外研版英语九年级上册Module1Unit1教案

Module 1 Wonders of the world
Unit 1 It ' s more than 2,000 yea教Old.
教学目标
【知识目标】
1. 掌握词汇man-made, natural, wonder, discussion, eastern, though, loud, opinion, electricity.
2. 复习六大时态。

【能力目标】
能够简单地向别人介绍、描述某一世界奇观。

【情感态度目标】通过学习，掌握如何介绍、描述某一世界奇观，从而使学生更加热爱自然风光。

教学重难点
【教学重点】
1. 领会并灵活使用下列词汇man-made, natural wonder , though, loud, opinion
2. 掌握重点句型：That sounds great, though I think Victoria Falls in Africa are even more fantastic；基数词+ 量词+long/wide/high ................. ..
3. 理解并掌握六大时态的定义、结构及用法。

【教学难点】
能通过相关词汇或图片描述描述某一世界奇观。

教学步骤
Step 1 Warming-up
1. Show some pictures of the wonders of the world.
2. Enjoy and talk something about the pictures.
3. Show some pictures to introduce the new words.
4. Learn the new words.
5. Read the words after the teacher.
Step 2 Match the name.
Match the names of the wonders with the pictures.
1. Ask the students to look at the pictures.
2. Read through the names of the wonders.
a) The Terracotta Army b) The Three Gorges Dam
c) The Giant ' s Causewayd) Victoria Falls
3. Match the names of the wonders with the pictures.
4. Ask the students to check their answer with a partner.
5. Call back the answers from the whole class and check the answers.
Step 3 Answer the questions.
Look at the pictures and answer the questions. Use the words in the box to help you.
1. Ask the students to look at the pictures in Activity1.
2. Ask the students to read through the words in the box.
ancient man-made modern natural wonder
3. Ask the students to read through the questions in Activity 2.
1) Which two are natural wonders?
2) Which two are man-made wonders?
3) Which is an ancient wonder?
4) Which is a modern wonder?
4. Look at the pictures and answer the questions. Use the words in the box to help you.
5. Ask the students to check their answer with a partner.
6. Call back the answers from the whole class and check the answers.
7. Now listen and check.
Step 4 Listen and read.
1. Ask the students to listen and read the conversation silently.
2. Check V )the true senten ces.
1) Tony thinks the Giant 's Causeway is the largest natural wonder.
2) Lingling thinks Victoria Falls is more fantastic than the Giant
s Causeway.
3) Betty and Daming are more interested in man-made wonders.
4) For Daming, the Three Gorges Dam is more fantastic than the Terracotta Army.
3. Ask the students to read the passage and finish Activity
4.
1) Where is the Giant 's Causeway?
2) How wide is Victoria Falls?
3) What wonders does Betty think are more exciting?
4) How old is the Terracotta Army?
4. After Reading: Complete the table.
Wonders
The Giant 's Causeway
_____ rocks, ___ sides, on the ______coast of Northern Ireland
Victoria Falls
in _____ , ______ m etres wide, _____ metres high
The Terracotta Army
more than ______ y ears old
The Three Gorges Dam
_____ metres long, ____ metres high, ___ metres wide, produce ________
Step 5 Pronunciation and speaking: Listen and mark the pauses.
1. Play the recording once without stopping.
2. Play the recording again and ask the whole class to repeat.
1) I 've never seen it, so I ' m not sure I agree with you.
2) That sounds great, though I think Victoria Falls in Africa is even more fantastic.
3) In my opinion, man-made wonders are more exciting than natural ones.
3. Ask the students to listen and mark the pauses.
4. Now listen again and repeat.
Step 6 Language points
1. Let ' s call Wonder of the World and join in the discussion. 我们给《世界奇观》节目打电
话,加入讨论吧。

join in 的意思是“参加某种活动,加入到”。

例如:We all joined in the game. 我们都参与了游戏。

discussion 作名词, 它是由动词discuss 加后缀-ion 而构成的, 意为“讨论; 商讨”。

如:
There will be a discussion about the differences between the two words in our class this afternoon.
小试: How many students joined in the ________ (discuss) last Sunday?
2. And I think the Giant ' s Causeway is the most fantastic natural wonder.
我认为巨人之路是最神奇的自然奇观。

巨人之路位于英国北爱尔兰东部海岸,由大量多边形石柱组成,绵延数百米,呈阶梯状延伸入海。

1986年,巨人之路及其海岸(Giant's causeway and Causeway Coast) 被联合国教科文组织列入世界自然遗产名录。

3. That sounds great, though I think Victoria Falls in Africa is even more fantastic. 听起来很
神奇,但我认为非洲的维多利亚瀑布更壮观。

维多利亚瀑布位于非洲赞比西河中游、赞比亚与津巴布韦接壤处,是世界上最壮
观的瀑布之一。

瀑布上的水雾形成的彩虹景色十分迷人,瀑布的声响可在数公里处听到。

因此,当地人称之为“莫西奥图尼亚” ,意为“霹雳之雾”。

4. But in my opinion, man-made wonders are more than exciting than natural ones.
但是,在我看来,人造奇观比自然奇观更激动人心。

本句中natural ones与man-made wonders相对应,ones代替前面提至U的wonders。

in one'sopinion 表示“按某人的意见;据某人看来”。

如:
Who, in your opinion, is the best football player in the world today?
在你看来,谁是当今世界上最好的足球运动员?
5. though
though 作连词, 意为“虽然; 尽管” , 常用来引导让步状语从句, 从句可放在主句前或主句后, 但不能与but 或however 出现在同一个句子中。

如:
Though he was tired, he went on working.
Lucy often helps me with my English, though she is very busy.
【运用】从题后所给的四个选项中选择可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

Grace is going to give much money to charity, _____ s he is not rich enough.
A. if
B. unless
C. since
D. though
Step 7 Work in pairs.
1. Read through the example with the class.
—Which wonder of the world you like to visit?
—I'd like to visit the Giant 's Causeway because I love wild places by the sea.
2. Make a list of wonders of the world. Say which one you would like to visit and why.
3. Work in pairs.
Step 8 Exercises: Complete the sentences.
1. Ask the students to read through the words in the box in Activity 5.
discussion eastern huge opinion though
2. Read through the sentences in Activity 5.
1) In my ____________ , natural wonders are more interesting than man-made ones.
2) Victoria Falls, about 1,700 metres wide and 100 metres high, is __________ .
3) Let ' s join in the ____________ about the wonders of the world.
4) I think the Giant ' s Causeway on the ____________ coast of Northern Ireland is a
fantastic natural wonder.
5) To some degree, Lingling agree with Tony about the Giant ' s Causeway, ________ she thinks Victoria Falls are more fantastic.
3. Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
4. Ask the students to check their answer with a partner.
5. Call back the answers from the whole class and check the answers.
Step 9 中考链接
1. 大峡谷是世界自然奇观之一。

The Grand Canyon is ______________________ of the natural world.
2. 我认为这部电影中有太多的打斗。

(in one's opinion)
3. We should give the boy another chance _______ he has made some mistakes.
A. though
B. when
C. unless
4. Football is do exciting that _____ people in the world play it.
A. million of B millions of C. two millions of
课堂作业
1. Which wonder of the world would you like to visit? Write some sentences about it.
2. Preview Unit 2.
教学反思。