英语人教版八年级下册Unit 7 Section A 1a—2d.doc

Unit 7 Whats the highest mountain in the world?Section A 1a2d教学设计江西省兴国县兴江中学 李斌2017/5/14l 教学目标1. Students will be able to read large numbers and long names of some famous places correctly;2. Students will be able to take down long figures while listening;3. Students will be able to talk about geography and nature using comparatives and superlatives.l 学情分析Students of the last term in Grade 8 have already learned much about comparatives and superlatives. However, they need to use them to compare things in a relatively complex context in this class. Only in this way can they deepen their English knowledge and further their language competence.l 重点难点1. New words and expressions such as population, feel free to do sth, ancient, protect, wide, wide, as far as I know, etc.2. Understand comparatives and superlatives while listening and speaking.l 教学过程Step 1 Warming up1. Write the four large numbers in 1a on the board and let students read after you.2. What do you know about this number, 8844.43? The proper name Qomolangma can be presented to students in this way. Likewies, another three places, namely the Nile, the Caspian Sea, the Sahara, can be introduced.3. Explain briefly these four special places. For example,Qomolangma is a moutain. In fact, its the highest moutain in the world. Its higer than any other moutain in the world.Step 2 Presentation1. Match the facts according to what you have already known about these places in 1a.Check the answers and then read together.2. Before listening 1b, try to predict the answers and write down your predictions.Play the tape. Pay attention to the key words while listening. You can ignore the difficult structures or sentences.Check the answers. Read the sentences together.3. Use the information in 1b to make conversations like the sample in 1c. 4. Play the recording again and lead students to focus on the comparative and superlatives. What do you know about these four places? You can use the information in 1a and 1b to help you. For instance, Qomolangma is the highest moutian in the world. It is 8844.43 meters high.Who can talk about the other places? Hands up.5. Explain some language points.How high ? highHow long ? longHow deep ? deepHow old ? oldHow far?How much/many?Whats the size of ? in sizeStep 3 Practice1. Write the four numbers, 6300, 5000, 5464, 300 on the board and have students read them one by one.2. In groups of four, compare the numbers. The more structure you can use, the better.6300 is the biggest/largest number of all.6300 is bigger than any other number in them.6300 is much bigger than 300.5400 is almost as big as 5464.3. Before listening 2a, look through the four sentences and find out the key words.Number the facts while listening. Check the answers.4. Fill in the blanks with the numbers. Listen again and check the answers. Finally, read the complete sentences together.5. Play the tape again and lead students to note down the comparatives and superlative as much as they can.6. Read the sample conversation in 2c and pay attention to the two kinds of tenses in one sentence. Explain the reasons to students.In pairs, use the information in 2a to make conversations. Give them enough time to practice. Move around and offer language support as needed. Finally, invite some pairs to role-play their dialogues in front of the class.A: Did you know that ?B: Yes, I did. Step 4 Consolidation1. Read the conversation in 2d silently and find out the main idea.2. Read again and answer the questions below.How long is the Ming Great Wall?What does the guide say about the wall?3. Listen to the recording. In groups of four, practice reading the conversation.4. Invite some groups to act out the conversation.Step 5 SummaryIn this period, weve learned some interestion geography facts and also deepened our knowledge about comparatives and superlatives.Step 6 Exercises 1. Large number dictation.8844, 5000, 2017, 2002, 9600000,3702. Write the comparatives and