1、英语（八年级上册）Unit 6 Birdwatching Study skillsI. Teaching aims and learning objectives By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:1. master the usage of the suffixes “-er”, “-or”, “-ist”;2. guess the meanings of the new words in contexts.II. Teaching contentsNew words and phrases: speaker, tour
2、, make beautiful sounds, at bird shows, include birds in poems来源:学优高考网 gkstkIII. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty1. Learn to use the suffixes “-er”, “-or”, “-ist”;2. Learn how to use some useful expressions.IV. Teaching procedures来源:学优高考网 gkstkStep 1 Lead-inShow some pictures and
3、 fill in the blanks.I love teaching English. I am an English _. (teacher)He wrote many articles all his life. He was a famous _. (writer)She is good at dancing. She is a _. (dancer)Singing is their hobby. They are _. (singers)He is playing the piano. He is a _. (pianist)He has acted in many films. H
4、e is an _. (actor)Step 2 Presentation1. Explain the rulesT: Suffixes (“-er”, “-or”, “-ist”) can form nouns for people.We can add “er”, “-or” and “ist” to some words (n./v.) to form nouns for people.来源:学优高考网Verb/Noun + Suffix = Nounspeak + er = speakervisit + or = visitortour + ist = tourist2. Offer
5、a tip来源:学优高考网 Sometimes we need to change the ending of the verb/noun when we add the suffix.e.g. dance dancer win winnerpiano pianist science scientist3. Finish Part AChange the following words into nouns for people by adding the correct suffixes.4. Offer another tip 加“-er” “-or”还是“-ist”无明显规律可以利用，不
6、过有几个小 tips：(1) “-er”远比“-or”多，如果你实在要猜时，选“-er”吧。(2) 动作的执行者用“-er ”，比如 reporter，fighter，cleaner。(3) 结尾单个“e”的单词用“-er” ，比如 writer，diver。(4) 以“ate” “it”“ct”结尾的单词通常用 or，比如 creator、editor 、conductor 。 5. Change the words in the box into words and categorize themStep 3 Practice1. Finish Part B on P77Complete
7、the following sentences with the correct nouns of the words in brackets. Use the plural form if necessary.来源:学优高考网gkstkBirds are _ (sing). They can make beautiful sounds. Some _ (act) can make different bird sounds. It is very interesting.A lot of _ (tour) go to the wetlands to watch birds every yea
8、r. There are many _ (visit) at bird shows too. Some _ (art) like to paint birds. The birds in their pictures are really beautiful. Some _ (write) like to include birds in their poems too. Birds are part of out lives. They are our friends.2. Guess the meaning of some unfamiliar wordsT: We can use thi
9、s kind of skill to solve some problems. Try to guess the meanings when we come across new words.3. Write an articleT: All in all, we should use some study skills when studying English. If we do like that, we can learn English more easily.V. Homework1. Finish the exercises;2. Revise how to form nouns for people by adding “-er”, “-or” and “-ist”.
