Unit 2 It's Show Time! Lesson 8 Marco Polo and the Silk Road 教案

Unit
2
Lesson
8
Marco
Polo
and
the
Silk
Road
教案
1教学目标
New
words:
age,
Europe,
Asia,
journey,
king,
coal,
discover,
invent,
other.
Phrases:
at
the
age
of,
be
new
to,
bring
back,
hope
to
do
sth
2学情分析
游记,是学生们很喜欢阅读的题材。通过本课的学习,学生将会用英语描述某地或某物。
3重点难点
Teaching
aims:
Words:
age,
journey,
discover,
invent
,
Focus
structures:
At
the
age
of
17,
he
went
to
China.
Together,
they
moved
goods
between
Europe
and
Asia
on
the
Silk
Road.
The
Chinese
discovered
coal
and
invented
paper.
These
things
are
new
to
Marco
Polo.
Teaching
difficulties:
(1)discover/invent
(2)journey/trip/tour/travel
(3)between/among
4教学过程
活动1【导入】教学过程
Step1:
lead-in
Look
at
the
screen
and
answer:
Do
you
know
who
he
is
Did
you
hear
about
Marco
Polo
What
famous
book
did
he
write
Did
you
read
it
What
is
the
other
picture
about
Step2:
New
teaching.
(1)
Learn
the
new
words
1.
At
first,
ask
a
few
students
to
try
to
read
the
new
words
by
themselves.
2.
Have
a
dictation
(2)
Listen
to
the
tape
and
tick
the
correct
answers.
Let’s
Do
It!
No.1
(3)
Read
the
lesson
and
answer
the
questions
1,
Skimming.
(ask
and
answer
in
pairs.
Let’s
Do
It!
No.2)
2,
Reading
carefully
and
find
out
the
main
phrases
and
sentences.
(4)
Language
points
1.
at
the
age
of
“在……岁时”=when…be…years
old
=at
age…
询问对方年龄时用How
old
are
you /
What’s
your
age
2.
Together,
they
moved
goods
between
Europe
and
Asia
on
the
Silk
Road.
between…and…
在……和……之间
表示在两者之间.既可表示时间也可表示距离.
between与among的区别
:都有“在……之间”之意,前者强调在两者之间;后者强调在三者或三者以上之间.
eg
:
There
are
three
differences
between
the
twins
.
The
animals
usually
hide
among
the
trees
in
the
daytime.
注意:当表示三者以上的事物每两者之间时,仍用between.
eg:
There
is
a
picture
between
the
three
windows.
这三个窗子之间各有一张图画.
3.
journey/trip/tour/travel
都意为“旅行”
journey
强调长途旅行;
trip指短途旅行;
tour
多指往返旅行;
travel多用做动词
eg:
have
a
long
journey,
go
on
a
trip
to…,make
a
tour
of…,
like
travelling.
4.
The
Chinese
discovered
coal
and
invented
paper.
discover与invent的比较
discover
意为“发现,了解”,
表示发现过去就存在但不为人知的事物.
invent
意为“发明,创造”,主要指制造或设计出以前不存在的事物.
eg:
Who
discovered
the
New
World
This
inventor
invented
the
robot.
5.
He
also
brought
back
a
lot
of
silk,
tea
and
other
goods.
1)
bring
back
带回来,
bring…back
to…,把……带回到……来.
eg:
Can
you
bring
it
back
soon
His
parents
will
bring
some
foods
back
to
their
home
for
their
children.
2)other
其他的,别的.后面常跟复数名词.
注意区别:
other/the
other/another
6.
I
hope
to
write
a
book
like
that
someday.
hope
to
do
sth=…hope
that+宾语从句.
hope与
wish的区别:
hope表示实现某一愿望有把握或有信心,它后面一般直接跟动词不定式或宾语从句。wish所表示的愿望实现的可能性不大,它可以跟名词,不定式结构或从句。
wish
to
do
sth,
wish
sb
to
do
sth,
wish
that……
Step3:
Discussing
Discuss
the
main
points
and
finish
the
exercises
in
No.3
Step4:
Practice
Complete
the
five
sentences.
Step5:
Read
the
text
following
the
tape.
Step6:
Summary
Words:
age,
journey,
discover,
invent
,
Focus
structures:
At
the
age
of
17,
he
went
to
China.
Together,
they
moved
goods
between
Europe
and
Asia
on
the
Silk
Road.
The
Chinese
discovered
coal
and
invented
paper.
These
things
are
new
to
Marco
Polo.
Step
7:
Assign
the
homework.
According
to
No.4,
write
a
short
passage
about
Marco
Polo.
Unit
2
It’s
Show
Time!
Lesson
8:
Marco
Polo
and
the
Silk
Road
Teaching
aims:
New
words:
age,
Europe,
Asia,
journey,
king,
coal,
discover,
invent,
other.
Phrases:
at
the
age
of,
be
new
to,
bring
back,
hope
to
do
sth
Focus
structures:
At
the
age
of
17,
he
went
to
China.
Together,
they
moved
goods
between
Europe
and
Asia
on
the
Silk
Road.
The
Chinese
discovered
coal
and
invented
paper.
These
things
are
new
to
Marco
Polo.