江苏省宜兴市屺亭中学八年级英语下册《Unit 3 Online travel》Period 2 Reading（1）教案 牛津版.doc

《Unit 3 Online travel》Period 3 Reading（1）
Teaching aims:
1. To understand the aim of an educational CD-ROM and what the character can do .
2. To infer meaning from keywords, context and existing knowledge.
3. To identify true or false statements based on the reading passage.
Step 1 Greeting & warming up
Ask Ss to say about the game they know

Step 3 Teaching
1. Read the new words again
2. Listen to the tape twice and ask Ss to read the text after the tape.
3. Understanding
(1) Ask Ss to read the first paragraph and tell Ss that the first paragraph of the reading passage explains the background to the game. Ask some question to check understanding.
What’s the name of the new educational CD-ROM?
What can it help you to do?
Who is the designer?
(2) Ask Ss to read the second paragraph and tell Ss that the second paragraph of the reading passage introduces the main character of the game. Ask some question to check understanding.
How old is he?
What does he like doing?
Who is the main character of the game?
What was he doing when he feel asleep?
(3)Ask Ss to read the third and fourth paragraph and tell Ss that the third and fourth paragraph of the reading passage, explain how the game is played. Ask them to read the rest of the reading passage on page 41.
4. Read the whole text and explain it to Ss . Write some important expressions onto the blackboard.