八下教案 U7.docx

1、八下教案 U7 Unit 7 Whats the highest mountain in the world?Main activities: Section A (1a-2d)Teaching period: 1 periodTeaching aims and demands:1. Phrases:in size, in the world, 2 meters tall/long/wide, talk about, as far as I know, mountain climbing, the southwestern part of China, risk ones life, chal

2、lenge oneself, achieve ones dream，the spirit of the climbers, many times more than ,live up to, prepare for., in the remaining forest, endangered animals, in the future2. Grammar focus: Talk about geography and nature.3. Patterns:1) Whats the highest mountain in the world?2) How long is Qomolangma?I

3、ts 8,844.43 meters high. Its higher than any other mountain.3) Which is the deepest salt lake in the world?The Caspian Sea is the deepest of all the salt lake.4) Did you know that China is one of the oldest countries in the world?Yes, I did. Its much older than the US.Difficulties:The changes of com

4、parative and superlativeTeaching tools: Multi-media and SCRTeaching procedure:New lesson:Step1.Task one:Presentation1a Look at the picture. Match the facts you know.Qomolangma About 9,600,000 square kilometers in sizeThe Sahara1,025 meters deepThe Caspian Sea6,671 kilometers longThe Nile8,844.43 met

5、ers highStep 2. Task two:1.Listening 1b Listen and complete the sentence.1) Qomolangma is _ than any other mountain in the world. 2) The Sahara is _ desert in the world.3) The Caspian Sea is _ of all the salt lakes.4) The Nile is _ river in the world.2. 2a Listen and number the facts(1- 4) in the or

6、der you hear them.2b Listen again and fill in the blanks in 2a with the numbers in the box.6,300 5,000 5,464 300_ The Yangtze River is about _ kilometers long and the Yellow River is _ kilometers long._ China has the biggest population in the world. Its a lot bigger than the population of the US._ C

7、hina is over _ years old. It has a much longer history than the US. The US is not even _ years old._ China is almost as big as the US, but it is the biggest country in Asia.Step3. Practice2c .Make conversations using the information in 2a.A. Did you know that China is one of the oldest countries in

8、the world?B. Yes, I did. Its much older than my country.Step 4. Task four2d Role play the conversation1.Read the conversation and answer the questions:1) Which is the biggest man-made objects in the world？2) Which is the most famous part of the Ming Great Wall?(5) Language points and summary1. Fell

9、free to ask me anything on todays Great Wall tour. 在今天的长城游中，大家尽管问我任何问题，不要拘束。fell free是英语口语中一个常用表达。若有人让你feel free to do something, 就是让你无需拘束，只管按照自己的意愿去做某事。e.g. A: Can I use your bathroom? 我可以用一下你的卫生间吗？B: Yes, feel free. 可以，请随意。2. As far as I know, there are no man-made objects as big as this. 据我所知，再没有

10、像它这样大的人造物体了。as far as I know是一个固定的表达方式，还可以说so far as I know, 意思是“据我所知”。e.g. As far as I know, Jacks got twin sisters. 就我所知，杰克有一对孪生姐妹。 Theyre not coming today, so far as I know. 他们今天不来了 就我所知是这样的。4. Homework1) Prepare for the dictation of the words in U72) Newspaper: Section A3) Workbook: Finish off U

11、7 Section A (1a-2d)Feedback:_Period 2 Main activities: Section A (3a-4c)Teaching period: 1 periodTeaching aims and demands:1. Phrases: the southwestern part of China; condition; include; take in succeed; in the face of; achieve ones dream; the force of nature.2. Grammar focus:Difficulties:Some key l

12、anguage points.Teaching tools: Multi-media and SCRTeaching procedure:1.Task one:1.RevisionLook at the photos. Answer the following questions.Which is the highest mountain in the world?Which is the longest river in Asia? 2. Task two:Learn the new wordsSouthwestern; condition; challenge; achieve; forc

13、e;3. Task three:Reading 1. Read the passage and match each paragraph with main ideas.Paragraph 1 Spirit of climbersParagraph 2 Achievements of climbersParagraph 3 Facts and dangerous 2. Read the article again and complete the chart.Paragraph 1Paragraph 2Paragraph 3List tour dangers for climbers.List

14、 three achievementsList tour comparisonsthick clouds1953Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary were the first to reach the topMost dangerous sportsnow can fall very hardfreezing weather conditionsheavy stormsThe first Chinese team reached the top in 1960.The first woman to succeed was Junko Tabei from Ja

15、pan in 1975.People can challenge themselves in the face of difficulties.Never give up trying to achieve our dream.Humans can be stronger than the forces of nature. 3b Answer the questions using information from the article.1.What a mountain is Himalayas?Its one of the most popular places for mountai

16、n climbing.2.Why is it dangerous to climb Qomolangma?Because thick clouds cover the top and snow can fall very hard.3.When did the first Chinese reach the top of Qomolangma?In 1960. 4. Task four:Language points 1.One of the worlds most dangerous sports is mountain climbing, “one of + the + 形容词的最高级 +

17、 复数名词”，意为“最之一”。如： Miss Wang is one of the most popular teachers in our school.王老师是我们学校最受欢迎的老师之一。2. It is also very hard to take in air as you get near the top. It is + adj. + to do sth.， it作形式主语放在句首，而把真正的主语放在句尾。常用于此句型的形容词有important， difficult， dangerous， necessary， useful， possible等，用来对to do sth. 进行

18、说明。此句型可以转换成To do sth. is + adj.。e.g. It is important to study English well. 学好英语很困难。 Its very difficult to climb Qomolangma. 攀登珠穆朗玛峰很难。3. Even more serious difficulties include freezing weather conditions and heavy storms.difficulty 既可作可数名词也可作不可数名词。作可数名词时通常用复数，表示具体概念，即：各式各样的 “困难，难题，难事”，如：Hes having

19、financial difficulties. 他正手头拮据。作不可数名词时，译作“困难，艰难，幸苦”，如：She had great difficulty in understanding him. 她很难理解他说的话。4. The spirit of these climbers shows us that we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams. give up 意为“放弃”，后面可以接名词、代词或v-ing形式作宾语。注意：如果其宾语是名词，那么名词可以放在 give 和 up 之间，也可以放在 up 之后；如果其宾语是

20、代词，那么代词只能放在 give 和 up 之间。如：My uncle wants to give up drinking wine. 我叔叔想戒酒。Although English isnt easy to learn, I wont give it up. 虽然英语不易学，但我不会放弃。5. Why do so many people try to climb this mountain even though it is dangerous?even though 用作从属连词，意为“即使；尽管”，相当于even if，引导让步状语从句，一般不与并列连词but连用。如：Mr. Wang

21、will come on time even though it rains.尽管下雨，但王老师会按时来。5. Homework1) Prepare for the dictation of the rest words in U72) Workbook: Finish off U7 Section A (3a-4c)3) Recite 3aFeedback:_Period 3Main activities: Section B1a-1d; Self check.Teaching period: 1 period Teaching aims and demands:1. Improve lis

22、tening to the numbers2. Practice the SuperlativeDifficulties:Patterns:1. How tall is an elephant?2. How much does an elephant weigh?3. How much does an elephant eat a day?Teaching tools: Multi-media Teaching procedure:New lesson:1. Task one:Discussion: 1. Compare facts about these two animals. Use t

23、he language in the box to help you make sentences.e.g. This elephant weighs many times more than this panda.(200 cm taller/shorter, weigh much more/less, eat much more/less, eat many times more)2. Discuss in pairs. Compare the panda and the elephant.3. Do 1a.Make more sentences using the information

24、 in 1a2. Task two1) listening part1b. 1b Listen and check() the numbers you hear.1c Listen again and complete the sentences.2. Task three: Practice. Take turns telling your classmates about pandas.A: A baby panda can not see.B: An adult panda weighs many times more than a baby panda.4. Task four: Gr

25、oup work. Here are some facts about koala, use the information above to make sentences.Koala is 75 cm tall weighs 10 kilos eats leaves sleeps 20 hours a day5. Task five: SummarySome phrases and key sentences.6. Homework1) Prepare for the dictation.2) Workbook: Finish p92-93.Feedback:_Period 4Main ac

26、tivities: Section B2a-2c Teaching period: 1 periodTeaching aims and demands:1. Vocabularies :die from; every tow years; endangered; be special to; run over;2. Improve reading skills.Difficulties:Reading strategy; some important phrases.Teaching tools: Multi-media Teaching procedure:New lesson:3. Tas

27、k one:1. Pre-readingTalk about panda in your class. Use these words to help you.big, bamboo, zoo, popular, cute, black and white,Sichuan, famous, endangered, beautiful, forest, protect,2. Reading guidance: scanning This means moving your eyes quickly down the page to find specific information.2.Task

28、 two:1) 2b Scan the article to find out what these numbers mean: 10, 12, 200, 20002) 2c Scan the article again and write short answers to the questions. 1. What is Lin Weis job? 2. What do the baby pandas eat for breakfast? 3. What do adult pandas eat? 4. Why are pandas endangered? 5. What is one wa

29、y of saving pandas? 3) 2d Complete the sentences using words and phrases from the passage. 1. The panda _ at the Chengdu Research Base are awake very early in the morning to _ breakfast for the baby pandas. 2. Adult pandas do not have babies very _, and some of the babies only live for a short time because of _. 3. Another reason for fewer and fewer pandas is because people are cutting down _ so pandas have fewer places to live. 4. A special program in Chengdu teaches _ about why pandas are _ and how to save them. 5. The _ is also helping to save the pandas. Its _ more tre