英语人教版八年级下册He Lost His Arm But Is Still .doc

Teaching Design of He Lost His Arm But Is Still ClimbingAnalysis of the MaterialHe Lost His Arm But Is Still Climbing is a reading passage of Section Bin Unit1 Whats the matter? which is from Book 2 of PEP Go For It.The topic of this unit is Health and First aid, starting from talking abouthealth problems and giving advice in Section A to talking about accidentand First Aid in Section B which are the aims of this class. And this materialis suitable for not only improving students reading skills and their readingcomprehensive abilities but also enhancing students awareness of lovingand caring about lives.Analysis of the StudentsThe learners of this class are students from Grade 8 who are active and on the process of transfering from image thinking to abstract thinking and their emotions and willings are so sensitive that can be easily guided and developed. Theyve already got some skills about reading a story from Section A of this unit and just learnt the first-aid action oders in last class so it wont be difficult for them to find the orders of Arons story.TeachingAims1. To collect information and know about Arons story.2. To look up the new words if cant guess the meaning.3. To find the order of the event and retell it.4. To question more about Arons accident after reading. 5. To focus on the spirit of Aron and learn from him. KeyPointsGet information and know about Arons story.Find the order of the event to understand it better and retell it.Get the amazing spirit from Aron.DifficultPointsGrasp the meaning of many new words/ some phrases/ difficult sentences while reading the passage.（breath, sunburned, ourselves, climber, accident, situation, kilo, rock, knife, blood, mean, importance, decision, spirit, death, Aron Ralston, Utah ;take risks, be used to, run out of, cut off, get out of, be in control of, give up;There were many times, With his left arm,）Understand the real meaning of Between a Rock and a Hard Place both for Aron and our daily life.Teaching& LearningMethodspredicting, skimming, scanning, task-based reading,listening, retelling, discussing, questioning, writingTeachingAidsPPT, a tape recorder, dictionaries, handouts Teaching Procedure (T for teacher, Ss for students)ItemsStepsActionsPurposePre-reading1Warm-up(2mins)T plays a short video from the movie about Aron which Ss dont actually know it. It can lead Ss to the topic about mountain climbing attractively.播放一段电影视频，激活学生大脑思维、调动学生学习兴趣,形象又直观地导入本课主题。Ss watch the video and warm up their mind. Then come to the topic of mountain climbing, He Lost His Arm But Is Still Climbing. While-reading2Read title&picture(3mins)T writes the title on the Bb. Invite Ss to read the title together and look at the picture. Ask what happened emphasizing lost arm and still climbing. Then ask who is the climber? And what other information would you like to know about the accident? Let Ss answer freely.从阅读题目和文章图片开始，启发学生对故事进行提问并预测，激发学生阅读好奇心，有助克服阅读困难，如生词猜测与长篇阅读主旨大意。Ss read the title and the picture together and make it clear to know what happened in brief. And look at the title to ask more questions about the accident. Start with Who, then maybe go on with Where, When and How did he lost his arm? More questions are acceptable.3Aims(2mins)T shows and suggests the learning aims for Ss. And explain them.1. Collect information and know about Arons story.2. Look up the new words if cant guess the meaning.3. Find the order of the event and retell it.4.Question more about Arons accident after reading. 5. Focus on the spirit of Aron and learn from him. 出示并学习课时目标，可以帮助学生更清楚和明确学习目的，有效指导并引导学习行为。Ss read and get the learning aims and know what to learn in this class. While-reading4Detail-reading(5mins)T leads Ss to read more about the passage by answering True or False questions. Meanwhile, reminds Ss to circle when they meet the new words and try to guess them during the context. And tell Ss if they cant guess the meaning out, just leave there. It doesnt matter.利用跳读法判断表述信息的正误为指引进一步阅读文章的细节信息，加深对篇章的理解。针对文章中的生词，鼓励学生通过上下文猜测词义的方法提升阅读技能。Ss read the statements and circle True or False by reading for the details. While reading, try to guess the meaning of the unknown words. Then share the information with the class.Qs: 1. Aron is an American man who is used to taking risks.2. Aron almost lost his life three times because of climbing accidents.3. Aron run out of water after three days.4.Aron wrote his book before his serious accident.5. Aron still goes on mountain climbing.5Task-basedreading(7mins)T writes the key phrases above on the Bb. Then shows the taskbased questions to Ss. Guide them to guess the new words again while finding the answers. Then tell Ss they can look them up in the dictionary if they still dont know the meaning. Then collect the correct answers.采用任务型阅读法推进学生对篇章的理解，难度有所升级，要求不仅要找到信息，还需处理信息解决并问题，提升综合阅读能力。另外，继续猜词进一步巩固阅读技能，而后使用字典查词选义，有效提升学生阅读技能。Ss read the passage again and search for the information. Try again to guess the unknown words, then look up the ones that still dont know.Last, share the answers with the whole class.Qs：1. Why couldnt Aron move his arm? Because his arm _ when he was climbing by himself in the mountains.2. How did Aron free himself? He used _ half his right arm.3.What did Aron do with his right arm then? _ so that he would not lose too much blood.4. What did Aron do after the accident? After losing his arm, he_ .5. What does “between a rock and a hard place” mean?It means _.While-reading6Read aloud(4mins)T plays the tape and let Ss to read the passage in order to enjoy and understand the story better. T reads the passage too, with the Ss.听录音并朗读整篇文章，进一步感知主人公的传奇故事。听读与齐读营造更好阅读大环境，强化语音语调。Ss read the passage with the tape playing , while T is also reading to enjoy the story again. Read together to understand the whole passage better.After-reading7Retell(8mins)T invites Ss to put the sentences of 2e in order and try to add more information to retell Arons story to their partner. Then ask several Ss to retell.阅读策略-通过找出清晰合理的文章逻辑顺序并利用它来讲述或复述文章故事来进一步提升阅读技能与策略，符合本篇文本的特点。复述时适当添加细节会使故事更饱满和更吸引听众。Ss put the sentences in the correct order and use them to tell Arons story to their partner. Try toadd more details from the reading. Then retell the story to the class._ On April 26, 2003, he had a serious mountain climbing accident._ Aron loves mountain climbing and dosent mind taking risks._ Aron did not give up after the accident and keeps on climbing mountains today._ He wrote a book about his experience._ Aron lost half his right arm from the 2003 accident.8Group-work(5mins)T notes we just read and retell the story about Aron Ralston. And Do you think Aron is an unbelieveable hero? Why? . Do you have any other questions about the accident? Give some extra clues when necessary (about first aid). What is the spirit of Aron? Share with the class.通过对事故的质疑与提问，训练学生批判性思维的能力。通过讨论认识到急救的重要性。通过谈论主人公精神品质启发学生思维激发其热爱生活珍爱生命的情感。Have a discussion to raise more questions about the accident? Share with the class. Then Ss share their ideas about Arons spirit with the class. After-reading9Discu-ssion(4mins)T emphasis on Arons Book and introduce the movie about Arons story to Ss. Have a discussionwith Ss about What does Between a Rock and a Hard Place mean to Aron? （Life or Death）And ask Ss what is the rock and hard place for you?( Like play or work, be awake or go on sleeping, go on or give up)学生通过对主人公Aron 生死两难主旨的进一步讨论，提升对材料故事的深刻理解和对自己生活的指导与重要意义。Ss talk about Between a Rock and a Hard Place with the Ss. Q1: What does Between a Rock and a Hard Place mean to Aron? Q2: What is the rock and hard place for you?10Sum-up&Assess-ment(3mins)Summary:What have you known today? What is the reading skill you get?What is the most useful thing?A. Reading strategies and skills : Find the order of the story. Guess or look up the new words in the dictionary.B. Enjoyed the story about Aron and Be brave to love life and clever to care for life.Assessment:What did you do well in this class?What can you learn from your classmates?How many stars have you gotten from this class?通过三个具体问题引导学生对本节课知识技能、阅读策略、情感态度、意志品质文化培养等相关课时目