外研版八年级英语上册教案 Module 7 Unit 1 Alice was sitting with her sister by the river.

Unit 1　It's more than 2，000 years old.
Ⅰ.Teaching model
Listening and speaking
Ⅱ.Teaching aims
1．To learn and understand the topic words through talking and listening
2．To know something about the Terracotta Army，the Three Gorges Dam，the Giant's Causeway and Victoria Falls
3．To understand conversations involving different tenses
Ⅲ.Teaching aids
Tape recorder，OHP，video
Ⅳ.Teaching steps
第一课时(Activity 1－Activity 3)
Step 1：Warming?up
1．Show some pictures of the wonders of the world.
2．Enjoy and talk something about the pictures.
3．Show some pictures to introduce the new words.
4．Learn the new words.
5．Read the words after the teacher.
Step 2：Match the name
Match the names of the wonders with the pictures.
1．Ask the students to look at the pictures.
2．Read through the names of the wonders.
3．Match the names of the wonders with the pictures.
4．Ask the students to check their answers with a partner.
5．Call back the answers from the whole class and check the answers.
Step 3：Answer the questions
Look at the pictures and answer the questions.Use the words in the box to help you in Activity 2.
1．Ask the students to look at the pictures in Activity 1.
2．Ask the students to read through the words in the box.
3．Ask the students to read through the questions in Activity 2.
4．Look at the pictures and answer the questions.Use the words in the box to help you.
5．Ask the students to check their answers with their partners.
6．Call back the answers from the whole class and check the answers.
7．Now listen and check.
Step 4：Listening and reading
1．Ask the students to listen and read the conversation silently.
2．Ask the students to read it and underline all the points which are important with their partners.
3．Show the points to the class，and the teacher explains some difficulties to them.
4．Check(√)the true sentences.Then share it with the class.
(1)Tony thinks the Giant's Causeway is the largest natural wonder.
(2)Lingling thinks Victoria Falls is more fantastic than the Giant's Causeway.
(3)Betty and Daming are more interested in man?made wonders.
(4)For Daming，the Three Gorges Dam is more fantastic than the Terracotta Army.
5．Work in pairs and act out the conversation.
Step 5：Everyday English
I'm not sure…
In my opinion，…
Look at…
Who'd like to…？
Step 6：Homework
1．Learn the new words by heart.
2．Act out the conversation in groups.
3．Finish off the workbook exercises.
Blackboard Design
Unit 1　It's more than 2，000 years old.
1．in one's opinion
2．more than
3．millions of
4．I've never seen it，so I'm not sure I agree with you.
5．That sounds great，though I think Victoria Falls in Africa is even more fantastic.