Unit 1 This is me!Comic strip & Welcome to the unitI. Teaching aims and learning objectivesBy the end of the lesson, students should be able to:1. know the two cartoon characters, Eddie and Hobo, and the six students at Sunshine Middle School;2. greet each other properly in English;3. introduce oneself to others in English.II. Teaching contents1. New words and phrases: master, e-dog, good morning/good afternoon/good evening/good night2. New structures:What’s your name?My name is ,Nice to meet you.Nice to meet you, too.III. Focus o f the lesson and predicted area of difficultyHow to introduce each other and greet each other in English.IV. Teaching proceduresComic stripStep 1 Lead-in：Enjoy the video “make friends”．T: Today we’ll learn U nit 1 This is me! Do you like the song in the video? We are now new students at Donglin Middle School, and meet many new classmates. Do you want to make more friends? I’d like you to meet two new friends in our books. Do you want to know them?【设计意图：由视频再到图片make friends引出不同人物的名字。
】Step 2 Presentation1. Learn some new words(1) Show some pictures of the two cartoon characters.T: Look at the dog. His name is Eddie. Do you have a dog at home? If youhave a pet dog, you are the master of the dog. You should look after itevery day. And this is Hobo. They are our new friends.(2) Learn more about the words by showing more examples.2. Watch the video between Eddie and Hobo, and answer the following questions.T: Now let’s watch a video between Eddie and Hob o. Please watch carefully and answer the questions below.(1) What are the two dogs’ names?(2) Who is the master?(3) Is Hobo a real dog?(4) Is Hobo happy in Picture 1? Why?(5) Is Hobo happy in Picture 4? Why?3. Listen to the tape and follow in chorus. Pay attention to the pronunciation and intonation.4. Fill in the blanks of the passage, and check the answers.5. Read the conversation in pairs. Encourage students to add some facial expressions and body language if necessary.6. Demonstrate the conversation to the whole class.T: Great! Now I’d like to invite some pairs to come to the front androle-play for us. Who wants to have a try?【设计意图：通过图片呈现导入生词和短语，引出comic strip对话。
通过问答、填空和朗读让学生理解漫画内容并加以巩固。
】Welcome to the unitStep 1 Prese ntation1. Show pictures of the six students at Sunshine Middle School, and introduce their names.2. Read their names together.3. Show more pictures about these students in part A, and show how togreet people at different time.4. Finish Part B and read together.5. Read the three conversations in Part A together.【设计意图】通过呈现图片和部分对话让学生填入所缺答语的形式导入生词和短语，同时根据每张图片的内容师生现场演绎该段对话，增加学生印象，同时达到锻炼口语交际能力的目的。
Step 2 Practice1. Listen to the conversation in part C, and answer the question.Who are the two girls in th e conversation?2. Repeat after the tape, and pay attention to the pronunciation and intonation.3. Work in pairs. Greet your partner and then introduce yourself. Usethe conversation below as a model.A: Hello./Hi./Good morning ,B: Hello./Hi./Good morning ,A: I’m , /My name is , What’s your name?B: I’m , /My name is ,A: Nice to meet you.B: Nice to meet you, too.【设计意图】让同桌互相进行自我介绍并打招呼，操练对话，将知识点的运用融入到日常生活中。
Step 3 ExpansionShow some slang expressions and let students guess their meanings.T: Today, we have two new friends, Eddie and Hobo. They are both lovelydogs. And in foreign countries, dogs are human’s good f riends. They are honest, and do lots of things for us. Now, I have some slang expressions in English. Who can have a guess and tell the meanings？Love me, love my dog. 爱屋及乌。
It’s raining cats and dogs. 天正下着倾盆大雨。
work like a dog 拼命工作Every dog has its day. 每个人都有得意或成功的一天。
【设计意图】通过言语扩充学生知识面，提高学习兴趣。
Step 4 ConsolidationTranslate t hese sentences into English.1. 我爱电子狗。
I love e-dogs.2. 你叫什么名字。
What’s your name?3. A: 你是埃迪吗？Are you Eddie?B: 是的。
Yes, I am.【设计意图】通过句子翻译，让学生更好地加深对课堂内容的理解。
V. Homework1. Read the new words and dialogues;2. Finish Exercise One.Unit 1 This is me!Reading (I)I. Teaching aims and learning objectivesBy the end of the lesson, students should be able to:1. fluently read the passage about the four students at Sunshine MiddleSchool;2. find out some detail information about the passage by reading carefully;3. introduce oneself and others in English.II. Teaching contents1. New words and phrases: grade, student, reading, classmate, slim, begood at, after scho ol2. New structures:I have short hair.Her hair is long.Let’s meet my new classmates.I love reading.He is from Nanji ng.He’s good at Maths.III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of diffi cultyLearn how to introduce others and oneself.IV. Teaching proceduresStep 1 Lead-in1. Show t he picture of Hermione, a character from the movie series Harry Potter. And present ne w words and phrases by showing her profile.2. Match the words and phrases with the meanings.3.Make a conclusion about how to introduce a person: name/age/birthplace/appearance/hobby.【设计意图；简要总结如何描写人物的思路，同时拓展更多相关词汇，形成文章脉络并锻炼学生的总结能力。