英语人教版八年级下册unit7 sectionA3a-3c.docx

Topic: Unit 7Whats the highest mountain in the world?Period: 3(Section A 3a-3c)Provider: Xi ChuanTeaching aims: Knowledge aims:1.Get the students to learn the words and phrases: Mountain climbing, the Himalayas, challenge themselves, freezing weather conditions, heavy storms, very hard ot take in air as you get near the top,stronger than theforces of nature,more serious difficulties2.The students will be able to use the sentence structure:Its hard to . Ability aims:1. The students can use the “comparative and superlative of the adj. to retell the 3a,2. Try to find necessary information through fast reading.Emotional aims:People want ot challenge thimselves in the face of difficulties. We should never give up trying to achieve our dreams.Humans can sometimes be stronger than the forces of nature.Teaching important points:People want ot challenge thimselves in the face of difficulties. We should never give up trying to achieve our dreams.Humans can sometimes be stronger than the forces of nature.The comparative and superlative of the adj.Teaching difficult points:People want ot challenge thimselves in the face of difficulties. We should never give up trying to achieve our dreams.Humans can sometimes be stronger than the forces of nature.Teaching aids:CAI , a recorder,Teaching procedures:Teachers activitiesStudents activitiesPurposesStep 1 Revision1. Revise the story in Activity 2a. Teacher asks some questions about the story.2. Revise the dialogue in Activity 2d and ask some comprehension questions about the dialogue.Students try to answer the teachers questions. Help to revise comparative and superlative of the adj.Step 2 Watch a videoPlay a short video about the Himalayas.Students watch and think.T: Was it serious?Why do people risk their lives to climb the highest mountain?Help the students to get a very vivid image of story.Step 3 PresentationGet the students to read and match the meaning idea of each paragraph.Ss do 3a, meawhile underline the topic sentences of each paragraph.Ss finish 3b.Help the students to learn the useful expressionsPeople want ot challenge thimselves in the face of difficulties. We should never give up trying to achieve our dreams.Humans can sometimes be stronger than the forces of nature.Step 4 Fast readingTeacher shows on the screen four questions and get the students to read the passage fast to find out the answers.Read the passage fast and answer the questions.1. Where are the Himalayas?2. How high is Qomolangma?3. Why do so many people try to climb this mountain even though it is dangerous?Help the students to foster the ability of scanning the reading material.Step 5 Activity 3aGet the students to have a careful reading. Make some notes.1. 1. Listen and repeat after the tape. Underline some useful expression in the page. Explain the sentence Help the students to understand the passage in details and get ready for the task below.Step 6 Activity 3cFinish off the sentences in Activity 3ab using the information from the passage.Read through the passage and fill in the blanks with the right information from the passage.Help to foster the ability of reading for certain details.Step 7Grammar focusGet the students to read through the sentences in this units Grammar focus.Students read and rewrite the comparative and superlative of the adj.The big numbers.Help the students to understand the new language points in this unit better.Step 8Activity 4a/4b1. Get the students to fill in the blandks with the correct forms of the words in the box.2. Get the students to write two comparisons about two topics.1. Students read and fill in the blanks.2. Students read and write their sentences.Help the students to identify the use of the comparative and superlative of the adj.Step 9Activity 4cGet the students to write five questions using comparisons.Then ask his/her partner your questions.Students work in groups and ask and answer your groupmates about their questions.Help the students to practice talking in the new language points.Step 10 homeworkFinish off the exercise for this period.Bb design Unit 7What the highest mountain in the world? Period 3 (Section A 3a -4c) Mountain climbing, the Himalayas, challenge themselves, freezing weather conditions, heavy storms, very hard ot take in air as you get near the top,stronger t