Module 1 Change
Unit 1 What will I be?
Period: First period
Aims and Demands:
Students are required to
a. Draw and write about what the characters will look like when they are 25
b. Talk about what their classmates will look like in the future
c. Think and write about themselves
Main points:
A. Peter likes helping people. / Kally loves dressing up.
B. In 13 years’ time, Kally will be tall and slim.
C. He will be 180 centimetres tall and he will weigh 65 kilogrammes.
D. I think he’ll possibly be a fireman.
E. However, I’d like to be a doctor.
F. I’m poor at English and Chinese.
G. I need to study hard. / I have to learn to make sick people better.
Teaching strategy:
a. Learn-in-situation
b. Learner-based
c. Ask and answer
d. Introduce
Means of Teaching:
Multimedia / discussion / role-play
Teaching aids:
Tape-recording / slide
Teaching procedure:
Step 1——Pre-task preparation
⒈ Look at the information card of Kally. ( slide )
The photo of Kally
Name
Kally
Age
12
Height
155 centimetres
Weight
40 kilogrammers
Hobbies
singing
dressing up
⒉ Answer questions according to the information card.
① What does Kally look like?
② What’s her weight?
③ What’s her height?
④ What’s her hobby?
Step 2——While-task procedure
⒈ Use the magic machine in the correct way.
( Kally wants to know what she will be like in 13 years’ time, so she goes to the shopping center. She wants to use the magic machine. But she doesn’t know how to use it. Can you help her? )
⒉ Tell what Kally will look like when she is 25. ( slide )
The photo of Kally when she is 25
Height
170 centimetres
Weight
55 kilogrammers
Job
Actress
① What will Kally look like in 13 years’ time?
( We can also say “ What will Kally be like in 13 years’ time?” )
She will have long hair. She’ll be more beautiful. She’ll be tall and slim.
② What’s her weight when she is 25?
She’ll be 170 centimetres tall. She’ll be ______________________ taller.
③ What’s her height when she is 25?
She’ll be 55 kilogrammers heavy. She’ll be _____________________ heavier.
⒊ Talk about themselves what will be like in 13 years’ time.
Step 3——Consolidation
⒈ Discuss what Danny will be in 13 years’ time. ( slide )
Now
In 13 years’ time
Height
155 cm
Height
172 cm
Weight
55 kg
Weight
65 kg
Appearance
Fat, wear glasses
Appearance
Not very tall, strong
Hobby
eating
Hobby
sports
Homework
⒈ Written work: Grammar Book page 17, Exercise Book page 9
⒉ Oral work: What will I be in 13 years’ time?
Teaching comments:
The design of the information card plays an important role in this unit. Students can easily know the meaning of each key sentence and give the right answers to the questions. But they have difficulties in pronunciation, such as “she’ll, he’ll, I’ll”.
Period: Second period
Aims and Demands:
Students are required to
d. Draw and write about what the characters will look like when they are 25
e. Talk about what their classmates will look like in the future
f. Think and write about themselves
Main points:
A. Peter likes helping people. / Kally loves dressing up.
B. In 13 years’ time, Kally will be tall and slim.
C. He will be 180 centimetres tall and he will weigh 65 kilogrammes.
D. I think he’ll possibly be a fireman.
E. However, I’d like to be a doctor.
F. I’m poor at English and Chinese.
G. I need to study hard. / I have to learn to make sick people better.
Teaching strategy:
e. Learn-in-situation
f. Learner-based
g. Ask and answer
h. Introduce
Means of Teaching:
Multimedia / discussion / role-play
Teaching aids:
Tape-recording / slide
Teaching procedure:
Step 1——Pre-task preparation
⒈ Say something about “ What will I be in 13 years’ time?”
⒉ Listen to “ Read, think and say”, then fill in the blanks.
In 13 years’ time
Height
180 cm
Weight
65 kg
Appearance
Tall and strong,
not wear glasses
Be good at
sports
⒊ Discuss what peter will be.
( I think Peter will possibly be a policeman because he likes helping people. Do you agree? Yes, I agree. No, I don’t agree. I think he’ll possibly be a fireman.)
Step 2——While-task procedure
⒈ Use the slide to discuss what Kally and Danny will be.
⒉ Discuss what Kally and Danny need to do, if they want to make their dream come true.
( Danny is good at eating. He is poor at English and sports. He will possibly be a cooker. However, he would like to be a fireman. So he needs to do more exercise. He has to practise English more. He has to learn to put out fires.
Kally is good at dressing up and singing. She is poor at dancing. She’ll possibly be a model. However, she’d like to be a singer. What does she need to do? What does she have to practise?)
⒊ Complete the task “About you”.
Step 3——Consolidation
Exercise Book page 10, Grammar Book page18,19,20
Homework
Oral work: What will I be?
Written work: composition “What will I be?”