1、Unit4 Topic1 Our WorldSection CAnalysis of the teaching contentsI. Teaching Contents: Unit4 Topic1Section C RainforestsII. Teaching Students: Grade EightIII. Teaching aims and demands:Knowledge and skills: Ss will be able to recognize and memorize some words and phrases: cover, earth, surface, dark,
2、 forest, control, wood, protect, provide, nature, beauty, climate, die out, thousands of, make up, on earth, play an important partacquire scanning skills and predict the main idea of this passage.analyze the basic structure of expository passages:Three dimensions WhatWhyHowProcess and method: Ss wi
3、ll be able to express views on rainforests and answer questions related to the passage. understand the whole meaning of the passage and make a summary: What are rainforests? / Why are rainforests so important to us?/*How to protect rainforests?Emotional attitudes and values:Ss will be able to develo
4、p awareness of environmental protection.IV. Teaching method: PWP teaching methodTeaching PlansPre-reading(1min)：1. Lead-in : present the topic wordrainforest (divide the word into two parts: rain+forest)T: It is raining today and the ground is so wet. Be careful when walking! And today,we are going
5、to learn a topic related to the word “rain”, it is a kind of forest called rainforest.2. Look at the pictures and ask: what are rainforests like in your eyes? (Teaching purposes: to arouse students reading interest and activate the schema of rainforests already in students mind by showing pictures a
6、nd discussing.) While-reading(8min):1. Reading-task One: Scan the passage and find the answers to two related questions.T: Now you have 5 minutes to read the passage carefully. While reading, think about two questions: What are rainforests? to help students follow the logic of different styles of ar
7、ticles and fully understand the reading text.) Post-reading(1min):1. Group work: discuss “how to protect rainforests” and invite some students toreport to the whole class.(Teaching purposes: to expand students thinking and exercise their abilities to speak and report) Homework: 1.Write a composition
8、 on “how to protect rainforests”. You can base on the class discussion or search on the Internet to find out more ideas. Blackboard DesignUnit4 Topic1 Our worldSection CRainforestsWhat thick、wet、dark and hotFeatures of rainforests cover 6%provide a home for plants and animals Why make the air fresher and cleaner hold and keep the waterImportance of rainforests keep the beauty of naturegive us food,fruit,medicine and so onHow How to protect them?
