Unit 4 Where’s my schoolbag?
一、教学目标
1.学习一些有关家具物品和学习用品的单词
2.运用方位借此表述物体位置
3.掌握where问句的回答、一般疑问句提问并用方位介词回答
4.学习名词单复数及人称代词they的用法
二、能力目标
1.学会正确描述物品作在的位置；
2.学会询问自己或他人物品的具体位置；
3.能够合理地描述和设计房间。
三、情感目标
培养学生整齐地摆放自己物品的生活习惯。
四、语言目标
1.词汇：Rooms of the house, furniture, table, bed, sofa, chair, desk, radio, clock, tape, tape player, model plane, on, under, where, their, Come on
2.句型：
Where is his pencil?
It is in his schoolbag.
Where’s your ruler?
It’s under the chair.
Where are my books?
They’re on the sofa.
五、教学重点：
1.方位借此in, on, under, behind, in front of, near等的用法
2.where的特殊疑问句和一般疑问句Is the…in/on/under…？的肯定、否定回答。
3.新单词：bed, dresser, table, bookcase, backpack…
六、教学难点：
1.能够准确运用方位借此描述物品所在的位置
2.能够运用where问句找到物品的位置。
七、课时安排
The 1st period (第一课时): Section A (1a –2d)
The 2nd period (第二课时): Section A (Grammar focus – 3c)
The 3rd period (第三课时): Section B (1a- 1e)
The 4th period (第四课时): Section B (2a- 2c )
The 5th period (第五课时): Section B (3a- Self Check )
The 1st period (第一课时): Section A (1a –2d)
Teaching aims（教学目标）
1．掌握有关物品的名称table, bed, dresser, bookcase, sofa, chair, drawer, plant, bag, alarm clock, CD, video, video cassette, hat, etc；
2．学会谈论物品的位置。
Language points（语言点）
句式：
Where’s my schoolbag?
It’s under the table.
2．词汇：
where, table, bed, chair, plant, under, they, on
Difficulties（难点）：
熟练运用表示方位的介词in, on, under, behind, in front of, near等。
Teaching steps
Lead in:
Good morning，everyone! Last week, we finished Unit 3. Today we are going to learn a new unit, Unit 4.
Ask and answer
a. Can you tell me what the title of Unit 4 is? Yes, it’s “Where’s my schoolbag？” What do you think the unit is about?
b. Great! In this unit we are going to learn talking about the positions of the school things. Do you still remember some school things we have learnt?
c. What are they? OK. Let’s start to talk about some school things first.
Step 1: Section A 1a
First, please open your books at page 19 and look at activity 1a.
1．Look and find
Please look at the picture in activity 1a. There’re some things in it. Do you know what they are?
2．Match and discuss
a. Would you please match the words with the things in the picture?
b. How many words do you know? Can you share the words you know with your partners?
c. Please discuss with your partners and check whether your answers are the same.
3．Check the answers
Let’s check the answers together.
4．Read
a. Please read the words after me. Table...
b. I would like you to read the words together and one word twice. Table one two...
c. Would you like to read the words in class?
d. Let’s read the words one by one.
Step 2: Section A 1b
1．Listen and number
a. Listen to the tape for the first time.
b. Number the things in the picture when you listen to it for the second time.
2．Check the answers
Let’s check the answers.
Answers: 1．books 2．pencil case 3．baseball 4．computer game
3．Read
a. I would like you to read the typescript together.
b. Would you please read it by yourselves three times?
c. This time I would like you to read it twice with your partners.
d. Who would like to read in class?
4．Translate and explain
a. Let’s translate the conversation into Chinese.
b. Who can tell us what it means?
c. Yes. When we ask the positions, we use the words “where”. And from the picture, we know that the word “on” means “在······上面” “in” means “在······里面”“under” means “在 ······下面”. They are called prepositions “介词”.
Step 3: Section A 1c
1．Read
Would you like to read the conversation with your partners?
2．Practice
a. Would you please practice the conversation according to the picture in 1a?
b. Please practice in class. Who would like to have a try?
Step 4: Section A 2a
1．Look and say
a. Let’s move to activity 2a now. Could you please look at the things and say them in English?
b. Let’s say the things in English one student by one.
2．Listen and number
a. Now, let’s listen to the tape for the first time.
b. Are you ready to do the activity 2a?
d. Please number the things you hear.
e. Please check them while listening.
3．Check the answers
Have you got your answers? Let’s check them together.
Answers: 2．books 6．keys 1．computer game 5．baseball 3 pencil case 4．schoolbag
Step 5: Section A 2b
1．Listen and find the correct places
a. Listen to the conversation again and find the correct places for the things in 2a.
b. Number the things in the picture from 1 to 6.
2．Check the answers
Finished? Let’s check them.
Answers: 1．computer game on the bookcase
2．books on the chair
3．pencil case under the sofa
4．schoolbag under the table
5．baseball under the chair
6．keys on the table
3．Read the conversation
a. Let’s read the conversation together.
b. I would like you to read it in pairs.
c. This time I would like boys to read as Tommy and girls to read as Sally.
d. Who would like to read it in class?
Step 6: Section A 2c
1．Read
Let’s move to the activity 2c. Shall we read the conversation together?
2．Guess
a. Now, let’s guess where the things are.
b. Students work in pairs. Student A covers the picture in 2b. Ask about where the things are in the picture. Student B answers the questions.
c. I would like to give you an example with one of you.
Example: T: Is the pencil case on the sofa?
S: No, it isn’t. It’s under the sofa.
d. You two change the role after making one conversation and then practice again.
Step 7: Section A 2d
Role-play the conversation. Show a picture of a room, give the students one minute to look at it, and then ask them what kind of things they saw and where the things are. Have a competition among groups. See which group can remember all the things and places.
Step 8: Summarize
Let’s summarize what we learnt in this period.
Step 9: Homework
1．Copy the words in activity 1a and the sentences in grammar box.
2．Read the typescript of activity 2a and 2b.

教学反思：
The 2nd period of Class: Section A (Grammar focus – 3c)
Teaching aims（教学目标）
1．要求熟悉物品的名称；
2．学会谈论物品的位置；
Language points（语言点）
熟练运用Where问句和一般疑问句及其回答。
2．掌握名词单复数及人称代词they的用法。
Difficulties（难点）：
一般疑问句Is it…? Are they…?的回答。
Teaching steps :
Lead in:
What did we learn yesterday? Who can tell us? Yes. Yesterday we got to know some school things and ask where they are. Do you still remember how to say them? OK. Let’s review them first.
Step 1: Revision
1．Ask and answer
a. Would you please translate my words into English? 桌子、棒球······
b. Who would like to make conversations with “where” questions according to the pictures in PPT?
2．Dictation
Please take out your dictation exercise books and let’s have a dictation.
Step 2: Grammar Focus
1．Read
Read the sentences in grammar box.
2．Point out the notes
where的用法；
on, in, under的用法；
the的用法；
名词的单复数。
Section A 3a
1．Put the sentences in order
Let’s go into activity 3a on page 21. There are four sentences in the box and they are in disorder. Would you please put these sentences in order to make a conversation?
2．Check the answers
Have you finished? Please check your answers with your friends while reading it.
Answers: 2．I don’t know.
3．Is it on the dresser?
4．No, it isn’t.
5．Where’s the bag?
3．Read
a. Let’s read the conversation together.
b. Who would like to read it in class?
Step 3: Section A 3b
Pairwork
a. Let’s move to 3c now. There are some things in the pictures and can you make conversations about the positions of them. Here is an example. Please read it together.
b. Let’s make conversations in pairs.
c. Who would like to make conversations in class?
Step 4: Section A 3c
Game: Find the differences
a. Now it’s time for a game. Let’s play the game in pairs. Student A looks at the picture on this page. Student B looks at the picture on page 19. What do you find?
b. Yes, the two pictures are similar. But there are still some differences between them. You two try to find out the differences by asking and answering questions.
Things
Picture 1
Picture 2

schoolbag
under the table
on the table

pencil case



books



keys



dog



c. I would like to give you an example.
Example: T: Where’s the pencil case? Is it on the table?
A: No, it isn’t. It is in the schoolbag.
d. I am sure you are clear about how to do that. Let’s see who can find all the differences first.
e. I believe you know how to perform the task. Please start!
Step 5: Summarize
Let’s summarize what we learnt in this period.
Step 6: Homework
Try to memorize the conversation in 3a.

教学反思：
The 3rd period of Class: Section B (1a- 1e)
Teaching aims（教学目标）
1．熟练运用Where is/are…?问句和一般疑问句及其回答；
2．熟练运用in, on, under, behind, in front of, near等介词。
Language points（语言点）
1. Where’s …? It’s in/on/under…
2. Where’re…? They’re in/on/under…
Difficulties（难点）：
方位介词的正确使用。
Teaching steps
Lead in:
Good morning, boys and girls. Shall we continue our lessons? Could you please tell me what we learnt in section A? Yes. We learnt to ask where the things are.
Step 1: Revision
1．Review some prepositions
a. I will show you some pictures, please answer my questions according to them.
Questions: (1)Where is the baseball?
(2)Where are the books?
(3)Where is the schoolbag?
(4)Is the pen on the table?
(5)Are the keys under the sofa?
b. I would like some of you to ask the questions and others answer according to the pictures.
2．翻译练习：
Let’s do some translation exercises, and please translate my sentences into English.
a.那个棒球在哪里？它在书包里。
b.钥匙在书架上吗？不，不在。
c.你的书在哪里？它们在床头柜上。
d.我的游戏机在沙发上。
3．Dictation
Let’s have a dictation.
Step 2: Section B 1a
1．Look and look up
a. Open your books at page 22. Would you please look at activity 1a?
b. There are some words in the box. Do you know what they mean? Please look them up in the word list on page 102 and then write down the Chinese meanings under each word.
c. Now, I am sure you know what they are.
2．Match
Please match the words with the things in the picture.
3．Check the answers
Finishe