八下U5SectionAReading--翁晓璇.doc

人教版Go for it八年级下册Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came?Section A 3a-3c厦门湖里实验中学 翁晓璇.Overview1. Topic: past event2. Function: Students can talk about a past event and meaning of the event.3. Learners:The eighth graders have been learning English for nearly two years in the Middle School. On the one hand, they are familiar with the rules of my English class. On the other hand, they have known a lot to talk about past events.However, past progressive tense is totally new for the students. They are still weak at it after two periods of learning. Therefore, I prepare some practices to help them have a better understanding. .Teaching objective analysis1. Abilities of using the target languagea) Learn to get the main idea and the structure of the past eventb) Learn to retell the past event by using past progressive tensec) Be able to write a passage about a past event2. Language knowledgeAbilityDifficultyContentWords and Phrasesstorm, wind, light, wood, window, match, beat, against, rise, fallen, at first, fall asleep, die down, have a lookreport, area, flashlight, neighbor, neighborhoodSentencesStrong winds were blowing.Black clouds were making the sky very dark.Bens dad was putting pieces of wood over the window while his mom was making sure the flashlight and radio were working.It was in a mess. Fallen trees, broken windows and rubbish were everywhere.They joined the neighbors to help clean up the neighborhood together.With no light outside, it felt like midnight.Although the storm broke many things apart, it brought families and neighbors closer together.3. Beyond the language Students establish the spirit of helping other people who are in trouble and getting together when facing natural disaster. .Teaching and learning strategies1. Teaching methods: Task-based language teaching; Communicative language teaching.2. Learning strategies: Learner-centered approach; Co-operative learning.3. Class management: Class work, Pair work, Group work; Individual study.Teaching proceduresStageActivityClass management/Time PurposeRevision1. Ask the students to answer the questions according to the pictures.2. Lead the students to make sentences in a chain.Group work /3 minutesReview past progressive tense.Pre-reading1. Compare the pictures about Bens neighborhood. Try to describe the pictures.2. Read the title and guess what the passage is about.Class work/1 minuteGet familiar with the topic.While-readingFast Reading1. Read the pieces of passage quickly and find out the topic sentence. 2. Put the pieces of passage in order to make it a whole passage.3. Analysis the structure of passage.Detailed Reading1. Read Paragraph 1 carefully and fill in the chart about the weather and peoples activities before the storm.2. Read Paragraph 2 and choose T/F.3. Read Paragraph 3 and answer some questions.Individual study /16 minutesHave a clear understanding of the passage.Post-reading1. Summarize the past event about storm from three aspectsweather, feeling and activities.2. Brainstorm things that bring people close together and present the super typhoon Meranti in Xiamen.Class work/5 minutesConsolidating the target language.Task1. Present the task about writing a passage to introduce the super typhoon.2. Assign the task in groups of 6 students. Each 2 students finish writing a part of the passage and then choose one student to give a r