Unit 2 How do you study for a test?( Section A1a—2c ,Book Two, Grade Eight)
【授课课型】
新授课－听说课
【教材分析】
本单元围绕“谈论自己的学习方法study by doing…..”这一话题，引导学生能够针对学习中的困难,用”You can….;You should….;Why don’t you…..?”给别人提出建议,并对别人的学习方法做出评价,使学生学会在学习的过程中借鉴别人成功的学习方法。
【教学目标】
Ⅰ. Knowledge
ⅰ. words and expressions:
flashcard, take notes, frustrating, memorize, aloud, comma, make mistakes, pronunciation,
ⅱ. Sentence:
How do you study for test?
Well, I study by working with my classmates.
Have you ever studied with a group?
Yes, I have. I’ve learned a lot that way.
I don’t have a partner to practice English with.
Maybe you should join an English club.
ⅲ. Grammar:
Structures: verb＋by with gerund
Ⅱ. Skills:
Train Ss the ability of listening and speaking
Ⅲ. Emotion:
By talking about how to study , enhance Ss the sense of love to subjects.
【教学重点】
Lead the Ss to use the words and useful expressions to express different ways of studying correctly.
【教学难点】
Grammar: Structures: verb＋by with gerund
【教学手段】
Multimedia; Tape-recorder
【教学方法】
Personalizing, Role playing
【教学过程】
Step 1 : Warming –up
Look at the blackboard and read after me the target language for this unit. When you read pay attention to the structure of the sentence.
▲How do you study for test?
▼Well, I study by working with my classmates.
▲Have you ever studied with a group?
▼Yes, I have. I’ve learned a lot that way.
▲I don’t have a partner to practice English with.
▼ Maybe you should join an English club.
Learning to Learn is very important. And learning to pass a test is also very important to you.
Learning couldn’t be easier!
If you have not developed good ways or methods to study for a test, talk to your classmates about it, your parents, or the teacher like me if you are brave enough. You should be brave enough to talk to others about your problems with your studies.
Step 2: Listening and writing
Listen to understand how these people in the picture of 1b study for a test. Write letters from the pictures. While listening, pay attention to the structures of the sentences.
Step 3: 1c Pairwork
1c :Now in pairs ask your partner how he or she studies for a test.
| A: How do you study for a test? |
| B: I study by working with a group. |
| C: I study by listening to English. |
| D. I study by playing games with my classmates. |
| E. I study by doing actions such as coloring, matching. |
| F. I study by singing English songs. |
| G. I study by writing letters and emails. |
| H. I study by acting out simple dialogues. |
| I. I study by listening to and understanding stories. |
| J. I study by writing simple sentences. |
| K. I study by imitating from the recording. |
| L. I study by speaking out words or phrases. |
| M. I study by doing simple role plays. |
| N. I study by reading and understanding simple stories. |
| O. I study by using daily expressions. |
| P. I study by performing short plays. |
| Q. I study by performing simple rhymes. |
| R. I study by writing sentences for pictures. |
| S. I study by writing out simple poems. |
| T. I study by reading aloud correctly. |
| U. I study by playing text plays. |
| V. I study by working with classmates. |
| W. I study by going over the text before class. |
| X. I study by copying words and expressions. |
| Y. I study by looking and saying. |
| Z. I study by asking others questions. |
Now let’s go to2a. Listen to the tape and check the questions you ask.
While listening, pay attention to the structures of the sentences.
Step 5: Listening and matching
2bListen again and match each question from 2a with an answer in the box on page 3.
2c Pairwork
Next we are going to make a conversation in pairs using the information from activities 2a and 2b.
A: Have you ever studied with a group?
| B: Yes, I have. I’ve learned a lot that way. |
| A: Have you ever learned English by watching videos? B: Yes, I have. I’ve learned a lot that way. |
| A: Have you ever practiced conversations with friends? B: Yes, I have. I’ve learned a lot that way. |
| A: Have you ever listened to tapes? B: Yes, I have. I’ve learned a lot that way. |
| A: Have you ever read aloud to practice pronunciation? B: Yes, I have. I’ve learned a lot that way. |
The teacher leads the Ss to summarize the key points and difficult points according to the black-boarding. Pay attention to the structure“by doing sth.”.
Step 7：Exercise
根据汉语完成句子：
What about ____ _____ (朗读) to practice pronunciation?
I learn English by ____ ____ ____ ____ .(小组学习)
Does he study by ____ ____?(制作抽认卡)
The text is ____ _____ ____ _____.(太难理解)
Step 8：Homework
Do a survey on different ways of studying English, finding out the similarities and differences.
| Name | Ways of learning English | Similarities | Differences |
| Name1 | |||
| Name2 | |||
| Name3 | |||
| Name4 |
【授课课题】
Unit 2 How do you study for a test?( Section A3a-4)
【授课课型】
新授课－读写课
【教学目标】
Ⅰ. Knowledge
ⅰ. words and expressions:
specific;memorize;grammar;differently;frustrate;frustrating;quickly;add;excited;not….at all
ⅱ. Sentence
He thinks studying grammar is a great way to learn a language
She added that having conversation with friends was not helpful at all.
3. We get excited about something and then end up speaking in Chinese.
Ⅱ. Skills:
Improve students’ reading and writing skills
Ⅲ. Emotion:
Teach students how to be successful language learners.
【教学重点】
To make students learn and grasp the key vocabulary words and the target language.
【教学难点】
Make a survey and report using the target language.
【教学手段】
Tape-recorder, some flashcards .
【教学方法】
Reading, and speaking.
【教学过程】
Step 1 : Warming –up
Report the survey they did.
Step 2: Revision
Go over some expressions and check up in oral.
Step 3: Presentation.
3a Reading the article and completing the chart
1.Read after the tape
We are going to read the article of 3a.First we shall read to the tape together. That is, we start reading aloud as the recorder goes, and we stop reading aloud as the recorder stops. While reading, let’s pay enough attention to the pauses, the pronunciation and the intonation of the native reader. Make our reading aloud as the same as the reader’s.
2.Read again and point out the sample answers. Pay attention to the followings:
(1).He thinks studying grammar is a great way to learn a language
(2).She added that having conversation with friends was not helpful at all.
(3). We get excited about something and then end up speaking in Chinese.
3.Read again and complete the chart on their own:
Step 4: Pairwork 3b
Have a role play in pairs. One of the pair is to be one of the people in 3a. The other is to interview him or her about learning English.
A: Excuse me, Li Hong. Could you help me with my English?
B: Yes, please. What’s the matter?
A: I have difficulty studying grammar.
B: Grammar? I never studying grammar. I study English mostly by memorizing the words of pop songs.
A: No grammar at all?
| B: Yes, I did study grammar. But I study it by reading English magazines. I put grammar learning into reading articles. That is the best way to understand English grammar. |
Step 5:Pairwork 4
Read the instructions, then give an example. Ask students to complete the work in pairs, then review the task.
Step 6：Summary
The teacher leads the Ss to summarize the key points and difficult points according to the black-boarding. At the same time, the teacher can give some remarks and complements.
Step 7：Exercise
Listen to an article and judge true or false.
Step 8：Homework
Write an article about your ways of learning English and what experience you have gained.
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【授课课题】
Unit 2 How do you study for a test?( Section B 1a-2c)
【授课课型】
新授课－听说课
【教学目标】
Ⅰ. Knowledge
ⅰ. words and expressions:
pronounce; spoken; slowly; mistake; comma; challenge; solution; make mistakes
ⅱ. Sentence:
Why don’t you join an English club to practice speaking English?
I don’t have a partner to practice English with.
ⅲ. Grammar:
The ways of making suggestions.
Ⅱ. Skills:
To listen about learning English
To talk about learning English
To read about learning English
Ⅲ. Emotion:
Encourage the students to face the challenges and solve their problems bravely while they are learning English.
【教学重点】
The ways of making suggestions.
【教学难点】
How to face the challenges and solve their problems
【教学手段】
Multimedia; Tape-recorder
【教学方法】
Talking, listening and speaking.
【教学过程】
Step 1 : Warming –up
Hello, everyone. To begin with, let’s listen and read to the recording of the text HOW DO YOU LEARN BEST? That is, read aloud to the tape, as fast as the tape goes, as clearly as the native reader reads. OK? Here we go!
Step 2:Leading-in
1a Reading and checking
Learning English can be both easy and difficult. What things are easy for you? And what things are difficult for you? Now turn to page 5, read the list on the top and check √the statements that are true for you.
1b Making a list
You have read and checked the statements true for you. Now think and make a list of other things difficult for you, too.
Step 3:Listening
2a Listening and checking
Paul is a nice boy. He works hard at his English, but still has many learning challenges. Now listen to find out what challenges he has and check them in the box of 2a
Step 4: Listening again
2b Listening and matching
Now listen again to Paul talking about his challenges at learning English and match them with the solutions listed in the box of 2b.While listening, pay attention to the structures of the sentences. Play the recording twice and then check the answers with the students .
Step 5: Pairwork
In pairs we are going to role play conversations using the information from activities 2a and 2b.
| I don’t have a partner to practice English with. | Maybe you should join an English language club. |
| I can’t get the pronunciation right. | Listening can help. |
| I forget a lot of new words. | Write the new words on cards and study them daily. |
| I can’t understand when people talk to me. | You can join an English club to talk to people more in English. |
| I can’t understand the words in magazines. | You can look them up in a dictionary. |
| I don’t get much writing practices. | Start writing an English diary every day. |
| I read very slowly. | You should read to the recording of the text. |
| I make mistakes in grammar. | Why don’t study the basic sentence patterns |
The teacher leads the Ss to summarize the key points and difficult points according to the black-boarding. At the same time, the teacher can give some remarks and complements.
Step 8：Exercise
Choose the correct answer
How can I practice ____ English?
A. talking B. speaking C. to say D .to speak
2.What kind of club would you like ____?
A. to take B. to join C. joining D. taking part in
3.What ____reading aloud to practice pronunciation?
A. of B. about C. in D. around
4.I don’t get ____writing practice.
A. so B. many C. much D. lot
5.She didn’t tell me how ____ get there.
A. to B.I to C. I D. I can
Step 9：Homework
Write a list of solutions to your learning problems.
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【授课课题】
Unit 2 How do you study for a test?( Section B3a—Just for fun)
【授课课型】
新授课－读写课
【教学目标】
Ⅰ. Knowledge
ⅰ. words and expressions:
later on ;realize, matter, be afraid to ;laugh at ;complete; secret; take notes; impress; trouble; fast; look up ;soft; make up
ⅱ. Sentences:
1.To begin with, she spoke too quickly, and I couldn’t understand every word.
2.I realized that it doesn’t matter if you don’t understand every word.
3.I couldn’t always make complete sentences, either.
Ⅱ. Skills:
Train Ss the ability of listening reading and writing.
Ⅲ. Emotion:
To become a better language learner.
The importance of learning English.
【教学重点】
Lead the Ss to use the words and useful expressions in this part correctly.
【教学难点】
The letter of 3b and the article of 3c.
【教学手段】
Multimedia; Tape-recorder
【教学方法】
listening ,reading and writing.
【教学过程】
Step 1 : Warming –up
(1) T shows a chant on PPT.
(2) Oral Practice
According to the chant, the teacher and Ss have a small talk using the target language, like this:
What have we talked about in Section A?
the way we study for a test
how to learn English
what problem we meet while learning English
how to solve the problems
Step 2: leading-in
3a Reading and cutting
It’s time to read the text HOW I LEARN ENGLISH. Now read and check (/) the sentences.
We are going to read the text again to study the form and function of all the predicate verbs.
Read the statements in the box and follow the text. Write “T” or “F” beside each statement.
Writing a letter
Your friend Lin Feng is having difficulties with her English. Write her a letter telling her how to become a better English learner.
Step 3: Writing a letter
Your friend Lin Feng is having difficulties with her English. Write her a letter telling her how to become a better English learner.
Step 4: 4 Doing an interview
Next we shall do an interview in groups of four. Ask the three group mates about learning English. Take notes of what they say. Tomorrow you shall stand to tell the class about their answers.
| Q. What isn’t easy about learning English? | A. Reading is not easy. |
| Q. What do you do about this? | A. I try to cut the sentences into thought groups. |
| Q. What is your favorite way to learn more English? | I read and read aloud a lot. These are the best way. |
1.Filling in the blank
We shall make a check on our use of expressions first. Turn to page 7 and fill in each blank with the correct word given. Change the form of the word if necessary. Then make your own sentences with each word.
Step 6：Summary
The teacher leads the Ss to summarize the key points and difficult points according to the black-boarding.
Step 7：Exercises
1. Do you learn English by reading a_______?
2. Our English teacher usually uses f_______ to teach the new words.
3. Reading aloud improves my speaking s______.
4. The student’s p_____ isn’t good, but it’s improving through his reading a lot.
5. I study by new words making v_____ lists.
Step 8：Homework
1. Self Check 2: write a short article about Xu Zheng.
2. Make a summary about Unit 1.
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【授课课题】
Unit 2 How do you study for a test?( Reading Section 1-Section 2)
【授课课型】
新授课－读写课
【教学目标】
Ⅰ. Knowledge
ⅰ. words and expressions:
deal with; unless; unfair; solve; regard; duty; influence; be angry with ;
go by ;friendship; lose; disagreement; development; adult; try one’s best;
face; break off
ⅱ. Sentence:
1.How do we deal with our problems?
2.By regarding problems as challenges.
ⅲ. Grammar:
The usages of the gerund.
Ⅱ. Skills:
Train Ss the ability of reading and writing
Ⅲ. Emotion:
Learn to deal with different problems.
【教学重点】
Lead the Ss to use the words and useful expressions about subjects correctly.
【教学难点】
The main idea of each pattern.
【教学手段】
Multimedia; PPT; Tape-recorder
【教学方法】
Talking, listening and speaking.
【教学过程】
Step 1 : Warming –up
1.Discuss:
(1). Can you think of any problems you have had recently?
(2). How did you deal with these problems?
2. Practice
Ask for some examples of problems on the board:
(1).I’m good at English. But I didn’t get good grade in last exam.
(2).I like basketball very much. But I have no time.
Step 2: 1b Using the dictionary
Direct the students’ attention to the words in the box, then ask them to work with pairs to look up the other words in the dictionary .
Step 3: Reading
Read the passage and do the following exercises
1. Who may have no problem in life?
A: Rich people B: Poor people
C: Young people D: Nobody
2. If we can’t deal with our problems, we can’t ______ easily.
A: ride our bicycles well
B: learn English well
C: enjoy ourselves
3. What can we learn about Stephen Hawking from the passage?
A: He isn’t a healthy man.
B: He isn’t a successful man.
C: He isn’t a smart man.
D: He isn’t a famous man.
4. Why do many students often complain about school?
A: Because they think the school rules are too strict.
B: Because they feel they have too much work to do.
C: Because they think the teachers aren’t fair to them.
D: A, B and C, might all be possible.
Step 4: Read again
| Bad effects of our problems on us | Our problems can 1.________easily. Worrying about our problems can affect how we do at school and 2 ._____________ |
| Bad effects of our problems on us | 3._________________ 4.___________________ 5.___________________ |
Read the passage again and find out the new words and phrases in each paragraph
Step 6：Summary
The teacher leads the Ss to summarize the key points and difficult points according to the black-boarding.
Step 8：Exercise
Retell the reading according to the following:
rich or poor, young or old, have problems, deal with one’s problems, become unhappy, worry about one’s problems, do well at school, influence the way, behave well with…, deal with one’s problems, be angry with…, feel unfair, stay angry for years about…, time goes by, lose good friendships, see… playing together, have disagreements, talk to each other, last for long, an important lesson for…, solve a problem by learning to forget, regarding problems as challenges, complain about school, have too much work to do, the rules are too strict, change…into…, an important part of one’]s development, as young adults, be one’s duty, to try one’s best, to deal with…in one’s education, with the help of…, thinking of something worse, comparing…to…, find one’s problems, think about…, for example, a very clever scientist, regards…as unimportant, become very famous and successful, worry about…, face the challenges
Step 9：Homework
Collect learning stories of some famous people.
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【授课课题】
Unit 2 How do you study for a test?(Reading Section3-Section4)
【授课课型】
新授课－读写课
【教学目标】
Ⅰ. Knowledge
Master the words: duty, smart, solve, regard and instead.
Ⅱ. Skills:
Train Ss the ability of reading.
Ⅲ. Emotion:
It’s better to be safe than sorry when using the Internet.
【教学重点】
How to guess a word without a dictionary.
【教学难点】
Different way of dealing with problems.
【教学手段】
Multimedia; PPT
【教学方法】
Reading and talking
【教学过程】
Step 1 : Warming–up
Ask some students to report the stories they collected and the others guess who they are .
Step 2:After the reading
3a:Check the word that was used differently in the reading to the meaning they found in their dictionaries.
3b:Ask the students to look up each word in a dictionary ,noticing what part of speech it is. Ask some to read out key sentences they have found or created.
3c:Check the ways of dealing with problems that are mentioned.
Step 3: Discussing
Discuss bout each other’s answers
Step 4: Writing (section4)
Ask the students to write about an experience with a problem they have had, or they have heard a class member talk about.
Step 5:Make a Survey and report
| Names | Ways of learning English | |||
| OK | successful | Not successful | I’ll study by…. | |
| Name1 | ||||
| Name2 | ||||
| Name3 | ||||
| Name4 | ||||
Sum up the problems when learning a language.
Step 8：Exercise
Think of another way of dealing with problems, tell the class about this.
Step 9：Homework
Revise the whole unit, do the exercises in the workbook.
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