八年级英语 Unit 9 Have you ever been to an amusement park.doc

八年级英语 Unit 9 Have you ever been to an amusement park
Teaching Goals:
1. Talking about past experience
2. New language
(1) Sentence patterns: Have you ever been to an amusement park? Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t. /Me neither.
(2) Some new words and phrases: neither, have a great time,
seen, theme, attraction, especially, discover, population, fear, brave, excellent, all the year, dark, environment, whenever, spring, autumn, awake, type, equator, season, temperature, Indian, wonderful.
1. The use of “present perfect tense ”
2. Write a passage including “present perfect tense”
The first period
Teaching Aims:
1. Learn and master the new words and phrases:
amusement, neither, have a great time, me neither, have you ever been
2. Talk about past experience ( present perfect
tense)
3. Train the students’ speaking and listening ability.
Important Points of Teaching
1. Train the students’ ability by talking past experience (present perfect tense )
2. Train the students’ listening ability by listening practice.
Difficult Points of Teaching
1. How to lead in Present Perfect Tense
2. How to practise the students’ listening and speaking
Teaching Methods:
1. Talk about fun places to arouse the ss’ interest in the past experience.
2. Asking-and-answering activities to improving the ss’ speaking
ability.
Teaching Aids:
1. a tape recorder
2. the blackboard
3. a computer with Powerpoint
Teaching procedures:
Step1: Greet and Lead-in
T: Nice to meet you, everyone.
SS:
T: Have you ever been to……?
S1: Yes, I have. (help the student to answer this way )
T: When did you go there?
S1: I went there…..
T: ( asks more students )
S2: No, I haven’t. (Help the student to answer this way )
(Note: Ask more students to answer the questions above, if the same
negative answer, help answer “ me neither”)
Step2: Asking-and-answering activities with the target language
(Show pictures of space museum, amusement park, aquarium, zoo, water park)
1: (the teacher asks, and the students answer.)
T: Have you ever been to the space museum?
S1: Yes, I have.
S2: No, I haven’t.
S3: Me neither.
(Note: Ask more students to answer the question)
2 : ( the students ask, the teacher answer as above )
Step3: Pairwork
T: Now, ask and answer questions with your partner about the places in the pictures show here.
E.g.
S1: Have you ever been to an aquarium?
S2: No, I haven’t. How about you?
S1: …
Step4: Explain

(Show the sentence: Have you ever been to an amusement park?)
Explain the uses of “have ever been” ( present perfect tense)
Step5: Listening practice (1 b )
T: Now, let some other students talking about their past experience. Are these students ever been to these places? Check the boxes.
(Play the recording. When it finishes, check on the students’ answers. If necessary, play the recording again)
Step 6: Answer the students’ questions about the text.
Homework
1. Remember the words and phrases
2. Understand the uses of “ present perfect tense
The design of writing on the blackboard
Unit 9
Phrases Sentences
space museum Have you ever been to …..?
amusement park Yes, I have.
No, I haven’t./ Me neither.

万州天兴国际中学 陈家全 2006. 4.
Unit 9 Have you ever been to an amusement park?
重庆万州天兴国际学校 英语组 陈俊文
The Second Period
Teaching Aims :
1. Learn and master the words and phrases: Water World, Fun Times Amusement Park , River Park ,go skating ,ride our bikes;
2. Train the ss’ listening and speaking ability by talking about past experiences
Teaching Important Points:
1. Design a conversation about their past experiences
2. Improve the ss’ listening and speaking ability
Teaching Difficult Points:
1. Make the ss clear how to talk about past experiences
2. How to improve the ss’ listening and speaking ability
Teaching Aids:
1. a tape recorder
2. the blackboard
Teaching Procedures;
Step1.Greeting and Lead-in
T: Hello,boys and girls
S:
T: Have you ever been to an aquarium?
S:
T: Have you ever been to Xi Shan Park?
S:
T: Have you ever been to a zoo?
S:
T: Have you ever been to Hainan Island? Do you love water sports? If you do, you should go to Hainan Island. It’s the second largest island of China. The capital, Haikou, is a pretty city with an interesting flower market. In the south of the island, there are many beautiful beaches. Every year, water sports, especially swimming, diving and surfing attract large numbers of tourists to the island. Hainan Island is the place to be, whether it’s summer or winter.
Step2: Point to the map. Say you will hear the conversations. Each conversation is about a different place on the map. Circle the places you hear.(2a)
1. Repeat the words below:
Water World, Fun Times Amusement Park, River Park, Center Street , Theater, Green Street, Aquarium, subway
2. Play the recording the first time. The students just listen.
3. Play the recording the second time. This time the teacher asks ss to circle places on the map.
4. Check the answers.
Answers : space museum, aquarium, zoo, water park, river park
Step3: Practice in understanding the target language in spoken conversation. (2b)
1. Read the instructions to the class
2. Point out the statements about the three conversations. Ask a different student to read each set of statements.
3. Play the recording again. Ask some students to circle the word true or false after each statement.
4. Check the answers.
Answers: 1).T T T
2) FTF
3) FTT
Step4: Pairwork. Look at the map above and role play conversations. Talk about where you have been, where you want to go, and how you are going to get there.(2c)
1. Ask two students to read the sample dialogue.
2.Ask ss to work in pairs . Talk about where you have been, where you want to go, and how you are going to get there.
3. Ask a few pairs of students to present their conversations. Such as:
A: Have you ever been to a zoo?
B: Yes, I have. ….
Step 5: Grammar Focus
1. Review the grammar box
2. Ask some students what they think the word ever means in the question, Have you ever been to an aquarium?
Help the ss understand that it means at some indefinite time in the past, possibly a year ago, possibly several years ago. Contrast that sentence with this sentence without the word ever: Did you go to the aquarium on Saturday? This sentence is asking about one specific time in the past.
6: Homework： Exercise book P32
Presentation on the Bb:
Water World Fun Times Amusement Park
River Park go skating ride our bikes;
Center Street Theater Green Street
Aquarium subway

The 3rd period
重庆万州天兴国际学校 英语组 王爱苹
Teaching aims：
1.Learns to master the new words and phrases: hear of， principal，theme park, all the time, take a ride.
2. Train the students’ speaking ability by talking about past experience.
Teaching aids:
1. the blackboard
2. a photo of Disneyland in HK
Teaching procedures:
Step 1
Greeting and lead-in
T: Good morning, class
Have you ever been to HK?
S: No.
T: Do you know a Disney park in HK?
S: Yes we all know.
T: What other Disney parks have you ever heard of.
S: …..
T: OK. Let us stop here. Here is a photo of Disneyland. Who can describe it? Hands up, please.
S: It is a nice picture. There are some interesting things in it. Oh, it is about the Disneyland in HK.
T: Good! Do you want to go to the Disneyland in HK?
S: Sure.
T: You are so active. Supposing you are in the Disneyland, which places do you want to see?
S: ….
Step 2:
Read the text.
Please look at the useful expressions, then practice making dialogues by using them.
Theme park, take a ride , attraction, hear of
Then the teacher walks around, give help to the groups, and discusses with ss for a few minutes.
T: Are you OK?
S:
Step 3:
T: I will ask some groups to perform their conversations.
Ask and answer.
T: Have you ever been to an amusement park?
S:
T: What places have you ever been to?
S:
Step 4:
Homework
1.Supposing you have been to Disney, and write a composition on your experience there.
2. Write an article on one of your trips outside using mostly perfect tense.
Blackboard Design:
1. hear of
E.g.: I have heard of the news.
2. Disney character
3. amusement park=theme park
4. attractions
e.g.: there are a lot of attractions in Disneyland.
5. Roller coaster
6. All over
all over China all over the world
7. all the time
e.g.: I get annoyed when he talks to me all the time.
8. take a ride
Give a ride to
You can take a ride on the boat.
He always gives a ride to me.

Unit 9 Have you ever been to an amusement park?
重庆万州天兴国际学校 英语组 张国斌
The Fourth Period
Teaching Aims :
1. Learn and master the words and phrases: understand, it’s fun to …,an English-speaking country, an exchange student, travel the world,
2. Train the ss’ listening and speaking ability
Teaching Important Points:
3. Improve the ss’ listening and speaking ability
4. Learn some listening skills
Teaching Difficult Points:
3. Make the ss clear how to talk about past experiences
How to improve the ss’ listening and speaking ability
Teaching Aids:
1. a tape recorder
2 the blackboard
Teaching Procedures;
Step1.Greeting and Lead-in
T: Hello, boys and girls.
S:
T: Please read the conversation on the exercises book:
A: Have you ever been to an aquarium?
B: Yes, I have . I went there last month. Have you ever been to a zoo?
A: Yes, I have been to the zoo many times.
B: Have you ever been to a space museum?
A: Yes. Of course. What about you?
B: Me, too.
A: What about an amusement park? Have you ever been there?
B: No, never.
A: Neither have I . Let’s go to Fun Times Amusement Park.
Step2: Review earlier vocabulary and introduces some new words.1a)
1. Read the instructions to the class. Some of these reasons are important to you. Some of the reasons may not be important to you.
2. Read each sentence to the class. Ask different ss to say each sentence in their own words. For example: I have to means that I must do something. It is necessary. I want to travel means I enjoy visiting other cities and other countries.
3. Read the instructions again and put 1 after the most important reason that you learn English . Put 2 after the second most important reason and continue the same way.
4. Do a quick check to ss which reasons the students think are the most important.
Step3: Provide guided oral practice using the target language.(1b)
1. Read the instructions to the class.
2. Point to the sample dialogue. Ask two students to travel it to the class.
3. Talk about your reasons for studying English with your partner. Have conversations like the sample dialogue.
4. Ask a few pairs to present their conversations to the class.
Step4: Provide listening practice using the target language.
1. Read the instructions to the class
2. Point out the sample answer. Say one of the questions the teacher asks is how you spell your last name.
3. Play the recording the first time. Ss just listen.
4. Play the recording a second time. Ask ss to circle their answers.
5. Check the answers. a, c, d,f
Step5: Practice in understanding and writing the target language.
1. Read the instructions to the class and point out the questionnaire. Ask a student to read the headings at the left.
2. Play the recording. Ask ss to fill in the answers .
3. Check the answers. Ask ss to write the five answers on the board.
Step6: Practise using the target language.(2c)
1. Read the instructions to the class.
2. Point to the sample dialogue. Ask two ss to read it to the class. You can start your conversation like this one.
3. Ask ss to work in small groups.
4. Ask a few pairs to present their conversation to the class.
5. Step7. Homework
Exercise book P38
Blackboard Design
It’s fun to … an English-speaking country
an exchange student travel the world

The Fifth Period
万州天兴国际学校 夏永川
Teaching Aims:
1. Learn and master the new words and phrases: attendant, discover, requirement, guide, foreign, film
2. Train the ss’ reading ability by 3a.
3.Train the ss’ writing ability by 3b and 3c.
Teaching important points:
1.Train the ss’ writing ability by 3b and 3c
2.Train the ss’ reading and writing ability.
Teaching Difficult Points:
How to improve the ss’ reading and writing ability
Teaching Methods:
1. Fast reading to improve the ss’ reading ability.
2. Discuss to make every student understand the article better.
2. Pair or group work to make every student take part in the activities in class.
Teaching Aids:
1. A tape recorder
2. The blackboard
3. Multimedia
Teaching Procedures:
Step1: Greetings and Lead-in.
T : Nice to meet you, everyone.
S :
T : What have you done already?
S1…….s2……s3…….s
T : Have you ever been to…?
S1…….s2……s3…….s
T : Where has…gone?
S1…….s2……s3…….s
A few minutes later, the teacher had better make a conclusion:
Come to the Hilltop Language School and change your life.
Here’s what two of our students said about our school.
Step2: Fast reading
Please read the article (read as quickly as possible) and answer the questions:
1. What does Mei Shan do?
2. How long has she had the job?
3. Why did she want the job?
4. How long did she study English?
5. What kind of job does David want?
6. Has he ever been to an English-speaking country?
7. How long has he been studying at the school?
8. What other job is he thinking of doing?
Step3: Careful Reading
1. Very good. Now read the article as carefully as possible. Learn the unknown words.
2. A few minutes later, show new words and learn them with the ss.
3. Then ask some students to tell the answers.
Step4: Discuss and recite:
1. Now close your books. Listen to the tape and try to recite the article. Then discuss with your partners what you’ve learned in the passage.
2. After listening, the teacher may join some groups to discuss what they are talking about.
3. After a few minutes, ask some groups to give their opinions.
Step5: writing
Write an article about yourself for the school magazine.
1) the kind of job you want
2) How long you have been studying English?
3) Why did you start studying English?
4) What do you like best about studying English?
Tell the class about yourself
Find someone who
Complete the survey on page 86
Homework: Write an article about yourself.

Blackboard Design
Please read the article (read as quickly as possible) and answer the questions:
1. What does Mei Shan do?
2. How long has she had the job?