Module 2 Unit 5 Encyclopaedias教案

8A Module 2 Unit 5 Encyclopaedias教案Period 1 教学内容 Getting ready ( p.1 ), Study skills (pp.14-15), Culture corner (p.16) 教学目标 语言知识 认识单词encyclopaedia；了解subject, edition, volume, topic, guide word等与百科全书相关的词汇。 学习策略 了解百科全书的编排方式，初步学会在百科全书中检索词条、查找信息的技能。 情感态度 增加对百科全书的认识，使查阅百科全书成为获取课外知识、拓宽视野的有效途径。 教学重点 了解百科全书中“卷”、“科目”和“条目”的编排方式。 教学难点 了解百科全书中书页内容的编排方式。 教学过程教学过程教学过程 Step 1 阅读Getting ready板块的图文，了解单元话题。1.学生观察教材第一页的卡通图，阅读Hi和Lo的对话，回答下列问题。 ● What does Hi think Lo is probably doing (He thinks that Lo is probably reading his encyclopaedia/is looking for some information in his encyclopaedia.) ● In fact, what is Lo doing (He is standing on the encyclopaedia to change a light bulb.) ● What will Hi probably feel when he learns that Lo is standing on his encyclopaedia (He will probably feel angry / unhappy.)2.教师展示几本百科全书，并解释：An encyclopaedia is a collection (usually a book or set of books) of information about things humans know.。3.教师通过划分音节教授encyclopaedia的读音，指导学生正确拼读该单词。4.教师展示一张专科性百科全书的图片，告诉学生有的百科全书只涉及一门学科的信息。学生了解单词subject。5.教师再展示一张全套《大英百科全书》的图片，告诉学生有的百科全书包含所有学科（all kinds of subjects）的信息，例如：《大英百科全书》(Encyclopaedia Britannica)就是这一类型的百科全书。Step 2 阅读Culture corner 板块的图文，了解《大英百科全书》的概况。1.学生阅读有关《大英百科全书》概况的第一段，说出以下数字分别代表什么。 1768—In 1768, the first edition was published. (学生了解单词edition。) 15—There have been 15 editions of the Encyclopaedia Britannica so far. 32—The 15th edition is made up of 32volumes. (教师向学生解释第15版《大英百科全书》共有32卷，即32册书。学生了解单词volume。)40,000,000—The 15th edition contains about 40 million words.500,000—The 15th edition contains half a million topics. (学生了解单词topic。)2.学生阅读全文后回答下列问题。 ● What is the Encyclopaedia Britannica (It is a world-famous encyclopaedia. It is also the oldest English-language encyclopaedia.)● Besides 15 printed editions, does the Encyclopaedia Britannicahave other editions What are they (Yes, it does. There is a DVD edition and an online edition.)Step 3 学习Study skills板块的内容，了解百科全书的编排方式。1.教师展示一张《大英百科全书》的图片，学生观察后完成以下句子填空。 The subjects in the Encyclopaedia Britannica are arranged in alphabetical order.2.学生先将练习A中的六个条目按字母顺序排列，再观察教材第14页的百科全书插图，然后将六个条目归入相应的卷中。3.学生观察练习B中的插图，回答下列问题。 ● How many subjects are there (Four.) ● What subject does each encyclopaedia cover (Science, Music, History and Nature.)4.学生完成练习B。5.学生观察教材第14页百科全书页的插图，完成下列选择题。 1) Besides the subjects and picture, we can also find onpage 358. (B) A. volumes B. ... ...