资源简介 Understanding ideas—Grammar Study of the Text What: The text focuses on the theme of hobbies, particularly traditional arts, and the use of there be in sentences.It emphasises the correct use of there be to describe the existence of things or people, varying with singular and plural nouns and different tenses.It introduces traditional Chinese art forms such as Beijing opera and paper-cutting, indicating a growing interest among the youth.Why: The text is designed to help students acquire and practise English grammar, specifically the structure of therebe, which is essential for expressing existence or occurrence.Back to tradition aims to raise students’ awareness and appreciation of cultural heritage and its contemporary significance.The writing and discussion activities are intended to develop students’ writing and communication skills, as well as their ability to express themselves in English.The text seeks to motivate students to explore their interests and share them with others, fostering a positive attitude towards learning and cultural engagement.How: The text prompts students to engage with the material by summarising grammar rules and finding sentences with a specific structure.It provides a table with data about hobby groups to practise the structure of there be in both past and present tenses.Through narratives like Li Bo’s story with Beijing opera and Wang Wei’s paper-cutting hobby, the text exposes students to traditional arts and their modern relevance.The exercise encourages pair-work, where students write about their hobbies and discuss with their partners, promoting interactive learning. Teaching Objectives By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:1.use there be to describe hobbies correctly.2.categorise the rules of there be.3.generate more interest in traditional arts.4.use there be to share fun moments in hobbies. Teaching Process Teaching Objectives Teaching Activities Effectiveness Evaluation1.To use there be to describe hobbies correctly. Step 1 Lead-in Create a situation: The teacher uses there be to make several sentences about hobby groups. There was a reading group in our school last year. There was a volleyball group in our school last year. According to the results of students’ answers to the questions, judge the knowledge accumulation of there be. Purpose By creating such situations, students are eager to learn, because it is closely related to their daily life.2.To categorise the rules of there be. Step 2 Grammar Focus 1.Read the sentences from the reading passage and find one more sentence with this structure in the reading passage. ◎Key: There is an art festival every autumn in my school. 2.Through the table clearly showing the changes in the number of students’ hobby groups last year and this year, the teacher shows an example: There are 45 students in my class. Last year, there were 15 students in the reading group. But this year, there are 18 students in the reading group. 3.Students make more sentences with this structure, e.g.: Last year, there were 9 students in the skating group. But this year, there are 7 students in the skating group. 4.Summarise the grammar rules.(详见课件资源) 时间为过去,名词为单数,用there was; 时间为过去,名词为复数,用there were; 时间为现在,名词为单数,用there is; 时间为现在,名词为复数,用there are。 Observe whether the students can accurately use the target language when expressing, and grasp the students’ learning and internalisation of the target language.Purpose The teacher presents four representative sentences to summarise respectively. Students can understand the grammar rules of there be more clearly. By learning the structure of there be, students can describe things and events more accurately, improving their language skills.3.To generate more interest in traditional arts. Step 3 Complete the Blog 1.Read the article carefully. 2.Circle the words that show time. 3.Underline the words that show numbers. 4.Summary: Hope more of you can be traditional art lovers! ◎Key: there are, there was, There were, there are, there are Observe whether students can correctly find out relevant expressions and fill in the blanks, and grasp students’ learning and internalisation of key language expressions.Purpose By including traditional arts, we can raise students’ awareness and appreciation of cultural heritage and its contemporary significance.4.To use there be to share fun moments in hobbies. Step 4 Pair-work Work in pairs. Write about your hobby and a fun moment with it. Then talk with your partner and take notes. Useful expressions: What’s your hobby I like… There is so much fun in… There are many… It feels great to… EvaluationStarsLanguage (use there be correctly)Content (talk about hobbies and fun moments)Good and clear handwritingConfidenceExcellent: ★★★ Great: ★★ Good: ★Step 5 Language Points Step 6 Exercise Assess students’ language use, content expression, handwriting clarity, and confidence through a star rating system.Purpose The writing and discussion activities are intended to develop students’ writing and communication skills, as well as their ability to express themselves in English.Homework Required: Organise notes. Optional: Know more hobbies about your classmates. Teaching Reflection 展开更多...... 收起↑ 资源预览