七年级英语下册 Unit 7 Lesson 41 Were People Healthy Then教案 （新版）冀教版-（新版）冀教版初中七年级下册英语教案.doc

Lesson 41　Were People Healthy Then !
Teaching Aims:
1. Master the new words: nation, hurt , spend, natural, pow-wow.
2. Some useful expressions: go fishing/hunting, First Nations, at that time, make a fire
3. Know about people how to keep healthy at that time.
Key points: Did people go fishing a long time ago?
We are First Nations people.
At that time, there were no supermarkets.
In the evenings, they often made a big fire.
Difficult point: How to use “spend ” and how to keep healthy at that time.
Teaching Resources: recorder , multimedia
Teaching procedure:
Step1 Class Opening
1. Greetings
Good morning, class. How are you today?
Tell me, have any of you ever gone fishing? Has anyone ever gone hunting?
Have students give their examples.
2. Review some of the key importance from Lesson 40.
Step2 New Concepts
1. Leading in : T : Can you guess what this lesson is about?
S : It’s about a different time.
T : That’s right. Not long ago, most people did not live in cities. They lived on farm
and had to work very hard just to have enough to eat. There were no computers to sit in front of. And certainly no donuts! Do you think it is easy living then.
S : Yes/No (discuss this with the class)
T : Today we will see people at that time how to keep healthy.
2. Listen .1) Play the tape for Lesson 41.
2) Play the tape a second time and all the students to complete Ex1.
3) Discuss the answers as a class . Make sure the students understand the key words and phrases.
3. Read. 1) Instruct the students to read Lesson 41 to themselves , and complete the passage independently.
2) Upon completion , students should check and correct their answers in groups.
3) Check the answer as a class.
4. Practice: class work.
1) Instruct students to rearrange the words and rewrite the sentences correctly.
2) Upon completion ,have students present their answers for one question to the class.
3) Review any problem words.
5. Language points.
Step 3:Let’s　Do It. Do Ex4.
Work in pairs. Life was different a long time ago. Talk about the differences between life then and life now.
Step4:Class closing
Assign homework
Were People Healthy Then: Based on the lesson, have the students write a few sentences about what would be the best part of living long ago and what would be the worst part.