1、1Unit 6 DetectivesLesson 18 The Mystery Writer 本课是北师大版初中英语八年级下册教材 Unit6 Lesson18，作为本单元的第三课时,基于本单元 Detectives 的话题，本课介绍了英国著名女侦探小说家 Agatha Christie一生的主要成就以及她塑造的主要人物。帮助学生了解 Agatha Christie 这位高产作家，激发学生课后去阅读其作品的兴趣。本课为人物传记，主要介绍了两点的内容：Agatha Christie 写作上的成就以及她塑造的两个典型的人物：侦探 Hercule Poirot 和侦探 Miss Marple。在阅读
2、教学中,可以帮学生梳理出两条脉络,一条是根据时间顺序,引导学生了解 Agatha Christie 一生的成就; 另外一条是其塑造的两名侦探，引导学生发现其塑造不同人物的特点。 因为本课文章较长，内容对学生来说不容易，而且没有语法内容，所以本课的教学设计将分为两个课时。第一课时主要依据第一条脉络。重点让学提取出 Agatha Christie 一生在写作上的成就，本课难点是让学生可以总结出 Agatha Christie 是什么样的人。并为学生推荐 Agatha Christie 相关作品。【知识与能力目标】1. Key vocabulary2. Key structures【过程与方法目标】
3、1.认读本课生词，如：translate, sales, actress, education, print 等2.获取文章各段段意以及作家 Agatha Christie 一生的成就的信息 教材分析 教学目标2【情感态度价值观目标】思考并讨论 Agatha 是一个什么样的人以及你这样认为的理由【教学重点】获取文章各段段意以及作家 Agatha Christie 一生的成就的信息【教学难点】思考并讨论 Agatha 是一个什么样的人以及你的理由Tape recorder, MultimediaStep 1. Warm-up1. Have you ever read any detective
4、stories?Whats your favorite one? 教学重难点 课前准备 教学过程3Step 2 Pre-reading1. Show students some numbers which is chose from the passage.103 languages，24,000 shows，two billion2. According to the numbers, show them 3 sentences:Her books have been translated in to 103 languages。Actors and actresses perform on
5、e of her play on more than 24,000 shows。 Her sales are more than 2 billion books.3. Read the new words.4. T asks: Do you think the writer is popular?Lets get close to the mystery writer.Step 3. Reading1.1st Reading1. Read the passage and match the main ideas with each paragraph.a. Agatha had a long
6、and active career and is still famous now.b. Agathas books and plays are popular.c. Agatha learned at home and became a fantastic writer.d. Introduce detective Hercule Poirot.e. Introduce detective Miss Marple. Para.1_ Para.2 _Para.3_Para.4_Para5._2. Check the answers.3. Show them a tree map and con
7、clude: Para.1,2,5 talks about the writer; Para 3,4 talks about her 2 main characters.T: Now first lets read about the writer.42.2nd Reading:Read and finish the time line about the writers whole life Ask them more questions and deal with some new words while reading.Question: Readers must pay close a
8、ttention while reading Agathas stories. Do you know why?New words: education, printStrategy: can be clear about what the pronoun refers to. Check the answers.Step 4. Discuss1. Try to introduce Agatha Christie according to the time line.2. Discuss about: What kind of person is Agatha Christie? And tell us your reason.Step 5 HomeworkRead the time line about Agatha Christie and practice retelling her success in writing. 略。 教学反思
