Unit 9 My favorite subject is science.

一、单元教材分析

本单元围绕“谈论自己所喜欢的学科”这一话题，展开形式多样的听、说、读、写学习活动。主要学习一周中星期一到星期天的表达方式；掌握学科的表达；学习用because和表示品质的形容词表示理由；学习what，why，who，when引导的特殊疑问句。通过本单元的学习使学生学会谈论自己喜好的学科或自己喜好的其它事情并给出理由；学会说出一周的七天；学会合理地安排自己的作息时间。

二、单元学情分析

本单元的主题是“谈论自己所喜欢的学科”，主要是学习学科的表达、表示品质的形容词、一周中星期一到星期天的表达方式；学习用because表示理由。在询问“对方所喜欢的学科和人物”、“星期几”时，要使用以前所学过的What、Who疑问句，再学习“询问理由”所用的Why疑问句。教师可引导学生通过比较、对照的方法掌握所学疑问句的结构和使用以及回答。

三、单元教学建议

本单元采用自主学习、小组合作探究、Imitating and repeating，Practicing，Comparing和Role playing的学习策略，利用教学图片、幻灯片或制作多媒体课件来展开课堂Pairwork问答式的口语交际活动或调查活动，谈论各自所喜欢的学科或其它的事情并给出理由。本单元的教学法建议：语音教学：模仿操练；词汇教学：演示讲解、情景操练、反复使用；口语教学：互相操练、对话练习、交际活动；阅读教学：回答问题和填空练习；听力教学：听音选词、写词和整理、完成对话；写作教学：补全对话、模仿写作；语法教学：总结规律、比较异同、模仿操练。

Section A 1 (1a-2d)

一、教学目标：

1. 语言知识目标：

1) 能掌下列词汇：favorite, subject, P.E. science, music, math, Chinese, geography, history, why, because, Monday, Friday, Saturday 

2) 能掌握以下句型：

①  —What's your favorite subject?  —My favorite subject is science.

②  —What's your favorite day?    —It's Monday. 

③  —Why do you like P.E.?       —Because it's fun.

④  —How's your day?                —It's OK.

3) 能就所喜欢的科目这一话题进行问答交流，正确表达自己的情感。

4）能听懂有关所喜欢的科目相关话题的听力材料，并获得相关信息。

2. 情感态度价值观目标：

此部分的学习内容贴近学生的学习生活，谈论的话题是喜欢的学科。通过互相询问和谈论彼此所喜欢的学科，可以增进同学之间的了解和友情并培养学生热爱学习、热爱科学的思想和良好的学习、生活习惯。

二、教学重难点

1. 教学重点：

1) 掌握学校科目的相关词汇及部分周几的表达方式。

2) 学习询问和谈论别人或自己喜好的学科并给出理由。

3）What，Who和Why引导的特殊疑问句的构成和使用。

2. 教学难点：

1) 学习询问和谈论别人或自己喜好的学科并给出理由。

2）What，Who和Why引导的特殊疑问句的构成和使用。

三、教学过程

Ⅰ. Warming-up and revision

1. Greeting the Ss. Check the homework.

2. Warming up. Look at the pictures and answer the questions.

T: What fruit do you like best?  = What’s your favorite fruit?

S: I like bananas.= My favorite fruit is banana.

Ⅱ. Presentation

1. T: What subject do you like best? Or we can say "What's your favorite subject?".

(Write the two sentences on the Bb.)

—What's your favorite subject?

—My favorite subject is English. 

Ss read after the teacher and try to remember the conversation.

2. What other subjects do you like? Now let's learn other subjects.

  (Show the picture of Chinese book)

  Teach Ss "Chinese", then teach Ss other subjects by showing pictures on the screen.

(P.E., art, science, math, geography, history…)

3. Ss read all the subjects and try to remember them.

4. Work on 1a. Look at the picture in 1a, match the words with the pictures. Then check the answers.

1. P.E. ___

2. art ___

3. science ___

4. music ___

5. math ___

6. Chinese ___

7. geography __

8. history ___

Ⅲ. Listening

1. Two students are talking about their favorite subjects. Listen to the recording and circle the subjects you hear in 1a.

(Play the tape for the first time, Ss only listen. Play the recording again, Ss listen and circle the words in 1a.)

2. Ss listen and circle the words in 1a. Then check the answers.

3. Listen again and answer the questions.               

What’s Anna’s favorite subject?

What’s Linda’s favorite subject?

Keys: Anna’s favorite subject is music.

Linda’s favorite subject is science.

4. Listen and read follow the tape.

Linda: Hi, Anna! How’s your first day of school?

Anna:  Hey, Linda! It’s happy to see all my friends. What about you?

Linda: Me, too. And my classes are great.

Anna:  What’s your favorite subject?

Linda: My favorite subject is science. What’s yours?

Anna:  Hmm. Well, I like art and math. But my favorite subject is music.

Ⅳ. Pair work

 1. T: Let's practice the conversation with your partner. (Ss practice the conversation.)

     S1: What's your favorite subject?

     S2: My favorite subject is science.

 2: Now make your conversations with the subjects in 1a.

S1: What's your favorite subject?

S2: My favorite subject is…

(Exchange roles. S2 ask S1 about the favorite subjects)

Ⅴ. Presentation

1. Present the sentence structure:

  —Why do you like…  —Because…

T: What's your favorite subject, S1?

  S1: My favorite subject is P.E.

  T: Why do you like P.E.?

  S1: (Help S1 answer) Because it's fun.

  Write the sentence structure: " —Why do you like…  — Because…"on the blackboard.

2. Let Ss read after the teacher, and try to remember them.

3. Ask and answer with your partner about the reasons they like ball games. e.g.

 S1: Why do you like soccer?

 S2: Because it's boring. Why do you like basketball?

 S1: Because it's interesting. Why do you like volleyball?

 S2: Because it's fun.

Ⅵ. Listening

1. T: Look at the picture in 2a. Two students are talking about their favorite subjects. First, read the sentences by yourself. Then listen and put the conversation in order.

Ss read the four sentences, then listen to the recording and put them in order.

2. Check the answers with the class.

3. We're learned some adjectives in Unit 5. Such as interesting, boring, fun, difficult, relaxing…

 Do you still remember? Let's review the words together. (List all the adjectives: interesting, boring, fun, difficult, relaxing) Then have a conversation with the Ss.

 T: Let's play basketball!

 Ss: That sounds interesting.

 T: Let's play baseball.

 Ss: That sounds difficult.

 T: Let's listen to music.

 Ss: That sounds relaxing.

 T: Let's watch TV!

 Ss: That sounds boring.

 T: Let's play a game.

 Ss: That sounds fun.

4. Now listen to the recording again. Match the subjects you hear with the descriptions. Ss listen and match. Then play the recording for the Ss to check the answers.

5. Listen again and complete the blanks.

A: __________________________?

B: My favorite subject is P.E.

A: Why do you like P.E.?

B: Because it’s fun. _______________? What’s your favorite subject?

A: Hmm. My favorite subject is music.

B: Really? Why?

A: Because it’s relaxing.

B: What subject _______________?

A: I don’t like history because it’s boring.

B: Really? I _________ geography because it’s really difficult.

Ⅶ. Pair work  

1. T: What do you think of the subjects above? Make your own conversations using the words (fun, interesting, relaxing, difficult…) in 2b. For example:

S1: What's your favorite subject?

S2: Science.

S1: Why do you like science?

 S2: Because it's interesting.

2. Ss make their own conversations with his or her partner. Then let some pairs act out their conversations.

Ⅷ. Role-play  

1. Present the new words: Monday, Friday and Saturday by show some calendars on screen. Let Ss read the new words after teacher.

2. Let Ss read the dialogue in 2d. Then fill in the blanks.

1. Bob’s favorite day is ________.

2. Bob’s favorite subjects are ______________.

3. Bob’s P.E. teacher is _______.

4. Frank’s favorite day is _______.

5. Bob thinks history is __________.

6. Frank thinks history is ________.

3. Ss read the conversation and fill in the blanks. Then check the answers with the Ss.  

4. Let Ss practice the conversation in pairs. Then try to act out the conversation in front of the class.

5. 评价：（让学生们对自己的表现及语言表达能力进行自我评价，在小组内评价，然后进行评出最优秀的小组。并鼓励学生们下一次争取做最优秀的小组及个人。）

IX. Language points

1. Frank: Hi, Bob. How’s your day?

Bob: It’s OK.

How’s your day?是非正式场合朋友见面时的问候用语，表示“今天过的如何？”

例如：

A: How’s your day? 今天可好？

B: Great. Today’s my day! 棒极了！今天太爽了！

2. My favorite subject is science.

favorite是形容词，意为“最喜欢的，最喜爱的”，相当于like … best。如：

Her favorite fruit is strawberries.

= She likes strawberries best.

她最喜欢的水果是草莓。

favorite前面常为形容词性物主代词或名词所有格。如：

Her / Linda’s favorite color is yellow.

她（琳达）最喜欢的颜色是黄色。

favorite还可作可数名词，意为“特别喜爱的人或事物”。如：

Jackie Chan is my favorite.

成龙是我最喜欢的明星。

These books are her son’s favorite(s).

3. Chinese

  作名词，有以下几种含义：

  Chinese意为“_______”，是指一学科。

  e.g. We have Chinese on Monday. 我们星期一有语文课。

  Chinese意为“汉语”，表示一种语言。

  e.g. He can speak Chinese well. 他汉语讲得很好。

Chinese还意为“中国人”，这时它的复数形式还是Chinese。

e.g. I am a Chinese.   我是一名中国人。

     We are ________.   我们是中国人。

Chinese还可作形容词，意为“中国的；中国人的”。

e.g. Mr. Smith likes Chinese food.  史密斯先生喜欢中餐。

4. I like Monday because I have P.E. and history.

because用作连词，其后接从句，陈述原因或理由，用于回答why提出的问题。

如：

— Why do you like P.E.?  你为什么喜欢体育?

— Because it’s relaxing.    因为它很令人放松。

汉语中的“因为……所以……”常常连用，但在英语中because和so不能同时连用。如：

The book is very interesting, so we all like it.

 这本书很有趣，我们都很喜欢它。

= Because the book is  very interesting, we   all like it.

此处have与学科名称搭配，表示“上某一学科的课”。例如：

We have P.E. on Tuesday and Thursday.

我们周二和周四上体育课。

在第五单元出现了have表示“有；拥有”的用法，have还可以与其他名词搭配，表示不同含义。例如：

have a class/ lesson   上课

have breakfast/ lunch/ dinner 吃早/ 中/晚饭

have a soccer game  举行足球比赛

have a school trip    开展校外活动

have a party   举行派对；举办聚会

5. He always plays games with us.

play with sb. 与某人玩，play意为“玩，玩耍”，如：

Kate likes to play with her dog after school.

凯特喜欢放学后和她的狗一起玩。

6. That’s for sure.

That’s for sure表示完全赞同他人的观点，表示“那是肯定的”、“确实是这样的”或“完

全没有问题”。例如：

A: Mr. Wang’s English class is very interesting. 

  王老师的英语课非常有趣。

B: That’s for sure. 的确如此。

Then do the exercises.

一、看图说出英语单词。

二、选择正确的应答语。

1. How’s your day?

  A. It’s OK.          

  B. My favorite day is Monday.  

2. Who is your Chinese teacher?

  A. He’s very fun.       B. Mr. Lin.

3. Why do you like music?

  A. Because it’s relaxing.       

  B. I like music very much.

4. What’s your favorite day?

  A. It’s on January 21st.    

  B. It’s Friday.

5. What’s her favorite subject?

  A. Her favorite subject is art.  

  B. She likes Monday.

三、根据所给汉语提示及首字母提示，写出句中所缺单词。

1. I think these ________(学科) are very interesting. 

2. Joe doesn’t like ________(科学), right?

3. Apples are my ________(特别喜爱的) fruit.

4. I like eggs b________ they are healthy food.

5. F_________ is the day before Saturday. 

6. Mike, you’re late again. Tell me w______.

7. —When do you have art, Alice?

—I have it on M__________.

四、根据图片提示完成句子。

1. — _______ your ________ fruit? 

   — My _______ _____ is ___________.

2. — ________ your ________ _____?  

  — It’s _______. 

3. — _____ is your ______ teacher?   

  — Mr. Wu.

4. — _____ do you like _______?

 — ________ it’s very _________.

五．根据语境，从方框中选择恰当的短语填空。

play games, the next day, for sure

1. —Dad, can you ____________ with me now?

—Sorry, I’m busy.

2. They came to a small village (村庄) ____________.

3. —Eric is a great soccer player.

—That’s ____________. He plays so well.

Homework:

1. Review the new words and expressions in this period.

2. Make a survey of the favorite subjects your classmate and the reasons.