牛津译林版八年级英语下册Unit 1 Past and present第6课时示范课教案

Unit 1 Past and present

Study skills

一、教学目标

1. New phrases: be/get used to, on my own

2. Understand the differences between facts and opinions.

3. Grasp the ways to state opinions.

4. Use facts to support our opinions.

二、教学重难点

1. Learn to how to state opinions.

2. Learn to use facts to support opinions.

三、教学过程

Step 1 Warming-up

Look at a picture of a sunny day and talk about the fact and opinions.

【设计意图】通过谈论天气和感受，引出本课的主题——事实和观点。

Step 2 Presentation

1. Look at the picture about Starlight Town and answer the following questions.

(1) What has changed in Starlight Town?

(2) What do you think of Starlight Town?

The answers to Question 1 are all facts about the changes in Starlight Town. The feelings about Starlight Town are opinions.

2. Work in groups and discuss the following questions.

(1) What is a fact?

(2) What is an opinion?

Facts are true statements. They include names, dates, events and numbers. Opinions tell what we believe, feel or think. They may not true.

3. Read each sentence and decide whether it is a fact or an opinion.

(1) Beijing is the capital of China.                 ________

(2) Beijing is the best city in the world.             ________

(3) Many changes have taken place in my hometown.  _________

(4) The new shopping mall is a good place to have fun.  _________

Then make a conclusion: Sentences that show opinions we often use verbs like feel, believe and think or have adjectives like good, bad and terrible.

4. Work on Part A. Read the sentences below. Write an F for a fact or an O for an opinion.

【设计意图】通过回顾星光镇的变化，引导学生理解什么是事实，什么是观点。接着通过小组讨论，明确事实和观点的定义并举例说明。让学生能准确区分事实和观点，并了解表达观点的常用方式。

5. Look at a picture of hometown and talk about it. Encourage students to give facts and state opinions by asking the following questions:

(1) What can you see?

(2) What do you think of our hometown?

Then make a conclusion: When we write, we can use facts to support our opinions. We can also give facts first, and then state our opinions.

【设计意图】通过图片创设情境，引导学生正确运用本课的学习策略来谈论家乡的变化。

6. Read Millie’s interview with Mr Chen and discuss how Mr Chen gives facts and states his opinions.

 Then make a conclusion: Sometimes facts and opinions may be mixed together when we write.

【设计意图】利用本单元Reading部分的资源，引导学生进一步拓展运用本课的学习策略。

Step 3 Practice

1. Work on Part B. Read Part B and decide which are opinions and which are facts.

2. Language points

(1) get/be used to

(2) on one’s own

3. Discuss and reorganize sentences of Part B into a passage. Then report in class.

4. Work in groups and discuss.

(1) Find more opinions in this unit and make a list.

(2) Then find facts to support these opinions.

5. Writing. Suppose you’ve moved to a new school. Please write about the changes in your life and state your opinions.

【设计意图】通过创设情境，让学生进一步运用本课的学习策略来谈论生活中的变化。

Step 4 Homework

Write about other changes in your life. Remember to use the facts to support your opinions.