Unit 7 Shopping
Grammar
I. Teaching aims and learning objectives
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
1. use “some” and “any” to talk about the amount of something; 2. use “there be” to show the idea that something exists; 3. develop the cognitive ability to discover rules. II. Teaching contents
1. New words and expressions: paper
2. New structures: I need to buy some Christmas presents. Do you have any money? I don’t have any money.
There is a pear on the table. There is some milk on the table. There is not any bread on the table. There are not any cakes on the table. Is there a pear on the table? Is there any salt on the table? Yes, there is. /No, there isn’t.
Are there any vegetables on the table? Yes, there is. /No, there isn’t.
III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty Use “some”, “any” and “there be” to write an introduction about the students’ school.
IV. Teaching procedures Step 1 Lead-in 1. Show students Picture 1 and Picture 2.
T: Hello, everyone! As we know, Christmas is coming soon. Look at Picture 1. I have a Christmas tree here. Tell me what can you see in the tree? Yes, we can see some presents in it. What about Picture 2? Can you see any presents in the tree? No, we can’t see any presents in it. I want to buy some Christmas presents. So I need some money. Do you have any money? S1: No, I don’t have any money.
T: (Ask another student) What about you? Would you like some Christmas presents? Can I borrow some money from you?
2. Ask students to think carefully and work out the rules about how to use “some” and “any”.
T: We can use “some” and “any” before both countable nouns and uncountable nouns. We use “some” in a positive sentence. We use “any” in a negative sentence and a question. We can also use “some” in a question when we are making an offer or a request. We use it when we expect the answer to be “yes”.
Step 2 Presentation T: Millie and Daniel plan to have a Christmas party. They are talking about the things for the party. Can you complete their conversation with “some” or “any”? 1. Ask students to finish the exercise “Shopping for a party” on Page 85, and then check the answers in pair.
2. Ask students to practise reading the dialogue in roles.
Step 3 Practice 1. T: In China we don’t celebrate Christmas. But New Year’s Day is an important
holiday for us. Here’s good news! Our class is planning a New Year’s Day party. What should we get ready for the party? Have a brainstorm. Yes, I think we need to get food, drinks and snacks ready for the party. And we should also plan some activities for it.
2. Ask students to work in groups of four and try to make up a conversation about getting ready for the New Year’s Day party. Students are encouraged to use “some” and “any” in their conversations as much as possible. Then invite each
group to act out their conversation. Their performance will be graded according to the following standard:
★★★ 语音语调准确，朗读流利，至少使用5次some或any。 ★★★★ 语音语调优美，注意感情和肢体语言，不看书。
★★★★★ 语音语调优美，注意感情和肢体语言，增加自己的语言，对话长且有趣。
Step 4 Presentation 1. Show students some pictures.
T: Look at this Christmas tree in Picture 1 again. There are some presents in the tree. Are there any presents in the tree in Picture 2? No, there aren’t any presents in the tree. There is a bell in the tree. (Teacher show students a picture of a New Year’s Day party) Is there any good news? Yes, there is. Our class is going to have a New Year’s Day party.
2. Help Students make a summary. We can use “there be” to talk about the existence of something. We use “there are” before a plural form. We use “there is” before a singular form or an uncountable noun.
3. Show students a picture of a Christmas tree with some presents and a bell in it and ask them to complete some sentences.
4. Explain the Principle of Proximity (就近原则). In the structure “there be”, the form of the verb “be” should be determined by the nearest noun.
5. Show students the pictures and ask them to make questions. Then the teacher explains the rules: “How many” is followed by countable nouns and “How much” by uncountable nouns. Step 5 Practice
1. Ask students to finish the exercise “Shops around my school” on Page 86 individually. Then check the answers together.
2. Show students a picture of a table. Ask them to ask and answer in pairs. A: Is there … on the table?
B: Yes, there is. /No, there isn’t. A: Are there … on the table?
B: Yes, there are. /No, there aren’t.
Step 6 Activity 1. Show students two pictures and ask them to find the differences between them. Students are required to use “There is/are … in Picture 1, but there isn’t/aren’t … in Picture 2”.
2. Divide students into four groups. Ask them compete to make as many “there be” sentences as possible in a minute. 3. Show students some pictures of their school. Then ask them to write an introduction about their school. Encourage them to use “some”, “any” and “there be” in their passage. V. Homework
1. Review the use of “some”, “any” and “there be”; 2. Share the passage with classmates; 3. Preview Integrated skills. 【教学反思】