人教新目标(Go+for+it)版英语七年级下册：Unit 6 I'm watching TV. 单元教案

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Unit 6 I’m watching TV.
教学目标与要求
话题Topic
日常活动 (Everyday activities)
功能 Functions
能谈论人们正在做的事情 (Talk about what people are doing)
What’s he/she doing? He’s / She’s cleaning the room.
What are they doing? They’re listening to a CD.
Is the man swimming in a river? No, he isn’t. He’s swimming in a pool.
语法 Grammar
1 能正确使用现在进行时态陈述正在发生的事情并进行回答 (Present progressive tense)
What are you doing? I’m watching TV.
What’s she doing? She’s washing her clothes.
Are you doing your homework? No, I’m not. I’m cleaning my room.
Is he reading a newspaper? Yes, he is.
2 能根据语境使用一般现在时态与现在进行时态表述现在 (Compare the simple present tense and the present progressive tense)
She’s exercising (now).
She exercises (on Mondays / every night / in the morning).
3 能根据动词的变化规律写出正确的现在分词形式 (The –ing form)
play – playing make – making swim – swimming
词汇和常用表达 Words & expressions
1 能正确使用下列词汇 (Curriculum words)
newspaper, soup, movie, house, tea, pool, shop, supermarket, man, race, state, the United States, child, use, wash, drink, study, miss, wish, American, any, other, young, delicious, just, tomorrow, still
2 能正确使用下列常用表达 (Useful expressions)
read a newspaper, talk on the phone, make soup, TV show, go to the movies, eat out, make dinner, drink tea, on weekends, dragon boat race, living room
3 能认读下列词汇 (Non-curriculum words)
host, dragon
语音 Pronunciation
1 能正确认读并掌握以下辅音连缀的发音：/bl/ /br/ /kl/ /kr/ /gl/ /gr/ /fl/ /fr/ /pl/ /pr/ /sk/ /sl/ /sm/ /sn/ /sp/ /st/ /str/ /sw/
2 能分辨短语和句子中的重音，并能在朗读中适度把握重音。
学习策略 Strategies
1 学会边听边做笔记，捕捉关键信息
2 能通过记忆和运用词块学习词汇
文化知识 Culture
1 了解世界各国存在的时差现象
2 了解电话会话中中英文表述的差异
3 了解中国传统节日中的端午节

Section A 1 (1a-2d)
一、教学目标：
1) 能掌握以下单词： newspaper, use, soup, wash, movie, just
能掌握以下句型：
① —What are you doing? —I'm watching TV.
② —What's he doing? —He's using the computer.
③ —What are they doing? —They're listening to a CD.
④ —This is Jenny. —It's Laura here.
2) 能掌握语法：现在进行时态的用法。
3) 能运用所学的知识，描述人们正在干的事情。
通过对本单元的学习活动，能培养培养学生学习英语的强烈兴趣，善于发现生活中正在发生的事情，积极思考，乐于助人，乐于参加各种活动的积极情感，培养学生团结合作的精神。
二、教学重难点
1. 教学重点：
1) 词汇、词组搭配和现在进行时的用法。能用现在进行时的各种形式进行准确的描述和表达正在发生的动作。
2) 能掌握现在进行时态及一些表示具体动作的词组搭配,如: doing homework, using the computer, watching TV, eating dinner… 等
2. 教学难点：
现在进行时中现在分词的结构及读音，能在交际中准确地运用现在进行时来描述或表达正在进行的动作。
三、教学过程
I. Presentation
1. (Show some pictures and phrases on the screen and ask students to match them.)
watch TV, clean, read a newspaper, listen to a CD, talk on the phone, use the
computer, make soup, wash the dishes, exercise
2. Work on 1a. Ss read the activities and look at the pictures. Then match the activities with pictures.

1. watching TV __
2. cleaning __
3. reading a newspaper __
4. talking on the phone __
5. listening to a CD __
6. using the computer __
7. making soup ___
8. washing the dishes __
9. exercising ___
3. Check the answers with the Ss.
II. Listening
Work on 1b.
1. Now let’s listen to the tape, and find out the right activities from 1a.
a. Jenny ___
b. John ___
c. Dave and Mary ___
2. Ss listen to the recording and write the numbers from 1a and complete the sentences.
1) Jenny is ________ TV. watching
2) John is _________ the dishes. washing
3) Dave and Mary are _______ to a CD. Listening
3. Ask the Ss to speak out what the person is doing in the pictures given by the teacher.
III. Pair work
1. Ask the Ss to read the conversations in 1c with a partner. Then look at the pictures in 1a. and conversations about other person in the picture.
2. Ss make conversations by themselves and practice the conversations.
A: What’s … /What are they doing?
B: … is/ They are...
IV. Listening
1. Work on 2a;
Listen to the conversations and match the answers with the questions.
(Play the recording for the first time, students only listen carefully. Then, listen to the recording again, and match the answers with the questions. )
Check the answers.
2. Work on 2b.
Let Ss read the conversation in 2b first. Then play the recording for the Ss twice.
The first time Ss only listen and write down the words in the blanks. Then play the recording again for the Ss to check the answers. (If necessary, press the Pause button to help.)
Jack: Hello, Steve.
Steve: Hi, Jack.
Jack: What _____ you ______, Steve? are…doing…
Steve: I’m ___________. What about you? watching TV
Jack: I’m _______________, but it’s kind of _______. listening to a CD, boring
Steve: Yeah, my TV show is also not very __________. Do you want to _____ the movies? interesting, go to
Jack: That sounds good.
3. Listen again and answer the questions.
1) What does Jack think of the CD? He thinks it’s kind of boring.
2) What does Steve want to do? He wants to go to the movies.
V. Reading
1. Read the conversation in 2d, then answer the questions.
1) What is Laura doing? She’s washing her clothes.
2) What’s Jenny doing? She’s watching TV.
3) What do they want to do? They want to eat out.
4) What time are they meeting? They are meeting at half past six.
2. Fill in the blanks according to the conversation.
Laura is washing her clothes, and Jenny is ______________. Jenny’s parents aren’t _________. So she asks Laura to join her __________, and they can ________. They will meet at Jenny’s home _______________.
watching TV at home for dinner eat out at half past six
VI. Role-play
1. Ask Ss to role-play the conversation with partners.
2. Let some pairs to act out the conversation in front of the class.
VII. Language points
1. reading a newspaper 看报纸
watching TV 看电视
see, watch, read & look
这四个词都有“看”的意思，但是具体用法不一样。
◆watch常用于看电视、看比赛等；
◆see强调看的结果，意为“看见”；
◆read侧重的是阅读性质的看；
◆look单独使用时用来吸引对方注意，其后加看的对象时，要与at连用。
常用的搭配有：
watch TV 看电视           watch a movie / film 看电影
watch a game 看比赛   see a movie / film 看电影
read a book 看书          read a newspaper 看报纸
look at me 看我             look at the blackboard 看黑板
【运用】选词填空
look, see, read, watch
(1) I can _______ many trees in the photo.
(2) Tom likes _______ basketball games on TV.
(3) My grandpa _______ newspapers every day.
(4) _______! Mike’s bike is so cool.
1) see   (2) watching / to watch   (3) reads   (4) Look
2. This is Jenny. 我是詹妮。
这是打电话用语。打电话介绍自己时用“This is…”或“It’s…”; 询问对方用“Is that…?”或“Who’s that?”。
Translate the conversation.
—喂？我是鲍勃, 你是谁？
____________________________ Hello? This is Bob, who’s that?
—你好, 鲍勃。我是迈克。
____________________________ Hi, Bob. It’s Mike here.
3. Not much. （口语）没什么大事。也可说成Nothing much, 表示自己有空。 例如：A: What are you doing, Linda?
你在做什么事，琳达？
B: ____________________________ I’m just reading a book.
Not (Nothing) much.
没什么事。我在读一本书。
4. Do you want to join me for dinner?
你想和我一起吃饭吗？
join somebody for something表示“与某人一起做某事; 参与或加入到某人的行列中一起做某事”。例如：
你来跟我们喝杯咖啡好吗？我们有事要跟你谈。
____________________________
Would you come and join us for a cup of coffee? We need to talk to you.
5. I’d love to. 我很乐意。
1) 交际用语，用于礼貌地接受他人邀请，还可以说成I’d like to，但语气比较弱。例如：—Would you like to come with us to the show?
你愿意跟我们一起去看表演吗？
—Thanks. _____________________ I’d like to. 谢谢，我愿意。
2) 当委婉拒绝他人邀请时，多用I’d love to, but...或Sorry, I’m afraid I can’t because...等。
Translate the conversation.
—_____________________ I’m going to town. Would you like to join me?
我进城去，你想跟我一同去吗？
—_____________________ Sorry, I’m afraid I can’t because I still have lots of homework to do.
真抱歉, 怕是不成了, 我还有好多作业要做呢。
VIII. Summary
- What are you doing? - I’m watching TV.
- What are they doing? -They’re listening to a CD.
-What’s she doing? -She’s washing her clothes.
__________________ 看电视
__________________ 看报纸
__________________ 打电话
__________________ 听唱片
__________________ 使用电脑
__________________ 做汤
__________________ 洗餐具
__________________ 去电影院
__________________ 洗衣服
________________ 出去吃饭
________________ 我很乐意……
________________ 到时见。
Ⅸ. Exercises
Ⅰ. 根据句意及所给首字母提示，补全所缺单词。
1. Can I u             your computer? I want to send (发送) an e-mail.
2. Sometimes Linda helps her mother w             the dishes.
3. We have much time. It’s j             one o’clock.
4. You can buy some n             like The Times to read every day.
Ⅱ. 根据语境及所给汉语提示，写出所缺内容。
1. —Do you _______________(出去吃饭) a lot?
—No, once (一次) a month.
2. Eric often _______________(去电影院) on the weekend.
3. It’s 6: 30. My mother is _______________ (做汤).
4. My sister lives far from me, but we always _______________(通电话).
5. Why don’t you _______________(跟我一起吃晚饭)?
Ⅹ. Homework:
1. Recite the new words and write down what people are doing in 1a.
2. Preview the new words and expressions.
3. Preview Grammar focus on page 33.

Section A 2 (Grammar focus-3c)
一、教学目标：
1) 继续练习运用现在进行时态来谈论人们正在做的事情。
2) 掌握现在进行时态的结构及用法。
3) 掌握动词的现在分词形式的构成方式。 能掌握以下句型：
①—What’s he/she doing? —She's/He's washing the clothes.
② —What are they doing? —They are listening to a CD.
③—Is he reading a newspaper? —Yes, he is./No, he isn't.
④ —Are they using the computer? —Yes, they are./ No, they aren't.
培养同学间的友好相处，规范自己的行为，同时能提高他们的观察能力和判断能力，激发他们对学习英语的兴趣和热情，在接近生活常态的交际中能乐于模仿，敢于开口，积极参与，主动请教。
二、教学重难点
1. 教学重点：
1) 掌握现在进行时态的结构及用法。
2) 通过不同形式的练习来运用现在进行时态。
2. 教学难点：
1) 掌握现在时行时态的结构及用法。
2) 运用现在进行时态来描述人们正在进行的活动。
三、教学过程
Ⅰ. Warming- up and revision
1. Have a dictation of the new words and expressions.
2. Let some pairs role-play the conversation in 2b and 2d.
Ⅱ. Grammar focus.
1. Ask Ss to read Grammar focus and finish the sentences.
1) 你在做什么？_____________________
2) 我在看电视。 __________________
3) 她在做什么？___________________
4) 她在洗衣服。 ____________________
5) 他们在做什么？___________________
6) 他们在听CD。 ___________________
7) 你在做作业吗？__________________________
8) 是的。/ 不是。 __________________________
9) 我在打扫我的房间。_____________________
10) 他在读报纸吗？_______________________
11) 是的。/ 不是。他在打篮球。________________________________
12) 他们在用电脑吗？ ____________________________
13) 是的。 / 不是。他们在锻炼。______________
2. Ss work by themselves and check the answers with each other.
3. Give Ss seven more minutes to remember the sentences.
现在时行时态
一、用法：
1. 表示现在（说话瞬间）正在进行或发生的动作。例如：
我正在做作业。
I’m _______ my homework now.
他们在操场上踢足球。
They’re ________ soccer on the playground.
2. 也可表示当前一段时间内的活动或现阶段正在进行的动作。例如：
这些天来，我们在做一架模型飞机。
We are ____________________ these days
这个月我们一直在为英语考试而学习。
We ___________ for the English test this month.
二、句子结构：
1. 陈述句：主语+ be (am, is, are) (not) + v. –ing +…
我正在洗衣服。________________________________
他正在打电话。 ________________________
他们没在下象棋。________________________
彼特没在打篮球。_________________________
2. 一般疑问句：
Be(Am, Is, Are) + 主语 + v.-ing …
她正在弹钢琴吗？______________________________
你们正在做作业吗？_____________________________
3. 特殊疑问句
特殊疑问词+ be (am, is, are) +主语+ v. –ing…
杰克正做什么事情？ __________________
他们正在做什么事情？ ____________________
三、常用时间状语：
now, right now或表示现在情景的look, listen等。
格林先生现在正在写一个故事。 ______________________________
看！他们正在吃早饭。_______________________________
四、与一般现在时态的区别
一般现在时态表示经常性、习惯性的动作；谓语动词为原形或第三人称单数形式；时间状语常为usually, often, sometimes, on Monday, every day等。
琳达通常在早上冲澡。___________________________________
Ⅲ. Practice
1. Work on 3a. Now let's write sentences following the examples.
指导：这个练习题是帮助同学们理解现在时行时态与一般现在时态的区别用法；同学们应根据上述语法学习内容来造句子。首先，应明确一般现在时态的句子结构和现在进行时态的句子结构。然后，看提示词中的时间状语，确定是用什么时态。最后，写出正确恰当的句子。
3. Mary’s parents / drink tea / after dinner
________________________________________
4. Bill / talk on the phone / now
_______________________________________
5. Becky and Bob / watch TV / on weekends
________________________________________
2. Ss write the sentences with the help of the words and expressions.
3. Check the answers with the Ss.
Mary’s parents drink tea after dinner.
Bill is talking on the phone now.
Becky and Bob watch TV on weekends.
Ⅳ. Practice
1. Work on 3b. Tell Ss to number the sentences in order to make a telephone conversation. Then practice it with a partner.
____ Do you want to go tomorrow then?
____ OK. See you tomorrow evening!
____ I’m reading a book.
____ Let’s go at seven o’clock.
____ No, this book is really interesting.
____ What are you doing?
____ Do you want to go to the movies now?
____ Sure, what time?
2. 阅读指导：
首先，应明确这是一个电话会谈，因此应先通读所有的句子。然后在理解大意的基础上，找出首句。然后，顺藤摸瓜，依次找出下面的对话内容。最后，通读一遍对话，看是否通顺合理。
3. Ss read all the sentences and number the conversation.
4. Practice the conversation with a partner.
Ⅴ. Game
1. Now let's play a game. Work in groups. One student makes an activity. The other students in the groups guess what the activity is. Then take turns make activities and guess.
2. Ss play the game in a group.
3. Teacher can walk around the classroom and give any help students need.
Ⅵ. Summary
1. -- Is he reading a newspaper?
-- Yes, he is. /No, he isn’t. He’s playing basketball.
2. -- What are they doing?
-- They’re listening to a CD.
3. She’s exercising now, but she usually exercises on Mondays.
Ⅶ. Exercises
Ⅰ. 根据语境及所给动词的提示填空。
1. —Who _______ your father _______(talk) to now?
—Oh, that’s my uncle.
2. Jack _______(not clean) his room. He _______(do) his homework now.
3. Look! They _______(play) soccer over there.
4. —Are you at home, Frank?
—Yes, I _______(have) lunch with my parents.
5. Keep quiet! Your sister _______(sleep).
Ⅱ. 根据短文内容及括号内所给动词的提示填空，使短文完整、通顺。
This is Jimmy. He (1)_______(be) from Australia, but now he (2)_______(live) in Beijing. He (3)_______(work) in a middle school there. He usually has lots of work to do and he is busy from morning to evening but now he (4)_______(not work). He is walking home and (5)_______(talk) on the phone with his girlfriend Mary in Australia. He (6)_______(tell) her about his life in Beijing. He (7)_______(miss) her very much. Jimmy also (8)_______(write) her letters (信) or (9)_______(e-mail) her. He always (10)_______(tell) her good news (消 息) about him.
Ⅷ. Homework
1. Remember the sentences in Grammar focus.
2. Write five sentences about what your family members are doing now.

Section B 1 (1a-1e)
一、教学目标：
1) 能掌握以下单词：
pool, shop, supermarket, man
2) 能掌握以下句型：
① Is the man swimming in a river?
No, he isn’t he’s swimming in a pool.
② Is Alice playing basketball?
No, she isn’t. She’s …
培养同学间的友好相处，规范自己的行为，同时能提高他们的观察能力和判断能力，激发他们对学习英语的兴趣和热情，在接近生活常态的交际中能乐于模仿，敢于开口，积极参与，主动请教。
二、教学重难点
教学重点：
1) 掌握本课出现的生词及表达方式。
2) 进一步练习运用现在进行时态的句子来描述他人在做的事情。
三、教学过程
Ⅰ. Warming- up and revision
1. Review the knowledge on the present progressive tense.
2. Check the homework and let some Ss read their sentences.
II. Matching
1. Work on 1a.
2. Ss work in groups. Discuss the pictures about the places and the activities they are doing. Then fill in the blanks.
3. Let some Ss read their answers to the class and check the answers.
III. Pair work
1. Work on 1b. Look at the pictures in 1a. Then ask and answer questions. Give Ss a model:
A: Is the man swimming in the river?
B: No, he isn't. He's swimming in a pool.
2. Ss work with their partners. Ask and answer about the pictures. (If necessary, give some help to the Ss.)
3. Let some pairs ask and answer about the pictures.
IV. Listening
1. Work on 1c:
Names
Places
Activities
Alice
supermarket

Mike


Lisa


2. Ss listen and write the places.
3. Play the recording again for the Ss to check the answers.
V. Listening
Work on 1d:
1. This time, please listen to the recording and write the activities you hear in the chart.
2. Play recording and stop the tape if necessary.
3. Play the whole recording and have students write the words they hear in the chart.
4. Check the answers.
5. Listen to the dialogue again and fill in the blanks.
Dialogue 1
A: Hello. Is Alice there?
B: No, she isn’t. She’s at the ___________.
A: Oh, is she ________?
B: Yes, she is. She’s __________ and bread.
Dialogue 2
A: Hello. Is Mike there?
B: Sorry, he’s ________.
A: Oh. Umm, is he doing his homework?
B: No, he isn’t. He’s __________ basketball.
Dialogue 3
A: Lisa?
B: No, this is her sister, Julie.
A: Oh. Is Lisa there?
B: No, she isn’t. She’s at the _______.
A: Oh. Is she _______?
B: Yes, she is.
VI. Pair work
1. Work on 1e. Now make conversations according to the dialogues.
Ask some Ss to give a model:
2. Ss work with their partners and make their conversations.
3. Let some Ss act out their conversation.
VII. Language points
1. shop n. 商店 (与store同义)
v. 购物 shop for sth.  买某物
【拓展】
go shopping 或 do the / some shopping 去购物；去买东西
shopping center  购物中心
a shopping bag  购物袋
【运用】完成句子
(1) Bob的姨妈在一个服装店上班。
Bob’s aunt works in a(n) _______________.
(2) 你想和我去购物吗？
Do you want to _______________ me?
(1) clothes store / shop  
(2) shop with / go shopping with / do the shopping with / do some shopping with
2. man是名词，其复数形式为men。当名词修饰名词时，若前面的名词是 man 和 woman，变复数时，两个名词同时变为复数形式 (如a man teacher → two men teachers)；如果是其他名词，变复数时，只需把后面的名词变为复数形式(如 a girl student → two girl students)。
【拓展】
名词变复数不规则的词还有：
woman (女子) → women
child (儿童) → children
foot (脚) → feet
tooth (牙齿) → teeth   mouse (老鼠) → mice
【运用】完成句子
(1) 我们学校有很多女老师。
There are many _______ _______ in our school.
(2) 她有三个孩子——两个儿子，一个女儿。
She has _______ _______ — two sons and one daughter.
(3) Susan一周上两节钢琴课。
Susan has two _______ _______ a week.
(1) women teachers   (2) three children   (3) piano lessons
Summary
shopping at the supermarket
playing basketball at school
reading books at the library
swimming in a pool
doing homework at home
Ⅸ.Exercises
Ⅰ. 根据句意及所给图片提示，写出句中所缺单词。

1. Wow! This _________ is so big.
2. Now Ms. White is _________ with her friend.
3. You can find two small _________ in the park.
4. Those _________ are from the UK.
Ⅱ. 根据对话内容，从方框中选择恰当的单词并用其适当形式填空，每个限用一次。
work, do, help, practice, swim     
A: Hi! This is Lucy.
B: Hi, Lucy! It’s Lisa.
A: Hey, Lisa! What are you doing?
B: I’m (1)__________ the dishes.
A: Is your mom at home?
B: Yeah! She’s (2)__________ my brother get dressed.
A: Where are Tony and Jason?
B: They’re in the sports club. Tony is (3)__________ now. Jason and his friends are (4)__________ Chinese kung fu.
A: What about your father?
B: He’s not at home. He’s (5)__________ at his shop. You know at this time he’s always busy.
A: I see! I see! 
Ⅹ. Homework
1. Make a conversation using the present progressive tense and write it down.
2. Preview the new words and expressions.
3. Preview the TV report in 2b.

Section B2 (2a-Self check)
一、教学目标：
1) 能掌握以下单词：
pool, shop, supermarket, man, host, study, state, the United States, American, dragon, young, race, say, other, children, miss, wish, delicious, living room
2) 能掌握以下句型：
① —What time is it in Beijing?
—It's eight o'clock in the morning.
② It's 9:00 a.m. and Zhu Hui's family are at home.
③ Zhu Hui misses his family and wishes to have his mom's delicious zongzi.
3) 通过不同形式的练习，提高学生们综合运用所学知识的能力。
培养同学间的友好相处，规范自己的行为，同时能提高他们的观察能力和判断能力，激发他们对学习英语的兴趣和热情，在接近生活常态的交际中能乐于模仿，敢于开口，积极参与，主动请教。了解中西方文化的不同，具有世界观念，了解其他的国家的文化。
二、教学重难点
1. 教学重点：
1) 能根据相关提示词来描述他人正在做的事情。
2）能运用自己所学的知识来描述一些正在发生的事情。
3) 通过听、说、读的练习，提高学生们的综合运用能力。
4）通过做不同形式的练习来熟练运用本单元所学的知识。
2. 教学难点
1) 阅读短文，获得相关信息，完成相关任务。
2) 运用自己所学的相关知识来描述正在发生的事情。
三、教学过程
Ⅰ. Warming- up and revision
1. Have a dictation of the new words and expressions.
2. Check the homework
Ⅱ. Work on 2a.
Look at the clocks and ask your partner about the time in different places.
Ⅲ. Reading
1. Warming up
This is Zhu Hui. He’s from Shenzhen, but now he’s studying in the United States. He’s living with an American family in New York.
2. Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
1) What special day is it?
2) What do Chinese people do on this day?
3) What do we eat on this day?
3. Read the TV report quickly and answer the questions.
1) Where is Zhu Hui now?
2) What time is it in New York?
3) What does “host family” mean?
4) What time is it in Shenzhen?
4. What’s the time difference between New York and Shenzhen?
5. Read the article and answer the two questions.
① Why are Zhu Hui's family watching boat race and making zongzi?
② Does Zhu Hui like his host family? What about his home in China?
Ss read the article quickly and find the answers to the two questions.
Check the answers with the class.
6. Careful Reading
Read the article again. What are these people doing now? Then fill in the chart below.

7. Work on 2c
Now let's look at the chart in 2c. You should match the verbs in column A with the words in column B. Then use the phrases to write sentences according to the TV report.
Ⅳ. Language points
1. His dad and uncle are watching the boat races on TV.
race用于体育话题时, 主要指赛跑、赛车、游泳等与速度有关的“比赛”; 而
game则多指球类、棋类等体育“比赛”。
Translate the sentences.
Do you like to watch football games on TV?
你喜欢在电视上看足球赛吗？
He’s the youngest swimmer in the race.
他是比赛中最年轻的游泳选手。
2. …so it’s like any other night for Zhu Hui and his host family.
1) any other + 名词单数形式, 意为“(除了某个以外)其他的任何一个”。
e.g. 杰克看上去像其他和他同龄的孩子一样。
Jack is like any other boy of his age.
【注意】any 意为“任何的；任一的”。
e.g. You can take any book. 你可以拿走任意一本书。
Any child will love them. 任何一个小孩都会喜欢它们。
2) host family指人们出国时所借宿的人家, 类似汉语中“房东家”。
e.g. 你想学说一口好的英语吗？为什么不与房东一家人住在一起呢？
Do you want to learn to speak English well? Why not stay with a host family?
3. Zhu Hui misses his family and wishes to have his mom’s delicious zongzi.
1) miss v. 意为“思念; 想念”
e.g. 你那里还好吗？我很想念你。
How’s it going? I miss you very much.
【注意】miss的第三人称单数形式为：misses
e.g. 小女孩很想念她的奶奶。
The little girl misses her grandma very much.
【拓展】miss还有“错过，没赶上”之意。
e.g. Get up quickly, or you will miss the bus.
赶快起床, 否则你会赶不上公共汽车。
2) wish v. 意为“希望”
常用结构：wish to do sth. 或wish sb. to do sth.
e.g. 我希望在那里能见到我的叔叔。
I wish to meet my uncle there.
4. …but there’s still “no place like home”.
但是“千好万好还是不如自己的家好”。(金窝银窝不如自己的狗窝。)
英语中还有一句类似的谚语: East, west, home is best.
Ⅴ. Writing
1. Let's look at Jim's family photo and read his letter to Bob. Try to fill in the blanks.
Dear Bob,
Here is a picture of my family. We are all at home now. I am doing my homework. My parents _______________ in the living room. My grandfather ______________________. My sister ______________________.
Jim
2. Look at the following pictures and write about them.
写作指导：
分析：
体裁：描写文
时态：现在进行时
人称：第一人称和第三人称
对图中人物进行描述时，要把各自的活动写清楚，使读者能清楚地知道你所描述的是哪个人物。

One possible version: It’s ten o’clock in the morning. I’m doing my homework. My mom is washing the clothes. My dad is cleaning the car. My grandma is reading a newspaper. My grandpa is playing chess with his friend.
Ⅵ. Self check 1
Add more words in the chart. Then write at least five sentences using the words.
VII. Self check 2
A: Hey, Bob! __________________? (what)
B: I’m listening to the radio.
A: _________________________? (play soccer)
B: Sounds good, but this talk show is interesting.
A: ______________________? (what, Tony)
B: Oh, he’s studying for a test.
A: _____________________________ (Steve, too)
B: No, he’s not. I think he can play soccer with you.
VIII. Summary
_____________________ 龙舟赛
_____________________ 包粽子
_____________________ 寄宿家庭
_____________  美国；美利坚合众国
_____________________ 和……一起生活
______________________ 端午节
________________  任何(一个)其他的夜晚
________________ 希望做某事
_________________________千好万好不如自己的家好。
__________________  客厅
__________________  访谈节目；脱口秀
Keys:
boat race 
make zongzi 
host family 
the United States (of America) / the US / the USA  
live with 
the Dragon Boat Festival 
any other night  
wish to do sth. 
No place like home. 
living room 
talk show 
IX. Exercises
Ⅰ. 根据句意及括号内所给单词的提示填空。
1. Come and look at our clothes for _______(man). They’re on sale.
2. Linda _______(wish) to buy a new car this year.
3. Mike is not _______(America). He comes from Australia.
4. _______(child) under 12 can take the bus for free (免费).
5. Don’t be noisy. She is _______(study) for her English test.
Ⅱ. 根据短文内容，从方框中选择恰当的单词填空，有的需要变换形式。

state, wish, house, child, kitchen, delicious, young
Hello, everyone. I’m Sally and I’m five years old. Now I am living with my family in a new (1)________ in Oregon. Do you know Oregon? It is a (2)________ of America.
Who is the little girl in the picture? Oh, it’s me. I’m in the (3)________ with my mother. What am I doing? I’m making salad. I’m very (4)________, and I’m different from (与……不同) other 5-year-old (5)________. I like cooking (做饭) and I’m good at making chicken. I often make it for my family and they all think it’s (6)________. I have a dream. I (7)________ to be a cook and to make food for more people. Can my dream come true?
Ⅲ. 根据汉语意思，完成英语句子，每空一词。
1. 像其他任何一天一样，Jack今天仍然很忙。
Jack is still very busy today like _______ _______ day.
2. 你在美国的寄宿家庭怎么样？
How is your _______ _______ in the USA?
3. 我想在电视上看龙舟赛。
I want to watch the _______ _______ _______ on TV.
4. 你想喝茶还是喝水？
Do you want to _______ _______ or water?
5. 我爸爸总是在我睡觉前给我读一个故事。
My father always _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ before I go to sleep.
X. Homework
Bring in some photos or your own (or draw some pictures of you and your family or friends) and write about them.