河南省南乐县张果屯乡中学九年级英语《Unit 9 When was it invented：Period 4》教案 人教新目标版.doc

河南省南乐县张果屯乡中学九年级英语unit 9 when was it invented：period 4教案 人教新目标版step 1 warming up （section 1：p74）ask the students to talk about popular sports in china. t: do you like sports? which sport do you like best? which sport is the most popular in china?s: i like sports. i like playing ball sports, especially football. i think the most popular sport in china is pingpong.t: now list 8 sports played in china. rank them 1-8 in order of popularity. write your answers in the table on p74. ill ask 2 students to come to the front to write down their answers on the blackboard. ask two students who may like playing basketball. t: ok. thank you. go back to your seats. oh, look, both of them think basketball is the most popular. do you think so? ss: yes.t: but have you ever thought when it was invented and who it was invented by? and how did it become popular?step 2 while-reading（section 2：p74）ask the students to read the passage about basketball to know the history of basketball.t: now lets read the passage on p74. it will tell you a lot about the history of basketball. you can use mind-mapping to help you remember information. that is, change the information you read into a colorful “picture of words”. because the brain recalls pictures more easily than written words.let the students read the passage. several minutes later.t: now close your eyes. after reading this passage, do you have pictures in your mind? think of a person named james, a ball, a basket, players, the first basketball game in history, olympic games, chinese team, popular around the world, nba .let the students close their eyes and try to do mind-mapping. step 3 post-reading（section 3：p75）ask the students to complete the mind-map without referring to the text to check how much they have remembered about the passage.t: ok, stop here. i believe all of you have a clear picture in your mind. now please turn to page 75, complete the mind map with information from the reading.ask one student to come to the front to write down the answers on the hanging chart with the same map. check the answers and correct the mistakes if any.t: what do you think of mind-mapping? do you find it helpful?ss: yes. it makes job easier and more interesting.t: that is an important learning strategy. dont forget to use it in your later lessons. ask the students to answer the questions of 3b without referring to the text.t: we have finished the map but there are still 4 questions for you to answer. please use what you remember from the mind map to answer the following questions. sample answers:1. it was invented by a canadian doctor name james naismith, who was born in 1861.2. because basketball first became an olympic event in the berlin olympics.3. the aim of basketball is for players to try to get a ball into the “basket”: a net hanging from a metal hoop.4. nba.step 4 oral practice (section 4: p75)ask the students to make a list of good things and difficult things about being a basketball player.t: how many students in our class like playing basketball? many boys put up their hands.t: good. it seems boys like playing basketball. s1, i know you are good at playing basketball. do you dream of becoming a member of chinas national basketball team?s1: i always dream of becoming as famous as yao ming one day. t: but you have to practice hard. now lets make a list of good things and difficult things about being a basketball player. you may use the following structures:its good to be a basketball player because .its difficult to be a basketball player because .five minutes later, collect answers.sample answers:1. its good to be a basketball player because . it keeps you healthy.it can make you famous and help you make a lot of money.it can make you loved by many people and help you make many friends.2. its difficult to be a basketball player because .you must practice a lot to be good at it.it takes a lot of time to play it well.it is dangerous to play it; you may fall down and get hurt.step 5 homeworkask the students to read books about inventing and inventors. t