Unit3 Trouble 拓展阅读——a Priceless Miracle 教案
教学目标：
After the class, the students are expected
1. to get to know how to look for the 5 elements of a narrative reading: when, where, what, who,
and why
2. to understand more details by finding key information
3. to cultivate some reasoning skills in reading
4. to arouse some awareness of the relationship between brothers and sisters in today’s society
教学方法：
task-based，group work
教学重点与难点：
highlight: gather the useful and relevant details from the reading
difficulty: some students might not understand the reading clearly; and some might find it hard to express themselves in English based on the given information.
学情分析：
There are 31 students in class. They have taken the class for over two years, and the reading course has started since the beginning of this semester. Some of them are not able to follow the English instructions in class. About one-fifth of the students are capable of understanding and expressing their viewpoints actively. Vocabulary and passage understanding are the big obstacles to most of them.
教 学 过 程
? Warm-up: 1.Free talk:
(1) How many people are there in your family?
(2) Do you have any brothers or sisters?
(3) What do you often do together?
(4) Do you love your brother or sister?
2.Guess : Who will today's story be about?
(Purpose: arouse students’interests in reading the passage)
? Pre-reading:
1.What can we know from the title and picture?
(Purpose: get to know something from the title, which will help students make prediction about the reading.)
2.Read the first and last paragragh and underline the key information about the questions
1)Who needed an operation?
2)Did they have any money?
3)Who did the operation?
4)Is the operation successful?
(Purpose: get to know the main idea of the passage)
? While-reading:
1. Read the passage, and underline the key information about “who, when, what, where, and why”.
Q1: When did the girl know her brother was sick ?
Q2: What did she do ?
Q3: Where did she go with the money?
Q4: Who did she talk with?
Q5: Why did the salesman say sorry to the girl?
Q6: Who knew the girl's brother needed a miracle later?
Q7: What did the man ask ?
Q8: Why did the girl's eyes full of tears?
(Purpose: cultivate students’ ability to figure out the information related to the 5 elements. To understand more details by finding key information)
2. Further thinking
(1) Why did the man want to help the girl's brother?
(2) If your brother or sister needs your help, what will you do ?
(3) What can you learn from the girl ?
(4) What is priceless？
3. Write a summary
_____________(who)was sick. But they didn't have any money. His sister went to the______________(where) to buy a miracle. The salesman said sorry to her because _____________________________(why). A well-dressed man wanted to operate on her brother. The operation was___________(how).
(Purpose: cultivate students’ reasoning skills in reading. learn how to form a conclusion with the given supporting information.)
? Post-reading
1. Discussion
There is a second child in some families now. What do you think of a second child ? Is it a good or bad thing for you ? Why?
2. Report
Now, there is a second child in some families. some students say it's a good thing. But the others say it's a bad thing.
In my opinion,___________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________
(purpose: arouse some awareness of the relationship between brothers and sisters in today’s society )
? Assignment
Read three funny stories on P48 and finish the exercises on p49.
课件24张PPT。 Class Four Grade Eight ReadingFree Talk:1. How many people are there in your family?2. Do you have any brothers or sisters?3. What do you often do together?4. Do you love your brother or sister?Guess : Who will today's story be about?a brother and his sisiter a priceless miracle /'m?r?k(?)/ an amazing thing
a surprising thing/?pra?sl?s/无价的奇迹What can we know from the title and the picture?title: a priceless miracleIt is a story about____________________
But __________ could pay for it.
手术 /??p??re??n /an operationan amazing operation.no one1)Who needed an operation?
2)Did they have any money?
3)Who did the operation?
4)Is the operation successful?Read the first and last paragraghs and underline the key information about the questions
Q1: Who needed an operation? An eight-year-old girl heard her parents talking about her little brother,Andrew. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money. Only a very expensive operation could save him now and there was no one to lend them the money.
That well-dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a famous doctor. The operation was successful and it wasn't long before Andrew was home again.Q2: Did they have any money? Q3: Who did the operation?
Q4: Is the operation successful?Read the passage and underline the key information about who,when, what, where, and why.
Read the passage When she heard her daddy said to her tearful mother, “Only a miracle can save him now,” the little girl went to her bedroom and pulled her money from its hiding place and counted it carefully.
She hurried to a drugstore with the money in her hand.
“And what do you want?” asked the salesman. “It’s for my little brother,” the girl answered. “He’s really, really sick and I want to buy a miracle.” “Pardon?” said the salesman.
“My brother Andrew has something bad growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much does a miracle cost?” “We don’t sell a miracle here, child. I’m sorry,” the salesman said with a smile.
“Listen, if it isn’t enough, I can try and get some more. Just tell me how much it costs.”
Who? What? When? Where? Why? When she heard her daddy said to her tearful mother, “Only a miracle can save him now,” the little girl went to her bedroom and pulled her money from its hiding place and counted it carefully.
She hurried to a drugstore with the money in her hand.
“And what do you want?” asked the salesman. “It’s for my little brother,” the girl answered. “He’s really, really sick and I want to buy a miracle.” “Pardon?” said the salesman.
“My brother Andrew has something bad growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much does a miracle cost?” “We don’t sell a miracle here, child. I’m sorry,” the salesman said with a smile.
“Listen, if it isn’t enough, I can try and get some more. Just tell me how much it costs.”
Q1: When did the girl know her brother was sick ? What can you know from the word 'tearful'? The mother was crying. When she heard her daddy said to her tearful mother, “Only a miracle can save him now,” the little girl went to her bedroom and pulled her money from its hiding place and counted it carefully.
She hurried to a drugstore with the money in her hand.
“And what do you want?” asked the salesman. “It’s for my little brother,” the girl answered. “He’s really, really sick and I want to buy a miracle.” “Pardon?” said the salesman.
“My brother Andrew has something bad growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much does a miracle cost?” “We don’t sell a miracle here, child. I’m sorry,” the salesman said with a smile.
“Listen, if it isn’t enough, I can try and get some more. Just tell me how much it costs.”
Q2: What did she do ? What is opposite meaning of the word 'carefully' ?carelessly When she heard her daddy said to her tearful mother, “Only a miracle can save him now,” the little girl went to her bedroom and pulled her money from its hiding place and counted it carefully.
She hurried to a drugstore with the money in her hand.
“And what do you want?” asked the salesman. “It’s for my little brother,” the girl answered. “He’s really, really sick and I want to buy a miracle.” “Pardon?” said the salesman.
“My brother Andrew has something bad growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much does a miracle cost?” “We don’t sell a miracle here, child. I’m sorry,” the salesman said with a smile.
“Listen, if it isn’t enough, I can try and get some more. Just tell me how much it costs.”
Q3: Where did she go with the money? He went to the drugstore. a shop where we can buy medicine. When she heard her daddy said to her tearful mother, “Only a miracle can save him now,” the little girl went to her bedroom and pulled her money from its hiding place and counted it carefully.
She hurried to a drugstore with the money in her hand.
“And what do you want?” asked the salesman. “It’s for my little brother,” the girl answered. “He’s really, really sick and I want to buy a miracle.” “Pardon?” said the salesman.
“My brother Andrew has something bad growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much does a miracle cost?” “We don’t sell a miracle here, child. I’m sorry,” the salesman said with a smile.
“Listen, if it isn’t enough, I can try and get some more. Just tell me how much it costs.”
Q4: Who did she talk with? a man who sells things When she heard her daddy said to her tearful mother, “Only a miracle can save him now,” the little girl went to her bedroom and pulled her money from its hiding place and counted it carefully.
She hurried to a drugstore with the money in her hand.
“And what do you want?” asked the salesman. “It’s for my little brother,” the girl answered. “He’s really, really sick and I want to buy a miracle.” “Pardon?” said the salesman.
“My brother Andrew has something bad growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much does a miracle cost?” “We don’t sell a miracle here, child. I’m sorry,” the salesman said with a smile.
“Listen, if it isn’t enough, I can try and get some more. Just tell me how much it costs.”
Q5: Why did the salesman say sorry to the girl? Because he didn't sell a miracle. A well-dressed man heard it and asked, “What kind of a miracle does your brother need?”
“I don’t know,” she answered with her eyes full of tears. “He’s really sick and mum says he needs an operation. But my daddy can’t pay for it, so I have brought all my money.”
“How much do you have?” asked the man. “$ 1.11, but I can try and get some more,” she answered.
“Well, what luck,” smiled the man. “$ 1.11, the price of a miracle for little brothers.”
He took up the girl’s hand and said, “Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents. Let’s see if I have the kind of miracle you need.”Q6: Who knew the girl's brother needed a miracle later? What can you know from the word 'well-dressed'? The man was rich. A well-dressed man heard it and asked, “What kind of miracle does your brother need?”
“I don’t know,” she answered with her eyes full of tears. “He’s really sick and mum says he needs an operation. But my daddy can’t pay for it, so I have brought all my money.”
“How much do you have?” asked the man. “$ 1.11, but I can try and get some more,” she answered.
“Well, what luck,” smiled the man. “$ 1.11, the price of a miracle for little brothers.”
He took up the girl’s hand and said, “Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents. Let’s see if I have the kind of miracle you need.”Q7: What did the man ask ? A well-dressed man heard it and asked, “What kind of a miracle does your brother need?”
“I don’t know,” she answered with her eyes full of tears. “He’s really sick and mum says he needs an operation. But my daddy can’t pay for it, so I have brought all my money.”
“How much do you have?” asked the man. “$ 1.11, but I can try and get some more,” she answered.
“Well, what luck,” smiled the man. “$ 1.11, the price of a miracle for little brothers.”
He took up the girl’s hand and said, “Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents. Let’s see if I have the kind of miracle you need.” Q8: Why did the girl's eyes full of tears? Because her brother was ill and his father couldn't pay for the operaton.Further thinking: He was moved by the girl's love for her brother. 2.If your brother or sister needs your help, what will you do ? 1.Why did the man want to help the girl's brother? I will try my best to help him or her. 3.What can you learn from the girl ?Never give up .永不言弃 4.What is priceless？Love between brothers and sisters is priceless. SummaryWho?
What?
Where?
Why did the salesman say sorry to the girl?
How was the operation?
the little girl 、 Andrew 、the salesman and a well-dressed manThe girl's little brother was sick.the drugstoreBecause he didn't sell a miracle. It was successful. Summary _______________(who)was sick. But they didn't have any money. His sister went to the______________(where) to buy a miracle. The salesman said sorry to her because _____________________________(why). A well-dressed man wanted to operate on her brother. The operation was___________(how).
Andrewdrugstorehe didn't sell a miracle successfulDiscussion There is a second child in some families now. What do you think of a second child ?
Is it a good or bad thing for you ? Why? Report: Now, there is a second child in some families. some students say it's a good thing. But the others say it's a bad thing.
In my opinion,_______________________________
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________Assignment: Read three funny stories on P48 and finish the exercises on p49. The End a Priceless Miracle
An eight-year-old girl heard her parents talking about her little brother,Andrew. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money. Only a very expensive operation could save him now and there was no one to lend them the money.
When she heard her daddy said to her tearful mother, “Only a miracle can save him now,” the little girl went to her bedroom and pulled her money from its hiding place and counted it carefully.
She hurried to a drugstore with the money in her hand.
“And what do you want?” asked the salesman. “It’s for my little brother,” the girl answered. “He’s really, really sick and I want to buy a miracle.” “Pardon?” said the salesman.
“My brother Andrew has something bad growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much does a miracle cost?” “We don’t sell a miracle here, child. I’m sorry,” the salesman said with a smile.
“Listen, if it isn’t enough, I can try and get some more. Just tell me how much it costs.”
A well-dressed man heard it and asked, “What kind of miracle does your brother need?”
“I don’t know,” she answered with her eyes full of tears. “He’s really sick and mum says he needs an operation. But my daddy can’t pay for it, so I have brought all my money.”
“How much do you have?” asked the man. “$ 1.11, but I can try and get some more,” she answered.
“Well, what luck,” smiled the man. “$ 1.11, the price of a miracle for little brothers.”
He took up the girl’s hand and said, “Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents. Let’s see if I have the kind of miracle you need.”
That well-dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a famous doctor. The operation was successful and it wasn’t long before Andrew was home again.
