初中英语人教版八年级下册SectionB2a-3b.doc

人教新课标八年级下册Unit 7 Whats the highest mountain in the world? -Section B教案授课教师指导教师授课类型阅读课教学目标1. Know more about pandas and other endangered animals. 2. Learn how to scan(寻读) for specific information.3. Learn to use numbers and facts in expository writing (说明文). 4. Learn how to write an exposition(说明文) about an endangered animal.教学重点1. Improve students ability of reading comprehension and writing skills2. Be able to compare facts and figures教学难点How to improve students ability of reading comprehension and writing skills教学方法three-step reading (PWP), situation teaching method, task-based approaches教学过程Step 1 Greeting (1 minute)The teacher greets the studentsT: Good morning, boys and girls.Ss: Good morning, teacherPurpose: Get to know each other. Prepare for the lesson.Step 2 Lead-in (1 minute)T: Im happy to give you todays English class. I hope well be good friends. First, Id like to show you my friends at home. (introduce some animals)Do you like animals? Whats your favorite animal? Why do you like it/them? Ss: . T: Ill show you a picture of my favorite animal-a panda.Purpose:Lead in pandas andarouse their interestStep 3 Pre-reading (5 minutes)T: What do you know about pandas? (invite some students to come front and let them show some words about pandas, other students say sentences with the words)Ss: They are black and white They are big and cute. They live in the forests. They eat fresh bamboo. .T: Great! Chengdu Research Base is the home to some pandas. Here is good news from Chengdu Research Base. Lets watch the news.Purpose: activate Ss background knowledge, language input and vocabulary.Step 4 Watch a video about a baby panda (1 minute)T: What color is the baby panda?Ss: Pink.T: What does it eat?Ss: It has milk.T: Lets walk into the world of pandas.Purpose:Attract their interest and prepare for readingStep 5 While Reading (19 minutes)T: Read Paragraph 1 and answer the question: How do the baby pandas feel when they see the keepers?Ss: They feel excitedT: Read Paragraph 2 and answer the question: What is Lin Weis job?Ss: She is a panda keeper.T: Read Paragraph 3 and answer the question3:What do 2000, 300, 12, 10 mean?Ss: Fewer than 2,000 pandas live in the forest. 300 or so live in zoos or research centers. Pandas spend 12 hours a day eating. Pandas eat 10 kilos of bamboo a day. T: Why are pandas endangered? Humans cut down the forests. Pandas cant find enough to eat and they are having fewer babies. T: Read Paragraph4Is the statement True (T) or False (F)?(F) 1. An education program in Chongqing teaches children about pandas and other endangered wild animals. They send people to schools to tell children about the importance of saving these animals.(T) 2. Scientists are doing research to better understand the habits of pandas. T: Whats the best title of this passage? (C) A. What is a panda? B. Chengdu Research Base. C. Lets save the pandas. D. Human and nature. T: What can we do to save the pandas? Ss: We can plant more treesWe can stop cutting down trees.We can raise money for pandas.We can set up wildlife nature reserve.We can call on people to protect the endangered animals T displays a passage about pandas to the whole class. purpose:give Ss practice in scanning for specific information and skimming for detailed informationArouse students responsibility for endangered animal protectionStep 6 Post reading (6 minutes)Group discussion about whalesWhat do they look like?Where do they live?What do they eat?What can they do? Why are they in danger?How can we protect them?PresentationPurpose: Expanding and transferring of knowledge.Step 7 (2 minutes