初中英语人教版八年级上册Unit 8 Section B 2a-2e.docx

Unit 8 How do you make a banana milk shake?Section B Thanksgiving in the United StatesTeaching Goals:1. To recognize and remember the new words2. Learn to describe the steps of doing something with “first, next, then, finally.”3. To know something about Thanksgiving and how to make turkeyAnalysis of The Students On the basic of learning Section A and Section B of this unit, students have learned something about the steps and Imperative Sentences. They have practiced listening, speaking. So it is easier for them to understand the passage.Important And Difficult Points:1. To learn about Thanksgiving and how to make turkey2. Learn to describe the steps of doing something with “first, next, then, finally.”Teaching StepsTeaching StepsTeaching ActivitiesPurposeTeachers ActivityStudents ActivityLead in1 minute Play a video “Free Birds”Students watch the video.Grasp the students interest and prepare for the classObjectives1 minuteTo show the objectives of this classStudents pay attention to the objectives Focus on the important and difficult pointsPre-reading5 minutesAsk three questions:Do you know what is this?What can you think of when you see turkey?Do you know something about Thanksgiving?Discuss the questions in a groupTalk about turkey and Thanksgiving. Students have a basic understanding of turkey and Thanksgiving.Give the information about Thanksgiving and create a mind mapDiscuss in a group and try to find out the information as much as possible. Lead the students to pay attention to these information about Thanksgiving While-reading(About Thanksgiving)7 minutesFast readingLet the students look at the photo and the title. Then asks the questions below.1. What is the special holiday in the United States that the passage talk about?2. What food do they eat?Students look at the photo and the title. Then answer the questions.Practice the reading skills and let the students know what does the passage talk about.Careful readingParagraph 1. According to the information that students have found out before, help students to finish the mind map. (Time, Place, Origin, Traditional food, How to celebrate)Students read the paragraph 1 carefully. And according to the information that they have found out before, finish the mind map.To help students have a better understanding of Thanksgiving.While-reading(About how to make a turkey)10 minutesFast reading1. Ask a question: What do we need to make a turkey dinner.2. Show the five pictures to the students.Let the students read the second part (Making a turkey dinner) and number the picture1-5Read the second part (Making a turkey dinner) and number the picture1-5To know the steps of making a turkey dinnerCareful readingAsk a question:Which words help you number the picture quickly?Students find out the words about describing the steps of making a turkey dinner.Pay attention to the words that is used to describe the steps.Pay attention to these words: first, next, then, finallyTeach students to use these words to describe the steps of doing something properlyStudents learn these words: first, next, then, finally and try to use these words.Grasp the meaning and usage of the words that is used to describe the steps.Exercise10 minutesGroup workGive an example and some tips. Help the students to describe the steps of doing something. Students try to use the words(first, next, then, finally) to make sentences and describe the steps of doing something.Consolidate the usage of those words.Improve the students ability to make sentences.Summary4 minuteLet the students read the whole passage again, especially the steps of making a turkey dinner. Think about a question:Why do we have special holidays?Students read the passage again. Pay attention to the steps of making a turkey dinner. Think about the question and answer.Review the important points in this passage. Read it aloud to practice the pronunciation.Objectives again1 minuteShow the objectives againStudents read and review the important pointsConsolidate the knowledgeHomeworkWrite a short passage about how to make a Thanksgiving gift.Teaching Introspection: In this class, we paid attention to the important and difficult points. So most of the students can understand the language points and they can describe the steps of doing something with “first, next, then, finally.” properly. However, some s