L/O/G/O Zhang juan

Analysis of the teachin g material Analysis of the teachin g material Analysis of the students Analysis of the students Teaching aims Teaching points Teaching methods and learning methods Teaching process

Analysis of the teaching material The language function of this unit is through the photos of Lingling’s grandparents and her own’s to describe the past things with “was/were”. The main patterns “They were young.” and “I was two then.” are close to Ss’ daily life. Therefore, they will show their great interests in this lesson and try to use what they have learnt in their real lives. By studying this unit, the Ss can discuss the things that occurred in the past to themselves with “was/were”.

Analysis of the students The Ss in Grade four have got some English foundations. They also have higher learning enthusiasm and lively personalities. As a result, the activities full of fun and relaxation are offered in order to let the Ss learn English more freely.

Aims on the emotion Through the Ss’ comparison the old life with the new one, they will not only cherish the life nowadays, but also improve emotion among the families. Aims on the abilities 1 ． The Ss can read the dialogue fluently. 2 ． The Ss can communica te with “was/were” according to the photos. Aims on the knowledge 1 ． The Ss can understand and speak the words: was, then, grandparent, young, old, hair, so, short, long. 2 ． The Ss can understand and speak the sentence patterns: They were young. I was two then. Teaching aims

Teaching points （一） Key points 1 ． The Ss can understand and speak the new words and the sentence patterns. 2 ． The Ss can describe the past things with “was/were”. （二） Difficult points The Ss know the usage and relationship between “am/is/are” and “was/ were”.

Teaching and learning methods Teaching methods:In this lesson I’ll mainly use “Task-based ”teaching method. I will arrange kinds of activities: sing, games and having a competition. Learning methods: The abilities of observing and self-study, the habits of independent thinking and positive participation are fostered in class.

Step 1.Warming-up 1. Greetings. 2. Enjoy the song “Bingo”. [Design intent] The song can adjust the Ss’ thought, arouse their interest in learning English, let them enter the atmosphere of learning English quickly. Teaching process

Step 2. Presentation Leading- in T: Here is a photo. Who is that little girl? S: … T: It’s me! I was two then. Now I am 25. (Show Ss the current photo.) T: Our friend Lingling has got some photos, too. Do you want to have a look? [Design intent] Through the new and old photos show, bring out the topic of the text smoothly and make a good preparation for the text learning.

Step 2. Presentation Text (1)Listen and try to find out the words they don’t know. Learn them in groups. Then teach the words “was, then, grandparent, young, old, hair, so. ”. (2)Listen, read and underline the sentences with “was/were”. Then teach the sentences, “They were young then. ” “They are old, now ” （ Explain it under the help of the photos. ） （ 3 ） Listen and read the dialogue again.

Step 3.Practice Do Activity 4 on page 28. Discuss the answers in groups.

Step 4 Consolidation 1. Enjoy the passage of the cartoon “The ugly duckling”. Discuss the changes of the little duckling according to the T’s reminder. 2. Show Ss some new and old photos about our Wuzhi, let them realize the great changes of our life. [Design intent] The cartoon can make Ss show more interests in learning English. Through the photos show, Ss will love and cherish the new life more.

Step 5 Summary Ask Ss themselves to summarize what they have learnt today.

Step 6 Assignment 1 ． Listen and repeat the text. 2 ． Describe Ss’ own photos with the sentence patterns in groups and prepare to show in next class. [Design intent] Making lots of listening and speaking exercises is able to train Ss’ language abilities and strengthen their confidence.

Module5 Unit1 I was two then. (then) (now) I was two then. Now I am 25. They were young then. Now they are old. She/He was…then. Now she/he is….

Teaching reflection Anyway, the teaching of this lesson aims to develop not only the Ss' language technical abilities, but also the diverse intelligence by integrated teaching methods. As teachers, to make our English classrooms shine with vitality, we are laid with heavy burden, and we still have long way to go.