Unit1FriendsPERIOD4:VOCABULARYTeachingGoals●Touseadjectivestodescribepeople’sphysicalfeatures●Touseadjectivestodescribegeneralappearanceofpeople●Toselectanduseadjectivesthatareappropriatetodescribetheappearanceofboysandgirls●Tomakeupmoresentencestalkingaboutone’sappearanceTeachingProceduresSTEP1AguessinggameTakeanexercisebooktotheclassroom.Tellthestudentsthatoneofthemhasdonewellinyesterday’shomework.Canyouguesswhohe/sheis?Rememberthatyoucanonlyaskmesome‘Yes’or‘No’questionslike‘Agirl?’‘Doesshehavelong,blackhair?’etc.Inthisway,thestudents’attentionisdrawntodescribingaperson.Theywillsurelygettherightperson.Ifnot,Iwillgivethemsomehints.STEP2Talkingaboutone’sappearanceItisimportanttolearntodescribeone’sappearance.Whenweseeaperson,wedon’tpayattentiontohisfacialappearanceatthefirstsight.Wecanonlytellhis/hergeneralappearance.Canyouthinkofwordsthattalkaboutone’sgeneralappearance?tall,short,strong,fat,thin,slim,tidy,clean,beautiful,good-looking,handsome,lovely,pretty,smart,lovely,cuteHereweshouldpayattentiontosomeofthewords.Forexample,weseldomus‘thin’or‘fat’totalkaboutpeople,becausetheysoundsimpolite,sometimesitmayhurtthatpeople.STEP3Boysorgirls?Someofthewordscanonlybeusedtotalkaboutboy,whilesomeonlywithgirls.Soitisalsoveryimportanttomakeitclear.a.HavethestudentsfinishPartBintwoorthreeminutes.b.Discusstheanswerswiththestudents.Makesuretheyfeelconfidentinusingthesewords.Boys:good-looking,handsome,smartGirls:beautiful,good-looking,handsome,lovely,pretty,smartItmustbestatedveryclearthathandsomecannotonlygowithboysbutalsowithgirls.Butwhenitdescribesgirls,itmeans‘havinganattractiveappearancewithlargestrongfeatures’,sometimesitmeans‘端庄的’inChinese.But,‘beautiful’and‘pretty’arenotthesame.Usually,‘pretty’isusedtomodifygirlswhoaresmallbutbeautiful.STEP4Talkingofsomethingspecialaboutone’sappearanceHowever,itisnotenoughthatwedescribepeople’sgeneralappearance.Forexample,whenIsay‘Myfriendisgood-looking’,doyouknowwhomIamtalkingabout?No.Soitisreallyimportantforustolearntodescribeone’sfacialappearanceandlearntotalkaboutsomethingspecialaboutsomeone.First.Let’stalkaboutone’shairstyle.haveblackhairinaponytail/inbunches,wearsamodernhairstyle,havestraight,shoulder-lengthhair,withshort,straighthairontheforeheadSecond,let’stalkaboutone’sface.round,square,oval,small,bigThird,let’stalkaboutone’seye.havebig,brightandsmilingeyes,round,big,small,havepooreyesight,wears(small,round)glasses(withblackframes)Fourth,let’stalkaboutone’snose.big,small,flat,hookedFifth,let’stalkaboutone’sear.big,small,lookliketwosmallfansFinally,let’stalkaboutone’smouth.bigsmall,wideWell,itmayseemalittlebitboringifweonlynameandwritethewordsontheblackboard.Soitisimportantformetodosomethingtotakecontroloftheclass.Ithinkitisgoodwaytodescribethestudentsintheclass,asIamteachingthewords.Thestudentswillbewell-motivatedtodescribethestudentsaroundthem.Theywillsurelyhavefunthisway.STEP5ActivityNow,wecaneasilywriteaboutsomeone’sappearance.Canyourwriteaboutoneofyourclassmates?Lettheothersguesswhohe/sheis?Youneedtowriteatleast5sentences.Givethestudents5-6minutestowritethepassage.Getsomeofthestudentstoreadaloudhis/herarticle,whiletheothersaretryingtoguess.STEP6AsummaryMakeageneralsummary.Readthewordsontheblackboard.Generalappearance:slim,thin,fat,strong,tall,short,beautiful,smart,good-looking,handsome,pretty,tidy,cleanFace:long,short,round,squareEyes:big,small,round,bright,smilingNose:long,short,big,smallHair:black,darkbrown,long,short,shoulder-length,straight,ponytailItisnecessarytotellthestudentsthattheydon’tneedtowriteaboutalltheaspects.Firstlearntoobserveandcompare,thenstarttospeakorwrite.Don’twriteabouteverything.Also,itwillbeuseful,ifthestudentscanfollowacertainordertospeakorwrite.Don’tspeakorwriteinamess.STEP7Homeworka.Readandlearnthesewordsbyheart.b.Writeaboutoneofyourbestfriends.c.FinishofftheexercisesintheEvaluationHandbookandLearningEnglish.
