初中英语人教版八年级下册Unit 6 Section A(1a--2d)

Unit6 SectionA（1a-2d）精品教案
一、教学目标：
1. 语言知识目标：
1) 能掌握以下单词：remind, bit, silly, instead of
能掌握以下句型：
① How does the story begin?
② What happened next?
③ What do you think of the story of Yu Gong?
④ What could Yu Gong do instead of moving the mountains?
2) 能够用英语询问故事的开始、发展及后续等。

能够对故事中的人物或情节发表一些简单的看法或观点。

2. 情感态度价值观目标：
学习愚公，要学习他“主动挖山”的精神。

在我们生活工作中存在着很多的“山”。

在这些山的面前我们应该像愚公一样明知困难却迎难而上，凭借自己的力量勇敢的克服困难。

二、教学重难点
1. 教学重点：
1) 掌握本课时中出现的生词：remind, bit, silly, instead of；
2) 学会询问故事发展的基本句型：
How does the story begin?
What happened next?
3）学会表达故事中的人物或情节，并发表一些简单的看法或观点。

What do you think of / about the story of Yu Gong?
I think it’s a little bit silly.
I still don’t agree with you.
2. 教学难点：
学会表达故事中的人物或情节，并发表一些简单的看法或观点。

三、教学过程
Step 1 Lead in
1. 展示中国传统故事的图片，导入本单元主题。

T: Look at these pictures.Do you know these stories?
S1：Journey to the West.
S2: Hou Yi Shoots the Suns.
S3: Nu Wa Repairs the Sky.
S4 : Yu Gong M oves a Mountain.
T: Which story do you like best?
S1: I like ...best.
…
Step 2 Presentation
1. 引导学生们学习生词。

让学生们看大屏幕来学习本课时的生词。

once upon a time, shoot, stone
2. Try to remember the new words.
Step 3 Writing
1. Look at the pictures in 1a, then read the names of the story in the box.
2. Ss discuss with their partners and match the names of the stories with the pictures.
Journey to the West b Yu Gong Moves a Mountain d
Hou Yi Shoots the Suns a Nu Wa Repairs the Sky c
Step 4 Listening
1. T: Tell Ss they will hear a great Chinese traditional story. Listen and see who know the name of the story.
2. Play the recording for the Ss to listen.
3. Ss who know the name of the story may hand up.
4. Play the recording again. Let Ss check the facts they hear.
5. Check the answers.
____ The two mountains were very high and big.
____ A very old man tried to move the mountains.
____ A man told Yu Gong that he could never do it.
Step 5 Pair work
1. Read the questions in the box in 1c.
2. Ss discuss the questions with their partners.
3. Let some pairs ask and answer the questions.
e.g. A: How does the story happen?
B: There were two very tall mountains in front of their house.
A: What happened next?
B: A very old man tried to move the mountains.
A: Where would they put all the earth and stone from the mountains?
B: They would put them into the sea.
Step 6 Listening
Work on 2a:
T: Let’s continue to listen to the story.
1. Look at the pictures in 2a. Discuss the things they are going to do. When you listen to the story, please number the pictures.
2. Play the recording for the Ss to listen and number the pictures.
3. Play the recording again to check the answers.
Work on 2b:
1. Let Ss read the sentences below. Explain some main sentences for the Ss. Make sure they know what to do.
2. Play the recording for the Ss to circle the correct words in the brackets.
3. Play the recording again to check the answers.
Step 7 Pair work
1. Tell Ss to make a story chain. Ss tell the story one by one with the pictures in 2a.
2. Let some Ss tell the story to the class.
3. See which groups’ story is better.
Step 8 Role-play
1. Read the conversations and Let Ss read after the teacher.
2. Explain the main points
3. Ask Ss to role-play the conversation in groups.
Homework:
1. Recite the conversation in 2d after school.
2. Tell the story Yu Gong Moves a Mountain in English to your parents. Once upon a time, there was a very old man…。