初中英语牛津上海版 (五四制)八年级上册（新版）Unit 2 Work and play第3课时教案

Unit 2  A day in the life of… whiz-kid Wendy

Post-reading and language

Teaching aims

1   The use of the simple present tense

2   Third-person singular forms

Materials

1           Student’s Book 8A, pages 23, 24.

Teaching procedure

Language-talking about the present

Step 1  Vocabulary revision: days of the week

Help Ss recall the seven days in a week, showing the correct spelling on the screen. Then have Ss listen to four conversations. What days do the people talk about? Have them write the number of the conversation on the day of the week.

Audio script:

1. Man: Do you sleep late on weekends?

Woman: Oh, no. I get up early on Saturdays.

Man: When do you get up?

Woman: At 4:30 A.M. I go to work at 5:30

2. Woman: Let’s go to the movies this week.

Man: OK. When?

Woman:  How about tonight?

Man: No, I’m busy tonight

Woman: Well, then tomorrow…Thursday.

Man: OK. Thursday is fine.

3. Man: Do you have dinner with your family every night?

Woman: No. I go to school at night on weekdays, so I get home late.

Man: So do you have dinner with your family on the weekend?

Woman: Well, we always have dinner together on Sundays.

4. Woman: Excuse me. When does the train come?

Man: Then train isn’t running tonight. It doesn’t run at night on Mondays.

Woman: Oh, no! I guess I need a taxi.

Play the audio program as many times as necessary for Ss to complete the task. Elicit the answers from the class. If there is disagreement, have Ss listen again, and repeat the conversations. For more able Ss, have them act out the dialogues.

Step 2  Conversation

The conversation introduces simple present questions about daily activities.

Set the scene. Have Ss look at the illustration on the screen and the names in the conversation. Ask:, “What are Jack and Amy talking about?” Then play the audio program while Ss listen. Play the audio program again, or model the conversation line by line. Ss listen and read, then look up and repeat. Have Ss practice the conversation in pairs. Have a few Ss act out the conversation for the class.

Conversation:

Jack: Let’s go to the park on Sunday.

Amy: OK, but let’s not oto early. I sleep late on weekends.

Jack: What time do you get up on Sundays?

Amy: At ten o’clock.

Jack: Oh, that isn’t very late. I get up at noon.

Amy: Do you eat breakfast then?

Jack: Sure. I have breakfast every day.

Amy: Then let’s meet at Harry’s Restaurant at one o’clock. They serve breakfast all day on Sundays- for people like us.

Step 3  Some information about Wendy

Have Ss read Wendy’s information on the screen, and then use the third-person singular form to talk about Wendy again.

1. I get up at six o’clock every morning. (She gets up…)
2. I have breakfast with my parents. (She has breakfast…t)
3. I discuss business with my family at breakfast. (She discusses…)
4. I always go to school in my own car.(She always goes to school…)
5. I usually achieve A grads in all my subjects, and I never fail an exam.(She usually achieves…)
6. I play basketball on Mondays and Thursdays. (She plays basketball…)
7. About twice a week, go and have lunch with a client, and then I return to school. (…she goes and has…and then she returns to…)
8. Once a week I have violin lessons. (…she has…)
9. I finish my homework in an hour or two. (She finishes her…)
10. I seldom go to bed before 2 a.m., because I do not usually need much sleep. (She seldom goes to bed…she does not…)

Step 4  Pronunciation: Third-person singular s

Have Ss listen and practice. Notice the pronunciation of s endings.

s=/s/      s=/z/

take  takes    go  goes

sit  sits    live  lives

walk  walks   study studies

(e)s=/iz/     irregular

dance dances   do  does

use  uses    say  says

watch watches   have  has

Step 5:  A report about Wendy

Have Ss work on their own and complete the report below. Put one or more words in each gap as necessary.

Wendy’s business

Wendy writes computer games. Her parents and brother work in her business. Wendy’s driver takes her to school every morning. Sometimes she makes phone calls to clients on the ways to school. She does her homework before dinner. She discusses the business at dinner. She goes to bed at about 2 a.m.

Step 6:  Habits

a)        Have Ss write eight sentences about themselves. (Nave two things…

 you do in the morning/ you don’t do in the morning/ you do on weekends/ you don’t do on weekends )

 e.g. I have breakfast in the morning. I don’t read newspapers in the morning.

b)      Group work: Compare. Who has similar habits

 SA: What do you do in the morning?

 SB: I have breakfast in the morning.

 SC: What don’t you do in the morning?

 SB: I don’t read newspapers in the morning.

c)       Have some Ss report back to the class about their habits, using the third-person singular.

Step 7: Simple present questions and answers

a)        Show the following time expressions on the screen

b)        Have Ss look at Wendy’s diary and answer the questions

Questions:

1. What does Wendy do on Monday afternoon?
2. What does Wendy do at 11am on Friday?
3. When does Wendy study Math on Wednesday?
4. What time does Wendy go home on Thursday?
5. What does Betty do on Friday afternoon?
6. When does Wendy have computer lesson on Wednesday?
7. What does Wendy do at 2pm on Thursday?
8. What does Wendy do on Tuesday afternoon?

c)         Have Ss ask and answer questions about their daily life, and add three more questions to the list.

1. What time do you get up? Do you get up early on weekends?
2. How do you go to school? Do you take the bus?
3. What time do you go home? Do you eat with your family?
4. When do you have English class?
5. Do you see your friends in the evening? Do you call your friends?
6. Do you have a computer at home? Do you go on the Internet at night?
7. What time do you go to bed?
8. …
9. …
10. …

d)        Class activity: Are you and your partner the same or different? Tell the class.

“William and I get up early on weekdays. William gets up early on weekends, but I get up late…”

Homework

1. Read the text about Wendy again. Write 3 things you like about Wendy’s daily life, and 3 things you don’t like.
2. Compare your daily activities with Wendy’s daily life, and try to tell the difference.