Unit2TheWorldofArtWrappinguptheTopicReviewUnit2“TheWorldofArt”intheRen’aiScienceEdition(2024)EnglishtextbookforGrade8mainlyfocusesonvariousformsofart.Itcoversliterature,calligraphy,music,ballet,andotheraspects.Throughthisunit,studentswillbeexposedtonewvocabularyrelatedtoart,differenttypesofartexpressions,andtheculturalconnotationsbehindthem.Theywillalsolearnhowtodescribeartforms,expresstheirpreferencesforart,andunderstandthesignificanceofartinourlives.Theunitconsistsofdifferenttopicsthatgraduallybuildstudents'understandingandlanguageskillsrelatedtotheworldofart.教學(xué)目標Studentswillbeabletomasterthekeyvocabularyandphrasesrelatedtoart,suchas“l(fā)iterature,”“calligraphy,”“musicalinstrument,”“ballet,”“folkart,”etc.like...of...are...dandusetheimportantsentencepatternsfordescribingart,like“What'syourfavoriteformofart?”“Ilike...best.”“Accordingtothetypesof...,thereare...”e.g.to...grammarpointsinvolved,suchastheusageofprepositionsforexpressingclassification(e.g.,“Accordingto...”).教學(xué)重難點1.KeyPointsKeyvocabularyandphrasesrelatedtoartformsandtheirexpressions.Sentencepatternsfordiscussingartandexpressingpreferences.Readingprehensionskillsforartrelatedtexts.2.DifficultPointsHelpingstudentsunderstandtheculturalconnotationsanduniquefeaturesofdifferentartforms,especiallythosefromdifferentcultures.GuidingstudentstouseEnglishtoaccuratelydescribeandanalyzeartworks,andexpresstheirowndeepseatedfeelingsandthoughtsaboutart.1.VocabularyArtForms:literature,calligraphy,ballet,opera,folkart,oilpainting,classicnovel,traditionalculture,artform,famouswork,gardeningshowMusicalInstruments:musical,instrument,string,beat,keyboard,violin,belong,drum,trumpet,windinstrument,stringinstrument,beatinstrument,keyboardinstrumentOthers:type,language,allow,municate,feeling,relax,painter,popular,tower,dynasty,amazing,pull,shout,explore,folk,scissors,shape,character,upside,symbol,clay,mask,role,style,among,fan,stadium,creative,musician,relaxed2.Phrasesbelongto,allowsb.todosth.,municatehearttoheart,dailylife,shoutout,drawaconclusion,standfor,upsidedown,asymbolof,fallinlovewith,bepopularamong3.SentencePatternslike...yourfavoriteformofart?Ilike...best.favorite...is...favorite...work?Itis...Howexciting!/Whatapity!Accordingtothetypesof...,thereare...Musicisalanguage.Itcanspeaktoourminds.Whatagreatpieceofartitis!Itshowsthecolorfuldailylifeofdifferentpeople.4.GrammarTheusageofprepositionsforclassification(e.g.,“Accordingto...”)教學(xué)過程1.Warmingup(5minutes)Showsomepicturesoffamousartworks,suchastheMonaLisa,Chinesecalligraphyworks,andballetperformances,onthePPT.Askstudentstoquicklynametheartformstheysee.Greetstudentsandstarttheclasswithasimplequestion:“Doyoulikeart?Whyorwhynot?”Letseveralstudentssharetheirideasbrieflytoarousetheirinterestinthetopic.2.KnowledgeReview(15minutes)VocabularyReviewUseflashcardstoreviewthekeyvocabulary.ShowtheflashcardsonebyoneandaskstudentstoreadthewordsaloudandexplaintheirmeaningsinsimpleEnglishorChinese.Forexample,whenshowingtheflashcardof“calligraphy,”askstudents“Whatiscalligraphy?CanyougiveanexampleofafamouscalligraphyworkinChina?”Conductavocabularygame.Dividestudentsintotwogroups.Onegroupsaysanartrelatedword,andtheothergrouphastogiveawordrelatedtoartstartingwiththelastletterofthepreviousword.Forexample,ifthefirstgroupsays“ballet,”thesecondgroupcansay“tower”(asintheEiffelTower,whichisalsoaformofartinarchitecture).Thegroupthatcan'teupwithawordwithin10secondslosesapoint.SentencePatternReviewWritesomesentencepatternsontheblackboard,suchas“What'syourfavoriteformofart?”“Ilike...because...”Askstudentstomakeupdialoguesinpairsusingthesesentencepatterns.Theninviteseveralpairstoetothefrontoftheclassandperformtheirdialogues.Givestudentssomeprompts,likedifferentartformsorartworks,andaskthemtomakesentencesusingthelearnedsentencepatterns.Forexample,givetheprompt“oilpainting,”andstudentsshouldmakesentenceslike“What'syourfavoriteoilpainting?IlikeTheStarryNightbestbecauseitscolorsaresovivid.”3.Readingprehension(12minutes)Presentashortpassageaboutacertainartform,forexample,Chinesepapercut,onthePPT.Thepassagecanincludeinformationaboutthehistory,characteristics,andthemeaningofpapercut.First,letstudentsreadthepassagequicklytogetthegeneralideaandanswerageneralquestion,suchas“Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?”Then,letstudentsreadthepassagecarefullyagainandanswersomedetailedquestionsonthePPT,suchas“Whendidpapercutfirstappear?”“Whatdodifferentcolorsinpapercutusuallystandfor?”Afterthat,askstudentstosummarizethekeypointsofthepassageintheirownwords.Dividethemintosmallgroupsof45studentstodiscussfirst,andtheneachgroupselectsarepresentativetosharetheirsummarywiththewholeclass.4.ListeningandSpeaking(8minutes)Playashortconversationrecordingabouttwopeoplediscussingtheirfavoriteartexhibitions.Theconversationcanincludeinformationaboutthetypesofartintheexhibition,theirfeelingsabouttheartworks,etc.Beforeplayingtherecording,showsomequestionsonthePPT,suchas“Whatartexhibitionsaretheytalkingabout?”“Whatdotheythinkoftheartworksintheexhibition?”Playtherecordingtwice.Thefirsttime,letstudentsjustlistenandgetageneralunderstanding.Thesecondtime,askthemtolistencarefullyandanswerthequestions.Afterthat,dividestudentsintopairs.Basedonthecontentoftheconversationtheyjustheard,theycreateasimilarconversationaboutanartexhibitiontheyvisitedorimagined.Encouragethemtousethevocabularyandsentencepatternstheylearnedinthisunit.Invitesomepairstoperformtheirconversationsfortheclass.5.SummaryandHomework(5minutes)SummarySummarizethekeypointsofthisreviewclasswithstudents,includingimportantvocabulary,sentencepatterns,andthemainideasofthereadingandlisteningmaterials.Writethekeypointsontheblackboardagaintostrengthenstudents'memory.Askstudentsiftheyhaveanyquestionsorifthereareanypointstheystilldon'tunderstand.Answertheirquestionsimmediately.HomeworkAskstudentstowriteashortpassage(about80100words)introducingtheirfavoriteartform.Theyshouldincludeinformationsuchaswhattheartformis,whytheylikeit,andsomebasicknowledgeaboutit.Letstudentssearchformoreinformationaboutaforeignartformtheyareinterestedinandshareitwiththeclassinthenextclass.教學(xué)反思Afterthis45minutereviewclass,generally,studentsshowedacertaindegreeofenthusiasmforthetopicofart.Thewarmingupactivityeffectivelyattractedtheirattentionandgottheminvolvedintheclass.Intheknowledgereviewpart,throughvocabularygamesandsentencemakingexercises,moststudentswereablet