课题8A Unit 8 Welcome to this unit 课型New教学目标1. To learn the common names of natural disasters.2. To help students to know different kinds of weather and disasters.3. To arouse the students’ interest in natural disasters.教学重点To learn the common names of natural disasters.教学难点I was sleeping when it started to rain.教学过程教师内容备课札记Step1.Talking about the picture.(Show a picture with rainy weather)1.Get students to talk about what happens in the picture.For example:What’s t he weather like? How is the weather? Is therain heavy?2.Review the words about the weather.Step2.Presentation.1)Introduction:Hobo has some trouble. What has happened to him?Let’s have a look .2)Students read comic strip.What’s the weather like?What happened to Hobo?What was bob doing when it started to rain?When did Hobohear the rain?What happened to Hobo’s house?Why doesn’t he want to go home?4)Repeat the dialogue after the tape.5)Have difficulties to explain.Be all wet全湿了Mop all the water up用拖把把所有的水拖掉I was sleeping when it started to rain.当开始下雨的时候我正在睡觉。

Step3.Getting to know the weatherIntroduction:Rainy days and fine days are very common, (ask students:What other kind of weather do they know?2.Discussion.3.Check(Students can say it in Chinese).At the same time ,teach the new words about the weather.Typhoon, thunder,lightning, rainstorm snowstorm4.Bad weather sometimes cause disasters.Teach:disaster and we call them natural disasters.5.Ask students to talk about weather and disasters.Heavy rain and rainstorm----------flood1.Thunder and lightning---------fireStep4.Finish the exercises in Part A.Do and check the answersStep5.Discussing about the bad weather and disaster.What will happen if there is a …?How will you feel if there is a...?What will you do if there is a…?Step 6 Homework1. Read the text book and learn the new words and phrases by heart.2. Discuss with your friend how to protect our Earth.板书设计教学反思课题8A Unit 8 Reading (1) 课型New教学目标1. To guess general meanings from keywords and context2. To skim text for overall meanings and scan for details教学重点1.To value students’ ability of reading2.To educate students to be careful with disasters like fire .教学难点To develop the ability to infer the general meaning from title and context.教学过程教师内容备课札记Step1.Revision1) Introduction:We learnt something about natural disaster last time.What disaster have we learnt?2) Students discuss in pairs.Step2.Presentation.Use students’ answer to discuss an earthquake.For example:Where does it usually happen?How do people feel when it happens?Step3.Read the passage about “The Taiwan Earthquake”pay attention to the following questions:When the earthquake happened, What was I doing?Why did people scream?Did the writer survive?Stpe4.Presentation.1.Read the passage themselves.2.Repeat after the tape.3.Have difficulties to explain.4.be trapped=be in trouble陷入困5.at first=at the beginning 在开始6.a loud noise like thunder像雷声一样的声音7.in fear恐惧be frightened害怕8.in all directions四面八方run wildly拼命地跑9.try one’s best to do sth=do one’s best to do sth尽力做某事10.pieces of glass玻璃片calm down冷静下来11.be over,结束12.say to oneself自言自语13.shout for help喊救命14.move away搬15.look at each other in fear恐惧地对看着16.do some shopping买东西17.stay alive活着18.go through my mind闪过头脑Sentences:I was doing my homework when it started.I didn’t know if anyone was around me.I didn’t know where I was.Some people screamed because they were very frightened.People were running wildly while pieces of glass and bricks were falling down.They didn’t know where to go.Some people ran out of the shopping centre.I thought somebody could hear me but no one came for a long time.I was trying to find my way out when I suddenly heared some noise above me.Step5.Consolidation.1).Read the passage again.2).Give students some key words, and ask them to retell the story if time permitted.Step6 Homework1. Read the text correctly and fluently.2. Do the exercises.3. Retell the passage.板书设计教学反思课题8A Unit 8 Reading 2 课型New教学目标1. To get more detailed information about the earthquake in Taiwan2. To analyze the sentences for the students to get a better understanding.3. To make sure the students know how to protect themselves during the earthquake.教学重点To get more detailed information about the earthquake in Taiwan教学难点To analyze the sentences for the students to get a better understanding.教学过程教师内容备课札记Step1.Review the new words.Repeat after the teacherStep2.Review the phrases.(Ask some students to come the blackboard to have a dictation orask students to translate according to the Chinese.)Step3.Review the text.(According to the following questions)1.What was I doing when the earthquke started?2.At first, how did I feel?3.Then what did I hear?4.Why did some people scream?5.What did the real noise like?6.How did people run?7.Did they know where to go?8.What did I try to do?9.While pieces of glass and bricks were falling down, what werepeople doing?10.What about the walls?11.Did the writer believe the earthquake was over when the noiseand shaking ended?12.Could the writer see anything around him?13.Did I know where I was?14.At last, was I safe?Step4.Listen and repeatStep5. Go through Part B & CStep 6 Homework1.Read and retell Reading.2.Remember words, phrases and sentences.plete the exercises on books.4. Preview Grammar. and get ready for dictation板书设计教学反思课题8A Unit 8 Grammar 课型New 教学目标To understand when to use the past continuous tense.教学重点To recognize and use the past continuous tense教学难点To recognize and use the past continuous tense教学过程教师内容备课札记Step 1 QuestioningSay, ‘Now, I am teaching you. You are listening to me carefully.’(ask A)What are you doing?(ask B)What did A do just now?(ask B)What were you doing when A answered my question?(ask C)What were you doing when I came in?(ask A)What was C doing at that time?(ask D)What were you doing while I was talking with A,B,C?Step 2 Design a sceneAs the students are talking about the things they do, write thestructure of past continuous tense ‘was/were +doing’ on the board.Step 3 Paying attention to uses of wordsDuring the students describing the pictures, pay attention to use‘was’ and ‘were’ to consolidate the past continuous tense.Step 4 Describing the pictureDescribe the picture in general questions and give them positiveand negative answers. Practice in pairs. Write the two kinds ofanswers on the Bb.Was David cooking at eight yesterday? Yes, he was.Was David having dinner at 8 last night? No, he wasn’t.Step 5 Practicing the dialogueAfter finishing describing the nine pictures, practice the dialoguelike this.T: What was David doing last night at eight last night?Ss: He was doing some cooking.Practice in pairs. Let them choose any picture they want.Step 6 Completing Part A1Get the students to complete Part A1, Page 99. Check the answers in pairs and in class. Explain the main phrases in the dialogue e.g. ‘discuss … with…’ and ‘plan a trip to’. Get them to read the dialogue aloud.Ask the students some question to offer them more chance for practice.Step 7 Finishing the dialogueFinish the dialogue in Part A2, and then check the answers. Explain some the main phrases like ‘see…doing’ and ‘as usual’. Ask the students to close the book. Ask them some questions about this dialogue.Step 8 Homework1.Review Grammar.2.Remember words,phrases and sentences.plete the exercise on book.4. Preview Integrated skills.板书设计教学反思课题8A Unit 8 Integrated Skills 课型New教学目标To get specific information from a listening materialTo understand the process of producing an accident report formTo recognize the key expressions involved in an emergency call and an accident report教学重点To understand the process of producing an accident report form教学难点To recognize the key expressions involved in an emergency call and an accident report教学过程教师内容备课札记Step 1 Talking about the weatherFirst, get the students to talk about the weather today.(This is an activity that can be organized throughout the whole text).Step 2 Showing a picture of snowy daysShow a picture of snowy days and then get the students to talk about the weather condition. Encourage the students to discuss what will happen to cars and people.Step 3 Discussing about what the victims can doThey can shout for help. They can use their mobile phone to call the 110 hotline. They can also call the 120 hotline for help. Motivate to think about what information should be involved in the call. What happen?(the accident)Weather conditionName of the callerStep 4 Looking at the two reports on Page 102Explain that Mr. and Mrs. Su had a car accident during the snowstorm. Ask students to look at the two reports on Page 102 and explain that the report form in Part A1 is from the 110 hotline where as the report in Part A2 is made by the policemen after they rescued Mr. and Mrs. Su.Explain the items in the report form and make sure that they canunderstand it.Step 5 Playing the tape two timesPlay the tape two times for the students to find as muchinformation as possible. And then fill in the report form. And ofcourse, it is impossible for them to complete the table by listening.Get them to read the repot below and find more information.(One thing to mention here is that the teacher can also get studentsto understand how the victims through their voice. If possible, getthem to imitate it. )Step 6 Calling the police for helpDivide the students into two groups. Suppose that they are indifferent situations and encourage them to call the police for help.Step 7 Homework1.Remember the words, phrases and sentences.2.Recite Part B.plete the exercises on book.4.Preview Study skills.板书设计教学反思课题8A Unit 8 Study Skills课型New教学目标To find the main points of a passage in order to understand and memorize it more easily.To identify keywords in order to develop general understanding of a passage.To guess meaning and generate mental pictures.教学重点To describe an disaster or an accident by responding to questions and interacting with others教学难点To describe an disaster or an accident by responding to questions and interacting with others教学过程教师内容备课札记Step 1 Talking about picturesShow pictures of different kinds of bad weather and disasters. Get the students to talk about the results of them. They can also talk about what other people do to help.(It will be better if the teacher can collect some reports on disasters or bad weather from newspapers or magazines. In this step, the teacher may try to input more information about the disasters and help students to talk about it.)Step 2 Listen to the tapeExplain that Sandy and Amy are talking about a natural disaster. Invite them to listen to the tape and try to answer the questions. With the help of these questions, it will be easier for students to focus on the key information e.g. in Britain, last week, heavy storm, thunder and lightening, terrible, school caught fire, no one was hurt, students on holiday. They will also help them to organize their own dialogue.Step 3 Reading the dialogue againGet the students to read the dialogue aloud. Direct the students attention to the intonation of different sentences. We use a rising tone for general questions. We use falling tones for ‘wh-’ questions or statements. Get the students to read the dialogue again. Pay special attention to the intonation patterns used here. Then give thestudents several minutes for the students to practice and act.Step 4 Talking about a disasterGet them to talk about a disaster. They can choose what the would like and try to make a new dialogue.Offer them enough time to practice and then get them to act their own dialogue out in front of the class.Step 5 Homework1.Remember some important words, phrases and sentences.plete the exercises on books.3. Preview Task.板书设计教学反思课题8A Unit 8 Task 课型Revision教学目标To plan ideas for writingTo learn the proper and easy ways to write something;教学重点To write a description of the disasters教学难点To generate personal ideas, plan and organize text to express one's own opinions教学过程教师内容备课札记Step 1 Talking about picturesShow a picture of a snowstorm and get the students to talk about it.Step 2 Writing an article about a natural disasterExplain that Sandy wants to write an article about a naturaldisaster. Write the following sentences on the board beforehandwith blanks.Get the students to fill in the blanks. In this ways, they can getsome idea about what sandy saw, what she heard and how she felt.Get the students to read the sentences one by one. Motivate thestudents to read it aloud.Step 3 Making a flow chartTell the students that Sandy also makes a flow chart to organize herideas. Divide the students into groups of 4. Invite the students tohelp Sandy complete the flow chart. Then ask them to discuss theanswers in groups of 4. Check the answers.Direct students’ attention to the way that the flow chart wasorganized. Point out that introduction gives us some facts.Then Sandy is going to talk about the things that happened duringthe snowstorm and then after the storm.Sandy tells us what she saw, what she hear and how she felt duringand after the snowstorm.After this it is important to point out that to organize the ideas willhelp people who are telling a personal story. It is also veryimportant for the speaker to consider of the audience.Step 4 Completing the sample articleGive the students 4-5 minute to complete the sample article. And then check the answers to it.Get the students to figure out the structure of the article.Step 5 Locating some important sentence patternsGo through the article and help the students to locate some important sentence patterns.I looked out of the window and saw that people were working hard to remove the snow.Step 6 Homework1.Remember the words, phrases and sentences.2.Read and recite sample writing.3.Write a passage about your ideal school.板书设计教学反思课题8A Unit 8 Self-assessment 课型Revision教学目标To review what they have learnt in this unitTo revise the use of past continuous tenseTo identify the vocabulary about bad weather and natural disasters教学重点To revise the use of past continuous tense教学难点To identify the vocabulary about bad weather and natural disasters教学过程教师内容备课札记Step 1 Giving a weather reportGet a student give a weather report. Then get them to talk abouttheir favorite weather.Step 2 Eliciting the use of past continuous tenseRemind the students of the to pic of this unit ‘Natural Disaster’.Elicit the use of past continuous tense. By asking somequestions.What was Timmy doing when the earthquake happened?He was doing some shopping when the earthquake happened.While/ when he was doing some shopping the earthquake.While / he was doing some shopping, his mother was cooking athome.Explain the way past continuous tense is used and when to use‘when’ or ‘while’.Step 3 Finishing off the exercises in Part AGet the students to finish off the exercises in Part A,Page107. Get the students to check the answers in pairs and thencheck them in class. Do this orally and write the most importantwords on board. When we come to some familiar topics here, wecan talk more about it. For stronger classes, it is good to talkabout more natural disasters.Step4 Do some more consolidate exercises Step5 Homework1.Review the whole unit2. Complete exercises板书设计教学反思。