Unit 2 Plant a Plant Lesson12教案冀教版八年级下册

Unit 2 Plant a Plant! Lesson 12 Danny's Plant LESSON PREPARATION LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE 掌握词汇：yard 接触词汇：agriculture, seed, pot, sprout, stem, bud, carefully 短语和句型：at the top of..,a flower bud, look after RESOURCES audiotape. seed-sprouting pictures. diagrams. construction paper.seeds green straws. paper baking cups LESSON STRUCTURE CLASS OPENING Greeting Greet the class. Say: Good morning/afternoon, class. Did anyone stop and smell the roses today That's an English saying. Stopping to smell the roses means you take the time to enjoy the small, wonderful things in life. Do you know a saying like this in Chinese Ask several students to respond. Teaching Point A fun and interesting greeting is a great way to get your students excited and engaged at the start of a lesson. Your greetings should be fun and light and should in some way be relevant to the topic of that day's lesson. Consider greeting your class with English jokes, tongue twisters, riddles, sayings and more. Setting a fun and positive tone right from the start can make all the difference. Review 1)Homework check. 2)Choose some students to present their "Another Amazing Plant"pamphlet. 3)Review some of the words and phrases from the last lesson. Ask students to stand up and act out or demonstrate shy, close up, open up, play with, in the middle. Teacher: Who can come to the board and write a sentence using the word "eastern"/the phrase"along with" Ask several students to come to the board and write one sentence using the mastery words and phrases from the last lesson. Every student should use a different word or phrase. Discuss the students sentences: correct any poorly constructed sentences. KEY CONCEPTS FOCUS STRUCTURES: Agriculture is all about growing plants and raising animals for food. Now, something new is growing at the top of the stem. It's a flower bud. STEP 1: Present CLASS WORK: Think About It Divide the class into groups to discuss the Think About It questions. Have the students look up the definition for the word "agriculture". Discuss the students' answers as a class. Teacher: What is agriculture Ask several students to respond. Students: Agriculture is the science or practice of farming, including the growing of crops and raising animals for food and other products. Teacher: That's right. What does it mean to "raise animals" Ask several students to respond. Write the phrase raise animals on the board. Students should master this phrase. Point out that children are"raised"as well, but not in the same way of course. Teacher: When one raises an animal, they feed and take care of the animal to help it grow. Why do people raise animals Students: People raise animals for food and other products. Teacher: Yes. What do we use animals for other than food Students: Clothing, accessories, makeup, etc. Teacher: That's right. What are crops Students: Crops are plants that are grown as food (i.e. planted fruits and vegetables are crops). Teacher: Very good. If you were a farme ... ...