初中英语人教版八年级下册Section B 2a-3b.doc

No. B13 Unit 9 Singapore-A Place You Will Never Forget!.Teaching Aims: 1.Knowledge Objective (1)Students can understand the meaning of the following words: Singapore, tourist, Southeast Asia, all year round, Night Safari (2)Students can understand and use the following expressions: simply, population , on the one handon the other handHave you ever tried/seen/ been?2.Ability Objective To train studentsreading abilities and skills.Students can introduce Singapore by making notes. 3.Moral Objective To make students get to know cultures of other countries. .Teaching important points: 1.Students can understand and use the key vocabulary. 2.Students can introduce Singapore by making notes.Teaching difficult points: Students can introduce Singapore by making notes.IV.Teaching methods: situation teaching method,speaking method, reading method, communicate method, task-based methodV.Teaching tools: pictures,tape recording,PPTVI.Teaching procedureStep 1 Pre-reading Show a picture and lead in.A teacher wrote it and simply wanted to travel outside. Now she wants to travel to Singapore, but she knows little about Singapore, so she asked me for help. Now , I find a passage about Singapore. Unit 9 Singapore-A place you will never forget ! After reading the passage ,maybe you can be her guide. Before traveling to new place, what do you want to know about?S1: Food!S2: Language! S3:Weather! S4:Places to visit! Step 2 While-readingFast-readingNow skim the passage and find the key things each paragraph talks about.Para1: Language , Location , population Para2: Food Para3: Places to visit Para4: WeatherNow read the passage and work in pairs to find the information about these things.Language:Chinese/English Location: in Southeast Asia Temperature: the same Singapore Population: 3/4 Chinese Zoo: Night Safari Food: allCareful-readingWell, we have known some information about Singapore. Now read the passage one para by one para for more details.Now, read Para 1 by yourself and choose the right answer. Task 1 Which is right? A. Singapore is a large island.B. Singapore is in Northeast Asia.C.Its a good place to practice English.D.People only speak English there. Para 2 Boys read aloud to the whole class and then mark True or False.Task 2 ( )1.You have no problem finding rice or noodles there. ( )2.In Singapore, you can only find Indian food. ( )3.Singapore is an excellent place to try new food.Para 3 Girls read aloud and then fill in the chart. Task 3 A special zoo called_1.A lot of animals _ at night, so this is the best time to _ them.2. You can watch animals in a _ than in a normal zoo.Para 4 Anna reads aloud to the whole class and then answer questions. 1.Hows the weather in Singapore? Why? 2.Which season can we choose to go to Singapore?Step 3 Post-reading 1.Group work. Now work in group of 4 and try to introduce Singapore without your books, you can use the information on the blackboard ,then lets decide who is the best guide! 2.Make a summary.I think all of you can introduce Singapore well, maybe anyone can be her guide!If you travel to Singapore , it must be a place you will never forget! Here is another famous place you will never forget!We are all familiar with it.These days many tourists are traveling and enjoying beautiful flowers there. Can you guess? Yeah!Our hometown-Luoyang! If tourists come to Luoyang ,it must be a place they will never forget!Step 5 Homework If you are a guide, can you introduce Luoyang? Write a short passage about Luoyang.Blackboard Design: Unit 9 Singapore- A