Topic 2  I feel better now.

Section A

Section A needs 1 period. Section A需用1课时。

The main activities are 1a and 2. 本课重点活动是1a和2。

Ⅰ. Aims and demands 目标要求

  1. Learn some new words and phrases:

be strict with, shy, send, e-card, take it easy

2. Master adverbial clauses of reason:

She is crying in the bathroom because she did badly in the English exam.

She feels very lonely because she has no friends to talk with.

3. Learn and master the sentences about personal feelings and characters further:

She’s so unhappy.

Oh dear! I’m sorry to hear that.

She is quiet and shy.

I’m really worried about her.

4. Share feelings with other people.

Ⅱ. Teaching aids 教具

录音机/幻灯片/小黑板

Ⅲ. Five-finger Teaching Plan 五指教学方案

Step 1  Review 第一步  复习(时间: 5分钟)

复习并学习新词句。

1. (复习上节课内容。)

T: Good morning, boys and girls.

Ss: Good morning, Miss Wang.

T:        What’s your favorite movie, S₁?

S₁: My favorite movie is Love Me Once More, Mom.

T:       Are the people in it happy or sad? Why?

S₁: They are sad because the mother lost her son.

T:       What happened in the end?

S₁: The mother went mad at last!

T:       Why do you like it best?

S₁: Because it’s very moving.

T:        Can you tell us something about Beijing Opera?

S­₂:       Yes, …

2. (教师检查家庭作业，并让几名学生把所写的短文读给大家听。)

T: Now let me check your homework. S₃, please read your passage to the class.

S₃: …

…

(教师对学生的作业做点评。)

T: Just now, most students did very well. That shows you work hard after class and you are strict with yourselves.

(板书单词，并要求学生掌握。)

strict, be strict with 对……严格要求

T: As a teacher, I’m very glad that most of you are strict with yourselves. It’s good for your study. But sometimes, it’s not good to be too strict. It’s enough to try your best. Do you think so?

Step 2  Presentation 第二步  呈现(时间: 12分钟)

呈现1a。

1. T:  Is Li Hong strict with herself? Is she active or shy? Let’s listen to 1a and answer the questions.

     (教师播放录音，让学生带着任务听1a。)

T:        OK. Is Li Hong strict with herself?

Ss:      Yes, she is.

T:        Is she active or shy?

Ss: She is shy.

(教师板书生词并要求学生掌握。)

shy

(为了让学生对shy这一词更加了解，教师可用书本遮着脸做害羞状。)

T: Now look at me. I’m a little shy.

2. (再听1a，呈现听力任务。)

T:        Let’s listen again. Then answer the following questions.

(播放幻灯片。)

Who are they talking about? What’s Li Hong like? Who will have a talk with Li Hong later?

(听完录音，要求学生回答问题。)

T:  OK, stop here. Please give me the answers together. Who are they talking about?
Ss: Li Hong.

T:  What’s Li Hong like?
Ss: She is quiet and shy.

T:  Who will have a talk with Li Hong later?

Ss: Miss Wang.

T:  Good job! Everyone should help others when they are in trouble.

3. (学生跟读1a，模仿语音语调并找出文中重点词句。)

T: Now read 1a after the tape. Pay attention to the pronunciation and intonation, and then find out the key points.

(板书关键词句。)

Anything wrong? 怎么了？ I’m sorry to hear that. 听到这些事情真让人难过。 What seems to be the problem? 到底是怎么回事？ be strict with 对……要求严格 have a talk with her 和她谈谈 be worried about 担心

Step 3  Consolidation 第三步  巩固(时间: 10分钟)

复习巩固1a，并完成1b。

1. (让学生自读1a，完成1b。)

T: Read 1a by yourselves, and then ask and answer the questions in 1b.

(教师核对答案。)

2. (学生分角色朗读。)

T: Act out the dialog. Boys act as Miss Wang, and girls act as Helen. Go!

(读完一遍后，男女生互换角色。)

3. (根据关键词，表演对话。)

  T: Work in pairs. Close your books and look at the blackboard, then act out the dialog. The best pair will get five points.

 (学生表演完，教师给出评语。)

T: Pair 1 has a wonderful pronunciation. They can use the words freely, and they don’t just read books, so they get five points …

Step 4  Practice 第四步  练习(时间: 10分钟)

完成2和3，练习本课的重点词句。

1. (让学生在1a中找出because引导的原因状语从句，为第二步作铺垫。)

T: Please underline the sentences with because in 1a.

(教师板书because从句。)

She is crying in the bathroom because she did badly in the English exam. She feels very lonely because she has no friends to talk with.

2. (教师让学生独立完成2。)

T: Do you like watching TV?

Ss: Yes, of course.

T: Which program do you like best, sports, plays, cartoons or ads?

S₁: I like sports best.

S₂: I like cartoons best.

S₃: I like plays best.

…

T: When you watch your favorite program, how do you feel?

Ss: We feel excited/happy/relaxed …

T: Why?

Ss:      Because it’s interesting.

T: So we can say: We feel excited because the program is interesting/wonderful. Now look at the pictures in 2 and finish the blanks.

(几分钟之后)

T: OK, stop here. Let’s check the answers.

(以下答案可写在小黑板上或打在幻灯片上，向学生展示。)

(2) The boy gets very angry because his pen is lost again. (3) The mother seems worried because her son is ill. (4) The children are excited because the program is interesting/wonderful. (5) The boy looks very tired because he has too much homework to do. (6) The girl feels very sad because all the buildings in her school fell down.

(教师给学生总结以because引导的原因状语从句。)

3. (教师可让学生先通读一遍3的电子贺卡，试着猜测空白处的内容和生词词义。学习并掌握send和take it easy，了解e-card，然后听录音并完成3。)

T: Read through the e-card, try to guess the words in the blanks and new words.

(板书单词。)

send, e-card, take it easy

T: What is an e-card? Do you know?

(学生可能知道，也可能不知道。他们可以各抒己见。)

T: An e-card is a card on the Internet. Now listen to 3 and help Helen to complete this e-card.

(学生听过录音之后。)

T: OK. Who can tell me the answer?

S₁: …

T: Good job, you are great!

Step 5  Project 第五步  综合探究活动(时间: 8分钟)

综合探究下列带有情感的原因。

1. (小组活动。将全班分成几组，每组5－8人。组内采访并把采访的结果填入表格内。)

Feeling	Reason
happy	Li Ming: got many birthday presents. Wang Tao: …
sad
worried
…

T: Boys and girls, we have learned many words to show feelings such as“happy”,“sad”,“worried”and so on. Now let’s make an interview in groups to find out what kinds of feelings your friends have and the reasons. At last the group leader should give a report to the class. You may begin like this:

S₁: Are you happy, Li Ming?

S₂: Yes, I’m very happy.

S₁: Why are you so happy?

S₂: Because I got many beautiful birthday presents yesterday.

…

T: Now report your results to the class.

G₁: Li Ming is happy because he got many beautiful birthday presents yesterday…

G₂: …

G₃: …

G₄: …

2. Homework:

(试着以王老师的口吻向李红提一些建议，帮她渡过难关。)

T: Imitate Miss Wang to give Li Hong some advice.