Unit 4 lesson 12 
Healthy Bones 
教学目标 
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说课内容 
学情分析 
讲解方法 
问题设计 
本课的教学内容是北师大版《初中英语》教材八年级(上)Unit4 Lesson12 的内容,以健康习惯为话题,本课是一节阅读课,内容是谈论骨骼健康,是前两课话题的延续,为最终本单元的综合语言输出奠定初步的语言基础。学生在初一下学期和初二上学期开学初在生物学科也学习了一些骨骼的相关知识,所以有一定的背景知识。 
授课内容侧重对文本内容的理解,通过细读获取细节信息,由浅入深,从内容到结构,最后总结大意,选择标题。最后结合课文和语言进行基于本课内容的输出性活动。同时,学生初步感知形容词及反义词和状语从句的用法。 
学情分析 
通过本课的学习学生能够: 
1. 认读下列词汇:bone, blood, although, outside, inside, waste,solid 理解下列词汇:nutrient, calcium, vitamin 
2. 在详细阅读的过程中抓住文章细节和关键词,并回答问题。 
3. 根据文章进行分段并总结出段意和选出文章的最佳标题。 
4. 自己绘制文章的思维导图,并进行复述。 
5. 通过学习懂得保护骨骼健康的重要性,增强健康生活的意识。并结合自己的实际情况写出自己的健康建议。 
教学目标 
重点 
重点 
重点 
难点 
讲解方法 
描述法 
问答法 
归纳法 
问题设计 
What 
Why 
How 
What are the bones like? 
Why are they important? 
How can we keep our bones healthy? 
Gold circle 
“由外向内”(What-Why-How)的思维方法符合人们对事情的认知过程,也有利于学生记忆所学知识 
What are these? 
What do you know about them? 
8 
1.The smallest bone in our body is in our head. 
2.A twenty-year-old man has more bones than a baby. 
3. Our bones stop growing when we are 21-25. 
206 
A man’s bones stop growing around 25. 
217-218 
or 
stapes(镫骨) 
Unit 4 lesson 12 
 Bones 
Healthy 
Read Para. 1-2 and answer the questions. Underline the key words. 
1.What are bones like? 
2.Why are bones important? 
3.Why is blood important? 
step 1 
handout 
on the 
outside 
on the inside 
 
but 
but 
light 
strong 
soft 
hard 
1.What are bones like? Fill in the blanks. 
Bones are… 
Paragraph 2 
Although they are very light, bones are strong enough to support our weight.(para.1 line7) 
Every time we walk, sit down or hold a book, we are using our bones. Bones are important because they support our bodies and help us move freely. Although they are very light, bones are strong enough to support our weight. 
2.Why are bones important? 
Paragraph 1 
Bones are hard on the outside, but they are soft on the inside. The soft part of the bone makes our blood. Blood carries nutrients through our body. It also helps move waste materials away so our body can stay healthy. 
2.Why are bones important? 
Paragraph 2 
Because they support our bodies and help us move freely. And the soft part of the bone makes our blood. 
Why are bones important? 
Bones are hard on the outside, but they are soft on the inside. The soft part of the bone makes our blood. Blood carries nutrients through our body. It also helps move waste materials away so our body can stay healthy. 
3.?Why is blood important? 
Paragraph 2 
C_______ 
V_______ 
E_______ 
Make bones_____ 
_________ bone health 
Help Calcium ___________ 
Get it from _____, ___________ and other________ 
Get it from food like ___ and _____ and from_______ 
Make it _______ 
(often do exercise) 
alcium 
xercise 
solid 
work well 
Improve 
 the sun 
foods 
a habit 
Read Para. 3-5 and complete the table. 
milk 
vegetables 
② 
③ 
 itamin D 
① 
fish 
eggs 
What are the important things to keep our bones healthy? 
Why are they important? 
What should we do? 
 
Divide the passage into two parts 
step 2 
Part 1 (paragraph ) 
Part 2 (paragraph ) 
1 - 
2 
3 - 5 
handout 
What are the bones like and why are they important 
How can we keep our bones healthy. 
A) Healthy Bones and Sick Bones 
B) Getting to Know Your Bones 
C) New Research on Our Blood 
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Choose the best title. 
Listen and read the text 
Bones 
STEP 3 
Draw a mind map and retell the passage 
What 
Why 
How 
light but strong 
hard… but soft… 
support… 
help… 
makes …. 
Calcium from… 
Vitamin D from… 
Exercise 
Free talk 
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Write your own healthy advice and share with your partner 
Include the words because, so, although and but. 
Think about these things: 
Food, drink, exercise, sleep, school, bones 
Example: 
Don’t eat before you go to bed so you can sleep better. 
Although I’m very busy at school, I try to exercise three times a week. 
 
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What did we learn today? 
summary 
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Homework 
1. Read the text after the recording for 3 times. 
2. Complete the exercises on P104. 
3. Draw a poster about healthy bones. 
(including what ,why , how and your own healthy advice) 
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Thank you very much!