Unit6EarthandBeyondPreparingfortheTopicListening&SpeakingThissectionof"Listening&Speaking"inUnit6oftheRen'aiScienceEditionEnglishtextbookforGrade8focusesonthethemeof"Thesolarsystem".Itbeginswithavocabularymatchingactivityrelatedtocelestialbodiessuchastheuniverse,rocket,Earth,Moon,Sun,stars,planets,andsatellites.Studentsarerequiredtomatchwordswithcorrespondingobjectsandfillinblanksusingthesecelestialbodyterms.Subsequently,thereisalisteningpassageabouttheSun,whichprovidesinformationaboutitsage,distancefromEarth,surfacetemperature,anditsfuturechanges.Thefunctionalpart"Astargazingexperience"involvespairworkactivities.Studentsneedtotalkaboutapicturerelatedtostargazing,answerquestionsabouttheBigDipperandtheNorthStarafterlisteningtoaconversation,andpleteasummarybasedontherepeatedlistening.Thispartaimstoimprovestudents'listeningprehension,speakingskills,andknowledgeaboutthesolarsystemandstargazing.教學(xué)目標(biāo)Studentswillbeabletomasterthekeyvocabularyrelatedtocelestialbodiesinthesolarsystem,suchas"universe","rocket","Earth","Moon","Sun","stars","planets","satellites",etc.Theycanunderstandandusesentencestodescribethecharacteristicsandfunctionsofthesecelestialbodies,forexample,"TheSunisthelargestandbrightestobjectinthesolarsystemandgivesuslightandwarmth."StudentswillbefamiliarwiththeinformationabouttheSun,includingitsage,distancefromEarth,surfacetemperature,andfuturedevelopmentaspresentedinthelisteningmaterial.教學(xué)重難點(diǎn)A.KeyPointsThekeyvocabularyrelatedtothesolarsystemanditscorrectpronunciationandusage.Sentencepatternsfordescribingcelestialbodiesandexpressingstargazingexperiences.Graspingthemaininformationinthelisteningmaterialsaboutthesolarsystem,especiallyabouttheSunandconstellations.B.DifficultPointsHelpingstudentsunderstandandusetheabstractvocabularyrelatedtotheuniverse,suchas"universe","galaxy",etc.correctly.Improvingstudents'abilitytointegratetheinformationtheyhearandexpressitfluentlyinspeakingactivities.Makingstudentsabletothinkcriticallyandexpresstheirownopinionsaboutastronomicalphenomenabasedontheknowledgetheylearn.A.VocabularyUniverse:Thewholeofspaceandeverythinginit,includingstars,planets,galaxies,etc./?ju?n?v??s/Rocket:Avehiclethatisshapedlikeatubeandisusedtocarrypeopleorequipmentintospace./?r?k?t/Earth:Theplanetthatweliveon./??θ/Moon:ThenaturalsatelliteoftheEarth./mu?n/Sun:ThestarthattheEarthandotherplanetsinthesolarsystemrevolvearound./s?n/Stars:Alarge,hotballofgasinspacethatshinesbrightly./stɑ?z/Planets:Alarge,roundobjectinspacethatmovesaroundastar(suchastheSun)anddoesnotproducelightofitsown./?pl?n?ts/Satellites:Anobjectthatmovesaroundaplanet.Itcanbenatural(liketheMoon)ormanmade./?s?t?la?ts/Warmth:Thequalityofbeingwarm./w??mθ/Telescope:Aninstrumentusedforlookingatthingsthatarefaraway,especiallyinthesky./?tel?sk??p/B.SentencePatternsabout...?is...and...wabout...?Itis...and...（e.g.WhatdoyouknowabouttheSun?Itisthelargestandbrightestobjectinthesolarsystemandgivesuslightandwarmth.）Thereare...oftheminthesolarsystem,andtheyallgoaround...（e.g.Thereareeightplanetsinthesolarsystem,andtheyallgoaroundtheSun.）Itsends...intospace,anditisoneofthemostimportanttoolsfor...（e.g.Itsendssatellitesandpeopleintospace,anditisoneofthemostimportanttoolsforexploringthesolarsystem.）C.KeyInformationabouttheSunAge:About4.5billionyearsold.DistancefromEarth:About150millionkilometers.Surfacetemperature:About5,526.85°C.Futurechanges:Inabout3.5billionyearsfromnow,itwillbe40%brighterandgetbigger.Inabout4.5billionyears,itwillturnintoahugeredballandthendiebybreakingintosmallpieces.教學(xué)過程A.Warmingup(5minutes)Greetthestudentsasusual.Showsomepicturesofthenightskywithstars,theMoon,andothercelestialbodiesonthePPT.Thenaskstudentssomesimplequestionslike"Whatcanyouseeinthepictures?""Doyoulikelookingattheskyatnight?"toarousetheirinterestinthetopicofthesolarsystem.B.NewKnowledgePresentation(10minutes)VocabularyteachingPresentthenewwordsaboutcelestialbodiesonthePPTonebyone,alongwiththeirpictures.Forexample,whenshowingthepictureoftheuniverse,say"Thisistheuniverse.Itisthewholeofspaceandeverythinginit."Teachthepronunciationofeachwordcarefullyandaskstudentstorepeatseveraltimes.DothematchingactivityinActivity1Aonpage...ofthetextbook.Letstudentsmatchthewordswiththeobjectsatthetopofthepage.Checktheanswerstogether.SentencepatternteachingUsethepicturesofcelestialbodiestoteachthesentencepatterns.Forexample,pointtothepictureoftheSunandsay"WhatdoyouknowabouttheSun?Nowlet'sanswerthisquestion.Itisthelargestandbrightestobjectinthesolarsystemandgivesuslightandwarmth."Letstudentspracticethissentencepatternwithdifferentcelestialbodiesinpairs.C.Listening(10minutes)PrelisteningShowapictureoftheSunonthePPTandaskstudentssomequestionstoactivatetheirpriorknowledge,suchas"DoyouknowhowoldtheSunis?""HowfaristheSunfromtheEarth?"Introducethelisteningtask:"NowwearegoingtolistentoapassageabouttheSun.Listencarefullyandfindouttheanswerstothesequestions."WhilelisteningPlaytherecordingofthepassageabouttheSunforthefirsttime.Studentslistencarefullywithouttakingnotes.Playtherecordingagain.Thistime,studentslistenandtakenotesofthekeyinformation,suchastheage,distance,surfacetemperature,andfuturechangesoftheSun.PostlisteningChecktheanswerswiththewholeclass.Writethekeyinformationontheblackboard:Ageabout4.5billionyearsold;DistancefromEarthabout150millionkilometers;Surfacetemperatureabout5,526.85°C;Futurechangesinabout3.5billionyears,40%brighterandbigger;inabout4.5billionyears,turnintoaredballanddie.Askstudentssomefollowupquestionsbasedonthelisteningcontent,like"WhyistheSunsoimportanttotheEarth?"D.Speaking(15minutes)Pairwork1(Activity1inFunctionpart)Showthepicturerelatedtostargazinginthetextbook.Dividestudentsintopairs.Letthemtalkaboutthepictureandanswerthequestions:"WhereareKangkangandhisfriends?""Whataretheydoing?"Encouragestudentstousetheirimaginationandmakeupmoredetails.Askseveralpairstosharetheirconversationswiththeclass.Pairwork2(Activity2&3inFunctionpart)LetstudentslistentotheconversationabouttheBigDipperandtheNorthStarforthefirsttime.Thenaskthemtoanswerthequestion"WhatdoyouknowabouttheBigDipperandtheNorthStar?"Playtheconversationagain.Studentslistenandpletethesummary.Inpairs,studentspracticetheconversation.Theycanalsochangesomepartsaccordingtotheirownknowledgeandhaveanewconversation.Forexample,theycantalkaboutotherconstellationstheyknow.Invitesomepairstoactouttheirnewconversationsinfrontoftheclass.E.SummaryandHomework(5minutes)SummarySummarizethekeyvocabulary,sentencepatterns,andmainknowledgeaboutthesolarsystemlearnedinthisclasswiththestudents.Writethekeypointsontheblackboardagainforemphasis.Askstudentstosharewhattheyhavelearnedandwhattheyarestillconfusedabout.HomeworkAskstudentstomakeaposteraboutthesolarsystem.TheyshouldincludeatleastfivecelestialbodiesandwriteashortdescriptionabouteachoftheminEnglish.LetstudentswatchanastronomyrelateddocumentaryorvideoathomeandwriteashortsummaryinEnglishaboutwhattheyhavewatchednextclass.教學(xué)反思Afterthisclass,overall,studentsshowedgreatinterestinthetopicofthesolarsystem,whichwasreflectedintheiractiveparticipationinclassdiscussionsandpairworkactivities.Theuseofpicturesandrealliferelatedquestionsinthewarmingupparteffectivelyarousedstudents'curiosityandpreparedthemwellforthefollowinglearning.Invocabularyteaching,moststudentscouldmasterthenewwordsrelatedtocelestialbodies,butsomestudentsstillhadproblemswiththepronunciationofwordslike"sate