Unit 4 Reading教学详案--牛津译林版中学英语八年级下

Unit 4　A good read
Reading
设计说明 首先通过观看节选的《格列佛游记》的视频来导入新课，然后了解这本书的作者、创作背景以及包括哪些主要章节，进而再由浅入深地对这篇文章从读前、读中和读后三个阶段进行阅读，尤其是读中环节，从人物、背景、情节和欣赏四个层面进行详尽分析，帮助学生理解文章；在读后环节，主要通过解答教材上的练习题来帮助学生加深对文章的理解。最后，讲解文章中出现的一些重要知识点。 教学目标 通过本课节的教学，让学生达成以下目标： 1.知识目标 掌握词汇：against, tie, over, stomach, until, finger, tiny, continue, either, manage, lift, army, must, unable, shoulder, be tired out, fall over 2.能力目标 (1)能读懂节选的《格列佛游记》的内容，能对《格列佛游记》有初步的了解； (2)能够通过上下文猜测词意，理解句子之间的因果关系，增强整体阅读能力。 3.情感目标 培养学生阅读名著的兴趣。 重点难点 1.重点：理解节选的《格列佛游记》的内容。 2.难点：能够通过上下文猜测词意，理解句子之间的因果关系，增强整体阅读能力。 教学准备 PPT 课件；相关图片。 授课时数 2课时 教学过程 Step 1　Lead-in 1. Watch a video and present the book Gulliver’s Travels. 2. Know about Gulliver’s Travels. Writer: Jonathan Swift（乔纳森·斯威夫特） (1667—1745) Included four parts: Lilliput（小人国） Brobdingnag（大人国） Laputa（飞岛国） Houyhnhnms（智马国） Step 2　Pre-reading 1. Read for prediction（预测）. (1) What information can you get from the title and the beginning ［We know : It’s an extract（节选） from Gulliver’s Travels. We know the character named Gulliver and the place called Lilliput/ l l put/.］ (2) Show the picture at Page 50-51 in textbook and ask： ①What information can you get from the picture ②What happened to him ③How did he feel Answers: ①A huge man, a huge army of tiny people. ②He was tied to the ground.　③He felt surprised. 2. Explain the new words at the same time. 3. Work on B1. Match the words on the left with the meanings on the right. (1) against ______ a keep doing something (2) tired out ______ b very small (3) tie ______ c finish what you have tried to do (4) tiny ______ d very tired (5) continue ______ e hitting something (6) manage ______ f hold things together with ropes Answers: (1) e　(2) d　(3) f　(4) b　(5) a　(6) c Step 3　While-reading 1. Read for general information. Characters（人物） Paras.1~5 Setting（背景） Paras.1~2 Plots（情节） Paras.3~5 2. Read for characters. (1) Read the passage quickly and find out who are the main characters. (Gulliver, Tiny people) (2) Read the passage quickly and find out some information about Gulliver and tiny people. (3) Read for thinking. ① If you see such a small man, what will you say to him ② If you are a small man, what will you talk to Gulliver 3. Read for setting（背景）. (1) Read Paras.1~2 and find out what happened to Gulliver . (2) Read for thinking. ①What do you think of Gulliver in these two paragraphs ②How did Gulliver feel ③What might Gulliver want to know Answers: ① I think he is lucky, because the ship crashed against the rocks, Gulliver was still alive.　② Surprised.　③ Who tied me to the ground Why was I tied to the ground ... 4. Read for plots（情节）. (1)Read Paras. 3~5 and find out tiny people’s action and Gulliver’s reaction（反应） and try to fill in the blanks. Teach some new words in this part. a very small man: moved up ________ Gulliver’s stomach and neck until it was _______ near Gulliver’s face more small men: started ________ all over Gulliver; Gulliver’s shout made them _________; they soon _________ again and _________ moving across Gulliver’s body one of these small men: began _______ Gulliver Gulliver: couldn’t _______ him, didn’t know _______, either a huge army of tiny people: _______ straight towards Gulliver Answers: over, standing, climbing, fall over, got up, continued, talking to, understand, what to say, came (2) Watch a video, then read for thinking. Who do you think is more powerful（有力量的），Gulliver or small men Answer: Gulliver: only one shouted at them, the big noise made them all fall over (power of a huge man ) 或：Small men: around 40 climbed all over...got up again and continued moving... (power of a team) (3)Read Paras. 4~5 and find out Gulliver’s ways to help him out. At first, he shouted at the tiny men. Then, he tried to __________ one hand free. Finally, he managed to ___________. After that, he _________ his left hand into the air. Answers: pull, break the rope, lifted (4)Read for thinking. How did Gulliver feel at that time Answers: Afraid and hopeless. We can know this from sentences “I must run away from them” “but I did not know how to get away” . 5. Read for appreciating（赏析）. (1) I woke up as the sun was rising, but I found I could not move. My arms, legs and hair were tied to the ground!
Which sentence is better I woke up as the sun was rising, but I found I could not move. I woke up as the sun was rising, I found I could not move. (2) Then I felt something on my leg. It moved up over my stomach and neck until it was standing near my face. I looked down and saw a very small man.
① What is “it” ② Why did the writer use “something” and “it” instead of “someone” and “he” Answers: ①A very small man.　② Gulliver felt something and then saw someone. (3) He was the same size as my little finger!
Why not cut out（删掉） the sentence above Answers: Pictures speak louder than words. A good read often helps to create pictures in its readers’ mind. (4) I looked down and saw a huge army of tiny people. They were coming straight towards me.
How do you understand the word “army” Answers: The word “army” shows readers the tiny people are not only large in number but also with the same purpose of fighting for their country. When the opposites “huge” and “tiny” are used in “a huge army of tiny people” together, they draw a very special dramatic picture for readers. 6. Read for discussion. Watch a video and discuss: Could Gulliver run away at last If Gulliver could run away, what would happen If Gulliver couldn’t run away, what would happen Step 4　Post-reading 1. Read emotionally. 2. Complete the exercise B2. Answers: 1-c，2-b，3-e，4-a，5-d 3. Complete the exercise B3. Answers: TFFTFF 4. Complete the exercise B4. Answers: 1. He swam as far as he could. By the time he finally felt the land under his feet, he was tired out. He fell down the beach and went to sleep. 2. He found he could not move. His arms, legs and hair were tied to the ground. 3. He was the same size as Gulliver’s little finger. 4. No, he could not. 5. Let’s sharing. Reading makes a full man.（阅读使人充实。） Enjoy reading （热爱阅读） Taste literature（品味文学） Inspire life（感悟人生） Step 5　Language points 1. After our ship crashed against the rocks, I swam as far as I could. 在我们的船撞到了岩石上后，我奋力前游。 (1) against prep. 紧靠；碰，撞 He is standing against the wall. 他正靠墙站着。 His bike crashed against the rock, so he hurt his leg. 他的自行车撞到了岩石上，他伤了腿。 【拓展】against prep. 反对，违反 Don’t do anything against the law. 别做任何违法的事情。 Are you against or for the idea 你反对还是赞成这个观点？ (2) as + adj./adv.（原级） + as sb can/could = as +adj./adv.（原级）+ as possible 尽可能的…… swim as far as I could = swim as far as possible“游得尽我可能地远” John ran as fast as he could to catch the bus. 约翰跑得尽可能快去赶公共汽车。 【拓展】as + much +不可数名词+ as possible+sb can as + many+可数名词+as possible+sb can “尽可能多的……” We should spend as much time as we can learning languages. 我们应花费尽可能多的时间学习语言。 The doctors are trying to save as many patients as they can. 医生们正尽力挽救尽可能多的病人。 2. By the time I finally felt the land under my feet，I was tired out. 当最后感觉到脚下的陆地时，我精疲力竭。 be tired out = be very tired筋疲力尽 I was dancing the whole morning, so I was tired out. 我跳了整上午的舞，所以筋疲力尽。 3. I fell down on the beach and went to sleep. 我倒在海滩上昏睡过去。 fall down 摔倒；倒塌 Don’t fall down from the tree. 别从树上摔下来。 Maybe the house will fall down in a few months. 几个月内这房屋也许会倒塌。 4. My arms, legs and hair were tied to the ground! 我的胳膊、腿和头发都被拴在地上。 be tied to…被拴在……上。表示被动含义。其主动形式为tie sth to…“把某物拴在……上”。 A sheep was tied to the tree. 树上拴着一只羊。 Tom tied the sheep to the tree. 汤姆把这只羊拴在了树上。 【注意】tie现在分词形式：tying 5. It moved up over my stomach and neck until it was standing near my face. 它爬过我的腹部和脖子，直到站在我的脸旁边。 (1) stomach n. 腹部，胃。其复数形式为stomachs。 —How many stomachs does a cow have 一头牛有几个胃？ —Four. 四个。 (2) until prep. & conj. 直到……为止。后可接名词（短语）、代词或从句。主要有以下用法： ①用于肯定句时，句子（主句）的谓语动词为延续性动词，表示动作一直持续到until所表示的时间为止。 I waited for you until 10 p.m. last night. 昨天晚上我等你直到10点。 I watched TV until my parents came back last night. 昨晚我看电视一直到我父母回来。 ②用于否定句时，句子（主句）的谓语动词常为短暂性动词，此时常构成not…until 结构，表示“直到……才”，表示句子（主句）的动作直到until所表示的时间才发生。 I didn’t buy the coat until yesterday. 直到昨天我才买了那件大衣。 I didn’t go to sleep until my parents came back last night. 昨晚直到我父母回来我才去睡觉。 6. He was the same size as my little finger! 他跟我的小手指那么点儿大。 the same +名词+ as… 与……一样…… the same size as… = as big as… 与……一样的尺寸 the same age as…= as old as… 与……一样的年龄 the same length as = as long as… 与……一样长 the same height as = as tall/high as…与……一样高 the same weight as = as heavy as… 与……一样重 My school bag is the same colour as my sister’s. 我书包的颜色和我妹妹的一样。 【拓展】the same as“与……相同”，其反义短语为 be different from “与……不同”。 His dictionary is the same as mine. 他的词典和我的一样。 7. I tried to pull one hand free and finally managed to break the ropes. 我尽力挣脱一只手，最后设法弄断了绳索。 manage to do sth设法做成某事。强调通过努力获得了预期的结果，相当于 succeed in doing sth。 I managed to pull myself up the hill. 我终于攀岩到了山顶。 8. When I lifted my left hand into the air, the small men began to shout. 当我把我的左手举到空中时，这些小矮人开始喊叫。 lift v. 举起，抬起 He was too weak to lift his hand. 他虚弱得连手都抬不起来。 【拓展】lift n. 电梯 take a lift 坐电梯 9. I looked down and saw a huge army of tiny people. 我低头向下看，看见一大群小矮人。 an army of… 一群…… An army of ants worked at my feet. 一群蚂蚁在我脚下忙碌着。 【拓展】army n. 军队 Her husband has been in the army for 5 years. 她丈夫在军队服役5年了。 Step 7　Homework 1. Read the passage correctly and fluently and recite the new words. 2. Finish the exercise and check the answers. 3. Gulliver came to a strange land after their ship crashed against the rocks. Tell your partner how strange it was in your own words. 当堂达标 I. 根据句意及提示完成单词。 1. A ship crashed a________ a big rock. 2. A dog was t________ to a tree. 3. I can’t eat any more. My s________ is full. 4. He didn’t go to bed u_______ he finished his homework. 5. There are five f________ in one hand. II. 用所给词的适当形式填空。 1. After the car _________ (crash) against the rocks, I had to walk to school. 2. I woke up as the sun ________ (rise). 3. They continued __________ (move) across my body. 4. He will manage _________ (finish) the work in two days. III. 选择适当的短语，并用其适当的形式完成句子。 be tired out, continue falling, manage to, a huge army of, the same size as， be tied to, start doing, fall over
1. My room is _____________ yours. 2. The rain _____________ all afternoon. 3. The horse ______________ a big tree just now. 4. She _____________ pass a difficult exam last year. 5. When did the doctor _____________ the operation 6. ____________ soldiers（士兵） marched across the bridge. 7. They pushed each other and then they both ___________. 8. She ___________ after running such a long way. Answers: I. 1. against　2. tied　3. stomach　4. until　5. fingers II. 1. crashed　2. was rising　3. to move/moving　4. to finish III. 1. the same size as　2. continued falling　3. was tied to　4. managed to 5. start doing　6. A huge army of　7. fell over　8. was tired out 板书设计 Unit 4　A good read ReadingWords: against tie over stomach until finger tiny continue either manage lift army must unable shouldPhrases: be tired out be tied to the same size as fall over an army of
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