Unit4 SectionA（1a-Grammar Focus）全英版教案Teaching Aims1. Knowledge Objects(1)Function：Discuss preferences.,(2)Key V ocabulary：theater, comfortable, seat, screen, close, ticket, worst, cheaply, song, DJ, choose, carefully, reporter, so far, fresh, comfortably, worse, service, pretty(3)Target Language：①What’s the best movie theater?②It’s the closest to home. And you can buy tickets the most quickly there.③Which is the worst clothes store in town?④Dream Clothes. It’s worse than Blue Moon. It has the worst service.⑤What do you think of 970 AM? I think 970 AM is pretty bad. It has the worst music.(4) Structure：the+:superlative2. Ability Objects(l)Develop the abilities to discuss preferences.(2)Learn the rules of superlatives(3)Compare places with the superlative forms of adjectives and adverbs.3. Mora Objects(1)Encourage students to discover the beautiful or good things in life.(2)Share the good information with friends.Teaching MethodsSituation teaching method.Teaching Aids1. Some pictures of a theater or a park.2. A tape recorder.Teaching ProceduresStep 1 Greeting and Leading in (about 5 minutes)T：Good morning, class!S：Good morning, teacher!T：Do you like shopping?S1：Yes.T：Where do you usually go shopping?S1：I went to….S2：I went shopping in...T：Why do you like to go there?S1：The things are cheap.S2：It is close to my home.T：Yes, I like cheap things. Do you often go to theater?Ss：Yes.T：Which theater do you like? And why?S1：I like Hong xing Theater. Because it has more seats.S2：I like Centre Theater. Because the seat is comfortable.S3....T：Great! We like going somewhere, because there is something better than other places.Now look at la. Here are many reasons. Which is important for you? And which p not important for you? Can you tell me?Then share the answers with students.Object：Make clear of the meanings of each phrase.Attention：Encourage students to state more r easons, (clean air, sunshine…)Step 2 la (about 4 minutes)Let students read the new phrases three times.T：“close to home” means “The theater is not far from home. ”And “close” is an adjective word. So we must use it in the structure “be close to”.For example, My home is close to a park. The park is close to a river.Step 3 1b (about 5 minutes)Listen to the tape and find the superlative forms. Review the rules of how to change an adjective word into comparative words. Then teach students the rules ofsuperlatives.T：Listen to the tape and finish lb. Now let’s begin.T：I want to ask you some questions. What does “the biggest screens” mean?Let several students answer.T：“Biggest” is a form of superlatives. Its adjective is “big”. The comparative form of “good” is “better”. The form of superlative is “best”. Do you know how to change an adjective word into comparative words.T：We usually add “est/st” to an adjective. But some words should add “most” before the words.E. g. ：popular — most popular, comfortable 一most comfortable.Step 4 1c (about 6 minutes)Ask students to talk about the movie theater using superlatives. The teacher should give students 1 minute to prepare it. Then ask students to practice the conversation with their partners.Step 5 2a (about 5 minutes)Play the recording. Ask students to circle the answers.T：Let’s play the recording again. Pay attention to the words about places and the radio station. Then I’ll ask someone to share the answer.Step 6 2b (about 5 minutes)Play the recording again. Explain the key words of the passage. Then check the answers.T：There are three places and three radio stations. Each of them has a strong point. Can you find them? Now let’s listen to the tape carefully.Step 7 2c (about 5 minutes)Ask one student to play as a reporter and: ask questions to another. Talk about the best places in the town. And state the reasons.Attention：The students may make mistakes, the teacher should correct them on the blackboard.Step 8 2d (about 10 minutes)First, read the conversation for students.Second, explain and some important phrases.Third, let students read the conversation for three times.Fourth, show the key words of every sentence on the blackboard and ask students to retell every sentence.At the end, ask several pairs of students to role-play the conversation.Attention：If students have trouble in the role-play the teacher should encourage them and give chances to them. And the teacher should allow the students to retell the sentences freely.Step 9 Grammar Focus (about 3 minutes)Read the grammar box first. Divide the class into two groups. One group read the statements and the other read the responses.Then help the students find out the main structure of each sentence.Step 10 Summary and Homework (about 3 minutes)T：Today we have learned the rules of how to change adjectives/ adverbs to the superlative forms.And we also learned how to make sentences with superlative adjectives/ adverbs.Then remember your homework ：1. Make a conversation with your partner.2. Write a passage about a place you like. You can write about a park, a supermarket, a clothes store, a theater. Now class is over. Have a rest, and so on. Six sentences at least.Black board DesignUnit 4 What’s the best movie theater?The First Period (Section A la—Grammar Focus)1. be closed to.e. g. My home is closed to my school.2. Structure：the superlative+ n.。
