八年级英语Unit5 Feeling Happy湘教版.doc

Unit 5 Feeling Happy
Teaching Objectives
1. Learn some new words and phrases:
lively, cheer up, mad, care for, please, at last, Austria, theme
2. Learn to use the adverbial clause of reason and linking verb + adj.
3. Learn to talk about the topic of the movie.
4. Encourage the Ss to express themselves in English
Teaching main points:
1. Enable the students to use the adverbial clause of reason and linking verb + adj.
2. Talking about the topic of the movie
Teaching difficult points: Get the Ss to have the encouragement to express themselves in English

Teaching procedures
Step 1 Lead-in
Listening to the song “ Do Re Me” together.
(教师放歌曲Do Re Mi。)
T: Do you remember the song? What is it?
Ss: Do Re Me
T: How do you think of the song? Do you think it is lively?
Ss: Yeah, it’s good.
(教师在黑板上逐步呈现生词: lively, cheer up, please，并解释。)
(板书)
lively, cheer up, please
T: Why do you think it’s good?
Ss: I think it makes me happy and relaxed.
T: I think so. It can please us and cheer us up. I like to hear this song when I am sad. It’s the theme song of The Sound of Music. Do you know this movie?
Ss: Yeah. It’s very popular.
T: Do you know what it is about?
Ss: ….
Step 2 Comprehending
1. Ask students to read the passage and answer the questions
T: Please find out who are the stars and the director.
Ss: Julie Andrews and Robert Wise.
T: Right. Where is this story happened?
Ss: This story happened in Austria.
T: Do you know more about this story?
S1: It’s a story about Maria.
S2: Maria went to care for a family with seven children.
S3: Their father was mad at their actions at first, but their father became happy at last. (引出生词: Austria, mad, at first, 并解释。)
(板书)
Austria, mad, at first, at last
T:What did Maria go to the Von Trapp family for?
Ss: She went to care for the Von Trapp family with seven children.
(呈现幻灯片。)
What did Maria go to the Von Trapp family for?
Why were the family sad and tired?
Was the father happy or sad in the end? Why?
How did Maria cheer up the children?
When and where will the movie be on?
How much does a ticket cost?
T: Excellent. Now, let’s read 1a again and find out the main idea of each paragraph. Please work in pairs and discuss it.
(给学生两分钟的讨论时间。)
T: Group 1, what does Paragraph 1 talk about?
G1: The Sound of Music is a story about Maria.
T: Group 2, what about the second paragraph?
G2: It talks about the family. The family looked sad and tired.
T: Group 3, what’s your idea about Paragraph 3?
G3: Maria cheered up the family at last.
2. Let students underline sentences or the words with the structure of“linking verb + adj.” that describe or express feelings and emotions.
3. Practicing
A. Let students learn how to use “because” and “because of”.
a. Why is Kangkang disappointed?
—___________ his best friend is not able to come.
b. I don’t like Peking Opera at all ___________it’s boring.
c. I am sad and worried ___________the poor study.
d. Many beautiful fish are fast disappearing ___________the severe pollution.
B. Fill the sentences by using the correct form
a. They were ___________ to be a good singer.( happy)
b. I was ___________ when I saw the nasty gash in her arm. （frighten）
c. Are you ___________ of snakes? (afraid)
d. The mother is ___________ about her son's safety. (worry)
Step 3 Showing the answers to the following questions
1. Do you like see movies, especially English movies? Why?
2. Do you know any movies? Which one do you like best? What it is about? Can you introduce it in English?
Step 4 Comments and conclusion
Step 5 Homework
Recite the passage as quickly as you can.