Unit 4 My dayGrammarl Teaching aims1. To use prepositions to talk about time correctly；2. To use the adverbs of frequency correctly；3. To grasp the usage of“how often”；4. To use these items of grammar to talk about their daily life.l Teaching contents1. New words and phrases：would, would like, life, all the best, roller skating2. New structure：How often do they exercise?l Important and difficult points1. Know better about some usages of the prepositions of time.2. Tell the difference between how often and “how many times”.l Teaching proceduresA Prepositions of timeStep 1 Presentation1. Find out the phrases which should be put after in/ on/ at one by oneT: Hello, boys and girls. This is our school. We know a lot about it. Today, there will be a lot of new students coming here. Will you help them find their classroom? Here they come. And we have three classes. They are “in”, “on” and “at”. Shall we begin?2. Read the phrases together3. Find out more similar phrases4. Work out the rules(1) in：in the evening (parts of day), in March (months), in 2013 (years), in winter (reason)(2) on Sunday, on December 31st (days & dates), on the evening of July 4th, on Monday afternoon (parts of a specific day), on Childrens Day (specific holidays or days)(3) at seven, at noon, at lunchtime (time of day), at (the age of) 16 (age), at the Spring Festival (specific holidays or festivals), at the weekend (others)【設(shè)計(jì)意圖】通過設(shè)計(jì)新生找教室的情境，讓本來枯燥的語法稍顯活潑些。讓學(xué)生通過“分總分”的方式，在老師的帶領(lǐng)下進(jìn)行歸納、演繹，培養(yǎng)學(xué)生發(fā)現(xiàn)規(guī)律、主動(dòng)思考、主動(dòng)學(xué)習(xí)的能力和習(xí)慣，這樣的過程和方法使學(xué)生掌握得更加牢固。Step 2 Practice 1. Finish the exercises on P47 on the Students Book T: Tommy is writing back to Millie. Help him complete his email with the correct propositions of time. 2. Fill in the blanks with “in”, “on” or “at” We dont go to school _ Sunday. (on)My birthday is _ April 1st. (on) Were going to see the doctor _ four oclock. (at) He often takes Eddie for a walk _ the evening. (in)They have a long holiday _ November. (in)He was born _ 1992. (in) He likes reading newspapers _ breakfast. (at) She starts learning English _ 6 oclock. (at) Its cold _ winter in China. (in)They play the game _ the evening of 31st October. (on) Well have one party _ next week. (/)My friends give me some presents _ Christmas every year. (at) He got home _ the morning of the 4th last month. (on) The story happened _ a cold winter morning. (on) I never go to a party _ Halloween. (on) My father seldom has free time _ the weekend. (at) It sometimes snows _ winter in Wuxi. (in) He often takes Eddie for a walk _ the evening. (in) My family usually get together to have a big dinner_ the Mid-autumn Festival. (at)He always goes to the library _ Mondays. (on) 【設(shè)計(jì)意圖】及時(shí)總結(jié)復(fù)習(xí)，為下面的習(xí)題做好充分的準(zhǔn)備。兩個(gè)練習(xí)，從書本到課外，由簡(jiǎn)到難，層層遞進(jìn)，旨在學(xué)生確實(shí)扎實(shí)掌握三個(gè)介詞的用法。B Adverbs of frequencyStep 1 Presentation1. Show the six adverbs of frequencyT: Please pay attention to these words. They are adverbs of frequency. They tell us how often things happen. But can you tell the difference among them? Look! The things happen more and more often. From 0% to 100%.2.Finish the exercises on Page 48 on the Students Book.Simon loves playing football. He _ plays football in the playground. (often) Sandy doesnt have much time to play tennis. She _ plays tennis. (seldom)Amy is a member of the swimming team. She _ swims after school. (usually)Daniel doesnt like basketball. He _ plays it. (never)Kitty goes to her dancing lesson every day. She _ dances for half an hour. (always)Millie _ goes roller skating, but shes not good at it. (sometimes)3. Work out the rulesFind out the rules of the position of these adverbs. (1) Find out the rule 1：put the adverbs before a verb Show two sentences to find out rule 2: put the adverbs after “to be”. (2) Find out the usages of “how often”a. Show some examples to help students find out the different usages. Find out and remember the usages of “how often”. b. Do some exercises and tell the difference between how often and how many timesSandy never reads books about sports. How often does Sandy read books about sports?Millie borrows books from the library once a week.How often does Millie borrow books from the library?The club has a Reading Week every year.How often does the club have a “Reading Week”?Simon goes to the Reading Club three times a week.How often does Simon go to the Reading Club?How many times a week does Simon go to the Reading Club?【設(shè)計(jì)意圖】引導(dǎo)學(xué)生自己總結(jié)出使用的規(guī)則，在擴(kuò)充練習(xí)中進(jìn)一步補(bǔ)充對(duì)頻率副詞提問的方式，并就學(xué)生容易搞錯(cuò)的難點(diǎn)，即how often和how many times進(jìn)行對(duì)比和操練。有層次的練習(xí)設(shè)計(jì)帶領(lǐng)學(xué)生由淺入深地層層深入學(xué)習(xí)，完成對(duì)課本知識(shí)必要的拓展和延伸。Step 2 Practice T：We have learned a lot about the prepositions and the adverbs. Do you have confidence to challenge the game? It has three levels. Only if you pass the first level, you can go on to the next one. Only if you pass all the levels, you will win. Do you have confidence?1. Fill in the blanksDo you know much about the school? The new term begins _ September 1st. (on)The school day starts _ 8 a.m. (at) The students dont need to go to school _ Saturday. (on) The students chat with each other _ lunchtime. (at) The school has an outing _ spring or autumn. (in) Every class has a party _ Christmas. (at) The school has an Art Festival _ December. (in) The students go running _ cold winter mornings. (on) The students go to different clubs _ every Tuesday afternoon. (/) 2. Answer the question and fill in the blanksDo you know much about the teachers?(1) Ask and answer How often does Miss Zhou watch a film? (Once a week) When does she watch a film? (on Friday afternoon) (2) Fill in the blanksMar Liu does exercise _ _. _ he goes jogging, _ he plays badminton. (every day, sometimes, sometimes) He goes jogging _ _ _, and he plays badminton _ _ _. (in the evening, at the weekend)3. Make a dialogue and report Do you know much about the classmates? A: What do you like to do at /after school every day?B: I likeA: How often do you?B: I A: When do you do it?B: I do it on/in_ like to _ at/after school. He/ She He/ She does it on/in T: When your classmates report, the rest of you should listen to them carefully and take some notes. After that, you should say something about their report. These sentence patterns can help you.【設(shè)計(jì)意圖】通過game的活動(dòng)方式，激發(fā)學(xué)生的參與興趣，同時(shí)活動(dòng)設(shè)計(jì)的內(nèi)容與學(xué)生的實(shí)際生活緊密相連，通過聽、說等方式談?wù)摵土私饫蠋?、同學(xué)及自己的日常活動(dòng)，將本課時(shí)所學(xué)的內(nèi)容實(shí)際運(yùn)用起來。l Homework1. Practise talking about your daily activities with a new partner by using the prepositions of time and the adverbs of frequency. 2. Finish the exercises in Period Grammar of Unit 4 in the workbook.4