英语人教版八年级上册Unit4 SectionA(1a-1c).doc

Unit4 Whats the best movie theaterSection A（1a-1c）教学设计 十堰市第十八中学 刘瑞. Teaching aims1.Knowledge & skills：Students will be able to master the following words and phrases: theater, comfortable, seat, screen, close, ticket, quality, be close to.Students will be able to master the following sentence structures：-Whats the best movie theater? -Town Cinema. Its the closest to home. And it has the shortest waiting time.Master the superlatives.Learn to discuss preferences and make comparisons.2.Process & methods:Students will be able to discuss their preferences and make comparisons. Lead the students to do some listening practice.Get the students to do some pair work.3. Emotion, attitude & values:Students will learn to share their preferences with others.Lead the students to be the best. Teaching important points1.Students can use the comparative and superlative to discuss their preferences.2.Students can make comparisons.3. Master the words and the language points. Teaching difficult points1. Students can use comparative and superlative forms correctly. 2. Learn to make comparisons and discuss preferences. Teaching aidsPPT, a computer, papers. Teaching ProcedureStep 1 Warm upLets enjoy an English poem. Its easy to speak along with. Try to get Ss to be interested in this class. On the other hand, it can help to lead the students to be the best.Step 2 Presentation1. Show some pictures and let the students speak out the comparatives and superlatives.2. Play a guessing game to help the students to consolidate the comparatives and superlatives.3. Lets discuss.T: Do you like to go to the movies? Who do you want to go with?(Suppose students can go to the movies with one of the stars. Give them some pictures of stars and let them choose who they will go together with and give their reasons.)T: Now you have a partner to go together with. But which cinema do you want to go to？ Or whats the best movie theater? What are the important things for you when choosing which movie theater to go to? (Show some pictures and discuss the important things.)Then get some students to share their ideas about how to choose the movie theater.Step 3 Listening Teaching activity 1b This activity gives students practice in understanding the target language in spoken English.1. Read the instructions. Point to the Qualities column and the Movie theater column in the chart. Tell students that they will hear three conversations talking about three theaters.2. Ask the students to listen carefully and match the statements with the movie theaters.3. Check the answers.Step 4 Practice & Consolidation1. Lets compare. Show some pictures and information about cinemas. Ask students to make comparisons and discuss preferences.2. Pairwork. There are three clothes stores near your home. If you go shopping, which one will you go to？(Show some pictures about the three clothing stores and let students make conversations according to the tips)3. Have a quick discussion about the students. In our class, who is the funniest student?In our class, who is the shiest student?In our class, who is the tallest student?In all the subjects, which is the most interesting subject?In all the subjects, which is the most difficult subject?4. Hand out some papers. Ask students to write down the comparatives and superlatives of the words given.Step 5 Summary In this class, weve learnt the new words and phrases. We did listening practice and learned the target language. Whats important, weve learnt to make comparisons and discuss