英语人教版八年级下册Whats the highest mountain.docx

Unit 7 Whats the highest mountain in the world （Section A 2d-4c）第二课时Teaching aims: Knowledge objects:Students can read and spell the new words and phrases: achievement, southwestern, thick, include, freezing, condition, take in , succeed, challenge, in the face of, achieve, force, nature, even though=even ifAbility objects:Train students reading skills: make students know how to guess a words meaning by reading; make students know how to sum up the main ideas of the article by fast reading; make students know how to write a fluent essay and find the key words and phrases by carefully reading.Train students ability of working in pairs.Moral objects:To enable students to learn to face the challenges in their daily life bravely and never give up trying to achieve their dreams4. Focus and difficulties:Focus: key words and useful expressions.Difficulties: Students can use the superlatives to describe something.5. Teaching aids: BanbantongPart1 analysis of the teaching material1.The title is Unit7 Whats the highest mountain in the world?(3a-3c)2.Status and Function: This is a reading lesson. It mainly talks about the geography and nature. Students have learnt the comparatives before. And they have known how to change the adjectives forms. So students will easily understand the superlatives. We often compare things in our daily life. So its necessary to learn this grammar.Part2 analysis of the studentsStudents have learnt English for about two years. But some students may be shy sometimes. So maybe a few students are weak in learning English. Id better make them learn in pairs to help each other.Part3 Teaching and learning methodsTeaching methods: teach English in English Task based teaching method Competition teaching method Direct teaching method Discovery teaching methodLearning methods: Working in pairs/groups Learn by oneself Guessing 教学过程 Part4 Teaching stepsStep1 Revision Revise what they learned yesterday and lead in by asking Whats the longest wall in the world? Step2 listening practice Listen to 2d and answer the following questions:1. Whats the longest wall in the world?2. Where is it?3. Who built it, why?Then check the answers to the questions.Step3. Lead in: I will show students a picture of Qomolangma and lead students to answer the questions:What is the name of the mountain?What do you know about it?Step4.Learning aims: Show students the learning aims of the lesson:1. Students can read and spell the key words and phrases about this class.2. Students can use the superlatives to describe the daily things in their lives by learning this lesson.3. Students can face the challenges in their lives bravely and never give up achieving their dreams by learning the essay.Step5.Guessing gamesDivide students into 3 parts. Let every part read one paragraph of this essay and guess one phrase. There are three phrases: spirit of climbers; achievements of climbers; facts and dangers Paragraph1Paragraph2Paragraph3Then show their answers in class.Step6 Carefully read and work in groups Do 3b. I may ask students these questions to lead into the task:Do you like climbing? How about climbing Qomolangma? Then read the essay carefully and fill in the forms below. I will give students 8 minutes.List four dangers for climbers List three achievements List four comparisons1.thick clouds 1.1953-Tenzing Norgay and 1.most dangerous sport2.very high 3.it can snow hard Edmund Hillary very the firstThe answer should be : List four dangers for climbers -2.very high 3.it can snow hard 4.freezing weather conditions 5.heavy storms 6.very hard to breathe asyou get near the topList three achievements-2.1960-The first Chinese team reached the top 3.1975-Junko Tabei from Japan was the first woman to reach the topList four comparisons- most popular place 3.highest 4.most famous 5.more serious difficulties 6.stronger than the forces of nature Let students show their answers. A team can get 1 point if the student in this team can answer one right answer.Step7 SkimSkim the essay and let students answer the questions using information from the article:1. Where are the Himalayas?2. How high is Qomolangma?3. Why do so many people try to climb this mountain even though it is dangerous?4. What does the spirit of the climbers tell us? Students will be given 4 minutes to find the answer in the essay. And the teacher can also teach students how to write a fluent essay about a scenic spot through these four questions.Step8 ExerciseComplete the essay using words and phrases from the passage.The Himalayas _ along the _ border of china. Of all the peaks (tops), Qomolangma is the _ and most _. Its _ to climb Qomolangma because thick clouds _ the top of the mountain. Even more serious _ include the freezing _ conditions and the _ storms. However, these extremely high _ attract _ from all over the world. Many people say this is one of the most _ parts of the world. In fact its also one of the most _ places to go for mountain climbing-one of the most _ sports in the world. Although many people have_ the top of the mountain up till now, but we still remember Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary who were the first _ to reach the top of Qomolangma in 1953. The spirit of them encourage us to_ ourselves in the face of_. They told us never to_ trying to _our dreams. Answers: run,southwestern,highest,famous,dangerous,cover,difficulties,weather,heavy,mountains,people,dandangerous,popular,dangerous , reached, people,