八年级上学期Unit8教案.docx

1、八年级上学期Unit8教案 Title：Unit 8 Natural disasters总课时7第1课时Material:Comic strip and Welcome to the unitTeaching aims:1.Name some common natural disasters fluently;2.Talk about some common natural disasters and their results or effects.Important points:Talk about natural disasters and the bad effects in sim

2、ple English.Difficult points:Talk about natural disasters and the bad effects in simple English.Teaching aids:Pictures，a tape recorderProcedures:教学内容学生活动复备栏Comic stripStep 1 Lead-inFree talk about the weatherT: A nice day, isnt it?T: But it says the rain is around the corner.T: I hope not. Or I will

3、 feel sad because I am going to the Slender West Lake. Look, here comes Hobo. He looks sad. Whats happening?Step 2 Presentation 1. Play the tape for the first time T: Something bad may happen to Hobo. What is it? Yes, Hobos house is wet.2. Learn the new word and the difficult sentence by showing stu

4、dents some pictures.Mop the floor, mop up the water I was sleeping when it started to rain. 3. Play the tape a second time and ask the following questions T: What was Hobo doing when it started to rain? What did Hobo see when he woke up? Why doesnt he want to go back home alone? Do you think Eddie w

5、ill mop up the water for Hobo? T: As I know though Eddie is a little lazy, but he is not so cold-hearted.So I think Eddie will help Hobo. And I think we should help each other. Right?Step 3 Practice1. Play the tape a third time and students repeat and then do pair work.S: Yes, its sunny and S: Oh, r

6、eally? I hope it wont rain hard.Listen and answerLearn new wordsListen and answerAct out教学内容学生活动复备栏Welcome to the unitStep 1 Presentation 1. Enjoy a short movie and learn some new words, teach new words about natural disasters.2. Finish Part A on P93(1) Decide on the natural disasters. T: Compare th

7、e two pieces of news. Both catch fire. But whats the difference? Lets have a look. The right one is a natural disaster while the left one is an accident. Accidents are caused by people. If we are careful enough, most accidents wont happen.(2) Check the answers together and read them out. 3. Play Par

8、t B on page 93 (1) Listen to the tape. T: Why do you think it was a natural disaster? (2) Play the tape again and ask students to make questions and answers by themselves.Step 2 PracticeWatch and discussT: When natural disasters happen, what should we do? The most important thing is to keep calm, I

9、think. And we should be brave, be brave enough to help ourselves. At the same time we must help each other. Step 3 Homework1. Learn the new words and phrases by heart;2. Read and recite Part B;3. Make similar dialogues using Part B as a model and write them down.Listen and learnListen and learnDiscu

10、ssFinish off the exercises.板书设计教学反馈Title: Unit 8 Natural disasters 总课时7第2 课时Material:Reading (1)Teaching aims:1. Read the passage about the Taiwan earthquake fluently;2. Understand the meanings of the new words from the context;Important points:Know what Timmy did and how he felt before and after th

11、e earthquake;Difficult points:Understand the damage that an earthquake could bring about and the ways to reduce the losses of an earthquake.Teaching aids:Pictures.，a tape recorderProcedures:教学内容学生活动复备栏Step 1 Lead-in1. Play a guessing game according to some hints.T: What natural disaster is it?2. Pre

12、sent the topic about an earthquake. Then watch a video about the Wenchuan Earthquake.3. Help the students draw a conclusion of the effects of the earthquake:Many people died People lost their homes Many things were destroyed 4. Help the students learn about the ten big earthquakes that had happened

13、in China.Step 2 Presentation1. Show the key words(1) Show the general idea of the storyPresent “The Taiwan earthquake”. Tell the students about Timmys story and present some key words. (shake, scream, direction, come down, silent, be trapped, calm down, at last, safe) (2) Ask the students to match s

14、ome key words and their correct meanings.2. Listen to the story with the help of Pocket Dictionary, and then answer the question “Who saved Timmy?”3. Read the story (1) First reading: to get the main idea of the story What is the main idea of the story? (2) Second reading: to get to know Timmy in th

15、e story What was Timmy doing when the earthquake started?RevisonRead and learnLearn alone SkimDo exercise.教学内容 学生活动复备栏What were people doing while pieces of glass and bricks were falling down?What did Timmy hear as he was trying to find his way out? (3) Complete Part B2 & B3 and check the answers.(4

16、) Third reading: to analyze the character of Timmy e.g.: From the sentence “I tried my best to run out too, but I could not”. I think Timmy was nervous/frightened. (5) Fourth reading: to know further about Timmy. Step 3 Summary1. DiscussionWhat saved Timmys life?What do you think may happen before a

17、n earthquake?How can we protect ourselves in an earthquake?2. Conclusion Step 3 Homework1. Read the story fluently;2. Write a letter of sympathy to Timmy in the name of our class to admire him for his strength.RetellReadWork in pairs.Discuss in groups板书设计教学反馈Title： Unit 8 Natural disasters总课时7第3课时Ma

18、terial:Reading (2)Teaching aims:1. know how to protect themselves when a natural disaster happens;2. describe the experience in a natural disaster.Important points:1. Use the important words and phrases correctly and fluently;2. Describe the experience in an earthquake;Difficult points:1. Use the im

19、portant words and phrases correctly and fluently;2. Describe the experience in an earthquake;Teaching aids:Ppt. Notebook.Procedures:教学内容复备栏Step 1 Lead-inWatch a short video about an earthquake. T: Remember the first three adjectives the man used in the video? Yes, “sudden”, “unexpected” and “terrifi

20、ed”. Step 2 Presentation 1. Revise three key wordsbrick, glass, bomb T: And we have already heard about his story. And I think you know these three pictures very well.2. Describe the earthquakeT: I have three tasks for you to complete behind each picture. You can group yourselves into three groups a

21、nd choose one to do. (1) Group Brick: say something about the earthquake according to the key words and phrases. After that think about this question: Why are people afraid? happened at At first, there was like Soon the earth and people Outside glass and bricks Then the walls Finally, (2) Group Bomb

22、: Make up a dialogue between you and Timmy. Where were you when the earthquake started? Did you shout for help? Could you see anybody around you?(3) Group Glass: Describe Timmys feelingsIf you were Timmy, do you know how to show your feelings while telling others the story? You can use the following

23、 words to help you in describing the changes of feelings.First , then , next , afterwards , finally Practice speakingCheck understandingLearn alone Write the useful points down in the notebooks.教学内容学生活动复备栏Step 3 Language points1. Explain the word and its usageFear, shake, calm, if, was/were + doing2

24、. Make more sentences and work out the ruleStep 4 Practice1. Rewrite the following passage2. Read and find T: What did Timmy do after he was trapped? 3. Fill in the blanks T: Actually Timmy did a lot of things to help himself. Lets try to find them out. Step 5 Extension 1. Think and discuss T:If you

25、 were Timmy, what ideas do you want to give us? 2. Think and judge Is it safe to run fast during an earthquake? Is it a good idea to jump out of the window if the building starts to shake? Which part of the house is the best place to hide in? Is it safe to ride bikes or drive cars fast during a snow

26、storm? Is it safe to hide under a big tree during a rainstorm with thunder and lightning?Step 5 Homework1. Learn the new words and phrases by heart;2. Try your best to retell the story about Timmy;Practice Think and judge板书设计教学反馈Title：Unit 8 Natural disasters总课时7第4课时Material:Grammar Teaching aims:1.

27、 Introduce the structure of the past continuous tense;2. Tell the differences between “when, while, as”.Important points:1. Introduce the structure of the past continuous tense;2. Tell the differences between “when, while, as”.Difficult points:1. Introduce the structure of the past continuous tense;

28、2. Tell the differences between “when, while, as”.Teaching aids:Pictures，ComputerProcedures:教学内容学生活动复备栏A Past continuous tenseStep 1 Lead-in1. Show some pictures of the Taiwan Earthquake, and ask questions:2. Watch a video and then answer a question What were people doing when the earthquake happene

29、d?Step 2 Presentation1. Ask the students to read the sentences on the screen to discover the rule2. Circle the verbs in the past continuous tense3. Work out the rule (1) Explain the structure of the past continuous tense. (2) Explain the usage of the past continuous tense. Step 3 Practice1. Make sen

30、tencesAsk the students to watch the pictures and make sentences.2. Change sentencesGet the students to put the three sentences into negative, general questions and make responses.3. Complete Part A on Page 97Step 4 Extension1. Get the students to complete some questions on the entrance examinations.2. Compare the past continuous tense with the present continuous tense and the simple past tense. Look and speakAnswer questionsListen to the teacher and summarize教学内容学生活动复备栏B Using when, while and asStep