Unit7 Whats the highest mountain in the world？ Section A 1a-1c 教案--人教版英语八年级下册.docx

PAGE PAGE1 / NUMPAGES4 教学内容 Unit 7 What’s the highest mountain in the world? Period 1 Section A (1a-1c) 教学目标 Knowledge aims: 1.Words and phrases: the earth, in Asia, the Yangtze River, the Yellow River, the Nile, in Africa, the Caspian Sea, Qomolangma, desert, the Sahara, square kilometers 2. Expressions: What’s the highest mountain / the longest river / the deepest salt lake / the biggest desert in the world? To express the big numbers using: thousand, million, kilometer long / deep / high Ability aims: 1. The students can use the questions to get information to improve their listening and speaking abilities. 2. To train the students’ cooperation with their partners. Emotional aims: To train the students to care about the world’s environment through talking about the world’s tops. 教学重难点 Teaching important points: 1. The comparative and superlative of adj. 2. Note its grammar meaning and use “what” questions to ask about the world’s tops. Teaching difficult points: The students can ask questions to get information to improve their listening and speaking abilities. 教学准备 1.图片及课件。 2.录音机，磁带 教学过程设计 Step 1 Grammar preview Review the superlative of adj. Step 2 Presentation talk 1. Show on the screen some pictures and learn the new words. 2. Practice the conversations like this: A: What is the longest river in the world? B: The Nile. A: How long is it? B: It is 6,671 kilometers long. Step3 Activity 1a 1. Get the students to read through the pictures in Activity 1a and match the statements with the right picture. 2. Talking: The Yangtze River is about 6,300 kilometers long. Step 4 Listening (1b) Get the students to listen and complete the sentences. 2. Listen again and repeat after the tape. Step 5 Pair work (1c) 1. Get the students to have a pairwork, talking about the places in the picture. 2. Practice the conversations with the partners. Step 6 Exercises 1.根据对话内容填空。 A: I’m going to test you now by asking a few questions. First, what’s the highest mountain in the