英语人教版八年级下册Unit 5 Period 4.docx

Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came? 第四课时 Section B (2a2e) 教学目标1学会跳读的技巧，提高学生的阅读能力，培养学生的英语语感。2. 让学生在重大历史事件中受到教育。教学内容1 .New words and expressions:passage, pupil, bright, playground, bell, completely, silence, in silence, recently, terrorist, date, tower, at first, realize, truth2. Skim the passage to catch the main idea.重点难点1. New words and expressions.2. To improve the reading skills.教学过程Step 1 Greeting and lead-inHello ,boys and girls！ How are you today? Look at the picture on Page 38. Do you know who the man is? What happened to the buildings? Who can say something about them?The man was Dr. Martin Luther King. He was a great leader of the black people in modern American history. He is a kind and helpful man. He did a lot of good things for the people of America. He was murdered by terrorists. His famous speech was “I have a dream”.The second picture is 9.11 event. American World Trade Center was destroyed by terrorists on September 11,2001.Now have a look at the title of the passage. Can you guess what the passage is about?Step 2 ReadingSkim reading.Ask the students to read the title and first sentences of each paragraph and quickly, and try to answer the two questions:(1) What was Robert Allen doing when Dr. King was killed?(2) Which day will Kate Smith never forget?Fast reading.Read the passage quickly, and try to answer the two questions:(1) What are the two events in the passage?(2) When did happen?Check the students answers.New words.Show the Chinese meanings and phonetic symbols of the new word on the PPT. First let the students pronounce the new words aloud according to the phonetic symbols by themselves. then check their pronunciation, and offer help if necessary.Detail reading.Read the passage carefully and finish the tasks in 2c and 2d.Check the students answers.Step 3 After-reading Discuss with your partner: How much do you remember about the events in the passage?A: When did Dr. Martin Luther King die?B: He died onStep 4 Further thinking What other