UNIT 7 Lesson 37教学详案—冀教版中学英语八年级下

UNIT 7　Know Our World
Lesson 37: Let’s Learn Geography!
设计说明 首先让学生掌握词汇，并进行进一步的巩固练习。通过展示图片，引出本课的话题learn geography(学习地理)，引入教材THINK ABOUT IT的学习。然后，通过播放录音，初步了解Jenny，Brian和Danny之间的对话，并通过听对话掌握单词的发音；接着，读短文。利用Let’s Do It!中的练习题对文章内容进行巩固。最后，由听、说、读的训练过渡到写的训练。本节课在多个角度、多种形式上对本课的语言知识进行练习，从而达到教学目的，实现教学目标。 教学目标 通过本课节的教学，学生达成以下目标： 1.知识目标 掌握单词：population, abroad, Japan, Japanese, island, Pacific 接触单词：Antarctica 短语和句型：learn about, be abroad; Do you like to study geography Recently, we have learned about the population of the world. I think travelling is a good way to learn geography. 2.能力目标 (1)能听懂关于地理知识的谈话及描述，并能提取信息; (2)运用所学的知识介绍自己去过的地方。 3.情感目标 通过学习，鼓励学生努力学好科学文化知识，了解世界，为人类创造美好生活。 重点难点 1. 重点：掌握本课节中的重点词汇和句型，尤其是population的用法。 2. 难点：掌握现在完成时的用法及have gone与have been的区别。 教学准备 PPT 课件；本课节用到的录音。 授课时数 1课时 教学过程 Step 1　New words In this lesson we are going to learn something about “Geography”. First let’s learn the new words. population n. 人口 abroad adv. 到国外；在国外 Japan 日本 Japanese n. 日语；日本人adj. 日语的；日本人的 island n. 岛；岛屿 Pacific n.& adj. 太平洋（的）
Language use Fill in the blanks with the words in this lesson. The first letter is given. 1. A: Which country has the largest p　　　　 B: China, of course. 2. A: Is Taiwan an i　　　　 B: Yes. It is in the Pacific. 3. A: I like all fruits e　　　　 bananas. B: Really I don’t like them, either. 4. Mr. Wang has gone a　　　　, so I won’t see him this week. 5. The people in Japan speak J　　　　. Answers: 1. population　2. island　3. except　4. abroad　5. Japanese Step 2　Thinking about it 1. What places would you like to visit Why 2. Do you like to study geography Why or why not Step 3　Warming up T: Have you ever been abroad S1: Yes. T: Where did you go S1: I have been to France twice with my parents. It’s amazing! T: Do you like to travel Why S2: Yes，I do. Because travel can be exciting and interesting. S3: I love travel，too. Because it can relax myself and make me know more about the world. ... Step 4　Speaking Look at the pictures and guess the countries’ names. Are they in Asia Answers: Picture One: Australia. No, it isn’t. Picture Two: Japan. Yes, it is. Picture Three: China. Yes, it is. Picture Four: America. No, it isn’t. Step 5　Listening Listen and tick the country that each person has visited. Answers: Jenny—China Danny—China Brian—Canada Step 6　Reading Read the lesson and write true (T) or false (F)． 1. Brian wants to visit Japan someday. (　　) 2. Jenny has never been to any Asian countries. (　　) 3. Brian’s father has travelled to several different continents. (　　) 4. Danny’s mother has a friend in Antarctica. (　　) Answers: 1. F　2. F　3. T　4. F Step 7　Practice What country or place are you most interested in Search the Internet and find some facts about it. Then share your information with the class. Task tips: Have you ever been there What language do people speak there Describe some places of interest. An example: I’m most interested in Europe. I have ever been there. It’s the world’s second smallest continent. Europe covers about 10 million square kilometres. More than 600 million people live in Europe. Most of the people there speak English. Europe has more than thirty countries. The biggest country is Russia. It’s the biggest in area and in population in Europe. London, Moscow and Paris are three of the largest cities in Europe. Step 8　Language points 1. Do you like to study geography 你喜欢学习地理吗？ geography n．地理(学) The students in the classroom are learning geography. 教室里的学生正在学习地理。 2. Recently, we have learned about the population of the world. 最近，我们已经了解了一些关于世界人口的情况。 (1) learn about 了解 Lucy comes here to learn about Chinese culture. 露西来这儿是为了了解中国文化。 (2) population n．人口 常被看作一个整体，是人口的总称，没有复数形式。使用时要注意以下四点： ①表示 “某地有多少人口”，常使用固定结构： Sp. has a population of…＝The population of sp. is… Canada has a population of about 38 million. ＝The population of Canada is about 38 million. 加拿大大约有三千八百万人口。 ② “人口的多/少” 用形容词large/big或者small来表示，不能用many/much或few/little。 China has a large/big population.中国人口众多。 ③population在句中作主语的时候，谓语动词使用单数形式。 The population of China is more than 1.4 billion. 中国的人口超过14亿。 ④询问人口多少的句型： What’s the population of… / How large is the population of… 注意：不能用how many或how much来对人口数量进行提问。 What’s the population of India 印度人口有多少？ 3. I think travelling is a good way to learn geography. 我认为旅行是一个学习地理的好方式。 该句是一个含宾语从句的复合句，在宾语从句中，travelling是动名词作主语，其后的谓语动词用单数形式；to learn geography为动词不定式短语作后置定语，修饰a good way。 Learning English well is good for our future. 学好英语对我们的未来有好处。 4. Have you ever been abroad, Danny 你曾去过国外吗，丹尼？ abroad adv.在国外，到国外，出国 固定搭配：go abroad 去国外；be abroad在国外 Lucy’s sister has been abroad for several months. 露西的姐姐已经在国外待了几个月了。 I have never been abroad. 我从未去过国外。 5. They speak Japanese in Japan, not Chinese. 在日本，他们说日语不说汉语。 Japanese n．日语；日本人 adj. 日语的；日本人的 当作“日本人”讲时，单复数同形。 I can’t speak Japanese. 我不会说日语。 These Japanese are visiting the Great Wall. 这些日本人正在参观长城。 6. He has been to every continent except Antarctica. 除了南极洲，他去过每一个洲。 【辨析】except, besides, except for与but except除了表示从整体中除去同类事物besides除了……之外还有表示包括所排除事物在内except for除了用于对某种基本情况进行具体细节方面的修正，排除不同类事物but除了只能用在no, none, nobody, nothing等词之后
Everyone is here except Ben. 除了本之外，大家都在这儿。 I like maths besides physics. 除了物理，我还喜欢数学。 Your English handwriting is good except for a few spelling mistakes. 除了几处拼写错误之外，你的英语书写很好。 There is nothing but a card in the box. 除了一张卡片之外盒子里什么也没有。 7. It’s fun to travel. 旅行太有意思了。 该句的句型结构为“It’s (+not) + adj.+ to do sth.”，意为“做某事(不)是……的”。 其中it 作形式主语，is是系动词，fun作表语，后面的动词不定式短语作真正的主语。 It’s important to protect the environment. 保护环境很重要。 Step 9　Summary 1. Learn some new words and expressions. 2. Learn to talk about the places which you have visited. 3. Master the present perfect tense. Step 10　Homework 1. Recite the words and phrases in this lesson. 2. Complete the related exercises. 3. Search for more information of a foreign country. 4. Preview next lesson. 当堂达标 用所给词的适当形式填空 1. The population of Russia 　　　　 (be) over 140 million now. 2. My father 　　　　 (travel) a lot recently. 3. It’s fun 　　　　 (swim) in the lake in summer. 4. My friend gave me a present. I couldn’t wait 　　　　 (open) it. 5. 　　　　 (recent), we have learned about the population of the world. 答案: 1. is　2. has travelled　3. to swim　4. to open　5. Recently 板书设计 UNIT 7　Know Our World Lesson 37: Let’s Learn Geography！population, abroad, Japan, Japanese, island, Pacific learn about, be abroad, break a record1. Recently，we have learned about the population of the world. 2. Have you ever been abroad，Danny 3. It’s fun to travel.
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