英语人教版八年级下册unit7sb.doc

Unit 7 Whats the highest mountain in the world? Period 4 SB 2a-3b厦门双十中学 蒋静【教学目标】 Make a poster for the endangered animals【语言目标】The introduction of the animals The reasons why the animals are endangeredThe solutions to protect the animals 【重点词汇句型】feed on; a symbol of. kill.for.; cut down; pollute. the importance of.; make a law on.;.is a good way to.;【教学过程】 Step 1: Greeting Step 2: Lead in: watch a short video about the animal protection (3 minutes)T: What does the video want to tell us? S: It calls up people to protect the animals.T: So, in this class, well make a poster to call up people to save wild animals. Step 3: Slim the passage and divide it into three parts P1-2: The job of panda keepersP3: The facts about pandasP4: How do people save pandas Step 4: Detail reading: read P1-2 and fill in the blanksQ1: How do panda keepers take care of pandas? A1: They _ _ _ pandas every day. Every morning they are awake early to _ breakfast for the baby pandas. Q2: Whats the importance of pandas? A2: They have become so popular that they are _China. Step 5: Make sentence with the key phrases “a symbol of”1. Kangaroos are a symbol of Australia.2. the Statue of Liberty is a symbol of America.3. Cherry blossoms are a symbol of Japan Step 6: Read P3 and answer the questionsQ1: How many pandas are alive now? A1: Fewer than 2000 pandas living in the forests; 300 or so living in zoos or research centers Now there are fewer and fewer pandas alive. Q2: Why are the pandas endangered? A2: *Pandas do not have many babies. *The babies often die from illnesses and do not live very long.*Humans cut down the forests so that pandas cant find enough to eat. Pandas are endangered mainly because humans cut down the forests so that they cant find enough to eat. Step 7: Group competitioncatch the sentences and recite them outS1: Now there are fewer and fewer pandas alive. S2: Pandas are endangered mainly because humans cut down the forests so that they cant find enough to eat. Step 8: Brainstorming others reasons why animals are endangered1. Human cut down the trees1. Humans kill them for their fur 2. Humans pollute the water Now, there are fewer and fewer .alive. .are endangered mainly because . Step 9: Read P4 and find the answers to the question.Q: What do people do to save pandas?A: Education program: teach children about pandas and other endangered wild animals and tell them about the importance of saving these animals.Government: make the laws on panda protection.(老师拓展补充) Scientists: doing research to better understand the habits of pandas. In order to save pandas, we can teach children about pandas and tell them about the importance of saving pandas. Besides, we can make the laws on panda protection. Whats more, doing research to better understand the habits of pandas is also a good way to save pandas. Step 10: Group competitionCatch the sentences and recite them out Step 11: Brainstorming and summarizeAs a student, what else can we do to save these endangered animals? C1: Tell people to save wild animals: hand out notices, put up signs, call up, sing, draw a picture, write articles, hold a speech, make a movie/song/show, C2: Do things to save wild animals: Join the volunteer work; plant more trees; protect the environment / reduce pollution; stop buying/eating things made of Step 12: Add the introduction of the animal to form a complete passage Introduction: Pandas are _. They live in_. They feed on _. They are _.Reasons: However, there are now _ pandas alive. pandas are endangered mainly because _.Solutions: In order to save pandas, we can_. Besides, we can _. Whats more, _ is also a good way to save pandas. Hope：We all hope in the future, there will be more and more _. Step 13: Lead students to describe other animals with the structure and the information in 3aExample: Whales are huge, and some kinds have teeth. They live in the ocean. They feed on small fish and other sea life. They can jump high out of the water. However, there are now fewer and fewer whales alive. Whales are endangered mainly because humans kill them for their meat, fat and oil. Another reason is because of the water pollution. In order to save whales, we can learn more about whales and sing songs to tell people the importance of saving them. Besides, We should make the rules on whale protection. Whats more, stop putting rubbish into the sea is also a good way to save whales. Step 14: Homework: Make your own poster on animal protection【板书设计】 Unit 7 Whats the highest mountain in the world?Introduction Reasons Solutionscolor kill for Government: make the lawfood pollute build the natural reservesimportance cut down Students: put up., hand out. do the volunteer work protect the environment【教学反思】1. 本节课通过用视频导入课文内容很好地调动了学生的热情，从而使学生在接下去的活动中能有较高的配合度而且也能更快的领会本节课的任务重点；2. 通过对文章的结构的整理和归纳，让学生在冗长的文章中把握住了写作的要点和框架，这样学生可以很轻松的运用总结的框架去描述别的动物，从而大大提高了本节课的效率。3