英语外研版八年级下册Module 8 Unit 1 I can hardly believe we are in the city centre教案

Module 8 Time off
Unit 1 I can hardly believe we’re in the city centre.
【教学目标】
1. To learn some key words and expressions in this unit.
hardly, sights, thirsty, waste, time off, take up, point out, at the top of …
2. To get the main ideas of the listening material and the conversation.
3. To understand the object clause with that in context.
4. To be able to introduce a place of interest in your home town.
【教学重难点】
重点：1. To learn some key words and expressions in this unit.
2. To understand the object clause with that in context.
难点：1. To understand the object clause with that in context.
2. To be able to introduce a place of interest in your home town.
【教学方法】
本节听说课采用创设情境法、任务型教学法、小组合作法等教学方法。
【教学过程】
Step 1 Leading in
Free talk.
Do you often go to the park
Write down as many words related to park as you can.
Step 2 Pre-task
Activity 1 Look at the photo and listen. What is the conversation about
Activity 2 Listen again and choose the correct answer.
1. Tony has / hasn’t heard about Beihai Park.
2. Tony guesses that the park is very popular / not very popular.
3. Lingling suggests that they spend the day there / Darning and Betty come too.
4. Lingling thinks / doesn’t think the park will be busy.
Step 3 While-task
Activity 1 Listen and answer.
Time off in Beihai Park
Where is Beihai Park It’s 1 the city centre.
Why is it famous It’s famous for its lake, 2 .
How large is the lake It takes up 3 of the park area.
Can we swim in the lake 4 .
Where will they have a picnic 5 the hill.
1. A. far from B. in C. near
2. A. ancient buildings and hills
B. bridges and hills
C. bridges and ancient buildings
3. A. a quarter B. over half C. one third
4. A. Yes, we can. B. No, we can’t. C. We don’t know.
5. A. At the top of B. At the bottom of C. In front of
Activity 2 Read and answer.
1. What does Tony think of Beihai Park
2. What route (路线) does Lingling suggest
3. What does Tony think of Lingling’s suggestion
4. What are Daming’s suggestions
Activity 3 Now complete the sentences about Beihai Park.
1. Beihai Park is so ______ that you can even hear the birds singing.
2. The park is famous for its _____, bridges and the ancient buildings on the hill.
3. The lake takes up ________ of the park area.
4. You can point out the ______ of Beijing from the top of hill.
5. They do not allow people to swim _________.
Activity 4 Read the sentences and answer the questions.
hardly sights thirsty waste
1. “I can hardly believe we’re in the city centre.”
Does Tony know they are in the city centre or not
2. “Then I can point out the sights of Beijing for you.”
Does Lingling want them to look at something or listen to something
3. “I’m so hungry and thirsty.”
Does Daming want something to drink
4. Let’s not waste any more time.”
Does Tony think they are spending their time well or badly
Activity 5 Retell.
Lingling, Tony and Daming go to ______. The park is so _______ that Tony says he can even hear birds _____. Lingling tells the two boys that the lake in the park ____ more than half of the park area. She suggests they _____ the hill so that she can ____ the sights of Beijing for them.
But Daming feels tired and hot. He doesn’t want to climb but wants to swim in the lake. Lingling doesn’t like his idea. She says it’s too ______ to swim in the lake. Finally, they decide to have their picnic ______ the hill.
Step 4 Post-task
Activity 1 Listen and notice how the speaker pronounces the words.
1. It’s so quiet here that I can even hear the birds singing.
2. Let’s walk along the lake, cross the bridge and climb up the hill.
3. I don’t want to climb.
Now listen again and repeat.
Activity 2 Work in pairs. Talk about a place of interest in your home town.
Student A: You’re a visitor from another country.
Student B: You’re introducing a place of interest in your home town to Student A.
You can talk about:
where it is
how big it is
how old it is
what is special about it
any other information you know about it
Activity 3 Exercises.
一、根据句意和首字母提示写单词。
1. I like the beautiful s_____ of this city.
2. He is very t______ and he needs some water now.
3. I can h_____ understand what he said because he speaks English too quickly.
4. They walked around the lake and c____ the small bridge.
二、翻译句子。
1. 我的办公室在楼的顶层。
________________________________
2. 这张桌子太占地方。
________________________________
3. 老板不许我使用电话。
________________________________
4. 我希望能再次见到这些可爱的动物。
________________________________
Step 5 Summary
本课时主要短语和句型：
1. so … that …
2. take up
3. be famous for …
4. point out
5. at the top of …
5. I can hardly believe …
6. I don’t think they allow people to swim in the lake.
Step 6 Homework
1. Finish the workbook.
2. Describe a park around your home or school.
【板书设计】
Module 8 Time off
Unit 1 I can hardly believe we’re in the city centre.
Time off in Beihai Park
Where is Beihai Park It’s in the city centre.
Why is it famous It’s famous for its lake, bridges and ancient buildings.
How large is the lake It takes up over half of the park area.
Can we swim in the lake No, we can’t.
Where will they have a picnic At the top of the hill.
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