Unit 4 Do it yourself
Task
I. Teaching aims and learning objectives
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
1. write an article about a DIY story;
2. learn to work in pairs, assess and reflect after writing;
3. enjoy the achievement of writing.
II. Teaching contents
1. New words and phrases: secret, wrong, spell, cut out, complete, paint, put together a piece of furniture
2. New structure: Mum’s birthday is coming, so I decided to make her a birthday card by myself.
I went to Sandy’s home to make the card because I wanted to keep it secret.
We had fun working together.
III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty
Write an article about a DIY story
IV. Teaching procedures
Step 1 Lead-in
Ask and answer
T: Now, let’s look at the screen together. What did Andrew do? And what problem has he
caused after doing it? (He put in a brighter light but the whole house has a power cut,)
T: Look at the other two pictures and tell me what else did Andrew do and what problems he has caused?
【设计意图】与本单元Reading内容紧密连接，创造学生心中熟悉的场景，引导他们通过熟悉的文章初步感受描述DIY时应当考虑的写作要素并自然过渡到本单元写作话题。
Step 2 Presentation
1. Read and predict
T: Now please turn to page 52. Read the first paragraph and try to guess what will you write about in the next paragraph if you are Suzy?
2. Detail reading
(1) Read the first paragraph carefully
T: Now please read the first paragraph. First please pay attention to the sentences in the red brackets here. Tell me what Line 1 to Line 3 mainly talks about.
S: Line 1 to Line 3 mainly talk about ways to make a birthday card.
T: Why did she go to Sandy’s home instead of her own home?
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S: Because she didn’t want to give her mother a surprise!
T: Yes! That is to say, Suzy wants to keep it secret!
(2) Read the second paragraph (Line 1-4) and the third paragraph (Line 1-3) carefully.
T: Let’s move on to the second paragraph. Here are also two useful verbs to describe what they did in a DIY job, “make ,,, with” and “help … with”. So, what Line 1 to Line 4 mainly talk about?
S: Line 1 to Line 4 mainly talk about how to make it.
T: What Line 1 to Line 3 in Para 3 mainly talk about?
S: They still talk about how to make it.
T: Now let’s have a conclusion of the first half part of paragragh2 to 3. How did Suzy make her mother a birthday card?
Step 1: She made a birthday card with some roses on it!
Step 2: She colored the roses red, blue and pink.
Step 3: She cut a picture of colorful balloons and stuck it on the cover.
(3) Read the remaining part of the second paragraph and the third paragraph
T: What else do Paras 2 & 3 tell? Let’s read the remaining part of these two paras.
S: The remaining part of problems talks about the problems caused and fun in DIY. The third paragraph talks about the attitude and feelings.
(4) Read the last paragraph
T: What does the last paragraph talk about?
S: It mainly talks about Suzy’s hope and wish.
T: How will Suzy feel if her mother dislikes the card?
S: She will be sad about it.
3. Review the useful expressions in each part
What to make (Part 1): make … by, make … with
How to make it (Part 2): colour … red, cut … and stick …
Problems and fun (Part 3): make mistakes when writing …, keep … wrong, there be
Feeling (Part 4): have fun, be excited
【设计意图】首先让学生主动思考此开放性问题并主动猜想接下来可能会进行哪部分内容的描写，从而在潜移默化中培养学生的整体语篇意识。从阅读文章回答问题入手，引导学生总结出文章大体的段落结构；再分段细读，帮助学生赏析写作示范文章的遣词造句和段落结构，层层深入，为下一环节的写作提供素材和范例。
Step 3 Writing
1. Learn the rules
T: Hey, how to write a diary entry about DIY? Let’s conclude and learn the rules.
Aspect 1: what to make
Aspect 2: steps to make it
Aspect 3: difficulties
Aspect 4: attitude and feelings
Aspect 5: hope/wish
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Aspect 6: …
2. Choose a topic/collect details
T: Practice makes perfect! 2 to 3 students in a group and choose a topic to say something about it. I will give you 2 minutes. Begin!
Making your mum/dad a card
Painting a room
Fixing a bicycle
…
3. Writing
(1) Write a first draft: a beginning + a middle + an ending
(2) Show the model draft and analyze the structure of it
4. Improve the writing
(1) Talk with a partner.
Show the response sheet. Ask students to work in pairs: one reads the writing out aloud and the other team members listen carefully and tell what they like and ask questions.
(2) Rewrite parts.
Ask students to make three sentences better.
Give two tips: use specific words; use sentences of different lengths.
(3) Editing—check for errors
Invite the students to check the article for punctuation, capitalization, grammar and spelling.
5. Publishing—share your writing
Show the final copy. Give two tips: use your best handwriting; indent the first line of each paragraph.
6. Assessing and reflecting on the final copy
Show how to assess the final copy. Reflect by answering three questions.
【设计意图】整篇文章学习完，呈现并总结如何写好DIY作文的六个方面。同伴反馈表格具体指导学生如何合作，避免了以往小组讨论流于形式的问题。如何润色英语作文是一个难点，学生往往感觉无从下手。本环节的设计通过修改例文，说明修改的原因，并给出了一些修改的小提示，可以启发鼓励学生改善自己的习作。
V. Homework
1. Review the useful expression in this period.
2. Choose another topic on P53 and writ a short article.
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