江苏省淮安市清河中学八年级英语上册《Unit 2 School life》教案 牛津版.doc

Unit 2 School lifeWord Power: School facilitiesPeriod 4Teaching Content：Word Power The general idea of this period：This section deals with words and expressions related to school facilities. Part A an B involve activities that aim to activate students prior knowledge by asking them to familiarize and review expressions of asking and answering the way. Part C is designed to reinforce the vocabulary involved in part A and B. Part D aims to expand and evaluate students vocabulary by asking them to do a matching exercise. Teaching Objectives：1. Help students learn how to master the words and expressions about school facilities.2. Help students find the way.Teaching important and difficult points：1. Master some techniques to enlarge vocabulary. 2. How to express themselves in English. 3. Steps of movement are difficult for the students.Teaching Approaches ：1. Three-ps (presentation, practice, and production); 2. Communicative method; 3. Questions & answers method;4. directive method etc.Teaching Aids：Multi-media; projector; blackboard and white screen etc.Teaching time：1 periodTeaching procedures：Step 1: Greetings and lead-in1. Greet the whole class as usual2. Get the students to answer the following question:School plays an important part in your growing-up. Do you like school life?Step 2: BrainstormingAsk the students to think about the following topic.T: School plays an important part in childrens growing-up. When you finished your junior study, your parents and you all had a careful and thoughtful consideration about which senior high school suited you best. In choosing a new school, you have to consider the school facilities and environment and other factors so that you can have an easy and convenient life there. This period, well learn something about school facilities.So can you tell me which aspect or factor attracts you most and causes you to study here?S:Encourage students to express genuinely about their choices.Step 3: Vocabulary learningActivity 1 Learning the names of school buildingsT: Do you still remember the first day you came to this school? Do you have any difficulties in fining your way to the classroom or any other buildings that day? S1: On the first day I came here, I found the school is really larger than my junior one. I had to go around seeing what buildings there are so that I could find them easily.T: Usually, if you dont know the way, how did you find the way at last? Do you ask others for help?S2: l had some difficulty in finding the classroom. There are three large classroom buildings. I dont know which one is ours. I had to ask someone for help.T: Ok, today we will discuss the question about how to find the way in the school. First lets enjoy some pictures and guess where they are. T: Just now you told me that you had difficulty in finding the way to Beijing Road Senior High School. So did Wei Hua. She also had some difficulty in finding the way on the first day in the UK school. Now lets look at the picture of her school. Please tell me the Chinese meaning of these school facilities.S1: 餐厅，游泳池，宿舍S2: 实验室, 图书馆, 艺体中心Activity 2 Finding the wayNow please turn to page 6 and focus on the map and read the names of each building and Wei Huas thoughts.T: Skimming the passage together and underline difficult wordsT: Reading the passage carefully from “If I walk towardsswimming pool.” Pay attention to her steps of movement, underline verb + prep.Encourage the students to think of the pattern drills they learned in junior high. If necessary, help students review the expressions of asking and answering the way.T: Usually, if we dont know the way, we would ask others for help. What would you say when you ask for help?S1: Excuse me, which is the quickest way to.?S2: Excuse me, could you tell me the way to.?S3: Excuse me, how can get to.?T: How to answer the way then?S4: Turn left / right, and walk straight on. Turn right at the end of the first / second crossing, you will find it on your left / right. You cant miss it.S5: Walk toward / past. and then walk between . and . You will find . at the end of the road.Ask students to focus on the map first and familiarize themselves with each building. Ask students to read Wei Huas thoughts carefully and mark her route on the map. Ask the students to do Part B.T: Read the instructions in Part B and write a description of the quickest way to get from the dormitories to Classroom 4.S: Sample description:Suppose Wei Hua is at the door of the canteen. First she should turn right, walk to the first crossing and turn left, walk straight on to the end of the road, get the book she wants and then return from the same way to the canteen, walk on till the end of the road. Classroom 4 is on her left.Activity 3 Finding the wayAsk the students to do more practice.T: make up a dialogue and use the information weve learnt just now. Example: A: which is the quickest way to.? B: A: could you tell me the way to.? B: T: Now I have designed some similar exercises for you to practice. Mark the shortest way from the science laboratory to classroom 16-25.S:Activity 4 Finishing the noteAsk the students to read Part C on page 7 and complete it. Encourage students to consult each other or the dictionary whenever they have a problem before consulting you. Then ask them to report back their answers. Pay attention to students pronunciation and spelling.T: Now read the notice from the Students Office and help Wei Hua find her way around the school.Then ask the students to read the completed notice.Answers: (1) car park (2) classrooms (3) library(4) labs (5) gym (6) swimming pool(7) dormitories (8) medical centre (9) canteenStep 4: Vocabulary ExtensionAsk students if they have ever been to a gym. If they have not, encourage them to imagine what kinds of equipment are usually provided in a gym and why gyms are popular nowadays. T: People nowadays pay much more attention to their health. And many gyms are built for people to do exercise and keep fit. Have you ever been to a gym?S1: No. But I watched on TV. There are many pieces of equipment there and often there are instructors.S2: I go to the gym often to lose weight.S3: Ive never been to a gym. But there are many kinds of equipment in the park nearby, and I often go there to do exercise.T: Do you know what kinds of equipment are usually provided in a gym and why gyms are popular nowadays?S1: One reason is people nowadays are busy with their work and often pay little attention to their health, or always under great pressure. After a long time, they have poor health. So they have to go to gyms to do some exercise.S2: I think its because people now are paying much attention to health. And a gym can provide them with many pieces of equipment and above all, the guidance to use them.T: Do you know the equipment in the picture of part D? How to say these pieces of equipment in English? Now please do it by yourselves.Then check the answers.1. Climbing bars 2.Rings 3.Dumb-bell 4.beam 5. Skipping rope 6.Basketball court 7.Barbell 8.MatStep 5: SummaryIn this period, we talked about words and expressions related to school facilities as well as how to ask and answer the way. You are expected not only to expand related vocabulary but also to apply them in practical usage.Step 6: Homework1. Review what weve learned today2. Finish Page 89 , C1 and C2.3. Preview Grammar and Usage.Step 7: The design of the writing on the blackboardUnit 1 School LifeWord power: School facilitiesuseful words: discussion:classroom A: which is the quickest way to.?science laboratory B: library A: could you tell me the way to.?lecture hall B: car parkcanteendormitoryStep 8: Record after teachingThis period is about vocabulary learning, which is so challenging.Students are required to learn and master new words about school facilities and enlarge the knowledge about asking & answering the way. In the class,students managed to use their ability of imagination and creativity.