英语人教版八年级下册Unit3 SectionB Reading.doc

教学设计 八年级英语 李运超Unit3 Could you please clean your room?Section B Readingby Li YunchaoTeaching and learning goals: 一、语言知识：1.熟练掌握以下词汇和短语 :stress, waste, provide, anyway, depend, develop, independence, fairness, since, neighbor, ill, drop, independent, fair, unfair, take care of , in order to, depend on2.熟练掌握以下句型：(1) They should spend their time on schoolwork in order to get good grades.(2) Its parents job to provide a clean and comfortable environment at home for their children. (3) Theres no need for kids to do housework now. (4)The earlier kids learn to be independent, the better it is for their future.二、语言功能： Talk about the pros and cons of doing chores三、学习策略：阅读策略1.依据视频片段和文章题目要求，预测(predicting)文章内容。2.通过略读(skimming)的方式，猜测文章大意。3.借助关键词，通过寻读 (scanning)的方式，找寻细节内容。四、情感态度： Doing chores helps you to be independent, teaches you how to look after themselves and helps you understand the fairness.Teaching and learning steps:Step 1 Pre-reading activities1.Warming up Enjoy the movie clip before class.2.Leading in (1).Learn some new words. Get to know the topic of the article. (2).Talk about their experience of doing chores. (3).Predict the topic .Step 2 While-reading activities.1. Read for the general idea Task I: Look at the title and the picture, and predict what you will read about. What will you read about in the following letters?_ A. kids should spend time on schoolwork B. whether kids should help out with chores at home C. kids should learn to be independentTip 1: The title and the picture in the passage can help you predict what you will read about. This helps us get ready to acquire new information. Task II. Skim the two letters .Which one agrees and which one disagrees? T: Boys and girls, we know there are two letters in this part. Do you know the structures of the letters? If you cant say it in English, you can say it in Chinese.Tip 2: SkimmingThis means looking quickly through a piece of writing to find the main idea without reading every word. It is still a good idea to read the first sentence in each paragraph a little more carefully. 2. Read for the specific ideas Task1: Read the two letters carefully and answer the following questions: (1).Does Miller think teenagers should do the housework? (2).What does Smith think of the problem? (3).What are their opinions? Finish the structure of the two letters. Task2: According to Ms. Miller and Mr. Smith, what are the pros and cons about kids doing chores? (2c) pros cons 1. Doing chores helps to develop childrens independence. 2. It teaches them how to look after themselves. 3.It helps them to understand the idea of fairness. 4. 1.Housework is a waste of childrens time . 2. They should spend time on homework in order to 3.Its the parents job to provide 4. .3. Group workRead the letters again and find out which sentences you agree/disagree with. Why?Share with your group members.Step 3 Post-reading activities.Discuss the questions with a partner. 1. Do they love their children? 2. Why do they have different opinions about children doing chores?Step 4 Homework.You have to do: After class, write a letter to express your opinion.You may do: Have a discussion about whether kids should do chores or not with your parents, write down their opin