八年级英语上册 Unit 6 Bird watching Period 1 Comic strip and welcome to the Unit教案 （新版）牛津版-（新版）牛津版初中八年级上册英语教案.doc

Unit6 Comic strip and welcome to the unit
教学目标 To learn the common names of birds
To talk about birds on two aspects: characteristics and appearance
To arouse the students’ interest in birds in the wild
教学重点 To learn the common names of birds
教学难点 To talk about birds on two aspects: characteristics and appearance.
教具学具 A small blackboard ,pictures , a recorder.
Part one 预习交流
A. Try to read the new words.（个别读且纠正——集体读——巩固重点单词）
B. Translate the phrases
C. Fill in the blanks
Part two 交流展示、巩固提高
Step1. Presentation
1.Warm- activities up
Play a piece of music called ‘ the seaside voice’(There is sound by birds), then get the students to talk about it.
e.g. Is it nice? (Yes)
Where is the man playing the piano? (Near the sea)
What’s near the sea? (Birds)
Would you like to go and watch the birds near the sea? (Yes)
Let’s go birdwatching. Let’s be birdwatchers.
( Teach go birdwatching / birdwatcher)
Ask the students to say the English names of some birds.
2. Talking about birds
Show the pictures of different kinds of birds and talk about them focusing on what’s special about the birds.
Learn the new words (Revise some old words at the same time, like wing/ feather/ beak)
Do Part A on Page75
Step 2. Practice
1.Show the pictures together and then get the students to give their names. Make sure all the students can read the names correctly.
2. Play a game : reading and guessing (guess what bird it is.)
E.g. I live in wetlands. I am very tall. I have long beak, long neck and long legs. I have black and white feathers. Who am I? (a crane)
3.Ask the students ‘Which is your favorite bird? Why?
Practice Part B on Page75 in pairs
Step3. Production
Make up new conversations using Part B as a model and act them out.
Step 4. Presentation
1.Say: We love birds. Eddie loves birds, too. Listen to the tape and find the answers to the following questions.
1.)What is Eddie going to do?
2.)Does he really love birds?
3.)What kind of birds does he like best?
2.Practice reading in pairs and try to act it out
Step5. Production
1. Choose a kind of birds and describe its appearance using the new words.
2. Complete the conversation）
3. Translate into English.
Part three 当堂反馈
Step 6:Sum up
1. We talk about different kinds of birds today.
Step7.HW
1.Learn some important phrases and sentences
2. Write a short article about your favorite bird (characteristics and appearance)
3. Preview the new words in Reading (reading and reciting)