Lesson Module8 AccidentsUnit2 I was trying to pick it up when it bit me again.
Analysis of the teaching material:
The text is from New Standard English, Grade 8. The part is Unit 2 I was trying to pick it up when it bit me again, which focuses on reading and writing passage about accidents. The title of the passage is “Smile, please”. Smile here is not the smile on our face, but a kind of humor in the English culture, which refers to even when accidents happen, we can still choose to smile and get them over. There are seven paragraphs, which introduces the story of a cook named Henry who used the mobile phone to save his life after being bitten by a snake.
Analysis of the students:
Students of Grade 8 have some knowledge about accidents and basic reading strategies, but they lack deep understanding of the passage and are afraid of writing. This topic is closely related to their life and can easily arouse their interest.
Teaching objectives:
1. Linguistic Competence: (1). To cognize the key vocabulary and expressions. (2). To comprehend adverbial clause of time by when and while. (3). To write a short story about an accident.2. Learning Ability: To use reading strategies to get the main idea and specific information. 3. Cultural Character: To experience the humor in the English culture. 4. Thinking Quality: To develop various qualities, such as analyzing, applying, creating…
Teaching Key Points and Difficulties
Teaching key points: (1). To cognize the key vocabulary and comprehend the target structures. (2). To use reading strategies to get information.Teaching difficulties: (1).To retell the story (2). To write a story about an accident.
Teaching Procedures
Steps Teacher' s guide Students' activities Purpose
Step ILead-in 1. Play a guessing game.2. Lead a brain storm.3. Play the video. 1. Do the guessing game.2. Do the brain storm.3. Watch the video. *Attract Ss’ attention to arouse the Ss' curiosity and lead into the topic.
Step IIPre-reading 1. Guide the students to guess the content.2. Teach the key vocabulary. 1. Guess the content of the passage.2. Cognize the key vocabulary. *To train students’ prediction skill.*To pave the way for reading
Step IIIWhile- reading 1. Ask the students to read the passage and match the main idea with the paragraphs.2. Ask the students to read paragraph1 carefully.3. Ask them to read Paragraph2-4 and check the sentences . 4. Ask them to read Paragraph5&6 and number the sentences.5. Ask the students to read the last paragraph and circle Henry’s advice. 1. Read to find out the structure of the passage.2. Read Paragraph1 to complete the table.3. Read Paragraph2-4 to find out how the snake bit Henry.4. Read Paragraph5&6 to put the events in the correct order.5. Read Paragraph7 and find out Henry’s advice. *To help students grasp the structure of the reading text.*To extract the key information.*To train students analysis ability. *To help them understand the sequence of the story.*To let them know the writer’s purpose.
Step IVPost-reading 1. Ask the students to watch the video and then lead them to retell the story.2. Ask the students to discuss what they can learn from Henry.3. Give the students an example and ask them to write their stories. 1. Watch the video and retell the story with the teacher. 2. Have a discussion and share their ideas.3. Write their own stories. *To help strengthen their understanding of the passage.*To use the target language to write their stories.
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