Unit 6 I’m more outgoing than my sister. (Section A)

一、教学重难点
    比较级结构：
1）主语（sb / sth）+ be +形容词比较级 + than +…
  2）The comparatives with “–er/ier” or “more”
二、教学方法
1)  Task-based teaching approach
  2)  The cognitive approach
  3)  The oral approach
  4)  The natural approach
三、教学手段 
Chart, multi-media, computer, flash ,pictures, body language, listening, practice , pattern-drills, question-answer drills.
［教学过程］
    Step 1 Lead-in
T：I’ll tell you a secret, do you want to know? I have a sister. Can you guess what she looks like？
S：She is tall. /She is thin. / She has long hair./She is easygoing./…(Students use their imagination and express themselves freely.)
T：Let’s look at our photos. (Show them on the screen.) Please talk about us.
S：She is shorter than you.(板书) /She has longer hair than you. /She is thinner than you. /… (Students get information from the photos.)
T：I’m more outgoing than my sister.（Lead in the class subject.）讲解more的用法。
Step 2 Revision
1、 Revise the adjectives describing people’s appearance and personalities:
Divide the class into four groups and have a competition. See which group of the students can get as much as possible.
T: Let’s have a competioion, OK? First please take out a piece of paper,then write down the adjectives describing people’s appearance and personalities, I’ll divide you into four groups, please discuss in your group, then let’s see which group can get as much as possible.
Group one can you give us you answer?
S: short hair/long hair, curly hair/straight hair, tall/short, heavy/thin, funny/serious, outgoing/quiet, smart/foolish, beautiful/ugly, intelligent/lazy, friendly/unfriendly …etc, on the screen.
Step 3 Presentation
1、 Learn some new words about personal traits: calm/wild, athletic/weak，  using the pictures of 3 pairs of twins in Section A.
T: Who is calmer, Tom or Sam?
S: Tom is calmer than Sam. Sam is wilder than Tom.
Tom is more athletic than Sam. Sam is weaker than Tom.
2. show some pictures to Ss, then learn the comperatives:
Beijing is larger than Guiyang. This apple is bigger than this peach. Mary is happier than Lily.I’m better than before.
总结形容词比较级的构成。
2. Game: Who is the fastest? ( Speak out the comparatives)
T: This time I’ll give you some sentences, please speak out the comparatives, such as when I say I’m tall, you should say I’m taller than you as soon as possible.
I’m thin, I’m calm, I’m smart, I’m outgoing， I’m friendly, I’m intelligent.
3. Do Section A-1a.Match each word with the opposite. Check the answers.
Step 4 Listening
1、 Listen to the tape and number the pictures in 1b.
2、 Listen to the tape and complete the chat in 2a. Listen again and fill in chat in 2b.
3、 Check the answers.
Step 5 Practice
T: Suppose you are a super star in the future.please discuss with your partners what will you look like and what will you be like? Let's see an example
1、 Show an example on the screen:
I want to be a super star. Now I’m tall. Later I’m taller. Now I’m a middle school student. Later I’m a college student.…
2、Get Ss to design their future and have a free talk.
3、Ask some Ss to share with others.
Step 6 Reading and Writing
1、 Teach “look the same”、“look different”、“ be as good as”、“be not as good as”、“a little”，using some pictures and comparing some Ss in class.
2、 Ss read the article. Then read the statements (1-5) about the article. Write “T”、“F” or“DK”.
3、 Check the answers. (Ask Ss to give reasons.)
4、 Ask Ss to write another letter.
T: You are Isabel now. Write a letter to reply Liu Li. Talk about the same and different between you and one of your friends.
5、Choose two or three to share the replies with the whole class.
Step 7 Consolidation and Sum-up
1、 Give Ss a chance to sum up what have learned in this class.(Ss can talk about it freely.) Then T makes a brief sum-up.
2、 Get the Ss to do some consolidation exercises. T goes around and gives some help to Ss.
     Step 8 Homework
1、 Do Workbook Exx.1-3.
2、 Preview Section B.
［案例反思］
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