1、Go for it(Grade 8) Unit 7Whats the highest mountain in the world?Language Focus: Grammar I. Language goal The topic in Unit 7 is “talking about geography and nature”. In section A, the students will be exposed to the large numbers, measurement structures and further usage of comparatives and superla
2、tives with adjectives and adverbials in the learning of the geographical knowledge around the world. Meanwhile, students will be able to learn humans spirit in face of difficulties and challenges. On the basis of section A, section B presents some knowledge about elephants, pandas, the panda researc
3、h base. The students will be able to acquire more ways to express comparisons in terms of listening, speaking, reading and writing, which helps the students build up the sense of animal protection. In this Grammar period, the students will have a systematic study of measure structure and comparison.
4、 II. Description of the students The students have learnt some basic listening and reading strategies like: scanning, skimming, prediction. Students from class 10 are smart, energetic, motivated, so teacher should encourage them to find out different ways of comparison by observing the examples and
5、thinking deeper so as to practice their target language in grammar study. III. The aims of this period 1. The students will learn how to describe geography with large numbers and different comparisons; 2. The students will be able to practice them in target language; IV. Possible problems Some stude
6、nts may have difficulties expressing comparisons in different ways. V. Teaching Procedure Teaching Procedure TeachersActivitiesStudentsActivitiesPurpose Part I. Review Lead the students to the comparisons they learnt 1) What does the writer think of mountain climbing? How about Himalayas? 2) How doe
7、s the writer compare Qomolangma with the other mountains Review their knowledge about comparisons of article they learnt To activate their geographical knowledge and prepare them to systematic grammar study Part II. Grammar Focus Present different comparisons 1.Ask students to read the questions 2.
8、Lead them to use different comparisons to express the same ideas 3. Explain what and which 4. Check if they have more questions 5.Ask them to read the sentences in GF 6.Ask students to use comparisons in further activities Grammar study 1. Read the questions 2. Think of different ways of comparisons
9、 by answering teachers questions 3.Ask questions if they dont understand 4. Read all the sentences in GF 5. Practice comparisons in further activities To lead the students to acquire the knowledge about “comparatives and superlatives with adjectives and superlatives” Part III. Practice Step 1 4a Let
10、s see if you can use them in the following exercise. 1.Ask students to fill in the blanks 2. Check answers with students 3. Further explain some sentences and words and teach new words 1. Finish the blanks 2. Checks answers with teacher 3. Study the new words and some sentences To give students prac
11、tice in using target language Step 2 4b 1. Lead the example Look at the numbers aboutAmazon andYangtze River. Can you compare them? What are the keys of comparisons 2.Ask students how to compare 2 cities and animals 3.Ask students to compare 2 cities and 2 animals 1. CompareAmazon River and Yangtze
12、River. 2. Find out the key words as .asthan . 3. Think about how to compare 2 cities and 2 animals 4. compare 2 cities and animals To give students practice in using target language in an open-ended manner Step 3 4c Ask students to ask questions with comparisons 1. Teacher starts with an example “Wh
13、ats the most famous food in Chengdu?” 2. The students ask questions with comparisons Ask partners questions with comparisons To give students practice in using the target language in conversation Part IV Further activity 1. Set the scene I have anAmerican friend. He is coming to China this summer va
14、cation. He needs to choose one of the following cities? What is your advice? 2. List some information about some cites let students choose one and present reasons with comparisons 1. Compare some cities to decide the best one in discussion with peers 2. Present the reasons with different comparisons
15、 To give students more practice in using the target language in conversation Blackboard Writing Unit 7Whats the highest mountain in the world? It is higher than any other mountain.What to compare about 2 cities sizepopulationhistory . It is the deepest of all the salt lakes.What to compare about 2 animals weightlength. It is much older than the U.S. Alot/ a little / a bit Pacific ocean
