Unit 1 When was he born？课时教学设计（表格式）鲁教版（五四制）八年级下册

Unit 1 When was he born
Purpose To introduce Ss to the unit goals: talk about famous people they admire. To set the scene, increase Ss’ vocabulary and introduce the target language.
Picture The picture shows two students watching pictures in an exhibition. One male student points to the pictures on the wall, and asks a female student some questions.
Culture Focus Famous People It is common that students admire stars. Sometimes a star could affect their lives. They admire famous people because they are talented, hard-working and successful.
Optional Approach Class poll After Ss have done activity 1a, the T may want to conduct a poll to find out who Ss admire. Great footballplayerMessiGreat swimmerYeShiwenGreat tennis playerLi NaGreat basketball playerKobe
Answers Answers will vary.
Purpose To help Ss recognize the target language in natural speech.
Optional Approach Listen and take notes Before Ss look at the instructions for activity 1b, the T may want to have Ss listen and take notes about the famous sports stars. After listening, the T can have Ss open their textbooks, look at the pictures and write down the notes about these sports stars. The T can ask Ss to guess the meaning of the new word “swimmer”. It maybe necessary forT to play the recording once again.
Answers in 1978; in 1982; in 1996; in 1987
Purpose To help Ss use the target language in natural speech.
Teaching Tip Let’s start talking. Ss can work with a partner to make two or three simple conversations. If Ss need help, the T may have Ss listen again to the recording.
Optional Approach Pair work Ss work in pairs to practice the conversation. Encourage Ss to make longer conversations and talk about their favorite sports stars, using words or phrases provided; e. g., table tennis player, ping-pong player, runner, jumper, hurdler.
Purpose To give Sslistening practice with the target language.
Culture Focus Persons of unusual ability Students are usually interested in fantastic stories and admire persons of unusual ability. There are many persons of unusual ability in the world and David Blaine is one of them. He is an American magician. He has performed all over the world and has set several world records.
Teaching Tip Make it easy It is not easy to understand the story by listening to the recording inactivity 2a. Before class, the T could remind Ss that they had better surf the internet and get some information about David Blaine.
Optional Approach Step by step 1. The T may have Ss look at the pictures in 2a, and ask Ss: ● Who is that ● What is he doing ● Where is he standing ● How long do you think he is standing there Write down the key words on the board when Ss answer the questions. David Blaine, a box of ice, tower How long stay
2. Try to have Ss understand the new words. 3. Have Ss close their textbooks and listen to the recording carefully.
Purpose To give Ss listening practice for specific items in the conversation.
Optional Approach Pay more attention 1. The T may want to have Ss close their textbooks before listening to the recording. 2. Have Ss listen to the recording. While listening, Ss can take some brief notes. 3. Have Ss listen again. After listening, write down the information and fill in the blanks in the chart in 2a.
Answers WhoActivitiesHow longStartedStoppedDavid BlaineStanding in a box of ice2 days, 15 hours and 42 minutesNov. 27th, 2000Nov. 29thDavid BlaineStanding on a high towerOne day and eleven hoursMay 22nd, 2002May 3rd
Purpose To provide opportunity to use the target language.
Optional Approach Have similar conversations After having Ss fill in the chart in 2a, the T can have Ss practice the conversation with their partners. Get Ss to have similar conversations and use more information about David Blaine.
Answers A: How long did David Blaine stand in a box of ice B: He stood in a box of ice for 2 days, 15 hours and 42 minutes. A: When did he start standing in the box B: He started on Nov. 27th, 2000. A: When did he stop B: He stopped on Nov. 29th.
Purpose To give Ss opportunity to use the target language in a controlled manner.
Culture Focus 3D Paintings 3D street art paintings appeared in the 16th century. In the 21st century, 3D street art has become popular and 3D street artists have become famous. We are not familiar with 3D paintings because there are few 3D works in our daily life.
Teaching Tip Preparation before class The T may want Ss to preview the conversation before class. If Ss are familiar with the words and expressions, they can make conversations freely.
Optional Approach Showing pictures Before Ss practice the conversation inactivity 2d, it is necessary for T to show some 3D pictures in class. That may make Ss more interested in 2d. 1. The T may have Ss look at the picture in 2d and answer the questions on the board: 1. Is this picture flat 2. Who is he 3. What is he doing in the picture 4. Do you admire him
2. Have Ss practice the conversation in pairs.
Purpose To prompt Ss to think about Nobel Prize and famous writers.
Optional Approach Group work The T may want to have Ss work in groups and have the groups share their information with the class.
Purpose Provide Ss with reading practice using the target language.
Culture Focus Nobel Prize The Nobel Prize was established according to the will of the Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel in 1895. It is available in the fields of literature, medicine, physics, chemistry, peace, and economics.
Teaching Tip Begin with questions and answers The T may want to have Ss begin the activity 3b with questions and answers. Have Ss look at the pictures in 3b and ask Ss these questions: 1. Who is this man 2. What is he 3. Do you know these two books 4. What are the names of the books 5. Do you know anything about the Nobel Prize The T may want to teach the vocabulary items needed to read the article in 3b. Write down these words and phrases on the board as Ss answer the questions: MoYan — pen name Guan Moye — real name writer, works, novel, Red Sorghum, Frog, Nobel Prize
Have Ss read the article by themselves and try to understand the main idea of the article.
Answers 1. He said he never expected to win the prize, as there were so many good writers over the world. 2. He read a Chinese dictionary. 3. In 1987. (In 1987 when his novel RedSorghum was made into a film by the famous director Zhang Yimou.) 4. He also won the 18th Mao Dun Literature Prize in 2011.
Purpose To give Ss practice in reading for specific information. To give Ss opportunity to check reading comprehension.
Optional Approach Do Remember the time Time is a very important element for telling a story. The story about Mo Yan in the passage has a natural sequence. It is very important to get Ss to remember the time when the events happened. The T may want to have Ss read the passage carefully once again and write notes about the sequence of events. Ss can use their notes to complete the activity without referring to the passage. Get Ss to share their answers with their partners before they check their answers according to the passage. And ask Ss to retell the story in chronological order.
Answers WhenWhat he did1955was born in Gaomi, Shandong1967dropped out of school1976joined the army1981his first short story was published2012won the Nobel Prize in Literature
Answers 1. When was YeShiwen born 2. When was Kobe born 3. When did Messi start playing football 4. When did Li Na start her life as a tennis player
Answers when she was 3 years old; when he was 4 years old; when he was 10 years old; when he was 17 years old
Purpose To give Ss practice in using target language in simple conversations.
Optional Approach Talk about their experiences The T may want to prompt Ss to say something that happened in the past. In groups of four, get Ss to interview each other and elicit answers. The T may wish to give them some guidelines. Write the following questions and phrases on the board: learned to ride a bike started learning English first went to a movie How old were you when you first had a birthday party （learned to cook） （started washing clothes） （took a trip）
Ss are supposed to answer these questions themselves first. Once they have their own answers, they should take turns to interview the others in the group. The T can then invite a few groups to role-play their conversations.
■ Optional Activity : Who is the youngest in our class
Purpose To encourage Ss to use the target language in speech.
Materials Required Sheets of paper for Ss.
Procedure
1. Divide the class into six groups and distribute the sheets of paper to Ss.
2. Tell Ss that they are going to interview other Ss to find out when they were born.
3. To give Ss language support, write the following on the board:
A: When were you born B: I was born … What about you A: I was born …
4. Ask Ss to copy the chart to their sheets of paper.
Name Birthday
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5. Model the questions and answers.
6. Have Ss start the interview and find out the youngest one in each group according to their interview.
8. Ask the youngest S of each group to introduce himself/herself to the class.
9. Find out the youngest S of the class and give him/her a clap.
Purpose To prepare Ss to use the target language in a different context. To enrich Ss’ vocabulary.
Picture The four pictures show different scenes depicting people. The boxed pictures from left to right show: 1. Arthur, a loving grandfather and his grandson. He’s kind. 2. Tony, a talented pianist. He may be creative. 3. Sarah, a famous tennis player. She is hard-working. 4. Vivian, a famous painter. She may be friendly and shy.
Teaching Tip Make a guess! It is possible that Ss don’t know who the people are in the pictures. It doesn’t matter. Make a guess at it! The T may want to have Ss look at the pictures carefully and select adjectives in the box for the people. Have Ss write down the words below the pictures.
Answers Answers will vary.
Purpose To give Ss speaking practice using the new words.
Optional Approach Imagine you know them! The T may divide the class into groups and assign one picture to each group. Ask Ss to imagine that they know the people in the pictures and describe them in their group. The T can encourage Ss to say some more information about the people, using the target language. For example: Arthur was born in 1953 in HongKong. Tony learned to play the piano when he was five years old.
Purpose To give Ss practice in listening for specific information.
Teaching Tip Try to concentrate. As there is so much information in 1c, the T may ask Ss to concentrate on the conversation they are about to hear. The T may play the recording twice. For the first time, the T can ask students to pay more attention to the main idea of the conversation. Then have Ss listen again and circle the words in 1a. Get Ss to check their answers in pairs.
Answers famous, talented, kind, loving
Purpose To give Ss further practice in listening for specific information.
Optional Approach Pair work Before playing the recording again, the T can have Ss work in pairs to discuss what they heard inactivity 1c. Have Ss listen to the recording again and write M or L before each sentence.
Answers 1. M 2.M 3.L 4.M 5.L 6.L 7.L 8. M
Purpose To provide Ss with speaking practice using the target language.
Optional Approach The more, the better. The T can encourage Ss to use more information about Midori if they like to make the conversations more meaningful and interesting.
Purpose To prepare Ss for the subsequent reading activity in 2b.
Culture Focus Chopin Fryderyk Chopin（ 1810–1849 ）was a Polish composer and pianist. He gained renown as one of the leading musicians of his era.
Purpose To provide skimming practice with the target language.
Teaching Tip Focus on the beginning sentence. Before Ss start on this activity, tell them to focus on the beginning of each paragraph when they skim the article. Ask Ss to pay more attention to the time words and when-clauses.
Answers Order: 3,1,2
Purpose To provide Ss with practice in reading for details.
Teaching Tip Scanning The T may want to provide Ss with scanning and writing practice inactivity 2c. Tell Ss to read the chart first, then scan the passage and sum up the key information about Chopin. Tell Ss that they need not read every sentence carefully. They should look for clues and just write down the correct sentences. Get them to try this. After completing the chart, the T can ask Ss to retell the story.
Answers WhenWhat he didIn 1810he was born in a small village in PolandWhen he was seven months oldhis family moved to WarsawWhen he was six years oldhe started to take piano lessonsAyear laterhe began to give concertsIn 1825he became the best pianist in WarsawWhen he was 25 years oldhe became seriously illIn 1849he died
Purpose To give Ss practice in doing a summary based on a mind map.
Optional Approach Putting all the answers together Have Ss work in pairs, using the questions in the textbook. Ask Ss to come up with sentences that summarize Chopin’s life in the passage. These sentences should be the answers to the questions posed. Tell Ss that they will have to ask and answer the questions in the box. Then tell Ss to put all the answers/sentences together. These sentences will make up a story about Chopin’s life.
Answers Sample writing: Chopin was a famous pianist. He was born On March 1, 1810 in a small village in Poland. He started playing the piano when he was six years old, and he also started writing music at that time. He played the piano and wrote music for 33 years. He was famous because he was “the poet of piano” and his music could touch the hearts of his listeners. He became seriously ill when he was only 25 and died in 1849.
Purpose To encourage Ss to talk about famous people using the target language.
Optional Approach Whose conversation is the best The T may want to have Ss make conversations in groups. Divide the class into groups of four or five, and encourage Ss to talk about famous people freely, using the structures in the box. Then ask each S to write out his/her conversation first. Have Ss share their conversations in groups. Each group will then vote for the best conversation. Show the most creative ones in class.
Purpose To provide writing practice with the target language in a controlled way.
Optional Approach Let’s read and write together! The T may want to get Ss to do this as a class activity. Have Ss read the information about John Lennon first, then the T can write these questions on the board: Who’s this man in the picture When was he born Where was he born Who did he live with when he was a child What did he do when he was 12 years old
In groups of four or five, get Ss to talk about Lennon by asking and answering these questions. After that, the T can ask Ss to discuss how to write a passage about Lennon, using the information given. Get groups to share their passages with the rest of the class.
Answers Answers will vary. Sample writing: John Lennon was born in 1941 in Liverpool in the UK. When he was a child, he lived with his aunt and uncle. He began to play music when he was twelve years old. He started his first music group Quarrymen in his teenage years. In 1960, The Quarrymen became The Beatles, one of the most famous groups in music history. This group included his friend, Paul McCartney. In October, 1962,the group’s first song, “Love Me Do”, got to number 17 on the music charts in the UK. In 1970, The Beatles broke up. In 1975, the famous song, “Imagine”, byJohn Lennon got to number 6 on the UK music charts. He died on December18, 1980 in New York. Not long after his death, his song “Imagine” entered the UK charts and got to number 1.
Purpose To provide Ss with the opportunity to use the target language in writing.
Optional Approach Choosing the best The T may wish to allow Ss to work on this writing activity at home. Tell Ss they should be ready to share their writings in class. When Ss come to class, the T may divide the Ss into groups. In groups, Ss will take turns to read out their writings, and select the best one.
Purpose To provide a comprehensive review of key vocabulary and functions presented in the unit.
Teaching Tip Work in pairs The T may wish to get Ss to do part 1 in pairs. First get Ss to use the information in the chart and make conversations about the four people. Then get Ss to write down the answers.
Answers 1. 1. She skated for 30 years. 2. He started playing football in 1998. 3. Tony Yu was 38 years old when he stopped playing baseball. 4. She played ping-pong for 21 years. 2. 1.b 2.e 3.d 4.c 5.a 3. Answers will vary.