外研版八年级英语下册教学设计Module 8 Unit 2教案

Module 8 Time off
Unit 2 We thought somebody was
moving about.
Module 8的主要内容为运用that 引导的宾语从句来描述自己和他人的旅行，包括去北
海公园的旅行和去九寨沟风景名胜区。

从全书来看，本模块承接下一模块对宾语从句的学习和运用，着重that 引导的宾语从句的使用，让同学们通过课堂活动来掌握其用法。

【知识目标】
Key vocabulary: square, kilometers, shape, human, wake, somebody, path, pull
Key structures: wake up, pull off
【能力目标】
To get information about Zhangjiajie.
To master the object clauses.
【情感目标】
To know more about other person ’s opinion;
To love our natural beauties in our country;
To protect the environment and make our world more beautiful.
【教学重点】
1. To learn some expressions in the passage.
2. To learn the object clauses.
【教学难点】
To get information from the article.
PPT课件、录音机、课堂练习
Step 1 Warming up
Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
Step 2 Consolidate new words
Look and say. The teachers shows the pictures of new words and let the students to say as quickly as possible.
Step 3 Pre-reading
1. Look at the photo and write down words that can best describe it.
2. Work in pairs and say what do you know about Zhangjiajie?
Then answer the following questions.
Where is it?
How large is it?
Where can you stay?
What animals can you see?
What is the most famous thing to see?
Step 4 Reading
1.Read the email and check your answers to Activity
2.
a)Where is it?
It’s in Hunan Province.
b)How large is it?
It’s about 480 square kilometres.
c)Where can you stay?
You can stay in camps or hotels.
d)What animals can you see?
You can see monkeys.
e)What is the most famous thing to see?
The tall, strangely shaped rocks are the most famous thing to see.
2.Number the sentences in the correct order.
a)Betty pulled a leaf off a plant.
b)The noise woke everybody up.
c)They climbed Mount Tianzi.
d) A monkey made some noise.
e)They camped by a small lake.
f)Linging’s uncle said that people should protect everything in Zhangjiajie.
Answers: 5,3,4,2,1,6
Step 5 Learning to learn
To learn about the ways to read and write.
Read and find out how Betty starts and finishes her email to her mum and dad. Next time when you write your email, you can start and finish the email in the same way.
Step 6 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box
1.Read the sentences carefully.
2.Choose the right words to fill in the blanks.
human kilometre path shape wish
a)Are there rocks in _______ or animal _______ in your home town?
b)How many ___________ is Zhangjiajie from your home town?
c)Is it safer to walk along a ______ or climb over rocks?
d)Where do you ______ you were right now?
3.Ask and answer the questions in Activity 5 in pairs.
Step 7 Language points
1. It’s very large, about 480 square kilometres.
square kilometre, 表示“平方公里”。

例如：
Our school is about one square kilometre, it’s very large.
2. It’s famous for the strange shape of its tall rocks.
be famous for 是一个固定短语，意为“因……而闻名；以……著名”。

主语既可以是表示人的词语也可以是表示地点的词语。

主语是表示人的词语时，表示以某种技能或特征而闻名；主语是表示地点的词语时，表示以某种特产或某处名胜古迹而著名。

如：
The town is famous for its hot springs.
He is famous for his sweet voice.
shape 表示“形状”。

例如：
What’s the shape of the building?
That cloud has a strange shape.
3. It woke everybody up.
wake的过去式为woke，过去分词为woken。

wake up是固定短语，意为“叫醒……”。

当wake up的宾语是名词时，宾语可放在wake和up的中间或up的后面；当wake up的宾语是代词时，宾语只能放在wake和up的中间。

例如：
Don’t wake up the baby.
= Don’t wake the baby up.
Let’s wake him up now.
4. We came out without making any noise,...
without doing sth. 表示“没有做某事”。

make noise 表示“产生噪音，发出声响。

例如：
He walked past me without making any noise.
5. We thought somebody was moving about.
somebody 表示“某人”，用在肯定句中。

在否定句和疑问句中要用anybody。

例如：
Is there anybody playing football on the playground?
6. But it was a pity that it was cloudy.
“It’s a pity that + 从句”，表示“很遗憾...…”。

例如：
It’s a pity that he failed the exam.
7. I pulled a leaf off a plant,...
pull 作动词时，可意为“拉，拖，拔”，表示把物体用力向自己的方向拉并使其移动。

和pull 相对应的词是push，意为“推”。

如：
Don’t push the door. Pull it, please.
pull sth. off …表示“从…...拉下...…”。

例如：
The child pulled a flower off the plant.
Step 8 Grammar
that引导的宾语从句
当谓语动词表示肯定的概念，如“希望、相信、知道、说”时，其后面的句子一般用that引导。

that 没有任何词汇含义，只有语法功能，目的是使读者清楚后面的句子是宾语从句。

多数情况下that 可以省略。

例如：
I hope (that) it will snow this winter.
Betty thinks (that) trees can improve the air.
常接that 宾语从句的谓语动词有：believe, expect, explain, feel, hear, hope, imagine, prefer, promise, report, say, see, tell, think, under, stand, warn, wish等。

Find out the object clauses in the passage.
1. We thought somebody was moving about.
2. Lingling’s uncle said it was an animal.
3. We came out without making any noise, and found it was just a hungry monkey looking for food.
4. ..., but lingling’s uncle said that it w as wrong to pull leaves off plants and that we should protect everything here.
Step 9 Writing
1. Read the information about Zhangjiajie.
2. Now decide which is more personal, Betty’s email or the information in this table.
3. Choose the most important or interesting facts about Zhangjiajie and write a passage about it. Sample writing:
Zhangjiajie is about 480 square kilometres. It is about 400 kilometres from Changsha. Everyone loves its many unusual mountains, rivers and forests. There are a lot of different plants and
animals there too. Zhangjiajie is popular with people because of the shape of its tall rocks, and its beautiful sights. Visitors can stay in hotels or tents in the park.
Step 10 Summary
Let Ss talk about what they have learnt in class.
Step 11 Exercises
Let the students practice the main points in Unit 2.
1. It’s ten ____ from my home. The children must take bus to school.
A. metre
B. metres
C. kilometre
D. kilometres
2. -- What’s the _____ of the rock?
-- It’s a square.
A. path
B. leaf
C. top
D. shape
3. The child is sleeping, don’t wake him _______.
A. up
B. down
C. off
D. in
4. _____ called you just now. I heard the ring.
A. Somebody
B. anybody
C. Nobody
D. some body
Answers: DDAA
Step 12 中考链接
Do some exercises from the entrance exam to senior high schools.
1. She always does very well in the English exams. But she can _______ understand English radio programs.
A. always
B. hardly
C. already
D. easily
2. Jason likes the ________ of the cake. It is a heart.
A. color
B. size
C. smell
D. shape
3. As volunteers, they should do _____ to help the children in trouble.
A. nothing
B. anybody
C. something
D. somebody
4. Sanya is famous ___________ its beautiful beaches.
A. of
B. for
C. as Answers: BDCB
Step 13 Homework
根据下面的问题简要介绍一下洞庭湖的情况。

1. Where is it?
2. How large is it?
3. What is the most famous thing to see?
略。