英语人教版八年级下册Unit 5 sectionB(2a-3b).docx

Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came?Section B 1 (2a-3b) 郑史青一、教学目标 1. 语言知识目标： 1）阅读短文，能按要求找到相应的信息。2) 通过阅读提高学生们的阅读能力，了解一些美国重要事件。3) 学会用过去进行时就本课时的内容进行提问和回答。2. 情感态度价值观目标：了解一些美国历史上的事件。 二、教学重难点1. 教学重点：1) 掌握本部分出现词组，达到熟练运用的目标。2) 阅读短文，获得相关的信息。通过阅读练习，来提高阅读能力。2. 教学难点：1) 阅读短文，获得相关的信息的能力。2) 理解并运用所学的词汇及表达方式。三、教学过程Step 1 Presentation 2a. Look at the pictures and the title in the passage. What do you think the passage is about?阅读指导：Read the title and first Sentences.The title can be helpful for you to understand a text. It is also a good idea to read the first sentence of each paragraph before you read the whole text.Step 2 Reading2b. Read the passage and answer the questions.1. What are the two events in the passage?2. When did they happen?2c. Read the passage again. Are the following statements true (T) or false (F), or is the information not given (NG)?_ 1. Everyone in American remembers who killed Dr. King._ 2. Robert Allen was eating lunch when Dr. King was killed._ 3. Roberts parents were shocked to hear the news._ 4. Kate Smith was watching a movie when a plane hit the World Trade Center. _ 5. Kate didnt think her friend was telling the truth about the event.2d. Underline sentences from the passage with similar meanings to the ones below.1. Not everyone will remember who killed him, but they can remember what they were doing when they heard that he got killed.2. No one said anything for the rest of dinner.3. September 11, 2001- the date alone means something to most people in the US.4. I had trouble thinking clearly after that because I was very afraid.Step 3 Exercise通过信息归纳，再次了解短文的内容。1.The date that Dr. Martin Luther King was killed2.The age of Robert Allen3.The place when Robert Allen and his parents when they heard Martin Luther Kings death4.The thing that Kate Smith was doing on September11,20015.How was Kate Smith when her friend shouted that World Trade Center was hitStep 4 Language points1. passage n. 章节，段落 passage 作“(文章的)段落”解时, 不限于文章的一个自然段, 也可以由若干句话或若干个 paragraphs 组成。 passage 也可作“一段, 一节”解, 一般指讲话、文章或乐曲的一部分。e.g. The teacher spent an hour in explaining this passage. 老师用了一小时来讲解这一段。Choose the correct order of the following sentences to form a passage. 把下列句子排好顺序组成一篇短文。 2. My parents were completely shocked!completely adv. 彻底地，完全地e.g. I understand completely. 我完全明白。 shocked adj. 惊愕的；受震惊的e.g. She was so shocked that she could hardly say a word. 她大为震惊，几乎一句话也说不出来。 即学即练 翻译下列句子。1) 看到邻居那样对待孩子我很惊愕。2) 他对她抽烟感到很震惊。3. My parents did not talk after that, and we finished the rest of our dinner in silence. in silence 沉默，无声 without speaking or making a sound; silently e.g. Many patients were waiting in silence. 许多病人在静静地等候着。 A hundred and fifty reporters sat in silence. 在场的150名记者静静地坐在那里。4. I didnt believe him at first. at first “起初，首先”，作为介词短语，只起副词作用（在句中用作状语）。 at first主要用于强调前后对照，暗示接下去的动作与前面的动作不同甚至相反，因此常有 but, afterwards, soon, at last 等相呼应。e.g. At first we used hand tools. 首先我们使用手工工具。 At first I didnt want to go, but soon I changed my mind. 我开始不想去，但我很快就改变了主意。 Step 5 Speaking2e. How much do you remember about the events in the passage? Test your partner.A: When did Dr. Martin Luther King die?B: He died on Step 6 Summary 1. 在历史上 in history2. 默默地 in silence3. 首先 at first4. 讲实话 tell the truth 5. 做.感到吃惊 be shocked to do sth.6. 做某事有麻烦 have trouble doing sth.7. 如此.以致 so thatStep 7 Writing 3b Write a short article about the important event in 3a. Try to write three paragraphs.First, write about the event (when and where it happened).Next, write about what you and some of your friends were doing when this event happened.Then, write about why this event was important.An important event that I remember well was _.It happened in/on _ at /in _.When I heard the news of this event/ When this event happened, I was _.My friends were _. This event is very important to me because _. /I remember this event well because _.Step 8 Self-check1. Fill in the blanks with when or while.1. _ I was walking home from school, I saw a strange light in the sky. But _ I pointed it out to my friend, it went away.2. _ I told my older brother about the strange light in the sky, he just laughed and didnt believe me.3. _ my brother was laughing, the television news reported that other people had seen the light as well.2. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in brackets.When I _ (be) in the sixth grade, I _ (join) a piano competition. I _ (practice) for four hours every day and my piano teacher _ (come) three times a week to _ (help) me. Then the big day finally _ (arrive). I _ (be) so nervous when they _ (call) my name. I _ (go) up and _ (start) to play. While I _ (play), everyone _ (sit) still and listened. I played the song without any mistakes. Then I _ (wait) for