外研版八年級上Module 2 Unit 2 教案

1、外研版八年級上Module 2 My home town and my countryUnit 2 Cambridge is a beautiful city in the east of England. 教案Teaching modelReading and WritingTeaching methodInteractive approach.Teaching aims1To describe the location of a place. To get information about Cambridge, London and English.2To write something

2、 about their home town.3To know about western countryEngland.Teaching ObjectivesKey vocabulary: north, south, west, home town, be famous for, island, area, low, mountain, countryside, umbrellaKey structures: It has a population of about 120,000. so it is bigger and busier than Cambridge. It is never

3、 very hot in summer or very cold in winter.Teaching aidsPPT, USB, recorderImportance1. To understand the article about hometown and understand the theme of the article. 2. To introduce your hometown briefly using your language.Blackboard designUnit 2 Cambridge is a beautiful city in the east of Engl

4、and.Key structure：It has a population of about 120，000.so it is bigger and busier than Cambridge.in the east/west/north/south ofhave/has a population ofbe famous forbe part ofbring an umbrellaby boatTeaching stepsStep 1: Words and expressions.1. Look at the map of England and read the sentences.Camb

5、ridge is in the east of England. London is in the south of England.Bristol is in the west of England. Manchester is in the north of England.2. Ask the students to look at the map and tell what it shows.3. Read out the sentences while they follow.Step 2：Prereading1. Show some pictures of Cambridge, L

6、ondon and England.2. Introduce them to the students.Step 3：Reading1. Read the passage and choose a title for each picture below.1)Ask the students to look at the pictures and elicit what they can see.2)Ask them to guess which places the pictures show and predict the title for each picture.3)Ask them

7、 to read the passage and check whether their guesses and predictions are right.4)Ask them to choose the correct titles and check the answers with their partners.2. Ask the students to read it again and underline all the points which areimportant with their partners.3. Show the key points to the clas

8、s, and explain some difficulties to the students.4. Let them work in pairs to act out the conversation.Step 4：ReviewAsk and answer about the passage in Activity 2：1. Where does Tony Smith come from?2. What's the population of Cambridge?3. Where is London?4. What's the weather like in England

9、?Step 5：Have a dictationGet the students to write the words and phrases in Unit 2, then check the answers to see if they have grasped the usages of the points.Step 6：Practice1. Have a reading competition. Let several students read the passage in Activity 2 and see who reads best.2. After reading the

10、 passage in Activity 2, complete the table comparingCambridge with London.1) Ask the students to look at the table to see what information to find.2)Tell them to scan the passage to find the key information and underline it.3)Ask them to complete the table on their own.4)Ask them to check answers wi

11、th their partners.5)Elicit answers in full sentences from the whole class.3. Complete the passage with the words and expression in the box.1)Read through the words and expression in the box with the class. Make sure they are clear about the meanings.2)Ask the students to read the passage. Make clear

12、 what it is about.3)Tell them to read the passage again and complete it.4)Elicit answers from the whole class.Step 7: Writing1. Answer the questions and write notes about their home town.1)Tell them to exchange their notes with their partners and work together to correct factual and language mistake

13、s.2)Elicit answers and check with the class to see if they are correct.2. Use their notes and write answers to the questions in Activity 5.Dalian is in the northeast of China. It has a population of over six million.Collect a few examples from the class. Present them.3. Write a passage called My hom

14、e town. Use Tony's passage to help them.They may begin like this：I come from Dalian, a beautiful city in the northeast of China. It has a population of over six million. It is4. Share their passages with others.Step 8: Language pointsin the south of “在（內(nèi)部）的南部”，類似的:in the east / west / north of .

15、, “在（內(nèi)部）的東/西/北部”。 上海位于中國的東部。Shanghai is in the east of China. 海南在中國的南部。Hainan is in the south of China. 甘肅在中國的西部。Gansu is in the west of China. 山西在河北西部。 Shanxi is on the west of Hebei. 中國在日本的西方。China is to the west of Japan. in指在某地域范圍之內(nèi)的某個(gè)方位；on指與某一地域邊界相接的某個(gè)方位; to指在某一地域范圍之外某個(gè)方位。 be famous for “因而聞名/出

16、名”。 杭州以西湖而聞名。Hangzhou is famous for the West Lake. 中國以長城而聞名。China is famous for the Great Wall. be famous for; be famous as 1)當(dāng)主語是表示人的名詞時(shí)，be famous for表示“以某種知識、技能、作品或特征而出名”，be famous as 則表示“以某身份而出名”。 愛因斯坦以他的相對論而著名。Einstein was famous for his Theory of Relativity.愛因斯坦以一位偉大的科學(xué)家而著稱。 Einstein was famous

17、 as a great scientist.他因他的小說而出名。 He is famous for his novels. 魯迅是位著名的作家。 Lu Xun was famous as a writer. 2)當(dāng)主語是地點(diǎn)名詞時(shí)，be famous for 表示“以某種特點(diǎn)（產(chǎn)品）而出名”；be famous as 則表示“以什么樣的產(chǎn)地而出名”。如：蘇格蘭有許多湖泊和山脈，并以其鄉(xiāng)村美景著稱。Scotland has many lakes and mountains, and is famous for its beautiful countryside.這個(gè)地區(qū)以綠茶產(chǎn)地而出名。 The

18、 area is famous as a green tea producing place.3)當(dāng)主語是事物名詞時(shí)，be famous for表示“以其內(nèi)容、特征、價(jià)值等而被人所知”；be famous as 則表示“以某種形式出名”。這本語法書以其實(shí)用性而被人所知。This grammar book is famous for its practical usage. 這是一本有名的參考書。This book is famous as a reference book.with seven and a half million lion “百萬”，當(dāng)million與具體

19、數(shù)字連用時(shí)，million要用單數(shù)形式，且不和of搭配；而當(dāng)million意為 “成百萬的；數(shù)以百萬的”，表達(dá)不確切的數(shù)字概念時(shí)，用 millions of 。他愿意支付200萬。He was prepared to pay two million. 一個(gè)粗心的錯(cuò)誤使公司蒙受數(shù)百萬鎊的損失。hundred, thousand, million用法極為相似，需注意的用法有：表示不確定的數(shù)時(shí)，不僅要加復(fù)數(shù)詞尾-s, 而且要后接介詞 of, 然后才能接名詞。There are about two _ students in the newly built school. A. thousand B.

20、 thousands C. thousand of D. thousands of 當(dāng)hundred, thousand, million, billion等詞前有確切數(shù)字時(shí)，這些詞應(yīng)用單數(shù)形式。答案A。with “帶有；具有”。 我有一座帶有一個(gè)大花園的新樓。 I have a new building with a big garden.with “使用工具、手段等;和在一起”的意思。這個(gè)小男孩用鉛筆寫字。The little boy writes with a pencil.托尼和父母現(xiàn)在一起住在北京。 Tony lives with his parents in Beijing now

21、.Step 9: Homework1Read the words and the passage frequently.2Finish some exercises in workbook. 3Revise all the key points in this unit.Step 10: Exercise一、 用適當(dāng)?shù)慕樵~填空1 Shangdong is _ the east of China. 2 The village is _ the big river. 3 London has a population _ about seven and a half million. 4 Ba Jin is famous _ a writer; he is famous _ his novels. 5 Sanya is a popular city _ holidays.Keys: 1 in 2 along 3 of 4 as; for 5 for二、 句型轉(zhuǎn)換1 Shanghai is seven hundred years old （對畫線部分提問） _ _ is Shanghai