Unit 2 Let’s play sports!
Grammar
I. Teaching aims and learning objectives
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
1. be clear about the usage of the simple present tense of the verb to do;
2. use this tense to make up positive and negative sentences, ask and answer questions;
3. talk about something about themselves and their classmates using this tense;
4. finish the exercises on the textbook correctly.
II. Teaching contents
1. New words and phrases: drawing, weekend, at/on weekends, of course, shop
2. New structures: I/You/We/They like sports.
He/She/It likes sports.
I/You/We/They do not/don’t like sports.
He/She/It does not/doesn’t like sports.
Do I/you/we/they like sports?
Yes, you/I/we/they do.
No, you/I/we/they don’t.
Does he/she/it like sports?
Yes, he/she/it does.
No, he/she/it doesn’t.
III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty
Sum up how to use the simple present tense of the verb to do to make up positive and negative sentences, ask and answer questions.
Sum up the rules of the third person singular form.
IV. Teaching procedures
Step 1 Lead-in
T: Today we’ll learn grammar of Unit 2—the simple present tense of the verb to do. Boys and girls, let’s play a guessing game first. There is a photo in my hand. Can you guess who is it? You can guess like this: Is it a man? Is he/she a teacher? Is he/she famous? You are so clever. This is Messi. Can you tell me anything about him? Pay attention to these sentences.
He looks strong. He plays football very well.
He wants to play in the next World Cup.
Many students like him.
T: All the sentences are written in the simple present tense of the verb “to do”.
【设计意图】通过学生比较感兴趣的游戏导入新课，使其迅速进入本课话题，增加了课堂的趣味性，运动员梅西的资料介绍即复习了上节课的一些内容，同时又导出了今天所学的语法项目，一举两得。
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Step 2 Presentation
1. Sum up the usage of the simple present tense
(1) General introduction
T: We use this tense to express things that we often do, things that are always true and things that are true now. Here are some examples.
Millie gets up at 6:30 every morning.
Cats eat fish.
Simon likes playing football.
(2) Matching
T: Would you please match the given sentences with the correct usage?
things that we often do Fish live in water.
I go to school by bike every day.
things that are always true I live in Wuxi.
I go to the Reading Club every Tuesday.
things that are true now Daniel enjoys swimming.
The earth travels around the sun.
2. Sum up the structure of the simple present tense
(1) Positive sentences
a. Answer the questions using the simple present tense
T: Would you please answer the following questions with the help of the pictures.
How do you go to school?
How do they go to school?
How does she go to school?
What do you do after school?
What does he do after school?
What does she do after school?
b. Sum up the forms of positive sentences
I/You/We/They
like
sports.
He/She/It
likes
T: Please pay attention to the third person singular form in this tense.
c. Write out the third singular form of given words and work out the rules
(1) like→likes play→plays Most verbs: + s
(2) study→studies fly→flies Verbs ending in a consonant +y: -y + ies
(3) watch→watches wash→washes dress→dresses fix→fixes
Verbs ending in ch, sh, ss or x: + es
(4) go→goes do→does Some verbs ending in o: + es
T: can you think of more words in each rule?
d. A game
T: Here is a competition for you. Would you please speak out the third person singular
form of given words as fast as you can. Group A and group B, the group that can speak out more right words quicker will win the match.
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put→puts enjoy→enjoys teach→teaches fly→flies
guess→guesses match→matches go→goes study→studies
carry→carries worry→worries have→has stay→stays
(2) Negative sentences, ask and answer questions
a. Show a dialogue
T: Simon and Millie are talking about sports. Read their dialogue, and pay attention to the words in red.
Simon: I like basketball very much. How about you?
Millie: Yes, I do. But I don’t like football.
Simon: Does your sister like football?
Millie: No, she doesn’t like football. She likes basketball, too.
Simon: Do your family often watch basketball games on TV?
Millie: Yes, we do.
b. Sum up the forms of negative sentences
T: Let’s summarize how to make up negative sentences of this tense.
I/You/We/They
do not/don’t
like
sports.
He/She/It
does not/doesn’t
c. Make sentences
T: Now, boys and girls, please make up sentences with your partner like this:
I like playing tennis, but my partner doesn’t like playing it.
My partner likes watching ball games, but his/her mum doesn’t like watching ball games.
d. Sum up the forms of questions and answers in simple present tense
Do
I/you/we/they
like
sports?
Does
he/she/it
Yes,
I/you/we/they
do.
he/she/it
does.
No,
I/you/we/they
do not/don’t.
he/she/it
does not/doesn’t.
【设计意图】教师总结一般现在时常见的三种用法，让学生在例句中体会，在连线练习中操练，即降低了难度，又帮助学生巩固所学内容，将比较抽象的语法意义形象化，具体化。
Step 3 Practice
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1. Fill in the blanks
T: Millie is writing about herself and her classmates. Help her complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in the box.
dance go like play watch
I _____ playing volleyball.
Kitty ________ very well.
Amy ______ swimming every week.
Simon often ______ football with his friends.
Daniel sometimes _________ ball games on TV.
2. Complete the questions and answer them
T: The students are writing their names under the activities they like in the table below. Complete the questions and then use the information to answer them.
Do Sandy and Kitty enjoy listening to music? Yes, they do.
_____ Millie like swimming? ______________.
_____ Amy enjoy reading? ____________.
_____ Simon like walking? _____________.
_____ Simon and Daniel love dancing? ______________.
3. Complete the conversation
T: Daniel and Simon are talking about their weekends. Complete their conversation with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
Daniel: Hi, Simon. _____ you ______ (play) football at weekends?
Simon: Of course. I often ______ (play) football with my cousins.
Daniel: _____ your parents _____ (go) with you?
Simon: No, they don’t. But my dad sometimes _______ (watch) our games. Sometimes he ______ (read) at home. My mum often ______ (shop) at weekends. What about you, Daniel?
Daniel: I often _____ (stay) at home. Sometimes I ____ (go) swimming with my dad.
【设计意图】让学生通过完成课本练习对课堂所学内容进行巩固。
Step 4 Consolidation
1. Interview your partner
T: After summing up the forms, I’d like all of you to make a dialogue with your partner. Here is a model:
A: I like playing … Do you like it?
B: …
A: Does your father play … in his free time?
B: …
A: Does your mum like doing sports?
B: …
A: Do your family watch ball games on TV?
B: …
A: …
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B: …
2. Make a speech
T: Talk with your partner to know more about him/her. And then make a speech to introduce the hobby of your partner and his/her family. You can get some help from the following sentences.
My partner’s name is …
He/She enjoys … in his/her free time.
He/She doesn’t like …
His/Her father enjoys … at weekends.
He often … at weekends.
His/Her mother likes … after work.
She sometimes …
They like …
They don’t like …
…
【设计意图】通过前面的学习，为学生创设一定的语言环境，从书本过渡到身边的人物，让学生来用一般现在时来进行表达，介绍自己认识的人，并且给学生一定的句型来降低难度。在操练语法的同时，也潜移默化地提高了学生的口头语言表达能力以及和他人合作沟通的能力。
V. Homework
1. Write a passage to introduce the hobby of your partner and his/her family.
2. Finish the exercises on the exercise book.
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