Unit 5 AbilitiesVocabularyTeaching goals1. To develop an understanding of the use of adjs in different contexts2. To use suitable adjs to describe peoples behaviour and characterFocuses1. To grasp the use of adjs in different contextsDifficulties:To use correct adjs to describe peoples behaviour and characterProceduresStep 1 Brainstorming activities1. Brainstorm about the adjs Ss learned before and in the unit. Get Ss to find out how many of them are about qualitieshard-working brave careful safe helpfulpolite grateful quick slow kind happy cheerful thoughtful likely 2. Get Ss to describe their partner with the adjs above. Make sure they can give the proper descriptions in class. Praise those who do well in the step.3. Lead into the concept of opposites. Make sure they can understand the new concept.4. Try to give the correct opposites of the adjs above. hard-working - lazybrave -afraid careful- carelesssafe- dangeroushelpful- unhelpfulpoliteimpolite/ rudegrateful- ungratefulquick- slowkind -unkindhappy unhappy/ sad5. Encourage more able Ss to give more adjs in class. Step 2 Presentation1. Get Ss to describe Chen Dan/ Zhao Aijia with the given words/ phrases.A. kind brave, think of others first, helpful, do a lot of computer work for the club, politeB. be good at running/ climbing and playing tennis, tell the young people to be careful, quick and brave, save Mrs Lu last week. 2. Get Ss to talk about what good qualities do the two Ss have.3. Present the new items to them:recommend sb to be the host recommend sb as sb recommend sb for an awardMost Helpful Student AwardHelping Hand ClubBest Sports(wo)man AwardHave/ get/ win the awardStep 3 PracticeI. Page 77 Part B, Get individuals to read out the passage and give their answers in class. Make all the Ss read the part in chorus until they can read the two passages well enough.A helpful studentA. I would like to _ Chen Dan for the Grade 7 Most Helpful Student Award. He spends a lot of time at the Helping Hands Club. He is _ and _. He always thinks of _ first. He often helps other members. He is very _ and he does a lot of computer work for the club. The other members of the club like him very much because he is _ too.A super swimmerB. I am writing _ Zhao Aijia for the Grade 7 Best Sportswoman Award, Zhao Aijia is a member of the Swimming Club. She is also good at running, climbing and playing tennis. She often tells younger students to be _ when they play water sports. She is also very _ and _. Last week, Mrs Lu fell into the water and Zhao Aijia saved her. Mrs Lu was very _ for Zhao Aijias help. We shall all be very _ if Zhao Aijia can have the award.II. Pair Ss practice retelling the two passages above. Encourage more able Ss to retell them in front of the class.Step 4 Consolidation1.Describe Sb according to the given Chinese.1. Do you know the useful adjs?energetic/ lazy quiet/ noisy calm/ nervousskilled/ unskilled optimistic/ pessimisticbrave/ cowardly practical/ impracticalmature/ children dependent/ independentstrong/ weak fast/ slow sensible/ foolishshy/ outgoing beautiful/ ugly easy-going/ stubborninteresting/ boring2.你想推荐你的好朋友作为最乐于助人学生奖。他善良而又助人为乐。总是先人后己。他反应敏捷，上个月救了一个落水儿童。那个孩子的家长很感激他的帮助。我们都希望他能获奖。I want to recommend my good friend for the Most Helpful Student Award. He is very kind and helpful. He always thinks of others and then himself,. He is very quick. Last month, he saved a child. The boy fell into the water. The childs parents are very grateful for his help. We all hope he can have the award.Step 5 Homework1. Go over Grammar after class.2. Try to revise the opposites about adjs. 3. Practice Step 4 as written work.- 3 -用心 爱心 专心