Unit6FoodandlifestyleGrammarI.TeachingaimsandlearningobjectivesBytheendofthelesson,studentsshouldbeableto:1.tellthedifferencebetweencountableanduncountablenouns;2.knowhowtoformthepluralofcountablenouns,includingregularandirregularforms;3.usenounsbeforeuncountablenounstoshowtheiramounts.II.Teachingcontents1.Newwordsandexpressions:piece,glass,salt,cup,kilo,bottle,plate,carton,apieceof,aglassof,apacketof,twobagsof,threecupsof,fourkilosof,sixbottlesof2.Newstructures:Whatdoweneedtobuy?III.Focusofthelessonandpredictedareaofdifficulty1.Knowhowtoformthepluralofcountablenouns;2.Usenounsbeforeuncountablenounstoshowtheiramounts.IV.TeachingproceduresStep1Lead-in1.OddOneOut.Playagamecalled“OddOneOut”.LetStudentschooseonepicturewhichisdifferentfromtheotherthree.Theyshouldtellthereasons.(1)applepearlemonbreadReason1:Apple,pearandlemonarefruits.Breadisnotfruit.Reason2:Apple,pearandlemonarecountablenouns.Acountablenounreferstosomethingthatwecancount.Forexample,anapple,twopearsandtenlemons.Butbreadisanuncountablenoun.Anuncountablenounreferstosomethingwecannotcount.Forexample,wecannotsayabread.ExplainReason2slowlytomakestudentsunderstandwhatacountablenounandanuncountablenounare.(2)milkjuicecolacarrotReason1:Milk,juiceandcolaaredrinks.Carrotisakindofvegetable.Reason2:Milk,juiceandcolaareuncountablenouns.Carrotisacountablenoun.(3)photopotatotomatomangoReason1:Potato,tomatoandmangoaresomethingthatwecaneat.Butwecan’teatphoto.Reason2:Weshouldadd“es”topotato,tomatoandmangotoformtheirpluralforms.Butwejustadd“s”tophototoformitspluralform.(4)manpolicewomanchildtoyReason1:Man,policewomanandchildrefertopeople.Reason2:Thepluralformsofman,policewomanandchildareirregular.Thepluralformoftoyisregular,justplus“s”.【设计意图：把本单元第一课时中出现的食物名词融合在游戏中，让学生通过已有知识来学习新知识，降低难度。在陈述理由时，依次呈现可数名词和不可数名词的概念，以及可数名词单复数变化的一些规则，为下面的环节做一些铺垫。】Step2Presentation1.“A”or“an”.T:Doyouknowwhentouse“a”andwhentouse“an”?Ifthecountablenounbeginswithavowelsound,weuse“an”.Ifthecountablenounbeginswithaconsonantsound,weuse“a”.2.Thepluralofcountablenouns.T:Doyouknowhowtoformthepluralofcountablenouns?(1)anorange→twooranges;acake→twocakesRule1:Weadd“s”tomostnouns.(2)astory→somestoriesRule2:Ifthenounendsinaconsonant+y,weshouldchange“y”into“ies”.(3)abus→twobuses;abrush→threebrushes;amatch→somematches;abox→fourboxesRule3:Weshouldadd“es”afterthenounsendingin“s”,“sh”,“ch”or“x”.(4)aphoto→twophotos;apotato→threepotatoes;atomato→sometomatoesRule4:Weshouldadd“s”or“es”afterthenounsendingin“o”.(5)aknife→twoknives;ascarf→threescarvesRule5:Weshouldchange“f”/“fe”into“ves”ifthenounendsin“f”or“fe”.(6)someothernounsaman→twomen;apolicewoman→threepolicewomen;asheep→somesheepachild→somechildren;3.Haveatry!Fillintheblankswiththecorrectformsofthegivenwords.(1)Mygrandfatherlikestotell_______(story).(2)Let’sgoandbuysome______(carrot)and________(potato).(3)Allthe______(child)enjoytalkingtohim.(4)Wemustbrushour_____(tooth)twiceaday.(5)Herearetwo_____(photo)ofmyfamily.(6)Peopleusuallycut________(tomato)with_______(knife).(7)Howmany______(people)arethereinthehall?(8)Inthelasttwo________(month),hescoredfivegoalsinsix________(match).4.Ashoppinglist.T:Mybirthdayiscoming.Somymotherisgoingtodosomeshopping.Hereishershoppinglist.Lookatthescreenandtellmeifthereareanymistakesinit.T:Wecanseesomeuncountablenouns.Wecan’tcounttheiramounts,butwecanusenounsbeforeuncountablenounstoshowtheiramounts.5.CompletetheconversationonPage74.6.Yourshoppinglist.T:Supposeyouwillinvitesomefriendstoyourbirthdayparty.Nowyouaremakingashoppinglist.Workinpairsandwritedownthethingsyouneed.V.HomeworkReviewhowtoformthepluralofcountablenouns.
