Unit 7 Know Our World Lesson 38 The World Is a Big PlaceThe World Is a Big Place （表格式教案）

Lesson 38: The World Is a Big Place
Teachingaims Knowledge By the end of the lesson, the students will be able to:1. Read, understand and use the new words and phrases: planet, total, increase, surface, Indian, in total, be covered with…, one third, two thirds.2. Describe the world’s population, the seven continents and four oceans.
Ability 1. By learning this lesson, students can understand the text clearly.2. Students are able to introduce the world’s population, the seven continents and four oceans.
Emotion Encourage the students to describe some geography features in the world.
Important points 1. Vocabulary and phrases.2. Know the names of the seven continents and the four oceans.
Difficultpoints 1. Some vocabulary and exercises are difficult for the students.2. To memorize the seven continents and four oceans in English.
Teaching tools Text Book, PowerPoint
Teaching Procedure
Stage Teacher’s activities Students’ activities Aims
Step 1:Lead-in Teacher: Good morning boys and girls. In this unit we will learn about our world. Now let’s find the place where you live.(Show the picture of the solar system to the students.) The students Look at the picture and find out the place where you live. By showing the solar system to deepen the impression of the place where we live.
Step 2:Vocabulary 1. Show the pictures of the new words of this lesson.2. Match the right meanings to the words. 1. Learn the new words.2. Match the new words. Master the new words.
Step 3:Listen 1. Ask the students to listen to the passage and answer the questions: 1) How many continents and oceans are there in the world 2) Can you point them out on the map of the world 2. Show the map of the world to the students. 1. Listen to the passage and think about the questions.2. Look at the map of the world and point out the places By listening, students are able to know our world’s population, the seven continents and four oceans.
Stage Teacher’s activities Students’ activities Aims
Step 4:Read 1. Ask the students to read the text by themselves and complete Let’s Do It! No.12. Ask someone to read each paragraph to the class, and check the answers as a class. 1) Show the pictures of the world’s population to the students.2) Show the map of the world. Read the text and match each paragraph with its main idea. By reading the text, students are able to improve the ability of comprehensive.
Step 5:Language notes Phrases: 1. in total2. one third; two thirdsGrammar: Passive Voice Students write down the language notes on their books. Make sure that students can master the grammar and use the phrases in their own life.
Step 6:Play a game 1. Show the video to the students.2. Give each student a piece of paper with the features of the seven continents.3. Ask the students to remember the features of each continent in seconds.4. Ask some to describe one continent to the class. Other students should guess which continent is it. 1. Watch the video.2. Each Student should remember the continents in seconds.3. Someone describe the feature of the continent and others should guess. The game will help the students to remember seven continents well.
Step 6:Homework 1. Review Lesson 38.2. Write a short passage to talk about our world.3. Preview Lesson 39.
BoardDesign Lesson 38: The World Is a Big PlaceVocabulary: planet billiontotal increase surface IndianAtlantic Arctic
Teachingreflection
3. Seven continents
2. Places on the earth.
1. World’s population
World
4. Four oceans
5. Treat the earth well.