Unit7 AbilitiesTaskTeaching objectives:By the end of the class, students are expected to:1. catch the key points of a recommendation letter. 2. make a writing plan about abilities and personality.3. practise writing a recommendation letter.Important points and difficult points:1.To make a writing plan about abilities and personality.2.To practice writing a recommendation letter.Teaching Procedures:Step 1: Lead-inShow Ss some photos about their performance in the art festival held last week.Ask Ss “What can they do?” Ss: They can play the guitar well./They can dance beautifully./ She is good at playing the piano.T: Wow, I think my students are really good, you have different abilities and I saw you practice hard and help each other during the preparation period, you have a lot of good personality. Because of your abilities and personality, I should give you a thumbs-up.（設計意圖：通過呈現本班學生在學校藝術節表演的照片，一是為了拉近師生距離，讓學生以喜悅的心情進入英語課堂，促使他們積極主動的進入學習狀態，使課堂更具活力。二是為了引出本節課的兩個要點Abilities和personality。本節課的主線清晰的呈現了出來。為后面的教學做鋪墊，這種方式承上啟下，便于學生接受新的環節。）Step 2: RevisionT: Today, Mr Wu also gives Daniel a thumbs-up. Lets see what abilities and personality Daniel has.T: Daniel and his classmates are members of the Helping Hands Club. They often do many good things for others.Show Ss some pictures about Daniel and his classmates. Ask Ss: “What do they do?”Ss: They often collecting things for Project Hope./ They visit an old peoples home./ They clean up the park./ He helps an old man cross the road./ He gives his seat to a woman on the bus.T: Daniel and his classmates are very helpful.（設計意圖：既復習本單元所學的重要句型也為之后的輸出儲備更多的語言材料。）Step 3: PresentationT: Today we will learn Daniels abilities and personality according to Mr. Wus recommendation letter.1：Match ideas with each paragraphShow Ss the recommendation letter. Ask Ss to count how many paragraphs the recommendation letter has.Play the tape and ask students to listen and read silently and try to find the main idea of each paragraph.（設計意圖：讓學生通過聽和默讀來完成文章段落大意的歸納，以此來讓學生對文章有一個整體的把握。）2: Read the first sentence of each paragraph and answer the questionsQ1: What does Mr. Wu want to recommend Daniel for?Q2: What do you think of Daniel?Q3: Who thinks that Daniel should get the award?（設計意圖：進一步練習學生通過閱讀段落主題句來捕捉細節的能力。）3: The structure of the articlePara 1 : what the letter is about Para 2: ability + examplePara 3: personality1+examplePara 4: personality2+examplePara 5: state again who to recommendSum up: A recommendation is made up of three parts-Introduction, Main body and Conclusion.4: Learn the three parts one by oneIntroduction (Para 1)Explain how to write the beginning of a recommendation letter and emphasize some important phrases.Main body (Para 2-4)Emphasize some important phrases and give Ss some writing skills-write some examples to make the writing persuasive./ use some adverbs to make the writing vivid./ add some words to emphasis.Fill in the blanks with words missing according to Para 2.Do True or False according to Para 3.Ask and answer according to Para 4.Conclusion (Para 5)Emphasize some important phrases and explain how to write the ending of a recommendation letter.（設計意圖：這部分為本課重點教學內容。通過歸納推薦信的結構，然后解構推薦信，從引言、主體和結論這三個部分分塊講解文章內容并結合內容給出相應的寫作技巧, 在講解每塊內容時配以不同形式的練習加深學生對文本材料的理解和運用。這種任務型教學模式可以有效地培養、提高學生的語言運用能力，增強綜合素質。）Step 4: Sum upGive Ss some important phrases, sentences and specific examples to help Ss master how to write a recommendation letter.（設計意圖：運用思維導圖幫助學生進一步梳理推薦信的脈絡，并通過圖片提示的形式幫助學生復習有關Abilities和personality所學過的句型和事例，這不僅讓學生復習了本單元所學，而且給之后的輸出列出了提綱，讓學生寫推薦信時有話可說，也讓他們的呈現更具個人特色。）Step 5: PracticeShow Ss different awards in the class and ask them to choose a classmate to recommend for an award. Practise writing a recommendation letter.Ask two Ss to share their letters with others.（設計意圖：結合班級實際布置寫推薦信的任務，提供英語交際的真實情境，讓學生在這種環境中進行思考和輸出。）Step 5: Homework 1.Check your letters with your deskmate.Pay attention to the following points: Structure/ Main points/ Grammar/ Spelling.2. E-mail me at 1253002659qq.com. I will choose the best writer in our class.（設計意圖：本步驟是強化和鞏固本課所學內容的重要環節，激勵學生把英語的使用延伸到課外，讓學生最大限度和最大范圍地把英語融入到實際生活中，讓英語的運用自然而然的成為學生每日的一種習慣，從而實現語言學習和語言運用的緊密結合。