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Topic：8A Unit 1 Reading IClass：New teachingTeaching Aims：Knowledge Aims：Words: slim, shoulder-length, generous, singer, almost, eyesight, smart, truePhrases: travel around the world, have poor eyesight, have a good sense of humour, knock off, a true friend, say a bad word about anyone, vote forAbility Aims：1. To learn more about the adjectives to describe the appearances and characters2 .To learn the expressions about the quality3. To understand and grasp language focus of the passageMoral Aims：Get the students learn English happily and actively.Focal point and difficulty：1.have a good sense of humour, knock off, a true friend, say a bad word about anyone, vote for2.To use adjectives to describe peoples appearance and personalities教材分析：本课时是8A第一单元阅读课的第一课时，学生在理解课文大意的前提下，大致了解如何用英语介绍自己的好朋友。 在教学过程中，教师可通过设计具体的任务让学生加深对三个人物的理解。 教师还可根据本课的阅读内容适当介绍一些阅读技巧，让学生学会针对不同的阅读任务采用相应的阅读技巧。帮助学生捕获有关描述人物外貌与性格特征的信息。 Teaching process：教学环节个人复备 Step1 Leading-in T: Yesterday we learnt to talk about friends. Friends are very important in our lives. Almost everyone needs a friend and almost everyone has a friend, do you think so? Lets look at some interesting English sayings about friends. Please try to guess the meanings of them.Ss read and discuss.Step 2 Presentation T: Why do you think friends are important? What can friends do for you?Ss give different answers.T: Is your friends appearance very important to you?Ss: No.T: Good. We should never judge a person by his appearance or clothes. But itll be good for you to learn some words to describe your friends appearance, right?T shows the pictures and teaches shoulder-length, slim and poor eyesight.Step 3 PracticeSs do Part B2, P9 individually. After checking the answers, T asks some Ss to give some more details about the appearance of each person in the pictures.Step 4 Presentation 1. T: As you all think that appearance is not very important, could you tell me what is important in your opinion?Ss answer with the adjectives they learnt to describe qualities, such as clean and tidy, helpful, honest, etc.T: Excellent. Now I have some good friends here. Can you use some proper words to describe them?Ss fill in the blanks to complete the sentences.T teaches generous, joke, humorous, have a good sense of humour, a true friend and be ready/ willing to do sth.2. T: Teenagers magazine is holding a writing competition about good friends. Some students have written some entries for it. Please read and find out whether the following statements are true or false.T plays the tape recorder for the Ss to repeat.Ss read and do Part C1, P10.3. Ss read again and do Part B1 on their own. Tell them that they need to look for specific details, which fit each of the persons described in the articles. Step 5 Practice1. Ss have a group competition by choosing to answer the questions about Betty in the table.2. Fill in the blanks to complete the description about Max.3. Complete the brief introduction about May.Step 6 SummarizeT: What do we usually write about when we describe our friends?Ss: Appearance, personalities T: Yes, in which paragraph do we usually write about the appearance?Ss: Paragraph 1.T: And in Paragraph 2?Ss: Personalities.T: Right. We also call it personalities. In the 3rd paragraph we can write about their behaviors or future plans.Step 7 Practice1. Ss do Part C2, P10 and find out who each of the personalities will vote for and fill in the blanks. Then check the answers by asking and answering in pairs Who will Amy/ Simon/ Sandy vote for?2. Ss vote for one of the best friends described in the articles and tell the reason why. 3. Ss do a class vote for a best friend. Write a brief description about a person they consider as a best friend. Read some of the descriptions and then vote for one of them. Explain why they vote for that particular person.Step 8 Homework1.Retell about the three best friends.2.Recommend a best student in your class and tell the reason why you vote for him or her.Answer these questions.Read and find out expressions.Listen and answer Read and identify information.Describe.板书设计：8A Unit 1 Friends Reading l Language focus1 hold a writing competition 举行一场写作竞赛 hold a sports meeting2 invite sb. to do sth.邀请某人做某事3 tell sb.about sth.告诉某人关于某事4 as slim as 和.一样苗条5 one of my best friends我最好的朋友之一 one of +复数 .之一6 be will