Step 1 Lead-in

1. Listen to a self-introduction by Millie.

T: Hello, boys and girls. Now we make six new friends with the students from Sunshine Middle School. Millie is one of them. She’s introducing herself. Let’s listen to her.

2. Show “am”, “is” and “are” in the passage.

T: Pay attention to these circled words. Millie uses a lot of “am”, “is” and “are” to talk about her friends and herself. In fact, “am/is/are” are different forms of the verb “be”.

【设计意图：本节课通过一段关于Millie自我介绍的文本，在学生熟悉的语篇中引起学生对文本中be动词的一般现在时用法的注意，快速导入本节课的教学内容。】

Step 2 Presentation

1. Presentation of the simple present tense.

T: In English, the verb “be” is also called the linking verb. It has three different forms: “am”, “is” and “are” in the simple present tense. We use one of them according to the different forms of subjects. We can use “be” to talk about the fact and the present state. For example, I am from Binhai Her hair is long. We are happy. Different subjects have different forms of the verb “be”.

2. Present the three forms of the verb “be”: am, is, are.

(1) Present when to use “am”, and how to use “am”.

(2) Present when to use “is”, and how to use “is”.

(3) Present when to use “are”, and how to use “are”.

3. Make a conclusion about the proper usage of the three forms of “be”.

4. Play a game.

Present different subject forms in a short time, and ask students to tell am/is/are as quickly as possible. (you, he, my brothers, his friend, our parents, Lucy’s cat, I, her teachers)

5. Present the usage of the negative forms with the verb “be” in the simple present tense.

6. Present the usage of the question forms with the verb “be” in the simple present tense.

【设计意图：逐个单独呈现知识点并加以强 调，再以朗朗上口的口诀形式使学生迅速掌握并记忆，最后以小练习巩固成果。】

Step 3 Practice

1. Finish Part A on the textbook.

(1) Fill in the blanks

T: Millie has some pictures of her new classmates and her teacher. Complete what they are saying with the correct forms of the verb “be”.

(2) Check the answers.

(3) Read together.

2. Finish Part B on the textbook.

(1) Fill in the blanks.

(2) Check the answers together.

T: Millie is talking to her new friends. Complete their conversation with the correct forms of the verb “be”.

(3) Read together.

【设计意图：通过书上的练习，使学生能够掌握be动词的一般现在时在具体语境中的灵活运用。】

Step 4 Summary

1. Make a conclusion.

Show a rhyme to help students grasp the usage of the simple present tense.

T: Boys and girls, today we have learned something abou t the verb “be” in the simple present tense. Do y ou still remember the three forms? What are they? When do we use them? Let’s read the following rhyme together.

 

2. Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the verb “be”.

【设计意图：以复习be动词用法口诀的形式总结整节课的知识点，并附加相应练习，加深学生对教学内容的记忆。】

Step 5 Activity

Introduce your new classmates.

T: Boys and girls, now we make friends with our new classmate s. Would you like to introduce your new friend to other classmates and make more new friends? Here is a table about the personal information. Try to ask and get the relevant information to fill in the blanks. Then make a report to introduce your new classmates. When you make your report, try to use as many “be” as possible. You can talk about the following things: name, age, school, class, grade, birthplace, looks, hobbies and strong points.

【设计意图