Unit7 AbilitiesTaskTeaching objectives:By the end of the class, students are expected to:1. catch the key points of a recommendation letter. 2. make a writing plan about abilities and personality.3. practise writing a recommendation letter.Important points and difficult points:1.To make a writing plan about abilities and personality.2.To practice writing a recommendation letter.Teaching Procedures:Step 1: Lead-inShow Ss some photos about their performance in the art festival held last week.Ask Ss “What can they do?” Ss: They can play the guitar well./They can dance beautifully./ She is good at playing the piano.T: Wow, I think my students are really good, you have different abilities and I saw you practice hard and help each other during the preparation period, you have a lot of good personality. Because of your abilities and personality, I should give you a thumbs-up.（設(shè)計意圖：通過呈現(xiàn)本班學(xué)生在學(xué)校藝術(shù)節(jié)表演的照片，一是為了拉近師生距離，讓學(xué)生以喜悅的心情進(jìn)入英語課堂，促使他們積極主動的進(jìn)入學(xué)習(xí)狀態(tài)，使課堂更具活力。二是為了引出本節(jié)課的兩個要點Abilities和personality。本節(jié)課的主線清晰的呈現(xiàn)了出來。為后面的教學(xué)做鋪墊，這種方式承上啟下，便于學(xué)生接受新的環(huán)節(jié)。）Step 2: RevisionT: Today, Mr Wu also gives Daniel a thumbs-up. Lets see what abilities and personality Daniel has.T: Daniel and his classmates are members of the Helping Hands Club. They often do many good things for others.Show Ss some pictures about Daniel and his classmates. Ask Ss: “What do they do?”Ss: They often collecting things for Project Hope./ They visit an old peoples home./ They clean up the park./ He helps an old man cross the road./ He gives his seat to a woman on the bus.T: Daniel and his classmates are very helpful.（設(shè)計意圖：既復(fù)習(xí)本單元所學(xué)的重要句型也為之后的輸出儲備更多的語言材料。）Step 3: PresentationT: Today we will learn Daniels abilities and personality according to Mr. Wus recommendation letter.1：Match ideas with each paragraphShow Ss the recommendation letter. Ask Ss to count how many paragraphs the recommendation letter has.Play the tape and ask students to listen and read silently and try to find the main idea of each paragraph.（設(shè)計意圖：讓學(xué)生通過聽和默讀來完成文章段落大意的歸納，以此來讓學(xué)生對文章有一個整體的把握。）2: Read the first sentence of each paragraph and answer the questionsQ1: What does Mr. Wu want to recommend Daniel for?Q2: What do you think of Daniel?Q3: Who thinks that Daniel should get the award?（設(shè)計意圖：進(jìn)一步練習(xí)學(xué)生通過閱讀段落主題句來捕捉細(xì)節(jié)的能力。）3: The structure of the articlePara 1 : what the letter is about Para 2: ability + examplePara 3: personality1+examplePara 4: personality2+examplePara 5: state again who to recommendSum up: A recommendation is made up of three parts-Introduction, Main body and Conclusion.4: Learn the three parts one by oneIntroduction (Para 1)Explain how to write the beginning of a recommendation letter and emphasize some important phrases.Main body (Para 2-4)Emphasize some important phrases and give Ss some writing skills-write some examples to make the writing persuasive./ use some adverbs to make the writing vivid./ add some words to emphasis.Fill in the blanks with words missing according to Para 2.Do True or False according to Para 3.Ask and answer according to Para 4.Conclusion (Para 5)Emphasize some important phrases and explain how to write the ending of a recommendation letter.（設(shè)計意圖：這部分為本課重點教學(xué)內(nèi)容。通過歸納推薦信的結(jié)構(gòu)，然后解構(gòu)推薦信，從引言、主體和結(jié)論這三個部分分塊講解文章內(nèi)容并結(jié)合內(nèi)容給出相應(yīng)的寫作技巧, 在講解每塊內(nèi)容時配以不同形式的練習(xí)加深學(xué)生對文本材料的理解和運用。這種任務(wù)型教學(xué)模式可以有效地培養(yǎng)、提高學(xué)生的語言運用能力，增強綜合素質(zhì)。）Step 4: Sum upGive Ss some important phrases, sentences and specific examples to help Ss master how to write a recommendation letter.（設(shè)計意圖：運用思維導(dǎo)圖幫助學(xué)生進(jìn)一步梳理推薦信的脈絡(luò)，并通過圖片提示的形式幫助學(xué)生復(fù)習(xí)有關(guān)Abilities和personality所學(xué)過的句型和事例，這不僅讓學(xué)生復(fù)習(xí)了本單元所學(xué)，而且給之后的輸出列出了提綱，讓學(xué)生寫推薦信時有話可說，也讓他們的呈現(xiàn)更具個人特色。）Step 5: PracticeShow Ss different awards in the class and ask them to choose a classmate to recommend for an award. Practise writing a recommendation letter.Ask two Ss to share their letters with others.（設(shè)計意圖：結(jié)合班級實際布置寫推薦信的任務(wù)，提供英語交際的真實情境，讓學(xué)生在這種環(huán)境中進(jìn)行思考和輸出。）Step 5: Homework 1.Check your letters with your deskmate.Pay attention to the following points: Structure/ Main points/ Grammar/ Spelling.2. E-mail me at 1253002659qq.com. I will choose the best writer in our class.（設(shè)計意圖：本步驟是強化和鞏固本課所學(xué)內(nèi)容的重要環(huán)節(jié)，激勵學(xué)生把英語的使用延伸到課外，讓學(xué)生最大限度和最大范圍地把英語融入到實際生活中，讓英語的運用自然而然的成為學(xué)生每日的一種習(xí)慣，從而實現(xiàn)語言學(xué)習(xí)和語言運用的緊密結(jié)合。