八年级英语第七单元教案冀教版.doc

Lesson 49: Lets Learn Geography!Teaching Content:Mastery words and expressions: geography, population, ever, abroad, Asia, Japan, Japanese, village, town, India, worldOral words and expressions: some day, It is fun to travel around the world.Teaching Aims: 1. Talk about the countries.2. Be proud of ones country.Teaching Important Points:1. Talk about the geography.2. Learn something about the foreign countries.Teaching Difficult Countries:What languages do they speak in other countries?Teaching Preparation: a globeTeaching Aids: audiotape, flashcards, a globeType of lesson: new lessonTeaching Procedure:Step1. Look at the globe. Point to our country. Ask the students the questions: What country are you in?What language do we speak?Have you been abroad? Has anyone in your family been abroad? Where has he been? When?Step2. Come to “THINK ABOUT IT”.Whats your favourite subject?What is geography? Do you like geography?Step3. Listen to the tape and answer the following questions:1. Has Danny been abroad?2. What language do they speak in Japan?3. How long has Brains father been in Africa?4. Wheres Jennys mother pen pal from?Step4. Read and check the answers. 1. Read the text in roles. 2. Let some students act the dialogue out.Step5. Discuss the details in groups.1. Where would Danny love to go?2. What countries has Brian been to?3. Does Danny speak Chinese?4. Where is Brian from?5. Can you explain the meaning of “pen pal”?Step6. Come to “LETS DO IT”.Talk about the countries that you have visited. If you havent visited, what country would you like to visit? Why?Give a report to your class.Step7. Homework1. Finish off the exercises in the activity book.2. Go on the next reading in the student book.Summary:Travel around the world and know about the culture and customs of other countries. Thats all what we want to do. How many countries do the students know? What do they know about them? Can they have a vivid explanation of the countries that they are interested in? Lesson 50: The World Is a Big Place!Teaching Content:Mastery words and expressions: land, Europe, America, ocean, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, earth, surface, island, riverOral words and expressions: Antarctica, the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, Arctic, the Arctic Ocean, Greenland, northeast, NileTeaching Aims:1. Learn more about the worlds geography.2. Master the words and expressions of the continents and oceans in English.Teaching Important Points: 1. The words and expressions in this lesson.2. Know about the worlds physical features.Teaching Difficult Points:Some geography features in the world.Teaching Preparation: a map of the worldTeaching Aids: audiotape, flashcards, a map of the worldTeaching Procedure:Step1. Talk about the question: 1. Where do you live? 2. Do you like to live here? Why?Step2. Come to “THINK ABOUT IT”.1. Which part of the world do you live in?2. What do you know about the place where you live?3. How many people are there in the world?Step3. Listening taskListen and answer the following questions:1. How many people are there in the world?2. Where do all the people live?3. How big are the worlds oceans?4. How many deserts does the world have?5. Whats the worlds biggest island?6. Whats the worlds longest river?Step4. Reading taskRead the text and finish Exercise 2 in activity book.1. Scientists predict the worlds population will be _ by 2050. There will be 9.1 billion people by _.2. About _ of the world is land. The land that is very _ is called desert. The deserts cover _ of the earths surface.3. There are _ continents. They are _, _, _, _, North America, South America and Antarctica. Antarctica is the worlds _ and the worlds _ continent.4. There are _ main oceans. They cover _ of the worlds surface. They are _, _, _ and the Arctic Ocean. _ is the biggest ocean. _ is the smallest ocean.5. The worlds _ island is Greenland.6. The Nile River in Africa is the _ river.Step5. Listen to the tape again and ask the students to imitate after it. Step6. Read the text again and talk about the details about the text.How many deserts does the world have? What are they? Which is the second largest desert in the world?Whats the worlds longest river? What is the second longest river? What is the third longest river? What are the physical features of them?Step7. Come to “LETS DO IT”.Prepare a dictionary before the class. When they meet new words, encourage them to look them up in the dictionary.Step8. Homework1. Finish off the exercises in activity book.2. Go on the next reading in the student book.Summary:Ask the students to prepare a dictionary before the class. Some words are new for the classmates. Especially some names of places. When the students are discussing, help them if it is necessary.All the questions have only one answer. When you have questions, remember to search on the Internet.Lesson 51: AsiaTeaching Content: Mastery words and expressions: area, Russian, mountainOral words and expressions: square kilometer, geographical, feature, Mont Everest, Qomolangma, Himalayas, the Yangtze River, TokyoTeaching Aims:1. Use the Internet and the tools to search the information.2. Create the students interests in learning English.Teaching Important Points:1. Learn the geographical features of Asia.2. Name the main countries in Asia. What are in the main cities in the countries?Teaching Difficult Points:Some words and expressions are too difficult for the students.Teaching Preparation: a map of the worldTeaching Aids: audiotape, flashcards, a map of the worldType of lesson: new lessonTeaching Procedure:Step1. Say some countries and the capital cities.Country Capital CityU. K. LondonU. S. Washington, D. C.Canada OttawaAustralia CanberraChina BeijingStep2. Come to “THINK ABOUT IT.”1. What continent do you live in?2. What languages do people speak in Asia?Talk about the countries and the languages that they speak.Step3. Listening task:Listen and answer the following questions;1. How big is Asia?2. What countries are in Asia?3. How many people live in Asia?4. What languages do they speak?5. What are the main geographical features of Asia?6. What are the biggest cities in Asia?Step4. Read the new words for the students. Then let them read after the teacher for several times. Now ask them if they have some words that are new to them. Let them talk about the words and guess the meanings together.Step5. Reading task Read the text and check the answers. Read the text again and finish Exercise3 in the activity book.How big is Asia? Asia is the _ continent. It _ more than 44 million square kilometers. There are over _ countries. China is the biggest country in _ and population. More than three _ people live in Asia. Thats more than _ the worlds population. Mount Qomolangma is the highest _ in the world. The Yangtze River in China is the _ longest river in the world. Tokyo and _ are two of the biggest _ in Asia. The _ city of China is Beijing. The Great Wall in China is world-famous. Step6. Read together. Find the mistakes and help them correct them.Step7. Come to “PROJECT”.CHOOSE A CONTINENTTalk about the project in groups of three of four. Each group chooses a region of the world. Students collect the facts of the region. They must work together and give a report to the class.Instruct the students to begin writing their reports. Let them draw a map of their region. Can they locate cities and other features of the map?Students continue to work in the same group. Instruct the students to begin writing their reports. Remind the students to think about illustrations for their presentations.In the next class, students continue to work in their groups. Go on writing their reports. Encourage them to search more information on the Internet.Step8. Homework1. Finish off the exercises in activity book.2. Go on the next reading in the student book.Summary:It is difficult to finish the project. Students must search more information on the Internet. They must work together to finish different parts by different students. If they want to give a good report to the class, they must have good translation. When they need help, the teacher should help them at once because this is a challenge for them.Lesson 52: East We GoTeaching Content: Mastery words and expressions: coast, RussiaOral words and expressions: Will/ Would/ Could you please?Teaching Aims:1. Learn about the rhythm of the foreign songs.2. Know more about the worlds geography.Teaching Important Points:1. Travel around the world.2. How to look up words in a dictionary.Teaching Difficult Points:The way we travel around the world.Teaching Preparation: a map of the worldTeaching Aids: audiotape, flashcards, a map of the worldType of lesson: new lessonTeaching Procedure:Step1. Point to the map of the world and explain the song to the class. Ask the students: “Do you want to travel around the world?”Step2. Let the students read the song and understand the meaning of it. Draw the way of traveling on the map. Make sure students can read rhythmically with a good sense of the rhymes!Step3. Listen to the tape and sing after it. Play the tape again. Have the class follow in their books.Step4. Have the students practice singing the song repeatedly until they sing it well.Step5. Practice some words. Let the students find their meanings in the dictionary. Step6. Make up dialogues.Divide the class into several groups. Practice how to use a dictionary. Let them act the dialogue out in front of the class.Step7. Come to “LETS DO IT.”Make up dialogues and act them out in front of the class.Step8. Homework1. Sing the song after class.2. Finish off the exercises in activity book.Summary:It is hard for Chinese students to learn English songs well. Many students dont have a good sense of the rhymes. The time in class is limited. We dont have enough time to practice. Let the students practice after class. In the next lesson, we give him a chance to sing loudly in front of the class.Lesson 53: Ringing Up Li MingTeaching Content:Mastery words and expressions: ring, ring upOral words and expressions: ring up, What doesmean? Hold on, please. This isspeaking, a fewTeaching Aims:1. Learn to make a telephone call in English.2. Know about the following culture.Teaching Important Points:1. How to make a telephone call.2. What does “ring up” mean in the U. K.?Teaching Difficult Points:How to make a telephone call?Teaching Preparation: a telephoneTeaching Aids: audiotape, flashcards, a telephoneType of lesson: new lessonTeaching Procedure:Step1. First sing the song together.Step2. Ask the students if they have previewed the lesson. Let the students ask questions about the lesson.Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about this lesson.They can ask like this:1. What does “Ring up” mean in Canada?2. Is Li Ming at home?Step3. Listen to the tape and try to finish Exercise 2 in activity book.1. What would Brian like to do for his report on Asia?2. Who tells Brian Li Mings telephone number?3. What time is it in China when it is afternoon in Canada?4. Does Brian ring up Li Mings apartment?5. How is the weather in Shijiazhuang?6. Can Li Ming help Brian with his report?Step4. Read the text and check the answers.First let the students read the text silently. Then read it in roles. After a while, ask some students to come to the front and act the dialogue out.Step5. Explain the main expressions in this text. Make up sentences with “May I speak to?” “This is.speaking.” “Whos thats?”Step6. Discuss the details of this lesson. What questions can the students ask? Can others find the right answer?Step7. Come to “LETS DO IT!”Step8. Homework1. Finish off the exercises in activity book.2. Go on the next reading in the student book.Summary:Ringing up is the main content of this lesson. Making a telephone call is so different from Chinese. It is a good teaching tip to give the students more time to practice in class. Lesson 54: EuropeTeaching Content:Mastery words and expressions: England, European, seaOral words and expressions: German, Italian, Greek, the Alps, the Caspian Sea, the Volga River, Moscow, Paris, the Triumphal ArchTeaching Aims:1. Know more about the worlds geography. 2. Compare the physical features with the Asian physical features.Teaching Important Points:1. Learn about the physical features of Europe.2. Know about the customs and habits in Europe.Teaching Difficult Points:the physical features of EuropeTeaching Preparation: a map of the worldTeaching Aids: audiotape, flashcards, a map of the worldType of lesson: new lessonTeaching Procedure:Step1. Make up a telephone dialogue. Let the students act it out in front of the class.Step2. Listening taskListen and finish the exercises:1. The worlds _ smallest continent is Europe.2. Europe has more than thirty _.3. _ is the biggest country in Europe. And London is one of the largest _.Step3. Reading task1. How big is Europe?2. What countries are in Europe?3. How many people live in Europe?4. What languages do Europeans speak?5. What are the main geographical features of Europe?6. What are the biggest cities in Europe?Step4.Read comprehension First read the text silently. Then read the text loudly. If they have some trouble, lets listen to the tape again. Step5. Read the text again. Encourage the students to ask questions. Discuss the details in class.Step6. PracticeWrite some words and expressions on the blackboard. Such as:Europe, Britain, French, German, Russian, Italian, the Alps, the Caspian Sea, the Volga RiverStep7. Talk about the countries and the languages that they speak.Country LanguageEngland EnglishFrance FrenchGermany GermanRussia RussianItaly ItalianGreece GreekStep8. Homework1. Finish off the exercises in activity book.2. Go on the next reading in the student book.Summary:Many words and expressions are too difficult for the students to read. So write them on the blackboard and read them loudly. It refers many languages in this lesson. Sum the content and present to the class in order to make them remember more clearly.Lesson 55: Report on the Report!T