英语人教版八年级下册Unit 7　SectionA(1a-2d).doc

Unit 7Whats the highest mountain in the world?第一课时Section A(1a-2d)教学目标【知识目标】 1.掌握下列单词和短语:deeppopulationtourprotectfeel freeas far as I know2.理解并掌握下列句子:What is the highest mountain in the world?Did you know that China is one of the oldest countries in the world?3.掌握语法:形容词、副词比较等级的用法【教学重点】掌握本部分出现的生词和词组,达到熟练运用的目标。【教学难点】1.进行听力训练,提高综合听说能力。 2.训练学生的语言交际能力。教学过程Step 1Warming up1.Greetings.2.Check the homework.Step 2Revision 1.Show the photos2.Teach :how to read the numbers Step 3Leading in1.Show the photos and discuss the questions:(1)How high is Qomolangma?(8,844.43 meters high)(2)How big is the Sahara?(about 9,600,000 square kilometers in size)(3)How deep is the Caspian Sea?(1,025 meters deep)(4)How long is the Nile?(6,671 kilometers long)(大脑风暴,打开学生思维,初步感知目标语言。)2.Work on 1a.Match the facts you know.Check the answers.Step 4Listening(1b)1.Before listeningT:We have learned some important geographical facts.Do you still remember?Ss:Yes.T:How high is Qomolangma?Ss:Its 8,844.43 meters high.T:Good job.2.While listening(输入目标语言,为下面的语言输出作铺垫。)Listen and complete the sentences.(1b)(1)Qomolangma is than any other mountain in the world.(2)The Sahara is desert in the world.(3)The Caspian Sea is of all the salt lakes.(4)The Nile is river in the worldKeys:(1)higher(2)the biggest(3)the deepest(4)the longest3.Post listening(1)Read the conversation aloud after the tape.(增加学生对材料的语感)(2)Pair workUse the information in 1b to make conversations (1c)A:What is the highest mountain in the world?B:Qomolangma.(输出目标语言,对目标语言进行综合训练,体现语言的交际功能)Step 5Listening(2a-2b)1.Before listeningT:I have a friend,Mike.He is from the United States.He wants to know something about China.Who can tell him?S1:China is one of the oldest countries in the world.It has the biggest population.T:Very good job.2.While listeningListen and number the facts 1-4in the order you hear them.(2a)Check the answers.Listen again and fill in the blanks in 2a with the numbers in the box.(2b)Check the answers.3.Post listeningRead the conversation aloud after the tape.(多层操练,对教材实行一材多用,多角度感知目标语言,为2c的语言输出作铺垫)Step 6Pair workMake conversations using the information in 2a.(2c)Present their conversations.(输出目标语言,对目标语言进行综合训练,体现语言的交际功用)Step 7ReadingRead the conversation and answer the following questions:1.Which is the biggest man-made object in the world?2.Which is the most famous part of the Ming Great Wall?Keys:1.The Great Wall.2.Badaling.(设计阅读任务,引导学生逐步掌握文章信息,并训练处理信息的能力。)Useful language items1.population n.意为“人口数量”,谓语动词通常用单数形式。 询问人口数量时要用“Whats the population of.?”提问,而不用how many或how much等提问。表示人口“多”要用large或big;表示人口“少”要用small。 例如:The population of this city is six million.这个城市的人口是600万。2.It is.meters high (long,wide.).它米高(长,宽)。 英语表示“有多长(宽,高)”时,一般将数词和数量单位放在表示长宽高的形容词前。例如: The Green Great Wall is 7,000 kilometers long.这座绿色长城长7 000千米。Step 8SummaryHave the students give a summary and read them aloud together.(总结本节课的学习内容,让学生对本节课的学习内容有一个清晰的概念,也便于学生课下复习。)当堂练习单项选择1.Qomolangma is higher than in the world. A.other mountainB.any other mountainC.any mountainD.any of the mountains2.Hong Kong is 1,104 in size.A.metersB.highC.deepD.square kilometers3.Farmers have become in our hometown in recent years.A.more and more richB.richer and richerC.more rich and more richD.rich and more rich4.China has a longer history than the US.A.veryB.muchC.a lot of D.lots of5.Han Hong is one of in China now.A.the famous singerB.more famous singerC.the most famous singer