Unit 9

My favourite subject is science
School Subjects
English
Chinese
School Subjects
math
science
School Subjects
art
music
P.E.
history
School Subjects
biology
经度：
纬度：
geography
两栖类动物
What subject is it?
Chinese
music
math
history
art
P.E.
English
biology
science
geography
Words
1. P.E. ___
2. art ___
3. science ___
4. music ___
5. math ___
6. Chinese ___
7. geography __
8. history ___
c
f
b
e
h
d
a
g
1a
Match the words with the pictures.
语文 数学 英语

历史 生物 地理

体育

音乐 美术 科学
Chinese
math
English
history
music
art
physical education / P.E.
biology
science
geography
Subjects
A: What subject do you like best?
B: I like … best .
What’s your favorite subject?
My favorite subject is science.
Presentation 1
What’s your favorite subject?
My favorite subject is ______.
Chinese English P.E. math
art music science geography computer …
Listen and circle the subjects you hear in 1a.
1b
P.E. art science music math
Chinese geography history
Tapescript
Linda: Hi, Anna! How’s your first day of school?
Anna: Hey, Linda! It’s great. I’m happy to see
all my friends. What about you?
Linda: Me, too. And my classes are great.
Anna: What’s your favorite subject?
Linda: My favorite subject is science. What’s
yours?
Anna: Hmm. Well, I like art and math.
But my favorite subject is music.
1b
A: What’s your favorite subject?
B: My favorite subject is …….
1c Pair work
My favorite subject is Chinese.
Presentation 2
Chinese
English
P.E.
math
art
music
science
computer
…
A: What's your favorite subject?
B: My favorite subject is ______.
A:Why do you like ... ?
B: Because it‘s ______.
useful(有用的)
fun
interesting
exciting
relaxing
…
2a
Listen and put the conversation in order.
Because it’s fun.
What’s your favorite subject?
My favorite subject is P.E.
Why do you like P.E.?
1
2
3
4
A: What’s your favorite subject?
B: My favorite subject is …
A: Why do you like……
B: Because it's …… (interesting, fun, relaxing))
blue
green
orange
red
white
yellow
A: What’s your favorite color?
B: My favorite color is ……
A: Why do you like……
B: Because……
A: What’s his favorite sport?
B: His favorite sport is…
A: Why do you like……
B: Because……
Summary
1. Words & phrases
subject, science, P. E. ... ...
2. Key sentences
What’s your favorite subject?
My favorite subject is science.
Why do you like ... ...
1. Copy the words in 1a ten times and try to remember them.
2.Ask 3-4 students their favorite subject, Why? Write down the conversations on your exercise books.
What’s your favorite subject?
My favorite subject is science.
你最喜欢什么学科？
我最喜欢的学科是自然科学。
favorite常常作形容词用，后面可接名词或代词。用来表示某人的爱好，特别喜欢的内容。
My favorite movies are action movies. 我最喜欢的电影是动作片。
Explanation
如何询问 “ 爱好和原因 ”
What’s +主语（his/her/your… favorite …)?
His / her / my favorite… is…
Why + do (does) +主语 + 动词原形+宾语?
Because…
Grammar Focus
why是一个疑问副词，用来询问发生某事的原因和理由，意思是“为什么”，一般用because作答。
你最喜欢那一科？
What’s your favorite subject?
我最喜欢数学。
My favorite subject is math.
What’s your favorite subject?
My favorite subject is science / music / English / math / Chinese / P.E. / art…
Ask and Answer :
What’s his
favorite subject?
His favorite
subject is P.E..
Liu Xiang
What’s her
favorite subject?
Her favorite
subject is English.
Zhang Shaohan
Pair work
A:What’s his/her favorite subject?
B:His/Her favorite subject is …
Chinese
science
English
P.E.
2b
Listen and match the subjects you hear with the descriptions.
Subject
Description Word
art
science
music
P.E.
math
geography
history
fun
interesting
boring
difficult
relaxing
What do you think of the subjects above? Make your own conversations using the words in 2b.
2c
Pair work
A: What is your favorite subject? B: My favorite subject is … A: Why do you like it? B: Because it’s …
fun
interesting
exciting
relaxing
important
useful
—What’s your favorite subject?
—My favorite subject is English.
—Why do you like English?
—Because it’s useful and interesting.
I like English best.
—What’s your favorite subject ?
—My favorite subject is music.
—Why do you like music?
—Because it’s relaxing.
I like music best.
—What’s your favorite subject ?
—My favorite subject is P.E..
—Why do you like P.E.?
—Because it’s fun.
I like P.E. best.
Make a survey.
Ken
math
interesting
Ken’s favorite subject is math. He likes it because he thinks it’s interesting.
Report:
1. Bob’s favorite day is ________.
2. Bob’s favorite subjects are ______________.
3. Bob’s P.E. teacher is _______.
4. Frank’s favorite day is _______.
5. Bob thinks history is _______.
6. Frank thinks history is ___________.
Read the dialogue in 2d. Then fill in the blanks.
P.E. and history
Monday
Mr. Hu
Friday
boring
interesting
Frank: Hi, Bob. How’s your day?
Bob: It’s OK. I like Monday because I have P.E. and history. They’re my favorite subjects.
Frank: Who’s your P.E. teacher?
Bob: Mr. Hu. He always plays games with us.
Role-play the conversation.
2d
Frank: That’s great. But why do you like history? It’s boring.
Bob: Oh, I think history is interesting. What’s your favorite day?
Frank: Friday.
Bob: Why?
Frank: Because the next day is Saturday!
Bob: Haha! That’s for sure. I like Friday, too.
一、1. 句型“What’s + 物主代词/名词所有格 + favorite …?”用来询问“某人最喜欢的是什么？”。例如：
What’s his favorite sport?
他最喜欢的运动是什么？
What’s Jane’s favorite color?
简最喜欢的颜色是什么？
2. favorite是形容词，意为“最喜欢的，最喜爱的”。favorite是美式英语，favourite为英式写法，相当于like … best。如：
Her favorite fruit is strawberries.
= He likes strawberries best.
她最喜欢的水果是草莓。
Their favorite day is Sunday.
= We like Sunday best.
他们最喜欢星期天了。
Hamburger is Bob’s favorite.
鲍勃最最喜欢汉堡。
favorite 还可用作名词，意为“最喜欢的人或物”。如：
White T-shirt and blue jeans are her favorites.
白色T恤和蓝色牛仔裤是她最喜欢的。
三、1. why是疑问副词，意为“为什么”，用来询问原因或理由。用“Why + 一般疑问句?”构成特殊疑问句，其答语通常为：Because …。如：
— Why do you like math?
你为什么喜欢数学?
— Because they are useful.
因为它们有用。
2. because 用作连词，其后接从句，陈 述原因或理由，用于回答why提出的 问题。如：
— Why do you like P.E.?
你为什么喜欢体育?
— Because it’s relaxing.
因为它很令人放松。
The book is very interesting, so we all like it.
这本书很有趣，我们都很喜欢它。
注意
汉语中的“因为……所以……”常常连用，但在英语中because和so不能同时连用。如：
= Because the book is very interesting, we all like it.
四、play with sth./sb. 玩某物/与某人玩，play意为“玩，玩耍”，如：
Kate likes to play with her dog after school.
卡特喜欢放学后和她的狗一起玩。
She often plays with her children in the garden.
她经常和孩子们在花园里玩。
1. 但当星期名称前有 this, that, next, last 等词修饰时，其前不能再用介词 on。如：
on Saturday 在星期六
on Sunday 在星期天
五、on Friday 在周五。“星期几”为具体的某一天，因此前面用介词on。如：
We have a basketball game this Sunday.
这周日我们举行篮球赛。
Next Tuesday, we have an English test.
下周二，我们有一次英语测验。
2. on 用于表示具体的某一天的名词前。 如：
On May 1st
在五月一日
六、for sure adv. 无疑；肯定
The fighting was over for sure.
战斗确实结束了。
You can’t say for sure that it won’t rain tomorrow.
明天难保不下雨。
1. 复习记忆本课所学的生词，抄写第九单元生词五遍英文一遍中文。
2.熟读并尝试背诵P50 2d 部分，抄写并翻译一遍。
Subjects:
Chinese
music
math
science
P.E.
history
geography
art
一看图说出英语单词。
English
subject (复数) __________
2. 为什么 __________
3. 因为 __________
4. 星期一 __________
5. 星期五 __________
6. 星期六 __________
why
because
Friday
subjects
二、按要求写出正确的单词或词组。
Monday
Saturday
7. 与……一起玩 _____________
8. 最喜欢的科目/日子
____________________
9. 第二天 _____________
10. 你过得怎么样？ _______________
11. 我认为历史很有趣。
_____________________________
play with …
the next day
How’s your day?
favorite subject / day
I think history is very interesting.
三、 选择正确的应答语。
1. How’s your day?
A. It’s OK.
B. My favorite day is Monday.
2. Who is your Chinese teacher?
A. He’s very fun. B. Mr. Lin.
3. Why do you like music?
A. Because it’s relaxing.
B. I like music very much.
4. What’s your favorite day?
It’s on January 21st. B. It’s Friday.
5. What’s her favorite subject?
Her favorite subject is art.
B. She likes Monday.
1. 你最喜欢的科目是什么？
_______ your ________ subject?
2. 我最喜欢的科目是科学。
My _______ _______ is _______.
3. 他最喜欢的科目是什么？
What’s ___ _______ _______?
What’s favorite
favorite subject science
一、重点句型。
his favorite subject
4. 他最喜欢的科目是语文。
His _______ ________ is ________.
5. 她最喜欢的科目是什么？
_______ ____ favorite ________?
6. 她最喜欢的科目是美术。
_____ ________ subject is _____.
7. 为什么鲍勃喜欢历史？
_____ _____ Bob like _______?
favorite subject Chinese
What’s her subject
Her favorite art
Why does history
8. 因为很有趣。
________ it’s ___________.
9. 为什么鲍勃和弗兰克喜欢体育？
_____ ____ Frank and Bob _____ P.E.?
10. 因为很有乐趣。
________ it’s _____.
11. 你的音乐老师是谁？
_____ is your ______ ________?
Why do like
Because interesting
Who music teacher
Because fun
12. 我的音乐老师是谢女士。
My _______ _________ is _____ Xie.
13. 你的地理课是在什么时候？
_______ is your ___________ class?
14. 它是在周一和周五。
It’s ____ _________ and ________.
When geography
on Monday Friday
music teacher Ms.
特殊疑问句
1. A: _____ do you like history?
B: Because it’s interesting.

2. A: _____ likes math?
B: Eric does.
3a
Fill in the blanks with what, who, or why.
答语表示原因, 上句应问原因。
答语为人物，上句应问“谁”。
Why
Who
3. A: ______ is your favorite subject?
B: My favorite subject is P.E.

4. A: _____ is your science teacher?
B: My science teacher is Mr. Chen.

5. A: _____ do you like art?
B: Because it’s fun.
What
Who
Why
答语为最喜欢的科目。
答语为人物, 故问“谁”。
答语表示原因。
1. Question: _________________________?
Answer: Because history is interesting.

2. Question: _________________________?
Answer: Science and math.
答语为because句，故问句询问原因
3b
Write questions for the answers.
答语为科目，故问喜欢的科目
3. Question: ________________________?
Answer: His Chinese class is on Monday.

4. Question: ________________________?
Answer: Mary’s favorite subject is art.
答语为课程的时间，故问时间
答语为玛丽最喜欢的科目，故问其最喜欢的科目。
5. Question: ______________________?
Answer: My geography teacher is Mrs. Qin.
答语为老师是某人，故问老师是谁
1. Question: _______________________?
Answer: Because history is interesting.
2. Question: _________________________?
Answer: Science and math.
Why do you like history
Let’s check the answers.
What’s your favorite subject
3. Question: _______________________?
Answer: His Chinese class is on Monday.
4. Question: ___________________________?
Answer: Mary’s favorite subject is art.
5. Question: ___________________________?
Answer: My geography teacher is Mrs. Qin.
When is his Chinese class
What’s Mary’s favorite subject
Who is your geography teacher
3c
Interview three classmates and complete the chart. Then tell your group about the results.
What’s your favorite subject, Jingjing?
Music.
Why do you like music?
Because it’s fun.
Who is your music teacher?
Ms. Xie.
interesting
A
B
C
relaxing
P.E.
geography
Ms. Hu
math
Mr. Sun
difficult
Mr. Li
Li Jingjing’s favorite subject is music. She likes it because it’s fun. Her music teacher is Ms. Xie.
A’s favorite subject is P.E.. He likes it because it’s relaxing. His P.E. teacher is Mr. Wu.
B’s favorite subject is geography. She likes it because it’s interesting. Her geography teacher is Ms. Li.
C’s favorite subject is math. He likes it because it’s difficult. His math teacher is Ms. Hu.
1. 假如你的表弟名叫Jeff, 他今年上初一。用英语描述一下他最喜欢的科目及原因、该科目的老师是谁、在什么时间上该科目这四个问题。并将你们的问答记录在作业本上。
2. 完成基训课时一、课时二。
Thank You!
一、根据句意及首字母提示完成单词。
1. At school Frank’s favorite s_______ is P.E.
2. I don’t like art b______ I think it’s boring.
3. — W____ is your favorite teacher?
— Ms. Zhu. Her music classes are great fun.
subject
because
Who
4. M______ is the second day of a week.
5. Cindy has two Chinese classes on Tuesday and F______.
6. I think g_________ is useful (有用的) and I like it.
Friday
Monday
geography
二、单项选择
1. — What’s your aunt’s favorite ______?
— Green.
A. color B. teacher C. subject
2. I think history is really ______. I don’t like it.
A. interesting B. boring C. exciting
3. This is ______ Miller. He is our English teacher.
A. Mr. B. Miss. C. Ms.
4. — ______ does Linda like dogs?
— Because she thinks they are cute (可 爱的).
A. When B. What C. Why
5. — When do you have P.E., Jenny?
— ______ Friday afternoon.
A. At B. In C. On
三、 填入恰当的特殊疑问词（组），完成对话。
1. — ______ is the boy’s name?
— His name’s Eric.
2. — ___________ is your new baseball bat?
— It’s fifteen dollars.
What
How much
3. — _____ do you like purple?
— Because it makes (使) me relaxing.
4. — _____ plays soccer ball every afternoon?
— Wu dong does.
5. — _______ is the school trip?
— It’s on October 22nd.
Why
Who
When
6. — _______ is my ping-pong bat?
— It’s under your bed.
7. — _________ is your art teacher?
— Maybe (或许) she’s forty years old.
8. — ______ do you spell your English name?
— F-R-A-N-K.
Where
How old
How
四、从Ⅱ栏中找出Ⅰ栏各句的应答语。
1. Why does Jane like music?
2. What’s your favorite color?
3. Who’s your history teacher?
4. When do you have a math test?
5. How old is your grandmother, Sam?
A. On Friday morning. B. Mr. Black.
C. It’s blue. D. Because it’s fun.
E. She’s seventy.
D
C
B
A
E
五、读对话，根据首字母提示完成对话。
A: What’s your f_______ day, Eric?
B: I like Friday b_______ I have music and math. They’re my favorite s________.
A: W___ is your music teacher?
B: Ms. Xu. She always makes her class fun.
favorite
because
subjects
Who
A: That’s great! But w____ do you like math. It’s very d_________.
B: Oh, I think math is useful and interesting. W______ your favorite subject?
A: It’s P.E. I think it’s f_____.
B: That’s for sure. I like it, too.
why
difficult
What’s
fun
Unit 9
My favorite subject is science.
Section B
1a-2c
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
There are ___ days in a week .
7

星期天
Sunday

星期一
Monday

星期二
Tuesday

星期三
Wednesday

星期四
Thursday

星期五
Friday

星期六
Saturday
1）Subjects:
English ______ ______ ______ ______
______ ______ ______ ___ _______
2) Description words:
interesting ____ ______ ______ ______
______ ______
3) Days of the week:
Sunday ______ ______ ______
_______ ______ ______
Chinese math history science
biology music P.E. art computer
fun boring difficult exciting
easy relaxing
Monday Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday Friday Saturday
Words Club
When do you have math?
I have math on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
When do you have +科目 ?
I have + 科目
﹛
every day
on + 星期
你什么时候上……课?
我每天(星期……)上……课。
When do you have English?
I have English on …, …, and …
When do you have …?
I have …on …, …, and …
When do you have …?
I have …on …, …, and …
1a Match the words on the left with
their opposites on the right.
boring
difficult
busy
easy
interesting
fun
free
cool
1b Listen and check (√ ) the words you
hear in 1a.
boring
difficult
busy
easy
interesting
fun
free
cool
√
√
1c Listen again. Circle the classes David
talks about on this schedule.
math
Chinese
history
science
Answer:
1d Talk about David’s favorite subject
with your partner. Then talk about
your favorite subject.
A: What ’s David’s favorite subject?
B: _________________
A: Why does he like__________?
B: Because it’s____________
A: When is the class?
B: It’s on _______________
Pair work
A: What’s Ken’s favorite subject?
B: Science.
A: Why does he like science?
B: Because it’s interesting.
Pair work
A: What’s Selina’s favorite subject?
B: Art.
A: Why does she like art?
B: Because it’s relaxing.
A: When does she have art?
B: She has art on Monday and Wednesday.
A: What is your favorite subject?
B: My favorite subject is English.
A: When do you have English?
B: We have English every day.
A: Why do you like English?
B: Because I think it’s interesting.
A: Who is your English teacher?
B: My English teacher is Mr. Hu.
A: What is your favorite subject?
B: My favorite subject is …
A: When do you have …
B: We have … on …
A: Why do you like …?
B: Because I think it’s …
A: Who is your … teacher?
B: My … teacher is Mr. / Mrs. / Miss /
Ms. …
Ask and answer in pairs.
Complete the conversation with the words in the box. You can use some of the words two times.
teacher my interesting your
because subject when Friday
A: What is favorite ?
B: favorite is art.
A: Who is art ?
B: art is Mrs. Jones.
A: Why do you like art?
B: it’s .
A: do you have art?
B: We have art on .
your
subject
My
subject
your
teacher
My
teacher
Because
interesting
When
Friday
What is your favorite school day?
What classes do you have on that day?
What do you think of these subjects?
Write a description for each one.
2a
music art English
history science Chinese
P.E. math geography
fun boring difficult exciting interesting
easy relaxing useful
Read the following letter. Underline the subjects Yu Mei likes. Circle the subjects she doesn’t like.
2b
Answers:
the subjects Yu Mei likes:
science P.E. Chinese art
the subjects Yu Mei doesn’t like:
math
Complete Yu Mei’s schedule with the information in 2b.
2c
math
Friday
Time
Subjects /Activities
8:00 to 8:50
9:00 to 9:50
10:00 to 10:50
11:00 to 11:50
Time
Subjects /Activities
science
history
P.E.
lunch
Chinese
art lesson
12:00 to 1:00
1:00 to 1:50
2:00 to 4:00
Number these parts of an e-mail message.
3a
I have P.E at 1:00. P.E is fun. Then at 2:00 I have math. It is boring. At 3:00 I have art. It is cool.
2
Let’s meet on Saturday. Is that OK with you?
Dale
Hi Mei Ling,
Thank you for your e-mail. I want to meet you on Friday afternoon, but I am really busy.
3
1
Fill in the schedule below for your
classes on Friday.
3b
Now write an e-mail message to a
friend about your Friday.
3c
写作指导：
这是一篇有关介绍学校生活的电子邮件，应根据3b表格的信息来写。此外，应注意电子邮件的格式，应有开头的称呼，及结尾的署名。写作时可能用到的句型有：
1. Thanks for your e-mail. 谢谢你的邮件。
2. It’s Friday today. I’m really busy./I’m really busy on Friday 今天是星期五。我很忙。
3. I have …classes in the morning and … in the afternoon. 上午我有……节课，下午……节课。
4. At …, I have …. Then at …, I have ….
Next, …
在……点，我上……。然后在……点。
接下来……。
5. ….class is from …to …. ……课从……到
……。
6. After that, I have …for … 之后，我上
……课……时间。
7. … is my favorite subject.
……是我最喜欢的科目
8. I like/don’t like it because it’s ….
我喜欢/不喜欢它，因为它是……。
9. I think it’s … 我想它是……的。
10. Please tell me about your school life.
请告诉我你的学校生活。
One possible version:
Dear Linda,
I’m really busy on Friday. At 8:00, I have Chinese. It’s my favorite subject. It’s very interesting. I have math at 9:00. I don’t like math because it’s too difficult. At 10:00, I have history. My history teacher is great fun. After that, I have P.E. It’s really relaxing! Lunch time is from 12:00 to 2:00.
Then at 2:00, I have geography. At 3:00, I have anart lesson. It’s great, easy and interesting! Classes finish at 3:50, after that I have sports for an hour. I think it’s cool!
Please tell me about your school life.

Eric
Self-Check
1. Add more words in each box.
2. Complete the questions with what, when, who or why. Then answer the questions.
1._____________is your favorite subject?
______________
2._____________do you like it?
______________
3._____________ is your music teacher?
______________
4._____________ is your math class?
_______________
What
Why
Who
When
English.
Because it’s fun.
Mrs. Zhang.
At nine o’clock.
以My favorite subject为题写一篇短文。短文必须包含以下内容：
1．What’s your favorite subject?
2．Why do you like it?
3．When do you have your favorite subject?
Thank You!