八年级下Unit4教案

Unit 4 He said I was hardwork ing.Part 1: Teach ing Desig n第一部分：教学设计Period 1: Writing, Listening and Speaking (Page 26)(What ' s the best movie theater to go to?)Objectives•To lear n to report what some one said•To lear n to use reported speechProcedures■ Warming up lear ning about direct speech and reported speechIn direct Speech (also referred to as 'reported speech') refers to a sentence report ing whatsome one has said. It is almost always used in spoke n En glish.If the report ing verb (i.e. said) is in the past, the reported clause will be in a past form. This form is usually one step back into the past from the original.For example:He said the test was difficult.She said she watched TV every day.Jack said he came to school every day.If simple present, present perfect or the future is used in the reporting verb (i.e. says) the tense is retained. For example:He says the test is difficult.She has said that she watches TV every day.Jack will say that he comes to school every day.If reporting a general truth the present tense will be retained.He said, “I live in Paris. ” He said he lived in Paris.He said, “I am cooking dinner. ”He said he was cooking dinner.He said, “I have visited London twice. He said he”had visited London twice.He said, “I went to New York last weekH.e said he h”ad gone to New York the week before.He said, “I had already eaten. ”He said he had already eaten.He said, “I am going to find a new job.He said he w”as going to find a new job.He said, “I will give Jack a call. He sa”id he would give Jack a call.1a GROUPWORKHello, class! We shall go to watch a soap opera first of all. But let 's talk about these questions first.What is a sopa opera? What are some of the soap oeras you know? Do you ever watch soap opera? What are some things that happen on soap opera?A soap opera is a television or radio program that airs in episodic installments. This means that each episode con ti nues tell ing a story, which, in turn, tells more of the last episode's story. A sin gle story on a soap opera can be told for weeks, mon ths, or sometimes even years.In America, each soap opera airs every day, Mon day through Friday, in the after noon. Because they air at this time, they are sometimes called daytime serials. In the U.K. and other countries, the soap operas air inthe eve ning, twice or three times a week.This is a list of soap operas that air in America. They are listed by how many people watch them each day. The first show has the most people watch each day, and the last show is watched by the fewest people:★The Young and the Restless★The Bold and the Beautiful★Gen eral Hospital★Days of Our Lives★All My Childre n★As the World Turns★One Life to Live★Guidi ng Light★Passi ons1b Liste ning and nu mberi ngListe n and nu mber the stateme nts [1-4] on page 26 in the picture.Turn to page 89. Read the conversation. While reading remember to cut/ the sentence into thought groups, study all the predicates,〔circle all the linking words and underline all theexpressi ons.In pairs you are to ask and an swer about what the people in the soap opera said.(Ben told Lana that Marcia was going to …)Objectives•To lear n to use simple past tense•To learn to use Can for abilityProcedures■ Warming up by ask ing and an sweri ngGood morning, class.What did your father say to you this morning before you came to school? He said he was falli ng in touch with En glish.What did your mother say to you this early morning? She said she was going skat ing with her pet cat on Sun day.What did your brother say to you? He said he was mad at the World Cup.What did your brother say? He said he wasn' g oing to the Earthquake Museum on Friday ni ght.2a Liste ning and circli ngListen and circle true or false for each statement.T ue2. Lana said (that) s he wasn ' t mad at MOacanymore. true3. Lana said that she wouldn ' t go to Marcia ' s house OnuFriday night.4. Marcia called every one and told them (that) she was n ' t going to have the par t yu 耳5. Lana told Marcia (that) she would bring some books to her house on Friday night. false 2b Liste ning and circli ngListe n aga in. What did the people on TV say? Circle the correct an swers.(Keys: 1-is; 2-will; 3-am; 4-am; 5-will)Now go to page 89 to read the conversation. While reading, cut/ the sentence into thought groups, study all the predicates, dircle all the linking words and underline all the expressions. That ' s grammar study, in deed.Now let ' try to talk by imitation. Imitation talking is using the structure of an example conversation as a form to talk about something of our own.Talk as they do.(仿说)2c Pairi ng and speak ingNow in pairs you will make a conversation about Young Lives ” that you saw last night.Period 3: Reading, Writing and Speaking (Page 28)(Young Lives ” this week)Objectives•To lear n to report what some one said•To learn to use Can for abilityProcedures■ Warming up by lear ning about superlatives with -i) est, the mostGood morning. Have you see n the soap opera Only One Life? Do you like it? Can you tell us some of the story? What time did you see it? My favorite man in the soap opera is the science teacher. What does he look like? Where did you see the soap opera? What do you think of the soap opera? By the way, how often do you see a soap opera? I 'm older than you are. But I ' m more outgo ing tha n you. I see soap operas on every Sun day. I ' m going to be aoap opera actor. Could you please tell me what the best soap opera radio station is? In our next term we will be very busy. Will we have time to watch a soap opera on TV? What should we do if we don ' have the time? What were you doing when I was watching Only One Life last night? My brother said he was work ing on his En glish homework when I was watch ing the opera. Today we are going to watch another opera. It is Young Lives. Now let 'go to page 28.3a Reading and fillingNext you are going to read a n ewspaper story on page 28 and try to fill in the bla nks.Now read the text aga in and copy all the useful expressi ons in your no tebook.Next we are going to do some writing practice. Let ' imagine the next episode of Young Lives ” and try to finish the newspaper story on page 28.Marcia was go to have a surprise party for Lana on Friday night. She went shopping to buynice things for Lana. Lana arrived with drinks and snacks at Marcia ' s house at 7 o was sad whe n she found the door was not ope n. She waited for half an hour, cold and hun gry.10 more minu tes passed. Lana called every one and asked them where Marcia was. Nobody was sure where she was. Lana became mad at Marcia. While she was walking back home she sudde nly found Marcia lying on the street. She ran to ask her what had happe ned to her. Marcia told Lana that she was going to die. Lana called the police, and asked for help. At hospital Marcia got better. She told Lana that she had bee n tooexcited for the party that she fell dow n on the street with the things that she had bought. Lana told Marcia that she was n anymore, and that she would go to Marcia ' s house on Saturday night. However, Marcia said that she wasn ' t going to have the party because she was too ill to stand up.4 GROUPWORKIn groups of four you are going to role-play conversations according to the three role-play cards on page 28.What is she doi ng?B: She is doing a homework project with me.A: That ' great. C borrowed my jacket last Sun day. She saidthat she would return it to methis Mon day. Today it isWedn esday, and she hasnot returned it to me.B: You mean that I go and tell her to get your jacket back toyou?A: Yes, that is what I mean. B: She said that you hadborrowed her jacket. And shetold me you had promised toretur n it to her on Mon day.C: Yes, I did. But I have given itback to her mother.B: Then 1 will call A up and tellher that you have retur ned itto her mother.C: Thanks a lot. I would meetyou soon. 1 like to invite youto tea.A: I have heard of that.C: B told me just now that youwant to take back the jacket.A: Yes, that ' s it.C: This morning I went to thebus stop to meet you andgive it to you. I waited for tenminu tes there, but didn ' tsee you.A: Sorry, but I was there.Maybe I was at the wrongbus stop.C. You asked me to wait at DaYing Pan Bus Stop. Is thatright?Period 4:Checking, Listening and Speaking (Page 29)(I did OK in some subjects.)Objectives•To lear n to report what some one said•To lear n to use simple past tenseProcedures■ Warming up by lear ning more about reported speechReported speech (also called In direct Speech) is used to com muni cate what some one else said, but without using the exact words. A few changes are necessary; often a pronoun has to be cha nged and the verb is usually moved back a ten se, where possible.EG: He said that he was going to come. (The person's exact words were “ I ' m going to come.(Direct speech is used to give the exact words used by another speaker. The words are given between quotation marks ( “” ) in writing:EG: "I ' m coming noW, he said.)1a Readi ng and check ingHi, class. Turn to page 29 and read and check the sentences that are true for you. I ' m hard working."I ' m good at speaking.I ' m lazy.In English I ' m better at reading tha n ingte VI can do better in math.It is impossible for me to learn English well in China.I ' m bored at English.I ' ve read hundreds of English short stories VI lik ing readi ng aloud in En glish. VI can call people up in En glish.I am gett ing on well with my En glish lear ning.I listen to Teen Talk in English every day. V1b PAIRWORKIn pairs you will talk about your an swers in activity1a.2a Listening and fillingYou will liste n and fill in the speech bubbles with words.2b Liste ning and check ingListen again to check Scott "sreport card. (Key : 3)Turn to page 89. Read the con versati on on page 89.While reading remember to cut/ the sentence into thought groups, study all the predicates, circle |all the linking words and underline all the expressions.Now read the con versati on aga in to turn it into a text.Turn the conversation into a text.( 改写)2c PAIRWORKWe are going to role-play a con versati on betwee n a pare nt and a stude nt. The pare nt asks about his son ' s report card.A: What did your math teacher say?B: He said I was hard work ing.A: What did your Spanish teacher say?B: He said I was good at speak ing.A: What did your history teacher say?B: He said I could do better.A: What did your scie nee teacher say?B: He said I was a lazy stude nt.(How ' it going?)Objectives•To lear n to use simple past tense•To learn to use Can for abilityProcedures■ Warming up by talk ing about report cardsHello, class. It ' report card time. I got my report card today. I always get nervous when I see the en velope from school in the mail. But luckily I did well this term. I had a really hard time with math. My history teacher said I could do better. The good n ews is that my En glish teacher said I was very good. And my En glish said my liste ning was good. That's about all the n ews I have for you.Let' go on to read a letter from Ala n to his gra ndma about his report card.3a Readi ng and findingTurn to page 30 and read Alan ' s letter to his grandmother.While you are reading the letter, you will cut/ the sentence into thought groups, study all the predicates, circle all the linking words and underline all the expressi ons.After school, you will copy the expressions into your notebook.You may pretend to be Scott. Make use of the information from 2b to write to your friends about your report card.Next go on to write your own report card. Just have fun. You don 'have to tell the truth.Read your report card by your teacher. Tell your partner what your teacher said.Now read the letter in 3a again to turn it into a conversation.Turn the letter into a conversation.（改写）SELF CHECK1 Filli ng in bla nks with words give nTo see how you are getting on with your English turn to page 31 and read the five sentences to complete them with the words give n.Go to page 31 to read the story. While reading remember to cut/ the sentence into thought groups, study all the predicates, birclelall the linking words and underline all the expressions. in school, have a big fight, talk to me, copy my homework, a good idea, start a bad habit, do her own work, get really mad at me, get over it, do her own workAnd now turn the story into a conversation.Reading: She said helping others changed her life.Before you read —please go over the vocabulary list for this unit at the back of your textbook. While you read —cut/ the sentence into thought groups, study all the predicates, circle all the linking words and underline all the expressi ons.After you read —copy all the useful expressi ons into your no tebook.。