Unit 4 Why don't you talk to your parents? Section B 2a-2e教学设计 2023-2024学年人教版八年级英语下册

Unit 4 Why don’t you talk to your parents？
教材分析
本课时内容人教版新目标初中英语教材八下Unit 4 ,该单元话题是“Interpersonal communication”, 功能是“Talk about problems and give advice”，本节课是Section B
部分的第二课时，该部分的学习将有利于学生的换位思考，建立正确的、积极的生活态度和价值观。2a的读前活动主要调查学生的课外活动，与2b的阅读篇章紧密相连。2c为读中活动，要求学生阅读文章，运用词义猜测法，理解每个新词所表达的意义，2b和2d要求细读，在理解文章基础上回答问题，从而用自己的话阐述不同人的观点和看法。2e是读后活动，要求学生根据生活经验和真实感受表达自己对课后活动的看法。这些阅读技巧的综合运用不仅能帮助学生快速理解和内化本单元的语言知识，也促进了学生通过对比感受到中西方文化的差异性，有利于文化意识的培养。
学情分析
初中阶段的学生有着各种各样的课后辅导班，鲜有自己的休息时间，他们渴望有着放松的时间。本节课的话题是课外活动，这个话题与学生实际生活紧密相关。本节课不仅会探讨减轻压力的方式，也会比较东西方家长对子女教育的态度和做法，所以话题内容学生会非常感兴趣，也会积极表达自己的观点，参与讨论。学生经过前面单元的学习已经掌握一定的阅读技巧，猜测词义是刚开始接触，可能比较困难。那么在今天比较熟悉的话题中，相信学生会很收获，不仅是语言知识的学习，更是文化差异的碰撞。
教学目标
（一）知识目标:
1.词汇：compete, typical, training, stress, continue, compare, development.
2.词组：learn exam skills, cut out, a mother of three, compare ... with ..., push ... hard, too much pressure.
3.句型：
① I think Wei Ming should…
② Although you may be…, you should talk to them.
③ Life shouldn’t just be about …
④ Why don’t they just let their kids be kids
⑤ Although it’s normal to want successful children, it’s even more important to have happy children.
（二）能力目标:
1.能运用所学语句或固定表达方式口语表达出自己的观点以及对别人的建议。
2.学会运用个阅读策略（guessing the meaning/scanning、skimming/careful reading/
summarizing），能理解文中新单词以及能根据文本细节信息和语篇语义，并运用文中的语言完成相关练习，提高文章理解能力。
（三）情感目标:
了解中西方家长对待孩子参加课外活动和课外学习班的态度与做法，有利于学生学会换位思考，帮助他们逐步建立正确、积极的生活态度和价值观。
四．教学重难点
教学重点：
①熟练掌握词义猜测在阅读中的用法。
②能理解文本细节信息并运用文中的语言完成相关练习。
教学难点
① 运用词义猜测、扫读、寻读、精读等阅读策略与技巧完成阅读任务；
② 正确表达自己的观点以及对别人的建议，建立正确、积极的生活态度和价值观。
五．教学方法
1.Audio-visual Approach
2.Communicative Approach
3.Task-based Approach
4.Cooperative approach
六．教学资源
Multimedia Teaching System
七．教学过程
Step 1 Greeting and free talk
Ask Ss some questions:What do you usually do after school Do you go to any after-school classes Watch a video to lead in the new topic “after-school classes”
Let Ss think What kind of classes they have Show some pictures to lead in the new topic and get the Ss to be interested in this lesson.
Step 2 Pre-reading
Let the Ss predict what the article is about by looking at the title and the picture.
Step 3 While-reading
1.Task 1: Skim(略读）the passage to get the main idea of each paragraph by reading the first and the last sentences of each paragraph.Ss are given two minutes to finish the task.
Para1 Linda Miller’s opinion
Para2 Present situation in China
Para3 Doctors’ opinion.
Para4 Present situation in America
Check the answers together.
Reading skills: Pay much attention to the first/last sentence of each paragraph.
2.Task 2: Tell the Ss to scan the passage and find out the specific(具体的）information by the key words in the questions.
Q:1). What is the common problem for Chinese and American families
2).Who gives their opinions about the problem
A: 1).The children have to take too many after-school classes.
.Cathy Taylor, Linda Miller and Dr. Alice Green.
Check the answers together.
Purpose:Guide Ss to get a primary understanding of the article.
3.Task 3: Read carefully(细读) for the details（细节）.
Para1: Answer the following questions
1). Why are Chinese children busier on weekends than weekdays
2). Only Chinese students have too many after-school classes. ( T F )
3).The word compete means __B__.
A. learn some exam skills B. try to be the first or the first to finish something
Check the answers together.
Reading skills:Guessing the Meaning
When reading something for the first time, do not worry about words you don’t know. Use the context to help you guess the meaning.
Para2:Answer the following questions
1).What is the name of the typical American family
The Taylors.
The word typical means __A___.
A. usual or common B. special and different
2）. Why is life for Cathy Taylor’s three children so busy
The word training means__B___
a skill to improve grades B. physical exercise and practice of skills
Check the answers together.
Para3:Fill in the blanks.
Para4:Answer the following questions
Q:Does Dr. Green agree with Cathy or Linda What does she say
A:She agrees with Linda. She says that kids should have time to relax and think for themselves, too. Although it’s normal to want successful children, it’s even more important to have happy children.
Read Para.3 & Para.4 again .
A game show to get the Ss to be interested in this lesson and finish the task.
1）Write T or F for each statement:
① Linda Miller knows the stress and thinks it’s fair to compare their kids with other children.( )
② Linda Miller believes people should push their kids so hard to continue the competition.( )
③ Doctors think too much pressure is good for Children’s development.( )
④Dr. Alice believes that it’s important to have successful children than happy children.( )
2）Match the words with their meanings.
Purpose:Guide Ss to get further comprehension of the article and teach Ss the reading strategy how to guess the meaning of the words.
Task 4:Summarize the Structure of the Passages（文章结构）
Purpose:map of the main reading content in this article.
Step 4 Post-reading
5.Task 5 :Group work:discuss with your partners.
T:Do you agree with these ideas What's your opinions on after-school classes
S:In my opinion, it’s important......
I believe that it’s ......
I disagree that...because...
Purpose: Try to practice Ss’ speaking skills and teamwork.
Step 5 Homework
A magazine invites students to write about after-school classes for children. Please write a letter to express your opinions on this topic.
Purpose: Encourage Ss to improve their writing abilities . Guide Ss to put the sentence structures and important expression into practice.
板书设计
The present situation
Opinions
教学预设
学生会对本节课的话题很感兴趣，积极表达自己的观点。课堂中学生也能过运用词义猜测等阅读技巧理解单词及文本意义。课后学生也能充分跟同学、家人讨论课后辅导这个话题，感受到中西方文化的差异，从而进一步学习文化知识。