牛津译林版英语八年级下册Unit1 Integrated skills 教案

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八年级下册Unit1PastandPresentIntegratedSkills

Analysisofstudents:

ThesubjectofmystudentsisthejuniorschoolstudentsinGrade2.Concerningstudents’psychology,theycanbedescribedinthesethreeways,motivation,confidence,andpressure.ForstudentsinGrade2,theyaresufferedfromthepressureofenteringGrade3,thefinalgradeinjuniorschool.Theirmotivationandconfidencewillbechangedthroughthisspecialperiod.Motivationincludesinstrumentalmotivationandintegrativemotivation.Comparedtointegrativemotivation,mostofstudents’motivationtendstotheinstrumentalone.Forthem,theylearnEnglishwiththepurposeofenteringagoodhighschool.Therefore,AlmostofthemarecompelledtolearnEnglish.TheygetEnglishknowledgeinapassiveway.Theycangetidealmarksinashorttime,buttheirlanguageabilityislittlelikelytoimprove.Intermsofconfidence,theirconfidencewillbereducedbecauseoftheirpressure.

Asforcognitiveability,forstudentsinjuniorschool,theyshouldhaverememberednolessthan1600wordsand300phrases.Infact,mostofthemstillcan’tgraspthewordscompletely.SincemostofthemareweakatEnglish,thispartisalittlehardforthem.Besides,studentscanunderstandthesinglewordsorphrasesbuttheyfinditdifficulttounderstandthewholepassagethroughtherecording.Forlanguageuse,studentscanonlymakeupsimplesentences.Theiroralabilitiesstillneed

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tobeimproved.

Analysisofteachingmaterial:

TheEnglishbookcontainstwomodules.ThefirstoneisTravelintimeandspace.AnotherisRightsandresponsibilities.

Unit1,PastandPresent,asthepartofModule1,showsstudentsthedifferentchangeshappenintheirlife.Studentsareabletonoticethechangesoftransport,environmentandlivingconditions.Throughsuchatopic,studentscanpayattentiontotheworldtheyliveinandexpresstheirspecialfeelingsduetothechangesoftheirhometown.

Besides,eachunitisdividedintosevenparts.Theyarewelcometotheunit,reading,grammar,integratedskills,studyskills,taskandself-assessment.Itfocusesondevelopingstudents’abilitiesinanall-roundway.

Thissectionisintegratedskills,whichemphasisindevelopingstudents’listeningcomprehensionknowledgeandskillsaswellastheirspeakingabilitiesthroughteachingactivities.

ThecontentofthissectionisaboutthechangesinStarlightTownandthewayofcommunication.Thispartcanbedividedintotwoparts,listeningandspeakup.Asforthelisteningpart,studentscandeveloptheirlisteningabilitiesthroughfillingintheblanks.Intermsofspeakupitmainlyusedialoguestopracticestudents’dailycommunicationabilities.Thistextiscloselylinkedwithstudents’dailylife.Studentsare

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encouragedtotalkaboutthechangesoftheirlifethroughseveralways,likeenvironment,transport,livingconditionsandcommunication.Itisnodoubtthateveryonehashisownpastandtheywanttotalkmoreabouttheirchangesbetweenpastandpresent.Therefore,thistextcanabsolutelyarousestudents’interestsinlisteningandspeaking.

Teachingobjectives:

Knowledgeobjectives:

1.Studentscanknowhowtospeakandspellthenewwordsrelatedtothetext.

2.Studentscanknowaboutthechangesofenvironment,transport,andlivingconditions.

Abilityobjectives:

1.StudentswillbeabletocatchthemainideasoftheStarlighttownaccordingtothetape,sothattheirlisteningabilitiescanbeimproved.

2.Studentswillbeabletotalkaboutthechangesintheirlifesuchasenvironment,transport,livingconditionsandsooninEnglish,sothattheirspeakingabilitiescanbeimproved.

Emotionobjectives:

1.Students’interestsoflearningEnglishcanbearisenbydescribingtheirownpastandpresent.

2.Students’cooperativespiritscanbetrainedbyfulfillingsometargets.

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Teachingemphasisanddifficulty:

Teachingemphasis:

1.Studentscanunderstandthenewwords.

2.Studentscantalkaboutchangesofenvironment,transportandlivingconditions.

Teachingdifficulty:

1.Studentscandiscussandtalkaboutwhichthebetterlifeis,pastorpresentlife.

2.Sswillbeabletotalkaboutthechangesintheirlifebythemselves.

Teachingaid:

Slide/book

Teachingmethodandlearningmethod:

Teachingmethod:

1.Task-basedlanguageteachingmethod

2.Thecommunicativeapproach

3.Theaudio-lingualmethod

Learningmethod:

Cooperativelearningmethod

Teachingprocedures:

Step1:Watchavideo(3min)

ShowSsavideoaboutSuzhou’spastandpresent.

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(Purpose:Itisagoodideatostimulatestudents’interestsatthebeginningofthelesson.Suchanactivitycangivethebasicknowledgetostudentsonchanges.)

Step2:Pre-listening:Lookandsay

Ssareaskedtoworkingroupstodiscusswhattheycanseeinthetwopictures.ThetwopicturesareaboutStarlighttown’spastandpresent.

(Purpose:Groupworkcanhelpdevelopstudents’cooperativeandspeakingabilities.Besides,studentscanfindmoredifferentchangesthroughthetownwiththehelpofothers.)

Step3:While-listening:

1.Extensivelistening:Sswilllistentothetapeandmakemultiplechoices.

(Purpose:Extensivelisteningisanimportantlisteningstrategyforstudentstogetthemainideaofthetext,whichcanhelptheirdetailedandintensivelistening.)

2.Intensivelistening:SswilllistentothetapeagainandfinishPartA1,

A2onpage15.

(Purpose:Listeningthetextagaintohelpstudentspractisetheirlisteningabilitiesmore.)

Step4:Post-listening:

SswillbeabletousetheinformationtheyhaveheardtofinishPartA3onpage16.

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(Purpose:Thispartistotraintheirabilityofdealingwiththeinformationtheyhaveheard.)

Step5:Speakup

Task1:TeachSsthenewwordsbymakingupastory.

(Purpose:Thisactivitycanhelpstudentslearnthenewwordsbettersinceaninterestingstorywillstimulatetheirinterests.)

Task2:listenandanswer

Sswilllistentothetapeandanswerthequestions.

(Purpose:Thisactivityistodevelopstudents’listeningandspeakingabilities.)

Task3:Readandactitout

ReadthedialoguetogetherandthenaskSstoworkinpairstoactthedialogueout.

(Purpose:Thispartcanpracticestudents’speakingandperformanceabilities.)

Task4:Evaluation

Askstudentstoevaluateotherstudents.

(Purpose:Thispartistodevelopstudents’comprehensiveabilities.Comparedtotheknowledge,itismoreimportanttoexpresstheirownideasaboutothers.)

Step6:Discussion

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Aftertalkingaboutlifeinthepastandlifeatpresent,workingroupstodiscusswhichthebetterlifeis.

(Purpose:Thispartcanpracticestudents’speakingabilities.Also,itisagoodtimeforthemtothinkabouttheirlife.)

Step7:Conclusion

1.WehavelearntaboutthechangesinStarlightTownbylistening.

2.Wehavebeenabletotalkaboutthechangesinourlife,suchasenvironment,transportandsoon.

(Purpose:Studentscanknowwhattheyhavegotinclassmoreclearlybymakingconclusions.)

Step8:Homework

1.SurfontheInternettosearchmoreinformationaboutthechangesofclothessince1978.

2.Writeashortarticleonthechangesofclothessince1978.UseKitty'sdiaryasamodel.

(Purpose:Homeworkhelpsconsolidatewhatthestudentshavelearnedinclassandstrengthenstudents’writingabilities.)Teachingreflection:

Pastandpresent,asatopic,isrelatedtostudents’reality