Unit 4 My day
Task
Teaching aims1. To understand the meaning of the happiness chart;
2. To complete Millie’s diary with the information about her likes and dislikes in the table;
3. To write about their own likes and dislikes.
Teaching contents
1. New words and phrases: dislike, reason, ready, get ready for sth, learn, world
2. New structure: They help us get ready for the day.
I can learn a lot about the world.
Difficult points
Discuss the students’ own likes and dislikes and write them down.
Teaching procedures
Step 1 Preparation
1. Present “love”, “like” and “dislike”
T: Hello, boys and girls. Today we are going to learn about Task of Unit 4 My day. In this
period, you need to learn to write about your day at school and your likes and dislikes.
(1)_Explanation.
Tell students that smiling faces stand for likes and dislikes. Ask the students about their likes and dislike. Help students give reasons of their likes and dislikes.
T: When we talk about our likes and dislikes, we can also use these three pictures. We use the laughing face for “love”. We use the smiling face for “like”. And we use the crying face for “dislike”.（出示单词love, like和dislike）
T: “Love” means “like something very much” or “the thing you like very much”. So, what does “dislike” mean?
T: Yes, you’re so clever. “dis-” means “not”. So “dislike” means “don’t like something” or “the thing you don’t like”.
(2) Exercise.
T: Can you complete the two sentences?
Daniel ____________ (like) basketball. He never plays it.
Aren’t you happy with the plan? Tell me what your ____________ (like) are.
T: Good! In sentence one, “dislike” is a verb. It means “doesn’t like”. In sentence two, “dislike” is a noun. It means “the things you don’t like”.
2. Talk about the preparations before class
(1) Explanation.
T: Now, let’s talk about our days at school and our likes and dislikes. We do a lot of things
at school every day. For example, before the first class begins in the morning, we do the
morning reading and then morning exercises. Do you like them?
S: I like morning reading.
T: Oh, that’s good. Can you tell me why?
S: Because it can help me remember things well.
T: Yes, I agree. Reading aloud can help us a lot. What about morning exercises?
S: I don’t like them.
T: Oh, really? You dislike morning exercises. But why? I think they are good for us. They can help us get ready for the day.（出示词组get ready for）Oh, it’s a new phrase. Let’s read it together.
(2) Exercise.
T: Now, please complete the sentence.（出示练习句）
They are all ____________ the test.
