1、冀教版英语八年级下册第四单元教案Lesson 25: Lets Do an ExperimentTeaching Content:Mastery words and expressions: science, experiment, fill, proveOral words and expressions: theory, jar, upside, observe, right, side up, upside downTeaching Aims:1. Use the Simple Present Tense.2. Express certainty and uncertaintyTeach
2、ing Important Points:1. Learn to express sequence;2. How to express an experiment.Teaching Difficult Points:Express certainty and uncertaintyTeaching Preparation: jar, cardboard, waterTeaching Aids: audiotape, flashcards, jar, cardboard, waterType of lesson: new lessonTeaching Procedure:Step1. Teach
3、er brings the jar, cardboard and water to the class. Show them to the students and ask what experiments we can do with them. Let the students show them and explain the reasons to the students.Let the students work in groups and discuss the experiments. When one group is doing the experiments, the ot
4、hers can ask the questions. The teacher can ask questions, too.Step2. Now let the students open their books and guess what the experiment is. Ask the students to say it in English.Step3. Read the text silently and answers the following questions.1. Whats a theory?2. Whats an experiment for?3. Did Da
5、nny read about the experiment? What is it about?4. Do you think the cardboard can hold the water in the jar? Why?Step4. Read the text carefully and check the answers. Explain some words and expressions to the class.Step5. Listen to the tape and repeat after it line by line. Can the students listenin
6、g good enough to hear clearly?Step6. Come to “Lets Do It.”Divide the class into two groups. One group thinks the floor will get wet. The others think it wont. Let them discuss in class. Pay attention to telling the reasons.Step7. Homework1. Review the next lesson.2. Finish off the activity book.Summ
7、ary:The experiment is the main part of the text. If we have time, do it in the class. Then ask them to describe what they see. Give a report to the class. If the time in class isnt enough, let the students do the experiment after class. Then report the result to the class. The teacher can do the exp
8、eriment for the students, too.Lesson 26: One Wet Danny?Teaching Content:Mastery words and expressions: forceOral words and expressions: swimsuit, observation, turnoverTeaching Aims: 1. Use the Simple Future Tense to describe the thing that will happen.2. Grasp the knowledge by doing the experiment.
9、Enjoy the experiment and finish it by students themselves.Teaching Important Points:1. Grasp the Simple Future Tense.2. Talk about the experiment process.Teaching Difficult Points:Some words and expressions, such as: talk about, talk to, tell sb., ask sb. to do sth.Teaching Preparation: jar, cardboa
10、rd, water, picturesTeaching Aids: audiotape, flashcards, pictures, jar, cardboard, waterTeaching Procedure:Step1. Review Lesson 25.Let some students talk about the main idea of Lesson 25.The teacher and the students can ask:1. What do we use in the experiment?2. How do you turn the jar full of water
11、 upside down?3. What do you cover on the jar?4. Whats your theory?Step2. Do a survey:1. How many students have done the experiment? 2. Whats the result?3. How many students think Danny is going to get wet?Report it to the class.Step3. Listen to the tape and let some students ask the following questi
12、ons:1. What are they talking about?2. Who will do the experiment?3. What will happen to the water in the experiment?4. What will keep the water in the jar?5. What will they do after the experiment?Step4. Read the text silently and check the answers. Read it in roles in class in individuals or in gro
13、ups.Step5. Let some students act the dialogue out in front of the class.Step6. Come to “LETS DO IT.”Do the experiment in groups. Let the students observe the experiment carefully. Then give a report to the class about what it is like. Do anyone get wet in the experiment? Why?Step7. Homework1. Finish
14、 off the activity book.2. Go on the next reading in the student book.Summary:This passage is about the two opinions to the experiment. Why do you think so is the main explanations. Let the students have a brainstorm. The teacher walks around and helps them if it necessaryLesson 26 教案Class openingFor
15、 ideas and tips on beginning a class , see “teaching techniques” at the back of this teachers guide.Step 1: Break the class into groups of four to discuss “Think about it”.Step 2: Have the students listen to the reading and see if they can answer this question:Why will Danny dry himself?(He thinks h
16、e will get wet in the experiment.)Step3: Play the tape or read the readings, pause after every line, and ask the students to repeat (a) in chorus, (b) in small groups , (c) individually.Step4: Ask individual students questions. The students give natural answers.What are they talking about?Who will d
17、o the experiment?What will happen to the water in the experiment?What will keep the water in the jar?What will they do after the experiment?Step5: Divide the class into small groups. Ask each group so act out the reading in any way they choose. They can read aloud what the characters have actually s
18、aid. They can also talk to one another in their own ways, based upon the text.Step6: Ask one or two groups to perform their drama for the class.Step 7: If you have time , discuss the reading with students. Use as much English as possible. Ask questions to make it easier for students to participate i
19、n the discussion. Here is an idea for your discussion:Imagine that you are presenting your presentation?Step8: Come to “lets do it.”Class closingThe second reading in the readerThe remaining activities in the activity bookThe next reading in the student bookLesson 27 教案Class openingFor ideas and tip
20、s on beginning a class , see “teaching techniques “ at the back of this teachers guide.Step1: Divide the class into two groups to get ready for the two experiments. In class , one group does the first experiment and he other group does the second one. Each group will do their experiment for the clas
21、s.Step2:Let the students listen to the readings and see if they can answer these questions:For the first passage:Whats happening to Danny?Is he getting wet or not?For the second passage:Does everything dissolve in water?Step3: Have the students of Group One read the first reading and have the studen
22、ts of Group Two read the second reading.Step4: Play the tape or read the passage. And then ask the students to interpret the picture.Step5: Play the tape or read the readings again, pause after every line, and ask the students to repeat(a) in chorus, (b) in small groups, (c) individually.Step6: Brea
23、k the students into groups to do the two experiments. As they do it, they should describe it in English . Encourage them to use as much English as possible.Step7: Let the students do some comprehension if time permits. Ask individual students questions. The students give natural answers.Step 8: Ask
24、three volunteers to act out the reading. The rest fo the students should listen, watch and respond to Jennys questions.Step9: Have the class rewrite the text in the past tense. Divide the class into twelve groups. Assign one paragraph to each group . Each group should discuss and rewrite one of the
25、twelve paragraphs. Then have a representative from each group read aloud what has been rewritten. Comment on their work and remember to give praise for good efforts!Step10: Come to “Lets do it.”Class closingThe third reading in the readerThe remaining activities in the activity bookThe next reading
26、in the student bookLesson 28教案Class openingFor ideas and tips on beginning a class ,see “teaching techniques” at the back of this teachers guide.Step1: Check to see if the students have previewed the text as required. Ask two volunteers to perform the dialogue between Danny and Brian by looking at t
27、he pictures and speech bubbles.Step2: Have the class read the lyrics aloud as a poem. You may divide the class into two groups .Each group will read one line at a time. Make sure students can read rhythmically with a good sense of the rhymes!Step3: Play the audiotape. Have the class follow in their
28、books.Step 4: Have the students practice singing the song repeatedly until they sing it well. Step5: Come to “Lets do It.”Class closingThe remaining activities in the activity bookThe next reading in the student bookDepending on how much time you have, you may wish to end the class by singing the so
29、ng “Fill My Plate.”Lesson 29 An Easter Egg HuntLearning aims: 1. The new words: basket, hide, hunt, everywhere, Easter, be gone2. The important sentences: Debbie will have fun looking for them. I cant make eggs. Can you find them? Now my basket is full of eggs.Learning important and difficult points
30、: 1. fun have fun doing sth. Its fun to do/doing sth.2. 辩析find, look for, huntLearning method: Listen, say, read and write.Learning steps:Step 1. The new words Learn the new words one by one.Step 2. Looking and learning Look at the pictures and learn. “How to celebrate Easter?” Check to see if the s
31、tudents have previewed the text. To see if they understand the reading. Ask the class some questions like this: What is Easter Sunday? What is an Easter egg hunt? What is an Easter Basket?Step 3. Play the tape. Have the class follow the tape.Step 4. Explanation look for = hunt for have fun doing sth. make eggs = lay eggsStep 5. Sum up1. Master the useful expressions.2. Master Easter Day.Lesson 30 Keep the candle Burning!Learning aims: 1. Master the new words: match, light, burn, use u
