Lesson 33 Life on Wheels
一、教材分析
1. 教学目标
●语言知识
掌握词汇：wing, pull, able, appear, machine, space, imagine, environment, be able to
●语言技能
理解并能灵活运用书中的重点单词、短语。
●情感态度
培养学生英语阅读能力，保持学习英语的浓厚兴趣，提高学生之间的合作能力。
●教学策略
学生通过思考、讨论、交流和合作等方式，了解“车轮上的生活”。在教学过程中借助多媒体，提高课堂效率。
2. 教学重点
通过了解信息，丰富有关交通工具的知识，掌握本课重点词汇。
3. 教学难点
掌握不定式用法。
二、教学准备
多媒体课件、配套教学光盘
三、教学步骤
Step 1 Class opening（3 minutes）
1. Greetings.
2. Sing a song The Wheels on the Bus.
这首英文儿歌不仅是进入课堂状态的一个热身，而且为本课学习做了铺垫。
Step2 New Concepts
1. Leading in（1 minute）
T: This world is always moving. Everything seems to have wheels. Now our life is on wheels. 板书本课课题Lesson 33 Life on Wheels.
2. Discussion（2 minutes）
Discuss: How many ways can you think of to use wheels? 引导学生自由讨论、发言，然后出示图片。
3. Read the text and fill in the blanks （4 minutes）
T: Jeremy wrote a report. Please read it carefully and quickly. Fill in the blanks.
1. This is Jeremy’s report on t_______________.
2. Cars make the U.S. a nation on w___________.
3. Now people can even travel to space in s_______________.
4. Riding a bike is good for our health and the e_______________.
Ask the students to do Let’s Do It Ex.2 and write down the answers. Then check the answers together.
4. Read the text again and answer the questions.（5 minutes）T: Now let’s read Jeremy’s report again and we will know more about it. Please try to answer the questions in 5 minutes.
1. According to Jeremy, what does everything seem to have?
2. What did horses do long ago?
3. What did people do over 100 years ago?
4. What is space? Can you travel to space with an airplane?
在此环节，要限定学生阅读及做题时间，并根据问题的难易程度，请同学板书答案。在订正时，要讲解问题的答案出处，以及根据原文如何作答。
Step 3 Language points（10 minutes）
出示图片，设置学习情境学习本课重难点知识。
Everything seems to have wheels, engines
or wing s.
seem +adj./to do 似乎；好像
wing 翅膀
Long ago, horses pull ed cart s, but now we
have engines on everything, even on
bicycles and skateboard s !
Then steam was able to
power boats and cars.
be able to 能够做……，强调通过努力而获得的某种能力。
can 强调自身已具有的能力。
Over 100 years ago, people began to make
flying machine s.
begin（start）to do sth. 开始做某事
Now people can even travel to space in spaceship s.
Can you imagine future transportation?
Step 4 Practice （5 minutes）
T: My favourite type of transportation is the bicycle. I like to go everywhere by bike. It’s good for my health and for the environment. What about Jeremy?
Tell the students to do T/F in 5 minutes.
1.The lesson is about a report on engines.
2.Now we even have engines on skateboards.
