Unit 1 This is me！
Grammar
教学目标1. 理解动词to be的一般现在时的各种形式，掌握肯定句、否定句、疑问句及其肯定和否定回答的基本用法。
2.能使用一般现在时的形式来谈论有关人或物的信息。
重点难点
理解动词to be的一般现在时的各种形式，掌握肯定句、否定句、疑问句及其肯定和否定回答的基本用法。
教学过程
Step I 呈现
1. 告诉学生今天要学习一般现在时，同时把一般现在时用英语和汉语写在幻灯片上：Today we’ll learn the simple present tense.(一般现在时)
2. 指着自己的头发，边说边显示幻灯片：Look! I have long/short hair. My hair is long/short.
3. 出示图片，自问自答并显示幻灯片：What does Simon do after school? Simon plays football after school.
4. 出示绘有小猫和鱼的图片，解释一般现在时：Now I’ll show you some pictures. Look! This is a fish. They are cats. Cats eat fish.把划线句子出示在幻灯片上，带读。
5. 告诉学生这三个列子使用的就是一般现在时。为引起学生对动词的注意，建议教师用红笔书写动词部分：We use the simple present tense when we talk about ‘things that are true now’(写在第一个例句边)，‘things that we do regularly’(写在第二个例句边，解释regularly). ‘things that are always true’(写在第三个例句边，教生词always) Please look here. Pay attention to the verbs. Sometimes we need to change the form of the verbs. (边说边指着红色单词)
Step II 练习
1. 学习动词to be的一般现在时肯定句、否定句、疑问句及其肯定和否定回答形式，板书：
To be à am/is/are
The verb ‘to be’ has three forms in the simple present tense——‘am’, ‘is’ and ‘are’.
When do we use ‘am’? When do we use ‘is’? When do we use ‘are’? Think them over and look at the table on page 12.
出示幻灯片上的习题：
1) We use ‘am’ when the subject is _____ (I). We use ‘are’ when the subject is ____ (we), ____ (you) or _____ (they). We use ‘is’ when the subject is ____ (he), ____ (she) or _____ (it).
2) Negative forms of the verb ‘to be’ in the simple present tense are:
I ______/ _______ … (am not/ I’m not)
We/You/They _____ / _____ … (are not/ aren’t )
He/ She/ It _____/ ____ … (is not/ isn’t)
2. 教师可以问学生几个问题，引出学生对to be疑问句的肯定和否定回答：
Excuse me. Are you …?引导学生回答：Yes, I am.No, I’m not.
Is he/she … ?引导学生回答：Yes, he/she is.No, he/she isn’t.
在幻灯片上展示划线部分，提醒学生注意 I am not 缩写形式的正确写法。
3. 巩固练习：Now let’s see how well you understand the verb ‘to be’. Please do the exercise in Part A on page 13.
4. 检查核对答案。展示幻灯片，解释有关词组和句型：Good job. Do you understand the underlined phrases in the following sentences?
Our football team is the best in the city. （我们的足球队是城里最好的。）
Mr Li is our Maths teacher. （李先生是我们的数学老师。）
Is Simon a member of the Reading Club?（西蒙是读书俱乐部的成员吗？）
Step Ⅲ家庭作业
1. 复习be 动词的一般现在时内容
2.预习下一部分的内容。
