外研版八年级上Module 5 Lao She Teahouse. Unit 2 It describes the changes in Chinese society 教案（表格式）

M5 Unit2 It describes the changes
in Chinese society.
Teaching material: M5 Unit2 It describes the changes in Chinese society.
Students’ level: Grade 8
Lesson type: Reading
Teaching objectives:In this period, students will be able to:By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:1. understand the following words and sentences: Words and expressions: act, describe, name, novel, common, twentieth, Beijing opera, traditional music, magic shows, ...;Sentences:It shows the lives of common people in China from the end of the nineteenth century to the middle of the twentieth century;It tells us the story of Wang Lifa and the customers of his teahouse in Beijing;It describes the changes in Chinese society over fifty years; Lao She Teahouse gives a warm welcome to everyone from all over the world;2. analyze the content of the passage;3. apply the tips to understand the passage;4. discuss and make a report;5. value the Chinese traditional culture and try to spread the culture.Main points and difficult points:1. Words and expressions: act, novel, describe, name, twentieth, common, Beijing opera, traditional music, magic shows, ...; show sb. sth.=show sth. to sb.; tell sb. sth.= tell sth. to sb.; give sb. sth.= give sth. to sb;2. Encourage the students to make a report in class;3. Develop the students’ cultural awareness and encourage them to spread our Chinese culture.
Teaching methods: Task-based method
Learning methods: Pair work, group work, summarizing
Teaching aids: Multi-media, blackboard, etc.
Teaching Procedures
Procedures Activities Intentions
Pre-reading Step1 Lead-in. 1.Watch a video. 1)Who is the story about 2)What do you think of Hua Mulan 2. Learn the new words. The topic will be led in by showing a short video about Hua Mulan played by Ivy Drama Club, which is familiar with the students. Their interest will be stimulated by watching the video. Meanwhile, new words will be introduced and the students will make clear of the topic of this lesson.
Step2 Let’s predict. What is the passage about Students will be asked to observe the pictures and predict the main idea of the passage by answering the questions. Prediction is a useful reading strategy, which will help the students understand the passage.
While-reading Step3 Let’s read. 1. Read the passage and match the headings with the paragraphs. Students will be asked to match the headings with the paragraphs by using the reading strategy. By doing this, their reading skills will be trained.
2. Read Para.1 and answer the questions. By finding out the detailed information, students will have a general understanding about the play Teahouse.
3. 1) Read Para.2 and complete the timeline with the information about Lao She. 2) Retell the paragraph.3) Introduce Lao She’s achievement. Teachers aims to make Students learn about the experiences and achievement of Lao She.
4. Read Para.3 and answer the questions. 1) What can we do at Lao She Teahouse 2) Watch a short video and find out what other activities we can do at Lao She Teahouse. Students will find out what we can do at Today’s Lao She Teahouse. By watching a short video, their horizons will be broadened and they will understand that today’s Lao She Teahouse is a window for China to spread its culture abroad.
Post-reading Step4 Let’s make a summary.1. Let’s review.2. Make a summary and fill in the blanks.3. Introduce the people who are named “the People’s Artist”. Review what students have learnt in this class and make a conclusion about the text. Then students will be asked to make a summary to conclude what they have learnt about. In order to expand their cultural knowledge, the other two people who are named “the People Artist” will be introduced.
Step5 Let’s discuss and make a report.Which do you like better, teahouses or coffee houses Students will discuss in groups. The group work can stimulate the class atmosphere and students share the information with partners, which is important in the process of English learning. The group work can help students build confidence and lay the foundation of the final output. Meanwhile, students can use what they have learnt from this class to express their views and begin to value our traditional culture.
Step6 Let’s believe. This step aims to cultivate students’ cultural awareness. Students will be guided to attach importance to Chinese traditional culture and they will be also encouraged to spread Chinese traditional culture.
Homework Consolidate what students have learnt in class and encourage students to learn more about Chinese traditional culture.