1、Book 8 Unit 4 Then and nowC story timeTeaching content: Book 8 Unit 4 Then and now C story timeTeaching aims:.Knowledge objectives &ability objectives. Can understand the story;. Be able to read, say and listen the words: cavemen, already, whale, raw meat, house robots, the earth, the world, bright

2、future;.Can read and role the story;. Can be a commentator according to the picture.Emotional aims:. Train the students ability of reading comprehension, observation and performance;. Let students set up a sense of protecting the earth and caring for the environment， cherish the life;Main points and

3、 difficulties:Can read and understand the story;Can role the story and do the exercises;Can be explained according to the picture;Teaching aids:CAI, PPT, word cards， Some biological and plants picturesTeaching steps:Step 1: warm upGreeting:T: Good morning, boys and girls. Nice to meet you.Ss: Nice t

4、o meet you, too.T: I am so happy to see you here. Let s divide two groups. Group 1 is the earth group. Group 2 is the ocean group. Try your best to let the earth and the ocean more beautiful. Come on!Game “Golden Eyes”;cook food. wash the dishes clean the roomtall buildings /small houses clean river

5、/ dirty riverforest. earth sea whale 1969/2050(Create intension: create a harmonious atmosphere of English learning, stimulate students learning desire. Friendly exchanges attract students into English classes. Through the game to review the words in this story. )Find out the changes of the worldfre

6、e talk:What was your school five years ago? How about now?Did you wear your glasses two years ago ?Were there any computers in Tang dynasty? What about now?find out the changes of the world T: There are many changes around us. Now le ts look at the pictures and find out the changes.The students look

7、 at the pictures and say out the changes according to the sentences:The was/were.The is/are.let s chantLook at the world, a wonderful world.The house was old,The river was clean,The roads were small,But now it changes, it changes a lot.The house is new,The river is dirty,The roads are big,Look at th

8、e world. I love the world.Step 2: ReviewWatch the videoT: We love the world. But some changes make the world bad, and the bad changes caused the attention of the United Nations. And the “keep running “boys are Taking part in speech on the United Nations sustainable development goals. Let s see the v

9、ideo.T: The keep running” boys call on everyone to change the world. Why? What was the world like before? What made it changes? Zoom and Zip are watching a video about it. Let s go and see.( Create intension: The video can stimulate students le arning desire, introduce the topic of this lesson. Thro

10、ugh the enjoyment of vision, stimulate the interest of communication and discussion. )Step 3:PresentationPre-readingWatch the video and judge:T: let s judge. What changesin the story? If you think the topic iis right, you can do it like this. If it s wrong, you do it like this. OK?Technology space o

11、cean earthT: Great! So today we will learn the story about “the changes of the world”While-readingT: Now let s read the first paragraph , do the tick or cross then check in your group and discuss how do you know?The changes of the technology:Tick or cross:The cavemen cook their food before. ( )They

12、often ate raw meat. ( )There are no things to help you cook. ( )The house robots will cook , clean and wash the dishes. ( )T: (sum up) Before the cavemen didnt cook. But now there are many things to help we cook. And there will be house robots in the future.So good. What about the changes of the ear

13、th and the ocean?The changes of the earth / oceanLook at the pictures, discuss the different:T: let s look at the pictures and find out the different. What were they like before? Were there any trees? Are the rivers clean now? Use these key words and discuss in your group .There were many trees.Ther

14、e were many rivers.There were many forest.There were many fishes.Finish the worksheet:T: super. This time, please take out your worksheet. Open your book and finish it with your partner. Then find out the answer from the text.BeforeNowEarthSea/oceanT: (sum up) OK! There were many rivers and many tre

15、es before. But now there are more and more buildings. There are many whales before.But now there are not many whales. Yeah, it changesa lot. Do you think all the changesare good? Ss: No. T: Sometimes some of the changes are not good. Do you think we should chang？e If we change, what will the future

16、like?What will the future like?T: Read and discuss in your group, then find out the answer.The birds will have home.The forest will be healthy and green again.The humans and the whales will have a bright future. T: Wow, how beautiful the world was!(Create intension: To train the students to have a g

17、ood reading skill. At the same time , raises the student use English thinking habit and cooperation ability in the group.)Step 4: Practice/consolidationListen and imitate(pay attention to the tones):The hold class read together;Role-play;(Create intension: By imitating the pronunciation and imitatio

18、n to improve the students oral English ability and English spoken. Be better to let the students understand the text in dept)h.Watch the videoT: Wow, the actors are wonderful. This time le ts watch another video.T: oh, how does the world feel? Is it happy? The world is say and tired. Do you think we

19、 should change now? Do you think we must do something to heal the word?Let s say:The Earth Day ;What should we do?We should plant trees / flowerspick up 撿起save water /paper Don t throw the trash 丟垃圾 T: (sum up) The earth day: Do you know when is the earth day? Its April 22th.We can plant plants to make the our earth more green. We should save water, save paper and the electricity. Use less disposable plastic bags and lunch box. We should choose the green travel. Going by bike or walking.En