初中英语人教版八年级下册Unit 5 Section A 3a-3c.docx

Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came?Section A (3a3c) 教学设计教学目标：1、通过阅读训练，培养学生在英语文章中获取信息的能力，提高阅读的效率；2、进一步熟悉并运用过去进行时；3、培养学生在危难中互助的精神。教学内容：Language points and focus: storm, report, area, wind, light, wood, window, flashlight, beat, heavily, against, asleep, fall, die down, rise, apart教学重难点：1、To improve the reading skills.2、To grasp the past progressive tense. 教学过程：活动1【导入】Greetings and Warming-upT: Good afternoon, everyone! How are you? Hows the weather today? T: Sunny, its very nice, right? What kind of weather do you like best? Why? T: So we know that the weather will be different, right? So “There are different kinds of weather.” And would you like to play a game to tell the differences? T: Ill show you some pairs of pictures. And you have to tell us the differences between each pair. Got it? Lets go!活动2【讲授】New words and expressions Game: Tell the differences T: OK. You can talk with your partner if you have any trouble. 1. T: Because of the strong wind, fallen trees are everywhere. And it can also break many things apart. But dont worry, the strong wind will finally die down.2. T: Is he right? Read after me. Can we see black clouds today? No! Because its sunny today. We often see black clouds before raining. 3. T: Theres enough light outside, so its very bright. But if theres no light outside, it will be dark. 4: T: Can we say “many woods”? No, but we can say “pieces of wood”? Before a rainstorm, we can put pieces of wood over the windows to make the windows stronger.5. T: Which one do we usually use today? People today usually use flashlights instead of candles and matches. Do you agree?6: T: Do you think shes very lovely? Whats she doing? T: What about the next picture? Who can tell the difference? Read after me. She fell asleep at 9:00p.m. yesterday. And she woke up at 6:00 a.m. today. What about you? T: Very good. I think you have enough sleep. We know that having enough sleep is good for our heath.7. T: Now its your time to match the words with the pictures. T: Very good. All of you have done a good job. (齐读两遍)活动3【活动】A Reading GameT: Do you like the game? Would you like to try another one? Do you like reading? There is a reading game for you. Here are 5 levels. We should finish all the tasks step by step. If you can make it, youll be the super star. Are you ready?Level 1: A Survey before ReadingT: Do you know storms? Ill show you a video about a storm. Lets watch it.T: What happened? Storm also means rainstorm. Do you think a rainstorm is terrible? Why? T: Can you guess what well read? Now read the three main ideas together. T: Whose idea is right? We are not sure. Maybe after we finish reading this passage, we can know better. Level 2: Fast Reading 1. T: Here is the level two. Read the title together. What can you see in the picture? Can you see some fallen trees? T: No, but we can see some fallen houses, broken windows and rubbish. Can you guess what happened? T: Yes, maybe there was a rainstorm.Reading Strategy: Reading the Title and Pictures. The title can be helpful for you to understand a text. It is also a good idea to read the pictures before you read the whole text.2. T: Look through the passage, then find the answers: Whats the main idea of the passage(which sentence do you think is the most important)? T: Which sentence?T: Can you also find it? Yes, the last sentence in Paragraph 4? Now read it together loudly!T: Why do you think this is the main idea of the passage? Maybe you can see “closer together” from the title? 3. T: Scan the passage again. Then find the answers to the two questions: Where did the storm happen? How many people are mentioned in the passage? And who are they?Level 3: Detailed ReadingT: Now lets get to the third level. Detailed reading means reading more carefully. 1. T: Scan Para 1. And then fill in the chart. Whats the weather like before the heavy rain started? T: Are you ready? One minute. If you have any trouble, you can discuss with your partner. T: Times up. The sky was dark. The winds were strong. The clouds were thick. There was no light. T: Good job. So it felt like midnight. 2. T: Lets scan Para 2. Before the rain, what were people doing? Just one minute. T: Who knows the answer? OK, the boy, have a try. Now lets read the sentences together. T: Why were they doing these? Yes, because the rainstorm was coming. T: And from this, we can say “Everyone was busy”. Can you find the sentence in your book? Yes, at the beginning of Para 2. Its very important. Reading Strategy: Usually the topic sentences appear at the beginning of the passage. The topic sentences can often tell us what the passage is about.3. T: How about Ben? Do you want to know what Ben was doing when the rain began to beat heavily against the windows? Do you know the meaning of the phrase “beat heavily against the windows”? T: Lets look at the picture. It shows that the rain beats heavily against the ground. T: Just one minute. Who has found the answer? T: Is he right? Yes, very good. Sit down, please. Ben was helping his mom make dinner. Do you think Ben was a good boy? T: Do you often help your mom make dinner? What other chores do you often help your mom? T: I think youre also good guys.4. T: After the rain, what happened? Do you want to know?T: Please listen to the tape of Para 4 carefully and then finish the task. T: Now, its your turn. Are these sentences true or false? Lets have an answer race!T: Why? Do you think dying down means stronger and stronger? No, it means weaker and weaker. T: So the sun was rising. There must be enough light. T: Answer this one together. I think you did very well. 5. T: Pay attention: Here is a difficult phrase. “In a mess”, do you know what it means? “A. Clean and tidy” or “B. Not clean or tidy at all.” T: How do you know that? Reading Strategy: We can understand the meaning of a new word from the context. T: So dont be afraid of meeting some difficult words while youre reading, right?Level 4: Retelling Competition(Group Work)T: Now well go to the number 4 step.T: We have learned the whole passage. Right? I hope that we can retell the whole passage by using these key words. T: Try to use your own words to retell the whole story. We can do it together. These two groups retell the first part “Before the storm.” You two groups just retell “During the storm”. The rest retell “After the storm”. Discuss with your partners. And later you have to two ways to show your ideas. One, you can choose your group leaders to retell the part. And I would like you to retell the part with each group member. It means in your group, all your group members can show your ideas. OK? Do it!T: Are you ready? Lets show your ideas.T: Yes, well done. From retelling the story, we learnt that “Although the storm broke many things apart, but it brought families and neighbors closer together. ” Because we can help each other. Level 5: After You Read T: Well get to the last step. Now, after we have already learned the article, do you have an idea about what the passage is talking about? T: You should know the structure of the passage. If you want to tell a story, we can use this structure. (板书：Before an event/ During an event/ After an event) T: What other events can bring people closer together? T: How can we help each ot