Unit 4 My day
Study skills
Teaching aims1. To know how to pronounce the vowels in stressed open syllables；
2. To read the new words and phrases with vowels correctly.
Teaching contents
The sounds of the vowels.
Difficult points
How to pronounce the vowels in new words.
Teaching procedures
Step 1 Presentation
1. Show the vowels one by one.
T: Today we’ll learn about 8 easy vowels. They are: /ɑ?/ /??/ /i?/ /e/ /u?/ /u/ /??/ /?/. Let’s read these words together.
2. Show the vowels one by one.
T: Do you know how to pronounce the sounds correctly? These vowels can be divided into two kinds. Some of them should pronounce longer, and we call them 长音 in Chinese. They are: /ɑ?/ /??/ /i?/ /u?/ /??/. Some of them should pronounce shorter, and we call them 短音 in Chinese. They are: /e/ /u/ /?/. Please imitate and read. Let’s read them again. /ɑ?/ /??/ /i?/ /u?/ /??/ /e/ /u/ /?/.
3. Read and find
Show some more words with the vowels:
T: Now read the words below. Put each of them in the correct place.
S: Read together.
T: Excellent!
T: How does “ar” pronounce?
S: /ɑ?/.
T: How does “ea” pronounce?
S: /e/.
T: What about “ee” and “ea” pronounce?
S: /i?/.
T: And “oo”?
S: /u?/ and /u/.
T: Great! “al” and “or”?
S: /??/.
T: And “er”?
S: /?/.
T: Finally, the “ir” and “or”?
S: /??/.
【设计意图】对于简单的单元音，通过听音、模仿，快速带过，重点教学放在感受长音和短音的不同。然后让学生通过自己读，自己思考，找到单元音一些字母组合的固定发音规律，使学生以后可以更容易的拼读一些生词。
Step 2 Practice
1. Read and dictate
T: Now it’s time for you to read the words on the left first. Then try to dictate the words on the right correctly.
2. Read and practise
T: Look at screen. Practise saying the following phrases. Please pay attention to the letters in red.
3. Read and judge
T: Please look at five groups of words and decide the underlined letters pronounced the same or different.
4. Look and find
T: Please find a word in each group that is different from the others in pronunciation.
