精编冀教版英语八年级下册 Unit 7

冀教版初中英语八年级下册unit7教案Lesson 49: Let’s Learn Geography!Teaching Content:Mastery words and expressions: geography, population, ever, abroad, Asia, Japan, Japanese, village, town, India, world Oral words and expressions: some day, It is fun to travel around the world.Teaching Aims:1. Talk about the countries.2. Be proud of one’s country. Teaching Important Points:1. Talk about the geography.2. Learn something about the foreign countries.Teaching Difficult Countries:What languages do they speak in other countries?Teaching Preparation: a globeTeaching Aids: audiotape, flashcards, aglobeType of lesson: new lessonTeaching Procedure:Step1. Look at the globe. Point to our country. Ask the students the questions: What country are you in?What language do we speak?Have you been abroad?Has anyone in your family been abroad? Where has he been? When?Step2. Come to “THINK ABOUT IT”.What’s your favourite subject?What is geography?Do you like geography?Step3. Listen to the tape and answer the following questions:1. Has Danny been abroad?2. What language do they speak in Japan?3. How long has Brain’s father been in Africa?4. Where’s Jenny’s mother’ pen palfrom?Step4. Read and check the answers.1. Read the text in roles.2. Let some students act the dialogue out.Step5. Discuss the details in groups.1. Where would Danny love to go?2. What countries has Brian been to?3. Does Danny speak Chinese?4. Where is Brian from?5. Can you explain the meaning of “pen pal”?Step6. Come to “LET’S DO IT”.Talk about the countries that you have visited. If you haven’t visited, what country would you like to visit? Why? Give a report to your class.Step7. Homework1. Finish off the exercises in the activity book.2. Go on the next reading in the student book.Summary:Travel around the world and know about the culture and customs of other countries. That’s all what we want to do. How many countries do the students know? What do they know about them? Can they have a vivid explanation of the countries that they are interested in?Lesson 50: The World Is a Big Place! Teaching Content:Mastery words and expressions: land, Europe, America, ocean, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, earth, surface, island, riverOral words and expressions: Antarctica, the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, Arctic, the Arctic Ocean, Greenland, northeast, NileTeaching Aims:1. Learn more about the world’s geography.2. Master the words and expressionsof the continents and oceans in English. Teaching Important Points:1. The words and expressions in this lesson.2. Know about the world’s physical features.Teaching Difficult Points:Some geography features in the world. Teaching Preparation: a map of the world Teaching Aids: audiotape, flashcards, a map of the worldTeaching Procedure:Step1. Talk about the question:1. Where do you live?2. Do you like to live here? Why? Step2. Come to “THINK ABOUT IT”.1. Which part of the world do you live in?2. What do you know about the place where you live?3. How many people are there in the world?Step3. Listening taskListen and answer the following questions: 1. How many people are there in the world?2. Where do all the people live?3. How big are the world’s oceans?4. How many deserts does the world have?5. What’s the world’s biggest island?6. What’s the world’s longest river?Step4. Reading taskRead the text and finish Exercise 2 in activity book.1. Scientists predict the world’s population will be _______ by 2050. There will be 9.1 billion people by _______.2. About ________ of the world is land. The land that is very ________ is called desert. The deserts cover ________ of the earth’s surface.3. There are ________ continents. They are ________, _________, _________, _________, North America, South America and Antarctica. Antarctica is the world’s _______ and the world’s _______ continent.4. There are _______ main oceans. They cover ______ of the worlds’ surface. They are ________, _______, _______ and the Arctic Ocean. ________ is the biggest ocean. _______ is the smallest ocean.5. The world’s _______ island is Greenland.6. The Nile River in Africa is the _______ river.Step5. Listen to the tape again and ask the students to imitate after it.Step6. Read the text again and talk about the details about the text.How many deserts does the world have? What are they? Which is the second largest desert in the world?What’s the world’s longest river? What isthe second longest river? What is the third longest river?What are the physical features of them? Step7. Come to “LET’S DO IT”.Prepare a dictionary before the class. When they meet new words, encourage them to look them up in the dictionary.Step8. Homework1. Finish off the exercises in activity book.2. Go on the next reading in the student book.Summary:Ask the students to prepare a dictionary before the class. Some words are new for the classmates. Especially some names of places. When the students are discussing, help them if it is necessary.All the questions have only one answer. When you have questions, remember to search on the Internet.Lesson 51: AsiaTeaching Content:Mastery words and expressions: area, Russian, mountainOral words and expressions: square kilometer, geographical, feature, Mont Everest, Qomolangma, Himalayas, the Yangtze River, TokyoTeaching Aims:1. Use the Internet and the tools to search the information.2. Create the students interests in learning English.Teaching Important Points:1. Learn the geographical features of Asia.2. Name the main countries in Asia. What are in the main cities in the countries? Teaching Difficult Points:Some words and expressions are too difficult for the students.Teaching Preparation: a map of the world Teaching Aids: audiotape, flashcards, a map of the worldType of lesson: new lessonTeaching Procedure:Step1. Say some countries and the capital cities.Country Capital CityU. K. LondonU. S. Washington, D. C. Canada OttawaAustralia CanberraChina BeijingStep2. Come to “THINK ABOUT IT.”1. What continent do you live in?2. What languages do people speak in Asia?Talk about the countries and the languages that they speak.Step3. Listening task:Listen and answer the following questions;1. How big is Asia?2. What countries are in Asia?3. How many people live in Asia?4. What languages do they speak?5. What are the main geographical features of Asia?6. What are the biggest cities in Asia?Step4. Read the new words for the students. Then let them read after the teacher for several times. Now ask them if they have some words that are new to them. Let them talk about the words and guess the meanings together.Step5. Reading taskRead the text and check the answers. Read the text again and finish Exercise3 in the activity book.How big is Asia? Asia is the ______ continent. It _______ more than 44 million square kilometers. There are over ______ countries. China is the biggest country in ______ and population. More than three _______ peoplelive in Asia. That’s more than _______ the world’s population. Mount Qomolangma is the highest ______ in the world. The Yangtze River in China is the ______ longest river in the world. Tokyo and _____ are two of the biggest _______ in Asia. The ______ city of China is Beijing. The Great Wall in China is world-famous.Step6. Read together. Find the mistakes and help them correct them.Step7. Come to “PROJECT”.CHOOSE A CONTINENTTalk about the project in groups of three of four. Each group chooses a region of the world. Students collect the facts of the region. They must work together and give a report to the class.Instruct the students to begin writing their reports. Let them draw a map of their region. Can they locate cities and other features of the map?Students continue to work in the same group.Instruct the students to begin writing their reports. Remind the students to think about illustrations for their presentations.In the next class, students continue to work in their groups. Go on writing their reports. Encourage them to search more information on the Internet.Step8. Homework1. Finish off the exercises in activity book.2. Go on the next reading in the student book.Summary:It is difficult to finish the project. Students must search more information on the Internet. They must work together to finish different parts by different students. If they want to give a good report to the class, they must have good translation. When they need help, the teacher should help them at once because this is a challenge for them.Lesson 52: East We GoTeaching Content:Mastery words and expressions: coast, RussiaOral words and expressions: Will/ Would/ Could you please…?Teaching Aims:1. Learn about the rhythm of the foreign songs.2. Know more about the world’s geography.Teaching Important Points:1. Travel around the world.2. How to look up words in a dictionary.Teaching Difficult Points:The way we travel around the world. Teaching Preparation: a map of the world Teaching Aids: audiotape, flashcards, a map of the worldType of lesson: new lessonTeaching Procedure:Step1. Point to the map of the world and explain the song to the class. Ask the students: “Do you want to travel around the world?”Step2. Let the students read the song and understand the meaning of it. Draw the way of traveling on the map. Make sure students can read rhythmically with a good sense of the rhymes!Step3. Listen to the tape and sing after it. Play the tape again. Have the class follow in their books.Step4. Have the students practice singing the song repeatedly until they sing it well. Step5. Practice some words. Let the students find their meanings in the dictionary. Step6. Make up dialogues.Divide the class into several groups. Practice how to use a dictionary. Let them act the dialogue out in front of the class. Step7. Come to “LET’S DO IT.”Make up dialogues and act them out in front of the class.Step8. Homework1. Sing the song after class.2. Finish off the exercises in activity book.Summary:It is hard for Chinese students to learn English songs well. Many students don’t have a good sense of the rhymes. The time in class is limited. We don’t have enough time to practice. Let the students practice after class. In the next lesson, we give him a chance to sing loudly in front of the class.Lesson 53: Ringing Up Li MingTeaching Content:Mastery words and expressions: ring, ring up Oral words and expressions: ring up, What does…mean? Hold on, please. This is…speaking, a fewTeaching Aims:1. Learn to make a telephone call in English.2. Know about the following culture. Teaching Important Points:1. How to make a telephone call.2. What does “ring up” mean in the U. K.?Teaching Difficult Points:How to make a telephone call?Teaching Preparation: a telephone Teaching Aids: audiotape, flashcards, a telephoneType of lesson: new lessonTeaching Procedure:Step1. First sing the song together.Step2. Ask the students if they have previewed the lesson. Let the students ask questions about the lesson.Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about this lesson.They can ask like this:1. What does “Ring up” mean in Canada?2. Is Li Ming at home?Step3. Listen to the tape and try to finish Exercise 2 in activity book.1. What would Brian like to do for his report on Asia?2. Who tells Brian Li Ming’s telephone number?3. What time is it in China when it is afternoon in Canada?4. Does Brian ring up Li Ming’s apartment?5. How is the weather in Shijiazhuang?6. Can Li Ming help Brian with his report?Step4. Read the text and check the answers. First let the students read the text silently. Then read it in roles. After a while, ask some students to come to the front and act the dialogue out.Step5. Explain the main expressions in this text. Make up sentences with “May I speak to…?” “This is….speaking.” “Who’s that’s?”Step6. Discuss the details of this lesson. What questions can the students ask? Can others find the right answer?Step7. Come to “LET’S DO IT!”Step8. Homework1. Finish off the exercises in activity book.2. Go on the next reading in the student book.Summary:Ringing up is the main content of this lesson. Making a telephone call is so different from Chinese. It is a good teaching tip to give the students more time to practice in class.Lesson 54: EuropeTeaching Content:Mastery words and expressions: England, European, seaOral words and expressions: German, Italian, Greek, the Alps, the Caspian Sea, the Volga River, Moscow, Paris, the Triumphal Arch Teaching Aims:1. Know more about the world’s geography.2. Compare the physical features with the Asian physical features.Teaching Important Points:1. Learn about the physical features of Europe.2. Know about the customs and habits in Europe.Teaching Difficult Points:the physical features of EuropeTeaching Preparation: a map of the world Teaching Aids: audiotape, flashcards, a map of the worldType of lesson: new lessonTeaching Procedure:Step1. Make up a telephone dialogue. Let the students act it out in front of the class. Step2. Listening taskListen and finish the exercises:1. The world’s ________ smallest continent is Europe.2. Europe has more than thirty __________.3. ________ is the biggest country in Europe. And London is one of the largest _______.Step3. Reading task1. How big is Europe?2. What countries are in Europe?3. How many people live in Europe?4. What languages do Europeans speak?5. What are the main geographical features of Europe?6. What are the biggest cities in Europe?Step4.Read comprehensionFirst read the text silently. Then read thetext loudly. If they have some trouble, let’s listen to the tape again.Step5. Read the text again. Encourage the students to ask questions. Discuss the details in class.Step6. PracticeWrite some words and expressions on the blackboard. Such as:Europe, Britain, French, German, Russian, Italian, the Alps, the Caspian Sea, the Volga RiverStep7. Talk about the countries and the languages that they speak.Country LanguageEngland EnglishFrance FrenchGermany GermanRussia RussianItaly ItalianGreece GreekStep8. Homework1. Finish off the exercises inactivity book.2. Go on the next reading in the student book.Summary:Many words and expressions are too difficult for the students to read. So write them on the blackboard and read them loudly. It refers many languages in this lesson. Sum the content and present to the class in order to make them remember more clearly.Lesson 55: Report on the Report! Teaching Content:Mastery words and expressions: interview, onOral words and expressions: province, go/be abroadTeaching Aims:1. Learn about the foreign culture and customs.2. Know about more about the world’sgeography.Teaching Important Points:1. Sum what we learn in this unit.2. Master something about the geography.Teaching Difficult Points:Demonstrate the things that have passed. Pay attention to the indefinite pronouns. Teaching Preparation: picturesTeaching Aids: audiotape, flashcards, picturesType of lesson: new lessonTeaching Procedure:Step1. Review the countries and the languages. Let some students make a list on the blackboard.Step2. Listening taskListen and finish Exercise 2 in activity book. Answer true (T) or false (F)1. Li Ming kept thinking about Brian’s report today in school.2. Li Ming didn’t tell his motherabout Brian’s geography class.3. Most people in North America know Shijiazhuang well.4. Brian’s report was the only one with an interview.5. Brian’s teacher thought talking to people from other parts of the world isa good way to learn geography.6. Danny gave a very good report on Asia.7. The Europe’s longest river is in England.Step2. Read and check the answers. First read silently. Then read it loudly in class. The teacher walks around the classroom to see if the students need some help.Step3. Read the text again. Then discuss the questions in listening task. Discuss the details with the students to see if they have some questions to ask.Step4. Make up sentences with the language points:Keep doing: I keep thinking practicing the spoken English.With an interview: Beijing is a city with many places of interestStep5. Listen to the tape again. Pay attention to the intonation and pronunciation.Step6. Let some students sum the main content in this lesson, but not word by word. Step7. Come to “LET’S DO IT”.Step8. Homework1. Finish off the exercises in activity book.2. Do the exercises on Page 69.Summary:How to express one’s idea in English is difficult for the students. Sometimes they understand the words but they don’t know how to use them. The teacher should spend some time on written English. Writing is an important ability for the students. It mustbe cultivated in daily English class.Lesson 56: Unit ReviewTeaching Content:Mastery words and expressions from Lesson 50 to Lesson 55.Oral words and expressions from Lesson 50 to Lesson 55.Teaching Aims:1. Know the main geographical features of the world.2. Be familiar to the Internet. Teaching Important Points:1. Learn about the foreign culture.2. Know about the situation of our country.Teaching Difficult Points:The names of some places, including the places in China and foreign countries. Teaching Preparation: a globe, a map of China, a map of the worldTeaching Aids: audiotape, flashcards, aglobe, a map of China, a map of the world Teaching Procedure:Step1. Look at the map of China. Introduce the main places of China. Discuss the places of interest in China.Step2. Look at the map of the world. Point out the seven continents and four oceans on the map.Introduce the situation in the seven continents.Step3. Look at the globe and sing the song in Lesson 52. Let volunteers come to the front and sing the song. Do a survey: How many students can sing the song? Do they all have good listening ability?Step4. Finish the exercises in this lesson. Step5. Check if they have some difficulties. Explain them on the blackboard.Step6. Come to “Do You Know”?First let the students read together. Then ask them to sum the main meaning of this part. At last, make up sentences with theimportant grammars.Step7. Homework1. Read the text of Unit 7 in activity book. 2． Finish the writing exercises.Summary:。

Unit 7 Lesson 37 Let's learn geography精品教案Teaching aims KnowledgeaimTalk about the countries and continents in the worldAbility aim Talk about the geography.Learn something about the foreign countries. EmotionalaimBe proud of one’ s own countryKey points Learn something about the foreign countries. Difficult points What languages do they speak in other countries? Teaching method(Learning method)Communicative method; task-based method Teaching props English book, blackboard, PPTLead-in-What places would you like to visit? Why?-Do you like to study geography? Why or why not?Teaching procedures Step1: Words1.population /ˌpɒpjuˈleɪʃn/ n.人口2.abroad /əˈbrɔːd/ adv.到国外；在国外3.Japan /dʒəˈpæn/ 日本4.Japanese /ˌdʒæpəˈniːz/ n.日语；日本人adj.日语的；日本人的5.Antarctica /ænˈtɑːktɪkə/ n.南极洲6.island /ˈaɪlənd/ n.岛；岛屿7.Pacific /pəˈsɪfɪk/ n. & adj. 太平洋（的）Check Step2: Fill in the blanks with the words in this lesson.1.A: Which country has the largest p__________?B: China, of course.2. A: Is Taiwan an i_____?B: Yes. It is in the Pacific.3. A: I like all fruits e______ bananas.B: Really? I don’t like them, either.4. Mr Wang has gone a_____, so I won’t see him this week.5. The people in Japan speak J________.population; island; except; abroad; JapaneseStep3: ListeningWhich countries have they been to? Listen and tick the country that each person has visited.ChinaChinaCanadaStep4: Reading-fast reading1.Recently, Jenny’s class have learned about the population of the world. ( )2.Brian wants to visit Japan someday. ( )3.Jenny has never been to any Asian countries, ( )4.Brian’s father has travelled to several different continents. ( )5.Danny’s mother has a friend in Antarctica. ( )Language points1.Recently, Jenny’s class have learned about the population of the world.the population of…意为“…的人口”，作主语时，谓语动词用单数。

Lesson 7: Danny’s “Debbie” Day◆课文英汉对照Date : March 12日期：3月12日Weather: Partly cloudy, but warm天气：局部多云，但很温暖A few showers this morning早上有阵雨Dear Diary,亲爱的日记，I woke up before the sun rose this morning. Today I would be a babysitter! I thought about it all day at school.今天早上太阳升起之前我就醒了。

今天我要当临时保姆。

在学校我一整天都在考虑这件事。

After school, Brian came with me. We went to the playground. I thought that it would be easy to babysit there . I was wrong!放学后，布莱恩过来和我在一起。

我们去了操场。

我想在那儿照顾孩子会是容易的。

可是我错了。

First, Debbie climbed up very high. I was scared of that she would hurt herself, but she held on well.起先，戴比爬得非常高。

我害怕他会伤着自己。

但她抓得很紧。

Next, I pushed her on the swing. Brian wanted to give her a push, but Debbie said no. she loves her big cousin!接着，我推她荡秋千。

布莱恩想推她一下，但戴比说不，她喜欢她的大表哥！I wanted to lie on the grass, but Debbie wanted to play games. We ran, we climbed, and we throw balls and played catch. Finally, we had supper. My aunt and uncle had made sandwiches for us to eat at the playground. Debbie ate hers in about one minute! Then she was running again! So was i!我想要躺在草地上，但戴比想玩游戏。

Unit 7 Know Our World石泉四中英语教研组单元备课：一、本单元语言知识（1）本单元应掌握的词汇：geography, population, ever, abroad, Asia, Japan, Japanese, town, India, contact, tour, world, increase, land, Europe, America, ocean, Pacific, Atlantic, India, earth, surface, percent, island, river, area, Russian, mountain, coast, Russia, ring, England, European, sea , large, interview, on, end（2）本单元接触的词汇：continent, Antarctic, Arctic, northeast, square kilometer, geography, feature, France, Greek, Spain, Britain, German, Italian, province, etc.（3）词组和句型some day, travel around, be good for, ring up, a few, go/ be abroad, Will/ Would / Could you please…, Hold on, please. This is… speaking.（4）功能意念：谈论数词。

(5) 语法：不定代词的用法；二、语言技能听：1.听懂关于地理知识的谈话和描述，并提取有关信息；2.听懂以词或者词组的形式，在听材料时记录有关信息；说：1.就有关地理方面的话题提供信息，表达自己的观点，参与讨论；2.有效询问信息，合作完成任务；3.在教师的帮助下或根据图片用简单的语言描述自己熟悉的国家或者地区；4.在教师的指导下参与角色扮演活动；读：1.连贯、流畅的读课文；2.利用字典的帮助阅读有关地理方面的材料，并提取信息，完成阅读练习题，并丰富自己的知识；3.理解常见的有关地理方面的文章，拓展自己的视野，了解我们的地球村的信息。

Unit 7 Know Our World必背单词1. population n.人口2. abroad adv.到国外；在国外→ go abroad去国外→be abroad在国外→at home and abroad国内外3. Japan 日本→Japanese n. 日语；日本人adj.日语的；日本人的4. island n.岛；岛屿5. Pacific n. & adj.太平洋(的)☆识记类单词6. Antarctica n. 南极洲必背短语7. can't wait to go迫不及待地想去必背句子8. I think travelling is a good way to learn geography.我觉得旅游是学习地理的一种好方法。

9. No, but maybe I will go to Japan one day.没有，但是可能有一天我会去日本。

10. He has been to every continent except Antarctica.他已经去过除南极洲以外的所有的大洲了。

必背单词1. planet n.行星→star n. 恒星2. total n.总计；总数adj.总的；总计的→in total 总计；合计；总共→totally adv.完全；全部地3. increase v. 增加；增大→decrease v.缩短；减小，减少(反义)→increase by 增加了→increase to 增加到4. surface n.表面；表层→on the surface 表面上，从外表看5. Indian adj.印度的n.印度人→India n.印度☆识记类单词6. billion n. 十亿；千兆7. Atlantic n. & adj. 大西洋(的)8. Arctic adj. 北极的必背短语9. one third三分之一10. be covered with… 被……覆盖必背句子11. In the year 2010, the world's population was over 7 billion in total.在2010年，世界总人口达到70多亿。

Lesson 49: Let’s Learn Geography!Teaching Content:Mastery words and expressions: geography, population, ever, abroad, Asia, Japan, Japanese, village, town, India, worldOral words and expressions: some day, It is fun to travel around the world.Teaching Aims:1.Talk about the countries.2.Be proud of one’s country.Teaching Important Points:1.Talk about the geography.2.Learn something about the foreign countries.Teaching Difficult Countries:What languages do they speak in other countries?Teaching Preparation: a globeTeaching Aids: audiotape, flashcards, a globeType of lesson: new lessonTeaching Procedure:Step1. Look at the globe. Point to our country. Ask the students the questions:What country are you in?What language do we speak?Have you been abroad?Has anyone in your family been abroad? Where has he been? When?Step2. Come to “THINK ABOUT IT”.What’s your favourite subject?What is geography?Do you like geography?Step3. Listen to the tape and answer the following questions:1.Has Danny been abroad?2.What language do they speak in Japan?3.How long has Brain’s father been in Africa?4.Where’s Jenny’s mother’ pen pal from?Step4. Read and check the answers.1.Read the text in roles.2.Let some students act the dialogue out.Step5. Discuss the details in groups.1.Where would Danny love to go?2.What countries has Brian been to?3.Does Danny speak Chinese?4.Where is Brian from?5.Can you explain the meaning of “pen pal”?Step6. Come to “LET’S DO IT”.Talk about the countries that you have visited. If you haven’t vis ited, what country would you like to visit? Why?Give a report to your class.Step7. Homework1.Finish off the exercises in the activity book.2.Go on the next reading in the student book.Summary:Travel around the world and know about the culture and customs of other countries. That’s all what we want to do. How many countries do the students know? What do they know about them? Can they have a vivid explanation of the countries that they are interested in?Lesson 50: The World Is a Big Place!Teaching Content:Mastery words and expressions: land, Europe, America, ocean, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, earth, surface, island, riverOral words and expressions: Antarctica, the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, Arctic, the Arctic Ocean, Greenland, northeast, NileTeaching Aims:1.Learn more about the world’s geography.2.Master the words and expressions of the continents and oceans in English.Teaching Important Points:1.The words and expressions in this lesson.2.Know about the world’s physical features.Teaching Difficult Points:Some geography features in the world.Teaching Preparation: a map of the worldTeaching Aids: audiotape, flashcards, a map of the worldTeaching Procedure:Step1. Talk about the question:1.Where do you live?2.Do you like to live here? Why?Step2. Come to “THINK ABOUT IT”.1.Which part of the world do you live in?2.What do you know about the place where you live?3.How many people are there in the world?Step3. Listening taskListen and answer the following questions:1.How many people are there in the world?2.Where do all the people live?3.How big are the world’s oceans?4.How many deserts does the world have?5.What’s the world’s biggest island?6.What’s the world’s longest river?Step4. Reading taskRead the text and finish Exercise 2 in activity book.1.Scientists predict the world’s population will be _______ by 2050. There will be billionpeople by _______.2.About ________ of the world is land. The land that is very ________ is called desert. Thedeserts cover ________ of the earth’s surface.3.There are ________ continents. They are ________, _________, _________, _________,North America, South America and Antarctica. Antarctica is the world’s _______ and the world’s _______ continent.4.There are _______ main oceans. They cover ______ of the worl ds’ surface. They are________, _______, _______ and the Arctic Ocean. ________ is the biggest ocean. _______ is the smallest ocean.5.The world’s _______ island is Greenland.6.The Nile River in Africa is the _______ river.Step5. Listen to the tape again and ask the students to imitate after it.Step6. Read the text again and talk about the details about the text.How many deserts does the world have? What are they? Which is the second largest desert in the world?What’s the world’s longest river? What is th e second longest river? What is the third longest river? What are the physical features of them?Step7. Come to “LET’S DO IT”.Prepare a dictionary before the class. When they meet new words, encourage them to look them up in the dictionary.Step8. Homework1.Finish off the exercises in activity book.2.Go on the next reading in the student book.Summary:Ask the students to prepare a dictionary before the class. Some words are new for the classmates. Especially some names of places. When the students are discussing, help them if it is necessary. All the questions have only one answer. When you have questions, remember to search on the Internet.Lesson 51: AsiaTeaching Content:Mastery words and expressions: area, Russian, mountainOral words and expressions: square kilometer, geographical, feature, Mont Everest, Qomolangma, Himalayas, the Yangtze River, TokyoTeaching Aims:e the Internet and the tools to search the information.2.Create the students interests in learning English.Teaching Important Points:1.Learn the geographical features of Asia. the main countries in Asia. What are in the main cities in the countries? Teaching Difficult Points:Some words and expressions are too difficult for the students.Teaching Preparation: a map of the worldTeaching Aids: audiotape, flashcards, a map of the worldType of lesson: new lessonTeaching Procedure:Step1. Say some countries and the capital cities.Country Capital CityU. K. LondonU. S. Washington, D. C.Canada OttawaAustralia CanberraChina BeijingStep2. Come to “THINK ABOUT IT.”1.What continent do you live in?2.What languages do people speak in Asia?Talk about the countries and the languages that they speak.Step3. Listening task:Listen and answer the following questions;1.How big is Asia?2.What countries are in Asia?3.How many people live in Asia?4.What languages do they speak?5.What are the main geographical features of Asia?6.What are the biggest cities in Asia?Step4. Read the new words for the students. Then let them read after the teacher for several times. Now ask them if they have some words that are new to them. Let them talk about the words and guess the meanings together.Step5. Reading taskRead the text and check the answers. Read the text again and finish Exercise3 in the activity book. How big is Asia? Asia is the ______ continent. It _______ more than 44 million square kilometers. There are over ______ countries. China is the biggest country in ______ and population. More than three _______ people live in Asia. That’s more than _______ the world’s population. Mount Qomolangma is the highest ______ in the world. The Yangtze River in China is the ______ longest river in the world. Tokyo and _____ are two of the biggest _______ in Asia. The ______ city of China is Beijing. The Great Wall in China is world-famous.Step6. Read together. Find the mistakes and help them correct them.Step7. Come to “PROJECT”.CHOOSE A CONTINENTTalk about the project in groups of three of four. Each group chooses a region of the world. Students collect the facts of the region. They must work together and give a report to the class. Instruct the students to begin writing their reports. Let them draw a map of their region. Can they locate cities and other features of the map?Students continue to work in the same group. Instruct the students to begin writing their reports. Remind the students to think about illustrations for their presentations.In the next class, students continue to work in their groups. Go on writing their reports. Encourage them to search more information on the Internet.Step8. Homework1.Finish off the exercises in activity book.2.Go on the next reading in the student book.Summary:It is difficult to finish the project. Students must search more information on the Internet. They must work together to finish different parts by different students. If they want to give a good report to the class, they must have good translation. When they need help, the teacher should help them at once because this is a challenge for them.Lesson 53: Ringing Up Li MingTeaching Content:Mastery words and expressions: ring, ring upOral words and expressions: ring up, What does…mean? Hold on, please. This is…speaking, a fewTeaching Aims:1.Learn to make a telephone call in English.2.Know about the following culture.Teaching Important Points:1.How to make a telephone call.2.What does “ring up” mean in the U. K.?Teaching Difficult Points:How to make a telephone call?Teaching Preparation: a telephoneTeaching Aids: audiotape, flashcards, a telephoneType of lesson: new lessonTeaching Procedure:Step1. First sing the song together.Step2. Ask the students if they have previewed the lesson. Let the students ask questions about the lesson.Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about this lesson.They can ask like this:1.What does “Ring up” mean in Canada?2.Is Li Ming at home?Step3. Listen to the tape and try to finish Exercise 2 in activity book.1.What would Brian like to do for his report on Asia?2.Who tells Brian Li Ming’s telephone number?3.What time is it in China when it is afternoon in Canada?4.Does Brian ring up Li Ming’s apartment?5.How is the weather in Shijiazhuang?6.Can Li Ming help Brian with his report?Step4. Read the text and check the answers.First let the students read the text silently. Then read it in roles. After a while, ask some students to come to the front and act the dialogue out.Step5. Explain the main expressions in this text. Make up sentences with “May I speak to…?” “This is….speaking.” “Who’s that’s?”Step6. Discuss the details of this lesson. What questions can the students ask? Can others find the right answer?Step7. Come to “LET’S DO IT!”Step8. Homework1.Finish off the exercises in activity book.2.Go on the next reading in the student book.Summary:Ringing up is the main content of this lesson. Making a telephone call is so different from Chinese. It is a good teaching tip to give the students more time to practice in class.Lesson 54: EuropeTeaching Content:Mastery words and expressions: England, European, seaOral words and expressions: German, Italian, Greek, the Alps, the Caspian Sea, the V olga River, Moscow, Paris, the Triumphal ArchTeaching Aims:1.Know more about the world’s geography.pare the physical features with the Asian physical features.Teaching Important Points:1.Learn about the physical features of Europe.2.Know about the customs and habits in Europe.Teaching Difficult Points:the physical features of EuropeTeaching Preparation: a map of the worldTeaching Aids: audiotape, flashcards, a map of the worldType of lesson: new lessonTeaching Procedure:Step1. Make up a telephone dialogue. Let the students act it out in front of the class.Step2. Listening taskListen and finish the exercises:1.The world’s ________ smallest contine nt is Europe.2.Europe has more than thirty __________.3.________ is the biggest country in Europe. And London is one of the largest _______.Step3. Reading task1.How big is Europe?2.What countries are in Europe?3.How many people live in Europe?4.What languages do Europeans speak?5.What are the main geographical features of Europe?6.What are the biggest cities in Europe?comprehensionFirst read the text silently. Then read the text loudly. If they have some trouble, let’s listen to the tape again.Step5. Read the text again. Encourage the students to ask questions. Discuss the details in class. Step6. PracticeWrite some words and expressions on the blackboard. Such as:Europe, Britain, French, German, Russian, Italian, the Alps, the Caspian Sea, the V olga River Step7. Talk about the countries and the languages that they speak.Country LanguageEngland EnglishFrance FrenchGermany GermanRussia RussianItaly ItalianGreece GreekStep8. Homework1.Finish off the exercises in activity book.2.Go on the next reading in the student book.Summary:Many words and expressions are too difficult for the students to read. So write them on the blackboard and read them loudly. It refers many languages in this lesson. Sum the content and present to the class in order to make them remember more clearly.Lesson 55: Report on the Report!Teaching Content:Mastery words and expressions: interview, onOral words and expressions: province, go/be abroadTeaching Aims:1.Learn about the foreign culture and customs.2.Know about more about the world’s geography.Teaching Important Points:1.Sum what we learn in this unit.2.Master something about the geography.Teaching Difficult Points:Demonstrate the things that have passed. Pay attention to the indefinite pronouns.Teaching Preparation: picturesTeaching Aids: audiotape, flashcards, picturesType of lesson: new lessonTeaching Procedure:Step1. Review the countries and the languages. Let some students make a list on the blackboard. Step2. Listening taskListen and finish Exercise 2 in activity book. Answer true (T) or false (F)1.Li Ming kept thinking about Brian’s report today in school.2.Li Ming didn’t tell his mother about Brian’s geography class.3.Most people in North America know Shijiazhuang well.4.Brian’s report was the only one with an interview.5.Brian’s teacher thought talking to people from other parts of the world is a good way to learngeography.6.Danny gave a very good report on Asia.7.The Europe’s longest river is in England.Step2. Read and check the answers. First read silently. Then read it loudly in class. The teacher walks around the classroom to see if the students need some help.Step3. Read the text again. Then discuss the questions in listening task. Discuss the details with the students to see if they have some questions to ask.Step4. Make up sentences with the language points:Keep doing: I keep thinking practicing the spoken English.With an interview: Beijing is a city with many places of interestStep5. Listen to the tape again. Pay attention to the intonation and pronunciation.Step6. Let some students sum the main content in this lesson, but not word by word.Step7. Come to “LET’S DO IT”.Step8. Homework1.Finish off the exercises in activity book.2.Do the exercises on Page 69.Summary:How to express one’s idea in English is difficult for the students. Sometimes they understand the words but they don’t know how to use them. The teacher should spend some time on written English. Writing is an important ability for the students. It must be cultivated in daily English class.Lesson 56: Unit ReviewTeaching Content:Mastery words and expressions from Lesson 50 to Lesson 55.Oral words and expressions from Lesson 50 to Lesson 55.Teaching Aims:1.Know the main geographical features of the world.2.Be familiar to the Internet.Teaching Important Points:1.Learn about the foreign culture.2.Know about the situation of our country.Teaching Difficult Points:The names of some places, including the places in China and foreign countries.Teaching Preparation: a globe, a map of China, a map of the worldTeaching Aids: audiotape, flashcards, a globe, a map of China, a map of the worldTeaching Procedure:Step1. Look at the map of China. Introduce the main places of China. Discuss the places of interest in China.Step2. Look at the map of the world. Point out the seven continents and four oceans on the map. Introduce the situation in the seven continents.Step3. Look at the globe and sing the song in Lesson 52. Let volunteers come to the front and sing the song. Do a survey: How many students can sing the song? Do they all have good listening ability?Step4. Finish the exercises in this lesson.Step5. Check if they have some difficulties. Explain them on the blackboard.Step6. Come to “Do You Know”?First let the students read together. Then ask them to sum the main meaning of this part. At last, make up sentences with the important grammars.Step7. Homework1. Read the text of Unit 7 in activity book.2．Finish the writing exercises.Summary:The knowledge in the book is limited. Encourage the students to get more from the Internet and other books. Let the students present what they get in the class. They can improve their communicate ability. They also learn to use the Internet and tools.。