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Unit 4 What would you do ?Section A(3a-4)I.学习目标：1. 扎实掌握Section A（3a-4）的词汇和句型并能灵活运用；2. 通过小组合作与质疑探究，能灵活运用虚拟语气表达自己的愿望并为他人提建议。
3. 学会与他人相处，为他人排忧解难。
积极参与，做学习的主人。
重点：虚拟语气的用法。
难点：采用假设的情况为他人提建议。
课前预习案使用说明及学法指导：1.先通读教材，完成表层理解题，在勾画出文中的疑难点，然后再读教材进行题目训练。
2.15分钟独立完成。
一、三轮阅读（一）一轮阅读做题目1.Read and match each problem with the correct advice.2. T or F questions:( ）(1). Mouse enjoy parties and know what to say or do. ( ) (2). Spotty get nervous before big parties.( ) (3). Sleepless can sleep the night before he take a big exam..答案：1. c a b2. (1). F (2). T (3).F（二）二轮阅读找难点学习建议：在文中画出短语、重点句型和交际用语。
phrases：1. get nervous ________________2. get pimples ___________3. look terrible_____________4. too...to... _____________5. take a big exam _____________6. help with _____________7. take a long walk _____________答案：1. 紧张2. 起疹子3. 看上去很可怕4.太...而不能...5. 参加大型考试6. 帮助做...7. 走很长一段路Sentences：1.I don't know what to say or do.________________________________________2. Then I'm too tired to do well.________________________________________3.If I were you, I'd talk to someone who looks friendly.________________________________________答案：1. 我不知道说什么或做什么。
Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.SectionA (3a-4c)I. 单项选择：（BC层学生必做，A层选做或不做）( )1. ---Linda, I think Paul should lose weight.---_____________. Look how heavy he is now!A. I’m sureB. I seeC. I hope soD. I agree( )2. ---I’m really worried about the Englsih test. How about you?---__________. I didn’t sleep well last night.A. Not at all.B. Pretty goodC. Me tooD. Don’t worry. ( )3. ---__________beautiful clothes these are!---Yeah, we’ll send them to the students in the poor area.A. HowB. How aC. WhatD. What a( )4. ---I told Tina ____- I was doing at 10 o’clcok last night, but she didn’t believe me.---That’s because you had lied to her several times.A. whatB. thatC. howD. why( )5. ---I haven’t got used to ________ on the left in England. I used to ______ on the right in China, you know.---Well, that’s really hard for you.A. driving; drivingB. driving; driveC. drive; driveD. drive; drving ( )6. The girl ________ go out at night.A. dares not toB. deson’t dare toC. doesn’t dareD. dare not to( )7. If you ______ an activeity or a subject, you should become interested in it and spend more time doing it.A. take awayB. take outC. take upD. take off( )8. . The people here have met lots of difficulties, but they hacen’t ________ hope.A. picked upB. given upC. looked forD. found out( )9. ---Only a small number of students _______ able to pass the exam.---Yes. The numner __________ no more than 20.A. is; isB. are; isC. is ;areD. are; are( )10. ---What does you usually have for breakfast?---I used to ______ dumplings, but these days I’m used to ________ bread and milk.A.eat; haveB. eating; havingC. eating; haveD. eat; having( )11. You can’t imagine _______ difficult the road __________success is.A. what, toB. how; toC. what; ofD. how; of( )12. ________more spare time is very hard _______me now.A. Have; forB. Having; forC. Have; ofD. Having; of ( )13. Lucy used to g ot bed late, ______________she?A. didn’tB. doesn’tC. hadn’tD. isn’t( )14. ---_______new buidlings! I can’t believe it. It _______a poor village.---Yes. Everything has changed here these years.A. So many; used toB. So much; is used to beingC. Too many; used toD. Too much; used to( )15. ---There are a lot of old things in my house. My mother doesn’t know how to__________ them.---Why not have a yard sale?A. do withB. deal withC. compare withD. get on withII. 根据句意、首字母或汉语意思完成所缺单词，每空限填一词。
八年级上册教案设计Unit 4 Our WorldTopic 1 What’s the strongest animal on the farm?Section AⅠ. Material analysisSection A的主要教学活动为1a, 2b和3。
本节课主要学习形容词的比较级、最高级这一重点语法，它是本话题的重点也是难点，建议至少用两节课完成Section A 的教学。
本节课通过Michael 和Wang Wei 的对话，引出农村和城市的对比，最终学习本节课以及整个话题的重点：形容词的比较级和最高级。
课本中设计了农村和城市对比的图片和农场里各种不同的动物的图片，这些跟日常生活密切相关，能引起学生的联想和兴趣。
在设计这堂课的时候，教师可以根据实际情况，增加模拟真实的情景让学生有更加真实的感受，在活动中自然习得语言。
Ⅱ. Teaching aimsKnowledge aims：1. 能根据音标正确拼读并运用单词表中的黑体单词, 如: sky, river, clear, beauty, nature,horse, sheep等。
2. 能正确地拼写本课新词，根据对比或者联想记忆单词，如：sky-blue, river-clear等。
3. 能正确地运用比较级和最高级来分层描述物体。
4. 能运用本课所学语言，对比物体，学会正确客观看待某件事物。
Skill aims：1. 能听懂有关农村和城市对比的话题，并能听懂熟悉的事物之间的比较。
2. 能正确地用比较级和最高级谈论一组事物。
3. 能正确朗读课本的文本材料，读懂用比较级和最高级描述的句子。
4. 能正确地用比较级和最高级写出事物之间的对比。
Emotional aims：培养学生正确看待事物的能力，教育学生任何事物都有两面性，对于学习不能骄傲，也不必气馁，凡事都得用发展的眼光去看待。
Ⅲ. The key points and difficult pointsKey points：1. 正确、熟练地运用比较级和最高级。
2. 掌握比较级和最高级的变化规则。
3. 学习本课的形容词、副词。
Difficult points：1. 正确、熟练地运用比较级和最高级。
2. 掌握比较级和最高级的变化规则。
Ⅳ. Learning strategies1. 在学习生词的时候，学会通过联想和对比记忆，这样会记得更加牢固。
如：blue sky,clear river等，在脑海中呈现这些画面。
2. 以歌谣的形式记忆形容词、副词的比较级、最高级的变化规则可以让我们事半功倍。
Ⅴ. Teaching aidsComputer multimedia projector, some cards with tables, some photos of teacher’ s traveling, cards of animalsⅥ. Teaching proceduresStep InteractionpatternStudent activity Teacher activityIntroduction （8 minutes）1. The wholeclass work2. The wholeclass work andindividualwork3. The wholeclass work andgroup work4. The wholeclass work1. Focus their attentionon the teacher.2. One student reportshis/her homework whileothers evaluate his/herlife on Sunday.3. Enjoy the beauty ofnature and discuss it.They can see blue sky,white clouds, clearriver and so on. Butonly the students whopreviewed the passagecan describe thesepictures.4. Read and rememberthese new words withthe help of teacher.1. Get students ready forlearning.2. Invite a student to reporthis/her homework toreview the structure“was/were+doing”.3. Show some photos ofteacher’s traveling. Atfirst, show some photoswith beautiful nature. Askstudents to discuss “Whatcan you see in thesephotos except me ?”4.Write these new words onthe blackboard：blue skyclear riverfresh airbeautiful naturebeautyShow pictures after them tohelp students understand.Presentation (10 minutes) 1. Individualwork2. The wholeclass work3. Individualwork4. Group work5. The wholeclass work6. Group workand individualwork7. The wholeclass work8. Individualwork9. The wholeclass work andindividual work1. Students listen to 1aand check the wordsthey hear. In fact, thispart can consolidatethe new words and feelthe rule: adj+er.2. After the picture, moststudents may answer“countryside”.3. Students read 1a andfind the answers in 1a.Underline thecomparative degrees.4. Students find rules andshare in the class.5. Students read after thetape sentence by sentence.6. Students read 1b bythemselves, and groupleaders check and helpgroup members.7. Read 1a together. Payattention to thepronunciation andintonation.8. Listen to 1a again. Atthis time, students shouldfinish two tasks: fill inthe blanks and imitatethe pronunciation.9. One student reads 1caloud, while others checkthe answers. Then read1c aloud to the partner.Finish 1a.1. Show the table in 1b tostudents and play 1a.2. Show the picture in 1a tostudents. Ask “Which doyou like better,countryside or city?”3. “Why?” Remind studentsto underline thecomparative degrees intheir books.4. Show “blue-bluer, quiet-quieter,clear-clearer, fresh-fresher”on the blackboard. Letstudents discuss the rules.5. Play 1a sentence bysentence.6. Provide students with2 minutes. Ask students toread 1a.7. Organize students to readtogether.8. Show 1c to students. Play1a .9. Invite students to read 1caloud to the classmates.Consolidation (15 minutes) 1. Individualwork2. Individualwork and thewhole classwork3. Group work4. Individualwork and thewhole classwork5. The wholeclass work6. Group work7. The wholeclass work8. The wholeclass workand individualwork1. Listen to 2a and fill inthe blanks.2. Several students cometo the platform to writetheir answers on theblackboard. Otherstudents can revise theanswers.3. Students work ingroups. Sum the rulesaccording to the wordson the blackboard.4. Students speak out therules one by oneaccording to the words.5. Recite the rules in achant. Students candance to the rhythm.6. Fill in the blanksaccording to the chant.Students can work ingroups.7. Check and revise theanswers.8. Students listen to 2aand study the fourwords “horse, sheep,hens, cows”.1. Show 2a on the screen. Play2a and ask students to fill inthe blanks.2. Invite students to write theiranswers on the blackboard.3. Write “fat-fatter, lazy-lazier” onthe blackboard. Give students2 minutes to sum the rules.4. Invite students to teach therules.5. At this time, teacher can sumthe rules. Remind studentssome key points. (Teacher canteach the rules by a chant. It iseasy for teachers to find thechants of comparative andsuperlative degrees.)6. Show 2b to students. Askstudents to fill in the tableaccording to the chant.7. Check the answers andemphasize some key points.8. Play 2a. Change the words“horse, sheep, hens, cows”into pictures.Practice (5 minutes) 1. Group work2. Group work3. Group work4. Pair work andindividual work5. The wholeclass work1. Students should name theanimals they get. Thenchoose at least oneadjective to describe eachanimal. E.g cow--big/strong.2. Students change theadjectives intocomparative andsuperlative degrees.3. Students work in groups.They may write:The horse is strongerthan the sheep.The sheep is strongerthan the dogs.The dog is the thinnestof the three animals.4. One student talks withhis/her partner. Otherstudents try to findtheir mistakes.5. Listen to the teacherand revise theirconversations.Finish 3.1. Hand out the cards ofanimals to students. Eachgroup should get at leastthree kinds of animals.(Teacher without cards ofanimals can use the stickfigure instead.) This partaims to bring students tothe real situation.2. Organize students tochange the adjectives intocomparative andsuperlative degrees.3. Provide students severalminutes to practice afterthe example in 3. Walkaround the classroom tohelp the students.4. Invite several groups toshow their conversations.5. Invite students to point outother’s mistakes andteacher writes down themistakes on theblackboard to remindstudents.Production (7 minutes) 1. Group work2. Group workand the wholeclass work3. Group work4. The wholeclass work5. The wholeclass workand individualwork1. The students fill in thetable quickly andcompare with thepartner. E.g. I am 13and Jerry is 14. I amyounger than him.2.Check the answers.3.Give the cards to groupleaders and choose 3cards out. Students usecomparative andsuperlative degrees ofadjectives. If twostudents are in thesame age, they shoulduse “I am as old as him.”4.Read and rememberspelling according tothe pronunciation. Sumthe rules of comparativeand superlative degreesof adjectives.5. Finish these homeworkafter class.1. Teacher hands out thecards with tables tostudents. The cards arelike name cards.name wei-ghthigh-tageThen give an example tostudents, make sure everystudent knows what to do.2. Invite some students toshare their answers.3. Ask students to give thename cards to groupleaders. Organize studentsto practice superlativedegrees and lead in “ as...as”.Teacher gives an examplewith “as…as”.4. T eacher shows the summaries:Words:blue-bluer skyclear- clearer riverfresh-fresher airbeautiful naturebeautythin-thinnerhorse, hen, cowGrammar:comparative and superlativedegrees of adjectives5. Homework:(1) Write a passage tocompare your life todaywith that last year.(2) Preview Section B.Teaching ReflectionIt’s easy for the students to master new words and adjectives. But the grammar: comparative and superlative degrees of adjectives is very difficult for students. At first, students should master the rules, then they should know how to make a sentence with it. At last, they can use it in daily life. Every step is not easy. So teacher should create more situations to practice it.Ⅶ. Blackboard designUnit 4 Our WorldTopic 1 What’s the strongest animal on the farm?Section Aadjective strong tall nice big fat thin lazycomparative stronger taller nicer bigger fatter thinner lazier superlative strongettallest nicest biggest fattest thinnest laziestG1G2G3G4 blue-bluer skyclear-clearer riverfresh-fresher airbeautiful nature(beauty)。
