Lesson 14 Amazing Animals 教学设计

Lesson 14 Amazing Animals
教学目标：
1.知道单词:lay,shake,avoid,mouse;短语:be famous for,up to
2.知道和运用介绍特殊动物的句型:Long-eared jerboas look like mice.Kiwis can be as big as chickens.You can see flying fish all over the world.
3.能简单了解说明文。
4.通过小组合作的方式,运用实物或图片提供的场景练习语言,提高英语听、说、读、写能力。
教学内容：
1.了解有关介绍动物的单词和短语: lay,shake,avoid,mouse,be famous for,up to
2.理解表达运用介绍动物的句型:Long-eared jerboas look like mice.Kiwis can be as big as chickens.You can see flying fish all over the world.
3.知道一些不定代词的用法。
重点难点：
1.知道有关动物的单词:lay,shake,avoid,mouse,jump,bird,egg,fly
2.理解介绍动物的句式:
Long-eared jerboas look like mice.
Kiwis can be as big as chickens.
You can see flying fish all over the world.
3.知道以下重点句子:
With their long ears,they also remind people of rabbits.
Their ears are much longer than their heads.
They are famous for their large noses.
It flies out of the water to avoid enemies.
教学思路：
本课时的教学内容是冀教版八年级下册英语第三单元的第二课时,主要涉及介绍奇异动物。在授课之前先让学生通过网络查询或者学生自己回顾见过的奇异的动物。课上可以让学生通过小组合作的形式就这一话题进行相互交流,而教师可以通过幻灯片、图片向学生展示奇异动物的照片,同时告诉学生如何用英语介绍这些动物,了解动物,保护好动物就是保护我们自己。
教学准备：
设计教学PPT,录音机,多媒体,图片,照片和单词卡片。
教学过程:
StepⅠ.Lead in
Leading in 【情景1】
Discuss the following questions:
T:Hello,boys and girls.Do you know about some special animals?
Ss:Yes/No.
T:What kind of animals do you like?
S1:Pets.
S2:Big and dangerous animals.
Show some pictures about some special animals to the class.Let the students discuss the questions in groups.Then let them present their results in front of the class.
[设计意图]　利用学生学过的内容,以提问的方式开始,而且动物这一话题,学生比较喜欢,能够轻松进入语境,进而介绍生词,照片使学生感兴趣。
Leading in 【情景2】
Greet the class.
T:Hello! Boys and girls!
Ss:Hello! Mr./Ms.XX.
Ask the students to introduce some special animals in class.
S1:The kangaroo.It has a pocket.
S2:The zebra.It has stripes.
S3:Kiwis.
Show the new word “animal” and show the picture of some special animals to the students.
T:Do you know about them?
S4:Sorry,I don’t know.
S5:Long-eared jerboas.
S6:Kiwis.
…
[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 parts.Then ask them to read them in groups.After a while,ask them to read the passage one by one.
Please pay attention to the long sentences:
With their long ears,they also remind people of rabbits.
They are famous for their large noses.
It can jump out of the water and flap its wings up to 70 times a second.
The teacher should help students to learn the passage.
[设计意图]　分小组朗读课文,看一看哪一组读得好。在竞争中整体知道本课内容。
StepⅢ.Listening
T:Listen to the tape with your book closed and fill in the blanks.
1.Long-eared jerboas’ ears are much longer than their　　　　.?
2.Kiwis are a　　　　 animal of New Zealand.?
3.When the long-nosed monkeys are happy or 　　　　,they shake their noses.?
【Keys】　1.heads　2.national　3.excited
[设计意图]　加深同学们对细节的知道,学生们在有了一定的信息输入之后,才能在这一部分写出所缺信息。
StepⅣ.Post-listening Activities
After listening to the tape,get the class to read them aloud.
Ss read aloud.Focus on the stressed words,pronunciation and intonation.
[设计意图]　学生在听了细节之后,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 passage and answer the following questions.
(1)Where do long-eared jerboas live?
(2)How big are Kiwis?
(3)How does the flying fish avoid enemies?
2.Then ask some volunteers to read the passage.
3.Read the text again and fill in the blanks.
(1)You can see flying fish 　　　　.?
(2)With their long ears, they also 　　　　people 　　　　rabbits.?
(3)Their ears are much 　　　　their heads.?
(4)They are　　　　 their large noses. ?
【Keys】　1.(1)In the deserts of Asia. 　(2)As big as chickens. 　(3)It flies out of the water to avoid enemies.　3.(1)all over the world　(2)remind,of　(3)longer than　(4)famous for
☆教材解读☆
1.Long-eared jerboas look like mice.?
mouse作可数名词,意思是“老鼠”,它的复数形式是mice,作“鼠标”讲时,它的复数形式是mouses。
There are some mice in the old house.
这所旧房子里有一些老鼠。
He has two mouses.He can give you one to use.他有两个鼠标。他能给你一个用。
2.With their long ears,they also remind people of rabbits.?
remind在此作动词,意思是“使想起;记起”,remind sb of sb/sth表示“使某人想起相似的人、事或者地方等”。
You remind me of the past.
你使我想起了过去。
【拓展】　(1)remind sb to do sth 提醒某人做某事。
I reminded him to do homework.
我提醒他去做作业。
(2)“remind sb +that从句”表示“提醒某人……”。
I reminded him that he hasn’t finished homework.我提醒他还没有写完作业。
3.They are famous for their large noses.?
be famous for意思是“因……而有名”,后面常接表示人或事物的某方面的特点的名词,表示出名的原因。
　　Beijing is famous for the Great Wall.
北京以长城而闻名。
【拓展】　(1)be famous as“作为……而有名”,后面常接表示身份地位的名词。
Song Zuying is famous as a singer.
宋祖英作为一名歌唱家而有名。
(2)be famous to “对……而言是著名的”,后面常接表示范围的名词。
Song Zuying is famous to the world.
宋祖英世界闻名。
4.When the monkeys are happy or excited,they shake their noses.?
shake作及物动词,意思是“摇晃,摇动”,过去式是shook,过去分词是shaken。短语shake hands with…表示“和……握手”。
Her sister is shaking hands with her old friend.她的姐姐正在和老朋友握手。
5.It can jump out of the water and flap its wings up to 70 times a second.?
up to意思是“达到”,后面可以直接接名词作宾语,构成up to sth 结构,表示“达到某个数量、程度等;至多有”。
The tree has grown up to ten meters.
这棵树已经长到十米了。
【拓展】　(1)be up to sb意思是“是……职责;由……决定”。
—Where do we have lunch?
我们去哪儿吃午饭?
—That’s up to you.你说了算。
(2)up to(doing) sth意思是“体力或者智力上能胜任”。
She’s up to this job.她能胜任这份工作。
6.It flies out of the water to avoid enemies.?
avoid是及物动词,意思是“避免,回避”,其后可以加名词、代词或者动名词作宾语。
He always avoids his family.
他总是逃避家人。
7.…not only because chickens are great pets,but also because they lay eggs.?
not only…but also…是一个表示并列关系的连词词组,意思是“不但……而且……”,用来连接两个并列关系的句子成分,在本句中连接两个并列的从句。
She is not only my sister,but also my friend.她不仅是我的姐妹,也是我的朋友。
　　【拓展】　(1)not only…but also…连接两个主语时,谓语动词要和它最近的主语在人称和数上保持一致,也就是我们所说的“就近原则”。
Not only my brother but also I am going swimming.不仅我弟弟还有我都打算去游泳。
(2)not only…but also…不可以用在否定句中,如果表示否定意义可以用 “neither…nor…” 意思是“既不……也不……”。
Neither my brother nor I am going swimming.我弟弟和我都不打算去游泳。
(3)both…and…是not only…but also…的同义词组,意思是“……和……都”,它连接两个主语时,谓语动词用复数形式,没有就近原则一说。
Both my brother and I are going swimming.我弟弟和我都打算去游泳。
[设计意图]　培养阅读能力,通过阅读课文,了解课文具体内容,以提问的方式,学生更加积极参与。
StepⅥ.Complete Let’s Do It!
Ask the students to read the lesson and finish No.1 and No.2.Read for several times until the students can understand the lesson themselves.Ask the students to finish them in groups.
[设计意图]　学生通过阅读课文内容,了解重点内容,练习课后题1,2,加深对课文的理解。
StepⅦ.Task
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 do No.3 with the student who is standing in front of him/her.
[设计意图]　No.3的重点是训练本课内容,填写与动物有关的信息,注意课文内容,考查学生的分析总结能力。
StepⅧ.Exercises
T:Now,look at the sentences with some missing words.Please use your own words to fill them.
1.This old house 　　　　(使我想起) my hometown.?
2.Hangzhou 　　　　(以……而闻名) the west lake.?
3.The price of the tomatoes is 　　　　(达到)10 yuan.?
4.The tomato is 　　　　(一样大) the apple.?
5.My mother 　　　　(拒绝) me.?
【Keys】　1.reminded me of　2.is famous for　3.up to　4.as big as　5.said no to
[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,逐渐减少呈现句中的信息,让学生补充,让他们得到充分的训练。
StepⅨ.Homework
1.Read the lesson loudly with your group members.
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 14　Amazing Animals
lay,shake,avoid,mouse
be famous for,up to
Long-eared jerboas look like mice.
Kiwis can be as big as chickens.
You can see flying fish all over the world.
With their long ears,they also remind people of rabbits.
Their ears are much longer than their heads.
They are famous for their large noses.
教材习题解答
【Lesson 14】
2　1.mouse　2.sand　3.lay　4.wings　5.avoid　6.enemy
3　They live in the deserts of Asia.　mice,rabbits　They live in Southeast Asia.　Their noses are as big as eggplants.　They live in New Zealand.lay
All over the world.They look like birds with their large wings.They can jump out of the water and flap their wings up to 70 times a second.