Unit 9 My favorite subject is science. The First Period (Section A, 1a–2c)
Teaching aims and language points:
1. Learn these words and expressions, and be able to say, read and write them:
favorite, subject, science, P.E., music, math, Chinese geography, history, why, because
2. Be able to talk about preferences and give reasons by using What's your favorite subject? My favorite subject is art. Why do you like P.E.? Because it's fun.
Teaching steps:
1. Warm-up, revision and presentation. (课堂热身和,复习并呈现新知识)
(1)Daily greeting to the students（日常问候） (2)Present the question: What’s your favorite? Teach the Ss the new word: favorite.
(3)Revise the the words of colors and then get the Ss to talk about “What’s your favorite color?” in pairs.
(4)Revise the words of different sports and then get the Ss to discuss “What’s your favorite sport?”
(5)Present the words of subjects and then get the Ss to discuss “What’s your favorite subject?” 2. Work on 1a.
(1)Match the words with the pictures.
(2)Get the Ss to discuss their answers like this: A: Picture c is P.E.
B: That’s right. Picture f is art. ...
3. Listening practice.
(1) Work on 1b. Listen and circle the subjects. (2) Check the answers. 4. Pair work
Ss look at the pictures in 1a and ask and answer in pairs like the following.
A: What’s his/her/your/their favorite subject? B: It’s ...
教学设计说明 1. 由于本单元的话题是：谈论爱好。所以通过复习前面单元表颜色和运动的名词，谈论喜爱的颜色和运动，再延伸到本单元的学科爱好，这样以旧带新，增加知识的前后联系。教学生词时，注意引导学生根据音标拼读单词，拼读与拼写的联系。 2. 将图与单词搭配是对词义的巩固。学生用英语对话的方式来核对答案则是对单词读音的巩固，并且使学生运用英语来做事，发挥语言的交流功能。 3. 运用书上的图片进行机械的对话练习，可以使学生反复运用本课时的生词和重点句型，对本单元的重点词汇和句型迅速熟练起来。 5. Listening practice. (听力训练)
(1) Ask the Ss to read the sentences in the picture in 2a and put them in order.
(2) Work on 2a. Listen and check their answers.
(3) Work on 2b. Listen and match the subjects with the descriptions.
(4) Ask the Ss to report their answers like “P.E. is fun.” (5) Explain: Why do you like P.E.? Because it’s fun. 6. Group work. (小组活动) Interview your group member (1) Make a chart.
(2) Ss ask and answer like the conversation in 2c. A: What's your favorite subject? B: Science.
A: Why do you like science? B: Because it's interesting.
(3) Fill in the chart while talking.
7. Homework（家庭作业）
1. Remember the new words we learnt today. 2. Write a report of your interview.
eg. Liu Ming's favorite subject is science. He likes it because it is interesting. ...
4. 进行小组调查就是为了给学生一个语言交际的理由，使学生运用本课时的单词和句型进行有意义有目的的对话。