Unit7SectionA（2a-2d）教学设计人教版（2012）八年级英语下册

Unit7What’sthehighestmountainintheworld?SectionA（2a2d）

TeachingObjectives

Bytheendofthelesson,studentswillbeableto:

SequencegeographicalfactsaboutChinaandtheUSbylistening,enhancingnumberandfactretention(2a).

Fillinblankswithcorrectnumbers,masteringnumericaldescriptionsingeography(2b).

Createconversationsusing2ainformation,practicingsuperlativesandparativeadjectives(2c).

RoleplayaconversationabouttheGreatWall,applyingtargetlanguageincontext(2d).

TeachingKeyPoints&Difficulties

KeyPoints

Usingnumberstodescribegeographicalfeatures(length,age,size).

Applyingsuperlativesandparativesinconversations.

Difficulties

Accuratelycatchingandwritingnumbersinlistening(2a,2b).

Coherentlycreatingconversationswithnumericalandparativedetails.

TeachingMethods

Listeningprehension(Number&FactSequencing)

NumericalFillin&ConversationPractice

RoleplaywithGeographicalContext

TeachingAids

Textbook,blackboard,multimedia,audioplayer

TeachingProcedure

I.Warmup&GeographyReview(7mins)

DailyQuestion

e.g.students:“From1c,what’sonesuperlativefactyouremember?(e.g.,Qomolangmaisthehighestmountain).”

e.g.34studentsshare,e.g.,“TheNileisthelongestriverintheworld.”

Leadinto2a

Say:“Todaywe’lllearnmoreaboutChinaandtheUS–theirrivers,age,andsize.Let’slistentofactsandpracticeconversations.”

II.2a&2bActivities–ListeningforNumbers&Facts(18mins)

2aPrelistening

Show2anumbers(6,300;5,000;5,464;300)andtellstudents:“ThesenumbersdescribeChina/USfacts.Predictwhichnumbermatcheseachfact(riverlength,countryage).”

2aWhilelistening

Play2aaudio.Tellstudents:“Listenandnumberthefacts[1–3]inorder.Focusonnumbersandwhattheydescribe.”

Playtheaudiotwice.Pausetoletstudentswrite.

2bPrelistening

Explain2b:“Fillin2ablankswiththecorrectnumbers.Checkifyour2aordermatches.”

2bWhilelistening

Play2aaudioagain.Studentsfillinnumbers:

Yangtze:6,300km;YellowRiver:5,464km

China:5,000+yearsold;US:300yearsold

Checkanswers:

Fact1:Yangtze(6,300),YellowRiver(5,464)

Fact2:China(5,000),US(300)

Fact3:China(biggestinAsia)

III.2cActivity–ConversationPractice(10mins)

Instruction

Yes...csampledialogue:“A:DidyouknowChinaisoneoftheoldestcountries?B:Yes...olderthanmycountry.”

Tellstudents:“Use2afactstomakeconversations.pareChinaandtheUS(age,size,rivers).”

StudentActivity

e.g.:practice,e.g.:

A:DidyouknowtheYangtzeRiveris6,300kmlong?

B:Yes!It’slongerthantheYellowRiver(5,464km).

Walkaroundtoencouragesuperlatives:“ChinaistheoldestcountryinAsia–use‘oldest’.”

IV.2dActivity–GreatWallRoleplay(10mins)

Instruction

Show2dconversation(Guide&Tourists).Tellstudents:“Roleplaythisdialogue.Payattentiontoquestionsaboutlength,reasons,andpartsoftheGreatWall.”

Explainnewphrases:“ancientemperors”,“manmadeobjects”.

StudentActivity

Groupsof4(1Guide,3Tourists)practice.Walkaroundtocorrectpronunciation,e.g.,“Badaling–badaling”.

Invite1grouptoperform.Praise:“Gooduseof‘longestwallintheworld’–correctsuperlative!”.

V.Summary&Homework(5mins)

Summary

Recapkeypoints:

Numericalfacts:China/USage,riverlengths.

Conversationswithsuperlatives/paratives.

GreatWallroleplayskills.

Writeontheboard:

KeyStructures:

...is[number]kilometerslong.

...isoneoftheoldestcountries.

Homework

(1)Write3sentencesparingChinaandanothercountry(e.g.,“ChinaisolderthanAustralia.”).

(2)ResearchonemorefactabouttheGreatWallandshareinthenextclass.

BlackboardDesign

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