1、Unit 4 Life on Mars Comic strip and Welcome to the unit I. Teaching aims and learning objectives By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: 1. learn some new words about the items that are needed for a space travel; 2. talk with partners about what life would be like on Mars; 3. think abo
2、ut the advantages and disadvantages of living in space. II. Teaching contents 1. New words and phrases: dried food, sleeping bag, Mars, helmet, air tank, power pack, gravity 2. New structures: Me neither. How do you like your life on Mars? What would it be like to live on Mars? III. Focus of the les
3、son and predicted area of difficulty 1. Learn some new words about the items that are needed for a space travel. 2. Talk with partners about what life would be like on Mars. IV. Teaching procedures Comic strip Step 1 Lead-in 1. Free talk T: Do you love travelling? T: Do you think it is exciting to t
4、ravel into space some day? T: Do you want to travel into space? Why or why not? 【设计意图：由旅游的话题导入，询问学生是否愿意有朝一日去太空旅游并陈述理由，从 而引人本课的话题，为之后谈论太空生活与地球生活的差异做好铺垫。 】 Step 2 Presentation 1. Watch and answer T: Watch the video of Comic strip and answer some questions. (1) Did Hobo think Eddie liked Mars? (2) Why
5、does Eddie hate life on Mars? 【设计意图：让学生带着问题听录音，培养他们有意识地获取信息的能力。 】 2. Read the dialogue after the tape 【设计意图：通过朗读训练，培养学生正确流利的朗读能力。 】 3. Read and act out the dialogue 【设计意图：学生进行两两合作，表演对话，既加深了印象，又培养了用英语大胆表达的 能力。 】 4. Complete the short passage Eddie and Hobo are now on _. Hobo is excited because hes ne
6、ver _ about travelling into _. But Eddie says he _ it. Hobo is very surprised because he thought Eddie _ Mars. Eddies tells him that he cant _ his food because of the _. 【设计意图：鼓励学生根据对话内容完成该语篇的填空，培养学生信息转换和语篇阅读的 能力。该题型与中考中的短文填空题类似。 】 Welcome to the unit Step 1 Presentation Free talk 1. Do you know any
7、thing about space? 2. Do you know anything about Mars? 3. What would life be like in space? 4. If youre going to travel into space, what do you need to take with you? Why? 【设计意图：激活学生的背景知识，询问学生太空旅游方面的知识，通过图片直观呈现生 词，激发学生的学习兴趣。 】 Step 2 Practice 1. Listen and fill in the form T: Listen to a dialogue ab
8、out living on Mars and then fill in the form. Life on Mars 1. _ gravity 2. wear _ boots 3. need _ bags 4. eat _ food 5. no _ Feelings _ 【设计意图：在听的过程中让学生完成信息记录表，旨在培养学生有效听取信息并及时记 录的能力。该表格也为接下来学生谈论火星生活做好铺垫。 】 2. Watch and discuss T: Watch a video about the life on space and talk about if you want to liv
9、e on Mars some day. Give your reasons. 【设计意图：视频内容直观展现了太空生活的画面，激发学生的学习兴趣，对于所学的内 容起到了补充的作用。在观看视频的基础上，组织小组讨论，鼓励不同的学生对于未来的 太空生活发表不同的看法。鼓励学生积极思维、大胆表达。 】 V. Homework 1. Search the Internet for more information about Mars and share it with your classmates next class. 2. Finish some exercises in the workbooks.
