Unit 1 What's the matter?

1. Ability Objects

Enable students to talk about health problems and give advice with the language points.

2. Moral Objects

(1)Improve the cooperative spirit through pair work and role playing.

(2)Students care more about themselves and their family members' health.

Teaching Key Points

1. Learn and master the parts of the body, the names of the illness and the expressions of giving advice.

2. Learn to talk about health problems by using "What's the matter? I have a..." and give advice by using "should".

Teaching Difficult Points

1. Learn to talk about health problems by using "What's the matter? I have a...".

2. Learn to give appropriate advice to the certain health problems.

Teaching Methods

Task-based language teaching method, the cooperative learning method, and multimedia-assisted teaching and learning method.

Teaching Aids

The picture about illness; PPT.

Teaching Procedures

Step 1 Warming-up (about 3 minutes)

Sing the English song If you're happy.

Step 2 Presentation (about 6 minutes)

T: This is really a beautiful song. What can you do if you are happy?

Ss: Clap our hands and stamp our feet.

T: Yes. Hands and feet are parts of our body; do you know other parts of our body in English?

Ss: Eye, head...

T: You're great. Today, let's learn the names of thee body parts.

The teacher touches the parts of the body one by one and says them. While teaching each one, let students touch or show it.

Present a picture of Pan Changjiang on the screen. Let students say each part of the body.

Play the game: Touch the parts of your body. Let the whole class touch the parts of their body when teacher say: Touch your...Ask six students to come to the front and do as the teacher tells them: Touch