|八年级上|Unit 2 What’s the matter|Section A|1a-2c

Unit 2 What’s the matter
Section A (1a-2c)
Meng Ji-bing Jishan Central Junior High School Nanling County
Language goals
1. Talk about your health.
2. Give advice.
Language points
1. Words and phrases
matter; have; cold; have a cold; stomachache; sore; back; arm; ear; eye; foot; hand; head; leg; mouth; neck; nose; stomach; tooth; throat; toothache; fever; rest; honey; dentist; should; headache; shouldn’t
2. Key sentences
What’s the matter I have a… You should/shouldn’t…
Ability goals
Enable the students to talk about health problems and give advice with the language points.
Learning ability goals
Help the students learn how to talk about health problems and give advice on that with the language points.
New languages
1. The parts of the body
2. I have a headache/stomachache/toothache/sore back/sore throat.
3. You should go to bed/drink some water.
Teaching procedures
Greetings
Step 1 Warming-up
1.Get the students ready for the class.
2.Use some strategies to get the students interested in English.
Task 1 Parts of the body
Step 2 Presentation ( 1a )
1.Students look at the pictures on the big screen and learn the new words about the parts of the body.
2. Point to a figure on the screen and get the students to say the names of parts of the body.
3. Listen to “Body song”, see who can write down the most words about “parts of the body”. and answer the questions: 1).How many words can you hear 2).What are they
4.Activity 1a , write the correct letter[a—m] for each part of the body. They do it together and then check the answers with the whole class
5. A game: Touch your … . Boys PK girls. The last one to stay here is the winner.
Task 2 What’s the matter
Step 3 Presentation
1. Present three ways of having a problem:
A: What’s the matter
B: I have a cold or a fever
/ I have a ~ache.
/ .I have a sore back.
2. Show the students four pictures and get them to work in groups :
A: What’s the matter with…
B: She/He has…
Step 4 Listening comprehension (1b 1c)
1. For activity1b ,the students listen and look at the picture, then number the names 1-5.
2. Play the tape, the students listen and number.
3. Check the answers with the whole class.
4. For activity 1c, the students look at the picture and make conversations.
Step 5 Consolidation
1. A competition. By showing seven picture, students have a competition between two groups..
2.A guessing game: What’s the matter
Task 3 Give advice.
Step 6 Listening practice ,complete 2a and 2b.First listen, then check the answers.
Step 7 Practice (Act in groups).
One act as a doctor, the others act as patients. Six or more students in a group.
Step 8 Futher study
1.Get the students ready for watching a video. .Play the video, students watch and then answer the questions
1）.What’s the matter with the monkey (猴子)
2）.What’s the matter with the chick (小鸡)？
2.In order to help the students to learn the ways to be healthy:( Do you know )
1.An apple a day keeps the doctor away.每天一只苹果，健康有保障。2.A close mouth catches no flies. 病从口入 3.Music is the medicine of the breaking heart.音乐是医治心灵创伤的好药。4.Heath is not valued till sickness comes.有疾病方知健康的可贵。5.Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. 读书养心，锻炼健身。
3.Say to the students: For more information, you can search the following websites.
http//:www.china.
http//: www.
Step 9 Homework
Try to find out the English for other parts of the body.
Write a passage about how to keep healthy in less than 80 words.