Unit7KnowOurWorldLesson38教学设计-冀教版（2012）英语八年级下册.docxVIP

Unit7KnowOurWorld

Lesson38:TheWorldIsaBigPlace

I.TeachingObjectives

Bytheendofthelesson,studentswillbeableto:

Extractkeydetailsabouttheworld’sgeographyandpopulationtomatchparagraphswithmainideas,aligningwithHighschoolentranceexaminationreadingprehensionskills.

Mastervocabularyrelatedtotheearth’sfeaturesandpopulatione.g.e.g.,increase,dry,surface,billion,total)andusethemcorrectlyincontext,preparingforHighschoolentranceexaminationvocabularytasks.

Understandthedistributionofcontinentsandoceans,andchallengeslikepopulationgrowthandunlivableareas,supportingHighschoolentranceexaminationstyleanalysisofglobalissues.

Collaborateingroupstomatchcontinentswiththeirdescriptions,enhancingHighschoolentranceexaminationteamworkandgeographicalknowledgeapplication.

II.KeyPointsDifficulties

KeyPoints

GlobalIssuesandGeography:

Populationgrowth:From7billion(2010)toprojected9billion(2050).

Livableland:Only1/3oftheearthisland,withdeserts,mountains,andicelimitingwherepeoplecanlive.

Continentsandoceans:7continents(6livableexceptAntarctica)andoceanscovering2/3oftheearth’ssurface.

Vocabulary:

increase,dry,surface,billion,total–usedtodiscusstheearth’spopulationandgeography.

Difficulties

Explainingplexglobalissues(e.g.,populationgrowth’simpactonresources)clearlyinEnglish.

Accuratelyusinggeographyrelatedvocabulary(e.g.,“surface”todescribetheearth’scoverage)insentences.

Correctlymatchingcontinentswiththeirdiversedescriptions(size,countries,features).

III.TeachingMethods

TaskBasedLearning(TBL):Throughparagraphmainideamatching,vocabularyfilling,continentdescriptionmatching,andglobalissuediscussions.

MapBasedVisualization:Usingworldmapstolocatecontinentsandoceans,linkingtotextdetails.

CollaborativeLearning:Groupworkforcontinentdescriptionmatchi