Lesson 37 Let’s Learn Geography!（教案）

Lesson 37 I Like Geography
一、教学目标
语言知识
熟练掌握本单元的重点单词和重要词组。要求学生能听懂、会说、识记这些词汇。
教师根据课文内容提出相关讨论问题，通过课堂的师生互动过程，运用已有的语言知识进行交流与讨论，培养学生的语言表达及语言运用能力，促进学生口语交际能力的提升。
情感态度目标
1）关注学生的情感，营造宽松、民主、和谐的氛围，进一步提高学生对英语的学习热情，增强学习兴趣。培养学生积极主动地参与课堂活动，大胆开口，积极讨论。
2）结合地理知识，使学生们在不同的文化背景之下学习和掌握世界文化。
学习策略
以学生为主体，以能力培养为宗旨，创设多种多样的方式和机会让学生通过自主、合作、探究等学习方式来获得新知识。注重教与学的互动和生生互动，将集体学习与小组学习相结合。
2教学重点
Learn some new words about oceans, countries, cities, food ,culture and so on..
Know the differences in different countries. Learn about the world.
3?教学难点
1) Some new words and phrases.
2) Some knowledge about travelling.
二、学情分析
本课是八年级下册第七单元第一课时。题目为《I like geography》是通过让学生了解世界地理找到旅游是学习地理最好方式进一步了解世界和旅游所带来的乐趣通过小组讨论的方式让每个人体会旅行的有益之处。因此我在教学活动中尽量让他们参与到活动中来,有更多的机会来说英语,减少他们的恐惧感,通过学生间的合作学习,降低他们的学习难度,使他们体验到成功的喜悦。提高他们综合运用语言的能力,使各层次的学生都有所收获。
三、教学过程
Class Opening
Greeting
1. Give the standard greeting to welcome students to English class.
2. go over some phrases in lesson 36
jump rope jump over long jump sit-up push-up as a result
use sth. to do sth. keep doing. none of us... come in twentieth
Part I answer some questions and think of Olympics
Questions:
1) What is theOlympic symbol
1. Show some pictures to the students and ask the students to go over the Olympic symbol
2) How old are the Olympics
3) Why are the Olympics important
4). How often do the Olympics take place
Step II lead in the new lesson
1. Geography is an/a ____________subject
What can we learn from geography.
1) We can learn about mountains, rivers and oceans
2) We can learn about continents, countries and cities
3) We can learn about population
2 .Do you like studying geography Why or why not
3. What is a good way to study geography
1)listen to the teacher carefully
2)read newspapers and magazines
3)search the Internet.
4). ...
Step III practice dialague
have been to ______.
I would like to visit _____ someday,
Because it’s ______.
Step 4. listen and tick the correct answer
1Which countries have they been to
Listen and tick the country that each person has visited.
2. Watch the video. Read along with it
3. Role-play Reading
4. 2 Read the lesson and write true (T) of false (F).
1. Brian wants to visit Japan someday.
2. Jenny has never been to any Asian countries.
3. Brain’s father has travelled to several different continents.
4. Danny’s mother has a friend in Antarctica.
5 finish a summary.
Jenny likes studying g________. In class, she learns many things about rivers, moutains, ______ (海洋) and _____ (城市) of the world. Jenny and her classmates _________________ (了解) the population in the world recently. Brian thinks ________ (travel) is a good way to learn geography. Danny agrees with him and He __________ (去过) China twice. Brian has also been a_____. He says his father has visited almost every continent e_____ Antarctica. Jenny says her mother has _____ (go) to see her a friend from an island in the Pacific. Danny says he can’t wait _______ (travel) because it’s fun to take a tour.
Step 6 task reading.
Two years ago, I went abroad. I went to a mysterious country— Thailand.
It lies in the southeast of Asia. The population of Thailand is about 63 million.
It took me six hours to fly to Thailand. I felt tired but excited. I liked this trip very much.
I visited many places of interest. The Grand Palace is a wonderful place. There were many beautiful statues in it. I learned about colorful and special culture.
Pattaya is one of the most famous islands in Thailand. I had a great time there. I swam in the clear sea and tasted the fresh seafood and enjoyed the beautiful view.
In a word, I like this trip very much. I hope to go abroad again someday. Now I am considering which country I should visit next time.
1.Where is Thailand
2. What’s the population of Thailand
3.Which island did the author visit
4.How does the author like Thailand
5.How long did it take the author to fly to Thailand
Homework: Writing practice
Please share your traveling experience with us.
You’d better…..
Describe the position, population, beautiful view,
special food and interesting culture.
2. What did you see, eat, learn about and …
3. Where else do you want to visit Why
PS: It will be perfect if you can present your pictures