1、Unit 7 Whats the highest mountain in the world? Section B(2a-2e) 一、学习目标 Learning objectives: 1.Knowledge aims (1)Masterthenewwords:bamboo,endangered,research,keeper,awake,exci tement,walkinto,fallover,illness,remaining,orso,artwork,wild,government. (2)Master the reading strategy scanning. ( 3) Read
2、and understand the article . Master the main idea of the article. 2. Ability aims: To improve the students reading ability. 3. Emotion aims: Teach the students to love animals and to protect the environment . 二、学情分析 Aithough the students are in Grade Eight , they dont know much about English . They
3、dont have enough vocabulary and expressions. They cant use the reading strategy well to finish the reading tasks. I need to improve their reading ability. This class I teach them a new reading strategy and help them finish the reading tasks.In order to let them be interested in English ,I will use g
4、ames and competition methods,make the students master the knowledge better. 三、重点难点 Key points : 1. Master the new words and the reading strategy scanning. 2. Read and understand the article , then finish the reading tasks. 3. Students can talk about something according to the article. Difficult poin
5、ts : Improve the students reading ability. 四、教学过程 第一学时 教学活动 Pre-reading Step 1 Greetings Step 2 Lead-in Ask the students to listen to a piece of music,and talk about animals. T: What show is the music about ? Ss: Its about Animal World. T: Ok,lets come to Animal World,what animal do you like best?Wh
6、y? S1: I like dogs.Because they are kind. S2: I like birds,because they are smart. S3: . T: OK, very good. I like pandas best,because they are very cute,do you like pandas?What do you know about pandas?(What do they look like?Where are they produced?Where do they usually live?What food do they like
7、best?Are they more and more or fewer and fewer?What should we do?According to these questions to design a mind-map,let the Ss talk about the pandas,) Lets talk about pandas use the words in 2a. 设计意图：用学生们熟悉的曲子引出动物世界，让学生以此话题谈谈 自己最喜欢的动物，教者说出自己的最爱动物-熊猫 ，通过思维导图 的方式，让学生讨论 2a 内容。 While-reading Step 3: Pres
8、entation 1.Newwords:showthewordcardsandteachthemoneby one.(bamboo,endangered.) Play word games:Who is the quickest ? 设计意图：通过竞赛游戏的方式，让学生掌握所学新单词，增添趣味 性。 1. Go into Chengdu Research Base,and watch a video about it.(Let the Ss know more about pandas.) 2. Read the passage and answer the questions. 1)Do p
9、andas have many babies? 2)Why do the panda babies often die? 3）Can you point out one way to help save pandas? 设计意图：初读感知文章，了解文章大意。 4.Learn the new reading strategy scanning. T: Before reading , well learn a new reading strategyscanning. T: Who can tell us what is scanning? S: It means moving your eye
10、s quickly down the page to find specific information. T: Good,! Step 4: Read the article Use the new strategy to read the article and finish the tasks. T: Let s scan the article and find out what these numbers mean? (Ask the students to read the article ) T: Are you ready? Ss: Yes. T: Lets look what
11、 the numbers mean. S1: 10 means . S2: 12 means. S3: 300 means . S4: 2000 means. 设计意图：学以致用，让学生用新的阅读策略来完成任务。 T: Ok, good job . You can master the scanning. Next, lets scan the article again and answer the five questions in 2c.OK? Ss: OK. (Scan the article again) T: Are you ready? Ss: Yes. T: Lets answ
12、er the questions. Number one. (Answer the five questions) T: All of you did a good job. Step 5 Read the article in details Read the article again and answer the questions. T: This time lets read the article in details and answer the questions.First, lets read the first paragragh and answer the first
13、 question. ( Ask the students read the first paragraph) T: OK, who can answer the question? S: . T: Read the second paragragh and answer the second paragraph. ( Ask the students to read the second paragraph) T: OK, who can answer the second question? S:. After the students answer the four questions,
14、 they have understood the main idea of the article. 设计意图：通过细读文章，使学生加深对文章的理解。 Step 6 Finish the mind map. Ask the students to finish the mind map according to the article. T: Let s finish the mind map according to the article. After they finish it ,check the answers together. 设计意图：通过完成思维导图，让学生了解文章的基本
15、框架，为复述 文章做好铺垫。 Step 7 Retell the article Ask the students to try to retell the article. Post-reading Step 8 Practice:talk about what ways do you think children can help to save the endangered animals? T:Protecting endanered animals is our duty,do you havegood ways to protect them?Now lets talk about
16、 it in groups. (The students talk about the waysin groups) 设计意图：以保护熊猫为契机，呼吁学生在这世界上还有很多濒临灭 绝的珍稀动物需要我们来保护，让学生畅所欲言，讨论出保护珍稀动 物的方法。 T: OK, are you ready? Ss: Yes. T: which group can say something? S:. T:.We should try our best to do something for them. Step 9 Summary Summarize the key points of this clas
17、s, and teach them to love animals and protect the environment . T: Today we read the article about pandas. We have known there are many endangered animals. Look at the pictures,please. ( Ask the students to look at some pictures about the animals) T: Protecting animals is protecting environment .Pro
18、tecting environment is protecting ourselves. So what will you do? Ss: We should protect the animals and environment. T: Very good. Step 10 Homework Write a passage about what people can do to protect the endangered animals. Blackboard design: Unit 7 Whats the highest mountain in the world? Section B(2a-2e) ks National Treasure looks Place of production inhabitation foodconditions ways
