Unit 11: What do you think of game shows?(新目標七下英文教案)

unit 11: what do you think of game shows?

language goals

to this unit students learn to state their opinions and talk about likes and dislikes.

new language

what do you think of soap operas? i don't like soap operas.

what does he think of sports shows? he loves sports shows.

what does she think of maria? she likes maria.

what do they think of tommy? they can't stand tommy.

section a

additional materials to bring to class:

a local television listing

list the names of several foods on the board.for example: pizza, broccoli, ice cream, mushrooms.

next to that list, write the sentence, what do you think of ___ ? and leave a blank at the end. ask a student the question, substituting the word pizza: what do you think of pizza? help him or her answer / like pizza ot i don't like pizza,               

point to the other foods one by one. ask a student the question and help him or her answer j like...or i don't like....

then point to the sentence. what do you think of ___ ? point to a food name on the board and choose a student to ask the question: what do you think of (mushrooms)? then point to a student to

answer.

repeat the activity several times, giving several students chances to ask and answer the question.

1 a    this activity introduces the key vocabulary.

focus attention on the five tvs. say, each tv shows  different kind of tv show. in tv picture a, there is a an playing baseball. this is called a sports show.

talk about the other kinds of shows and ask students what they see. tell the name of each kind of show as you discuss the picture. ask students to repeat the names of the shows.

write the word sitcom on the board. under it write the words situation comedy. say, the word sitcom comes from the two words situation comedy. a sitcom is a funny show. the people in sitcoms do or say things that make tv watchers laugh.

point out the numbered list of shows. say each one again and ask students to repeat it.

then ask students to match each tv picture with one of the words. say, write the letter of each kind of show next to the correct word. point out the sample answer.

1 b    this activity gives students practice in understanding the target language in spoken conversation.

point to the smiley faces and the frowny faces and the words next to them. read the words to the class or have a student do this. say, these faces show you what the words mean. if you don't mind something, you don't either like it or dislike it. if you can't stand something, you dislike it very strongly. your least favorite food is something you can't stand. if you love something, you like it very, very much. your favorite food is something you love.