Unit 7
Teenagers should be allowed to choose their own clothes.
(Section A 3a-3c)
I. Contents : 1. Vocabulary :
tiny, cry, hug, lift, badly, field, regret, awful, poem 2. phrases :
talk back, give sb. a hug, lift sb.up, make sure, hurt oneself, regret doing sth, keep…from… 3. sentence structures : should be allowed to do sth. II. Objectives:
1. Instructional objectives: 1) Language knowledge
a. Be able to use the following words properly: tiny, cry, hug, lift, field, badly, regret, awful, poem b. Be able to understand the meaning of the following phrases: talk back, give sb. a hug, lift sb.up, make sure, hurt oneself, regret doing sth, keep…from… 2) Language skills& learning strategies a. Be able to appreciate an English poem. b. Be able to understand the emotion of the poem. c. Be able to read the poem full of feelings.
d. Be able to express their feelings and love by writing. 2. Educational objectives 1) Emotional objectives
a. To enable the students to have a deeper understanding of mother’s love. b. To enable the students to be thankful in our life.
3. Focal points :
a. the understanding of the language of poetry b. the use of some phrases in reading 4. Difficult points:
a. the understanding of the language of poetry b. the use of some phrases in reading 5. Aids:
PPT, recorder, writing paper, background music III Teaching procedures: Stage 1. Pre-reading Task 1. Free talk and lead-in
1. T: In my family, I have a tiger mom. She doesn’t allow me to do this or that. But I think I should be allowed to do many things. Do you agree with me? In your eyes, what should we be allowed to do? Share your ideas with your group members.
2. Ask some students to share with the whole class. (Review the sentence pattern- we should be allowed to do sth.)
3. T: We think we should be allowed to do many things. But mom always says No to us. Why does mom say no to us ? (students begin to think about mom’s love and tell their understanding)
4. T: Why does mom say NO to us? Maybe because mom knows best. Today we are going to study a poem about mom. Stage 2. While-reading
Task1. Listen and read the poem.
Listen and follow the tape and discuss what the title means. Task2. Read part 1 and answer the following questions. 1) When the writer was a baby and two, what did his mom do ? 2) When the writer was two , what did he do?
3) Is it safe for a 2-year-old boy to run through the field? What did his mom do ?
Task3. Read part 2 and answer the following questions. 1) Why did his mom say no ice cream for him?
2) How did the writer feel when he was not allowed to eat ice cream ? 3) What did the writer do when his mom told him it’d give him awful dreams? 4) Why did the writer shouted to his mom? 5) Did the writer feel his mom’s love?
Task4. Read part 3 and answer the following questions. 1) When the writer went out with friends , what did his mom say? 2) Why did his mom say that ? 3) What did he do? How did he feel? 4) Did he feel his mom’s love?
Task5. Read part 4 and answer the following questions. 1) What happened after eating that ice-cream? 2) What happened after watching the scary movie? 3) What happened after staying out past ten? 4) How does the writer feel now?
5) What does the writer regret when he grows up?
6) After reading the whole poem , how does the writer feel about his mom? 7) Does he feel his mom’s love now? Task6. Read the poem full of feelings. Stage 3. Post-reading Task1. Writing Write a poem.
Task2.share the poem with the whole class. Stage 4. Conclusion
How quickly time flies! It has been more than 10 years since you were a baby. You are growing up while your parents are getting old. They have done so much for you that you can grow up happily and healthily. What have you done for them? Did you do anything for them? Babies, please say ‘‘thank you’’ to them and tell them how much you love them . Please do something for them!
