《Unit1FriendsCheckout》教案1Objectives1.Toassessstudents’understandingandcorrectuseofadjectives,comparativesandsuperlativesinanewcontext.2.Toassessstudents’abilitytotransferinformationfromgraphicalpresentationintowriting.3.Toassessstudents’understandingofarangeofadjectivesandsetphrasestodescribepeople’sappearanceandpersonalities4.Tousenounandadjectivecollocationstodescribepeople’sappearanceandpersonalitiesBackgroundinformationThissectionencouragesstudentstofindouthowmuchtheyhavelearnedandhowwelltheirlearningstrategiesareworking.InPartAoftheCheckoutsection,studentshaveachancetomeetDaniel’sbestfriendKate.InPartB,theyreadadiaryentrywrittenbyDaniel.Teachingprocedures1.Tellstudentsthattheywillbeabletochecktheiruseofadjectives,comparativesandsuperlativesinthestructurestheyhavelearnedearlierintheunitbydoingPartA.2.Askstudentstoreadthroughthetableandcompletetheconversation.Setatimelimit.3.Forstrongerclasses,askstudentstocorrectthemselves,ordividetheclassintopairs.Studentscorrecteachother’sworkandwritethescoreinthe‘paw’.4.TellstudentsthattheyneedtoselectthecorrectadjectivesandnounphrasestofitthecontextofthesentencesinthediaryentryinPartB.setatimelimit.5.Askmoreablestudentstoworkinpairsandcheckeachother’swork.Remindthemtowritethescoreinthe‘paw’.Forlessablestudents,checkanswerswiththewholeclass.Explainstrategiesonhowtoimproveifstudentshaveproblems.Suggestthattheytrytolearntheadjectiveandthenounasaunitwhereverpossible.6.Forweakerclasses,gothroughthediaryentryandcheckthattheyunderstandallthewordsandphrases.Askmoreablestudentstothinkofotheradjectivesornounstofitthecontextofthesentences.Writetheappropriatesuggestionsontheboard.ExtensionactivityAskstudentstowritetheirowndiaryentriesaboutsomeofthe‘bestfriends’inthisunit.AllowstudentstoreadthedescriptionsofBetty,MaxandMayonpage4,thelettersonpages12and13,andthedescriptionofKateonpage16again.
