Unit 1 Spring Is Coming Lesson 4 The Spring City 教学设计

Lesson 4 The Spring City
教学目标：
1.掌握单词:nearly,plenty;短语:think of,long for,feel like,all year round,because of,hundreds of
2.掌握和运用表达天气变化的句型:Spring is a short season in many places around the world.The weather here is neither too hot nor too cold.The average temperature is 24℃.
3.了解如何介绍天气和介绍当地的天气变化。
4.通过阅读训练、小组合作的方式,通过实物或图片提供的场景练习目标语言,提高英语听说读写各方面能力。
教学内容：
1.学会运用本单元重点词或短语:nearly,plenty,think of,long for,feel like,all year round,because of,hundreds of
2.了解自己所在地的天气情况。
3.学习一些表达天气变化的句型:Spring is a short season in many places around the world.The weather here is neither too hot nor too cold.The average temperature is 24℃.
4.进一步掌握英语单词构词法。
重点难点：
1.正确使用本单元关于天气的词:fresh,warm,temperature,rain,sunshine
2.学会介绍自己所在地的天气情况。
3.掌握重点句型:When we think of spring,we think of a season of fine,warm weather and clear,fresh air.Everyone longs for spring.But in my hometown,it feels like spring nearly all year round.Because of the spring-like weather,you can find hundreds of beautiful flowers and trees anytime of the year.
教学思路：
本课时的教学内容是冀教版八年级下册英语第一单元的第四课时,主要涉及春城昆明天气情况的介绍。在授课之前先让学生通过网络了解昆明的天气情况特点。课上可以通过让学生小组合作的形式进行相互交流,然后教师通过幻灯片、图片向学生展示昆明一年四季不同的天气情况,并让学生用英语进行简单介绍。
教学准备：
设计教学PPT,录音机,多媒体,图片和单词卡片。
教学过程:
StepⅠ.Lead in
Leading in 【情景1】
Discuss the following questions:
T:Hello,boys and girls.What’s the weather like in your hometown in spring?
S1:It’s warm.
S2:It’s cool.
S3:It’s windy.
T:Would you like to live in a place where there are no winters?
S4:Yes/No.
T:What do you enjoy most about spring?
S5:It’s warm/Flowers/I can have fun.
Discuss the questions in groups.The teacher shows some pictures about Kunming.Ask the students to talk for three minutes.Then let them present their talk in class.
[设计意图]　利用学生学过的内容,从询问天气情况开始,轻松进入语境,进而介绍生词,图片的使用使学习更加形象直观,自然地进入谈论昆明的新话题。
Leading in 【情景2】
Greet the class.
T:Hello! Boys and girls!
Ss:Hello! Mr./Ms.XX.
Ask the students to introduce their hometown in class.
S1:My hometown is beautiful.
S2:My hometown is small.
S3:My hometown is warm.
Show the new word “hometown” and show the picture of our hometown to the students.
Ask the students to introduce the weather in our hometown.
S4:It’s warm in spring.
S5:It’s cool in autumn.
S6:It’s hot in summer.
S7:It’s cold in winter.
[设计意图]　运用学生所学的知识,从谈论熟悉的入手进入新内容的学习,运用实物或图片帮助学生学习生词,直观、感性、形象。
StepⅡ.Presentation
If some students feel the passage is too long,the teacher can divide it into two or three talks.Then ask them to read them in groups.After a while,ask them to read them one by one.
(1)When we think of spring,we think of a season of fine,warm weather and clear,fresh air.
(2)Everyone longs for spring.
(3)It’s quite warm today.Spring is coming.
Please pay attention to the long words:weather,temperature.
The teacher should help students to learn the expressions:What’s the weather like today?/What’s the temperature today?
[设计意图]　两人组合练习对话。创设情景,使同学们身临其境,激发说的欲望。在练习中巩固本课需要掌握的句型。
StepⅢ.Listening
T:Listen to the tape and know about the main points of the passage.At the same time,fill in the blanks with the words you hear.
1.In many places of the world,spring is very 　　　　.?
2.The temperature is not too 　　　　in Kunming in summer.?
3.In Kunming we can see 　　　　and trees anytime of the year.?
【Keys】　1.short　2.hot　3.flowers
[设计意图]　加深同学们对整篇课文的掌握,学生们带着问题有目的地倾听,容易把握内容填空,同时训练听力能力。
StepⅣ.Post-listening Activities
After listening to the passage,get the class to read it aloud.
Ss read aloud.Focus on the stressed words,pronunciation and intonation.
[设计意图]　学生训练听力之后,朗读巩固,训练学生的语音语调,培养学生运用目标语言进行交际的能力。
StepⅤ.Reading
1.Read the text and answer the following questions.
(1)What comes to your mind when you talk about spring?
(2)What is the average temperature in Kunming in winter?
(3)How much rain does the city get every year?
(4)How many hours of sunshine does the city get every year?
2.Then ask some volunteers to read the passage.
3.Read the text again and fill in the blanks.
(1)Everyone 　　　　spring.?
(2)But in my hometown, it feels like spring nearly　　　　.?
(3)　　　　 the spring-like weather, you can find hundreds of beautiful flowers and trees anytime of the year.?
【Keys】　1.(1)We think of a season of fine, warm weather and clear, fresh air. 　(2)15℃.　(3)About 1 000 millimeters. 　(4)About 2 250 hours.　3.(1)longs for　(2)all year round　(3)Because of
☆教材解读☆
1.When we think of spring,we think of a season of fine,warm weather and clear,fresh air.?
think of意为“想起,想到”。
　　I often think of my best friends.
我常想起我最好的朋友们。
【拓展】　think of的其他含义:
(1)表示“关心,替人着想”。
(2)表示“考虑”。
(3)表示“想出”。
(4)表示“认为” 。
2.Everyone longs for spring.?
long作动词,意为“渴望,盼望”,long for 为一个固定短语,意为“渴望,向往”。long to do sth 表示“渴望做某事”,long for sb to do sth 表示“盼望某人做某事”。
She longed for the chance to speak to him again.她渴望有机会再和他交谈。
3.But in my hometown,it feels like spring nearly all year round.?
feel like意为“感觉像”,后常接名词或从句。feel like doing sth意为“想要做某事”,相当于want to do sth;feel like sth意为“想要某物”,相当于want sth。
He feels like he has never been to such a place.他感觉好像从未到过这样一个地方。
4.Because of the spring-like weather,you can find hundreds of beautiful flowers and trees anytime of the year.?
◆because of意为“因为,由于”,其后接名词、代词、动名词或what引导的名词性从句,在句中作状语,可位于句首或句中。
He didn’t come because of sickness.
他由于生病而没来。
【拓展】　because作连词,意为 “因为”,其后接原因状语从句。
He feels hungry now because he didn’t have breakfast.他没吃早饭,所以现在感觉饿。
◆hundreds of意为“数百的”。当hundred,thousand,million,billion等前有基数词表示确切的数目时,其后不能加-s,也不与of连用。但表示不确切的数目时,要在这些词的复数形式后面接of。
There are two thousand students in our school.我们学校有两千名学生。
[设计意图]　学生通过阅读课文,了解课文重点内容,并且通过回答问题和填空练习来巩固对课文的理解和掌握。
StepⅥ.Complete Let’s Do It!
Ask the students to read the passage until the students can answer the questions themselves.Then ask the students to listen to the tape and finish Exercise 2 in groups.
[设计意图]　Let’s Do It! 部分中的No.1重点是阅读教学,包括了课文的大部分内容,相对容易一些,No.2重点是听说教学,了解人们家乡的天气,同时利用听力的形式使学生又一次训练了听的能力。
StepⅦ.Task
PAIR WORK:Let’s Do It! No.4
Ask students to come to the front of the classroom,and some start walking towards others as the teacher says “go”.They must stop as the teacher says “stop”.Then they can have a conversation with the student who is standing in front of him/her.
[设计意图]　No.4的重点是口语练习。同学们通过随机组合来完成两人合作。以“谈论家乡的春天”为话题,提供了一个语境完整、内容丰富的对话,自然呈现本单元的核心句型,为学生进一步输出语言提供了口语示范。
StepⅧ.Exercises
T:Now,look at the sentences with some missing words.Please use proper words to fill them.
1.That piece of music made her 　　　　(想起) her hometown.?
2.We were late 　　　　(由于) the heavy traffic.?
3.It’s just seven now,but I　　　　(感觉想要) sleeping.?
4.Everyone 　　　　(渴望) the holiday after several months of hard work.?
5.The 　　　　(平均) temperature is 10℃ all year round.?
【Keys】　1.think of　2.because of　3.feel like 4.longs for　5.average
[设计意图]　以学评教、强化落实。当堂检测主要是由本节内容组成的形成性评价,利用已知的信息,让学生补充,让他们得到充分的训练。
StepⅨ.Homework
1.Practice reading the passage with your group members after class.
2.Copy the new words twice.
[设计意图]　口头练习和单词记忆相结合,复习、归纳,注重语言知识的操练与积累。
Lesson 4　The Spring City
nearly,plenty
think of,long for,feel like,all year round,because of,hundreds of
When we think of spring,we think of a season of fine,warm weather and clear,fresh air.
Everyone longs for spring.
But in my hometown,it feels like spring nearly all year round.
Because of the spring-like weather,you can find hundreds of beautiful flowers and trees anytime of the year.
教材习题解答
【Lesson 4】
1　1.The average winter temperature is 15℃./ The average summer temperature is 24℃.　2.The city gets about 1 000 millimetres of rain every year.　3.About 2 250 hours of sunshine every year.　4.Because of the spring-like weather.
3　1.because of　2.thinks of　3.long for　4.feels like