初中英语人教版八年级上册Unit 1.doc

. Learning aims 1. Knowledge aims : Words: enjoyable, activity, decide, try, building, trader, wonder, difference, wait, umbrella, enough.Phrases: arrive in, too many, feel like, because of, along the way.Sentences patterns: (1) It was sunny and hot, so we decided to go to the beach near our hotel.(2) I felt like I was a bird.(3)What a difference a day makes!(4) The food tasted great because I was so hungry!2. Skill aims:Enable students to interpret others travel diaries and learn to keep a travel diary entry using the simple past tense.3. Emotional aims:Lead students to compare two different kinds of customs and cultures, love and get close to the nature. . Teaching difficulties:1. Let students master the past tense of some verbs, distinguish some words and phrases and develop good reading habits.2. Ask students to observe from what aspects a travel diary should be kept. . Teaching methods:The direct, situational, communicative and task-based teaching methods are employed in this class. Learning methods:Students are encouraged to adopt the independent and cooperative leaning methods in this class. Teaching aids：The computer, projector, whiteboard, water color pen, board wiper and so on.Teaching procedures:Step 1. Greeting to the class.Step 2. A free discussion (before reading).(1) What do people usually do on vacation?(2) What activities do you find enjoyable?Step 3. Leading-in.(Show students some pictures that I took on my vacation). T: What did I do on my vacation? S: . T: My best friend Jane also took a trip on her vacation. Where did she go ? What did she do? Are you ready to share with me? S:. Step 4. Skimming.Ask students to skim the diary entries and answer the two questions:Q: Did Jane have a good time on Monday? What about on Tuesday?Step 5. Scanning.Ask students to read Janes diary entries again. Fill in the chart on page 6. Step 6. Detailed reading.1. Read Janes first diary entry carefully and complete the chart.WhereWhen Who Weather Activities Food feelings2. Read Janes second diary entry carefully and answer five questions. Step 7. Reading up. 1、 自主学习： 1. 观察这两篇日记，时间应写在日记的 （位置），应先写，后写；另外，写日记一般使用 （时态）。 2. 这两篇日记都是从哪几个方面记录旅行日记的? 3.你注意到文中的一些关联词了吗？如：so, 等，它们可以使语言描述得更有层次、更完整。在以后的写作中，你可以试着去使用它们。 观察与思考：It was sunny and hot, so we decided to go to the beach near our hotel. decide to do sth. 意思是。类似这种后面接动词不定式的动词还有很多。把下面的短语汉译英后，自己总结一下吧！ 1.想要做某事2.告诉某人（不）做某事3.要求某人做某事2、合作探究： 回读语篇，小组成员交流，合作互助解决部分疑、难点。 通过合作探究，还有未能解决的疑难问题吗？Step 8. Role-playing.Ask students to complete the conversation about Janes trip to Penang using the information in the diary entries and then ask two students to role-play the conversation.Step 9. Summary. Lead students to summarize what they have learned today by themselves.Step 10. Exercise in class