Lesson 63教案示例

　　Teaching Objectives:

　　掌握情态动词表示请求许可和谈论可能性的用法。

　　Language Focus:

　　It may be in . . .  So it is.  the key to the door  help sb. do sth.

　　Properties: Pictures, Tape-recorder, Overhead projector

　　Teaching Procedures

　　Step 1 Revision

　　1.Revise the expressions of asking the way and showing the way.

　　Excuse me. Can you tell me the way to …

　　How can I get to the …

　　Take the … turning on the left/right

　　Walk along this road until you reach the end.

　　…   …

　　2.Ask the students to act the story in Lesson 62.

　　Step 2 Read and think

　　Have the students look at the pictures. Ask them to read the dialogue.

　　Get them to understand the different meaning of the word may.

　　Explain the meaning of may in Picture 2 and Picture 3:

　　It is used to ask permission in Picture 2, while the use of may in third picture is used to express possibility.

　　The word can used in the sentence It can be dangerous also has the meaning of possibility.

　　The word can sometimes means may to ask permission, but using can isn’t as polite as using may.

　　Step 3 Presentation

　　Say I can’t find my pen. I know! It may be in my pocket! No, it isn’t. It may be on the floor! No, it isn’t. It may be in my desk! Oh yes, here it is!

　　Have the students repeat with other objects in the room.

　　Explain the meaning of may: It is used for making suggestion of possibility.

　　Explain the difference between may be and maybe.

　　Step 4 Practice

　　Get the students to guess the questions:

　　1. Where are they? －Library.

　　2. Who are they? －Maybe one is a student, the other is an assistant who works in the 　　library

　　3. What can't he find? －He can't find his geography book.

　　4. Where is it? －It may be in his bag.

　　5. Did he find it at last? －Yes.

　　6. What's his response? －Ah, so it is.

　　Teach the new words: geography, physics, history and key.

　　Then ask the students to make dialogue like this:

　　The student can't find the library card.

　　A: What can I do for you?

　　B: I want to borrow some books.  But I can't find my library card.

　　A: It may be in your inside pocket.

　　B: Ah, so it is.

　　Step 5 Ask and answer

　　Ask the students:

　　What are you going to do when you are older?

　　Help them answer: I’m not sure. May be a doctor/ a teacher …

　　Explain the meaning of I’m not sure.

　　Read the dialogues, have them work in pairs.

　　Step 6 Exercises in class

　　Ask them make dialogues like this:

　　A: What are you going to do tomorrow?

　　B: I’m not sure. I may go to the library to borrow some books.

　　Step 7 Homework

　　1. Look up the modal verb “may”.

　　2. Make sentences with “may”.

　　3. Do exercises on page 69. Finish off the workbook exercises.

　　Step 8 Summary

　　may: used to indicate possibility or probability. 用于表示“可能”“或许”

　　1. May I come in?

　　2. May I make a suggestion?

　　3. You may have a chance.

　　4.You may leave now.

　　Writing on blackboard