遥墙中学八年级英语下unit6第2课时(第7周)

Unit 6 An old man tried to move the mountains.Period 1 Section A (1a-2d)Ⅰ. Background Information1. Students: junior school students, Class1, Grade 8.2. Lesson duration: 45 mins3. Textbook: unit 6 of English bookⅡ. Teaching objectivesBy the end of the lesson, students will be better able to:1. tell a story using the target language;2. develop the spirit that anything is possible if you work hard.Ⅱ.Teaching Method1. Tape-listening2. Question-answer3. PPTⅣ.Important/Difficult points1. New expressions and vocabularies, such as: shoot, stone, remind, silly, once upon a time, instead of, remind doing sth, etc.2. How to use the conjunctions, such as : unless, as soon as and so … that. Ⅴ.Teaching ProceduresStep 1 Lead in ( 4 mins)1. Play a video Yu Gong Moves a Mountain2. Questions:1) What ’s the name of the story?2) Can you say it in English? (Yu Gong Moves a Mountain )Step 2 Work on 1a （3 mins ）1. Have students look at the pictures first. Then let them say the Chinese names of the four stories and help them try to say in English.____Journey to the West ____Yu Gong Moves a Mountain____Hou Yi Shoots the Sun ____Nu Wa Repairs the Sky2．Let students match the pictures with the stories. Then check the answerstogether in class.Step 3 Listening 1b ( 4 mins)1. Before listening to the tape, let students see the facts that given in 1b.____The two mountains were very high and big.____A very old man tried to move the mountains.____A man told Yu Gong that he could never do it.2. Play record. Then check the answers after listening .Step 4 Discussion ( 6 mins)1. Have students listen again carefully, and help them discuss the questions.1) How does the story begin?2) What happened next?3) Where would they put all the earth and stone from the mountains? Step 5Listening 2a ( 8 mins)1.Firstly, look at the pictures in 2a carefully.2.Listen to the tape and number the pictures in order.3.Listen again and circle the words in 2b. Then check the answers.1) A man saw Yu Gong and his (child/family) when they were workingon moving the mountains.2)He told Yu Gong he could never do it because he was old and(poor/weak).3)As soon as the man finished (talking/speaking), Yu Gong said that hisfamily could continue to move the mountains after he died.4)Finally, a god was so moved by Yu Gong that he sent (two/three) godsto take the mountains away.5)This story reminds us that you can never (know/see) what’s possibleunless you try to make it happen.Step 6 Role-play the conversation (10 mins)1.Have students read the conversation first, try to find the differentopinions about the story of Yu Gong Moves a Mountain bythemselves.2.Then read the conversation carefully together. Pay attention to thekey points.Step 7 Language points and Practice ( 5 mins)1. Have students learn the key points in the listening conwersation.1) once upon a time = long long ago 很久以前e.g. Once upon a time, there lived three monks in a small temple.2) remind v. 提醒，使想起e.g. This story reminds us that you can never know what’s possibleunless you try to make it happen.remind sb. of / about sth. 提醒某人想起某事e.g. The picture reminds him of his beautiful hometown.remind sb. to do sth. 提醒某人去做某事e.g. Please remind me to come back early.2. Have students do some exercise to review the key points.Fill in the blanks:①这个故事让我想起了我的童年。

【课题】Unit 6 Reading I’ve been studying history in China。

【励志小木屋】Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.（无热情成就不了伟业。

）【学习目标】（一）知识目标：Master words、phases and sentences.（二）能力目标：学会运用scanning for details的方法来提高阅读效率，提高学生听、说、读、写及知识自学的综合能力。

（三）情感目标：通过形象、生动的教学使学生掌握如何去应对生活中的困难，热爱生活，积极面对生活。

一．自主预习：（一）、预习任务：Task 1: 英翻汉1．in Russian style _____________2.a thousand years ______________3.beinterested in_________________4.the OlympicGames___________________5.extra English lessons_______________ 6.a foreigner like me ________________Task 2阅读后回答下列问题1.Where is the write from?What does he do?________________________________2.What does he think of the city ofHarbin?_________________________________________3．What is his opinion about learning history?_____________________________________4.Will he be in China in 2008?How do you know?___________________________________Task3: 翻译1.事实上，第一批犹太人可能在一千多年前就来到开封而且受到宋朝皇帝的欢迎。

Unit6 An old man tried to move themountains。

第一课时(1a2c)Step 1Leadin播放动画片《愚公移山》的图片，导入本单元主题。

T: What's the name of the story?S1: It's Yu Gong Moves a Mountain.S2: It's a traditional Chinese story.T: Do you know other traditional Chinese stories?S1: Ne Zha Conquers the Dragon King.S2: The Magic Brush Ma Liang.S3: Chang'e Flies to the Moon.…Step 2Presentation1．Teach the students the new words of this period on the screen.once upon a time, shoot, stone…2．Ask the students to try to remember the new words.Step 3Warmingup1．Let students look at the pictures in Page 41, and read the names of the stories in the box in 1a.2．Let students discuss with their partners and match the names of the stories with the pictures.Journey to the West__b__Yu Gong Moves a Mountain__d__Hou Yi Shoots the Suns__a__Nu Wa Repairs the Sky__c__Step 4Listening1．Tell students they will hear a great traditional Chinese story. Listen and guess the name of the story.2．Play the recording of 1b for the students to listen.3．Students who know the name of the story may raise their hands.4．Play the recording again. Let students check the facts they hear.________ The two mountains were very high and big.________ A very old man tried to move the mountains.________ A man told Yu Gong that he could never do it.5．Check the answers.Step 5Pairwork1．Read the questions in the box in 1c.2．Ask the students to discuss the questions with their partners.3．Let some pairs ask and answer the questions.e．g.A: How does the story begin?B: Once upon a time, there were two very tall mountains near a very old man's house. It took a long time to walk to the other side.A: What happened next?B: The old man tried to move the mountains with his family.A: Where would they put all the earth and stone from the mountains?B: They would put it into the sea.Step 6ListeningWork on 2a：T: Let's continue to listen to the story.1．Ask the students to look at the pictures in 2a and discuss the things that will happen next. When they listen to the story, let them number the pictures.2．Play the recording for the students to listen and number the pictures.3．Play the recording again to check the answers.Work on 2b：1．Let students read the sentences in 2b. Explain some main sentences for the students. Make sure they know what to do.2．Play the recording for the students to circle the correct words they hear in the brackets.(1)A man saw Yu Gong and his (children/family) when they were working on moving the mountains.(2)He told Yu Gong he could never do it because he was old and (poor/weak)．(3)As soon as the man finished (talking/speaking), Yu Gong said that his family could continue to move the mountains after he died.(4)Finally, a god was so moved by Yu Gong that he sent (two/three) gods to take the mountains away.(5)This story reminds us that you can never (know/see) what's possible unless you try to make it happen. [答案] (1)children(2)weak(3)talking(4)two(5)know3．Play the recording again to check the answers.Step 7Practice1．Tell students to make a story chain and tell the story one by one according to the pictures in 2a. 2．Let some students tell the story to the class.3．See whose story is the best.Step 8 HomeworkRetell the story.。