教学设计
课程基本信息
学科 初中英语 年级 八年级 学期 春季
课题 Module 3 Journey to space Around the world
教学目标
To get information from the reading material about introducing the origins of English weekday names. To learn and apply some reading strategies, including guessing the meanings of new words by the context and so on.
教学内容
教学重点： To get information from the reading material about introducing the origins of English weekday names.
教学难点： To learn and apply some reading strategies, including guessing the meanings of new words by the context and so on.
教学过程
Before-reading Warm-up How can we write captions for the photos about space travel List some questions about the photos. Where have astronauts been to How long did they stay there Where has the spaceship been to How long did it travel Has it sent back photos of the planet Have scientists discovered life on it Who has been to the moon How many times has he/she been to the moon Will people arrive in the Mars one day Lead-in What day is it today What are the days in a a week Where do the names of the days of the week come from While-reading Skim and find the answer. What are the English weekday names named after Reading help: You can guess the meaning of new words by the context. Read and match the heavenly bodies with the days of the week. Reading help: We prefer to show the same meanings with different expressions. Read and choose. How does the writer show the origins of English weekday names Reading help: Examples make the main idea clear. Read and think. What’s the structure of this paragraph Reading help: Supporting sentence supports the topic sentence by giving examples, reasons, facts, etc. Post-reading Read and apply. Read another passage. Circle the new words. Find out its structure and underline the sentence(s) you like. Share. How do you know the new words by the context What’s the topic sentence, supporting sentences or closing sentences Can you rewrite the sentence(s) that you like without changing its meaning Make a summary. What are the reading skills that we’ve learned in this lesson Homework. You should look for where the other 4 names of the days of the week come from. Use these 3 reading tips to help you search for information. If you like, you can make a poster about the story behind names of the days of the week.学习任务单
课程基本信息
学科 英语 年级 八年级 学期 春季
课题 Module 3 Journey to space Around the world
学习目标
To get information from the reading material about introducing the origins of English weekday names. To learn and apply some reading strategies, including guessing the meanings of new words by the context and so on.
课前学习任务
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课上学习任务
【学习任务一】 Before-reading Warm-up How can we write captions for the photos about space travel List some questions about the photos. Where have astronauts been to How long did they stay there Where has the spaceship been to How long did it travel Has it sent back photos of the planet Have scientists discovered life on it Who has been to the moon How many times has he/she been to the moon Will people arrive in the Mars one day Lead-in What day is it today What are the days in a a week Where do the names of the days of the week come from 【学习任务二】 While-reading Skim and find the answer. What are the English weekday names named after Reading help: You can guess the meaning of new words by the context. Read and match the heavenly bodies with the days of the week. Reading help: We prefer to show the same meanings with different expressions. Read and choose. How does the writer show the origins of English weekday names Reading help: Examples make the main idea clear. Read and think. What’s the structure of this paragraph Reading help: Supporting sentence supports the topic sentence by giving examples, reasons, facts, etc. 【学习任务三】 Post-reading Read and apply. Read another passage. Circle the new words. Find out its structure and underline the sentence(s) you like. Share. How do you know the new words by the context What’s the topic sentence, supporting sentences or closing sentences Can you rewrite the sentence(s) that you like without changing its meaning Make a summary. What are the reading skills that we’ve learned in this lesson
