Unit 8 Culture Shapes Us Lesson 44 Popular Sayings 教案

Unit 8 Lesson 44 Popular Sayings 教案
Teaching Content:
Mastery words and expressions: society, generation, pound, whether, human
Oral words and expressions: easy to do, full of sth, take a look, form habits, in common
Teaching Aims:
1. Let the students know the some popular sayings.
2. Create the students' spirit of cooperation.
Teaching Important Points:
1. Talk about the popular sayings in Chinese and English.
2. Grasp the adverbial clause with “though” or “although”
Teaching Difficult Points:
Talk about the popular sayings in Chinese and English.
Teaching Preparation：pictures
Teaching Aids: flashcards, audiotape, pictures
Type of lesson: new lesson
Teaching Procedure:
Step1. Come to “THINK ABOUT IT”.
Divide the class into groups of three or four. Discuss the following questions:
Do you know any English or Chinese sayings What are they
Do you use sayings in your daily life Give an example.
Give the students five minutes to finish the task. Pay attention to all the students' feelings. Let all
of them take part in the discussion.
Step2. Listen to the tape and fill in the blanks with the words you hear:
1. Sayings can help people form good ________.
2. Sayings can share something in __________.
Step3. Work in pairs. Discuss the meaning of the following sayings. Can you find the matching
Chinese sayings Then make sentences with the sayings you have learned.
When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
First come, first served.
It is never too late to mend.
No pain, on gain.
Step4. Read the text and tell the main idea of the text in the students' own words.
Let the students speak in front of the class. Encourage them not to be shy when they stand there.
Give the students chances to speak loudly in front of the class.
Step5. Encourage the students to ask more questions about this part.
Divide the class into groups of three or four to finish the task. Ask all of the students to take part
in the discussion.
Step6. Homework
1. Finish off the exercises in the textbook on page 117.
2. Go on the next reading in the student book.