人教版八年级下册 Unit7 What's the highest mountain in the world？ SectionA 3a-3c 教案

Unit 7 What’s the highest mountain in the world
Section A 3a-3c
Today I’m going to talk about the reading of Unit 7 on page 51. In order to make it clear, I will prepare to begin my lesson form following parts.
Part I .Teaching material
1.Status and function
The topic of this unit is about the world. Such a topic is related to geography and nature. so it’s easy to arouse students’ learning interests. As we all know, reading has a great effect on speaking and writing. Therefore this lesson is in the important position of the teaching material.
2.Teaching objectives
Knowledge objectives
a).To understand the content of the passage.
b).To master comparatives and superlatives with adjectives and adverbs
Ability objectives
a).To improve reading and writing abilities.
b).To develop the ability of summarizing.
Emotional attitudes and moral values
a).To develop the spirit of never giving up
b).To know more about geography and nature.
3.Teaching important and difficult points
a).The important point is using the reading strategies while reading and get the ideas
b).The difficult points are to retell and summary.
4.The analysis of students
For grade 8 students, they have mastered enough knowledge both in vocabulary and reading skills, it’ll be helpful for them to understand the passage.
Part II.Teaching procedures
Step 1:Warming-up
Talk about the tops of china and the world 设计意图：通过复习中国和世界之最，进行课前热身。
Step 2 :Leading-in
T: Watch a video:Everest Do you know what the mountain is Have you ever heard this mountain Now I want to know something about the mountain. You can discuss these questions with your partner and then show your answers to us.
①.What is the mountain
②How high is the mountain
③.Is it dangerous to climb the mountain
.What do you know about the mountain
Ss:It’s Qomolangma. It’s 8,844.43 meters high. I think it dangerous to climb the mountain. In order to reach the top, the climbers will risk their lives. It’s very high. On the top, it’s very cold. It’s hard to breathe……
T:Yes. You know a lot about the mountain. In this class, we will learn more about Qomolangma.
设计意图：教师先通过视频设计问题，从而引入本节课的话题。
Step 3:Presentation
T:Show a passage to present some new words and phrases . Teach them to read correctly. And then let the students remember the new words and phrases and challenge their memories
My achievement
Now, I’m on Qomolangma, in the southwestern part of China. I’m in the face of the strong forces of nature. The dangers include thick clouds, heavy storms and freezing weather conditions. It’s also very hard to take in air. Can I reach the top and achieve my dream Perhaps not, but I want to challenge myself, even though it’s dangerous. I will succeed.
设计意图：教师先通过一篇与课文相关的小短文呈现新单词和短语，让学生读熟并记住，以便学生更好地理解课文意思。
Step 4:While-reading
I. Skimming
T:Listen to the tape and find the main idea of each paragraphs. Remember: main ideas are usually the first sentence or the last sentence.
Pagagraph1 spirit of climbers
Paragraph2 achievements of climbers
Paragraph3 facts and dangers
设计意图：快速浏览文章，找出文章的段落大意。教师在学生阅读之前，可以讲授阅读技巧，即段落大意一般在第一句或最后一句。
II. Scanning
1. Read Para 1 and underline the main idea. Fill in the blanks and list the facts and dangers.
After reading, T can make a mind map for Ss to understand better.
Paragraph 1
Fill in the blanks List four dangers
The Himalayas _______ along the ____________ part of china. Of all the mountains，Qomolangma is the _________ and most _________. It’s _____________ to climb Qomolangma because thick clouds _______ the top of the mountain. Even more serious ___________ include the freezing ___________ conditions and the _______ storms. thick clouds
Mind-map of Para 1.
Facts ____southwestern…_____8,844.43m ______ the highest
Qomolangma.
Dangers__ thick clouds_ hard snow_ freezing... __heavy storms __hard to take in air
设计意图：带着问题进行阅读，可以培养学生的阅读能力。教师补充了一个问题，是为了帮助学生更好的理解攀登珠峰是最危险的原因。读完之后，通过Mind-map的方式帮助学生理清文章的思路。
2.Read Para 2 and underline the main idea. Fill in the blanks and list three achievements
After reading, T can make a mind map for Ss to understand better.
Paragraph 2
Fill in the blanks List three achievements
The first _________ to reach the top of Qomolangma – Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary – did it in 1953. The first Chinese climber __________ the top in 1960, and in 1975, the first __________from Japan did it too. 1953-Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary were the first to reach the top
Mind-map of Para 2.
1953- Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary were the first to reach the top .
Achievements 1960 - The first Chinese team did so.
1975- The first woman from Japan Junko Tabei reached the top
设计意图：在读完第二段之后，需要学生懂得尽管攀登珠峰困难重重，但人们还是克服困难，挑战极限，冒险登上了山顶。而Mind-map则是更系统的帮助学生了解文章结构。
3.Read Para 3 and underline the main idea. Use the main idea to find out the spirits . And then
fill in the blanks and list four comparisons
Paragraph 3
Fill in the blanks List four comparisons
Why do people __________ their lives Because they want to __________ themselves in the face of difficulties. The spirit of these climber shows us that we should __________give up trying to achieve our dreams. It also shows us that humans can sometimes be stronger than the __________of nature. most dangerous sport
Mind-map of Para 3.
Challenge themselves
Spirit Never give up
Humans can sometimes be stronger than the forces of nature
设计意图：通过Mind-map的方式帮助学生理解文章的写作意图
4.Read again and complete 3c
Where are the Himalayas
How high is Qomolangma
Why do so many climbers climb this mountain even though it is dangerous
What does the spirit of these climbers tell us
设计意图：通过对文章结构的了解后，能快速找到文章中的重要信息。
5. Translate the language points
.世界上最危险的运动之一 .到达顶峰的第一批人
.横贯于中国的西南部 .挑战他们自己
.更为严重的困难 .面对困难
.极冷的天气状况 .实现我们的梦想
.放弃 .大自然的力量
设计意图：通过对文章结构的了解后，能快速找到文章中的重要语言点。
Step 5:.Post-reading
T:Now we know something about Qomolangma..Please try to retell the story according to the mind-map. Summarizing can help you better understand the text.
设计意图：在复述文章的环节，还是采用阅读时划分的小组，每两小组复述一段。小组之间复述之后可以进行比较，教师综合较好的复述进行展示。作为口头输出，复述短文可以帮助学生更好的理解语篇。
Step 6:Group work
T:Just now we have retold the passage. Now challenge yourselves to make a conversation. The conversation is about The TV program Dad, where are you going will invite Dong Li and Alalei to climb Qomolangma, but Alalei is too afraid to challenge herself. Use the information in the mind-map to decide whether they will challenge themselves.
设计意图：通过小组合作，达到口头输出。在经过口头输出的复述之后，学生对缩写已有一定的思路并能充分运用所学知识组织对话。
Step 7:Summary
T:Close your book and try to remember what we have learned this class.
Some news words and phrases.
Summary
About Qomolangma
T show the famous saying
If you want to achieve your dreams, challenge yourselves and never give up.
设计意图：让学生合上课本之后，在脑海中回顾本节课所学内容，再次加深对语篇的理解。告诉学生一些关于励志的谚语，培养学生敢于挑战自我永不言弃的精神。
板书设计
Unit 7 What’s the highest mountain in the world
Section A 3a-3c
New words:
achievement southwestern force nature include thick freezing
condition achieve challenge succeed.
New phrases:
in the face of difficulties freezing weather conditions forces of nature even though
achieve my dream take in air. challenge oneself
The mind map of the article