人教版八年级下册Unit 5What were you doing when the rainstorm came？教案

Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came
Section A 3a-3c 教案
教学对象及学情分析
学生进入八年级后，有了一定的英语基础和语言学习能力，语言感知能力比较强，这是英语学习的优势。一方面学生学习英语的积极性比较高；另一方面，进入了八年级，学生在学习上出现了分化现象，有的学生英语语言基础薄弱，语言拓展的运用能力比较差，而且学习过程缺乏耐性。所以作为教师要鼓励学生积极学习，激发学生的学习兴趣，同时辅以灵活多样的教学设计和丰富的活动设计，鼓励学生深入语言实践，渗透学法指导并引导学生逐步养成良好的学习习惯。
教学内容分析
活动3a-3c整体阅读为核心，通过让学生阅读一篇关于美国亚拉巴马州遭风暴袭击后，人们互相帮助的故事，进一步体会过去进行时的用法，并学习一些居住场景中常用的词汇，同时也注重对青少年情感的教育和培养，让他们知道在灾害面前要更团结，更友善，更懂得互相帮助。
三．学习目标
1.语言能力
能听说读写新词和短语
能正确使用一般过去时和过去进行时，叙述过去发生的事情。
2.思维能力
通过活动的设计来引发学生进行积极主动的思维，引导学生辨析、概括文本信息；分析、推断信息的逻辑关系，提升学生分析问题和解决问题的能力.
3.情感态度与价值观
通过本课的学习，能够在自然灾害前和中积极应对，在自然灾害后互相帮助。
学习能力
通过本节课的阅读技能技巧的训练，提高学生阅读理解能力。
教学重点
1.训练阅读技能
2.学习过去进行时的用法
五．教学难点
体会while和when在引导时间状语从句时用法上的区别。
教学方法：情景教学法、多媒体辅助教学、对话练习、结对合作。
使用技术手段和目的
本课运用了思维导图，帮助学生构建知识网络，提高学生的思维能力。PPT的运用有助于丰富讲授内容和讲授形式，满足学生不同的认知风格和起点差异，继而破解学生理解和吸收学习内容中的重点难点。同时有助于展开知识的构建，引发高阶思维活动。
教学过程
Step 1　Warming up & Leading in
Play a video and ask students to watch it carefully. Try to understand the meaning of the video.
Free talk：What’s the weather like When we known the rainstorm is coming, what should we prepare
Step 2　Presentation
Teach the new words：storm，wind，light，report，area，wood，window，flashlight，match，beat，against，asleep，rise，fallen，apart，icy，kid.
Phrases：at first，fall asleep，die down，have a look.
For example：Show this picture to the students.
　T：Look at the picture. What’s the weather like
　　Ss：It’s windy.
　T：Yes. The wind is blowing strongly.
　Then let students read the new words. The teacher can walk around the classroom and give necessary help.
　　Step 3　Reading
　　1. Fast reading.
　　（1）Show the picture on the screen.
　　T：Look at the picture. Can you describe the picture according to the tips
　　Weather：windy，rainy，cloudy
　　Neighborhood：rubbish，in a mess
　　S1：There was a heavy rainstorm in the area.
　　S2：The wind blew strongly.
　　S3：The rubbish was everywhere.
　　S4：...
　　（2）Read the passage in 3a and get the main idea of each paragraph.
　　Para. 1 Before the storm
　　Para. 2 During the storm
　　Para. 3 After the storm
　　Para. 4
　　Answers：Before the storm—Para. 1，Para. 2；During the storm—Para. 3；After the storm—Para. 4
　　2. Careful reading.
　　（1）Read Para. 1 and Para. 2 and then finish the form.
Before the storm
environment strong winds a heavy rainstorm was in the area
black clouds
no light
people’s activities Ben’s Dad was putting pieces of wood over the windows.
Ben’s Mom was making sure the flashlights and radio were working.
also put some candles and matches on the table.
　　（2）Read Para. 3 and then finish the form.
During the storm
Ben was helping his mom make dinner when the rain began to beat heavily against the windows.
Ben’s family tried to play a card game，but it was hard to have fun with a serious storm happening outside.
　　（3）Read Para. 4 and then finish the form.
After the storm
environment The sun was rising.
Neighborhood was in a mess.
fallen trees broken windows rubbish
people’s activities People helped clean up the neighborhood together.
feelings Although the storm broke many things apart，it brought families and neighbors closer together.
　　3. After reading.
　　（1）Read the passage more carefully and underline the verbs in the passage which tell us what was happening in the past.
　　（2）Give the correct forms of the verbs in parentheses. Do not refer to the passage until you finish your exercises.
　　Everyone in the neighborhood was busy before the rainstorm came. Ben’s dad was putting（put）pieces of wood over the windows while his mother was making（make） sure the flashlights and radio were working（work）. She also put some candles and matches on the table.
　　Ben was helping（help） his mom make dinner when the rain began to beat heavily against the windows. After dinner，they tried to play a card game，but it was hard to have fun with a serious storm happening outside.
　　Ben could not sleep at first. He finally fell asleep when the wind was dying（die） down at around 3：00 a. m. When he woke up，the sun was rising（rise）. He went outside with his family and found the neighborhood in a mess. Fallen trees，broken windows and rubbish were everywhere. They joined the neighbors to help clean up the neighborhood together. Although the storm broke many things apart，it brought families and neighbors closer together.
　　4. Work on 3b.
　　（1）Complete the sentences in 3b using information from the passage.
（2）Check the answers
5. Work on 3c.
　　T：Although the storm broke many things apart，it brought families and neighbors closer together. Look at these pictures. What can you think of （Show these pictures to the students.）
　　　　
　　　　
　　There was a dreadful earthquake，but everyone wanted to stay there，side by side with their families and friends and all the victims of the disaster. Although natural disasters are relentless，the world is full of love.
　　T：What other things can bring people closer together How can we help each other in times of difficulty Look at this picture. What can you do
　　Answers will vary.
　　Look at another picture. If you can help him when he needs help，what can you do for him
　　Ask students to discuss in groups，and then show their answers.
　　T：Unselfish love can bring people closer together.
　
Step4 Retelling
Retell the usage of the past progressive tense，and use when and while correctly.
　Step5 Summary
　In this lesson，we have learned：
　　1. New words and phrases：storm，wind，light，report，area，wood，window，flashlight，match，beat，against，asleep，rise，fallen，apart，icy，kid；at first，fall asleep，die down，have a look.
2. Sentences：
（1）Black clouds were making the sky very dark.
　　（2）Ben’s dad was putting pieces of wood over the windows while his mom was making sure the flashlights and radio were working.
　　（3）Ben was helping his mom make dinner when the rain began to beat heavily against the windows.
　　　板书设计
Unit5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came Section A 3a—3c a. Useful new words and expressions storm, report, area, wind, light, wood, window, flashlight, match, beat, heavily, against, asleep, fall asleep, die down, rise, apart b. Say your experience Have you experienced a natural disaster Did it bring people closer together How can you help each other in times of difficulty