英语人教版八年级下册unit 9 period.doc

Teaching Aims and DemandsKnowledge ObjectsKey vocabulary: quarter; fear; Indian; dark; fox; whenever; equator; island; whether; English-speaking Key phrases: thousands of, three quarters, on the one hand, on the other hand, Night Safari, have any problem doing sth, all year round Ability ObjectsTrain students reading comprehension and cooperation spirit.Train students integrating skills.Moral ObjectsBe interested in knowing about the culture of foreign countries.Teaching Key PointsKey phrases;Understand the passage correctly.Teaching Difficult PointsNew words;introduce our hometownReading: Singapore A place you will never forget！(Section B 2a-2e) Teaching procedureStep 1: warm upT: do you like travelling? S:T: where have you been? S:T: whats your favorite place? And why?Step 2: lead inT: Have you ever been to a foreign country? Why not?S: It costs too much.T: Anything else?T: We fear that we might have problems communicating with the people thereT: We fear that we may not be able to find Chinese food there.2-1-c-n-j-yT: yes, a lot of fear! But this summer holiday I really want to have a trip abroad.Now lets enjoy some pictures. Could you guess which country I am going to travel this summer holiday?S:singapore!T: isnt it a beautiful city? I really look forward to going there!Step 3:presentationT: Before we travel to a foreign country, what kind of things should we know first?S: language, weather, location. food, the places of interest. ActivitiesT: thats right! The more we know, the better it is!what do you know about the country? Where is it?S: its in Southeast Asia.T:yes, whats more, its near the equator, its close to the equator. The temperature is the same all year round. You can go to Singapore whenever you like.Step 4:pre-readingT:here is a passage about the Singapore. Look at the title. Singapore -A place you will never forget! And the picture. What will the passage talk about?A. a story happened in Singapore.B. a dangerous place that makes the people feel afraid in Singapore. C. the information that helps the people know more about the SingaporeS:.T: great! It will tell us a lot of information about Singapore. Step 5: while-readingT: how many paragraphs are there? S:T: now Scan the passage and tell me What is the main idea of each part? S: part 1 language and location, part 2 food, part 3 zoo, part 4 weatherT:look at the first part. What does the writer think about the country when traveling in Singapore?S: a safe and wonderful placeT: why does the writer think it is safe?S:T. Yes, on the one hand,. On the other hand,. so we wont have any language problem in Singapore. It makes us feel safe.T: We wont have any problem communicating with the people in Singapore. Do we have any problem eating the food in Singapore？S:no.T: how do you know? Please look at the second part. in Singapore, there are many kinds of food. Such as Chinese food, Japanese food, Indian food and western food.So Whether you like _food, _food or _food, you will find it all in Singapore.T:_ we want to go shopping _play outside , we all can enjoy ourselves.T: look at the third part, where do most of people choose to go?S:zooT:in the zoo, we can see many animals. Like tiger, lion and foxes. But the zoo in Singapore is quite special. Why is it special? please fill in the blank and find the reason.1. Singapore has a special zoo called_2. A lot of animals _ at night, so this is_ to watch them.3. At the zoo, you can watch lions, tigers, and foxes in a _than a normal zoo. T:first the name is very special, the time to visit the zoo is special. Beside, we can watch more natural animals, it is quite different from other zoos.T:and the weather in Singapore is quite different too. Look at the fourth part and finish true or false.1.The temperature is different all year round.( )2. We can go to Singapore whenever you like. ( )3.Singapore is close to the equator. ( ) 4.Singapore is too far from China. ( )Step 6: groupworkT: after reading the passage. Do you like the city? How many reasons can you find for visiting Singapore?1,Its a wonderful and safe place 2. You can simply speak Putonghua a lot of time.3. Its an English-speaking country, so its a good place to practice your English.4. In Singapore, youll find a lot of food from China and try new food.5. Singapore has a Night Safari. You can watch these animals in a more natural environment. 6. The temperature is the same all year round, so you can visit it at any time 7. Its not too far from China.T:Thats why we want to travel in Singapore.Step 7: after readingT: after reading the passage,you know well about Singapore. Please make a conversation between a guide and some tourists.G: Hello, Welcome to Singapore! I am your guide, xxx. Have you ever been here before? T1: G: Never mind. I will help you. Do you have any questions?T2:what language do people speak here?G:T3:what about the food? Is it good?G:T4:Have you ever heard of the Night Safari? Someone told me to go there? G:T1:is it always hot in Singapore?G:.Step 8:writingT: so singapore is really a good place for us to take a holiday.what about our hometown, zhoushan? Is it a wonderful city? S:T:so you see, Summer holiday is coming, can you help the tour company write an article to attract more tourists? Zhoushan is located in _of China 。Its a wonderful and safe place to take a holiday. do it in group. One is an organizer , his task is to check and report, the second one is a recorder, his task is to finish part two about food, the third one is to finish part three about the places of interest. The last one is to finish part four about weather , . _ In a word, if you come to Zhoushan, youll surely enjoy yourself, and Zhoushan is a place you will never forget.Step 9: summaryT:Please fill in the blanks with the words given to you. Zhoushan is located in Southeast Asia. Every year, _ of the tourists come here to spend their holiday. on the one hand, Zhoushan is famous for its delicious seafood. _ you want to taste the fresh shrimps, swimming crabs or different kinds of fish, you can all find here. On the _ hand, there are many places of interest in Zhoushan. Mount Putuo is such an island that you can _ enjoy the peace here. While in Zhujiajian, you can do some exciting but _activities, suc