初中英语人教版八年级下册Section B 2a-2e.doc

Unit 8 Have you ever read Treasure Island yet?Section B 2a-2eHuang JuanPart I.Teaching material1.Status and functionThe topic of this unit is about literature and music. Such a topic is related to our daily life, so its easy to arouse students learning interests. As we all know, reading has a great effect on speaking and writing. Therefore this lesson is in the important position of the teaching material.2. Teaching objectivesKnowledge objectivesa) .To understand the content of the passage.b) .To understand present perfect.Ability objectivesa) .To improve reading and writing abilities. b) .To develop the ability of summarizing.Emotional attitudes and moral valuesa) .To develop interests in country music.b) .To know more about American culture.3.Teaching important and difficult points a).The important point is using the reading strategies while reading and get the ideas about the passage.b).The difficult points are retell and summary.4.The analysis of studentsForgrade8students,theyhavemasteredenoughknowledgebothinvocabularyandreadingskills, itllbehelpfulforthemtounderstandthepassage.Part II.Teaching procedures Step 1:Warming-upWhat kind of music is it?设计意图：通过播放各种类型的音乐，作为本节课的课前热身。Step 2 :Leading-inT: What kind of music do you like? Why do you like to listen to it? How does it make you feel?S:.T: Do you know the singer? Have you ever heard this song?He is a famous country music singer.(T show the profile of Garth Brooks.)设计意图：学生回答自己喜欢的音乐及原因, 教师介绍一名乡村音乐歌手，从而引入本节课的话题。Step 3:PredictingT:The title of the passage is very helpful. Lets look at the title of this passage. Lets read the passage and learn more information about her.设计意图：在阅读之前，可以通过对文章的标题和图片猜测，来预知本文的内容。Step 4:While-readingI.SkimmingT:Read the passage quickly and find the main idea of each paragraphs. Remember: main ideas are usually the first sentence or the last sentence. Para 1 What is Sarahs dream? Para 2 Who is Sarah? Para 3 What is country music?设计意图：快速浏览文章，找出文章的段落大意。教师在学生阅读之前，可以讲授阅读技巧，即段落大意一般在第一句或最后一句。II. Careful reading.1.Read Para 1 and underline the main idea. Use the main idea to answer the questions. .Who is Sarah? .Where is she from? .What does she like?After reading, T can make a mind map for Ss to understand better.Mind-map of Para 1. a teenager who used to fight over almost everything with her family. Sarah is from America. a fan of American country music. is full of feelings about returning home. Country music made Sarah think about her family and friends back in the US.T:Listen to the tape and repeat Para 1.设计意图：带着问题进行阅读，可以培养学生的阅读能力。读完之后，通过Mind-map的方式帮助学生理清文章的思路。2.Read Para 2 and underline the main idea. Use the main idea to answer the questions. .What is country music? .What is country music about? After Ss answer the question, T make a mind map for Ss to understand betterMind-map of Para 2. a traditional kind of music Nashville Tennessee from southern states of America. is the home. Country music belong to a group kind to each other and laughter,friends,family trust one another the beauty of nature and the countrysideT:Listen to the tape and repeat Para 2.设计意图：在读完第二段之后，需要给学生介绍乡村音乐的背景知识，而Mind-map则是更系统的帮助学生了解乡村音乐。3.Read Para 3 and underline the main idea. Use the main idea to answer the questions. .What is Sarahs dream? .Who is Garth Brooks?Mind-map of Para 3. go to Nashville.(Country Music Hall of Fame Museum) Sarah dreams to see Garth Brooks sing live one day. is one of the most successful musicians. Garth Brooks has sold more than 120 million records.T:Listen to the tape and repeat Para 3.设计意图：通过展示Garth Brooks的背景资料，让学生更全面的了解乡村音乐。Step 5:.Post-readingT:Now we know something about Sarah and country music. Please try to retell the story according to the mind-map. Summarizing can help you better understand the text. an American . who used to. Sarah heard a song full of feelings about.and made her. became a fan of.A Country Music SongChanged Her Life Forever is a traditional kind of music from. Country music about belonging to a group reminds us when people were.and. go to Nashville Sarah dreams see Garth Brooks .one day 设计意图：在复述文章的环节，还是采用阅读时划分的小组，每两小组复述一段。小组之间复述之后可以进行比较，教师综合较好的复述进行展示。作为口头输出，复述短文可以帮助学生更好的理解语篇。 Step6 :Writing T:Just now we have retold the passage. Now you have to write a summary of the passage.You can use the information in the mind-map. Remember,write no more than 100 words.设计意图：通过写作，达到笔头输出。在经过口头输出的复述之后，学生对缩写已有一定的思路。Step 7 T show some famous sayings on music. 设计意图：告诉学生一些关于音乐的谚语，培养学生热爱音乐的情操。 Step 8: Homework Summarytry to remember what we have learned this class. About Sarah. Summary About country music.If you are unhappy, music will make you happy, and if you are happy, music will make you happier.Without music life could be a mistake.设计意图：让学生下课之后，在脑海中回顾本节课所学内容，再次加深对语篇的理解。 板书设计Unit 8 A country music song changed her life forever teenager figh