Unit4Startingout教案外研版英语八年级上册

Unit4Digitallife

1stPeriod:Startingout+Understandingideas

I.TeachingObjectives

(1)LanguageAbility

e.g.tifykeyvocabularyrelatedtodigitallife(e.g.,smartphone,digitalpayment,app,sharedbike)throughvideoandimageanalysis.

Extractspecificinformationaboutdigitallifefromavideoclip("Quizaboutdigitallife")andsharepersonalknowledgeofthedigitalworld.

Predictthemainideaofthepassage"Digitalshock"usingcontextcluesfrompicturesandrelatedvocabulary.

(2)CulturalAwareness

Recognizetheimpactofdigitaltechnologyondailylifeacrossdifferentregions.

paredigitallifestylesindifferentcontextstounderstandculturalandtechnologicaldifferences.

(3)ThinkingAbility

e.g.yzethefunctionsandsignificanceofmondigitalproducts(e.g.,smartphones,sharedbikes).

Inferpossiblecontentofapassagebasedonvisualandlexicalclues.

(4)LearningAbility

Developskillsinextractinginformationfromvideosandimages.

Collaborateindiscussionstoshareideasaboutdigitallife.

II.TeachingKeyPoints

Vocabulary:digital,smartphone,app,digitalpayment,sharedbike,convenient,technology.

by...can...that..."Digitaltechnologymakeslifeeasierby...","Inthedigitalworld,peoplecan...","Iknowthat...aboutdigitallife".

Skills:Predictingpassagecontent,discussingdigitallifeexperiences.

III.TeachingDifficultPoints

ExpressingpersonaldigitallifeexperiencesinEnglish.

Makinglogicalpredictionsaboutthepassagebasedonlimitedclues.

IV.TeachingProcedures

(1)Leadin(5mins)

Activitye.g.owpicturesofpeopleusingdigitaldevices(e.g.,makingmobilepayments,usingridesharingapps).Ask:

"Whatarethesepeopledoing?Howdotheseactivitiesrelatetoourdailylife?"

DesignIntent:Activatestudents'priorknowledgeaboutdigitallifeandcreateinterestinthetopic.

(2)VideoAnalysis:"Quizaboutdigitallife"(10mins)

Activity1:FirstViewing

Playthevideo"Quizaboutdigitallife".Studentswatchandnotedownonefactthatintereststhemmost.

Activity2:SecondViewing

Studentsworkinpairstosharethefacttheynotedanddiscussanotherfacttheyknowaboutthedigitalworld.

Activity3:ClassSharing

e.g.ralpairssharetheirideaswiththeclass,e.g.,"Ilearnedthatmorethan80%ofpeopleusesmartphonestopaybills.Ialsoknowthatsomeappscanhelpuslearnonline."

DesignIntent:Trainstudentstoextractinformationfromvideosandencouragethemtosharetheirknowledge.

(3)ImageDiscussion:DigitalLifeElements(10mins)

Activity1:PairWork

e.g.apicturecontainingvariouselementsofdigitallife(e.g.,smartphone,QRcode,sharedbike).Studentsdiscuss:

Whatthingsinthepictureshowpeople'sdigitallife?

e.g.digitalareyouindailylife?(e.g.,Howoftendoyouusedigitalpayment?Doyouuseanyusefulapps?)

Activity2:ClassDiscussion

Invitestudentstosharetheiranswers,usingsentenceslike"Thesmartphoneandthesharedbikeappinthepictureshowdigitallife.Iusedigitalpaymentalmosteveryday."

DesignIntent:Helpstudentsconnectdigitallifeelementswiththeirownexperiences.

(4)Prereading:Predicting"Digitalshock"(10mins)

Activity1:WordandPictureClues

e.g.e.g.vocabularyrelatedtothepassage(e.g.,sharedbikeapp,digitalpayment,convenient,problem)andpicturesabouttheauthor'sexperiences(e.g.,strugglingtouseasharedbike,failingtomakedigitalpayment).Ask:

"Whatdoyouthinkthepassage'Digitalshock'willbeabout?Whatproblemsmightthewritermeet?"

Activity2:QuestionGeneration

e.g.entswrite23questionstheyexpectthepassagetoanswer,e.g.,

"Wheredidthewriterhavedigitalproblems?"

"Whatkindofdigitalproblemsdidthewritermeet?"

DesignIntent:Developstudents'abilitytopredictpassagecontentusingcontextclues.

(5)SummaryandHomeworkPreview(5mins)

Summary:Reviewkeyvocabularyandthemaintopicsdiscussed(digitallifefacts,personalexperiences,predictionofthepassage).

HomeworkPreview:"Inthenextlesson,wewillread'Digitalshock'tofindouttheproblemsthewritermet.Trytothinkaboutwhydigitallifeisdifferentindifferentplaces."

DesignIntent:Preparestudentsforthenextlesson'sreadinganddeepentheirthinkingaboutdigitallifedifferences.

V.BlackboardDesign

Unit4Digitallife

1.KeyVocabulary:

digital,smartphone,app,digitalpayment,sharedbike

2.UsefulExpressions:

that...learnedthat...fromthevideo.

that...knowthat...aboutdigitallife.

The...The...inthepictureshowsdigitallife.

3.PredictionQuestions:

Whatis"Digitalshock"about?

Whatproblemsdidthewritermeet?

VI.Homework

BasicHomework

List3thingsyoudoinyourdigitallife(e.g.,"IuseWeChattochatwithfriends").

DesignIntent:Reinforcevocabularyandconnectwithpersonalexperiences.

ImprovingHomework

Write2sentencesabouttheadvantagesofdigitallife(e.g.,"Digitalpaymentisconvenientbecausewedon'tneedtocarrycash").

DesignIntent:Practiceexpressingopinionsaboutdigitallife.

ExpandingHomework

Askafamilymemberabouttheirdigitallifeexperiencesandnotedown2differencesfromyours.

DesignIntent:Broadenstudents'understandingofdigitallifeacrossdifferentagegroups.

VII.Teach