八年级英语下册 Unit 4 Look into Science教案3 翼教版.doc

英语八年级下翼教版Unit 4 Look into Science教案3
Lesson 29: An Eastern Egg Hunt
Teaching Content:
Mastery words and expressions: basket, hide, everywhere
Oral words and expressions: hunt, be gone, Easter
Teaching Aims:
1.Learn more about the foreign festivals in western countries.
2.Find the differences between the Chinese festivals and the western festivals.
Teaching Important Points:
1.Introduce more knowledge about Easter.
2.The Simple Present Tense.
The Difficult Points:
1.Know about the activities that we do during Easter.
2.How do people in western countries celebrate it?
Teaching Preparation: pictures, baskets, eggs
Teaching Aids: audiotape, flashcards, pictures, basketballs, eggs
Type of lesson: new lesson
Teaching Procedure:
Step1. Listen to the song “Fill My Plate” again. Let several volunteers to sing in front of the class.
Step2. A Guessing Game
Work with a partner. One student hides something of the other’s, the other looks for it. If they can’t find the thing, they can ask questions:
Is it on the desk?
Is it on the floor?
Where can I find it?
Step3. Listen to the tape. Can they find the answers to the following questions?
1.What is Danny doing in the park?
2.Who brought a lot of chocolate eggs?
3.Where do they hide the eggs?
4.Can Debbie make eggs? Why?
Step4. Read the text silently and check the answers. Ask them to find more questions. Now report their questions to the class. Let’ s discuss the questions and find the answers together.
Step5. Play the tape again. Let the students read after it until they can read it correctly and fluently.
Step6. Ask some students come to the front and act the dialogue out.
Step7. Come to “LET’S DO IT!”
Let’s play the game together. Remember to speak English. The teacher walks around the classroom and reminds them.
Step8. Homework
1.Finish off the activity book.
2.Go on the next reading in the student book.
Summary:
Activities are important parts in English classes. Put the main ideas of today’s knowledge in the activities. So how to arrange the activities is of great use. When we are playing the games, we must speak English as much as possible

Lesson 30: Keep the Candle Burning!
Teaching Content:
Mastery words and expressions: match, light, burn, use up
Oral words and expressions: shallow, candleholder, oxygen
Teaching Aims:
1.Cultivate the spirit of loving science.
2.How do you express the sequence?
Teaching Important Points:
1.Write an experiment report.
2.Describe and explain the experiment in English.
Teaching Preparation: a candle, a candleholder, a big glass jar, a shallow dish with water matches
Teaching Aids: audiotape, flashcards, a candle, a candleholder, a big glass jar, a shallow dish with water matches
Type of lesson: new lesson
Teaching Procedure:
Step1. Bring the teaching aids to the class. The teacher asks the students: What experiments can they do with the aids?
Let them do in front of the class. When they do it, describe it in English.
Do the others agree with their views? Why?
Step2. Read the text and let the students know about the experiment.
Step3. Close the books and write what the text is about. Write the main process and they can have a change if they think it is necessary. Then after they finish it, open their books and compare what they write with the text. Let’s see whose is the best.
Step4. Listen to the tape for several times until they can read it correctly and fluently.
Step5. Ask the students to find questions. Let’s have a discussion in class. Such as:
1.What is the match used for?
2.How much water do we fill in the jar?
3.How long does the candle burn?
4.What does the candle use to burn?
5.Can you explain the experiment in English? What’s your reason?
Step6. Come to “PROJECT”
Divide the class into groups of four or five. Let one group chooses an experiment to practice. Explain it in English as they are doing the experiment. Encourage them to use English as much as possible. The teacher helps them if they are in trouble.
If we can’ t finish the experiment in this lesson, we can continue in next lesson. Remind the students to bring the things that they need. If they want to do more experiments that we learned or we don’t learn, they can bring everything they need to the class. The teacher should praise the group that does more experiments.
Step7. Homework
1.Finish off the activity book.
2.Review the next lesson.
Summary:
Do the experiment and let the students report to the class. This can increase the students learning interests. As the students doing the experiments, let them explain them in English as much as possible. The teacher can help them if it necessary