《英语》（八年级下册）
Unit 7 International charities
Task
I. Teaching aims and learning objectives
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
1. learn about an ORBIS volunteer called Diana;
2. write a report about an Indian girl helped by UNICEF;
3. learn the five steps of writing (prewrite—write—revise—edit—publish).
II. Teaching contents
1. New words and phrases: secretary, India, officer, make up one’s mind.
2. New structures: She wanted to help poor people with eye problems see again, so she made up her mind to train as a nurse and attended courses after work.
She is getting used to travelling by plane.
III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty
1. Write a report about an Indian girl helped by UNICEF.
2. Learn the five steps of writing (prewrite—write—revise—edit—publish).
IV. Teaching procedures
Step 1 Lead-in
Describe the pictures in your own words
T: Amy wants to write about the work of an ORBIS nurse called Diana for her class presentation. And she found some pictures of Diana.
T: Look at these two pictures. Can you guess Diana’s job in the past? As you see, she was an office lady, a secretary of a company. Did she look happy? Look at the second one. What does she do now? Does she look happy? Why does she change the job and what happened? Try to describe the pictures in your own words.
【设计意图：作为本单元最后一个课时，学生已具备较多的知识背景储备，创设情境邀请学生观察和比较两张图片，并用自己的语言描述图片初步串起故事情节。】
Step 2 Reading Comprehension
1. Discuss the pictures
Students read the six pictures carefully. They can ask any question about the story, and invite the other students to answer. They can get the answer from the report or use their imagination to get reasonable answers.
The teacher gives six questions. Students read and underline the answers in the report:
what was her life like?
Which does she like better, travelling by car or by plane?
In which way did she learn about ORBIS?
After learning about it, how did she feel and what did she do?
What is her life like now?
How does she feel about the changes?
2. Analyze the structure of the article
T: Now please find the topic sentences of each paragraph, and get the main idea of each paragraph.
3. Compare the lives in the past and at present
T: The first paragraph and the third paragraph tell Diana’s work, lifestyle and way of travelling. They have similar structures.
【设计意图：从讨论图片入手，引导学生自己提出问题并试图通过阅读和合理的想象推理回答问题，从而体会细节的重要性；找出每段的中心句，引导学生总结出文章大体的段落结构；分段比较阅读，帮助学生赏析示范文章布局的严密，层层深入，为下一环节的写作提供素材和范例。】
Step 3 Writing practice
1. How to write
Show the five steps of writing; indicate that we should write step-by-step.
【设计意图：写作实践环节首先向学生展示写作的五个基本流程，五个流程环环相扣，操作性强，能有效帮助学生明确按步骤写作的理念。】
2. Prewriting—choose a topic/collect details
(1) Ask students to write about an Indian girl helped by UNICEF and show the pictures and the information. Show the subject, form, purpose and audience.
(2) Ask students to complete a 5 W’s chart.
Writing tips: An experience includes the basic details, sensory details and dialogues.
(3) Ask students to put things in order.
Ask students to use the time line to organize things in time order.
【设计意图：写前环节除了列出相关图片和教科书提供的提纲信息外，还帮助学生了解本次写作的体裁、目的、读者类型，有效地提高写作的目的性和针对性；介绍了叙事文的写作的两个准备环节：1. 利用5w交代叙事文几大要素；2. 时间轴帮助排列事件顺序。这两种方法适用于大多数的叙事文写作。提示了学生叙事要注意关注基本细节、感官细节和对话。】
3. Writing—write a first draft: a beginning + a middle + an ending
Show the structure of the report.
(1) The beginning should get the readers’ attention and introduce the experience. Show three ways to begin:
a. Start with dialogues;
b. Begin with a fact or an interesting statement;
c. Put yourself in the middle of the action.
Give three examples and encourage students to write their own.
(2) The middle part tells story in time order. It may include sensory details, use dialogues, and share the feelings people experienced.
Give a model middle and guide the students to pay attention to the transition words and sensory details.
(3) The ending should bring the story to a close. Show three possible ways:
a. Tell what you learnt from the experience;
b. Explain how the experience changed you;
c. Tell how you felt about the experience.
Give three examples and encourages students to write their own.
【设计意图：分段落指导学生写作，列出几种开头和结尾段落的写法，并阐明写作意图，给出具体的范例，有助于学生掌握叙事类文章的特点。】
4. Revising—improve your writing
(1) Show the steps to revise.
Read—review—ask—change
(2) Add and move parts.
Use the model passage to show how to add and move parts and explains why.
(3) Rewrite parts.
Ask students to rewrite three sentences.
Give three tips:
a. Transition words help connect ideas;
b. Use specific nouns, vivid verbs and colorful adjectives;
c. Add variety to sentences.
【设计意图：如何润色英语作文是一个难点，学生往往感觉无从下手。本环节的设计给出具体的步骤，并通过修改例文，说明修改的原因，并给出了一些修改的小提示，可以启发鼓励学生改善自己的习作。】
5. Editing—check for errors
Invite the students to check the article for punctuation, capitalization, grammar error and spelling.
6. Publishing—share your writing
Show the final copy.
Give two tips:
a. Use blue or black ink and write neatly;
b. Indent every paragraph and leave a one-inch margin of all sides.
【设计意图：五个写作环节环环相扣，一气呵成，通过剖析一篇例文具体的写作过程，为学生提供很好的范例。】
7. Assessing the final copy
Show how to assess the final copy.
8. Reflecting on your writing
Reflect by answering four questions.
【设计意图：评价和自我反思环节引导学生在写后进一步思考，学会学习。】
9. The advantages of writing
Show the advantages of writing:
become a better student, understand your experience, connect with others, enjoy life ...
Encourage the students to write more.
10. Write your article
V. Homework
1. Make your article better.
2. Put the best articles onto the wall and enjoy together.
课件27张PPT。Unit 7 International charities TaskDescribe the pictures in your own words.in the pastnowchangesa secretary of a companyan ORBIS nurse11/13/2018rDiana was a secretary of a company.She was afraid of flying.She saw a TV programme about ORBIS.Discuss the pictures.What was her life like?Which does Diana like better, travelling by car or by plane? In which way did she learn about ORBIS?detailsShe trained as a nurse.She works for ORBIS.She enjoys her work.After learning about it, how did she think and what did she do?What is her life like now?How does she feel about the changes?Discuss the pictures.detailsRead and answerdetailsTopic sentence of each paralife in the pastchangeslife at presentfeelingsCompare the lives in the past and at presentworklifestyleway of travellingsimilar structure11/13/2018Share your writingWrite step-by-stepChoose a topicCollect detailsWrite a first draft：a beginning + a middle + an endingImprove your writingCheck for errorsWrite a final copyHow to write?Choose a topic/Collect detailsthe work of UNICEFSubject:Form:Purpose:Audience:a report for class presentationto share a true experiencethe classmatesChoose a topicTopic: a report on the work of UNICEF Choose a topic/Collect detailsComplete a 5 W’s chartWho?What?When?Where?Why?Mandeep and a UNICEF officerHelp Mandeep enter a schoolIn IndiaOne day ...UNICEF wants to help the local children.Ideas An experience includes (1) the basic details of what happened; (2) sensory (感官) details about what people saw, felt and heard; and (3) dialogues to show what people said. Choose a topic/Collect detailsPut things in orderTopic: a report on the work of UNICEF She used to work on the farm.He came and learnt about the conditions of the local people.She entered a school.She hopes to become a teacher.She can read and write.She couldn’t read or write.Organization For an experience, you should arrange the details in time order, the order in which they happened. Create your timeline.Write a first draftBeginningMiddleEndingOpening sentences
● In the past, she ...● One day, ...● Now, she ...Closing sentencesThe ending tells how she felt.The middle gives details about what happened.The beginning catches the readers’ attention.She hopes to become a teacher... Mandeep ... In your first paragraph, you should get the readers’ attention and introduce the experience. Here are three ways to begin your paragraph.▉ Start with dialogues.▉ Begin with a fact or an interesting statement.▉Introduce a specific example. “I always dreamed of going to school while working on the farm,” Mandeep said. “Now it finally comes true.” When Mandeep was told that she can go to school instead of working on the farm, she couldn’t believe her ears.Write a first draft UNICEF has helped thousands of poor children go back to school and greatly improved their lives. Write two or three beginnings for your first paragraph and choose the best one!Write a first draft The middle part tells the story. It should be organized in time order. Here are some other things to keep in mind.▉ Include sensory details. ▉ Use quotations and dialogues.▉ Share the feelings people experienced.Before you start, review your details to make sure you don’t forget anything. Write a first draftMandeep is a girl from India. She used to work on the farm all day. Her family had many children. She was very poor. She could not read or write.
One day, a UNICEF offficer came to Mandeep’s village and learnt about the conditions of the local people. He wanted all the children in the village to learn to read.
Three weeks later, Mandeep entered a school. Now she can read and write. She goes to school every day. She enjoys school and is grateful to UNICEF. Transition words help put the story in time order.Sensory details help the reader “see” and “feel” the experience.Don’t worry about the mistakes!Write a first draft The final paragraph should bring your story to a close. Here are three possible ways to end your story.▉ Tell what you learnt from the experience.▉ Explain how the experience changed you.▉ Tell how you felt about the experience. Mandeep enjoys her school and is very grateful to UNICEF for helping her. UNICEF totally changed Mandeep’s life. Now she usually reads for her families. She says that she hopes to become a teacher and help more poor children in the future. “It’s great to help others,” Mandeep says. “I’ll try my best to study, so that maybe in the future I will be able to help others too. ”Use one of these ways to end your story and if you don’t like it, try another one.Improve your writing1. Read your report again to see how you feel about it.2. Review each part carefully—the beginning, the middle
and the ending.3. Ask a classmate to read your first draft.4. Change any part that needs to be improved.Improve your writing “I always dreamed of going to school while working on the farm.” Mandeep said, “Now it finally comes true.”
Mandeep is a girl from India. She used to work on the farm all day. Her family had many children. She was very poor. She could not read or write.
One day, a UNICEF offficer came to Mandeep’s village and learnt about the conditions of the local people. He wanted all the children in the village to learn to read.
Three weeks later, Mandeep entered a school. Now she can read and write. She goes to school every day. She enjoys school and is grateful to UNICEF.
UNICEF totally changed Mandeep’s life. Now she usually reads for her families. She says that she hopes to become a teacher and help more poor children in the future. She really wanted to change but she didn’t know how.—Add and move partsHe said it was important for children to receive education.more details.to the right order.Improve your writing—Rewrite partsTry to make these sentences better.1. Her family had many children. She was very poor. She could not read or write.
Her family had many children and was very poor, so she did not go to school and could not read or write.
(many short sentences)(a long sentence)Transition words help connect events. First, then, nextBefore, after, finallyNow, then, soonAs soon as, at last, in the end...................................................................................................Improve your writing2. Three weeks later, Mandeep entered a school.3. She really wanted to change but she didn’t know how.--Rewrite partsTry to make these sentences better.Three weeks later, Mandeep entered a local primary school.She really wanted to change but what could she do?Use specific nouns, vivid verbs, colourful adjectives Add variety to sentences (not clear)(clear)Check for errorsPunctuation
Capitalization
Grammar error
Spelling
“I always dreamed of going to school while working on the farm. Mandeep said. Now it finally comes true.”
Mandeep is a girl from India. She used to work on the farm all day. Her family had many children and was very poor, so she did not go to school and could not read or write.She really wanted to change but what could she do?
One day, a unicef offficer came to Mandeep’s village and learnt about the conditions of the local people. He said it is important for children to receive education.He wanted all the children in the village to learn to read.
Three weeks later, Mandeep entered a local primary school. Now she goes to school every day and she can read and write. She enjoys school and is greatful to UNICEF.
UNICEF totally changed Mandeep’s life. Now she usually reads for her families. She says that she hopes to become a teacher and help more poor children in the future. UNICEFwasgrateful”“Share your writing____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ “I always dreamed of going to school while working on the farm.” Mandeep said. “Now it finally comes true.”
Mandeep is a girl from India. She used to work on the farm all day. Her family had many children and was very poor, so she did not go to school and could not read or write. She really wanted to change but what could she do?
One day, a UNICEF offficer came to Mandeep’s village and learnt about the conditions of the local people. He said it was important for children to receive education. He wanted all the children in the village to learn to read.
Three weeks later, Mandeep entered a local primary school. Now she goes to school every day and she can read and write. She enjoys school and is grateful to UNICEF.
UNICEF totally changed Mandeep’s life. Now she usually reads for her families. She says that she hopes to become a teacher and help more poor children in the future.
Indent every paragraph and leave a one-inch margin on all sides.Use blue or black ink and write neatly11/13/2018√Did I focus on one event? Do I include enough details?Have I chosen the specific nouns, vivid verbs and colourful adjectives?Did I have an interesting beginning that catches the readers' attention, a middle organized in time order, and an effective ending?Do my sentences read smoothly?Did I follow the rules for capitalization, punctuation, spelling and grammar? Assessing the final copyDid I sound like the person who’s telling the story?2. The part that still needs work is:____________________________________________________________My story Reflecting on your writing3. The main thing I learnt about writing a story is:____________________________________________________________4. The next time I write a story, I would like to:____________________________________________________________1. The best part of my story is:____________________________________________________________11/13/2018Writing helps you …Connect with others.Enjoy life …Become a better student.Understand your experiences.Write your own article.1. Make your article better.
2. Put the best articles onto the wall and enjoy together.Homework11/13/2018Thank you!
