八年级英语上册 Module 2 My home town and my country Unit 2 Cambridge is a beautiful city in the east of England教案（新版）外研版-（新版）外研版初中八年级上册英语教案.doc

Unit 2 Cambridge is a beautiful city in the east of England.
【教材分析】
Through comparing the two cities—London and Cambridge, let students grasp the usage of comparison of adjectives in English. By showing the picture, make students master the four compass points(east, south, west, north).
【教学目标】

l Knowledge objective
Key vocabulary—east, south, west, north, church, million, coast, region
Key structures—have a population of
lots of
be famous for
l Ability objective
To get information about Cambridge, London and Britain
To master the four compass points.
l Moral objective
To know more about own home town and own country and love to know more about the foreign cities and countries.
【教学重点】
1. To tell the difference among the words: near, opposite, along, on the left/right, across
2. To learn some expressions about asking ways and giving directions.
3. To learn the reading method.
【教学难点】
1. To get information from the article.
2. To write a composition by using the comparative degree.
【教学方法】
PWP method, task-based method
【教学手段】
A tape recorder, multimedia and some pictures
【教学过程】
Teaching Procedures:
Step 1 Warming up
Answer the questions according to the pictures, and let Ss know about England.
Step 2 Consolidate new words
1. Point out the direction words.
2. Look and say. The teacher shows the pictures of new words and let the students to say as quickly as possible.
Step 3 Reading and vocabulary
1. Look at the map of the England and read these sentences.
1) Cambridge is in the east of England.
2) London is in the south of England.
3) Bristol is in the west of England.
4) Manchester is in the north of England.
2. Make a dialogue about the directions
Look at the pictures and make dialogues about the cities on the map.
3. Look at the map of China and point out the locations of the following cities.
Beijing Guangdong Chengdu Shanghai
Step 4 Reading
1. Look at the pictures on page 12 and listen.
2. Read the passage and choose a title for each picture.
3. Read the passage again and answer the questions.
1) What’s the population of Cambridge?
2) What’s Cambridge famous for?
3) How old is London?
4) What’s the weather like in England?
4. Show the video of University of Cambridge.
5. Work on Activity 3.
Complete the table comparing Cambridge with London.

Cambridge
London
Location

Population

Famous places

River

Step 5 Language points
1. I come from Cambridge, a beautiful city in the east of England.
in the east of…表示“在……的东方”。
类似的表达如下：
in the west of…表示“在……的西方”。
in the south of…表示“在……的南方”。
in the north of…表示“在……的北方”。
2. It is on the river Cam and has a population of about 120,000.
1) on the river Cam 表示“在康桥河畔”， on表示在河的沿岸。
2) have a population of …表示“有……人口”。指人口的多少用large或 small。
3. My home town is especially famous for its university.
be famous for是一个固定短语，意为“因……而闻名；以……著名”。
主语既可以是表示人的词语，也可以是表示地点的词语。主语是表示人的词语时，多表示以某种技能或特征而闻名；主语是表示地点的词语时，多表示以某种特产或某处名胜古迹而著名。
e.g. She is famous for her sweet voice.
The town is famous for its fruit.
【运用】根据汉语意思完成英语句子, 每空词数不限。
(1) 安徽因黄山而闻名。
Anhui _____________ Mount Huang.
(2) 他因他的歌曲而出名。
He _____________ his songs.
4. Tourists like the area of low mountains and beautiful lakes in the north…
low意为“矮的；低的”，常指建筑物、山的低或矮、价格的低、声音的低。
e.g. The Browns live in a low house.
The hill is low.
Today the price of sweaters is low.
Joan often speaks in a low voice.
short也有“矮的的意思, 但常指人的矮。
e.g. The girl in the front of the classroom is short.
根据句意选用low或short填空, 有的需要变换形式。
(1) The price of the T-shirt is very ______.
(2) Li Lei is ________ than his brother.
(3) The hill is _____ and we can get there very soon.
Step 6 Practice
Work on Activity 4.
Step 7 Writing
1. Answer the questions and write notes about your home town
1) Where is it?
2) What’s its population?
3) Is it big or small?
4) What is it famous for?
5) How old is it?
6) What is the weather like?
2. Give possible answers.
3. Use your notes and write answers to the questions in Activities 5.
Dalian is in the northeast of China.
It has a population of over six million.
4. Give possible answers.
Step 8 Writing task
Write a passage called My home town. Use Tony's passage to help you.
I come from Dalian, a beautiful city in the northeast of China. It has a population of over six million. It is …