The first period

（英語組---何秋艷）

Teaching goals:

1. Master some news words :

look like, short, hair, curly, straight, height, thin, heavy, build,

2. useful expressions:

(1)What do you look like ?

I am tall and thin. I have long hair .

(2)What does he /she look like ?

She/He is short and heavy.

She/He has short hair.

(3)What does your friend look like?

She/He has a medium height.

She /He has curly hair.

3. Through teaching activities, learn to describe people

4. Practise the students’ listening and speaking abilities.

Teaching important points:

How to describe people using the following words:

short hair, long hair, curly hair, straight hair,

tall, short, medium height,

thin, heavy, a medium build

Teaching Difficult points:

Learn to use “be” and “ have” correctly .

Teaching aids:

1.a tape recorder 2.some pictures

Teaching steps :

Step 1.Greetings and Duty-report

1. T:Class begins .(Stand up !)

T: Good morning ,class !

S: Good morning ,teacher !

T: Sit down ,please .

S: Thank you .

2.Ask two pairs to come to front and act out their dialogues or sing the songs

Step 2. Lead-in

T: Today we will learn a new unit, Unit 7---What does he look like ?Before that, I want to ask you some questions .

T:(to a student ) Who’s your favorite group?

S1: S.H.E

T: I like S.H.E too .(show them a picture of S.H.E)

Do you think they are beautiful ?

S1: I think so .

(Show them another picture of “Twins “)

T:(to S2) Do you like the group ---Twins ?

S2: Yes, I like them very much .

T: Quite good .Now let’s learn how to describe a person , such as one’s hair ,height, and build …

Step 3.New words

1. Ask them to look at the pictures on the Bb, and teach them the following new words :(on the Bb)

long hair, short hair ,straight hair ,curly hair

short ,a medium height, tall

thin, a medium build, heavy,

2. Practise reading the words after the teacher ,then read the words one by one

3. Read the words by themselves ,try to remember the words ;then test them by asking chinese .

Step4.Section A-- 1a

1.Ask the students to match the words with the picture.

2.Then check the answers

Step 5.New sentences

1.Teach the new sentences:(on the Bb)

A:What do you look like ?

B:I am tall/short/thin/heavy……

I have long hair /short hair/curly hair/straight hair/a medium height/a medium build ……

(pay attention to use “am” and “have” correctly )

2.Practise the sentence with some students by asking them “What do you look like ?”

3.Practise the sentences in pairs , then ask some pairs to act out the conversations.

4.Teach the other sentences in the same way .

A:What does he/she look like ?

B:She is tall /short/thin/heavy.

She has long hair/short hair/straight hair/curly hair/a medium height/a medium build

(pay attention to “is” and “has” correctly)

5. Practise the sentences in pairs .Then act them out.

Step 6.Drill

1. Drill the sentences like this :

S1:(to S2) What do you look like ?

S2:I have long hair . I am short and thin.

S3:(to S4) What does she look like ?(she refers to S2)

S4: She has long hair. She is short and thin.

Step 7.Listening

1.Listen to the tape and fill in the blanks in the picture .( tall, curly hair )

2.Listen and circle “is “ or “ has “ in the 2a.

Step 8. Practice

1.Read the sentence in 1c.

A: What does your friend look like ?

B: She has a medium build, and she has long hair .

2.Practise asking and answering the question in pairs. They must describe their friends to their partners .

Step 9.Consolidation

1. Read through the words and sentences on the Bb.

2. Give each group a picture of a star ,and ask them to describe the stars .

Step 10. Exercises

1. 看圖填空。（put up a picture of a sales assistant ）

She is a ____ _____.She is ____ and _____.She has ____ hair .

2. 看圖完成對話。

(一個婦女尋找女兒，她女兒很矮但很瘦，并留著一頭短發。)

A: Excuse me .I can’t ____ my daughter .

B:What does she ____ _____?

A: She is ____ but ____ .And she has ____ hair .

B: Oh ,Is she the girl ___ there ?

A:Yes, It’s she .Thank you .

Step 11. Homework

1. Write down all the new words and sentences in the exercise book .

2. Describe one of their favorite stars in the book .

The design of the writing on the blackboard:

Unit 7.What do you look like ?

The first period

Words: Sentences:

short hair ,long hair A:What do you look like ?

curly hair, straight hair B: I am ……I have ……

short,a medium height ,tall A:What does she /he look like ?

thin, a medium build ,heavy B:She/He is …She/He has…

A:What does your friend look like ?

B:She has a medium build ,and she has long hair .