Unit1Friends教案Languagefunctionsandfocus1.Useanadjectivebeforeanounorafteralinkingverbtodescribesomeone/somethinge.g.:Shehasshorthair.Herhairisshort.2.Useparativestoparetwopeople/thingse.g.:SandyshairislongerthanMillieshair.3.Usesuperlativestoparethreeormorepeoplethingse.g.:Heisthetallestboyinmyclass.4.Useas+adjective+astoparepeople/thingse.g.:MillieisastallasKitty.5.Useadjectivestodescribesomeonesphysicalfeaturesandappearancee.g.:Sandyistallandhaslonghair.LanguageskillsListening1.Identifymainideastoobtaininformationaboutafriend2.Interpretinformationtoobtainageneralunderstandingofthepeopleinaconversation3.IdentifyspecificandrelevantinformationtopletelettersaboutteenagersfutureplansSpeaking1.Usequestionsandanswerstotalkaboutpeoplesappearanceandpersonality2.UseeverydayexpressionstoshowagreementandconfirminformationReading1.Guessgeneralmeaningfromkeywordsandcontext2.Skimtextforoverallmeaningandscanfordetails3.IdentifyspecificinformationaboutdifferentpeoplefromtheirfriendsdescriptionsWriting1.Collectinformationandorganizeideastodescribetheappearanceandpersonalityofafriend2.Produceaparticulartext-typeforanaudienceusingagivenmodelStudyskillsLookformainpointsandkeywordstohelpunderstandandrememberapassagemoreeasilyBackgroundinformationBook8AcontinuesthestoryaboutthelivesandexperiencesofthesixcentralcharactersintroducedinBook7A.Here,thecharactersareGrade8students.Yourstudentswillbeabletoidentifywiththedifferentsituationsandcontexts.Languageispresentedthroughreal-lifeexperiences,exposingstudentstorealmunication.OverviewoftheunitThemaintopicofthisunitisdescribingtheappearanceandthequalitiesofagoodfriend.Studentslearntotalkabouttheirfriendsandtheirfutureplans.UnitopeningBackgroundinformationTheopeningpagearousesstudentsinterestinthetopicoftheunitthroughthefunnyinteractionsoftwocartooncharacters(EddieandHobo).Thisopeningpageintroducestheideaoffriendshipandsharing.Warm-upactivities1.ReadtheconversationbetweenEddieandHobo.Checkunderstandingofkindandshare.Ask,e.g.:WhatdoesEddiegiveHobo?(Hegiveshimsomecakeandmilk.)Isthereanythingelseinthefridge?(No,thereisnt.)WhatdoesHobowant?(HewantstoshareEddiespizzainthebowl.)2.Introducetheideaofsharingandfriendship.Ask,e.g.:AreEddieandHobogoodfriends?(Yes,theyare.Theysharethings.)Whodoyoulikemore?Why?(IlikeEddiebecauseheshareshisfoodwithHobo.)Asktwomoreablestudentstorole-playtheconversationinfrontoftheclass.WeletotheunitObjectives1.Torevisevocabularyandexpressionstodescribepeople2.Toguessmeaningfromcontext3.Togenerateideasaboutpeoplesappearanceandpersonalities4.TocategorizeadjectivestodescribeimportantqualitiesofafriendaordingtopersonalpreferencesBackgroundinformationThissectionintroducesstudentstotheunittopicaboutdifferentpersonalitiesoffriends.Studentsanswersomequestionsinamagazineaboutthequalitiesofabestfriend.Italsopreteachessomeusefulwordsandexpressions.Teachingprocedures1.Askmoreablestudentse.g.:Doyouhaveaspecialfriend?Whatmakeshim/herspecial?Aeptallreasonableanswers.(He/Shehelpsmewithmyhomework.Icanalwaystalktohim/heraboutmyproblems,etc.)2.AskstudentstolookatPartAandexplainthattheywillbereadinganadvertisementin“Teenagersmagazine.Theyhavetomatchthequalitieswiththequestions.Forweakerclasses,gothroughthewordsandphrasesontheleft.Thenaskeachquestionatatimeandinvitestudentstosaythecorrectwordorphrase.Thenasktheclasstowritethecorrectlettersontheirown.3.Goaroundtheclasstocheckthatstudentshavewrittenthecorrectletters.4.Askmoreablestudentstothinkofotherqualitiesofagoodfriend,e.g.,generous,clever,kind,understandsmyproblems,makesmelaugh.Writethewordsandphrasesontheboard.5.ReadthelistofwordsinPartBandchickthatstudentsunderstandtheirmeanings.Checkalsounderstandingofquiteimportantandveryimportant.6.Ontheboard,writeWhatqualitiesofagoodfriendareimportanttoyou?.Asktheclasstothinkcarefullyaboutwhatqualitiestheyappreciateinfriendsandputticksunderthecorrectheadingsinthetable.Encouragestudentstoworkontheirown.Thenaskthemtoparetheiranswerswithapartner.Askindividualstudentstotelltherestoftheclassabouttheirownchoiceandtheirpartnerschoiceofqualities.Writesomestructuresontheboardtoenablestudentstofocusonthechoiceofadjectivesandtomaintainafluentoralperformance.ExtensionactivityYoucancopythetable.Moreablestudentscanaddmoreadjectivesdescribingqualitiesofagoodfriend.Studentscanalsointerviewseveralclassmatesusingthistable.Theyshouldwritetallymarksinsteadofticksinthetable.Thentheycanparetheirresultswithapartnerorinclasstofindoutwhichqualitiesarethemostpopular.GameAskeachstudenttowritethreeadjectivesorphrasestodescribeaclassmateonapieceofpaper.Remindstudentstowritehisorhernameaswell.Encouragethemtoworkontheirownandnottoshowtheirchoiceofwordstootherstudents.Thencollectthepiecesofpaperandputthemtogether.Drawoneatatimeandreadeachdescription.Invitetheclasstoguesswhomitdescribes.ReadingObjectives1.Toguessgeneralmeaningsfromkeywordsandcontext2.Toskimtextforoverallmeaningsandscanfordetails3.Toidentifyspecificinformationaboutdifferentpeopleformtheirfrien