Unit 2 Plant a Plant Lesson9教案冀教版八年级下册

Unit 2 Plant a Plant!
Lesson 9 Gardening with Mary
LESSON PREPARATION
LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE
接触词汇：channel, gardener, log
短语和句型：TV channel, have fun doing.. log onto
RESOURCES
. audiotape.
garden and plant related pictures(see Extension)
LESSON STRUCTURE CLASS OPENING
Greeting
Greet the class.
Teacher: Good morning/afternoon, class. Review
1)Homework check.
2)Choose some students to present their short story "A World Without Trees".
3)Review concepts and themes from the last lesson.
KEY CONCEPTS
FOCUS STRUCTURES:
TV channel
First, you have fun working in your garden. Now she has a TV show.
STEP 1: Present
CLASS WORK: Think About It
1) Begin by discussing the Think About It questions as a class.
Teacher: Does anyone in this class like to watch TV
Students: Yes, I like to watch TV.
Teacher: I like to watch TV, too. I like to watch programs about A TV program and a TV show are the same thing. My favourite TV program is It comes on at 8: 00 pm on Tuesdays on channel Who can tell me how to say TV channel in Chinese
Write the words TV show and TV channel on the board. Students should master these words.
Students:电视频道。
Teacher: What's your favourite TV program What day and time does it come on What channel is it on
Students: My favourite TV program/show is It comes on at (time)on (day)on channel
Teacher: Does anyone else watch that TV show Do you like that TV program
Encourage the students to voice their opinions about different TV shows and facilitate a class discussion. Students: Yes, I watch that TV show. I like it. I think it's funny/interesting/scary.
No, I don't watch that TV show. I think it's boring. Teacher: There are many different shows on TV. Some shows are educational. That means you can learn something from watching the show. For example, cooking shows teach you how to cook. Today we are going to talk about a woman in Canada who is an expert on gardening. Her name is Mary. She has her own show about gardening. What is a garden
Students: A piece of ground, often near a house, that is used for planting flowers, fruits and vegetables.
Teacher: Excellent. The word garden has two different uses like the word "plant". It can be used as a verb and a noun. What do you think a gardening show teaches you
Students: A gardening show teaches us how to garden/plant flowers/grow fruits and vegetables. Teacher: Right. Gardening is a fun hobby. Does anyone have a garden at home
Students: Yes, I do./No, I don't./My uncle has a garden.
Teacher: What do you grow in your garden Students: I grow tomatoes/cucumbers/flowers. Teacher: Do you have fun working in the garden Write the phrase have fun doing on the board. Students should master this phrase.
Students: Yes, gardening is fun.
Teacher: What does a garden need to grow
Students: A garden needs water, sunlight, and earth/ soil.
Teacher: Have you ever watched a program about gardening on TV
Students: Yes, I have./No, I haven't.
Teacher: What did you learn about gardening from watching the show
Students: I learned how to plant flowers/how to grow tomatoes/etc.
Teacher: Good work. Now let's read about gardening with Mary and see what her show can teach us about gardening.
STEP 2: Read
PAIR WORK: Let's Do It! No. 1
1) Instruct the students to read Lesson 9 and complete the exercise with a partner. While they read, ask the students to pay attention and write down any words that have two different uses like the words "plant" and "garden". Examples: water, show, colour
2) Check and discuss the answers as a class.
3) Ask the students what words they found in Lesson 9 that have two different functions. Write the list on the board and encourage the students to use the words in a sentence.
STEP 3: Break It Down
CLASS WORK: Discussion
Discuss the following questions as a class.
What is Mary's show about
What day and time is Mary's show on TV
· What TV channel is Mary's show on What does Mary teach/show people
Does Mary enjoy gardening What does Mary say about gardening
· What does Mary do in every show STEP 4: Listen
CLASS WORK: Let's Do It! No. 2
1) Play the audiotape for Lesson 9(Gardening with Mary). Play it once and ask the students just to listen.
2)Play the audiotape a second time and ask the students to complete the exercise.
3)Check the answers as a class. STEP 5: Task
PAIR WORK: Let's Do It! No. 4
1) Instruct the students to work in pairs to complete the task. They should first discuss what they know about gardening before they consider what questions they may want to ask Mary. Each pair should write down at least three questions.
2)Ask the pairs to share their questions with the class and see if any of their classmates can answer their questions.
CLASS CLOSING
1) Complete Let's Do It! No. 3.
Students do the exercise independently, then check the answers in groups, and finally as a class.
2)Assign homework:
Gardening Tip: Research and write about one gardening tip. In writing your tip try to use both meanings of the words: plant, garden, water and show
EXTENSION
CLASS/GROUP WORK: The Word Association Game
Play The Word Association Game to review vocabulary, phrases and concepts from this lesson. 1)You can play this in groups or as a class. You will need a series of pictures that depict different plants and activities related to gardening, as well as a clock or stop watch to keep time.
2)Hold up one picture at a time. For each picture,
give the students some time to write down as many words as they can that relate to or describe the picture. Do not give the students more than one minute per picture.
3)Keep the pictures in the same order as you displayed them. Then start with the first picture and ask the students/groups to share their answers with the class. The students get one point for every word they correctly associate with each picture that no other group has. The student or group with the most points wins.
For example:
· flowers .garden .gardening · hobby beautiful
.colours water · soil .sunlight .plants
LANGUAGE NOTES
1. Mary Green will show you the best way to grow all kinds of plants.玛丽·格林将向你展示种植各 种植物的最佳方法。
show+sb.（间接宾语）+（直接宾语）sth.意为“向某人展示/出示··，让某人看看··”，还可以说show sth. to sb.可跟双宾语的动词还有give, pass, bring, lend 等。例如：
Can you show me your new dictionary Can you show your new dictionary to me 你能让我看看你 的新词典吗？
I plan to give my mum a surprise gift for her birthday. =I plan to give a surprise gift to my mum for her birthday.我打算在妈妈生日时送给她一个惊喜的礼物。
2. She has lots of good advice for every gardener! 她有很多好的建议送给每一位园艺爱好者。
advice是不可数名词，意为“建议，劝告，忠告”。例如：
Here's some advice on how to improve your English.这儿有一些关于如何提高英语的建议给你。
My teacher gave me a piece of advice for improving my English.我的老师给了我一条提高英语的建
议。
3. First, you have fun working in your garden.首先, 在花园里工作是一件很愉快的事情。
have fun doing 意为“做某事有乐趣”，与 enjoy oneself doing和have a good time doing同义, fun 作不可数名词。fun也可作形容词，表示“使人愉快的，开心的”。例如：
All of us had fun singing and dancing. = We enjoyed ourselves singing and dancing.= We had a good time singing and dancing.我们又唱歌又跳舞,玩 得很愉快。（名词）
Learning English is fun.学英语是令人愉快的。(形容词）
4. Roses smell so wonderful.玫瑰花闻起来味道很棒。
smell作系动词，意为“闻，闻起来”，后跟形容词。其他表示感觉的系动词还有： feel（摸起来，感到），taste （尝起来），sound（听起来），look（看起来）。例如：
The fish smells nice, but tastes bad.这个鱼闻起来 很好，但是尝起来不好。
The silk feels soft.丝绸摸起来很柔软。
The music sounds beautiful.音乐听起来很美妙。