英语人教版八年级下册Unit 4 Sectin A (3a-3c).doc

Unit 4 Why dont you talk to your parents? The Second Period Section A (3a- 3c)Teaching Objectives:I. Knowledge and Skills:1. Master the new words and phrases: (1). relation, communication, argue, cloud, elder, instead, whatever, nervous, offer, proper, secondly, communicate, explain, clear(2). get on with, communicate with, argue with sb. about/over sth. instead of, explain to sb. sth. 2. Learn how to talk about problems and give advice.(1). I dont know if I should say anything to them about this.(2). When they argue, its like a big, black cloud hanging over our home.(3). Instead he watches whatever he wants until late at night.(4). If your parents are having problems, you should offer to help.(5). You should explain that you dont mind him watching. 3. Improve studentsreading and speaking skills.II. Processes and Methods:Learn how to talk about ones problems and give advice through a reading material.III. Emotions, Attitudes and Values:Motivate students to learn English and desire to use English. Correctly guide students in establishing a correct concert of consumption.Teaching Important and Difficult Points:I. Teaching Important Points:1. Master the key words and the sentence patterns.2. How to talk about problems and give advice.II. Teaching Difficult Points: How to talk about problems and give advice.Teaching Aids:An English textbook and a projector.Teaching Procedures:Step 1 Lead-inGreet the class and check the homework.Step 2 Presentation1. Teach the new words. Show the new words on the screen. Point them one by one, ask some students read them and explain their meanings. Then, have students read them. Encourage students to try to make sentences with them.2. Teach Activity 3a. Let the students have a fast reading of the two letters and try to get the main idea. Then ask some of the students to retell the general idea. Tell them underline some key words and expressions they cant understand while theyre reading.After they finish reading the letters, ask a student to retell Sad and Thirteens problem and the advice from Hunt.Have the students read the letters again. Tell them to pay attention to the pronunciation of some new words. Explain some language points at the same time. (1) I dont know if I should say anything to them about this.eg. I wonder if/whether I can get some advice from you. Ask him whether/if he can come (or not ). (2) When they argue, its like a big, black cloud hanging over our home.argue about sth, with sb. / argue with sb. about sth.eg. The boy argued with his teacher about his homework. Dont argue about that matter any more. (3) Instead he watch whatever he wants until late at night. instead / instead ofeg. Lily isnt here. Ask Lucy instead. / You ask Lucy instead of Lily. She didnt answer me, instead, he asked me another question. whatever = no matter what; without considering whateg. Whatever happens, you mustnt lose hear.(4) If your parents are having problems, you should offer to help. offer sb. sth. = offer sth. to sb. / offer to do sth. eg. The boy offered his seat to an old man on the bus. She offered to lend me her bike.(5) You should explain that you dont mind him watching. explain to sb. sth. = explain sth. to sb. eg. Please explain this rule to me. Could you please explain to me how to use this smart phone?Step 3 PracticeTeach Activity 3b.Have the students read the instruction to know what to do in this activity and how to do it. Then, divide the students into groups to talk about if they agree with Mr. Hunts advice or disagree and why. Give them enough time to do the discussion. Finally, ask some students to express their opinions. Encourage them to give some other advice to Sad and Thirteen.Step 4 ConsolidationTeach Activity 3c. T: After the study of two reading materials, weve learned how to talk about our problems and how to give advice to others, and weve also learned some key words. Now, lets have a look at the instructive of 3c. Have the students look at the instruction and the sample sentence. Help them know how to do this task.Give the students several minutes to find the words or phrases with the same or similar meanings as the words and phrases in the box and write a sentence using each word or phrase.Later, ask some students to present their work. Point out mistakes and correct them if any.Step 5 SummaryToday, we learned how to describe our problems and give advice.Through the reading material, our reading and speaking skills have been developed.Step 6 Homework 1. Try to learn the key words and phrases by heart.2. Finish off the exercises in the workbook.3. Preview what well learn in the next period. Blackboard Design: Unit 4 Why dont you talk to your parents? The Second Period I. New words and phrases: (1). relation, communication, argue, cloud, elder, instead, whatever, nervous, offer, proper, secondly, communicate, explain, clear(2). get on with, communicate with, argue with sb. about/over sth. instead of, explain to sb. sth. II. Sentence Patterns:(1). I dont know if I should say anything to them about this.(2). When they arg