1、A teaching plan for Unit 3，Module2 一、Teaching materials:Unit 3 Language in use (Module 3 Spring Festival)二、Targets for this period:To consolidate Present continuous questions and short answersTo learn new words by using word map and pictures To write a letter about the Spring Festival三、Key points:Ke
2、y structuresAre you learning a dragon dance No, Im not. Im making lanterns.Is your mother cooking Yes, she is.四、Teaching methods:Formal and interactive approach五、Teaching aidsBlackboard, handouts六、Teaching arrangements: Step One Warming-up (Around the world)1. Students find more information about Ch
3、ristmas by answering the questions1) What is the most important festival in the western countries Christmas.2) What is it to celebrate The birth of Jesus Christ3) What is Father Christmas like A fat man with a long white beard and wears a red suit4) What does Father Christmas give to the children Pr
4、esents2. Language points1) celebratee.g. How does she celebrate her birthday2) be interested ine.g. He isnt interested in Mothers Day.3) wear, put on, dressWear sth 穿着 / 戴着某物 （强调状态）Put on sth 穿上 / 戴上某物 （强调动作）Dress sb 给某人穿衣服Step Two Vocabulary learning (Activity 4)Students use the word map to write t
5、he words and phrases in Units 1&2 under the headings.Getting ready: clean the house, sweep the floor, paint the doors and windows red, buy clothes, have a haircut, cook the meal, learn the dance, make the lanternsDecorations: paper cut, lanternsFood: cake, jiaozi(dumpling), niangao(sweet rice puddin
6、g), yuanxiao(rice dumpling)Presents: new clothesTraditions: watch fireworks at midnight, visit family and friend, watch dragon and lion dancingStep Three To write short answers according to the example (Activity 1)Step Four To write questions and short answers (Activity 2)1. Is Linglings mother clea
7、ning the house Yes, she is.2. Is Linglings father making lanterns No, he isnt.3. Is Linglings aunt cooking the meal No, she isnt4. Is Linglings grandmother sweeping the floor No, she isnt.5. Are the boys learning a dragon dance Yes, they are.6. Are Lingling and her family getting ready for the sprin
8、g Festival Yes, they are.Step Five Comparison: 一般现在时和现在进行时的几点不同一、根本用法不同 1. 一般现在时用来表示习惯性的动作或状态。如： She goes to school by bike every day.2. 现在进行时用来表示现在(说话的瞬间)正在发生或进行的动作或者用来表示现阶段正在进行或存在的状态。如： Look ! She is reading under the tree.二、谓语动词的形式不同 1. 一般现在时的谓语动词：1) be动词用am/is/are这三种形式；2)实义动词用动词原形或第三人称单数形式(根据主语数
9、的变化而变化)。 如：We go to school at seven in the morning. 2. 现在进行时谓语动词的形式为： am / is / are+动词-ing 形式。如： I am reading English now. 我现在正在读英语三、时间状语不同 1. 一般现在时常与often, sometimes, always, usually等频率副词连用，还与 every morning /day / week., on Wednesday, in the morning / afternoon / evening等时间状语连用。 2. 现在进行时常与now, thes
10、e days, these weeks等时间状语连用。句首有 Look ! / Listen !等提示语时，后面的句子中动词一般用现在进行时。四、特殊用法不同 1. 一般现在时的特殊用法： 表示客观真理、自然现象往往要用一般现在时表示。如： The moon goes round the earth.月亮绕着地球转。 2. 现在进行时的特殊用法： 现在进行时与always 连用时，往往含有赞扬、厌恶、责备等感情色彩。如： He is always working hard.他总是非常努力地工作。(表示赞扬) come, go, begin, start, leave 等动词常用现在进行时表示将
11、要发生的动作。如： I/m coming. 我就来。Step Six 用所给词的适当形式填空。1. Its six oclock in the morning. I am getting (get) dressed.2. Look! Daming is lying (lie) in the sun.3. Listen! Betty and Lily are singing (sing) an English song.4. Tony isnt reading. He is writing (write).5. What is Wang Hui doing (do) at the moment6
12、. Bettys mother is visiting (visit) Hollywood now.7. -Where is Lucy-She is shopping (shop) with her mum.8. We often have (have) lunch at home.9. He goes (go) to the opera every Sunday.10.Thank you for sending (send) me a post card.11.Look! Tom with his classmates is playing (play) football over ther
13、e.12.Its 8:30 in the morning. Is Jim having (have) a Chinese class13.Little Bob has (have) a toy boy now.14.John doesnt live (not live) with his parents. He shares a room with his friend.15.Who usually does (do) shopping in your family16.- Does Lily bring (bring) her dictionary every day Yes, shes c
14、ooking (cook) now.17.Dont drink (drink) too much coke. Its not good for you. 18.My grandma watches (watch) TV every day. But she isnt watching (watch) now.19.Does Betty write (write) to you very often No. But I think she is going to write to me soon.20.-Where does Harry often buy (buy) his train tic
15、ketsStep seven To translate into English1. 你们正在为春节作准备吗？Are you getting ready for the Spring Festival2. 我们经常用剪纸来装饰门窗。We often decorate doors and windows with paper cuts.3. 连续几天，我们不清扫房间，因为我们不想把好运扫走。We dont clean the house for a few days, because we dont want to sweep away good luck.4. 在新年那一天，我们穿上新衣服去给亲戚朋友拜年。On New Years Day, we put on new clothes and visit our family and friends.5. 他们给我们一年四季带来好运气。They bring us good luck all the year round.6. 红色代表幸运，所以我们把门窗涂成红色。Red means good luck, so we paint our doors and windows red.7. 他们经常去购置礼物和准备大量的食物。They
