1、8AUnit2 Period 1 Comic strip and welcome to the unit教学目标:1. 简要谈论学校生活,复习与学校生活有关的词汇。2. 掌握相同概念在英国英语和美国英语中的不同表达法。3. 了解英国英语和美国英语的有关区别。教学重点、难点:1. 掌握相同概念在英国英语和美国英语中的不同表达法。2. 掌握文中重点词句。Teaching preparation:pictures, recorder, computerTeaching steps:Step1 Lead-in Get the students to know the English-speaking
2、countries around the world, by showing a world map to them. Meanwhile write the name of different English-speaking countries in the world. Step2 PresentationShow the flags of the UK and the USA. Tell them that people speak English in both Britain and the USA , but sometimes they use different words
3、which mean the same thing. T: I know many boys like playing football.Do you know what it says in American English?S: Soccer.(Write on Bb) Do you know the same use of other words? Please give me some examples.Write other right answers of the students on the Bb.Teach the students the new words: BE=Bri
4、tish English AE=American English BEautumnliftfootballmathsrubberpostgroundfloorsecondaryschoolAEfallelevatorsoccermatherasermailfirstfloorhigh schoolStep 3 Match the two words that refer to the same thingsTell the students that people use different words to talk about the same things. Ask the studen
5、ts toopen their book and match the two words that refer to the same things. P23Get the students to read these words syllable by syllable to help them remember them.Then check the answers.Step 4 Do Part B on page 23Get the students to finish doing Part B on page 23. Show the pictures and ask the stud
6、ents to speak out both the British and American words out loudly. Step 5 Practicea. Practice the new words more. Pay attention to the pronunciations and spelling.b. Teacher can give more words, such as sweets and candies, holiday and vocation, biscuit and cookie and so on.Step 6 Comic strips Guess w
7、hat they are talking about?Picture talkingPlay the tape for the students to listen and find out the answer to the questions.Get the students to read and feel the humor here. (In fact, Eddie has no idea what school is likeand why people need to go to school. However, he still thinks dogs are clever.
8、)Practice the dialogue in pairs and act out the dialogue in front of the class. Encourage the students to add something to make the dialogue funnier and more interesting. Teachers should give some comments and praise the groups for their acting and creativeness.Step 7 Talk about the sentencesTalk ab
9、out the following sentences:We are smarter than peopleThere are fewer advertisements. What is school like? Its like watching TV. Step 8 Give some reasons for your ideasEddie thinks school life is like watching TV. What do you think of our school life? Encourage thestudents to give some reasons for t
10、heir ideas by offering a sentence pattern on the black board. I think my school life is _, because it / we _. It is very necessary for our teacher to lead the students to talk about the brighter side for the kid todevelop a active attitude towards school life as well as to study. Step 9 HomeworkTry to find more information about the differences between British and American English.