Unit 1 When was he born？课时教学设计（表格式）鲁教版（五四制）八年级下册

Unit 1 When was he born Purpose To introduce Ss to the unit goals: talk about famous people they admire. To set the scene, increase Ss’ vocabulary and introduce the target language. Picture The picture shows two students watching pictures in an exhibition. One male student points to the pictures on the wall, and asks a female student some questions. Culture Focus Famous People It is common that students admire stars. Sometimes a star could affect their lives. They admire famous people because they are talented, hard-working and successful. Optional Approach Class poll After Ss have done activity 1a, the T may want to conduct a poll to find out who Ss admire. Great footballplayerMessiGreat swimmerYeShiwenGreat tennis playerLi NaGreat basketball playerKobe Answers Answers will vary. Purpose To help Ss recognize the target language in natural speech. Optional Approach Listen and take notes Before Ss look at the instructions for activity 1b, the T may want to have Ss listen and take notes about the famous sports stars. After listening, the T can have Ss open their textbooks, look at the pictures and write down the notes about these sports stars. The T can ask Ss to guess the meaning of the new word “swimmer”. It maybe necessary forT to play the recording once again. Answers in 1978; in 1982; in 1996; in 1987 Purpose To help Ss use the target language in natural speech. Teaching Tip Let’s start talking. Ss can work with a partner to make two or three simple conversations. If Ss need help, the T may have Ss listen again to the recording. Optional Approach Pair work Ss work in pairs to practice the conversation. Encourage Ss to make longer conversations and talk about their favorite sports stars, using words or phrases provided; e. g., table tennis player, ping-pong player, runner, jumper, hurdler. Purpose To give Sslistening practice with the target language. Culture Focus Persons of unusual ability Students are usually interested in fantastic stories and admire persons of unusual ability. There are many persons of unusual ability in the world and David Blaine is one of them. He is an American magician. He has performed all over the world and has set several world records. Teaching Tip Make it easy It is not easy to understand the story by listening to the recording inactivity 2a. Before class, the T could remind Ss that they had better surf the internet and get some information about David Blaine. Optional Approach Step by step 1. The T may have Ss look at the pictures in 2a, and ask Ss: ● Who is that ● What is he doing ● Where is he standing ● How long do you think he is standing there Write down the key words on the board when Ss answer the questions. David Blaine, a box of ice, tower How long stay 2. Try to have Ss understand the new words. 3. Have Ss close their textbooks and listen to the recording carefully. Purpose To give Ss listening practice for specific items in the conversation. Optional Approach Pay more attention 1. The T may wan ... ...