英语人教版八年级下册Unit4 (Reading)Teaching Design.doc

Unit 4B (Reading) Maybe You Should Learn to RelaxTeaching DesignTeacher: Chen Si (Alice Chen)Period: Period 1Type: ReadingDuration: 40 minThe analysis of teaching material The passage is the reading part from 2d, section B, unit 4. The topic of the passage is students stress from after-school classes and parents. It mainly introduces parents different opinions about giving much pressure on children and doctors ideas. The passage consists of 4 paragraphs. The first paragraph is a general introduction of the current situation of Both American and Chinese students study stress. Para.2-3 introduces two American moms ideas about sending kids to after-school classes or activities. One agrees, while the other disagrees. The last paragraph tells of doctors ideas. They advise giving kids more time to relax. In previous lessons, students have listened to Wei Mings stress and talked about their own. So the topic is not new. But there are some new words that need to be understood and mastered.Theanalysisoflearningcondition The students are familiarwiththetopic and my teaching style. Most of them are active, quick-minded and willing to show themselves. Theyre used to answering questions in English. In previous study, they have mastered some reading strategies and skills. So its not very difficult for them to understand the passage. As a teacher, I need prepare challenge-able tasks to encourage their interest in reading and create chances for them to share their opinions.Learningobjectives1. Language Skills:(1) Master reading strategies: Skim and learn about the main idea. Scan andfindoutspecificinformation. Use the context to guessing the meaning of new words.(2) Master problem-solving skills.(3) Master translation skills: Translate word by word and translate freely.(4) Summarizethepassagewiththehelpoftheclues.2. Language knowledge:(1) New words and phrases: compete with; typical; training; stress; continue; compare with; push kids hard; development; cause3. Affects: Understand parents and regard stress in a proper way.4. Culturalawareness: Learn about American students life and the situation about study stress.Languagefocusesandanticipateddifficulties1. Languagefocuses:(1) Encourage students reading interest, cultivatestudentsreading strategies, train problem-solving skills.(2) Master newwordsandphrases.2. Anticipateddifficulties:Asthe passage is a little long,sotheteacherwillhelp studentsclarify their thoughts.TeachingmethodThree-stagemodel:Basedontheunderstandingofreadingasaninteractiveprocess,the reading process isdividedintothreestages by the layers of depth to developthestudents reading efficiency andstrategies.Thethreestagesarepre-reading,while-readingandpost-reading.TeachingproceduresStep 1 Lead-in(4min)Activity1: Greetingsanda movie displaySuch a Poor Child(Arouse students resonance about study stress)Activity 2: Free talk to share own situation about pressureStep 2 Pre-readingShare opinions about American students life(In this step, studentsmay think differently about American students life. Some believe theyre less stressed out, while some believe they have the same feeling as Chinese students. The teacher can lead them to find answers in the passage.)Step 3 While-readingActivity1: Skimming(1) Skim the passage and choose the main idea of each paragraph.(2) Present reading skills: Look through the passage without reading every word. Focus on the beginning and the ending.Activity2: Scanning(2) Read para. 1 and complete sentences with words in para. 1. Show problem-solving skills. He trains English skills hard so that he can communicate with foreigners easily. The twins used to compete with each other for parents attention.(Problem-solving skills: Decide what kind of the word the sentence needs. Understand the meaning. Think up a word to make it right. Find out if the word you think up can be found in the para. Decide the word form according to the tense and phrase.)(3) Read para.2. Answer detail questions. -Is life for Cathys children busy or relaxing?-Busy. -Do all the three children have sports training?-No. -When do the children often get home?-After 7 p.m. -Why does Cathy take her kids to after-school classes?-Because she really wants her children to be successful.(Problem-solving skills: Read the questions carefully. Give short and simple answers. Pay attention to the details. Dont leave out the prepositions or articles.)(4) Role-play para. 3 in group. Discuss about the translation. ( ) push kids so hardA. makemove B. leadto become greaterC. forceto do something Competition starts young and continues until the kids get older.(Problem-solving skills: Use the context to guess the meaning of new words. Translate word by word. Translate freelyAdd or delete some words to make English expressions more like Chinese)(5) Role-play: Read out Lindas excitement.(6) Scan para. 4. Find out the false idea.( ) 1. Which of the following is not True?A. Pressure isnt good for a childs development.B. Activities are not always good for children.C. Its normal for parents to expect children to succeed in everything.D. In Dr. Greens opinion, success cant compare with happiness.(Problem-solving skills: Compare carefully. Pay more attention to the words like all, only, but)Step 4 Post- readingActivity1: Retell the passage according to pictures and clues.Activity2: Group-work: Give advice on how to relax from study stress. Read a model essay together.Step 5 Emotional education: Communicate with parents more often to