2016春牛津译林版英语八下Unit 3《Online tours》word单元教案.doc

1、Unit 3 Online tours Welcome to the unit Teaching aims: 1. To name the different parts of a computer. 2. To grasp and talk about the basic uses of computers. 3. To know the main topic of this unit. Teaching steps: Step 1 Learning targets and New words Present the learning targets. Show some pictures

2、of new words. Get the students to read them follow the teacher. Step 2 Free talk What do you usually do when you are free? Learning about computers Annie, Simons cousin, wants to learn about the different parts of a computer. Look at the picture below and help her write the correct answers in the bo

3、xes. keyboard main unit mouse screen Lead the students to say something about the computer. Show the picture of a computer, revise the names of each unit. Continue to lead: What else can we do with a computer? Step 3 Presentation Present some pictures of different uses of computers. chat with friend

4、s play games send and receive emails do word processing search for information watch videos Step 4 Listen and answer Play the tape recorder and let the students listen and answer the following questions: What does Simon usually use his computer for? Why? He usually uses it to search for information.

5、 Because its fast and easy. Step 5 Practice Simon and Daniel are talking about the different uses of computers. Work in pairs and ask each other what you use a computer for. The ideas in the box may help you. Use the conversation below as a model. chat with friends do word processing play games sear

6、ch for information sending and receive emails watch videos The teacher act the dialogue with a student and then get the students to practice with their partners. A: What do you usually use your computer for? B: I usually use it to. A: Why? B: Because . A: How often do you use your computer for this?

7、 B: . Step 6 Presentation Get the students to talk about this question: Do Eddie and Hobo know well about computers? Step 7 Listen and answer Listen to the recording and answer the questions: What do Eddie and Hobo think the computer look like? They think it looks like a TV. Do you know what “the re

8、mote control“ really is? It is a mouse. Step 8 Read the dialogue and act it out! Give the students some time to practice the dialogue with their partners and then ask some groups to come to the blackboard to perform for the rest. Step 9 Homework 1. Read the text book and learn the new words and phra

9、ses by heart. 2. Do the exercises in the workbook. Reading I Teaching aims: 1. To know some famous places in New York. 2. To grasp the main idea of this article according to the key words and context. 3. To grasp some basic skills of reading. Teaching steps: Step 1 Revision Fill in the blanks. 1. Da

10、niel keeps two white _ (mouse) as pets. 2. I _ (receive) an email from my cousin two days ago. 3. I _ (see) this movie before. 4. They used a knife _ (open) the door. 5. This old man can use a computer _ (do) word processing. 6. I dont like watching football games. Lets _ (change) a channel. Answers

11、: 1. mice 2. received 3. have seen 4. to open 5. to do 6. change Step 2 Free talk Do you like travelling? Do you know these places? Present a world map, teach the words of Asia, Africa, Europe, etc. Step 3 New words Teach the new words. guide n.导游，向导 icon n. 图标 click v. 点击 world-famous adj. 举世闻名的 tr

12、ade n. 贸易 international adj. 国际的 gather v. 聚集，集合 huge adj. 巨大的 darkness n. 黑暗 island n. 岛屿 several det. 几个，数个 lawn n. 草坪 relax v. 放松，休息 hard adj. 艰难的 musical n. 音乐剧 bottom n. 底，底部 Step 4 A fun way to travel Daniel does not know the meanings of some words on the web page. Help him match the words on

13、the left with the meanings on the right. Write the correct letters in the blanks. 1. trade 2. international 3. gather 4. huge 5. several 6. relax 7. century 8. musical a. a play filled with many songs b. rest after work c. come together d. a period of 100 years e. more than two f. the activity of bu

14、ying and selling g. two or more countries taking part in something h. very large Answers: f, g, c, h, e, b, d, a Step 5 Skimming Skim the article and find the answer to the question: Where do we visit following the guide? How many places are mentioned(提到) in the article? Step 6 Intensive Reading Par

15、t 1 Pre-travelling Answer the questions: 1. Whats the guides name? 2. How can we start out tour? 3. How long will it take us to travel around the world? 4. Where are we going to visit? Answers: 1. Robin. 2. Click on the “Tour“ icon at the top of the page. 3. In eight hours. 4. New York, the biggest

16、city in the USA. Part 2 While travelling 1. What places of interest are mentioned in this article? 2. Where is the Wall Street？ 3. What can we see in Wall Street? Why? 4. What will happen in Times Square on New Years Eve? 5. Whats in the park? 6. What can people do in the Central Park? 7. What is th

17、e Broadway famous for? 8. How long has it been famous? 9. Where does the famous song “Memory” come from? Answers: 1. Wall Street, Times Square, Central Park and Broadway. 2. It is at the southern end of Manhattan Island. 3. We can se many big companies and international banks. Because it is the worl

18、d-famous trade centre. 4. Thousands of people gather there and they feel excited when they see the huge glass ball falling through the darkness. 5. Several lakes, hills and a large green lawn. 6. Relax. 7. It is famous for its theatres. 8. Since the early twentieth century. 9. It comes from the famo

19、us Broadway musical Cats. Part 3 Post travelling How can we start out new tour? Step 7 Exercises Do Section B2 and check the answers. Daniel is introducing the website to Millie. Millie is trying to find out what people can see in New York. Help her fill in the blanks. Finish Section B3 and check th

20、e answers. Amy is also interested in travelling around the world. She is telling her mum about the website. Check whatever she says is correct or not. Write a T if a sentence is true or an F if it is false. 1. The website helps people buy tickets to different places. 2. There is a “Tour” icon at the

21、 bottom of the page. 3. New York is also called “the Big Apple”. 4. Wall Street is at the northern end of Manhattan Island. 5. A big apple falls from the sky on New Years Eve at Times Square. 6. There are no hills or lakes in Central Park. 7. The song “Memory” comes from the musical Cats. 8. Click o

22、n the “Back” icon and you can start a new online tour. Complete Section B4 and check the answers. Kitty also wants to know the website. She is asking Daniel about it. Complete their conversation below. Kitty: Daniel, whats the website called? Daniel: Its called “(1) _”. K: It gives people (2) _ tour

23、s, right? D: Yes. It can show you cities in (3) _, Africa, (4) _, America and other places. K: Can we find more information about a city? D: Of course. Look, heres New York, and heres Wall Street. K: I see. Wall Street is on Manhattan Island. There are many big (5) _ and (6) _ there. D: Yes, and Tim

24、es Square is another great place to visit. Every year, many people gather there to welcome the (7) _. K: That sounds great. Look! Thats Central Park. People like to (8) _ there after work. D: Yes, and dont miss Broadway. It has been famous for its theatres since the early (9) _. Step 8 Enjoy the bea

25、uty of New York. Homework 1. Read aloud the article and underline the difficult parts. 2. Remember the new words in this lesson. Reading II Teaching aims: 1. To know some famous places in New York. 2. To grasp the main idea of this article according to the key words and context. 3. To grasp some bas

26、ic skills of reading. Teaching steps: Step 1 Revision Ask some questions of the article 1. What places did we visit on the website in last lesson? Wall Street; Times Square; Central Park and Broadway. 2. Where would you like to go after a days work? Central Park 3. Whats Broadway famous for? Its fam

27、ous for its theatres. Step 2 Language points 1. Have you noticed the “Tour” icon at the top of the page? at the top of . 在的顶部 e.g. 山上有座塔。 There is a tower _ the hill. 2. Just click on it, and you can visit Asia, Africa, click on . 点击 e.g. 点击这个图标。 _ this icon. 3. Wall Street, the world-famous trade c

28、entre, is here at the southern end of Manhattan Island. 1) world-famous 世界著名的，举世闻名的 e.g. 姚明是世界著名的篮球运动员。Yao Ming is a _ basketball player. 2) at the southern end of. 在的南端 I. south (n.) + ern = southern（adj.） 以此类推：north + ern = northern west + ern = western east + ern = eastern at the end of.在的尽头，末尾；后

29、接时间、地点名词。 e.g. 这个月末 at the end of this month 在路的尽头 at the end of the road 4. Further on is Times Square. further on 更进一步，再向前 e.g. 再向前一英里 a mile further on further 是 far 的比较级，除了表示“更远”以外，还可以表示“进一步” 。 e.g. 深造 further study 进一步的信息 further information 5. Every year, thousands of people gather here on New

30、 Years Eve. 1) gather vi. 聚集 e.g. 医院门口聚集了很多人。 A lot of people _ at the gate of the hospital. 2) on New Years Eve 在新年前夕 e.g. 在平安夜 on Christmas Eve 6. Its exciting to see the huge glass ball falling through the darkness. 1) Its exciting to see . 看到很激动 Its + adj. + to do sth. 做某事怎么样 e.g. 对我来说按时完成这么多的工作

31、很困难。 Its _ me _ so much work on time. 2) see sb. doing 看见某人在做某事 e.g. 我刚才看见很多孩子在操场上打篮球。 I _ many children _ basketball on the playground just now. 感官动词 see, watch, observe, notice, look at, hear, listen to, smell, taste, feel + do 表示动作的 完整性，真实性；+doing 表示动作的连续性，进行性。 e.g. I saw him work in the garden y

32、esterday. 昨天我看见他在花园里干活了。(强调“我看见了” 这个事实) I saw him working in the garden yesterday.（强调“我见他正干活 ”这个动作） 昨天我见他正在花园里干活。 3) through the darkness 穿过黑暗 through 意为“穿过” ，通常指从物体或事物的“内部 ”穿过。 e.g. 穿过隧道 through the tunnel 穿过雨林 through the rainforest 7. its a good place to relax after a hard days work. a hard days

33、work 一天的辛苦工作 hard 的用法： 用作形容词 (adj.) 1）表示“硬的” The ground is as hard as stone after the long drought. 长期干旱之后,土地硬得就像石头一样。 2）表示“困难的，艰难的” Its very hard to work out this maths problem. 算出这道数学题非常困难。 用作副词 (adv.) 1.）表示“努力地，勤奋地” Most importantly, you must work hard to catch up. 最为重要的是,你必须努力学习,迎头赶上。 2）表示“强烈地”

34、The wind is blowing hard outside. 外面风正呼呼地刮。 8. It has been famous for its theatres since the early twentieth century. be famous for 因而著名 e.g. 苏州因为它的园林而闻名。 Suzhou _ its gardens. 与 be famous as 的区别 be famous as 作为而著名 马克吐温作为儿童故事作家而出名。 Mark Twin _ a children-story writer. 这个地区以产绿茶而著名。 This area _ its gr

35、een tea. 2) since 自从 I. since + 过去一个时间点 e.g. I have been here since 1989. 自从 1989 年以来我就在这里了。 II. since + 一段时间+ ago e.g. I have been here since five months ago. 我五个月前就在这里了。 III. since + 从句 e.g. Great changes have taken place since you left. 自你离开后这里发生了巨大的变化。 IV. It is + 一段时间 + since 从句 e.g. It is two

36、years since I became a middle school student. 我成为一名中学生已经快两年了。 9. Have you ever heard of the song “Memory”? hear of 听说，得知。如： Have you ever _ him (this)? 你听说过他(这件事)吗？ 10. Theres a “Black” icon at the bottom of the page. at the bottom of 在的底部 如： 寻找在列表底部的图标。 Look for the icon _ the listing. Step 3 Exerc

37、ises 1. I heard some children _(sing) when I pass the room. 2. Mr. Green _(work) in the company since he _(leave) school. 3. I have never_(hear) of him before. 4. It is impossible for him _(solve) the problem. 5. 她住在这个城市的南端。 She lives _ the city. 6. 对汤姆来说早起是不可能的。 Its _ for Tom _ early. 7. 今天的课到此结束。

38、_todays lesson. 8. 从 1970 年开始我爷爷就住在这里了。 My grandfather _here _1970. Step 4 Homework Recite the article and important phrases in this lesson. Grammar Teaching aims: 1. To understand the differences between the simple past tense and the present perfect tense. 2. To grasp the expressions with the prese

39、nt perfect tense. 3. To grasp the expressions with the simple past tense. 4. To understand different uses of the present perfect tense. Teaching Steps: Step 1 Revision 完成句子。 1. 北京因万里长城而著名。 Beijing _ the Great Wall. 2. 这条河是个钓鱼的好地方。 This river is a _ fishing. 3.我三天前听说过这件事。 I _ this _. 4.自从 2000 年起，他就在

40、上海工作了。 He _ in Shanghai _ 2000. Step 2 Presatation Teach the new words. dream vi.& vt. 做梦，梦想 dream about/of 想象；梦想 e.g. Do you often dream at night? 你在夜里经常做梦吗？ I sometimes dream about my parents. 我有时梦见我的父母。 I dream of becoming a teacher. 我一心想当个教师。 Step 3 Grammar explanation Translate some sentences.

41、Daniel 两年前去了北京。 (Daniel went to Beijing two years ago.) Daniel 已经在北京居住两年了。 (Daniel has lived in Beijing for two years.) Tell the students the difference between the simple past tense and the present perfect tense. Difference: We use simple past tense to tell what happened in the past. We use the pre

42、sent perfect tense to talk about an action that started in the past and continues to the present. Exercises: 1. 三年前他养了只猫做宠物。 He _ a cat as pet three years ago. 2.这只宠物猫他养了三年了。 He _ the pet cat for three years. Daniel 上个月买了台新电脑。 Daniel bought a new computer last month. Daniel 已经买了台新电脑。 Daniel has boug

43、ht a new computer. (Daniel has a new computer now.) Differences: We use the simple past tense to tell what happened in the past. We use the present perfect tense to talk about the result of an action.When the action happened is not very important. It may have just happened or happened some time ago.

44、 Exercises: 1. 我上个星期去参观了那个新动物园。 I _ that new zoo last week. 2. 我已经参观过那个新动物园了。 I _ that new zoo. 吴老师 2010 年和 2011 年访问过加拿大。 Mr Wu visited Canada in 2010 and 2011. 吴老师已经去过加拿大两次。 Mr Wu has been to Canada twice. Differences: We use the simple past tense to tell what happened in the past. We use the prese

45、nt perfect tense to tell how many times an action has happened till now. Exercises: 1. 我上周看过这部电影。 I _ this movie last week. 2. 我已经看过这部电影很多次。 I _ this movie many times. Step 4 Exercises A. Amy is showing Millie some pictures. Complete her sentences with the correct forms of the words in brackets. I_(

46、visit) the Palace Museum with my grandparents the other day. I _(climb) Mount Huang last Summer. _ you_(try) the famous Tianjin Baozi? I am happy that I _ (learn) to swim. B. Mr Wu is asking the students to make sentences with the correct tenses. Help them complete the sentences with the correct for

47、ms of the words in brackets. 1. I _(finish/ just) my homework. Millie _(finish) her homework 20 minutes ago. 2. I _(write) an email to my friend yesterday. Daniel _ (write/ already) two emails. 3. I _(be) in Hainan last week. Some of our classmates _ (not be) to Hainan yet. 4. I _(live) in Sunshine Town since I was born. Daniel _(live) in Nanjing in 200