Unit4  Where is my schoolbag?Period1

Section A (1a–1c)

Teaching aims

1．Words: table, bed, dresser, bookcase, sofa, chair, drawer, plant, bag, alarm clock, CD, video, video cassette, hat, etc；

2．To talk about the position of the school things.。

Language points

1.      Master the following sentence:

Where’s my schoolbag?

      It’s under the table.

2．Master the following words：

where, table, bed, chair, plant, under, they, on

Difficulties：

       Use the preposition of locality skillfully: in, on, under, behind, in front of, near。

Teaching steps

Lead in:

Good morning，everyone! Last week, we finished Unit 3. Today we are going to learn a new unit, Unit 4.

Ask and answer

a. Can you tell me what the title of Unit 4 is? Yes, it’s “Where’s my schoolbag？” What do you think the unit is about?

b. Great! In this unit we are going to learn talking about the positions of the school things. Do you still remember some school things we have learnt?

c. What are they? OK. Let’s start to talk about some school things first.

Step 1: Section A  1a

First, please open your books at page 19 and look at activity1a.

1．Look and find

Please look at the picture in activity1a. There’re some things in it. Do you know what they are?

2．Match and discuss

a. Would you please match the words with the things in the picture?

b. How many words do you know? Can you share the words you know with your partners?

c. Please discuss with your partners and check whether your answers are the same.

3．Check the answers

Let’s check the answers together.

4．Read

a. Please read the words after me. Table...

b. I would like you to read the words together and one word twice. Table one two...

c. Would you like to read the words in class?

d. Let’s read the words one by one.

Step 2: Section A  1b

1．Listen and number

a. Listen to the tape for the first time.

b. Number the things in the picture when you listen to it for the second time.

2．Check the answers

Let’s check the answers.

Answers: 1．books   2．pencil case  3．baseball  4．computer game

3．Read

a. I would like you to read the typescript together.

b. Would you please read it by yourselves three times?

c. This time I would like you to read it twice with your partners.

d. Who would like to read in class?

4．Translate and explain

a. Let’s translate the conversation into Chinese.

b. Who can tell us what it means?

c. Yes. When we ask the positions, we use the words “where”. And from the picture, we know that the word “on” means “在······上面” “in” means “在······里面”“under” means “在 ······下面”. They are called prepositions “介词”.

Step 3: Section A  1c

1．Read

Would you like to read the conversation with your partners?

2．Practice

a. Would you please practice the conversation according to the picture in1a?

b. Please practice in class. Who would like to have a try?

Step 4: Summarize

Let’s summarize what we learnt in this period.

1.      words： where, table, bed, chair, plant, under, they, on

2.      Where’s my schoolbag?

      It’s under the table.

Step 5: Homework

1．Copy the words in activity1aand the sentences in 1a and 1b.

2．Read the typescript of activity 1a and 1b.