[设计思路]
本节课通过三个任务的完成引导学生运用be from和live谈论人们的国籍及居住城市，在完成任务的过程中，综合运用目标语言，并通过与他人的合作交流，相互学习和帮助，在思想和能力上得到提升。
任务一：我们的笔友来自哪里
这个任务让学生填写调查表，了解全班同学的笔友分别来自哪个国家以及居住在哪个城市，同时让学生认识和了解一些国家和城市相关地理文化知识，拓展学生的视野, 激发他们的兴趣。在完成任务的过程中运用where…from和where…live引导的特殊疑问句, 综合运用目标语言, 询问并回答人们的国籍和住处。
任务二：这是我的笔友
通过学生阅读笔友来信了解笔友的国籍和住所, 根据调查表找出笔友的照片, 结合来信, 全面认识自己的笔友, 并向他人介绍自己的笔友, 在交流中循环目标语言和重点词汇。
任务三；圣诞的问候——传递友谊
让学生给笔友制作圣诞卡，并通过笔友来信写一封简短的回信。通过为笔友制作圣诞卡片，把这个单元的目标语言落实到笔头上，并给学生提供了一个综合运用语言进行交流和了解世界文化，传播中国文化的舞台。
总之，这节课是本单元的第一课时，这三个任务的设计从基础开始层层递进，让学生在了解笔友的基础上, 通过制作圣诞卡片传递友情, 学会同各国中学生进行交流, 增强对世界各国人民的了解，让中国学生朋友遍天下, 让中国北京走向世界。
Teaching Plan
(First Period)
Topic Unit 13 Where is your pen pal from?
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标 语言目标 与笔友交换个人信息
用where询问国籍和住处并回答
能力目标 培养学生的交际能力
培养学生的合作学习能力
培养学生的写作能力
培养学生的观察能力
跨学科学习 地理: 了解世界
了解一些地区的人文风俗
语言结构 where…from引导的特殊疑问句
where…live引导的特殊疑问句
what引导的特殊疑问句
语言功能 谈论国籍, 民族及其语言
询问并回答人们的住处
学习策略与
思维技巧 通过谈论笔友的国籍和城市，增强对世界的了解。
运用所学词汇和目标语言， 联系实际，找出自己笔友的照片
通过介绍, 并为笔友制作卡片，培养他们的交际能力
重点词汇 Canada, Japan, the United States, Brazil, South Korea, the United Kingdom, Mexico, China, Argentina, Australia, New Zealand
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Teaching Procedures
Task 1:Where are our pen pals from?
Purpose Let the students practice the use of where questions with from and where questions with live by asking about the countries and cities of their pen pals.
Let them practice speaking and writing the words about countries and cities.
Sentence structures Where is your pen pal from?
Where is he/she from?
He’s/She’s from…
Where does he/she live?
He/She lives in…
Steps Teacher’s Activity Students’ Activity Preparation Work
Step 1 Introduce the countries and some cities. Get to know some names of countries and cities. Learn the target language.
Step 2 Let them work in pairs to practice the target language. Work in pairs, asking each other where their pen pals are from and where they live. Fill in the chart at the same time. Hand out the chart.
Step 3 Check the answers of the chart. Stand up and talk one by one about where the pen pals from and where they live.
Step 3 Teach them an English song Learn the English song and practice the vocabulary
Task 2: Introduce your pen pal
Purpose Check their understanding of the target language and the vocabulary by reading letter and answering the questions.
Practice the target language by introducing their pen pals.
Sentence structures This is my pen pal. He is from…
He lives in…
Step 1 Hand out the letters and ask the students to read them. Then answer the following questions in the letters. Read the letter and answer the questions. Prepare the letters from the pen pals
Step 2 Ask them to find their pen pals’ photos according to their countries and cities in chart 1. Find their pen pals’ photos and know more about their friends.
Step 3 Let them work in groups and introduce their pen pals to their group mates. Work in groups and introduce their pen pals according to their letters.
Step 4 Let some students come to the front and introduce their pen pals to the class. Listen to their classmates introductions and take notes.
Task 3: Make friends with our pen pal by sending Christmas cards.
Purpose Give the students an opportunity to practice the target language in this unit by writing and reading their short letter.
Step 1 Let them make their cards in groups and writing short letters to their friends. Make Christmas cards in groups and reply to letters from their pen pals letters. Hand out the paper for them to make cards
Step 2 Let them choose their best-designed card in each group. Choose the best card of each group.
Step 3 Give them the opportunity to show their cards and read their short letters. Let five students go to the front and read their short letter and show their cards.
Assignment Write a letter and introduce Beijing to their pen pals. (Invite their pen pals to come to Beijing in 2008.)
