Unit 4 Don't eat in class

Ⅰ. Analysis of the Teaching Material

　　1.Status and Function

　　In this unit students learn to talk about school and family rules. Such a topic is so familiar to students that they must be active in all the activities in class. It is helpful to raise learning interest and useful to improve students' listening, speaking, reading and writing skills.

　　(1)The first period introduces some negative imperatives first. Then students are provided with much listening and oral practice using the target language "What are the rules?"

　　(2)In the second period students do much listening and oral practice using the words "can" and "can't". After this class, students know more about what they can or can't do at school.

　　(3)The third period provides students with much oral practice using the phrase "have to". And the game in the last part is useful to raise learning interest. It is useful to improve spoken English.

　　(4)In the fourth period students learn to talk about what they do or don't have to do at home.

　　(5)In the fifth period students learn to write a letter to talk about their family rules. And they also learn to talk about some common signs. All the activities are designed to improve students' reading and writing skills.

　　(6)The self check in the last period is designed to give students more reinforced practice, especially writing practice. In this way, students better understand how to apply what they have learned in their daily life.

　　2.Teaching Aims and Demands

　　(1)Knowledge Objects

　　In this unit students learn to talk about rules.

Make students learn and grasp imperatives and the usage of the words "can" and "have to".

　　(2)Ability Objects

Train students' listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. Train students' integrating skills.

(3)Moral Object