【单元教案】人教新目标版英语八年级上册--Unit 3 I'm more outgoing than my sister.全单元教案

人教新目标英语八年级上册

Unit 3 I’m more outgoing than my sister.

Section A 1 (1a-2d)

一、Teaching aims

1. Knowledge Objects：

1) Key words：outgoing, better, loudly, quietly, hard-working, competition, fantastic, which, clearly, win

Sentence patterns：

① Tina is taller than Tara. 

② Sam has longer hair than Tom.

③ She also sings more loudly than Tara.

2) Grammar：

   ① Comparative forms of adjectives.

   ② Comparative forms of adverbs.

2. Moral Objects：

To have students understand people have different traits.

二、Teaching difficulties and key points

1. Teaching important points

Compartive forms of adj. and adv.

2. Teaching difficult points：

 He has shorter hair than Sam.

  Is Tom smarter than Tim?

  She also sings more loudly than Tara.

三、Teaching steps

Ⅰ. Lead-in

1. Ask Ss to write down as many adj. about people as possible. Check the adj. Ss write and we can group them into some pairs, like: [Section A 1a]

　　tall --- short;  thin --- heavy,  long hair --- short hair,  calm --- wild …

　　Give Ss an example by comparing Old Henry and Santa Claus.

　　e.g. Santa Claus is older than Henry. Henry is taller than Santa Claus.

 　　   Henry is younger than Santa Claus. Santa Claus is younger than Henry.

Ⅱ. Presentation

Ask Ss to see the pix about apples and pears to see the differences. Then compare some of their things with each other.

　　e.g. The apples are bigger than the pears.

The pears are more delicious than the apples.

Summarize the Comparatives. Group competition. 

A + be(V)  + 比较级 + than + B.

Ⅲ. Game (I and my desk mate) 

Ask Ss to compare with their partners and find out the differences.

e.g.  She is heavier than me. I am more outgoing than her.

        She gets up earlier than me. I run faster than her.

Ⅳ. Listening

Then listen to the recording. Ask Ss to number the twins.

Check the answers. 

Ⅴ. Pair work

Point out the sample conversation in activity 1c.

Say, now work with a partner. Make your own conversation about the twins.

Ask several pairs to say one or more of their conversations.

Ⅵ. Listening

1. Work on 2a:

Point out the two columns and read the headings: -er, -ier and more. Then point out the words in the box. Read them.

Say, now listen and write the –er and –ier words in the first column and the words that use more in the second column.

Play the recording and check the answers.

2. Work on 2b.

Point out the picture and the two boxes with the headings Tina is and Tara is.

Say, listen to the recording. Write word in the boxes. The words are from the list in activity 2a.

Play the recording and check the answers.

Ⅶ. Pair work

1. Point out the chart in activity 2c. Say, Make your own conversations according to the information. Ask pairs to continue on their own.

2. Ss practice their conversations.

3. Ask some pairs to act out their conversations. 

Ⅷ. Role-play

1. Read the conversation first and try to match the people with the right things.

1. sang better
2. with shorter hair
3. practice more and really wanted to win
4. sang more clearly
5. danced better

2. Let Ss read the conversations after the teacher.

3. Let Ss practice the conversation.

4. Then let some pairs act out their conversations in front of the class.

Homework:

Write six sentences:

   Write about the things that are the same and different between you and your best friend.

Section A 2 (Grammar focus-3c)

一、Teaching aims：

1.Knowledge Objects ：

1) Review the comparative forms of adj and adv.

2) Listening skill and speaking skill

2. Moral Objects：

   Learn to how to be friendly to others.

二. Teaching difficulties and key points

1) not as…as…./ less…than

2) more…than / as…as

3 ) Know the difference between the adj and the adv.

三、Teaching steps

Ⅰ. Warming- up and revision

1.  Ask some Ss compare he/she with his/her desk mates.

   I’m taller than my desk mate. But she runs faster than me.

   …

2. Show some pictures on the big screen. Let some Ss compare the things.

3. Show some adjectives or adverbs. Let Ss add -er, -r or -ier to them.

Ⅱ. Grammar Focus

(1) 汤姆比萨姆更聪明吗？

   Is Tom _______ _____ Sam?

(2) 不是。萨姆比汤姆更聪明。

   No, he isn’t. Sam is ______ _____ Tom.

(3) 塔拉比蒂娜更外向吗？

   Is Tara ____ ________ ______ Tina？

(4) 不是。蒂娜比塔拉更外向。

No, she isn’t. Tina is ______ ________ ___ Tara.

(5) 你和你姐姐一样友善吗？

    _____ you _____ friendly _____ your sister?

(6) 不是。我更友善一些。

   No, I’m not. I’m ___________.

(7) 塔拉与蒂娜工作一样努力吗?

   Does Tara work _____ ______ _____ Tina? 

(8) 谁在学校里更努力一些？

    Who’s ______ _____________ at school?

(9) 蒂娜认为她学习比我更努力。

   Tina thinks she ______ _______ than me.

Ⅲ. Try to Find  

Sum up：甲>乙

1. A + be + 形容词比较级 + than + B

2. A + 实义动词 + 副词比较级 + than + B

甲=乙

1. A + be + as 形容词原形 + as + B

2. A + 实义动词 + as 副词原形 + as + B

Ⅳ. Practice

Work on 3a:

Work on 3b:

1. Ask Ss to think of himself/herself two years ago. Write about how they are different now.

2. Give an example:

  T: S1, Are you taller now?

  S1: Yes, I am. I’m taller than I was two years ago.

T: Pay attention to the tense. “I was two years ago.”

3. Ss work by themselves. Read the sentences in 3b and write the other four sentences.

4. Check the answers with the class.

Ⅴ. Group work

1. Tell Ss to read the chart first in 3c. Make sure they know the meaning of the words in the chart.

2. Ask one student the question:

  T: Who is smarter, your mother or your father？

  S1: I think my mother is smarter than my father.

3. Ss read the chart and check √ in the chart.

4. Work in groups. Ask and answer the questions with their partners.

5. Try to make a report.

Ⅵ. Exercises

If time is enough, do some more exercises on big screen.

1. My hair is _____ (long) than my sister’s.

2. I am ______(tall) than you.

3. She is _____ ______(outgoing) than me.

4. Lily is _____ (heavy) than Lucy. And Lucy is _____ (thin) than Lily.

5. I have _____ (short) hair than Tina.

6. Tom is ______ ___________ (hard-working) than Tim.

Homework

1.  Review the grammar focus after class.

2.  Write down the same and different between you and a friend.

Section B 1 (1a-2e)

一、Teaching aims：

1. Knowledge Objects：

1) Key words：talented, truly, care, care about, serious, mirror, kid, as long as,   

   necessary, be different from, both, though, bring out, grade, should, the same as,  

   saying, reach, hand, touch, heart, fact, in fact

2) Sentence structures：

① I think a good friend makes me laugh.

② For me, a good friend likes to do the same things as me.

③ And a good friend is talented in music.

④ You don’t need a lot of them as they are good.

⑤ Larry is quite different from me. 

   2.Moral Objects

    Try to know what a friend is.

二、Teaching important and difficult points

1)  Learn some new words

2)  Listening skill.

3)  Reading skill.

三、Teaching steps

Ⅰ. Warming- up and revision

1. Daily greeting.

2. Check the homework. Let some Ss report what his/her father and mother are like.

3. New words

Ⅱ. Presentation

1. Show a maxim to Ss: A friend indeed is a friend in need.

Ask, what kind of things are important in a friend?

Ⅲ. Reading and writing

Work on 1a:

1. Read each description to the class and ask the Ss to repeat.

What kind of things is important in a friend? Rank the things below 1-6 (1 is most important)

Ask different Ss to copy the six phrases on the Bb. Then read the phrases together.

2. Read each description loudly. In your opinion, which one is the most important? Please rank the things (1-6). You put a 1 after the thing that is most important to you, and put a 2 after the second most important thing and so forth. Now let’s check which things are most important to you.

Work on 1b:

1. Well, every one of you has his own idea. Now please talk about what you think a good friend should be like in groups of four. First read the example dialogue, and then make your dialogue about friends using the phrases in activity 1a.

2. Ss try to write their own sentences.

Ⅳ. Listening

1. Next you will hear an interviewer talking to Molly and Mary. What are they talking about? When I play the recording for the first time, you just listen carefully and give me the answer. Have you got it? Yes, they are talking about their best friends. Now look at the chart, and write the things that Molly and Mary like about their best friends. You can write only words and phrases. Let’s check your answers.

3. T: Now let's work on 1c. Let’s listen to the tape again and fill in the rest of the chart in 1c.

4. Ss listen to the tape and fill in the chart.

5. Check the answers:  

Ⅴ. Group work

Work on 1e:

1. Work in groups. Say, now work with your partner. Make a conversation using information in the chart.

Ask several pairs to say their conversations to the class.

2. Teacher can walk around the classroom, and give some help to the Ss.

Work on 2a:

1. Say: Write the comparative forms of the following adjectives. Then use them to write five sentences about you and your friends.

2. Ss work in a group. Check each other’s answers.

3. Let some Ss read their sentences. 

Ⅵ. Reading

Quickly reading

1. T: Let's meet three new friends, Jeff Green, Huang Lei and Mary Smith. What are they like? What do they think of their friends? Now read the passages Underline the differences between the friends and circle the similarities.

2. Let some Ss read the passage quickly and underline the differences and circle the similarities. Then let another Ss read aloud these sentences.  

3. Check the answers with the Ss.

Careful reading

1. Let Ss read the sentences in 2c. Make sure they know the meaning of these sentences.

2. Let Ss read the passages again and judge these sentences are True or False.

3. Ss read and find the answers to the questions.

4. Check the answers.

Ⅶ.  Writing  

1. T: Now let’s think of you and your friends. How do you and your friends compare with the people in the article?  Write five sentences. 

A + be different from B because + 两者比较句

A + be similar to B because + 两者比较句

3. Ss try to write their sentences.  

4. Let some Ss read aloud their sentences to the class. 

Ⅷ.  Talking

1. T: Read these saying about friends. Can you translate them into Chinese.

2. Let some Ss translate the sentences into Chinese.

3. Tell Ss: Which saying is their favorite? Which friend do you think about when you read this saying? Why? Tell your partner about it.

4. Give the Ss an example. Ss think about it and try to tell something to their partner.

5. Let some Ss talk about it.

6. Learn the language points in this lesson.

Homework

1、Read the passages after class.

2、Make sentences with the phrase below:

   as long as ;   be different from;  bring out

   be similar to;  in fact;   make sb. do …

   It’s (not) necessary to do …

Section B 2 (3a-Self check) 

一、Teaching aims：

1. Knowledge Objects：

1) Key words：primary, primary school, information

2) Review the grammar focus

2. Moral Objects

Learn to know yourselves well.

二、Teaching important and difficult points:

1) Comparative forms of adj.

2) Comparative forms of adv.

三、Teaching steps

Ⅰ. Warming- up and revision

1. Have a dictation of the new words and expressions.  

2. Let some Ss read their passages to the class.

3. Ask some Ss to compare themselves and their friends.

Ⅱ. Presentation

1. Show some pictures of the students of your class. Describe the Ss.

  She is tall/short. She is popular/serious/hardworking. → be + 形容词

  She has long straight hair/ short straight hair. → have/has …hair

  She likes reading/sports…→likes…

2. Let some Ss describe the student in the big screen.

Ⅲ. Writing  

1. T: Wang Lingling and Liu Lili are best friends. Look at the chart below and compare them.  

3. Ss try to write these sentences.

4. Check the answers.

Ⅳ. Writing

Work on 3b:

1. Think of your friends. Make notes about two of your friends. One friend should be similar to you. The other friend should be different.

2. Give some examples: popular, outgoing, serious, hard-working, tall, thin … likes reading/sports, art, music… has long/short straight hair …

3. Check the answers with each other.

Work on 3c:

Write two paragraphs describing your friends. 

A is more outgoing than B. B works harder than A. …

4. Show some Ss’ compositions on the big screen. Correct the mistakes in the composition. 

Ⅴ. Practice  

1. Ask the questions about the ad.

  ① What do the English Study Center need? 

  ② Should the student be outgoing?

2. Let Ss read the ad and answer the questions.

3. Let Ss think about what the student like?

Give Ss some examples:

He/She should be outgoing. He/She should be good with children. He/She should be good at English …

4. Tell Ss to compare two of their classmates. They can use the real names.

5. Ss talk with their partners and compare two of their classmates.

Ⅵ. Self Check  

Work on Self Check 1

1. Look at the chart. Let one student read the words in the box first.

2. Tell Ss to put the words in the correct columns in the chart. Make they know they should put some adjectives in the first column. In the second column, they should put some “verbs + 副词”。

3. Ss work by themselves and then check the answers with the Ss. 

Work on Self check 2

1. Tell Ss to fill in the blanks using the correct forms of the words in the brackets.

3. Ss work by themselves and fill in the blanks.

4. Check the answers with the Ss. 

Work on Self check 3

1. Have a writing test. Ss think of their best friend. Write down two ways in which they are similar, and two ways in which they are different. Make sure to use comparatives.

2. Ss write the sentences quickly and see who writes best.

3. Encourage some Ss to work harder.

Homework

1. Review Section B.

2. Write about six sentences about their parents. Compare them.