4. Tell students that they need to select the correct adjectives and noun phrases to fit the context of the sentences in the diary entry in Part B. set a time limit.

3. For stronger classes, ask students to correct themselves, or divide the class into pairs. Students correct each other’s work and write the score in the ‘paw’.

2. Ask students to read through the table and complete the conversation. Set a time limit.

1. Tell students that they will be able to check their use of adjectives, comparatives and superlatives in the structures they have learned earlier in the unit by doing Part A.

4. To use noun and adjective collocations to describe people’s appearance and personalities

Background information

This section encourages students to find out how much they have learned and how well their learning strategies are working. In Part A of the Checkout section, students have a chance to meet Daniel’s best friend Kate. In Part B, they read a diary entry written by Daniel.

Teaching procedures

3. To assess students’ understanding of a range of adjectives and set phrases to describe people’s appearance and personalities

2. To assess students’ ability to transfer information from graphical presentation into writing.

1. To assess students’ understanding and correct use of adjectives, comparatives and superlatives in a new context.

13. Ask volunteers to read out their articles in class. Display the articles in the classroom.

Additional exercise

Ask more able students to make new sentences replacing Daniel’s adjectives with their own adjectives to describe a real or imaginary friend.

Game

Display only the photos or show only the illustrations on the board. Invite volunteers to read their articles or other students’ articles while the rest of the class try to match each description with a photo or an illustration.

牛津 8A Unit1 教案 (8课时)

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Objectives

12. Ask students to rewrite their articles on a separate sheet of paper. Encourage students to add illustrations or photos of their best friends to make their articles more attractive.