山东省新泰市协庄学校八年级英语下册 Unit 5 I think that mooncakes ar

Unit5 I think that mooncakes are delicious
单元备课
【单元教学目标与要求】
话题: 节日（Festivals）
功能:谈论中西方不同的节日，并能做出个人反应。

语法：宾语从句及感叹句的用法
词汇和常用表达：
1. 能正确使用下列词汇：
relative, pound, steal, lay, dessert, garden, tie,treat, Christmas, lie, dead, punish, warn, present, spread…..
2. 能正确使用下列常用表达:
put on, lay out, end up, be similar to, throw …at… ,be in the shape of , refuse to do, fly up to, share sth with sb. One… the other, dress up as, trick or treat , play a trick on sb. warn sb. to do sth. give out, give birth to , in need…..
3. 能正确使用下列句型：
1）A: What do you like best about the Dragon Boat Festival?
B: I love the races. I think that they’re fun to watch.
2). A: What have you learned about Halloween?
B: Oh, I know it’s a popular festival in North America and it’s on October 31st.
A:What do you like most about this festival?
B:I think it’s fun to dress up as cartoon characters.
教学重难点：1. 学会运用宾语从句来表达句子。

2. 学会运用what和how表达对某事物的感叹。

●课时安排：5课时
Period 1: Section A 1a--2d
Period 2: Section A 3a—4c
Period 3: Section B 1a—1d
Period 4: Section B2a—Self Check
Period 5: 单元达标测试
提前一周布置学生背记：本单元生词和短语
The first periodSection A (1a-2d)
一、教学内容：Section A 1a-2d
二、教学目标：
1、知识目标：
（1）词汇： relative , pound, put on
(2) 句型：1）A: What do you like best about the Festivals ?
B: I like the Spring Festival/the Dragon Boat Festival
A: Why ?
B: Because it’s interesting to watch ./Because I know it’s really fun. 2）
2、能力目标：结合生活实际，谈谈对不同节日的看法。

三、重难点：
宾语从句的结构
即： 1.I think /guess/believe(that)…
2. I wonder if/whether ….
四、教学过程：
Step 1:Warming –up
Task 1) Check new words of Unit5
Task 2). Free talk
Teacher: How much do you know about the Festivals ?
Students: They are …..
Teacher: What do you like best about the Festivals ?
Student 1: I like the Spring Festival
S tudent 2: I like the Dragon Boat Festival
Step 2: Presentation 1a、1c
1.Match the pictures with the descriptions (1a)
2.Practice the conversation in pairs like this:
A: What do you like best about the festivals ?
B: I like the Water Festival in Thailand .
Make your own conversation according to some pictures.
A: What do you like best about the festivals ?
B: I like the Water Festival in Thailand .
A:Why ?
B: Because it’s fun/interesting to watch
Step 3: Lis tening practice 1b
Read the four sentences first ,then listen and circle T or F.
Exercise :
Bill thinks _______ the races were not that interesting to watch
Mary thinks th at the teams were f_________________.
Bill wonders w____________they’ll have zongzi again next year
Bill and Mary b____________ that they’ll be back next year to watch the races .
Step 4: Listening 2a
1. Listen to the conversation between Wu Ming and Harry and circle the correct words in sentences.
2. Listen again and fill in the chart.
Step 5: Role play the conversation (2d)
A:Read the conversation and tell “True”or “False”.
1. Ben is going to Chiang Mai in two weeks. ( )
2. Clara believes that April is the hottest month of the year there. ( )
3. The Water Festival in Thailand is from April 13th to 15th. ( )
4. T he Thai new year is a time for cleaning and washing bad things. ( )
B:Role –play the conversation.
Step 6: Exercise:
1. Can you see the ________ (灯笼)over there? How beautiful they are!
2. Parents often tell their children not to speak to _________ (陌生人).
3. I got a lot of gifts from my _________ (亲戚) on my birthday.
4. Don’t eat too much, or you’ll _______ (增加) your weight.
5. The car cost him 2000 ________ (英镑).
Step 7:Language points and summary
1. relative n. e.g. They have a lot of relatives. 他们有许多亲戚。

2. put on 增加（体重）；发胖；穿上
e.g. They’ve put on five pounds.他们体重增加了5磅。

It’s cold outside. Please put on your coat. 外面冷，请穿上大衣。

3. pound n. e.g. The desk weighs 5 pounds.
4. throw at 向…投/扔…
e.g. People go on the streets to throw water at each other.
On our way here, someone threw a stone at our car
It’s the first snow of the year, and the children are happily throwing snowballs at each other.
5.Bill wonders whether they’ll have the sweet rice dumplings again next year.
6. I wonder if it’s similar to the water festival of Dai people in Yunnan Province. Step 8:Homework:
1. Remember the language points by heart.
2.Make a new conversation according to 2c,and act in pairs next class。