【人教版】小学英语 四年级 上册

📚 Content Summary

This textbook is an English coursebook designed for fourth-grade primary school students. It adopts a situational teaching method and revolves around six major themes: sports, weekend life, transportation, expressing requests for help, safety rules, and career aspirations. It focuses on the comprehensive development of listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills.

Embark on a fun journey of English exploration and speak English confidently in real-life situations.

Author: 人民教育出版社 课程教材研究所 英语课程教材 research 开发中心

Acknowledgments: 加拿大灵通教育有限公司参与编写；教育部审定2013

🎯 Learning Objectives

1. Identify and name at least 8 common sports and athletic activities.
2. Distinguish between activities that use the verb "play" (ball games/competitions) and those that use the verb "go" (continuous activities).
3. Correctly use action-oriented vocabulary to describe physical movements in sports context.
4. Identify and use vocabulary for seven common weekend activities.
5. Ask and answer questions about weekend frequency using "often" and "Do you...?" structures.
6. Extract specific details from the reading passage "A Bad Day" to match events with visual outcomes.
7. Identify and correctly name six primary modes of transportation: subway, car, school bus, bus, bike, and ship.
8. Construct questions and answers regarding transportation using the "How do you usually...?" and "I usually go to... by..." patterns.
9. Extract specific logistical details from promotional posters and create an original event poster containing essential event information.
10. Accurately identify, spell, and pronounce words containing the "er" (father), "ar" (garden), and "or" (morning) vowel patterns.

🔹 Lesson 1: Sports and Games Exploration

Overview: This module introduces Grade 4 students to the fundamental concepts of sports and games. It focuses on identifying various athletic activities and mastering the specific vocabulary associated with both team-based and individual physical exercises. Students will learn to distinguish between different types of sports and the verbs used to describe participation in them.

Learning Outcomes:

• Identify and name at least 8 common sports and athletic activities.
• Distinguish between activities that use the verb "play" (ball games/competitions) and those that use the verb "go" (continuous activities).
• Correctly use action-oriented vocabulary to describe physical movements in sports context.

🔹 Lesson 2: Weekend Routines and Planning

Overview: This module focuses on Grade 4 students' ability to describe their leisure activities and habitual routines during the weekend. Students will learn to use the frequency adverb "often" to discuss regular habits, comprehend a narrative regarding a "bad day," and transition from describing current routines to expressing future weekend plans.

Learning Outcomes:

• Identify and use vocabulary for seven common weekend activities.
• Ask and answer questions about weekend frequency using "often" and "Do you...?" structures.
• Extract specific details from the reading passage "A Bad Day" to match events with visual outcomes.

🔹 Lesson 3: Transportation and Event Logistics

Overview: This module introduces Grade 4 students to the vocabulary of transportation and the grammatical structure used to describe travel methods. Students will learn to ask and answer questions about their daily commutes to school and the park using the preposition "by." Additionally, the lesson covers reading comprehension of event posters and teaches students how to organize logistical information into their own event posters.

Learning Outcomes:

• Identify and correctly name six primary modes of transportation: subway, car, school bus, bus, bike, and ship.
• Construct questions and answers regarding transportation using the "How do you usually...?" and "I usually go to... by..." patterns.
• Extract specific logistical details from promotional posters and create an original event poster containing essential event information.

🔹 Lesson 4: Revision 1: Communication and Phonics Mastery

Overview: This lesson focuses on consolidating phonics patterns and practical communication skills for Grade 4 students. It integrates the mastery of r-controlled vowels (er, ar, or) with functional English tasks such as describing daily travel routines, conducting personal interviews, and composing a pen pal letter. The unit culminates in a transportation-themed "Story Time" to apply language in a narrative context.

Learning Outcomes:

• Accurately identify, spell, and pronounce words containing the "er" (father), "ar" (garden), and "or" (morning) vowel patterns.
• Extract specific information from reading passages regarding daily travel routines and conduct a peer interview about interests and habits.
• Draft a coherent 60-word reply to a pen pal letter using correct formatting and personal details.

🔹 Lesson 5: Requests and History

Overview: This module explores the historical origins of basketball in 1891, comparing early rules with modern play. Simultaneously, students develop functional language skills for making polite requests in the classroom, focusing on specific stationery items like scissors and glue sticks using the structures "Can I use your..." and "Do you have...".

Learning Outcomes:

• Identify and compare key historical facts about the origin of basketball (1891 vs. today).
• Recognize and use vocabulary for classroom stationery, specifically scissors and glue sticks.
• Demonstrate the ability to make and respond to polite requests using target sentence patterns.

🔹 Lesson 6: Safety Rules and Awareness

Overview: This module focuses on equipping Grade 4 students with the linguistic tools to identify and communicate safety rules in various environments, specifically at home, on the street, and at school. Students will learn to use imperative sentences to give warnings and instructions, master the '-ur-' phonics sound, and sequence safety-related narratives.

Learning Outcomes:

• Identify and describe dangerous behaviors at home and on the street using targeted vocabulary.
• Apply imperative grammar structures to formulate safety rules and traffic instructions.
• Categorize safety rules based on location and decode words containing the '-ur-' phonics pattern.

🔹 Lesson 7: Careers and Future Goals

Overview: This module introduces Grade 4 students to the world of work by identifying key occupations and expressing personal aspirations for the future. Students will learn to associate specific tools and locations with different jobs while mastering English phonics rules for "r-controlled" vowels. The lesson culminates in a creative project where students design a future job planning poster.

Learning Outcomes:

• Identify and name core occupations including worker, police officer, doctor, and farmer.
• Ask and answer the question "What do you want to be in the future?" using "I want to be a/an..."
• Correctly associate tools (stethoscope, police hat, hoe, desk) with their respective professions.

🔹 Lesson 8: Revision 2: Final Review and Practical Application

Overview: This lesson provides a comprehensive review of safety rules and phonics patterns while focusing on practical literacy skills. Students will consolidate their knowledge of classroom and home safety, master specific phonics sounds (ir/ur), and practice logical sequencing through storytelling. The lesson concludes with a hands-on project to create a personalized word book.

Learning Outcomes:

• Identify and apply safety rules in various environments including stairs, windows, and the classroom.
• Recognize, spell, and pronounce phonics words containing "ir" and "ur" (e.g., thirty, turtle, shirt).
• Sequence narrative sentences logically to demonstrate reading comprehension.