Unit 2 Let’s play sports!
Task
I. Teaching aims and learning objectives
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
1. talk about their favourite sports and heroes;
2. sum up the structure of the passage in the textbook;
3. write an article about their favourite sports and heroes;
4. assess their articles from the given aspects.
II. Teaching contents
1. New words and phrases: team, talk bout, match, hero.
2. New structures: I often play basketball with my friends after school.
We often talk about basketball and watch basketball matches on TV.
III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty
Sum up the writing structure.
Write an article about the favourite sport and hero.
IV. Teaching procedures
Step 1 Lead-in
1. Talk about some famous players
T: Today we’ll learn task of Unit 2—I love sports. Look at the pictures of famous players.
Who are they? Can you introduce them to us?
2. Make up a dialogue
T: Make up a dialogue with your partner to talk about your favourite sport and player.
A: What’s your favourite sport? B: …
A: Who is your favourite player? B: …
【设计意图】通过学生比较感兴趣的体育明星导入新课，并让他们来介绍这些明星，既复习了之前的重要句型，也为接下来的教学做了一定的铺垫。
Step 2 Presentation
1. Read and answer
T: Read the passage after the video. And then ask and answer the questions with your partner.
What sport does David like?
What do David and his friends often do?
Who is David’s hero? Why?
2. Retell
T: Would you please retell the passage with the help of following words?
… love sports … basketball very much
… a member of …
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… play basketball with …
… talk about …watch basketball matches on TV
… favourite basketball player …
… hero
3. Cloze
T: Fill in the blanks to complete the passage.
David _____ sports. He ______ basketball very much. He is a _______ of his school basketball _______. He often ________ basketball with friends after ________. They often talk _______ basketball and watch basketball _______ on TV. Yao Ming is his ________ basketball player. He is David’s ______.
4. Show the structure of the text
T: According to the content of the passage, we can divide it into three parts: introduction, main body and conclusion.
T: Read the following sentences and choose.
Introduction: ____________
Main body: ____________
Conclusion: ____________
A. What is David's favourite sport?
B. What team is David in?
C. When does David often play basketball?
D. Who does David often play basketball with?
E. What else do David and his friends often do?
F. What do they watch on TV?
G. Who is David's hero?
5. Sum up
T: Boys and girls, let’s sum up the structure in details.
【设计意图】由易到难地总结如何介绍最喜欢的运动和偶像，帮助学生回顾文章结构，为接下来的写作做好结构上的输入，同时也锻炼了学生的总结归纳能力。
Step 3 Writing
1. Ask and answer with your partner
T: Ask and answer the questions with your partner to talk about sports.
What is your favourite sport?
Who do you often play with?
When and where do you often play?
Do you often watch matches?
Who is your favourite player?
2. Write a passage titled “I love sports”
T: Let’s write a passage to talk about your favourite sport and hero. The title is “I love sports”. Here are some useful expressions.
I love sports.
I like … very much.
I enjoy …
… is my favourite … player/star.
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I like walking/swimming…
I like playing football/basketball/volleyball …
I often play … with …
… make(s) me happy/feel great.
It is fun.
3. Show time and assess your classmates
T: Exchange your article with your classmate, and assess each other’s article.
【设计意图】让学生由课本的篇章，过渡至谈论自己，发挥语言的语用功能，让他们完成关于自己最喜欢的运动和偶像的作文。让学生参与到对其他同学作文的评价活动中，帮助他们逐步明确写作时需要注意的地方，有利于他们在写作中考虑更加全面与细致。
V. Homework
1. Perfect your article.
2. Recite the passage in the textbook
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