八年级下册unit4

Unit4 Why dont you talk to your parents ?Section A 党店一中 翟台. Teaching aimsA. Knowledge aims:1. Key words: allow, wrong, guess, deal, big deal2. Key structures:a. What should I do ? /What should he do?b. Maybe you should buy some new clothes.c. Whats wrong?B. Ability aims:Learn to talk about problems and give advice.C. Morality aims:1. Deal with the problems calmly and wisely.2. Be ready to help others with their problems. Key and difficult points:A. Key points: the usage of the modal should / could. B. Difficult points: using the target language to talk about problems and give advice. Teaching methods: Audio-lingual method and task-based approach. Learning methods Cooperative learning, autonomous learning. Teaching aids: A multi-media computer, tape. Teaching procedure: Step 1 Greeting and revision1. The teacher and the students greet each other.2. Learn the key words and expressions .Step 2 Presentation 1. Present a chart as follows with a multi-media computer:ProblemsAdvice1. My clothes are out of style.2. I dont have enough money.3. My parents dont allow me to go out every night.You can buy some new clothes.You can have a part-time job.You can talk with your parents. Then ask the students to tell you what you could do about it.2. Write the words “could, should” on the blackboard. Work with a top student showing the class how to give advice using the words “could, should.” S: My clothes are out of style.T: You could buy some new clothes.3. Write some pieces of advice on the blackboard and have the class read aloud them after the teacher.Step 3 Practice 1. Divide the students into groups of four and then ask the students the problem : I have a friend called Peter, he argued with his best good friend last night. Can you give him some advice? And let the student discuss the problem and give some advice. A: He could write a letter to his friend.B: He should call him up.C: He should say hes sorry.D: He could go to his friends house.E: He could give him a ticket to a ball game.2. Then tell the students the usage of the modal should / could. 3. Then talk with the students about how to give advice using the target language . Step 4 Listening 1. Play the recording (1b) the first time for the students to listen and circle the problems they hear. Then check the answers.2. Play the recording (2a) for the class to listen. Tell the students that Peter has some problems and his friend is giving him some advice with “could” or “should”.3. Call back the answers from the class. Help the class to understand that we can use “could” or “should” to give advice.4. Play the recording (2b) for the class to listen and check how many they have matched correctly. Then check the answers.Step 5 Consolidation Let the students do some exercises so that they can say the target language correctly and fluently.Step 6 Summary1. Have the class sum up what they have learned in the period.2. Lead the class to red through the target language and explain that the word “should” is always used to ask for advice, but the words “could, should”, are used to give advice.Step7 Homework Suppose one of your pen pal from America has come to live in China with his parents. He wants to practice his Putonghua, but he is shy. What should he do? Do you have any good ideas?Write him a letter to give him some advice. Blackboard designUnit 4 Why dont you ta