初中英语外研版 (新标准)八年级上册Unit 3 Language in use .教案设计

Module 3 Sports Unit 3 Language in use  

ⅠTeaching model

Revision and application

ⅡTeaching method

  Formal and interactive practice

Ⅲ Teaching aims

1. Function: Describing and comparing sports.

2. Structure: Comparative adjectives (more); adverbs and comparative adverbs (-er, more); irregular comparatives.

3. Around the world: The marathon race

4. Task: Making a sports poster.

Ⅳ Teaching aids

Tape recorder , OHP , handouts

Ⅴ Teaching Steps

Step 1 Around the world: The marathon race

1. Ask the students to look at the picture and discuss what they can see.

2. Read through the information with the whole class.

3. Talk something about “The marathon race”.

4. Complete the sentences.

1) The marathon race gets its name from a _______ over 2,500 years ago.

2) The battle happened at a place called_________.

3) A soldier ran over _________ kilometers to tell people the good news.

4) Today’s marathon race is an __________ and __________ Olympic sport.

5) __________ people race in many different marathons every year.

5. Ask the students to check with a partner.

6. Check the answers:

Keys: 1. battle 2. Marathon 3. forty  4. important , popular 5. Thousands of

7. Read the passage together.

Step 2 Exercises

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(   ) 1. — Sorry, I can’t follow you. Would you please speak ______?

— All right. (2012辽宁丹东)  

A. more slowly       B. more loudly   C. more quickly    D. more quietly

(   ) 2. This place is not big enough for Lucy’s birthday party. We should find a _____ one. (2012陕西) 

    A. big     B. small    C. bigger     D. smaller

(   ) 3 — For me, winter is the best season of a year!

 —Me too. _____ if there’re some snows. I like a white world. (2012浙江金华)

A Better    B. Worse    C Longer   D. Shorter

(   ) 4. _____ children there are in a family, _____ their life will be. (2011济南)

A. The less, the better      B. The fewer, the better

C. Fewer, richer          D. More, poorer

(   ) 5. Dear students, please read every sentence carefully. The more ______ you are, the _____ mistakes you’ll make. (2011湖南邵阳)  

A. carefully, fewer     B. careful; less    C. careful; fewer

(   ) 6. — What do you think of Liu Huan?   

— Oh, he is my favorite singer. I think no one can sing ______. (2011威海)

A. good    B. well    C. better    D best

(   ) 7. Jack is good at drawing. I think no one draws ________. (2011安徽)

      A. better      B. best        C. worse        D. worst 

(   ) 8. Mum, this T-shirt is much too small for me. Would you buy me a ______ one? (2011江西)  

A. nice    B. large     C. nicer   D. larger

Keys: 1. A 2. C 3. A  4. B 5. C 6. C 7. A 8. D

Step 3 Module task: Making a sports poster 

1. Work in groups. Talk about your favourite Olympic sport. Say why you like it.

A: What’s your favourite Olympic sport?

B: My favourite Olympic sport is …

A: Why do you like it?

B: I like it because…

2. Make a poster. Find a photo for your favourite sport and include it in the poster.

Our favourite Olympic sport

Our favourite Olympic sport is swimming / table tennis/…

We like it because it is exciting, popular…

It is more exciting than

3. Show your poster to your classmates.