Unit 5 Let’s celebrate!
Grammar
I. Teaching aims and learning objectives
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
1. learn about different wh- questions;
2. use wh- questions to ask for information.
II. Teaching contents
1. New words and phrases: dumpling, rice dumpling, grandparent, other, thing
2. New structures: What do you do on Halloween?
Which would you like?
Who is Mr. Wu?
Whose bag is this?
When is your birthday?
Where is my pen?
Why are you so happy?
How do you go to school?
III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty
Learn how to use wh-questions.
IV. Teaching procedures
Step 1 Lead-in
1. Talk about favourite festivals
(1) What is it?
(2) When is it?
(3) Why do you like it?
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2. Talk about wh- word
T: How many wh- words do you know?
Work in pairs. Use wh- questions to ask for information about your partner.
【设计意图：通过谈论最喜欢的节日，引出特殊疑问词；让学生用疑问词进行小组交流，进一步巩固。】
Step 2 Presentation
1. Wh- words
(1) T: We use “what” to ask about activities or things.
What do people do on Halloween?
What else do people do on Halloween?
What’s this?
(2)T: We use “which” to find about things or persons.
Which would you like, the red apple or the green one?
Which pencil is yours, the long one or the short one?
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(3) T: We use “who” to ask about persons.
Who is Mr. Wu?
Who is your Chinese teacher?
(4) T: We use “whose” to ask about possession.
Whose bag is this?
Whose is this book?
(5) T: We use “when” to find out time.
When is his birthday?
When is your birthday?
(6) T: We use “where” to find out places.
Where are the pencils?
Where are we now?
(7) T: We use “why” to ask about reasons.
Why is he so happy?
Why are you happy?
(8) T: We use “how” to find out ways of doing something.
How does Daniel go to school?
How do you go to school?
(9) T: Let’s see the family of “how”.
Finish the sentences with “how” phrases.
(10) T: We use “Wh-” questions to ask for information about someone or something.
【设计意图：结合图片讲解疑问词以及含有how的疑问词组，让学生在掌握基本疑问词的同时，拓展用法。】
2. Exercises
(1) Part A on page 61
(2) Practice 1: Ask and answer in pairs
(3) Part B on page 62
(4) Practice 2: Turn sentences into wh- questions
(5) Part C on page 62
【设计意图：练习的设计由易到难，由口头作业到笔头作业，有独立完成的，也有小组合作的，活动形式多样，可为接下来灵活运用疑问词做铺垫。】
Step 4 Production
T: Millie’s birthday is coming soon. Here is some information about the party. Work in pairs and talk about the details.
T: Millie also invites you to go to her party. What will you do for Millie’s party? Please work in groups of four and make a plan. You can use the questions on the screen to help you.
【设计意图：通过设置情境，给学生创造活学活用知识的机会。】
V. Homework
1. Remember all the wh- words.
2. Work in pairs. Use wh- questions to talk about festivals.
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