初中英语人教版八年级下册unit71a-2d.docx

教学内容Unit 7 Whats the highest mountain in the world? Period 1 Section A (1a-2c)班 级八（5）班课 时 Period 1设计时间 40min 备课人尚桂霞教学目标Knowledge aims:1.Words and phrases: the earth, in Asia, the Yangtze River, the Yellow River, the Nile, in Africa, the Caspian Sea, Qomolangma, desert, the Sahara, square kilometers2. Expressions:Whats the highest mountain / the longest river / the deepest salt lake / the biggest desert in the world?To express the big numbers using: thousand, million,billion, kilometer long / deep / highAbility aims:1. The students can use the questions to get information to improve their listening and speaking abilities.2. To train the students cooperation with their partners.Emotional aims:To train the students to care about the worlds environment through talking about the worlds tops.教学重难点Teaching important points:1. The comparative and superlative of adj.2. Note its grammar meaning and use “what” questions to ask about the worlds tops.Teaching difficult points:The students can ask questions to get information to improve their listening and speaking abilities.教学准备Teaching aids: a recorder, ppt教学过程设计Step 1 Grammar previewReview the superlative of adj.Step 2 Presentation & talk1. Show a video about Qomolangma: T:what do you know about Qomolangma ? S: Its the highest mountain in the world. S:Its beautiful./ amazing.2. Show some pictures and learn new words.3. Practice the conversations like this:A: What is the longest river in the world?B: The Nile.A: How long is it?B: It is 6,671 kilometers long.Step3 Activity 1a1. Get the students to read through the pictures in Activity 1a and match the statements with the right picture.2. Talking: The Yangtze River is about 6,300 kilometers long.Step 4 Game:Divide into four groups,and find the -est in our class.For example: Tom is the tallest in our class.Step5 Listening (1b)1. Get the students to listen and complete the sentences.2. Listen again and repeat after the tape.Step 5 Pair work (1c)1. Get the students to have a pairwork, talking about the places in the picture.2. Practice the conversations with the partners.Step 6 Listening1. Listen and number the facts in the order you hear them. (2a)2. Listen again and fill in the blanks with the right numbers. (2b)3. Check tha answers.Step 8 Homework1. Recite the 5 sentences in 1b.板书设计Unit 7 Whats the highest mountain in the world?Period 1 Section A (1a-2c)A: Whats the highest mountain in the world