Unit 12
Life is full of the unexpected.
Section B 2a—2e
一、教学目标
1. 理解并掌握本课重点词汇和短语:announce, spaghetti, hoax, sell out, discovery, cancel等。
2. 通过完成有关快速阅读和细节阅读的任务,帮助学生理解语篇内容的同时,提高学生的阅读技能。
3. 继续在语境中加深对一般过去时和过去完成时的掌握。
4. 了解愚人节的外国习俗。
二、教学重点及难点
重点:
1. 熟练掌握本课重点词汇和短语。
2. 通过阅读,理解有关愚人节和恶作剧的故事。
难点:在语境中加深对一般过去时和过去完成时的掌握。
三、教学准备
教师:教学课件;多媒体设备
学生:课前预习
四、教学过程
Step 1 Warming-up
Work in pairs and talk about April Fool’s Day.
【设计意图】通过自由谈论,帮助学生做好语言的预热。
Step 2 Pre-reading
1. Discuss in class: Have you ever played jokes on others, especially on Aril Fool’s Day Have you ever been fooled by others
2. Learn some new words and phrases.
【设计意图】介绍愚人节的习俗,为下一步的阅读做准备。
Step 3 While-reading
Work on 2b~2c
Read the passage quickly and match each paragraph with the main idea.
Read the passage carefully and answer the questions.
【设计意图】带着任务阅读文章,增强阅读的目的性。
Step 4 Post-reading
Fill in the blanks and retell the passage.
Language points
1. April Fool’s Day is a celebration that takes place in different countries around the world.
take place 意为“发生”。
2. It happens on April 1st every year and is a day when many people play all kinds of tricks and jokes on each other.
play a trick on sb. 意为“捉弄某人”。
3. Many people ran to their local supermarkets to buy as much spaghetti as they could.
as … as sb. can/could 意为“尽可能……”。
4. Many April Fool’s jokes may end up being not very funny.
end up doing sth. 意为“结果是……”。
【设计意图】系统学习并掌握本课重要语言点。
Work on 2d~2e
1. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
2. Think about their own funny stories, then tell them to the whole class.
【设计意图】在练习中巩固过去完成时的用法。
Step 5 Summary
Summarize what they have learned this class.
Step 6 Homework
Write their own funny stories according to 2e.
五、板书设计
Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected.
第四课时 Section B 2a—2e
1. April Fool’s Day is a celebration that takes place in different countries around the world.
2. It happens on April 1st every year and is a day when many people play all kinds of tricks and jokes on each other.
3. Many people ran to their local supermarkets to buy as much spaghetti as they could.
4. Many April Fool’s jokes may end up being not very funny.
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