UNIT 7 Lesson 42教学详案—冀教版中学英语八年级下

UNIT 7　Know Our World Lesson 42: North America 设计说明 首先老师通过游戏Guessing，引出本课的话题North America(北美)，引入教材THINK ABOUT IT的学习。然后，通过播放录音，并通过听对话掌握单词的发音；接着，读短文。利用Let’s Do It!中的练习题对文章内容进行巩固。最后，由听、说、读的训练过渡到写的训练。本节课从多个角度、多种形式上对本课的语言知识进行练习，从而达到教学目的，实现教学目标。 教学目标 通过本课节的教学，学生达成以下目标： 1.知识目标 掌握单词：square 接触单词：million, Rocky Mountains, Spanish, Mexican 短语和句型：square kilometre，The Great Lakes To the south of Canada is the United States. 2.能力目标 (1)了解北美洲主要国家并简单口头介绍； (2)进一步掌握比较级和最高级的用法。 3.情感目标 让学生简单了解北美主要国家间的差异，进而达到了解世界的目的。 重点难点 1. 重点：本课的重点词汇、短语和句型的掌握。 2. 难点：方位表达。 教学准备 PPT 课件；本课节用到的录音。 授课时数 1课时 教学过程 Step 1　Leading in Play the game—Guessing. Stimulate the students’ interest in learning this lesson. (1)It is the biggest continent. It has the highest point on the earth in the Himalayas. (Asia) (2)It is the second largest continent. Many elephants, giraffes, zebras and lions live there. (Africa) (3)It is the third largest continent. Canada, Mexico and the U.S. are the three major countries on this continent. (North America) Step 2　Thinking about it Let students think and answer the following questions. ·What do you know about North America ·What do you know about other places around the world Step 3　Listening 1. Listen to the tape and answer the questions. (1)How many square kilometres do Canada, the U.S. and Mexico cover (2)How many people live in North America Answers: (1)The three countries cover about 24 million square kilometres. (2)About 550 million people live in North America. 2. Listen to the tape and choose the best answers. 1. Which country is the biggest in area A. Canada. B. The U.S. C. Mexico. 2. What’s the third most common language in Canada A. French. B. Spanish. C. Chinese. 3. Which country has the largest population in North America A. The U.S. B. Canada. C. Mexico. Answers: 1. A 2. C 3. A Step 4　Reading Match the statements with the countries according to the lesson. Step 5　Retelling Complete the passage with the correct forms of the words in the box. large live square Spain speak common There are three major countries in North America. They cover about 24 million _____ kilometres. Both in America and Canada, English is the _____ language, while in Mexico, people speak mostly _____. In the U.S., over 2 million people _____ Chinese. The population of America is much _____ than that of Canada. Some Mexican people leave their country to _____ and work in America. Answers: square; most common; Spanish; speak; larger; live Step 6　Project REPORT ABOUT CONTINENTS Which continent of the world interests you Write a report about it. Don’t forget the following things: ·Name the continent’s main cities. What countries are these cities in ·Name it ... ...