Unit 9 My favorite subject is science.
Period 1 Section A 1a, 1b, 1c
I. Teaching Aims and Demands
1, Target language
1) Words & Phrases
Subject, science, P.E. (Physical education)
2) Key Sentences
What’s your favorite subject?
My favorite subject is science.
3) Ability Goals
Enable students to listen to and talk about favorite subjects.
4) Learning Ability Goals
Help students learn how to listen to and talk about their favorite subjects.
II. Teaching Important / Difficult points
How to finish the listening task.
How to talk about favorite subjects.
III. Teaching Aids
A projector and a tape recorder.
IV. Teaching Procedures
Step ⅠWarming up and lead-in
In this procedure, ask students to do some exercises from different subjects and choose their favorite subjects. Learn the names of different subjects. Learn to ask and talk about favorite subjects.
T: Hello, boys and girls. This class we’ll begin with an IQ test. Here are some test questions from different subjects. Can you finish them in five minutes?
Show the following on the screen.
1. k=_______时，代数式的值是3。
2. “白日依山尽，黄河入海流.”出自我国______代著名诗人______的诗作______。
3. 第一次世界大战发生在______年。
4. 蝙蝠是鸟类吗？
5. 世界上有几大洲？
6. 怎样去除茶壶中的水垢？
7. 根据首字母填空：Welcome to the z______ to see animals.
Check the answers with students and then ask students which subjects these test questions are from. Help them learn the names of different subjects.
T: These test questions are from seven different subjects. What subjects are they, do you know?
S: Math, Chinese, history, biology, geography, chemistry and English.
Keep the above words down on the blackboard.
T: What other subjects do you know?
S: Art, PE, music, drawing, computer...
T: Do you like English?
S: Yes. It’s my favorite subject.
S: No, I don’t.
T: What’s your favorite subject?
S: My favorite subject is math.
...

Step Ⅱ Match work 1a
In this procedure, students will learn the names of some subjects and learn to ask and talk about their favorite subjects.
T: How many subjects do you have now? What are they?
S: We have nine subjects. They are Chinese, math, English, PE, music, art, politics, history, and geography.
T: Now please open your books. Look at the words on the left. We have six words about subjects. Please read them. And we have six pictures marked with a, b, c, d，e and f. Try to match the words and pictures.
Encourage students to say something about the pictures and do the matches work.
T: What subject is it in picture a?
S: It’s math.
T: Write “a” on the line next to the word “math”. Clear?
Go on with the others in the same way. Then check the answers with students.

Step Ⅲ Listening 1b
First, ask students to tell the subjects they like from their favorite subjects.
T: What subjects do you like?
S: I like PE and music.
S: I like gym.
T: Then what’s your favorite subject?
S: My favorite subject is English.
T: Do you like history?
S: Yes.
T: Good. You like history, but your favorite subject is English.
Then ask students to listen to the recording and do Activity 2.
T: Next we’ll listen to a recording. In the recording, two people are talking about their favorite subjects. Listen and circle the subjects you hear.
Play the recording. Then check the answers.
After this, ask students to repeat after the recording.

Step Ⅳ Pair work 1c
Ask students to practice the conversation and make their own conversations.
T: Among all the subjects, which do you like? What’s your favorite subject? Now work in pairs and practice asking and answering questions about your favorite subjects. You can make your own conversations.
A sample conversation:
S1: What subject do you like?
S2: PE and math. What about you?
S1: I like PE, too. Then what’s your favorite subject?
S2: Chinese. What’s yours?
S1: English.

Step Ⅴ Homework
1. Ask students to learn the new words and expressions in this unit
2. Ask students to make an English school schedule.