Unit 8 Reading
【Analysis of teaching material】
The Two reading paragraphs are excerpted from Robinson Crusoe which is written by Daniel Defoe and introduces Robinson’s youth and the time up to his shipwreck, his 28 years on an uninhabited island,his life and adventures after being rescued from the island. The first paragraph is about Robinson’s life and inner his feeling after he first arrived on the island, and the second paragraph mainly talks about the story between Robinson and Friday.
【Teaching aims】
Students master some key words and phrases.
Students can improve their reading skills of scanning and skimming.
Students can understand the present perfect tense in the passage
Students can have awareness of never giving up in the face of difficulties.
【Teaching key and difficult points】
To improve students’ reading skills of skimming and scanning.
To understand the present perfect tense in the passage.
【Teaching method】
3P
【Teaching procedures】
Step1: Lead-in
Daily greeting to students.
Check the homework
Watch a short video and imagine what you will do if you are left alone on the island Wait for death or find ways to survive
What would you prepare to deal with the problems
Step2: Pre-reading
Look at the picture, what can you know from the picture
Step3: Fast-reading
Read and match the main idea with each paragraph
Para.1 Robinson saved Friday and they helped each other.
Para.2 Robinson’s life on the island
Step 3: Careful reading
Imagine what problems you may have if you were left alone on the island just like Robinson
Read para.1 and find what Robinson has done to deal with the problems
challenges how to solve things he used
no things to travel by make a small boat tools
no place to live in cut down trees and build a house knives and tools
no food kill animals and birds for food, grow fruit and vegetables guns and tools
Read Para. 2 and complete the timeline
a few weeks ago:
not long after that:
Now:
Step 4: After reading
What do you think of Robinson Crusoe
Robonsin is brave, creative, clever, optimistic and he is a ma full of wisdom and courage.
What can we learn from Robinson Crusoe
Never give up trying in the face of difficulties.
There are more ways than difficulties.
Learn the importance of life skills
Life is fine, and learn to enjoy it.
Is there anyone who has the same spirit as Robinson
Robinson and Friday lived on the island for 28 years. Finally, they were saved by a ship passing by. Can you make up your end to the story
【Homework】
Level 1:Tell the story of Robinson Crusoe to your friends after class.
Level 2: Try to go on writing your own story of Robinson and share your story with us next class.
【Blackboard design 】
【Teaching reflection】
In this reading class,individual learning and group cooperation are combined to promote to improve students’ reading skills, and in some ways stimulate learning motivation of students. However, as the reading passages in grade 8 are becoming more and more difficult,some students still don’t have the habit of previewing, so they can’t finish the reading tasks within limited time. Besides, some students are not able to understand the present perfect tense in the passage. Last but not least, the text analysis is not enough.