots of interesting people, so I'll have more friends. 2. And my apartment will be no good for pets because it'll be too small.
Teaching Difficulties	Let Ss learn how to write a passage about your future life.
Teaching Aids	multimedia courseware or other realia that the T needs for teaching

Teaching Procedures	Tips
Step 1 Warming up
What will you be in 20 years? T may want Ss to do a survey. Ss can move around in the classroom and find out what their classmates want to be in the future. T can show Ss words about different professions using PPT P5-P6. Where will you live in 20 years? Divide Ss into several groups, ask each S in the group to talk about what they want to / will live in 20 years and why. What pets will you keep? Still work in groups, ask each S to tell their partners what pet(s) he / she want to / will keep. What free time activities will you do? T shows Ss some words and expressions about free time activities using PPT P9. Make more predictions T can encourage Ss to make more predictions about themselves / their classmates / families in 20 years.
Step 2 Presentation & Practice
3a In activity 3a, T may want to have Ss work in pairs to do the activity in the following way: One S in the pair should cover the passage and only look at the words in the box. The other S in the pair should cover the word box and only look at the passage. Have the pairs of Ss stand and try to complete the passage. After they have finished, the pair of Ss may be seated. Answers: live, more, meet, fewer, less, keep, wear, look, work, take 3b In activity 3b, T may want to elicit from Ss as a class some ideas using a mind map. Draw a circle and write the word “me” in the circle. Draw four more circles around the first circle. Write one of the words or phrases from the chart in each of the four circles: job, home, free time activities, neighbourhood. Elicit from Ss three predictions for each of the four circles, and write the predictions on the board. T may also want to elicit some details for each prediction. Have Ss fill in the chart in activity 3b in the book with predictions about themselves. Answers will vary. 3c Before writing, T may want to tell Ss how to organize a passage. E.g. what they can write in the topic sentence / supporting sentences / the concluding sentence. Tell Ss the writing standards, then show them the sample writing. Tip: T may want to encourage Ss to have highly successful expectations for themselves when they think about their futures and to have big goals because many people achieve what they set out to do in life. 4 Ask Ss to work in groups and discuss how they think a robot will help Ss with schoolwork in the future. T may want to have Ss first brainstorm a list of the needs / problems Ss face before they do activity 4. This will help Ss to have a better idea of how the various robots could help Ss in the future. Answers will vary. Self Check Exercise 1 Ask Ss to put words in the correct columns in the chart. Answers: more / fewer more / less job, people, robot, planet, car, city, building, tree pollution, fresh water, paper, clean air, free time, money Exercise 2 Ask Ss to fill in the blanks in the conversation. Answers: be, like, will, Will, will, there ... be, will
Step 3Language points learning
probably表示“很可能；大概”，它常用于肯定句中，位于助动词、情态动词或连系动词之后实义动词之前。其形容词形式是probable，意为“可能的”。 during和in的区别在于： during强调时间的延续，表示状态或习惯性的动作持续的时间，常用于stay, meal, visit等表示动作或行为会持续一定时间的名词之前。 in指一般性的某一（段）时间。 take a holiday的意思是“度假”，相当于have a holiday。其中holiday作名词，意为“假期；假日”。
Step 4 Summary & Homework
Summary Do the exercises from PPT P26-P27. Homework Write an article about your future life in 20 years. Do the exercises in students’ book.
Teaching Reflection	In the last period of unit 7, the students should use the new items they have learned to practice writing. Before writing, we should review the unit to practice words and expressions. When they have enough oral practice, they can begin to write the article. The students think about their future life actively, predict their life boldly in 20 years, and write essays. Many students complete their articles successfully. But some students don't know how to write their essays, so they should do more exercises after class. Also, the teacher should ask the students to use the linking words to make the passage compact.