Unit 7 Know Our World Lesson 38 The World Is a Big Place教案

Unit 7 Know Our World
Lesson 38
【教学内容】
1．Mastery words and expressions: land, Europe, America, ocean, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, earth, surface, island, river
2．Oral words and expressions: Antarctica, the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, Arctic, the Arctic Ocean, Greenland, northeast, Nile
【教学目标】
1．Learn more about the world's geography.
2．Master the words and expressions of the continents and oceans in English.
【教学重点】
1．The words and expressions in this lesson.
2．Know about the world's physical features.
【教学难点】
Some geography features in the world.
【教学准备】
Audiotape, flashcards, a map of the world
【教学过程】
Ⅰ．Talk about the question:
T: Where do you live
T: Do you like to live here Why
Ⅱ．Come to "THINK ABOUT IT".
1．T: Which part of the world do you live in
S: …
2．T: What do you know about the place where you live
S: …
3．T: How many countries are there in the world What are they
S: …
Ⅲ．Listening task
Listen 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 world's oceans
4．How many deserts does the world have
5．What's the world's biggest island
6．What's the world's longest river
Ⅳ．Reading task
Read the text and finish Exercise 2 in activity book.
1．Scientists predict the world's population will be _______ by 2050. There will be 9. 1billion people by _______.
2．About ________ of the world is land. The land that is very ________ is called desert. The deserts cover ________ of the earth's surface.
3．There are ________ continents. They are ________, _________, _________, _________, North America, South America and Antarctica. Antarctica is the world's _______ and the world's _______ 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 world's _______ island is Greenland.
6．The Nile River in Africa is the _______ river.
Ⅴ．Listen to the tape again and ask the students to imitate after it.
Ⅵ．Read the text again and talk about the details about the text.
1．How many deserts does the world have What are they Which is the second largest desert in the world
2．What's the world's longest river What is the second longest river What is the third longest river
3．What are the physical features of them
Ⅶ．Come to "LET'S DO IT".
Prepare a dictionary before the class. When they meet new words, encourage them to look them up in the dictionary.
【作业布置】
1．Finish off the exercises in activity book.
2．Go on the next reading in the student book.
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