【教学设计】Unit 2 Lesson 4 (北师大).docx

北京师范大学出版社 八年级（下册） 畅言教育Unit 2 communication Lesson 4 Animal Talk 教材分析本课是北师大版初中英语八年级上册教材第二单元，话题为“交流”。本课是本单元第一课，在承接Get Ready部分有关“Communication”话题的基础上，本课重点介绍动物的交流手段和方式。本课的教学设计分为两个课时。第一课时侧重对课文的理解，首先通过头脑风暴激活学生已有的知识：你所了解的动物都有哪些交流方式。随后通过阅读，获取动物的三种主要交流方式。第二遍和第三遍阅读获取细节信息：课文中所提到的动物分别采用哪种交流方式；动物交流的目的是什么。最后结合课文信息和Get Ready部分所讨论的话题内容进行语言输出活动：对比人类和动物的交流有什么不同。在本节课中还会渗透现在完成时的相关知识，主要从语用功能层面，使学生对现在完成时有初步的认识和了解。第二课时在复习课文内容的基础上，引入本课的重点语法内容现在完成时，通过观察和分析例句，发现并总结现在完成时的含义和句型结构。通过分层练习，进一步体会现在完成时的含义，以及与一般现在时的区别。第二课时的教学还包含对学生学习策略的指导既不知道词义的情况下可以查字典，而在诸多义项中选取恰当的词义还要回归上下文。 教学目标【知识与能力目标】1. Key vocabulary2. Key structures【过程与方法目标】1.通过阅读找出不同动物交流方式的信息；2.使用获取的信息阐述人与动物交流方式的区别【情感态度价值观目标】体会交流的重要性以及人类了解动物交流方式的必要性，尊重爱护动物 教学重难点【教学重点】Learn to talk about the animals.【教学难点】Learn to use the verb “be”. 课前准备 Tape recorder, Multimedia 教学过程Step 1. Brainstorm1. T shows pictures of different ways of communication and asks Ss to talk about the way in each picture.Ask Ss to think of how we communicate with each other in our daily life?2. Ask Ss to tell their partners what food and drinks they like using: I like .Step 2. Warm-up1. Ss work in pairs to use the key words to describe these photos in Get Ready Ex.1.Ss think about when they communicate with others.Say out some expressions.2. T shows pictures of some animals and asks Ss to think of the question: How do these animals communicate? T elicits Ss to say sentences like this: I think ants communicate by body language.Step 3. Reading1. 1st readingSs read the passage to find out the 3 main methods of animal communication. Ss check answers in class.2. 2nd readingSs read the passage again and find out what methods these animals use to communicate. Ss check the answers in class.3. 3rd readingSs read the passage again and find out for what purposes animals communicate.Ss check the answers in class.Step 4. Listening and Talking1. T ask Ss to ask and answer in pairs according to the information in the table “how do ants communicate?” and “Why do ants communicate?”2. Ss listen and read the text with the recording.Step 5 Talking1. Ss express their own opinions about “How is human communication different from animal communication”.2. T leads Ss to think why human should get to know the methods of animal communication.Step 6 Homework1 Read the