八上 Unit 4 Do it yourself Task A DIY story
Background
Many people like DIY nowadays.They have different interesting DIY experiences.
Key words:birthday salad，birthday card，more DIY stories
Ⅰ Background information
DIY is very popular among people all over the world now.It is easy and convenient to do it.And it can save money and bring a lot of happiness to people.Some people like to make DIY presents when someone's birthday is coming.And they have many interesting and unforgettable DIY experiences.Students in Grade 8 must have some wonderful DIY experiences.
Ⅱ Type of the lesson
Writing lesson
Ⅲ Teaching aims and learning objectives
By the end of the lesson，the students will be able to:
1.Understand the meanings of the new words.
Use them in proper situations.
2.Share their DIY experiences with their classmates.
3.Write a diary to record what he has done.
4.Use the simple past tense to keep a diary.
5.Cooperate with partners and experience the feeling of success.
Ⅳ Teaching content
1.New words
2.The story of a sample writing
3.Different writing skills
Ⅴ Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty
1.New words and the diary of the sample writing
2.Different writing skills
3.How to lead students to describe their DIY experiences
Ⅵ Teaching aids
1.Blackboard 2.Chalk 3.Computer
4.Multimedia 5.Projector 6.Card
Ⅶ Teaching procedures
Step 1 Birthday salad（Warm-up and lead-in）
Play a short video about some classmates who are making fruit salad.
（1）Birthday salad
【设计理念:1.观看视频后，从视频内容出发，老师通过问问题，学生回答，师生交流，导入生词和词组（keep it secret，have fun，complete，go wrong，cover），为之后理解范文做准备。2.用师生对话活跃课堂气氛，调动学生参与的积极性。】
T:When someone's birthday is coming，what will you do？
Maybe we can make some presents by ourselves.These students made some gifts by themselves.Do you know these students？What did they do in the video？Why did they do this？
Yes，they made fruit salad for their teacher's birthday.And they kept it secret.So their teacher didn't know it.It was a big surprise.
Did they do alone？
No，they worked together.They had fun working together（板书带读）.
Do you know how long it took them to complete（板书带读）it？
It took them one hour.So long，right？Because many things went wrong（板书带读）.
After completing，what can you see on the cover（板书带读）of the book？
（2）Birthday card beside the salad
【设计理念:1.此处老师现场演示如何将一张空白的卡片变成漂亮的生日贺卡，在制作的过程中，导入生词和词组（balloon，stick，paint，spell，cut out），为之后理解范文做准备。2.用师生对话活跃课堂气氛，调动学生参与积极性。3.为学生之后讨论和写作提供素材。】
And they wanted to give it to their teacher as a birthday present.（Take out a card with nothing on it）So they made a birthday card and put it beside it.How was the card？
Yes，it was boring.So what should the students do then？
They cut out a picture of balloons（板书带读）and painted（板书带读）them different colours.And then they stuck（板书带读）the picture on it.How was it？
Much better.
And they should also write something on it.What should they write？
Yes，happy birthday.And they should spell（板书带读）the words correctly.
Step 2 Birthday card（Solve the sample writing）
（1）Our friend Suzy also made a card for her mother.
【设计理念:1.阅读全文，通过回答与文章内容有关的问题，从而了解日记的大概内容。2.递进式的问题展现了故事如何展开，学生回答后可以熟悉如何描述一个故事。】
T:Our friend Suzy also made a card.Why did she made the card？Why didn't she make it at home？Did Sandy help？What mistakes did Suzy keep making？What colour did Suzy use for the roses？
T:Are you ready？Let me check your answers.（对答案）
（2）Read and match.（To get the structure of the story）
【设计理念:1.阅读文章后，提纲挈领，分析文章的结构，得出每段大意。2.引导学生学会分段处理故事的叙述。3.为之后写作提供结构框架，做好铺垫。】
T:There are four paragraphs in the story.Can you tell me the main idea of each paragraph？
T:I think it's very easy for you.Let me check your answers.
Para.1:The reason why Suzy made a birthday card.
Para.2:How she made the card.
Para.3:What happened in the end.
Para.4:Suzy's hope.
（3）Talk about the writing skills in the sample writing.
【设计理念:1.通过引导学生关注关键动词及动词短语，使其关注动词在详细过程描写中的作用。2.引导学生关注不同连词的作用，在写作时正确使用连词，保证逻辑性。】
T:For example，in the third paragraph，I coloured.I also cut out…and stuck…Let's read the sentences together.OK，so you can see some verbs and verb phrases here.By reading these，we can have a clear idea about how to make this card more beautiful.
T:Now，let's come to these two sentences.Mum's birthday is coming.（So）I decided to make her…Read them together.Did I lose one word？Which one？Read them again.Which one is better？So when we write two sentences，sometimes we can use some conjunctions to make it better.What other conjunctions do you know？Good！Please remember to use them.
（4）Pair work.
【设计理念:1.回顾Task日记内容，检测学生对于关键表达的掌握情况。2.巩固写作技能的使用。3.导入birthday ice cream，为之后学生自己谈论DIY经历做准备。】
T:Now，boys and girls，let me check if you still remember how Suzy made the card and if you can use the writing skills very well.Now suppose one is Suzy，the other wants to know something about it.
Model:
A:Hi，Suzy.I heard you made a card for your mother.Why did you make the card？
Suzy:I…
A:Where did you make it？
Suzy:I…Because…
A:How did you make it？
Suzy:I…and Sandy…
A:Did you make any mistakes？
Suzy:Yes，I…
A:What else did you do？
Suzy:I…and…
A:You are so great！I hope…
Step 3 DIY experiences（Offering materials for writing）
（4）Lead-in:Birthday ice cream
【设计理念:1.以教师DIY经历作为示范，打开学生思维。2.导入一些新的表达，为学生之后的写作输入丰富资源。3.为正式写作前的pair work做铺垫。】
T:Last Sunday was my sister's birthday.Do you know how we celebrated her birthday？
I made mango ice cream for her.Do you want to know how I made it？
T:I made it last Saturday.And my friend helped me.We had fun making it together.
First，I needed to prepare something.（show a picture）What did I prepare？
Milk，eggs，sugar，cream，and magazines.
Then what should I do？
I cut the mangoes into pieces，mixed the sugar and eggs，stirred them until it turned white.What was next？
I cooked the milk.But I made a mistake.I cooked it for a long time.So there was milk anywhere.
Then Iadded milk to the eggs and sugar.And then Iadded mangoes to them.I put it into the fridge.How was the ice cream？How was my DIY experience？
（5）Pair work（Talk about their DIY experiences）
【设计理念:1.通过对话，让学生学会如何口头描述自己的DIY经历，为正式写作做准备。2.通过倾听他人的DIY经历，相互借鉴写作资源。3.为小组讨论DIY经历的group work做铺垫。】
T:Different people have different DIY experiences.Please work in pairs and talk about your DIY experiences with your partner.（两组学生展示）
（6）Group work:Share the DIY story（who has the most interesting DIY story）.
【设计理念:1.让学生尝试用过去时来讲述发生在过去的简短故事或经历。2.通过小组讨论，组内选出本组最有趣的故事，为小组合作写作收集最优资源。】
T:You have interesting DIY experiences.Now I want you to tell your story to your group members.But when you tell a story，you have to use the simple past tense.And tell others more like…Are you clear？Now，try to find whose is the most interesting one.
T:OK，whose story is the most interesting one in your group？（找一组询问）Would you please tell your story to us？
Step 4 Your DIY story（Write their own stories）
【设计理念:1.写作前引导学生增强分段意识。2.提供写作有用的表达。3.引导能力较强的学生写出更详细的故事情节。】
T:Just now，you tell me great stories，but if I ask you to write the stories，how many paragraphs are you going to write？
T:Yes，three.
T:Good，wish you be a good writer.（开始写作）
Step 5 How to appraise a good writing（点评作文）
【设计理念:1.通过呈现评价标准的表格，帮助学生理解如何去评价作文。2.让学生根据评价标准，学会自评，并优化作文。3.让小组成员间互评，学生学会欣赏他人的长处，并取长补短。】
T:Before reading your story，I will tell you how to appraise a good writing…
T:Today we had a great time together.Are you happy？Me too.DIY is really interesting and can bring us a lot of happiness.So you can do more DIY jobs after class to make yourself and others happy.
Step 6 Homework
【设计理念:1.在小组合作的基础上，开始个人写作，巩固课堂所学。2.引导对写作感兴趣的同学，课后自我优化。】
T:Now please remember your homework:
（1）Write the story by yourself and share it with each other.
（2）Try to make your writing better after class.
Ⅷ Blackboard design:
8A Unit 4 Do it yourself—Task A DIY story
Ⅸ Teaching reflection
本节课为Task课型，主要目的是培养孩子的写作技能。通过对课本中范文的结构、写作技巧以及有用的表达等学习后，自己根据实际情况写出自己的故事。平时孩子写作机会不多，且关于DIY的经历也较为贫乏，即使有，也不善表达，因此要写出一篇DIY的文章对于学生略有难度，所以在写作之前需要大量的信息输入，为学生提供写作资源与示范，例如，刚开始的导入birthday salad，birthday card以及后面的birthday ice cream，都是此用意。
本节课在上完以后，我感觉有以下不足，需要改进。
①在导入部分，以本校学生制作沙拉的视频导入，虽比较贴近学生的生活，但因为不是本班学生的制作经历，学生并没有表现出特别的热情。导入如果可以以学生自己的生活和学习经历导入，学生的参与热情应该会更高，也更有共鸣。②在导入部分，导入了很多生词和短语，但是操练略显不足，学生对于这些知识点如何运用仍然不是很了解。且知识点多是老师呈现，教师需要探求一种由学生积极参与呈现新知识的模式，这对于学生的预习工作提出了较高的要求。同时，在导入部分，老师对于学生的提问无太多技术含量，对于打开学生思维的效果仍然不够理想。③对于范文的处理，尤其是在挖掘写作技巧时，处理有些仓促。如让学生关注动词和动词短语时，应该让学生去找出能反映如何制作生日卡片的单词和短语，让学生自己去发现动词对于描述事件过程的重要性。
点评：
课堂教学设计理念新。这位教师上课运用任务型教学方式引导学生积极参与教学活动。在导入过程中实现师生、生生互动，活动内容丰富多彩，接近学生生活，在互动、交流、合作、探究中实施教学。整个过程中教师的角色起了深刻的变化，真正成了组织者、参与者、引导者、帮助者，关注学生学习策略、学习方法、学习态度，成为名副其实的“以学为本”的教学设计者。
体现了新课程的目标。这位老师在教学过程中处理好“知识与技能、过程与方法、情感态度与价值观之间的关系”。是教书本，而是以书本教，以学生现有的知识经验导入，从开始的做生日卡片到做水果沙拉，这些都和学生密切相关，由学习课本的语言知识输入到延伸过程中的语言知识输出，通过教师引导使学生运用语言知识，学会交际，学会做事情。例:So what should the students do then？运用学到的语言知识学会做事，这就是能力。重视情感态度与价值观的培养。教师在教学过程中，教授学生制作水果沙拉。教学过程中培养学生的团队合作精神，积极调动不同层次学生积极学习，自主学习，积极评价，激发持续的学习热情，不断使学生体验成功，提高学生的自我价值，也注重了个性的培养。
不足之处:这节课在二次导入的时候引入了芒果冰淇淋的制作步骤，学生虽然对这个比较感兴趣，但是因为不能亲自体验而降低了趣味性。单纯的图片和文字并不能给学生留下深刻的印象。如果教师能真正地让学生参与制作，自己DIY一份芒果冰淇淋，这样效果可能来的更明显一点，并且也能更加充实学生的作文，让学生有话可说。