英语人教版八年级下册Unit7 Section A 1a---2d.doc

课题Unit 7 Whats the highest mountain in the world?(Section A 1a-1c) 主备人侯伟业课型听说单元课时1总课时数6主讲人Teaching aimsKnowledge aims: 1.Get the students to learn the words and phrases: The earth, in Asia, the Yangtze River, the Yellow River, the Nile, in Africa, the Caspian Sea, Qomolangma, desert, the Sahara, square， kilometers2.The students will be able to use the expressions:Whats the highest mountain/the longest river/ the deepest salt lake/ the biggest desert in the world?to express the big numbers using: thousand, million,billion, kilometer long/deep/highAbility aims:1. The students can use the questions to get information to improve their listening and speaking abilities. 2. To train the students cooperation with their partners.Emotional aims:To train the students to care about the worlds environment through talking about the worlds tops.二次备课Teaching key points1.Ss can master the key words, phrases and sentence structures well.2.The comparative and superlative of adj.3.Note its grammar meaning and use “what” questions to ask about the worlds topsTeaching difficult points: The students can ask questions to get information to improve their listening and speaking abilities.Teaching methods1.Task-based teaching methodTo train Ss communicative skills and the abilities of analyzing and solving problems.2.Heuristic models of teaching method（启发式教学）To stimulate the Ss ability to acquire knowledge actively.Studying methodsgroupwork, discussion and cooperation in groups, summarizing Teaching proceduresStep 1 Grammar previewThe superlative of adj.Students say the superlative of the adj.Step 2 Presentation & talkShow on the screen some pictures and learn the new words.1. Practice the conversations like this:A: What is the longest river in China?B: The Yangtze River.2. go on talking.The Nile is the longest river in the world. It is 6.671 kilometers longIt is in Africa.【设计意图】利用真实的语言环境，师生交流互动，为接下来的学习做铺垫。通过融洽的语言交际环境，激发学生的学习热情，围绕本单元话题进行学习和知识积累，运用目标语言进行初步交流。Step3 Activity 1a1. Get the students to read through the pictures in Activity 1a and match.2. Get them to make the information into a sentence.Read and match the statements with the right picture.talking:the Yangtae River is about 6.300 kilometers long.Step 4 ListeningGet the students to listen and complete the sentences.Listen again and listen and repeat after the tape.Step 5 Pair workGet the students to have a pairwork, talking about the places in the picture.Show on the Screen some other pictures and go on the above talk.1. Read through the dialogue in Activity 1c and talk about what the worlds tops are,2. Practice the conversations with the partners.A: Whats the longest river in the world?B: The Nile.Step 6 Group work Ask the Ss to introduce the words tops including what, where and how long/deepStudents introduce the worlds tops like this: The Nile is the longest river in the world.It is 6.671 kilometers lon