Unit 4 Amazing Plants and Animals公开课一等奖创新教案 （4课时）人教版（2024）英语八年级上册

Unit4AmazingPlantsandAnimals公开课一等奖创新教案（4课时）人教版（2024）英语八年级上册Unit4AmazingPlantsandAnimals

LanguageSkill(语言技能)Talkaboutamazingplantsandanimals.

LinguisticKnowledge(语言知识)KeyWordsmoss，redwood，cheetah，folding，bamboo，popular，goodness，tool，actually，shoot，appear，land，African，rose，peony，lotus，butterfly，wing，frog，weigh，kg，ginkgo，believe，province，connect，connected，without，imagine，honey，disappointed，connection，pollination，pollen，action，percent，planet，store，honeycomb，communicate，ecosystem，protect，importance，title，human，ant，happiness，disappoint，mushroom，ton，role，pea，climate，ocean，except，tiny，lively

KeyPhrasesfoldingfan，feelfree（todosth），upto，takeawalk，beconnectedwith/to，infact，forthisreason，inorderto，playapart（insth），behometosb/sth，playarole（in）

KeySentences1.Thebluewhaleisthelargestandheaviestanimalintheworld.2.ThebiggestlandanimalintheworldistheAfricanelephant.3.Thecheetahrunsthefastestamongalllandanimals.4.Ithinkthemostusefulplantintheworldisbamboo.5.Itisperhapsthemostinterestingplantintheworld.

KeyGrammarSuperlativeswith-（i）estandmost.

LinguisticCompetency(语言能力)1.Talkaboutsomeamazingplantsandanimals.2.Usesuperlativestocomparemorethantwothings.

CulturalAwareness（文化意识）1.Enhancetheawarenessofprotectingplantsandanimalsbydiscussingtheconnectionbetweenplants，animals，andourlives.2.Explorewhyplantsandanimalsareimportanttous.

TeachingPeriods(教学课时)Period1SectionA（1a-Pronunciation）

Period2SectionA（2a-3c）

Period3SectionB（1a-1f）

Period4SectionB（2a-4d）

本单元教材以“AmazingPlantsandAnimals”为中心话题，整个单元都围绕植物和动物展开，包括谈论一些惊人的动植物，并用形容词、副词的比较级和最高级进行比较。通过本单元的学习，学生将了解一些令人惊叹的植物和动物，正确使用形容词和副词的最高级，学会描述世界上一些令人惊叹的动植物，以及理解我们是如何与植物和动物建立联系的。语音部分要求掌握字母a，i，y和字母组合ai，ay等的发音和理解在同一个句子中不同的重音意义上的差异。语法部分要求掌握形容词、副词的最高级用法。

第1课时SectionA（1a-Pronunciation）

Talkabouttheamazingplantsandanimals.

1.Masterthemainideaofthelisteningtext.

2.Mastersomekeywords，phrasesandsentencesinthisperiod.

3.Masterthepronunciationofthelettersandlettergroups.

1.Learntotalkabouttheamazingplantsandanimalsusingsuperlatives.

2.Helpthestudentstoimprovetheirlisteningability.

Pictures，ataperecorder，PowerPointandmultimedia.

Step1Lead-in

Greetstudentsandleadstudentstoreviewthewordsaboutplantsandanimalstheyknow.

Leadinthetopic：Whatcanplantsandanimalsdo？

Step2Cooperativeinquiry

1.Showthepicturesin1aonthePPT.Letstudentslookattheplantsandanimalsandteachthenewwords.Thenpresentthewordsintheboxandleadstudentstoreadthewords.Askstudentstousethewordsintheboxtotalkaboutthem.Sharetheanswerstogether.

2.Playthetapeforthefirsttime.Leadstudentstolistentotheconversationsandnumbertheplantsandanimalsin1aintheordertheyhearthem.Theninviteonestudenttosharetheanswers.

3.Playthetapeforthesecondtime.Letstudentslistenagainandmatchthewordswiththeplantsandanimalsin1a.Checktheanswersandthenteachthewordsandphrasesinthebox.Introducetheusageofthesuperlatives.

4.Playthetape，andaskstudentstolistenandimitatetheintonation.

5.Pairwork：Helpstudentsaskandanswerquestionsabouttheplantsandanimalsin1ainpairs.Usethesentencestructuresin1d：

A：What’samazingaboutthebluewhale？

B：It’sthelargest/biggestanimalintheworld.

Afterafewminutes，invitesomepairstopresentinfrontoftheclass.

6.Presentthewordsinactivity1onebyone.Leadstudentstoreadthewordsandtrytofindoutthepronunciationofthelettersandlettergroups.Makeasummarytogether：a，ai，ay/eI/，i，y，igh/aI/，oy，oi/I/，bl/bl/，cl/kl/，gl/ɡl/，br/br/，cr/kr/，gr/ɡr/.Afterthat，playthetapeandleadstudentstolistenandrepeat.Andaddonemorewordtoeachgroup.Finally，checktheanswerstogether.

7.Playthetapeandletstudentslistentoandrepeatthesentencesinactivity2.Helpstudentsnoticethedifferenceinstressandmeaningofthesamesentence.Thentheteachermakesasummary.

Step3Homework

1.Recitethenewwords.

2.Findmoreamazingplantsandanimals.

第1课时SectionA（1a-Pronunciation）

1.Keyvocabularies：moss，redwood，cheetah2.Keysentences：—What’samazingaboutthebluewhale？—It’sthelargest/biggestanimalintheworld.

在谈论惊人的动植物时，虽然设计了多样化的语言情景和活动，学生基本掌握了核心句型，但是部分学生在实际运用时仍显得生硬，缺乏灵活性。在未来的教学中，教师应更加注重语言的实际运用，创设更多贴近生活的场景，让学生能够在真实情境中自如地交流。

第2课时SectionA（2a-3c）

Describetheamazingplantsandanimals.

1.Masterthemainideaoftheconversation.

2.Mastersomekeywords，phrasesandsentencesinthisperiod.

3.Mastertheusageofthesuperlativeforms.

1.Learntodescribetheamazingplantsandanimals.

2.Mastertheusageofthesuperlativeforms.

3.Helpthestudentstoimprovetheirlisteningandspeakingabilities.

Pictures，ataperecorder，PowerPointandmultimedia.

Step1Lead-in

Showsomepicturesofamazingplantsandanimals.Askandanswerthequestionsaboutthem.

Step2Cooperativeinquiry

1.Showsomepicturesofbambooandletstudentsdescribeit.

2.（1）Playthetapeforthefirsttime.Askstudentstolistentotheconversationandfillintheblanks.Checktheanswerswiththeclass.

（2）Presentthequestionsin2bandleadstudentstoreadtheconversationandanswerthequestions.Inviteseveralstudentstosharetheanswers.

（3）Showthemindmapin2c.Askstudentstocompletethemindmapwiththeinformationfrom2a.Checktheanswerstogether.

（4）Playthetape，andaskstudentstolistenandimitatetheintonation.Learnthenewwords.

3.Role-play：Askthestudentstorole-playtheconversationingroups.Invitesomestudentstoactouttheconversationinfrontoftheclass.

4.Pairwork：Presentthepicturesin2eandleadstudentstotalkabouttheimportanceofthebamboo.LetstudentsimaginetheyareatourguideattheBambooSeaandtheirpartnerisaforeigntourist.Thenmakeupaconversationaboutbambooanditsimportanceinpairs.Studentscanusethesentencestructuresin2e.Finally，invitesomestudentstosharetheconversationinfrontoftheclass.

5.Presentthesentencesin3aandteachthenewwords：land，African.Letstudentsreadthesentencesandnoticethewordsinbold.Helpstudentsfindoutwhatthewaystoformasuperlativeadjectiveoradverbare.Thenmakeasummarytogether.

6.Showthesentencesin3b.Letstudentscompletethesentenceswiththesuperlativeformsofthewordsinbrackets.Checktheanswerswiththeclass.

7.Leadstudentstoreadthewordsin3conebyone.Thenpresentthepassagein3candhelpstudentscompletethepassagewiththesuperlativeformsofthewordsinthebox.Inviteseveralstudentstosharetheanswers.

Step3Homework

1.Readtheconversationin2a.

2.Recitethesentencesin3a.

第2课时SectionA（2a-3c）

1.Keyvocabularies：folding，foldingfan，bamboo，popular，goodness，tool，actually，shoot，appear，feelfree（todosth），land，African，rose，peony，lotus，butterfly，wing，frog，upto，weigh，kg，ginkgo，believe，province，takeawalk2.Keysentences：（1）Thebluewhaleisthelargestandheaviestanimalintheworld.（2）ThebiggestlandanimalintheworldistheAfricanelephant.（3）Thecheetahrunsthefastestamongalllandanimals.（4）Ithinkthemostusefulplantintheworldisbamboo.（5）Itisperhapsthemostinterestingplantintheworld.

在教学过程中，发现部分学生在小组活动中参与度不高，或讨论偏离主题。在今后的教学中明确小组活动的目标和规则，合理分配小组成员，确保每个学生都能积极参与，并在活动后进行及时有效的反馈和评价，以提高活动的实效性。

第3课时SectionB（1a-1f）

Learnhowpeopleareconnectedwithplantsandanimals.

1.Masterthemainideaofthetext.

2.Mastersomekeywords，phrasesandsentencesinthisperiod.

3.Learnhowpeopleareconnectedwithplantsandanimals.

1.Learnhowpeopleareconnectedwithplantsandanimals.

2.Helpstudentstoimprovetheirreadingabilityandusereadingskillstosearchforinformation.

Ataperecorder，PowerPointandmultimedia.

Step1Lead-in

1.Greetings.

2.Revision.

ShowsomeadjectivesandadverbsonthePPT.Leadstudentstoreviewthesuperlativeforms.

3.Lead-in.

Playashortvideoaboutplants，animalsandhumans.Thenleadinthetopic：Howareplantsandanimalsconnectedwithus？

Step2Cooperativeinquiry

1.Showthepicturesin1bandthenpresentthetitleofthetextin1b.Helpstudentsguesswhatthetextisabout.Discussinpairs.

2.（1）Leadstudentstoreadthetextandunderlinetheadjectivesthewriterusestodescribebees.Checktheanswerswiththeclass.

（2）Presentthemindmapin1candaskstudentstoreadthetextagainandcompletethemindmapwiththeinformationfromthetext.Askstudentstounderlinethekeywordsandsentencesinthetext.Inviteseveralstudentstosharetheanswers.

（3）Presentthequestionsin1dandleadstudentstodiscussthequestions.Answerthequestionstogether.

（4）Helpstudentssolvethekeyanddifficultwords，phrasesandsentencesingroups.Thenteachthenewwordsandphrases.

（5）Playthetapeandaskstudentstorepeatandimitatetheintonation.

3.Groupwork：Letstudentsimaginetheyarethewriter.Andhelpthemwriteonemoreparagraphaboutbeesandaddittothetext.Theninviteseveralstudentstoshareinfrontoftheclass.

4.Askstudentstothinkabouthowtounderstandtheconnectionbetweenpeople，plants，andanimals.Andthinkofsomeexamplesandthensharethemwithapartner.Usethesentencestructuresin1f.

Step3Homework

1.Recitethenewwordsandphrases.

2.Introducebeestoyourfamily.

第3课时SectionB（1a-1f）

1.Keyvocabularies：connect，connected，beconnectedwith/to，without，imagine，honey，disappointed，connection，pollination，pollen，action，infact，percent，forthisreason，planet，inorderto，store，honeycomb，communicate，playapart（insth），ecosystem，protect，importance，title，human，ant，behometosb/sth2.Keysentences：—Weallknowpeopleandnatureareconnected.Butcanyougivemeanexampleofhowtheyareconnected？—Sure.IvisitasmalltowninGuangdongonce.Therearemanylargetreesinthetown.Theyarehometomanybirds.Alotoftouristscometoseethetreesandthebirds.

本单元的主题是动植物，通过使用有趣的动画和图片，吸引了学生的注意力，提高了他们的学习积极性。但对于基础薄弱的学生，还要设计更具针对性的教学内容和任务，让他们也能在自己的能力范围内获得成就感和进步，从而增强他们的学习动力。

第4课时SectionB（2a-4d）

Learntowriteaboutplantsandanimals.

1.Mastersomekeywords，phrasesandsentencesinthisperiod.

2.Usethekeysentencestructurestowritesomethingaboutplantsandanimals.

3.Makeaposteraboutaplantorananimal.

1.Usethekeysentencestructurestowriteapassageaboutplantsandanimals.

2.Helpthestudentstoimprovetheirwritingability.

PowerPointandmultimedia.

Step1Lead-in

Revision：Showthemindmapin1candleadstudentstoretellthemainideaofthetextin1b.

Step2Cooperativeinquiry

1.（1）Presentthewordsin2aandleadstudentstoreadthemonebyone.Circletheoddones.Thengivethereasons.Checktheanswerswiththeclass.

（2）Showthewordsin2bandletstudentsaddtheendings-ance，-（t）ion，-ness，and-itytoformnouns.Theycanuseadictionary.Checktheanswerstogether.

（3）Presentthewordsintheboxin2c.Askstudentstocompletethesentenceswiththecorrectformsofthewords.Invitetwostudentstosharetheanswers.

（4）Showthewordsintheboxin2d.Helpstudentscompletethepassagewiththecorrectformsofthewords.Checktheanswerstogether.

2.（1）Presentthetablein3a.Letstudentsreadthetextandcompletethetableaccordingtothekeywords.Checktheanswerswiththeclass.

（2）Letstudentsimaginetheyareabluewhaleandusethefirstpersontorewritethefirstparagraph.Invitetwostudentstopresentinclass.

（3）Helpstudentscompletethepassageaboutthebluewhalebasedonthetextin3a.Walkaroundtheclasstoofferlanguagesupportasneeded.Correcttheirspellingandgrammarmistakesifany.Afterthat，choosetwostudentstosharetheirpassages.

3.Makeaposteraboutaplantorananimal

（1）Groupwork：Dividestudentsintoseveralgroups.Letstuden