八年级英语Unit3 Section B新课标 人教版.doc

Unit 3 What are you doing for vacation?
Part 1: Teaching design
Structures
Present progressive as future
Where, when, how long questions
Target language
What are you doing for vacation?
I’m spending time with my friends.
When are you going?
How long are you staying?
We’re staying for two weeks.
Vocabulary
babysitting, sightseeing, fishing, renting videos, How long, plan, decide, at home, get back
Learning strategies
Role playing, Listening for key words
SECTION B
Goals
● To learn to use Wh- questions
● To talk about vacation
Procedures
Warming up by asking and answering
Good morning, class. Let’s talk about the activity you plan to do. Please work in pairs.
1A: Matching the words

Do you like your vacation? Do you like to talk about the vacation? Look at the pictures and talk about them.
Now read the phrases and match each phrase with a picture by writing the letter of the picture in the blank in front of the correct phrase.
Answers:
1. d go bike riding 2. b go sightseeing 3. c take walks
4. a go fishing 5. e rent videos
1b Doing pairwork
Good. Now work with your partner. Talk about what you would like to do on vacation. Talk about the activities in 1a at beginning of this unit. Talk about other activities you know.
2a Listening and checking
Look! This is a talk show program. The reporter is interviewing an actress named He Yu. I will play a recoding of their conversation. Listen to the conversation. Put a checkmark next to the question you hear the reporter ask.
Answers:
Read the tapescript to underline all the useful expressions and shaow the examples of Present progressive as future
Where, when, how long questions.
2b Listening and matching
Now listen to the tape again. Write He Yu’s answers to the questions on these lines.
Answers
2c Doing pairwork
Imagine you are an interviewer. How do you make an interview? Read the conversation in the box. Now work in pairs. Student A, you are the reporter. Student B, you are He Yu. Ask and answer questions about He Yu’s vacation. Then switch roles.
Then I’ll ask pairs of students to present their conversations to the class.
3a Reading and writing
Read the article and pay attention to the five numbered picture.
Look at the article again. One of the things Ben Lambert’s is going to do is taking walks. Which of the items in the pictures does he need for a walk?
S: Hiking boots.
T: Right. Then write 5, the number next to that picture, on the line after “taking walks” .
Let’s check the answers.
Read the article again to underline the expressions and show the connectives.
While reading try to notice examples of Present progressive as future.
3b Completing the article
Read this paragraph, please. Saying blank each time when you come to a blank line.
Now read the paragraph and fill in the blanks. Please finish the activity individually.
(The answers will vary.)
3c Writing an article
We have read about Julia and Ben’s vacation. Pretend you are a famous singer or football player. What kind of vacation would you like? Please write an article. You can use the words in this unit. You don’t have to write your true plan.
4 Making a survey
T: Do you want to relax?
SS: Yes.
T: Ok. Let’s make a survey. Please pay attention to the chart on page 81.
You will ask your classmates what they are doing this weekend. Write your classmates’ name next to the correct activity.
Closing down by asking and answering