初中英语外研版 (新标准)七年级上册Unit 2 They’re waiting for buses or trains.教课课件ppt

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利用图片学习关于人们行为动作的词汇，引导学生以对话的形式谈论人们正在做的事情，为学习课文打下基础。根据课文，设置速读、精读，加深学生对课文的理解。学习课文中的重难点知识，引导学生对人们正在做的事情进行写作。最后通过做题，实际运用所学知识。

教学目标

通过本单元的教学，让学生达成以下目标：

1. 知识目标

掌握本单元新单词及短语：drive, off, get off, hot dog, leave, restaurant，moment, place, thing, most, still, star。

2. 能力目标

(1) 能识别不同地区的时间；

(2) 能读懂有关正在发生事情的短文，提取有效信息，复述课文；

(3) 运用现在进行时描述不同地区人们正在做的事情。

3. 情感目标

通过了解其他国家或地区人们的生活让学生提高对异国文化和生活习俗的兴趣，同时加深对本国文化的认识。

重点难点

重点：本单元的重点单词、短语和句型。

难点：运用现在进行时描述人们正在做的事情。

教学准备

PPT课件；教材活动2的录音

授课时数

2课时

教学过程

Step 1　Lead-in

1. Look at the pictures and work in pairs.

(1) Get the students to look at the pictures and talk like this:

A: What is/are … doing? 

B: …

(2) Ask some pairs to share their conversations.

2. Match the words and expressions from the box with the pictures and say what the people are doing.

(1) Read through the words in the box with the students.

(2) Make sure that they understand the meaning.

(3) Get them to match as many of the words to the pictures as they can.

(4) Ask them to check their ideas with a partner.

Possible answers：

Picture 1: bus, drive　The people are getting on the bus.

Picture 2: coffee, restaurant　The people are drinking coffee in the restaurant.

Picture 3: The people are working.

Picture 4: sleep　The city is sleeping.

Picture 5: The people are watching TV/a film.

Step 2  Fast reading

1. Read the news report and match the paragraphs with the pictures in Activity 1.

(1) Ask the students to read the five paragraphs and match the photos with them.

(2) Elicit answers from the whole class.

Answers：

Paragraph A—Picture 1

Paragraph B—Picture 5

Paragraph C—Picture 4

Paragraph D—Picture 3

Paragraph E—Picture 2

2. Read the passage quickly and finish the table.

(1) Get students to read quickly and underline the information that is important to fill in the table.

(2) Ask some students to share their answers.

(3) Check the answers.

Answers：<1> London　<2> 20: 00　<3> 9: 00　<4> New York

Step 3  Careful reading

1. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.

1 In London,

a) people aren’t leaving work.  b) people are going home.

2 In Moscow,

a) people aren’t going to the theatre.  b) people are having dinner.

3 In Beijing,

a) people are watching a film.  b) people are sleeping.

4 In Los Angeles,

a) people are working.  b) people are getting up.

5 In New York,

a) people are getting up.  b) people are having lunch.

(1) Tell the students to read through the sentences and the choices of answers first.

(2) Read the passage quickly and underline the key information.

(3) Let them finish the task on their own.

(4) Check the answers.

Answers: 1 b　2 b　3 b　4 a　5 b  

2. Read the phrases in the passage and translate them into Chinese.

(1) at the moment   现在，此时

(2) in different places  在不同的地方

(3) leave work   下班

(4) wait for   等待

(5) drive home   开车回家

(6) get off the trains   下火车

(7) have afternoon tea   喝下午茶

(8) have a drink       喝饮品

(9) have dinner at home  在家吃晚饭

(10) go to the theatre    去剧院

(11) go home from work  下班回家

(12) start lessons       开始上课

(13) see friends        看望朋友

(14) call home          给家里打电话  

3. Read carefully and finish the table.

(1) Ask the students to find the key information that they need to complete in the table.

(2) Get them to read carefully and underline the key information.

(3) Elicit the answers by asking the time and activities.

Answers:

Step 4  Post-reading

1. Retell the passage according to the table.

Retell like this:

In         , it’s          o’clock in the          and people are…Some are…or…, some are… They aren’t …

2. Complete the passage with the correct form of the words from the box.

All over the world, people are doing different (1) 　　　. At the (2) 　　　,

it’s five o’clock in London and people are going home from work. People in

Moscow are having dinner at home or in (3) 　　　. In Beijing, (4)  　　　

people are sleeping, but some are (5) 　　　 working.

(1) Go through the words in the box with the students.

(2) Ask them to read the passage and complete them with words in the box in pairs.

(3) Elicit answers in full sentences from the class.

Answers: (1) things  (2) moment  (3) restaurants  (4) most  (5) still

Step 5  Language points

1. At this moment, in different places of the world, people are doing different things. 此时此刻，在世界上不同的地方，人们正在做不同的事情。

moment 是名词，意为“时刻，时候”。at the/this moment 意为“此时此刻”， 用于现在进行时，与now或right now同义。

What is he doing at the moment? 此时此刻他正在做什么？

[拓展] (1) moment 还可意为“片刻，瞬间”

Wait a moment, please. 请稍等一下。

(2) in a moment 马上，很快

I’ll be back in a moment. 我马上回来。

2. In London, it’s five o’clock in the afternoon and people are leaving work and are going home. 在伦敦，现在是下午五点，人们正在下班回家。

leave 是动词，意为“离开”，leave work 意为“下班”。leave for… 意为“前往某地”。

It’s time for us to leave. 我们该走了。

My grandmother wants to leave for Beijing tomorrow.

我的祖母明天想去北京。

[拓展] leave 还可表示“留下，留给，把……忘在某处”，后面常与表示地点的介词短语连用。

He usually leaves his homework at home. 他经常把作业落在家里。

3. Some people are driving home. 一些人在开车回家。

drive是动词，意为“驾驶；驾车”。

drive to… 意为“开车去某地”， 当后面接here, there, home 等时，不带to。

Don’t drive too fast! 不要开车太快！

He drives to work every day. 他每天开车去上班。

[拓展] driver是名词，意为“司机”。

My father is a driver; he often drives us to travel.

我的爸爸是一位司机，他经常开车带我们去旅行。

4. Some are getting off buses or trains. 一些人正在下公交车或火车。    

get off 意为“下 (飞机、火车、公共汽车等) ” ， 其反义短语为get on, 意为“上 (飞机、火车、公共汽车等) ” 。 

Get off the bus at the next stop. 在下一站下车。

Do all the students get on the school bus? 所有的学生都上校车了吗？

5. Most people are sleeping. 大部分人在睡觉。

most此处作形容词，意为“大部分 (的) ； 大多数 (的) ”。

(1) most+名词，泛指多数，无范围。

Most children like eating ice cream. 大多数孩子喜欢吃冰激凌。

(2) “most of + the/ this/ these/ that/ those/ 物主代词＋名词”或 “most of + 代词”，指某一范围以内的多数。

Most of the students in my class are from countryside.

我班里大多数的学生来自农村。

Step 6  Writing

1. Find out what time it is now in London, Moscow, New York and Los Angeles. Write sentences about what people are doing or aren’t doing. Join sentences with and or so.

In London, it’s… and people are leaving…

In Beijing, it’s…, so people aren’t…

2. Read the postcard and check (√) the true sentences.

1 This is a postcard from Betty’s mum.   □

2 Betty’s mum is visiting her friends in Hollywood.  □

3 Betty is enjoying the movie.    □

4 Betty’s mum is taking a lot of photos.  □

(1) Ask the students to read the sentences and then read the postcard.

(2) Get them to underline key information, and then check the true sentences individually.

(3) Students check answers in pairs and give reason if false.

(4) Elicit answers from the whole class.

Answers: 1 √ 　2 √　3×　4 √

3. Write Betty’s postcard to her grandma from the Great Wall.

·Start like this: Dear Grandma,

·Say what she’s doing now.

·Say what she’s enjoying.

·Finish like this : Love , Betty

Answer (just for reference) ：

Dear Grandma,

I’m writing this postcard to you on the Great Wall! I’m visiting it with my classmates and we’re enjoying the trip a lot. Wang Hui is taking lots of photos and Lingling is buying a few postcards and presents. The teacher is talking to us about the history of the Wall.

Love,

Betty       

Step 7  Homework  

1. Read the passage.

2. Try to retell paragraphs according to the table.

当堂达标

Ⅰ. 用所给单词的适当形式填空。

1. Thank you very much for 　　　　 (help) me.

2. My mother 　　　　 (drive) her car to work every day.

3. Lingling is watching TV in the room and her mother 　　　　 (wash) clothes.

4. My best friend likes watching TV a lot. He　　　　 (not watch) TV now. He usually 　　　　 (watch) TV at home.

5. —What 　　　　 you 　　　　 (talk) about?

—We are talking about my new bike.

Ⅱ. 单项填空。

1. Sometimes in different 　　　　 of the world people are doing 　　　　 thing.

A. place, the same   B. places, same    

C. place, same   D. places, the same

2. You 　　　　. Don’t talk on the phone.

A. will drive   B. are driving

C. were driving   D. is driving

3. —Where is your cousin?

—He 　　　　 an English exam now.

A. has   B. had

C. having   D. is having

4. —What are your parents doing now?

—They 　　　　 afternoon tea.

A. are having   B. have

C. having   D. drinking

5. —Betty is ill today. Is she 　　　　 in bed?

—Yes, she 　　　　.

A. lie, am  B. lay, are C. lying, be   D. lying, is

III. 翻译句子。

1. 现在是下午五点，人们正在下班并且回家。

______________________________________________________________

2. 人们此时正在下公交车或火车吗？

______________________________________________________________

3. 一些人正在去剧院或看电影。

______________________________________________________________

4. 孩子们正在上课。

______________________________________________________________

答案：Ⅰ. 1. helping   2. drives   3. is washing   4. isn’t watching, watches    5. are , talking

Ⅱ. 1-5　DBDAD

Ⅲ. 1. It’s five o’clock in the afternoon. People are leaving work and are going home.

2. Are people getting off buses or trains at this moment?

3. Some people are going to the theater or watching a film.

4. Children are starting their lessons.

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