1、Lesson 38: The World Is a Big Place 保定師范附屬學(xué)校 八年級英語組 馬紅蕾TitleLesson 38: The World Is a Big PlacePeriod oneTeachingaimsKnowledgeTo learn some words and phrases to describe the earth. Such as: be covered with, two thirds of, in total.Ability To talk about the information about the earth.EmotionTo know

2、more about the earth and treat it well.Important pointsVocabulary: planet, total, increase, surface.Phrases: be covered with, two thirds of, in total.DifficultpointsTo talk about the information about the earth, and describe some features of the earth clearly. Teaching methodTask based teaching lear

3、ning in doingTeaching aidsText book worksheet Multi-mediaTeaching procedureStage Procedure Interactionpattern Aims Warming-up “Lets enjoy the beautiful pictures of places of interest around the world.”The polar bears and penguins in the Arctic, the African scenery, the paradise fall in South America

4、.How many continents are there in the world? What are they?What do you know about the place where you live?T-SS-SMotivate the Ss and lead in the new concept. Presentation andPracticePresent new vocabulary on ppt.Read the lesson and match each paragraph with each main idea .Read the text for the seco

5、nd time and match the seven continents with their correct descriptions.Read more carefully and do task-based reading.Whole classT-Sindividual work and pair workFor the Ss to get some basic information about the topic.They are helpful for them to learn the main concept.Since the Ss have understood th

6、e main information of the text, let them use the key words and phrases to complete the passage.T-SWhole classFor the Ss to learn the main concept better.After learning and understanding, give the Ss chances to use the language to do things.Extendedreading Ask the Ss to read something and do a cloze

7、about the earth.S-SGive the Ss chances to discuss and have their own ideas about the topic.Production ProgressGive the Ss one extensive reading and let them know more about the earth. They have two tasks to choose.Task I Make a dialogue about the seven continents (names, features, climate.). Task 2

8、Make a personal report to describe the situation of the earth. After the task do some exercise to consolidate the knowledge.Watch a video about emergency of the earth. Lead to the warning -We must protect the earth. Homework1. Share with your partner about how you feel after learning.2. Finish the exercise.3. Write a composition to describe one planet you are interested in.Individual workpair workS-TGive the Ss chances to use the language they learnt in class and do something really happens in thei