Unit 4 My day
Reading (I)
I. Teaching aims and learning objectives
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
1. identify specific information about school life and activities;
2. practise reading skills by learning Millie’s article;
3. learn the new words.
II. Teaching contents
1. New words and phrases: first, each, other, practise, wish, would.
2. New structure: After class, we often chat with each other or play in the playground.
We practise after school on Wednesday afternoon.
We always have a good time at school.
III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty
Read the passage in different ways.
Describe Millie’s day and try to talk about the students’ school life.
IV. Teaching procedures
Step 1 Lead-in
1. Ask some questions about the students’ daily life
T: Good morning boys and girls! Now we are middle school students.
Do you like your school?
What do you think of your school life?
What do you often do at school?
2. Learn the new words and phrases in the passage
Have lessons; do morning exercises; play in the playground; read books; practicing playing volleyball; do after-school activities; chat with each other and have a good time
【设计意图】由学生的日常学校生活引入本节课的所需要学习的课文，让学生对于话题在脑海中有一定的联想，既是课堂气氛的预热，同时也调动了学生学习的积极性。并且这些问题和课文也有一定的关联性。
Step 2 Presentation
1. Watch the video and ask two questions about Millie’s school life
T: We all like our school and we have a colourful school life. How about Millie? Let’s watch a video about Millie’s school life and try to answer the following questions.
Which is Millie’s favorite subject?
What does Millie like doing?
2. Read and find
Ask the students to read the passage again and try to find the things Millie does
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at different times.
T: You all do a good job! Now read the article by yourselves and try to fill in the blanks of the table.
Time
Events
8:00 a.m.
Do morning exercises
8:15 a.m.
Start lessons
after class
Play in the playground
on Tuesday and Thursday
Go to the Reading Club
on Wednesday afternoon
Play volleyball
3. Sum up what each paragraph is about
Paragraph 1 (Introduction)
Paragraph 2 (School and school lessons)
When does Millie’s school start? (At eight in the morning.)
Paragraph 3 (Friends)
What do they always do in the playground after class? (They always chat with each other or play in the playground.)
Paragraph 4 (After-school activities)
Sometimes, Millie goes to the school ______ in the afternoon. (library)
Millie practises ________ after school on Wednesday afternoon. (volleyball)
4. Read and ask
Read the passage again and try to ask your partners questions in pairs.
T: We know a lot about Millie’s school life, it’s time for us to have a competition. Work in pairs, and ask your partners questions as many as possible. Let’s find which pair can ask and answer the most! Ready? Go!
Question models:
Which subject is Millie good at?
What does Millie like doing on Tuesday and Thursday?
【设计意图】为了阅读形式的多样化，提高学生的综合能力，第二遍精读以两两合作形式进行，一问一答，并且问题是开放形式的，学生可以在想问题、找问题、答问题的过程中再一次加深对文章的理解。
Step 3 Practice
1. Read aloud together and decide whether the following statements are true or false
T: This pair asks and answers the most. All of you are clever! It’s time for me to enjoy your reading! Please hold your books and read the article together! After reading, please decide the following statements are true or false.
Millie likes her school very much.
School starts at 8:15 at Millie’s school.
English is Millie’s favorite subject.
Millie seldom chats with her friends after class.
Millie only goes to the Reading Club on Tuesday.
Millis is a member of the school swimming team.
2. Finish the dialogue according to the text
J: I know your friend Millie is now at Sunshine Middle School. When does her school
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_____ in the morning?
T: At eight. They do _______________ first. Their lessons _______ at 8:15.
J: Does Millie like _______?
T: Yes, she does. She’s good at it.
J: Does she have many friends at school?
T: Yes. She has _______ friends there. They often _____ with each other or play in the playground after class.
J: Do they have a library?
T: Yes, they do. They also have a ____________. They often read books there on _______ and _________.
J: Does Millie like sports?
T: Yes. She likes playing volleyball. She’s in the school _____________. They _______ after school on ___________________.
3. Try to retell Millie’s today by referring to the table above.
T: After reading, we know that Millie also has a colourful school life. Try to retell her school life after class and we will share it next class. You also can try to write about your school life. That’s all for today. See you!
【设计意图】前面不同形式的阅读后，外加最后一遍，学生对于文章结构上已经非常熟悉，内容理解透彻，在这种情况下完成最后两部分练习变得得心应手。
V. Homework
1. 1. Read the text aloud.
2. Memorize the new words and expressions in the text.
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