初中英语人教版八年级下册Unit6 Section A 3a-3c.doc

Unit 6 An old man tried to move the mountains.Section A (3a- 3c&4b) The analysis of the teaching material The aim of this part is to improve students reading ability. The passage mainly talks about the Monkey King, Sun Wukong. Students can learn how to find the useful information by reading. After learning, students will know how to introduce a character of a book or a story.The analysis of studentsMost of the students like Sun Wukong very much. So they will be interested in reading the article. In fact, they know a lot of Sun Wukong, so it will be easy for them to understand the passage.Teaching goalsKnowledge goals:1. Enable students to master some words and phrases: object, magic, stick, hide, tail, turninto, excite, western. 2. To master some useful expressions(1)Unless he can hide his tail, he cannot turn himself into a person.(2)Sometimes he can make the stick so small that he can keep it in his ear.(3)As soon as the TV program came out more than 30 years ago, Western children became interested in reading this story.Ability goals: 1.Find the right information by reading.2.Improve students reading ability.Emotion goals: 1.Let students learn the spirit from Sun Wukong.2.Let students read more traditional Chinese classics. And let them know more about Chinese culture.Teaching key and difficult pointsKey points: To make students master the new words and useful expressions.Difficult points:To make students get the useful information by reading. Teaching methods: Task-based teaching methodLearning methods:Independent learningCooperative learningTeaching aids: a computer multimedia, a white boardTeaching procedures: Step Lead-in1. Greeting.2. Play a piece of music for students.（Its a song of the TV play Journey to the West.）T：What can you think of ?S1: Journey to the West.S3：Sun Wukong.T: (Show a picture of the TV play Journey to the West.) The play is very famous in China. Most people like it very much. We can see it every summer holiday. There are four characters. Whos your favorite?S1 : Sun Wukong. S2: Bajie.T: Most students like Sun Wukong. I like him, too. Now lets watch a video of him. (Watch it.)Sun Wukong can turn himself into different objects. Do you know how many changes he can make? Then show a picture. Do you know whats it? A magic stick. It can be small and big, short and long. Wukong can hide it in his ear. Today we will learn an article about him. Open your books and turn to page 43. Step Reading1. Fast readingAsk students to skim the passage and answer the question:(1) Which book is talked about?(2) Who is the character?(3)What is the Monkey King like?Then check answers.2. Careful reading Ask students to read each paragraph and finish different tasks.Paragraph1 What happened to pupils in England in November 1979?Paragraph2 What can Sun Wukong do or what cant he do?Paragraph3 Why did Western children become interested in reading this story?Then check the answers.3. After readingFinish some exercises.( 3c&4b)Step Group WorkTalk about the Monkey King in a group. Then give us a report. ( The teacher should give students some tips to help.)Tips: The Monkey King is a character inSomething about his magic stick( use to fight, so small that,)Something about his ability. (turn into, unless, hide his tail, )He has excited Chinese and Western children because If you know more, add your own sentences.Then ask some groups to show their reports.After that, ask students what we can learn from Sun Wukong. (Be helpful. Help the weak. Be brave, never give up. Keep trying, and you will be a great person like Sun Wukong.)Step Homework Write something about your favorite character in a traditional Chinese book.(e.g. four classics, Journey to the West, the Story of the Stone, Heroes of the Marshes, the Romance of the Three Kingdoms )Cho