八年级英语Unit 3 Online Travel牛津版.doc

UNIT 3 Online travel
Period 2 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
Teaching procedures：
Step One Entering
Arouse students’ interest by telling them that they are going to read about a new educational
CD-ROM.
Explain that the game is set in different countries and involves a tour around the world.
Step Two presentation
Tell the students that the first paragraph of the reading passage explains the background to the
game. Ask some questions to check understanding. e.g,
1. What’s the name of the new educational CD-ROM ?
2. What can help you to do?
3. Who is the designer?
Tell the students that the first paragraph of the reading passage introduces the main character
Of the game. Ask some questions to check understanding, e.g,
1. Who is the main character of the game?
2. How old is he ?
3. What does he like doing?
4. What was he doing when he felt asleep?
Tell the students that the third and fourth paragraphs of the reading passage explain how the
Game is played. Ask them to read the rest of the reading passage and answer the following
Questions:
1. How can you earn a point?
2. What will happen if you have earned enough points?
3. How long does it take you to finish the game?
4. What do the questions test?
5. What will you see on the screen when you reach a new place?
6. What can you learn about when you reach London?
7. What will you see when you pass a level?
8. What happened to the places you have visited?
Step Three Production
Part B Ask students to do this task on their own. Encourage students to find the words
In the reading passage and match the correct definitions.
Step Four Explaining
1. He is reading an article…called “Around the World in Eight Hours”.
Called作过去分词,引导一个过去分词短语作定语
e.g, a friend called Tom
The nice car is called “Ford”
Call 作为动词,意为”叫喊,打电话,拜访,邀请”
e.g, Can you hear someone calling in the neighborhood ?
You’d better call the doctor in.
2. It is designed by Nancy Jackson.
(1) design 作动词,意为”设计”
e.g, The Italians design very well.
(2)design 作名词,意为”设计,计划,图样”
e.g, They talk much about the designs.
e out
意为”发行,出版”,come out 还可意为”出来,花开,真相大白”
e.g, When will their new book come out ?
The photos will come out in two hours.
The stars came out as soon as it was dark.
The rain has stopped. The sun is going to come out.
4. at the same time
表示”同时”,由time 组成的短语,at the time, at times, at one time, at a time
当时这看起来似乎是个好主意.
有时我放学后会去奶奶家.
他曾经是个富有的人.
请再一次提问,不要一起问.
5.(1)动词 earn 在本句中的意思是”获得”
e.g, The teacher has earned respect from all his class.
His honesty earned the admiration of his friends.
(2) earn 还可意为”赚得,挣得”
e.g, She earns a high salary .
He has earned a lot of money by working in the factory.
Step Five Exercises
句型转换:将下列句子改成同义句.
1. The blackboard is cleaned by Tom every day.
2. He is a twelve-year-old boy.
3. I had a strange dream while I was asleep last night.
4. Those sentences were written by our teacher.
5. This is the first time I have visited the Great Wall.
Step Six Teaching Notes