人教新目标 (Go for it) 版九年级全册Section B教案设计

Teaching content: Go for it! Grade 8 Unit 1 Topic Writing

Learning Objectives:

By the end of this class, students will be able to:

1、  Know the function of the linking verb

2、  Use modal verbs to guess the possibilities of a mystery.

3、  Have an interest in exploring other mysteries. 

 Focus and difficulties:

Focuses: the layout and language structure of a mystery introduction

Difficulties: understand the compound sentences and give out the text structure.  

Step1 Greeting and Leading in .                           

Activities outline T—Ss

 Aims

Evaluation

1、Play a song.

2、Read the new words in this passage.

3、Greeting.

1、  To relax the Ss.

2、  Get familiar with the new words and phrases then the Ss can understand the passage more easily.

Ss can understand the meaning of the new words.

Step 2 Pre-reading.                        

Activities outline Ss/Half/G

  Aims

Evaluation

1、  Watch a video about “Stonehenge in Britain” to lead in the topic “Stonehenge” of this class.

1、To lead in the topic “Stonehenge—Can Anyone Explain Why It Is There?”

2、To stimulate Ss’interest to read the article.

Ss show interest to learn more about Stonehenge

Step 3 While reading.

Activities outline T-Ss-Sind-G

Aims 

Evaluation

1.Fast reading paragraph1 and try to answer the questions：

1.How many people go to                 to visit Stonehenge every year?

2.Because Stonehenge

is                one of  the greatest mysteries

              one of the most famous historical places in Britain.

3. What does “as” mean in sentence:

 “People like to go to this place especially in June as they want to see sun rising on the longest day of the year”?  (     )

A： 像…     B：当…之时     C： 作为…        D：因为

2.Fast reading paragraph2 and paragraph3 to answer the question:

How many ideas are discussed in para.2 and para3?

3. Detail reading paragraph2 and paragraph3 again to fill in the chart.

3、  Detail reading paragraph4 and try to answer:

Q1: Can you guess who was the builders?

Q2: What do you think of the builders of Stonehenge?

To have a general understanding of paragraph1, learn about the popularity of Stonehenge and practice the reading skill , fast reading.

To learn the specific information of Stonehenge , learn the function of modal verbs when they are used to infer something, learn the function of link verbs, and learn the reading skill , detail reading.

To stimulate Ss’imagination , develop their critical thinking, and improve their abilities to answer open questions.

Most Ss can answer the questions.

Many Ss know the answers and hands up.

Ss can discuss with their group members and fill in the blanks in the chart.

Ss can talk about their answers and give out simple reasons.

Step 4 After reading (5 mins)

Activities outline Ss

 Aims

Evaluation

Tak1.Scan(扫读) the passage and match the main idea of each paragraph.

 Task2. If we divide the passage into three parts, what is it?

 Can you draw a simple mind map according to task1 and task2?

Enjoy other natural mysteries.

Homwork:

Group work: Search information for any other mystery in the world. Your information would better be about:

Where is it?

What’s the purpose of it？

Who built it? Humans or the nature?

How long does it exsit?

Why is it a mystery?

To understand the whole passage from the main idea and the structure, and help Ss give out the mind map more easily according to these activities, then get ready for the writing class later.

To stimulate Ss’curiosity to the unknown things in the world.

To get ready for the writing class later.

To develop Ss’ability to search information for their study.

Ss can give out the mind map through finishing task1 and task2.

Ss know the main ways of searching information, such as the internet, asking their history teacher, reading books, cooperation and communication

with their group members

whose idea?

What was it (for)?

why？

historians

must be

because Paul Stoker thinks

can’t be

Another popular idea

a calendar

because                       

Other people believe

as/since                 

Most agree

for a special purpose

might be a burial place

a place to                                                                                                                          

a place to