初中冀教版Lesson 15 Tall or Short精品教案

UNIT 3　Body Parts and Feelings

Lesson 15: Tall or Short

教学目标

通过本课节的教学，学生达成以下目标：

1.知识目标

掌握单词：metre, bit, against, tail, upon, ground

接触单词：flat

短语和句型：a bit, stand against/upon

—How tall is he/she?　—He/She is…metre(s) tall.

—How tall are you?　—I’m…metre(s) tall.

2.能力目标

(1)能用英语谈论身高；

(2)学会用小数表示身高。

3.情感目标

关注自己的身高，关注自身成长。

重点难点

1. 重点：本课节重点单词、短语、句型。

2. 难点：能用英语谈论身高，会用小数表示身高。

教学准备

PPT 课件；测身高的图片;卷尺；与本课节相关的音频。

授课时数

1课时

教学过程

Step 1  Review

Review the expressions of feelings.

Write sentences about the things that make you feel happy, sad, angry, scared or sick.

At the same time, show the pictures.

Example:

I like to watch TV/… It makes me feel happy/…

I don’t like to run/… It makes me feel tired/…

Step 2  Presentation

1. Teach the new word meter, phrase a bit and expressions “数词+表示单位的名词+ tall” and“How tall…?”using a picture by a conversation.

2. Teach how to read the measurements, and give more examples.

1.85m—one point eight five metres

1.6m—one point six metres

0.95m—zero point nine five metres

Step 3  Practice

T: Make up a new conversation by asking your partner and his/her family members. Like this:

A: I’m… metre(s) tall. How tall are you, B?

B: I’m… metre(s) tall. How tall is your father/…?

A: He/She is...He/She is a bit tall/short.

Step 4  Listening and matching

Show the pictures and make sure the class know their names.(Let’s Do It! No. 1)

T: Who are they? (They’re Bob, Jack, Li Lin and Danny.)

Write their names above the people.

Then play the recording for the class to listen and match the people with their height. Then check them.

Answers:

Step 5  Practice

Get the class to practice the conversation using the information in Let’s Do It!

No. 1.

A: How tall is…?

B: He’s / She’s...　How tall is…?

A: Oh, he’s/she’s…

Step 6  Reading and answering

Get the class to read Part 1 and answer the following questions.

1. Who is a tall man?

2. Who is a bit short?

3. Is Danny 3.1 metres tall?

Answers：1. Bob.　2. Li Lin.　3. No, he isn’t.

Step 7  Listening and reading

1. Let the students read after the recording of Part 1.

2. Check them.

Step 8  Acting and introducing

Get the class to act as Bob, Jack, Li Lin and Danny, and introduce themselves.

e.g. :

I’m/My name is Bob. I’m 1.85 metres tall. I’m a tall man.

Step 9  Presentation

Teach the new words against, tail, flat, ground and upon using the picture.

Step 10  Listening and chanting

1. Read the poem with the whole class, and make sure the class can understand the poem. Explain it if necessary.

2. Play the recording of the poem for the class to listen and chant following it.

Step 11  Exercises

1. Write down the opposite of each word. ( Let’s Do It! No. 2)

  sad—happy

tall—_________   

up—_________

big—_________

Answers:

tall—short　up—down　big—small

2. Let them play a game in groups. The group with more pairs of words like these wins.

List other possible pairs of opposites:

in—out              after—before           cool—warm             

cold—hot            difficult—easy          early—late

open—close          old—young

3. Read the sentences in the box and number the pictures. ( Let’s Do It! No. 3)

Answers(从左到右): 2  4  3  5  1 

4. Let them work in pairs.

T: Interview your classmates and fill in the table. ( Let’s Do It! No. 4)

Then ask them to use the information to write some sentences.

Example:

My friend Wang Hao/ … is 1.80/…metre(s) tall.

He/She is tall/a bit short.

Select some students to report in front of the class.

Step 12  Summary

Review the following sentences learnt in this lesson with the whole class.

1. —How tall are you?

—I’m... metre(s) tall.

—How tall is he/she/...?

—He/She/It is...meter(s) tall.

2. She’s a bit short.

3. 表示身高的方法及读法

Step 13  Language points

1. He’s 1.85 metres tall. 他身高1.85米。

  “数词+表示单位的名词+tall/long/wide/deep/...”表示身高/长度/宽度和深度等。

  The building is about 50 metres tall. 这座楼约50米高。

  The river is 1, 678 metres long. 这条河1 678米长。

  Our room is about 6 metres wide. 我们的房间约6米宽。

2. How tall are you? 你多么高？

  How tall+be+ sb./sth.? 某人/某物多么高？

  用于提问某人的身高或物体的高度。其答语常为：   

  Sb./Sth.+be+数词+表示单位的名词+tall.

  —How tall is your sister? 你妹妹多么高？

  —She is 1.53 metres tall. 她1.53米高。

3. She’s a bit short. 她有点儿矮。

  a bit 有点儿，稍微

  ① 修饰形容词或副词

  The flower smells a bit sweet. 这花闻起来有点儿香。

  Tom comes a bit late. 汤姆来得有点儿晚。

  ② 修饰比较级

  I have a bit more work today.

今天我的工作稍多一点儿。

 【拓展】a bit of+不可数名词　一点儿……

  The students have a bit of homework in the evening.

  同学们晚上有点儿作业。

4. Standing up against the wall. 靠墙站着。

  against prep.

  ①倚着，靠着

  The girl is sitting against the wall. 这个女孩正靠墙而坐。

  ②反对，违反

  Are you for me or against me? 你支持我还是反对我？

  ③撞击，碰着

  Be careful! You may hit your head against the desk.

  当心！你或许会把头撞到桌子上。

  ④与……对抗

  We will play against your class.

我们将与你们班对抗。

Step 14  Homework

1. Remember the new words and expressions learnt in this lesson.

2. Write more sentences according to Let’s Do It! No. 4.

3. Preview Lesson 16.

当堂达标

Ⅰ.根据提示，在空白处填写一个正确的单词。

1. The Yellow River is more than five thousand ________ (metre) long.

2. The man sitting ________ (靠着) the wall is my uncle.

3. Before dinner, Jenny always puts the plates u________ the table.

4. The g________ is wet after the rain. Be careful.

5. The little dog wags its ________ (尾巴) and looks at me.

Ⅱ.根据汉语意思完成英语句子。

1.丹尼有多高？

  ________ ________ is Danny?

2.她身高一米六六。

  She is ________ ________ ________.

3.他有一点儿矮。

  He is ________ ________ short.

4.请靠着树站着。

  Please stand ________ ________ ________.

答案:Ⅰ. 1. metres　2. against　3. upon　4. ground　5. tail

Ⅱ. 1. How tall　2. 1.66 metres tall　3. a bit　4. against the tree

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