英语外研版八年级下册Module8 Unit2 We thought somebody was moving about教案

Module 8 Time off
Unit 2 We thought somebody was moving about.
【教学目标】
1. To be able to learn the following key words, expressions and the object clauses: shape, human, somebody, path, promise to do sth., wake sb. up, square kilometre, move about, pull off, by a small lake, freshwater lake …
We thought somebody was moving about.
We came out without making any noise, and found it was just a hungry monkey looking for food.
I pulled a leaf off a plant, but Lingling’s uncle said that it was wrong to pull leaves off plants and that we should protect everything here.
2. To be able to get some information from the email about Zhangjiajie.
3. To learn to describe the tourist attractions and write a passage about it.
4. To learn to love the natural beauties and learn how to protect the environment during the travelling.
【教学重难点】
重点：1. To learn some expressions in the passage.
2. To distinguish facts of tourist attractions from personal travelling
experiences.
难点：To talk about facts of tourist attractions and personal travelling
experiences.
【教学方法】
本节读写课采用创设情境法、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.
Show some pictures of Zhangjiajie and have a free talk.
What can you see
What do you think of it
Step 2 Pre-task
Activity 1 Work in pairs.
What do you know about Zhangjiajie
1. Where is it
2. How large is it
3. Where can you stay
4. What animals can you see
5. What is the most famous thing to see
Step 3 While-task
Fast reading.
Read the e-mail quickly and find the main idea for Paragraph 1, 2 and 3.
Paragraph 1 ____ Paragraph 2 _____ Paragraph 3 ____
A. Descriptions of Zhangjiajie.
B. The story of their climbing Mount Tianzi.
C. A special experience at night during the holiday.
Careful reading.
Activity 1 Read Paragraph 1 and answer the questions.
1. Where is Zhangjiajie
2. How large is it
3. What is it famous for
Activity 2 Read Paragraph 2 and check the true sentences.
1. Last night, they camped on the mountain.
2. A loud noise worried her on that night.
3. They found a hungry monkey is looking for food.
Activity 3 Read Paragraph 3 and answer the questions.
1. Translate it into Chinese:
We could only see the mountain tops above the clouds.
2. It was a pity. I got bad marks. (合并为一句)
It was a pity ________________________.
3. We should protect everything here. My uncle said. (同上).
______________________________________________.
Activity 4 Read the last Paragraph and answer the questions.
1. Where are they going tomorrow
2. When will they go back home
Activity 5 Number the sentences in the correct order.
a) Betty pulled a leaf off a plant.
b) The noise woke everybody up.
c) They climbed Mount Tianzi.
d) A monkey made some noise.
e) They camped by a small lake.
f) Lingling’s uncle said that people should protect everything in Zhangjiajie.
Activity 6 Retell the passage.
Travelling in Zhangjiajie
Zhangjiajie is in ... It’s very large ... It’s a magic land of … It’s famous for … The rocks look like …
Last night, we heard, (thought, said, came out, found) ...
This morning, we climbed ...
Tomorrow we are going to ...
Step 4 Post-task
Activity 1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box.
human kilometre path shape wish
1. Are there rocks in _______ or animal _______ in your home town
2. How many __________ is Zhangjiajie from your home town
3. Is it safer to walk along a ______ or climb over rocks
4. Where do you ______ you were right now
Activity 2 Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions in Activity 5.
1. Are there rocks in human or animal shape in your home town
2. How many kilometres is Zhangjiajie from your home town
3. Is it safer to walk along a path or climb over rocks
4. Where do you wish you were right now
Activity 3 Writing.
Read the information about Zhangjiajie.
How large is it about 480 square kilometres
Where is it about 400 kilometres from Changsha
What can you see Mountains, rivers, forest, many kinds of plants and animals
What’s special strange shape of tall rocks, beautiful sights
Where can you sleep hotels or camps
Activity 4 Exercises.
一、根据中文意思或首字母提示，用单词的适当形式填空。
1. There’s a narrow p_________ through the forest.
2. He looks a_________ but finds nothing strange in his room.
3. Don’t p_________ my hair. It is painful (痛的).
4. The clouds in the sky have many _________(外形，形状).
5. —__________________ (某人) is waiting for you at the school gate, Mr Liu.
—Thank you for telling me.
二、根据汉语意思完成句子。
1. 请在六点钟叫醒他们。
Please ______ them ______ at 6 o’clock.
2. 他答应要帮助我们。
He ________ to help us.
3. 游泳池呈心形。
The swimming pool was ____________ a heart.
4. 听！有人在唱歌。
Listen! __________ is singing.
Step 5 Summary
1. We have understood specific information in the reading material.
2. We have learnt to write a passage using clues.
3. We have learnt some new words and expressions.
Step 6 Homework
1. Choose the most important or interesting facts about Zhangjiajie and write a passage about it.
2. Finish the workbook.
【板书设计】
Module 8 Time off
Unit 2 We thought somebody was moving about.
facts
How large is it
Where is it
What can you see
What is special
personal experiences
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