一、目标

（1）让学生掌握房间内部物品的相关词汇；

（2）学生能够用基本的方位介词短语回答由where提出的特殊疑问句；

（3）能用方位介词短句来描述个人房间内相应物品的位置。

二、教学思路

　　‍针对七年级上册的学生，本节课内容生动活泼，并且多次使用孩子们乐于接受的中外卡通人物形象，例如神偷奶爸、加菲猫、米奇等吸引孩子的兴趣，并且在课堂中融入中外文化意识的差别，让学生在不知不觉中既掌握基本语言知识，又接受了中外文化知识的熏陶与洗礼。

一、文化延伸

　　从本单元的插图中我们可以看到西方国家的小孩子都有自己单独的房间，这是这些国家自立精神（self-reliance）的一处具体表现。孩子从小就被灌输独立意识，在可能的情况下，父母一般尽量让孩子拥有自己的空间。孩子很小时，年轻的父母就会征求孩子的意见，问他们喜欢什么颜色的气球、吃什么饼干、或者是喜欢挨着爸爸坐还是挨着妈妈坐，并尽量满足孩子的意愿。美国大众的观点认为父母培养孩子的目标是使孩子在18岁左右能成为独立自主、自食其力、并对自我行为负责的独立的个人。另外，欧美的教育体制也总是鼓励青少年学会自立并授之以相应能力。

二、知识点拓展

（1）词汇拓展

Sofa 沙发    bookcase 书架    dresser 梳妆台

tape 磁带   tape player 录音播放机    model plane 飞机模型

hat 帽子   cap 鸭舌帽 clock 闹钟     radio 广播

Fireplace 壁炉   piano 钢琴    wooden horse 木马玩具

toy 玩具     poster  海报

（2）句型拓展

What’sthis in English?

Where isit?                  Where are they?

Is it onthe bed?               Are they on / in /under the ...？

What ison the table?   

There isa ... in / on/ under the ...   

三、Nurturing Independence in Our Children

‍Those of us who live in the States are anticipating and preparing for the celebration of our nation’s independence on July 4th.  For many it will be a weekend of outdoor cookouts and hometown parades, of family and fireworks, of reflection and gratitude. No matter where you live, perhaps the next few days could be a time for each of us to reflect on nurturing and encouraging a spirit of independence within the children we are raising.

Encouraging independence within our children can be a tricky endeavor.  The Western culture seems inordinately interested in promoting independence for our children, and if this trend is contrary to your parenting style then the idea of fostering independence may cause you to bristle. Or perhaps a barrier to an embrace of autonomy in the life of your family is the alarming truths we are faced with in the world outside of the safety of our homes; on some level, we don’t want to release our children to run free for fear of what they may run into. And sometimes an independent spirit within a child is just plain old inopportune for the adult who is caring for him – any parent of a spirited, naturally independent child can testify to that!

 

But isn’t the end goal of thoughtful, involved parenting to raise children who have the confidence and life skills required to be happy, healthy, courageous, self-assured adults? As I reflect on my personal roadblocks on the path to raising independent children, I can see there are three main issues with which I struggle:

1. Inconvenience

One of the first notable situations in which each of my daughters has had a desire to assert her own will is in choosing which clothes to wear. In the beginning, this means lots of mismatched outfits that grate against my aesthetic sensibilities. Yet, how will they ever have the confidence to choose that which looks right to them if they aren’t given the opportunities to practice within our home? Likewise, encouraging my preschooler’s growing desire to help with household chores (a lovely indicator of her desire to be more “grown up”) means the bed will not be made the way I like it and the forks may be need a second, secret scrubbing to fully remove the left-behind bits of broccoli, but in allowing these bits of freedom, I am nurturing a healthy sense of “I can do this!” The remedy for my attachment to my own convenience is to foster a spiritof acceptance within myself.

2. Fear

I have to confess to you that with myoldest, I was Queen of the Hovering Moms at the playground. I was fearful that she might go down a slide and face a too-hard landing, I was afraid that the older kids might push past her too roughly, and I was basically just apprehensive of what might happen if I took a few steps away. Eventually I realized that all of that hovering spoke this message to her: I don’t trust this environment and I don’t trust you to be okay without me. No wonder she was fearful and clingy in new situations! When our younger daughter became old enough to join her sister in navigating the playground and I could no longer hover as effectively, it became very clear to me that each of them were capable of much more independence than I had given them credit for. The antidote for the fear that inhibits independence is trust – trusting my children to be okay and trusting myself to recognize when they need me and when they need space.

3. Sentimentality

Now don’t get me wrong here. I am one of the most sentimental people you will ever meet, but left unchecked sentimentality can spawn an unwillingness to embrace the natural evolution that takes place in family life as my children grow from utterly dependent babies into young adults who are equipped and excited to experience life beyond the walls of our home. I remember when my oldest finally started walking at fourteen months – I was filled with enthusiasm as she achieved that monumental milestone. When our younger daughter began pulling up and standing at nine months, everything within me wanted to sit her back down because I was fully aware that those first steps mark the beginning of her journey away from me.Instead of getting caught up in the sadness of watching this healthy and necessary transformation, I must be mindful to celebrate these steps away fromus as assurance that we are doing our job well. The cure for a hindering sense of sentimentality is a joyful remembrance that nurturing independence in my children is one of the highest callings of parenthood.‍

介词是武汉市中考必考的内容，而介词固定搭配也是很多学生们容易丢分的点。七上4单元的本课是进入初中后对介词（地点介词）的第一次正式的学习。为降低学生对介词学习的畏难情绪，课程选用了经典动画片Tom &Jerry中一个搞笑的片段作为导入，让学生了解什么是地点介词，进而可以从心理上接受对地点介词的学习。本课主要学习in, on 和under三个介词——在准确表述物品空间位置上的关系时，这三个词所表达的空间位置关系和汉语是一致的。所以只要多在语境中运用，就不难掌握这几个词的用法。在提问和回答时，同时要注意名词单复数、代词（it/they）以及be动词（is/are）的变化。

My Bedroom

My bedroom is very big. The curtains are blue. There is a big window on the wall, so my bedroom is also very bright. There are some photos on the wall. They’re very beautiful. In the middle of the room, there is my bed. It’s not so big, but it’s very comfortable. Every night, I lie on the bed and have a good dream. On the right of the bed are my desk and chair. They’re in front of the window. My computer is on the desk. There is a lamp on the desk, too. I can do my homework here and play computer games. My bookshelf is on the left of the bed. There area lot of storybooks and picture books in the shelf. I like them very much.

I have a very beautiful bedroom. I’ll try my best tokeep it clean and tidy.

本课为4单元第三个知识点，在对介词知识点回顾的基础上，本课主要针对本单元重点的句型、阅读和写作进行学习和训练。阅读时，把握带着问题去阅读的重要性。阅读后，可以试着关上课本对信息点进行回顾和再现，同时也是指导写作最关键的一步——通过对范例的模仿，学生需要熟练运用介词表达方位，用连词and和but将句子简单串联起来，且写作时要求有句型的变化。最后通过拓展词汇的补充，让学生所写的文章内容更加丰富。

and 的六点用法

‍(1) 表示联合，意为“和”、“又”、“而且”：(课本上用法)

We were cold and hungry.          我们饥寒交迫。

(2) 有时用于连接两个相同的词语，表示连续性：（课本上用法）

The train runs faster and faster.           火车开得越来越快。

(3) 有时用在祈使句后，表示结果，意为“那么”：

Work hard and you’ll succeed.           努力干吧，你会成功的。

(4) 有时表示对比(有类似but的意思)：

He is rich, and (yet) leads a modest life.          他很富有，但却过着朴素的生活。

(5) 用在good, nice, fine 等之后，表示“很”，“挺”：

It’s nice and cool under the tree.           这树下很凉快。‍

but 的用法举例

‍1. 连接词或短语

It was a sunny but not very warm day.           那一天天气晴朗，却不太暖和。

He drives not carefully but slowly.           他开车不是很小心，而是开得很慢。

2. 连接句子（课本上用法）

This isn’t a good one but it will answer.           这不太好，但可以将就用。

3. 用于句首

But that question doesn’t arise.           但没发生那个问题。

4. 用于道歉的表达之后

Sorry, but we’re behind schedule.           抱歉，我们落在计划后了。

5. 用于not…but…，表示“不是……而是……”

Not you but I am to blame.           不是你的错而是我的错。

6. 用在某些否定语后，表示“只……”：

He eats nothing but hamburgers.           他只吃汉堡包。

She knows no one but you.           她只认识你。

7. 用于next(last) but one 中，表示“隔壁再过去”“倒数第……”

He lives in the next house but one.           他住在隔壁再过去一家。

He was the last but one to arrive.           他是倒数第二个到的。

8.can’t help but 不由得不……

You can’t help but respect them.           你不由得不尊敬他们。‍

句型分析：I’m tidy, but Gina is not.

is not后实际省略了与前文相同的形容词tidy。

同样的用法请参照例句理解：

I am a good student, but Linda is not.

Tom is from Canada, but all his classmates are not.

I like football, but my brother doesn’t.(省略like football)

He gets up early, but I don’t.(省略get up early)