外研版初中英语八年级英语下全册精品教案

2017年外研版八年级英语下全册精品教案
Module 1 Feelings and impressions
一、学习目标:
A. 单词和短语：
smell-smelled-smelled (smelt-smelt), soft, sour, mm, cookie, pizza, lovely, done, try, have a try, pie, sound, sweet tooth, salt, jam, for, favorite, ear, glasses, jeans, nervous, fair, pretty, proud, be proud of , stranger, message, sb. can’t wait, hobby, at school, in, mark, love
B. 交际用语：
1. I’m afraid…
2. Have a try!
3. It’s my lucky day!
4. It smells too strong and it tastes a bit sour.
5. They taste really sweet and they feel soft in the middle.
6. —Do you like bananas?
—Yes, I do. They taste delicious. Do you like flowers?
7. It tastes good.
8. It doesn’t smell fresh.
9. You look very pretty.
10. I get bad marks at school, and I feel sad.
11. I often feel a bit sad at first when I leave my mum and dad for a few days.
12. I’m quite shy when I’m with stranger.
13. I feel nervous when I speak Chinese.
14. I’m always sorry when I don’t know how to do things in the right way.
15. I’m afraid of flying.
二. 教学目标
1. Function: Describing feelings and impressions.
2. Structure: Sense verbs: feel, look, sound, smell, taste, adjectives
3. Skills:
1) Listening for specific information; matching sentences with pictures.
2) Talking about likes and dislike.
3) Reading and understanding behavior of characters; finding specific information
4) Writing a description of a classmate.
4. Around the world: Polite expressions
5. Task: Writing a description of a classmate.
三、重点及难点:
Sense verbs: feel, look, sound, smell, taste, adjectives
四、教学设计:
Unit 1 It smells delicious.
ⅠTeaching model
Listening and speaking
ⅡTeaching method
PWP approach
ⅢTeaching aims
1. To listen and understand sentences with sense verbs.
2. To understand the conversation.
3. To learn to use sense verbs.
ⅣTeaching Objectives
1. Key vocabulary: smell-smelled-smelled (smelt-smelt), soft, sour, mm, cookie, pizza,
lovely, done, try, have a try, pie, sound, sweet tooth, salt, jam, for,
favorite, ear
2. Key structures:Sense verbs: feel, look, sound, smell, taste, adjectives
ⅤTeaching aids
Tape recorder, OHP, video
ⅥTeaching Steps
Step 1 Warming-up
1. Show some pictures to introduce the sense verbs.
2. Show some pictures to introduce the new words.
3. Learn the new words.
Step 2 Listen and number the pictures.
1. Ask the students to read the word and expressions in Activity 1.
2. Ask the students to look at the pictures in Activity 1 carefully.
3. Listen and number the pictures.
4. Ask the students to check their answer with a partner.
5. Call back the answer from the whole class and check the answer.
Step 3 Listen again and complete the sentences.
1. Ask the students to read the word and expressions in Activity
2.
1) The cookie tastes sweet.
2) The milk _____________.
3) This bed _____________.
4) Tom ______________.
2 Listen again and complete the sentences.
3. Ask the students to check their answer with a partner.
4. Call back the answer from the whole class and check the answer.
Keys: 1. tastes sweet 2. smells sour 3. feel a bit soft 4. looks very strong Step 4 Listen and read.
1. Show some pictures, and ask the students to talk about them.
2. Ask the students to read the conversation silently.
3. Play the recording and ask the students to listen and read the conversation.
4. Read the conversation.
5. Act it out.
6. Learn “Everyday English”
I’m afraid…
Have a try!
It’s my lucky day!
7. Now check (√) what Betty is making in Activity 3.
8. Ask the students to check their answer with a partner.
9. Call back the answer from the whole class and check the answer.
Step 5 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
1. Ask the students to read the words in the box in Activity 4.
2. Ask the students to read through the sentences in Activity 4.
1) I bought a large chocolate cake, because I love _____________ food.
2) Dried fish has a _____________ taste. You don’t need much of it in the dish.
3) She does not put ______________ in tea because she does not like sweet tea
4) The milk has gone ______________ overnight, so we cannot drink it.
5) The bed feels ________________ and comfortable.
6) Apple pie sounds _____________. It is my favourite.
3. Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
4. Check with a partner.
5. Call back the answers from the whole class.
Keys: 1.sweet 2. strong 3. sugar 4. sour 5. soft 6. lovely
6. Read the sentences together.
Step 6 Complete the table in Activity 5.
1. Ask the students to read the words in Activities1-4.
2. Complete the table with the words in the boxes in Activities 1 and 4.
3. Check with a partner.
4. Call back the answers from the whole class.
Step 7Pronunciation and speaking
1. Play the recording once without stopping.
2. Play the recording again and ask the whole class to repeat.
1) It smells too strong and it tastes a bit sour.
2) They taste really sweet and they feel soft in the middle.
3. Ask the students to listen and underline the words the speaker stresses.
4. Now listen again and repeat.
Step 8 Work in pairs.
1. Ask and answer about the things in the box.
2. Say why you like or do not like them.
—Do you like bananas?
—Yes, I do. They taste delicious. Do you like flowers?
Step 9 Grammar
感官系动词：英语动词中，有的后面要接名词或代词等作宾语，有的单独作谓语，而有的后面要接形容词或名词等做主语的补充成分。

我们把后面接主语补充成分的动词称为系动词。

最常用的系动词是be，另外还有很多感官动词，如：look，taste，feel，smell，sound等。

例如：
The film is interesting.
The cookies smell delicious.
The soup tastes too salty.
The bed feels hard.
The idea sounds quite good.
All the children look happy.
上面用到的系动词smell，taste，feel，sound，look相当于汉语中的闻起来，尝起来，摸上去，听上去，看起来的概念。

要注意这类系动词和系动词be不同，其否定形式和疑问形式的构成要借助动词do。

例如：
The dishes do not smell very nice.
Dose he look worried?
The cake dose not taste very good.
Step 10 Language points
1. Well, my chocolate cookies are done now. 嗯，我的巧克力饼干做好了。

句中的be done表示“做好了，完成了”。

例如：
I am nearly done.我差不多做完了。

Are you done with that pen? 那支笔你用完了吗？
The beds are done.床铺都整理好了。

2. Shall I get the sugar? 我来拿糖吧？
当说话人主动提出要做某事，尤其是主动提出帮助时，我们常用Shall I …?例如：Shall I get some water for you? 我去给你弄点儿水喝吧？
我们还可以用Shall we…?来提出建议。

例如：
Shall we buy Betty a cake? 我们给贝蒂买个蛋糕吧？
3...are you sure that’s sugar?……你确信那是糖吗？
be sure后面接句子，表示“确信，相信”。

例如：
I’m sure tomorrow is Betty’s birthday. 我确定明天是贝蒂的生日。

I’m sure we will find each other.我相信我们能找到那地方。

Step 11 Do exercises:
A. 用feel; look; smell; sound; taste 填空：
1. The milk ________ strong.
2. My sweater ________ soft.
3. The room ________ quiet.
4. These flowers ________ beautiful!
5. This pizza _______ delicious.
Keys: 1. smells 2. feels 3. sound 4. look 5. tastes
B. 首字母填空：
1. The food will taste too salty if there is too much s_______ in it.
2. When we talk, we should think of other’s f_________.
3. Many people spend their holiday in the countryside. The enjoy the f ______ air there .
4. I want some more cookie. It t________ really good.
Keys: 1. salt 2. feelings 3. fresh 4. tastes
C. 完成句子:
1. 丝绸摸起来很柔软。

Silk ______________________.
2. 洋葱不好吃, 气味太浓了。

The onion doesn’t taste good, it _________________.
3. Tom看起来不开心。

Tom_____________________.
4. 别不好意思，试一试。

Don’t be shy, just _______________.
Keys:
1. feels very soft
2. smells too strong
3. looks very unhappy
4. have a try
Unit 2 I feel nervous when I speak Chinese.
ⅠTeaching model
Reading and writing.
ⅡTeaching method
Top-down approach
ⅢTeaching aims
1. Listening for specific information; matching sentences with pictures.
2. Talking about likes and dislike.
3. Reading and understanding behaviour of characters; finding specific information
4. Writing a description of a classmate.
ⅣTeaching Objectives
Key vocabulary: glasses, jeans, nervous, fair, pretty, proud, be proud of , stranger, message, sb. can’t wait, hobby, at school, in, mark, love
ⅤTeaching aids
Recorder, OHP, video
ⅥTeaching Steps
Step 1 Warming-up
1. Show some pictures to review the text of Unit 1.
2. Show some pictures.
3. Talk something about the pictures.
4. Introduce the new words.
5. Read the words after the teacher.
Step 2 Work in pairs.
1. Ask the students to look at the pictures in Activity 1.
2. Ask the students to read the words in the box in Activity 1.
3. Work in pairs and describe the girls.
Step 3 Language practice.
1. Show some pictures.
2. Talk something about the pictures.
1) She feels sad when she gets bad marks at school.
2) She feels a bit sad at first when she leaves her mum and dad.
3) She feels quite shy when she is with strangers.
4) She feels nervous when she speaks Chinese.
5) She feels sorry when she does not know how to do things in the right way
6) She feels afraid when she travels by plane
3. Read the sentences after the teacher.
Step 4 Reading.
1. Play the recording and listen to the tape carefully.
2. Ask the students to read through the passage.
3. Match the questions with the paragraphs.
a) What are your hobbies?
b) How do you feel about coming to China?
c) What do you look like?
4. Check with a partner.
5. Call back the answers from the whole class.
Keys: a) 3 b) 4 c) 2
6. Read the text together.
Step 5 Read the sentences.
1. Ask the students to read the sentences in Activity 4.
She’s quite tall, with short fair hair, and she’s wearing glasses. She’s wearing a T- shirt and carrying a warm coat.
2. Now describe the people. Use the sentences above to help you.
1) the girl in picture B in Activities 1
2) your classmates
Step 6 Answer the questions.
1. Ask the students to read the text again.
2. Ask them to read through the questions in Activity 5.
How does Sally feel when she …
1) gets bad marks at school ?
2) leaves her mum and dad?
3) is with strangers?
4) speaks Chinese?
5) does not know how to do things in the right way?
6) travels by plane?
3. Work in pairs and answer the questions.
4. Check with a partner.
5. Call back the answers from the whole class.
Keys: 1. She feels sad when she gets bad marks at school.
2. She often feels a bit sad at first when she leaves her mum and dad.
3. She is quite shy when she is with strangers.
4. She feels nervous when she speaks Chinese.
5. She feels sorry when she does not know how to do things in the right way.
6. She is afraid of flying.
Step 7 Complete the passage.
1. Ask the students to the words in the box in Activity 6.
2. Ask the students to read through the passage in Activity 6.
Jenny is my classmate. She is pretty and has ( 1) ___________ hair. She always gets good (2) __________ at school. She has lots of (3) _______________ like playing the piano and swimming. She is also in the school tennis team. She is good at everything. One day she sent me a (4) _________. She asked me to help her with her English homework because I am good at English. She wanted my help ! I was (5) _______ of myself.
3. Complete the passage with the correct form of the words from the box.
4. Check with a partner.
5. Call back the answers from the whole class.
Keys: 1. fair 2. marks 3. hobbies 4. message 5. proud
6. Read the passage together.
Step 8 Important and difficult points
1.My brother is in the school tennis team—I’m very proud of him!
我哥哥(或弟弟)是校网球队队员——我为他感到非常骄傲！
be proud of表示“以……为骄傲”。

例如：
We are so proud of her for telling the truth.我们为她说了真话而感到骄傲。

2. But I can’t tell you how excited I am about going to China!但是我没法表达对去中国的兴奋之情！
be excited about表示“对……兴奋”。

例如：
I am so excited about the trip!对于这次旅行，我真是兴奋极了！
Step 9 Learning to learn.
Remember that talking to other people is not just speaking and understanding the language. I t’s how you look, how you sound and what you do. Watch people in films as they talk to others in English. Do you do the same when you talk in Chinese?
Step 10 Writing.
Write a message to your pen friend and describe yourself. Say:
1. what you look like
I have short black hair and …
2. what your hobbies are
I like playing basketball and …
3. how you feel when…
I feel nervous when…
Step 11 Do exercises:
完成句子：
1. 我们应该为我们的诺贝尔奖获得者感到自豪。

We should ________________our Nobel prize winners.
2. 人生没有什么可怕的。

There's nothing to ________________in life.
3. 你收到男孩的来信了吗？
Did you ever __________________the boy?
4. 谢谢您在我需要的时候伸出援助之手。

_________________ holding my hand what I needed.
5. 对于马上要吃到的东西，我感到异常兴奋。

I would ________________ the food I was going to have.
Keys: 1. be proud of 2. be afraid of 3. hear from 4. Thanks for 5. be excited about
Unit 3 Language in use
Ⅰ. Teaching model
Revision and application
Ⅱ. Teaching method
Formal and interactive practice
Ⅲ. Teaching aims
1. Function: Describing feelings and impressions.
2. Structure: Sense verbs: feel, look, sound, smell, taste, adjectives
3. Around the world: Polite expressions
4. Task: Writing a description of a classmate.
Ⅳ. Teaching aids
Tape recorder, OHP, handouts
Ⅴ. Teaching Steps
Step 1 Revision
Show some pictures to review the text of Unit 1 and Unit 2.
Step 2 Language practice
1. Read through the example sentences in the box with the whole class.
It tastes good.
You look very pretty.
It doesn’t smell fresh.
I feel nervous when I speak Chinese.
2. Look at the pictures and review some sentences.
Step 3 Work in pairs.
1. Ask the students to look at the picture in Activity 1 carefully.
2. Read through the example sentences.
3. Work in pairs and complete the sentences.
1. The bananas __________________.
2. The students ___________________.
3. The flowers ___________________.
4. The juice ______________________.
5. The chair _____________________.
6. The music _____________________.
4. Check the answers:
Keys:
1. taste delicious
2. look happy
3. smell nice
4. tastes sour
5. feels soft
6. sounds beautiful
Step 4 Writing.
1. Write sentences about yourself. Use the words in the box to help you.
2. Read through the example sentences.
I like this dress very much. It feels comfortable.
I like pandas. They look funny and friendly.
3. Write sentences about yourself. Use the words in the box to help you.
4. Check the answers:
Step 5 Put the words in the box into the correct columns.
1. Ask the students to read the words in the box in Activity 3.
2. Put the words in the box into the correct columns.
3. Ask the students to check with a partner.
4. Check the answers:
5. look like/like的用法与区别
“look like”和“be like”的区别：前者着重问人物长相，look是看上去，即看上去是个什么样。

而后者着重人的内在性格、人品，是个什么样的人。

其中，like在此是介词。

e.g. What does he look like? 他长什么样？
What is he like? 他是个什么样的人？
Step 6 Work in pairs.
Use the table in Activity 3 to ask and answer questions about the people.
your mum
A: What does your mum look like ?
B: She’s tall and beautiful.
A: What is your mum like ?
B: She’s friendly.
1) your dad
2) your maths / Chinese / music teacher
3) your uncle
4) your best friend
e.g. — What does he look like?
— He is big and strong.
— What is he like?
— He is nice.
Step 7 Complete the conversation.
1. Ask the students to read the words in the box in Activity 5.
2. Read through the conversation.
Jane: Hi, Alex! How are you today?
Alex: Great!
Jane: You (1) _______________ very happy!
Alex: Oh, yes. My mum made a cake for me. Here, have some. It really (2) ____________ delicious!
Jane: Thanks. It (3) _______________ very pretty too. Mm, you’re right. It’s nice. Alex: And another good things is, my friend Ben is coming to stay.
Jane: Oh, really? What (4) ______________ he like?
Alex: He’s really friendly and kind.
Jane: What does he (5) ____________ like?
Alex: Well, he’s tall and thin. He’s good at sport. Would you like to meet him? Jane: Yes, I’d like to.
3. Complete the conversation with the correct form of the words in the box. You need to use some of the words more than once.
4. Ask the students to check with a partner.
5. Check the answers:
Keys: 1. look 2. tastes 3. looks 4. is 5. look
6. Read the conversation together.
Step 8 Complete the passage.
1. Ask the students to read the words in the box in Activity 6.
2. Ask the students to read through the passage in Activity 6.
Americans usually shake hands with each other when they first (1) ____________. When two Americans are talking, they do not stand too (2) ____________ to each other. If they meet some friends at a party while they are talking (3) ____________ someone else, they usually bring their friends into the conversation. Americans (4) _____________ each other in the eyes when they talk. They may be a bit (5) _____________ sometimes, but they are quite (6) ______________.
3. Complete the passage with the words in the box.
4. Call back the answers from the whole class.
Keys: 1. meet 2. close 3. with 4. look 5. noisy 6. friendly
6. Read the passage together.
Step 9 Writing.
1. Ask the students read to the words in the box in Activity 7.
2. Read through the example sentences.
Flowers look beautiful. They smell nice.
3. Write about how things feel, look, smell, sound or taste. Use the words in the box to help you.
4. Check the answers:
Step 10 Work in pairs.
1. Ask the students to read the words in the box in Activity 8.
2. Read through the conversation.
A: It looks beautiful.
B: Is it a flower?
A: No, it isn’t. It’s round and hot.
B: Is it a lantern?
A: No, it isn’t. It’s much hotter and bigger than a lantern.
B: Is it the sun?
A: Yes, you’re right.
3. Work in pairs.
4. Describe a thing in the box to your partner. Your partner should guess what it is. Use the words in the box in Activity 7 to help you.
Step 11 Listening practice.
1. Ask the students to read through the table in Activity 9.
2. Play the tape.
3. Listen and complete the notes. What is the speaker complaining about ?
4. Ask the students to check with a partner.
5. Check the answers:
Step 12 Around the world: Polite expressions.
1. Ask the students to look at the picture and discuss what they can see.
2. Read through the information with the whole class.
3. Talk something about “Polite expressions”.
4. Fill in the blanks.
1. People in the West are quite ________ about their feelings.
2. Many people ________ each other when they meet.
3. People in the West are _________ and __________.
4. It is _________ for people to say “thank you” to others.
5. Ask the students to check with a partner.
6. Check the answers:
Keys: 1. open 2. hug 3. friendly, informal 4. polite
Homework: Writing a description of a classmate.
1. Think about one of your classmates:
age, hair, hobbies, face, height, size
2. Write a description of him / her. Share your description with your classmates.
My friend is fourteen years old. He is tall and looks strong. He plays football well…
2017年外研版八年级英语下全册精品教案
Module 2 Experiences
Unit 1 I’ve also entered lots of speaking competitions.
【教材分析】
本课为Module 2的第一单元，主要内容为运用现在完成时来描述自己和他人的经历，例如演讲比赛经历、旅行经历等。

从全书来看，本单元承接下一模块现在完成时的学习和运用，内容有层次的展开，学生容易接受。

通过对本模块的学习，为下一模块的学习奠定了语言基础。

【教学目标】
Knowledge objective:
1. 词汇: ever, enter, competition, prize, dream, afford, pity, invite
2. 现在完成时的结构和定义。

Ability objective:
能听懂和阅读关于介绍经历的语言材料，能通过相关词汇和图片描述自己和他人的经历；能初步运用现在完成时，并写出相关的句子和短文。

Moral objective:
乐于介绍自己的经历，和他人分享。

同时，学会倾听他人的美好的经历，理解他人的喜怒哀乐，建立良好的人际关系。

【教学重点】
1. 重点短语和单词。

2. 现在完成时的运用。

【教学难点】
1. 现在完成时的结构运用。

2. 现在完成时的不规则动词。

【教学方法】
PWP method, task-based method and interactive approach
【教学手段】
A tape recorder, multimedia and some pictures
【教学过程】
Teaching Procedures:
Step 1 Lead in
1. Ss watch the video and answer “What’s this video about?”
2. Ss look the pictures and answer the questions.
Step 2 Consolidate new words
Look and say. The teacher shows the pictures of new words and let the students to say as quickly as possible.
Step 3 Listen and number the words as you hear them
1.Look at the words first.
2.Then listen to the tape and number the words.
Step 4 Listen again and choose the correct answer
1.Look at the three sentences carefully.
2.Listen to the tape again and choose the correct answer.
Step 5 Reading
Listen and read, then answer the two questions:
1. What is Lingling entering?
2. Who is going to enter the writing competition?
Step 6 Work in pair.
1. Work in group. Make a competition to find who can find out the most sentences
which are the present perfect tense.
2. Read Part 3 and check what Linging and Tony have or have not done.
3. Work in pairs. Ask an answer questions about what Linging and Tony have or
have not done.
Step 7 Everyday English
Master the main sentences in the passage.
Step 8 Language points
Ss should master the main points from the passage in Part 3. If possible, let the students to say at first.
1. I am entering a competition.
我正参加一个比赛。

enter表示“参加，报名”。

还表示“进入”。

e.g. Several of the world’s finest runners have entered the race.
几名世界最优秀的运动员已报名参加比赛。

The thieves entered the building by the back door. 小偷从后门进入大楼。

2. The first prize is “My dream holiday”.一等奖是“我的梦想假期”。

dream n.梦；梦想（只用于名词前）梦寐以求的
v. dreamed, dreamed/dreamt, dreamt 做梦，梦到，梦想
e.g. I had a strange dream last night. 我昨晚做了个奇怪的梦。

I dreamt I was flying to the moon at this time of yesterday.
昨晚的这个时候我梦见我正飞往月球。

3. Have you ever won any prizes before? 你以前曾经得过奖吗？
ever表示“曾经”。

是现在完成时的标志。

通常用于一般疑问句中。

“have/has sb. ever + 过去分词”，用于询问某人过去的经历。

e.g. —Have you ever been to Paris?
—No, never. / Yes, I have.
—你去过巴黎吗？没有/ 去过。

4. But I c an’t afford it. 但是我付不起。

afford v. （有财力）付得起，买得起常与can, could, able to 连用。

e.g. I just can’t afford the time. 我花不起这个时间。

5. I’ve stopped trying now. 我已经不再尝试了。

stop doing sth. 表示“停止正在做的事情”
stop to do sth. 表示“停下正在做的事去做另件事”
e.g. The two girls stopped talking when they saw me.
那两个女孩一见到我就停止了讲话。

The two girls stopped to talk to me when they saw me.
那两个女孩一见到我就停下来和我讲话。

6. You can make it up. 你可以编（一个故事）。

make up 表示“编造；组成”。

e.g. The whole story is made up. 整个故事是虚构出来的。

7. I will invite you to come with me. 我将邀请你和我一起来。

invite sb. to do sth. 表示“邀请某人去做某事”。

e.g. Jane invited me to go fishing last week. 简上周邀请我去钓鱼了。

Step 9 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box.
Let the Ss complete the sentences with the words in the box and then check with each other.
Step 10 Read and predict which words the speaker is likely to stress.
1.Ss read and predict which words the speaker is likely to stress.
2.Now listen and check if it is right.
3.Work in pairs. Read the conversations aloud.
--Have you ever wanted to travel around the world?
--Yes, I have. I’ve always wanted to travel around the world.
--Have you ever visited New York?
--No, I haven’t.I’ve never visited the US.
--Have you ever entered a competition?
--No, I haven’t.I haven’t entered any competitions.
Step 11 Ask and answer.
Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about yourself.
-Have you ever visited…?
-Yes, I have. /No, I haven’t. I’ve…
Step 12 Grammar
现在完成时
现在完成时定义：强调过去发生的动作对现在造成的影响或结果。

例如：
Betty went to the park yesterday. (强调去公园的动作发生在昨天）
Betty has been to the park before. (强调不仅去过公园，而且了解公园的状况）现在完成时的谓语结构：
have/has + 动词的过去分词
例如：
I’ve always wanted to go on a dream holiday.
句中的谓语结构为：have wanted
Lingling has visited the US.
句中的谓语结构为：has visited
Step 13 Exercises
1.写出过去分词。

2.选出最佳选项。

Step 14 中考链接
让同学们直击中考，把握重难点。

Step 15 Homework
编写一个对话，介绍你参加的比赛和竞赛。

Unit 2 They have seen the Pyramids.
【教学目标】
Knowledge objective:
Key vocabulary—move, send, Germany, France, tower, ancient, king, queen,
Arabic, way, mix, miss, count
Key structures—count down, so far, in many ways,
have been to, find it hard to do sth.
Ability objective:
To get information about the Pyramids.
To master the present perfect tense.
Moral objective:
To know more about other person’s experiences and understand each other better.
【教学重点】
1. To learn some expressions in the passage.
2. To learn the present perfect tense.
【教学难点】
1. To get information from the article.
2. To write a composition by using the present perfect tense.
【教学方法】
PWP method, task-based method
【教学手段】
A tape recorder, multimedia and some pictures
【教学过程】
Teaching Procedures:
Step 1 Revision
Answer the questions according to the pictures, and let Ss know about experiences. Step 2 Consolidate new words
Look and say. The teacher shows the pictures of new words and let the students to say as quickly as possible.
Step 3 Pre-reading
1. Ss ask and answer the questions in pairs.
1).Which interesting places in China have you visited?
2).Have you ever seen the Great Wall?
3).Have you ever visited another country?
2. Look and say what you can see in the picture.
Step 4 Listening
Look at the two questions, then listen to the tape and answer the questions.
Step 5 Reading
Read the passage and answer the six questions.
1. How long have the Robinsons been in Egypt?
2. Why do they live in Cairo?
3. What have they seen and done in Egypt?
4. What do Mike and Clare find difficult about Arabic?
5. Who do they miss in the US?
6. Are they looking forward to going home?
Answers: 1. Two years.
2. Because Peter’s company sent him to work and his family went with him.
3. They have seen the Pyramids, travelled on a boat on the Nile River,
and visited the palaces and towers of ancient king and queens.
4. This language is different from English in many ways, and they find it
hard to spell and pronounce the words.
5. They miss their friends in the US.
6. Yes, they are counting down the days.
Step 6 Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in the box
Mike and Clare live in Cairo in Egypt because their father works there. They have visited many places in Egypt. For (1) ________, they have seen the Pyramids, and they have visited the (2) _______ palaces of the (3) ______ and (4) _______ of Egypt. Mike and Clare have learnt a little Arabic, and when they speak it, they often (5) ______ it with German, French and Chinese. Recently, their father’s company has asked him to go back to the US. Mike and Clare are (6) _________ down the days.
Step 7 Learning to learn
Let Ss master the methods of learning English.
Step 8 Language points
1. …, and it has sent Peter to work in Germany, France and China before.
send sb. to do sth. 表示“派遣某人去做某事”。

e.g. China send many people to work in Africa every year.
send sb. sth. 或send sth. to sb.，意思是“送给某人某物”。

e.g. Jim sent me a book on my twelfth birthday.
send后接“信件、电报”等时，意为“寄/发送”。

e.g. Mary usually sends letters in the morning.
before，表示“以前”。

是现在完成时的标志。

2. They have been to many interesting places.
have been to +地点，表示“已经去过某地” 现在已经回来。

e.g. Laura has never been to China before.
have gone to +地点，表示“已经去了某地”现在还没有回来，此时可能在途中或已经到了目的地。

e.g. —Hello. Can I speak to John, please?
—Sorry, he’s not in. He has gone to the park.
3. This language is different from English in many ways.
这种语言在很多方面都和英语不同。

be different from, 表示“与…不同”。

in many ways, 表示“在许多方面”。

e.g. We can consider the problem in many ways.
我们可以从多方面来考虑这些问题。

Life in future will be different from life today.
在未来的生活将会从今天生活的不同。

4. They find it hard to spell and pronounce the words.
find it hard to do sth. “发现做某事是难的”
e.g. I find it hard to go up that high mountain.
5. So far they have learnt to speak German, French, Chinese and Arabic.
so far “到目前为止”，是现在完成时的标志。

e.g. Mike has read five famous books so far.
6. They have friends all over the world, but they also miss their friends in the US. 他们在世界各地都有朋友，但是他们也想念他们在美国的朋友。

miss v.“思念”。

e.g. Dave misses his grandparents very much.
大卫非常想念他的爷爷奶奶。

miss v.“错过；没做到”，其后接动词时，应用动词-ing形式。

e.g. Mona was sad because she missed her train.
7. They are counting down the days.。