Instructional design
Instructional design
Grade Seven
Starter Unit 1 Good morning! Language Goals
Language Objectives：Grasp letters A－H and learn to greet people.
Knowledge Goals：
Key Words and Phrases： good，morning，hi，hello，HB，CD，BBC，afternoon，evening，how，are，you，I，am，fine，thanks，OK
Key Sentences： Good morning！ Good afternoon！
Good evening！ How are you？ I'm fine，thanks./I'm OK. Key Grammar：Learn to write the eight letters Ability Goals ：Be able to greet people politely. Moral Goals ：Learn to be friendly to others. Teaching Time ：Two periods
Period 1：(1a～2e) Period 2：(3a～4d)
Period 1 (1a～2e)
Teaching important points ：
1.Key words & phrases： good，morning，hi，hello，HB，CD，BBC
2.Key sentences： Good morning!
Teaching difficult points : Grasp the letters Aa－Hh and learn to recognize the English names.
Teaching aids: a computer and some cards
Teaching procedures and ways:
★Step Ⅰ Revision and lead－in:
Greet the students and lead in the new lesson.
T：Good morning，everyone！My name is…I am your English teacher.You can call me Miss/Ms./Mr. …(Walking to a boy)What's your name?
Boy：My name is Li Tao.
T：Good morning，Li Tao.
Boy：Good morning，Ms./Mr. …(Help the student to respond correctly if necessary.)
The teacher writes “Good morning，Li Tao.”on the blackboard.
★Step Ⅱ Self－studying and guiding:
Self－study guide 1：
Self－study the new words and English names：good，morning，hi，hello，Alice，Bob，Cindy，Dale，Eric，Frank，Grace，Helen.Learn to pronounce them according to the phonetic symbols(音标)．And you can listen to the tapes to help you pronounce them correctly or ask others for help.
Self－study guide 2： Try reading the sentences in 1a and try to tell boys' names from girls' names.
Self－study guide 3： Self－study 2c and learn to write the eight letters.
Questions for thinking：
1．Do you know how to greet people in the morning?
2．Do you know how to write the eight letters Aa，Bb，Cc，Dd，Ee，Ff，Gg，Hh?
The teacher walks around the classroom to watch and help the students study while the students are self－studying. Time for questions： Discuss the writing of the eight letters.
★Step Ⅲ Check up:
Check up 1：
Words teaching：Ask a few students to read the new words and help them correct the mistakes in pronunciation if necessary.
Check up 2：
Ask some students to make a conversation with their partner and see if they can respond correctly.And ask students to fill in the blanks：
Boys'names:____________________________________________Girls'names:___________________________________________ Check up 3：
Write the small letters for these big letters：
A____ B____ C____ D____ E____ F____ G____ H____ ★Step Ⅳ Cooperative inquiry
1．Listening (1b)
Play the recording of 1a，students listen and repeat. 2．Pair work
Practice the conversations in the picture and then greet your partner.(1c)
Sample：
A：Good morning，Zhang Wen！/Hello，Zhang Wen!
B：Good morning，Li Yan！/Hello，Li Yan!
3.Act out:
Ask some pairs of students to act out their dialogs in front of the class.
4.Finish 2a and 2b.
5．Discussion (2e)
Talk about what these letters HB，CD，BBC mean.
★Step Ⅴ Practice
Write the missing big letter or small letter for each pair.(2d)
★Step Ⅵ Test
Choose the best answer.
( )1.When writing English letters, they account for three grids________。
A．b B．g C．f ( )
2．Correct order in alphabetical order is________。
A．g e f B．a d e C．c a d
Blackboard writing:
New words Key sentences good，morning，hi，hello，HB，CD，BBC Good morning，Helen! Hi，Bob！Hello，Frank！
Teaching reflection:
This is the first lesson of the new semester, forming good learning habits is the key.The focus is on learning greetings during meeting and the letter A-H.The good habit of learning greetings is that teachers help students speak and practice more and provide students with a lot of oral opportunities.Learn the letters to read the correct speech, distinguish the vowels, and learn to write.
Xinping School, Lufeng Town, Xupu County, Hunan Province