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1、unit 1 How do you study for a testUnit 1 How do you study for a test?. Analysis of Teaching MaterialIn this unit, students learn to talk about how to study. Such topic is very useful to students. Its helpful to raise learning interest of all the students. Either more or less advanced students will b

2、enefit a lot. Teaching Aims(1) Knowledge ObjectsIn this unit, students learn to talk about how to study for a test and give advice to those who have difficulty in studying.(2) Ability ObjectsTo train students listening, speaking, reading and writing skills using the target language.(3)Moral ObjectEv

3、eryone learns a different way. The best one is to do. That is, no pains, no gains. Teaching Key PointsTo make students learn and grasp the key vocabulary words and the targetlanguage. Teaching Difficult PointsTo train students listening, speaking, reading and writing skills.To train students communi

4、cative competence. Learning strategies 1. Personalizing 2. Role playing. Teaching PlansPeriod 1 (p2)The first period mainly gives students listening and oral practice using the target language How do you study for a text? I study by doingPeriod 2 (p3)The activities in the second period give students

5、 more listening and oral practice using more target language. They are helpful to improve students listening and speaking skills.Period 3 (p4)In the third period, students learn toget detailed information from an article. It is a basic reading skill and isa great help to improve students reading ski

6、ll.Period 4 (p5)The fourth period not only introduces some new words but also provides students with many different kinds of activities. In this class, students learn to give advice to those who have difficulty in studying using the target language.Period 5 (p6)The fifth period is designed to train

7、students reading and writing skills.Period 6 (p7)All the activities in the last period in this unit are used to provide writing practice using the target language.Period 7(p8-9)In this period, students learn to understand some words and phrases of the reading and learn to deal with problems positive

8、ly.The First Period. Teaching Aims 1. Knowledge Objects (1)Key Vocabularyflashcard vocabulary (2)Target LanguageHow do you study for a test?I study by working with a group.2. Ability Objects (1) Train students listening skill. (2) Train students communicative competence.3. Moral Object Studying the

9、right way is helpful. It helps you get good grades. Teaching key PointTarget Language. Teaching Difficult Points1. Train students listening skill.2. Train students communicative competence. Teaching MethodScene teaching method. Teaching Aids1. A tape recorder2. Real objects. Teaching Procedures Step

10、 GreetingsWelcome the students back to school and ask them if they had a good time during the summer holidays. Invite different students to describe what they did in the summer vacation. Step 1aThis activity reviews earlier vocabulary and introduces some new words.Read the instructions to the class.

11、Call students attention to the box. Read the list of ways of studying to the class.Then hold up a flashcard, a cassette, a shopping list and a textbook brought to class or point to the items in the illustration to show the meaning of each item.Please check the ways you usually study for an English t

12、est. While the students are doing this, write the list of ways of studying on the blackboard. After they have finished checking the ways, ask the students to look at the blackboard. Ask, who study by working with friends for an English test? Please raise your hands.Write the number of hands you see

13、after by working with friends on the list. Repeat the same approach with the other ways of studying on the list. Then discuss which are the most popular and least popular ways of studying.Say, And now please add other ways you use sometimes. While the students are doing this, move around the room to

14、 offer language support as needed. Invite several students to read their ways to the class.Sample answers1. by joining a study group2. by practicing conversations with my friends3. by reading aloud every morning4. by watching English-language TVNoteA flashcard is a piece of paper or card which stude

15、nts write a word on and useto memorize information. Step 1bThis activity provides students practice in understanding the target language in spoken conversation.Read the instructions to the class.Focus attention on the illustration. Point to the pictures labeled a,b and c and elicithow each student i

16、s studying. Then point to the pictures with names Mei, Antonioand Pierre underneath. Say, You will hear one conversation. You are asked to writethe letter of each picture in front of the name of the person who studies that way.Point out the sample answer to the class.Call students attention to the s

17、peech bubble in the illustration. Say, Mei says, I study by making flashcards. so the answer to number 1 is a.Play the recording for the first time.Students only listen. Play the recording a second time. Students write in their answers. Check the answers with the whole class.Answers1. a 2. c 3. bTap

18、escriptBoy 1: Hey, Gang. Theres a big test on Tuesday. I really need some help. Can you tell me how you study for a big test?Voices: Sure! Yes. Sure we will.Boy 1: You did really well on last English test, didnt you, Mei?Girl 1: Yeah, I did OK.Boy 1: Well, how did you study?Girl 1: By making flashca

19、rds.Boy 1 : Maybe Ill try that. How did you study, Pierre?Boy 2:By asking the teacher for help. She was really happy when I asked.Boy 1: Thats interesting. How do you study, Antonio?Boy 3:I like to study by listening to cassettes. But sometimes my mother thinks Im listening to music. And then she ge

20、ts mad.Boy 1 :Oh, well Step 1cThis activity gives students oral practice using the target language.Read the instructions to the class.Call students attention to the conversation in the box. Invite a pair of students to read it to the class,S1:How do you study for a test?S2: I study by working with a

21、 group.Write it on the blackboard. Then demonstrate a new conversation with another student.T: How do you study for a test?S3: I study by making flashcards.Say, Now work with a partner. Start by reading the conversation in the box withyour partner. Then look at the other ways of studying in Activity

22、 1 and ask yourpartner how he or she studies for a test.As students work, listen in on various pairs checking progress and helping withpronunciation as needed.After students have had a chance to practice several exchanges, ask pairs to cometo the front of the room and act out their conversations. St

23、ep SummarySay, In this class, weve learned some key vocabulary words, such as flashcard, cassette. And weve also learned the target language How do you study for a test? I study by working with a group. Step HomeworkAsk students to interview students in other classes, family members, and friends to

24、try to discover some new ways of studying that havent been introduced in the book or in class. Step Blackboard DesignUnit 1 How do you study for a test?Section AThe First Period1. Ways of studying:by working with Friendsby making flashcardsby reading the textbookby making vocabulary listsby listenin

25、g to cassettesby asking the teacher for help2. Target language A: How do you study for a test?B: I study by working with a group.The Second Period . Teaching Aims 1. Knowledge Objects (1) Key Vocabulary aloud, pronunciation What about ? 2. Target Language Have you ever studied with a group? Yes, I h

26、ave. Ive learned a lot that way.2. Ability Objects (1)Train students listening skill. (2) Train students communicative competence.3. Moral Object If there is an English club in your school, join it to improve your English. Teaching Key Points1. Key Vocabulary What about?2. Target Language Have you e

27、ver studied with a group? Yes, I have. Ive learned a lot that way.3. structure verb + by with gerund. Teaching Difficult Points1. What about?2. verb + by with gerund. Teaching Methods1. Pairwork2. Teaching by explanation. Teaching AidA tape recorder. Teaching Procedures StepRevisionCheck homework. I

28、nvite different students to report their discovery of new ways of studying that havent been introduced in the book or in class.S1: My friend Peter likes to listen to music while he studies.S2: My father used to go to the library where it was very quiet.S3 Step 2aThis activity provides listening prac

29、tice using the target language.Call students attention to the picture.Ask, What do you think is happening?Who are they? Guide the students to say. They are members of an English club that meets after school once a week. They are talking about the ways to learn English.Point to the list of questions

30、in the box.Get different students to read them to the class.Say, Listen to a conversation among the members of the English club. Check the questions you hear.Point out the sample answer.Play the recording for the first time.Students only listen. Play the recording again. This time students listen an

31、d check the questions they hear. Check the answers with the whole class.Answerschecked questions: 1,2,4,5TapescriptGirl 1:Welcome to the English club. Today were going to talk about the best ways to learn English. Who has an idea?Boy 1: Do you learn English by watching English-language videos?Girl 2:No. Its too hard to understand the voices.Boy 1: What about keeping a diary in English? Do you learn English that way?Girl 2:I think so. It helps to write English every day.Girl 3: Have you ever studied with a gr