八下英语下 Unit 1 What's the Matter A Grammar focus - 4c教案

Unit 1 What's the Matter A Grammar focus - 4c教案 1. Teaching Aims 1.1 Language Knowledge Students will be able to master the key vocabulary related to body parts and symptoms, such as “headache”, “stomachache”, “toothache”, “sore throat” etc. Students can correctly use the sentence patterns “What’s the matter / What’s wrong / What’s the trouble ” to ask about others' health problems and “I have a...” to describe their own or others' symptoms. 1.2 Language Skills Students can listen for specific information about health problems in conversations and passages. Students are able to express health problems and give corresponding advice in oral and written communication. 1.3 Cultural Awareness Students will be aware of different ways of expressing health problems in English - speaking countries and understand the importance of showing concern for others' health in daily communication. 1.4 Learning Strategies Students learn to summarize and categorize grammar knowledge by themselves. Develop students' ability to cooperate with their partners in pair - work and group - work, and learn from each other. 2. Teaching important and difficult points 2.1 Key Points The correct usage of vocabulary about body parts and symptoms. The sentence patterns for asking about and stating health problems. 2.2 Difficult Points How to use the learned grammar and vocabulary flexibly in real - life situations. Distinguish between similar expressions of health problems, such as “have a headache” and “have a pain in the head”. 3. Teaching Methods Communicative Teaching Method: Create real - life situations to let students communicate with each other using the target language. Task - based Language Teaching Method: Arrange various tasks for students to complete, like role - play, group discussion, etc., to improve their language application ability. Audio - visual Teaching Method: Use pictures, videos and recordings to stimulate students' interest and help them understand the knowledge better. 4. Teaching Procedures Teaching Stages Time Teaching Activities Purpose Lead - in 5 mins - Show some pictures of people with different facial expressions (happy, sad, painful, etc.). Ask students: “How do you think they are feeling ” and guide them to answer. - Then show pictures of people having health problems (a person holding his head, a person touching his stomach, etc.). Ask students: “What's the matter with them ” Activate students' prior knowledge and lead in the topic of the class. Grammar Presentation 10 mins - Present the key vocabulary about body parts and symptoms on the PPT, teach students how to pronounce and spell them. - Write the sentence patterns “What’s the matter / What’s wrong / What’s the trouble ” and “I have a...” on the blackboard. Explain their usage and give some examples. - Let students read the sentences after the teacher and imitate the intonation. Teach students the key grammar knowledge directly and clearly. Practice 15 mins - ... ...