教学设计
Module7 Unit 2 I was born in Quincy
教材分析：
本模块的话题是谈论“过去的生活”，该话题为学生所熟知，非常有利于开展听、说、读、写方面的语言实践活动。这篇文章介绍的是贝蒂的个人生活，从社会，家庭，朋友的角度对贝蒂在昆西的生活进行描述。语言知识方面可以培养学生快速阅读和详读的教学策略。情感态度方面，可以通过对童年的描述增进同学之间的了解，培养对家乡和生活的热爱。 教学方法: pair-work, group work 教案内容： 一、 学习目标：
1. To get information from the reading material about Betty’s past life. 2. To understand the sentences with was or were in the passage. 3. To write a brief description about one’s past life.
二、学习重、难点：
1、教学重点
掌握以下重点句型：
⑴.I was born in Quincy, a town on the east coast of America. ⑵ There were lots of things to do in Quincy. ⑶ There was a big living room with a TV….. ⑷ It was great to play there.
⑸We were looking forward to seeing my friends again.
2、教学难点
在生活中能用一般过去时描述和表达过去生活。 三、教学过程： （一） Warming up
1. 课前进行单词风暴，说出与house相关的词汇
bathroom, bedroom , garden, ,lake, kitchen , dinning room , sofa… 2.通过做游戏，看图片说单词。
（二）Pre-reading
1．Learning and practice (1) 教师导入： First let’s enjoy a video.
The video reminds me of my past life, we should cherish our friendship.
(通过放“Yesterday once more ”歌曲视频，唤起孩子们对过去生活的美好回忆,以此导入课文）
（2) Let’s look at the title ---My life in Quincy.
The title(标题) can tell us what the text will talk about. Try to answer the question: Whose life? Where is Quincy? What about his/ her life?
（三）While-reading
1 .Scanning：Read quickly and answer (1)Whose life did the passage tell us? (2)Where is Quincy?
(提示Tip: Go through and get the information according to the key words.寻读是根据关键词寻找特定信息)
2 .Skimming：Read quickly and match Para1 A. The garden of our house Para2 B. Quincy Town
Para3 C. Two presidents of the USA Para4 D. My old friends Para5 E. Our house in Quincy
(提示Tip:Read and get the main idea. 跳读是指快速获取段落的主旨大意) 3. Detailed-reading Read Para1-2 and answer
（1） What was Betty’s life like in quincy ? （2） What’s the relationship
between and ?
Born in 1767 John Quincy Adams
Born in 1735 John Adams
Read Para3-4 and deal with the problems
（1） Please guess the meaning of “comfortable”. Our house is big and comfortable.
A. 宽敞的 B.舒适的 C.拥挤的 （2） Find out a sentence that has the same meaning :
There was a big garden. There were lots of trees in the garden. （3）Try to translate the sentence into Chinese. It was great to play there. Read Para5 and do T or F
（1）All of the children in Quincy were my friends. （2）I left Quincy four years ago.
(提示Tip:Read the passage carefully and get the information you need. 仔细阅读重要的语句和章节，寻找所需的细节内容）
IV．Listening
1.Listen and pay attention to your pronunciation. 2. You can follow it in a low voice.
V. Retelling
1. Read and fill in the blanks
I was ______ in Quincy twelve years ago. There _____ lots of things ________. I wasn’t______ and I was very _____ there.
Our house was ____ and ____________ . There was a big ______ room with TV.
Behind the house, there was a big ______ with lots of _____ and there was a small _____ with fish in it. It was great _________ there.
There were lots of ______ in Quincy . I’m looking forward to ______ my friends again. 2. Retell the passage according to the key words.
…born… ago. There … things … I wasn’t…and I was … there.
…house … and …There…living …TV
Behind … there was … with …trees and … with fish .... It was …to … There …friends… . Many… were … friends. I’m …seeing … again. 3. Retell it by the pictures:
通过分层复述，让学生在学习的过程中不断挑战自己，超越自己；同时也为不同层次的学生设计了不同的目标，让每个孩子都享受到学习的快乐。 4. Thinking :How to tell your past life to others? 5. Sharing： Everyone has a story.
You are different from others. Please tell your past life to all of us . Let’s share your happiness and sadness.
VI. Promotion(group work)
Tell a story about yourself , your parents, your friends, your teachers or others that you like best. Requirements:
1. You can describe , interview or make a dialogue. 2. Come up with a question to listeners. 3. Try to use what we have learned in this class.
通过观看视频Kongfu Panda,理解师傅的一句话：Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That is why it is called the present.教育孩子们“把握现在，赢得未来”
Summary(sharing our presents):
What we have learned: We learn how to use was or were Our thoughts:
The excellent groups and members:
Self-assessment:
Can you tell us Betty’s life?
Can you talk about someone’s past lives? Have you got the best present in this class? Is English interesting?
Homework:
1. 上网搜索更多关于你的家乡的信息，比较两个城市过去的生活和现在的生活，写一篇以My
hometown为题的作文。
2. If you are a reporter, interview a friend of you, and then write a passage about his or her past life.
外研版初中英语七年级下册：Module7Unit2 IwasborninQuincy
