Unit 3 Make it happen Starting out 教学设计 2025外研版英语八年级上册

Startingout

What:Thetextcomparesthelivesofancientpeopleandours,focusingonthedifferencesinlifestylesandtheimpactofinventions.Itusespicturestoencouragestudentstoreflectonwhattheyknowaboutthecontrastsbetweenthelivesofancientpeopleandtheirs,aswellasthefactorsthathaveledtothesedifferences.

Why:Theauthorsintentionistomakestudentsawareoftheprogressandchangesinhumanlifeovertime.Itencouragesstudentstothinkcriticallyaboutthecausesandeffectsofthesechanges,fosteringtheirappreciationfortechnologicaladvancementanditsimpact.Overall,itconveysamessagethatit'simportanttounderstandthepasttobetterappreciatethepresentandlookforwardtothefuture.How:Thetextadoptsavisualandquestion-basedapproach.Itpresentspicturesasastimulustoengagestudentsinterestandcuriosity.Thestructureisclear,witheachsectionhavingaspecifictaskrelatedtothepictures,facilitatingthestep-by-stepexplorationofthetopic.Thismethodeffectivelyguidesstudentstounderstandthedifferencesbetweenthelivesofancientpeopleandtheirs.

Bytheendofthislesson,studentswillbeableto:

1.identifyandnamecommonancientandmoderninventions.

2.describethedifferencesbetweenthelivesofancientpeopleandtheirsusingsimpleEnglish.

3.discusshowinventionshavechangedtheirlives.

4.masterandapplythekeylanguagepointscorrectly.

TeachingProcess

LearningObjectives

TeachingActivities

EffectivenessEvaluation

1.Toidentifyandnamecommonancientandmoderninventions.

Step1Lead-in

1.Showapictureanddisplayanimagefeaturingabulb,aladder,andamanholdingacomputer.

2.Askstudentsquestionslike

“Whatcanyouseejinthispicture?”and“Whatisintheman'shand?”

Assessstudents'observationskillsand

theirunderstandingofthepicturecontent,andcheckiftheycanexpresstheirthoughtsinEnglishaccurately.

Todrawstudents'attention,sparktheirinterest,andsetthestagefordiscussionsaboutinventionsandhowtheyhaveimpactedourlives.

2.TodescribethedifferencesbetweenthelivesofancientpeopleandtheirsusingsimpleEnglish

Step2Brainstorming

1.Letstudentsdiscussthedifferencesbetweenthelivesofancientpeopleandtheirs,focusingonwhatcausedthesedifferences.

2.HavestudentsimaginethelifeinancienttimesanddiscusswhathavechangedpeopleSlifestyles.

Observestudents'responsestothequestionstogaininsightintotheirknownandunknown

informationaboutthe

developmentofsocietybasedonthespecificdetailstheyprovide,as

wellastheirengagementandcreativityduringthediscussion.

Tobroadenstudents'views,helpthemunderstandhowtechnologicalinventionshavechangedourlives,andencouragecriticalthinkingandpersonalexpression.

3.Todiscusshowinventionshavechangedtheirlives

Step3Practice

1.Role-playactivity:Onestudentactsasanancientpersonandtheotherstudentactsasamodern

person,introducingainvention.

2.Sampledialogue:Provideasampledialogue,suchas:

Ancientperson:Wedancearoundfire!

Modernperson:It'sacomputer.

Observestudents'responsesandinteractiontochecktheirengagement,creativity,andunderstandingofsocialdevelopmenttoprepareformakingfutureinstructional

adjustments.

Toenablestudentstoexploretheimpactofinventionsonsocialdevelopmentthroughrole-playactivities,assessingtheirunderstanding,engagementandcreativity.

4.Tomasterandapplythekeylanguagepointscorrectly.

Teststudents'

Step4LanguagePoints

understandingand

Explainkeywordsandphrases,and

applicationofnew

introduceimportanttermsand

vocabularyand

phrasessuchas“invent”and“cause”.

grammaticalstructures.

Step5Exercise

Measure

students'incompleting

Askstudentstocomplete

accuracy

fill-in-the-blankexercisesand

exercisesandtranslating

translationtaskstoreinforcethe

sentences,ensuringthey

languagepoints.

applythelanguagepoints

(详见课件资源)

correctly.

1.Toensurestudentscanaccuratelyusenewlyintroducedvocabularyandgrammaticalstructures,reinforcingtheirmemorythroughpractice.

2.Toconsolidatestudents'graspofthelessonmaterialsthroughpractical

exercises,improvingtheirabilitytouseEnglishaccuratelyandconfidentlyinreal-lifecontexts.

Homework

Basichomework:

Reviewandwritedownthewordsyouhavelearnttoday.

Practicalhomework:

Tellyourpar