Module 4 Home alone
Unit2 I became so bored with their orders that I wished they would leave me alone
I Teaching material analysis
This module describe the situations about students being alone at home by different language learning activities.At the same time it hints students to pay attention to improve the ability of living alone. This topic “Home alone”related to our life which makes this module more meaningful. Unit 2 describe the story of student Zheng Chenyu who stays at home alone . During the reading process, Teachers should lead the students to find out the key sentences of the article and catch the specific imformation of the writer’s feelings.
IIStudents analysis
Students nowadays are lack of the ability of living alone. They seldom has the chance to practice their ability of live alone. Teenagers are especially bored with parents orders. After learning, students will realize their shortcomings and learn to live by themselves . The students have got the ability o f finishing the reading tasks in class.
III Teaching aims
1.Knowlege aims
Key vocabulary：actually, manage, unhappy, order, business, sofa, snack, midnight, empty, burn, cup, task
Key structures: turn off, be worried about, on business, have fun, hand in, unable to do, all day, tidy up, wake up, hurry to do sth.[Zxxk.Com][来源:Zxxk.Com]
2.Ability aims
1). To get key words about the changes of one’s feelings
2)Get to know the basic structure and specific imformation.
3). To master the adverbial clause of concession and results.
3.Moral objective: To know more about other person’s problems and master some basic skills in the life.
4.Teachingimportant points
1.To learn some expressions in the passage.
2.To learn the adverbial clause concession and results
5.Teaching difficult points
1. To get information specific information from the article.
2. The use of adverbial clause of“so…that..” “Although” “but” etc.
IV Teaching methods: Communicative approach; Task-based approach; Group work
V Teaching aids: Multi- media; Handouts
Ⅵ Evaluation aids: Group work evaluation; Self- evaluation
ⅦTeaching procedures
Step 1 Warming up
1. Ask and answer: What do your parents usually do for you?
2. Oral practice:Use “so”, “so...that...” “such...that” “Although” “but”to make sentences
设计意图： 课前热身,巩固练习使用so, so that, such that, Although等用法。
Step 2 Reading
1. Fast reading
Read and match
Para 1 a) Excited about the life without his parents
Para 2 b) Lonely and helpless about the life alone
Para 3 c) Unhappy about the life with parent
every day
Para 4 d) Tired of the home alone life
设计意图：通过快速阅读，引导学生学会抓住关键词关键句来迅速找出相关信息。
2. Intensive reading
1)Read para. 2 and answer the questions
①What does the writer think about the life with his parents? Why?
②Is the writer a playful(爱玩的) boy before? Why?
2)Read para.2 and complete the table
3)Read para.3 and complete the form
4)Read para.4 and answer the question
Does the writer finally succeed in managing his own life?
How do you know？
设计意图：通过不同的活动设置，让学生根据不同的问题理清文章结构，引导学生学会抓住关键词关键句来迅速找出相关信息。
3. After reading
1) Try to choose a sentence that best summarizes(总结、归纳) the whole passage.
a) Zheng Chenyu found his life more difficult without his parents.
b) Zheng Chenyu depended on his parents to prepare meals for him.
c) Zheng Chenyu had so much homework that he did not have time to look after himself.
d) Zheng Chenyu should learn to cook.
2) Use different adjectives to describe the changes of the writer’s feelings.
设计意图：对于 叙事类文章要引导学生抓住人物感受的细节信息，尤其注意 形容词的变化 。
Step3 Make a survey
Why do your parents try to manage your life?
If your parents aren’t at home, can you
I can… but I can’t… Although I can.. . I can’t…, so … that…
设计意图：通过对学生的调查让学生进一步熟悉操练but, although, so… that…的用法
Step 4 Learn to write
My ……holiday
__________my parents went to _____________for a few days. It is my________ holiday.On the first day I felt_______________ because__________________I could___________ but I couldn’t______________/ Although_________, I__________________.
On the second day, I _____ so_________that I____________.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
I missed my parents so much,but I looked after myself very well. They were happy to find__________
_________________________________________.
It’s really my… holiday.
设计意图：通过一系列的活动铺垫，让孩子们根据本课所学，完成语言的输出升华。
Step 5 Homework
Write a small passage about your holiday