苏教版译林牛津初中英语8AUnit8L7教案

英语（八年级上册）

Unit 8 Natural Disasters

Task

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I. Teaching aims and learning objectives

By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

1. give facts for writing;

2. organize ideas by making notes;

3. write an article about a natural disaster.

II. Teaching contents

1. New words and phrases: share … with …, keep falling, nearly fall over, clear the snow, come

from behind;

2. New structures: A snowstorm hit Beijing on Friday, 5 January.

I was doing my homework in the classroom when Mr Wu came in.

My parents could not get home that night because of the heavy snow.

III.Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty

1. Organize ideas by drawing up an outline;

2. Write an article about a natural disaster in easy and clear English.

IV. Teaching procedures

Step 1 Lead-in

1. Compare two articles

T: Today I am going to tell you a story about how Timmy survived the 1999 Taiwan earthquake.

Listen to this, please

In 1999, a terrible earthquake happened in Taiwan.

At first Timmy was sleeping. When he felt the shaking, he wanted to run out of the building, but he failed. And unluckily he was trapped in the dark. After that, he calmed down and tried to find his way out.

At last, some people heard him and saved him.

T: What do you think of the story? Do you think I’m good at telling stories? Why or why not?

Is there anything good in my story?

T: Here are some good points and bad points of my version. So you all think Timmy’s version is better than mine. And I agree with you. Now let’s g o over the structure of Timmy’s version.

In Timmy’s version we can see the changes of his feelings, and we can see how terrible the earthquake was. It seems that we were there with him at that time. How do we have such feelings? First, articles in the first person make it easier for readers to have the same feelings as the writer’s. Second, f acts in details help support the writer’s opinion.

2. Work out the structure

T: Now I think you know how to write a natural disaster. Maybe we can give Timmy’s version a little bit change.

e.g.: At last, I was safe. I was so happy to see the bright daylight again.

【设计意图：通过比较两则关于Timmy在地震中的故事，让学生了解关于自然灾害的文章的写作结构，并初步认识细节描写的重要性。】

Step 2 Presentation

1. Read Part A on page 102

T: This week, a snowstorm hit Beijing. Our friend Sandy wants to write about it. And before writing she makes some notes. Let’s have a look.

2. Have a discussion

T: “A sandstorm happened in Beijing on Friday, 5 January.”“There was a sandstorm in Beijing on Friday, 5 January.” Which is better? Why? What about this one? Why? A sandstorm hit Beijing on Friday, 5 January. Some verbs can bring clear pictures in readers’ mind.

T: Here is an interesting example: “越来越多的人开始骑自行车” So, suitable words, phrases or sentence structures can help make your article better.

3. Finish the table