2014年八年级英语下册 Unit 1 Past and present Reading 2教案二 牛津版.docVIP

Reading II (Times have changed) Teaching goals To figure out the structure of each passage To understand and use the expressions in the text To practice the main language points of the context To retell the passage in their own words, following the structure of the passages Teaching procedures Step 1 Reading the passages aloud To begin with, turn to page 8 and read the passage aloud again to the tape. Step 2 Having a revision 1. What was the Sunshine Town like in the past? In the past, 30,000 people l________ in the town. They h________ some small restaurants, shops and markets stalls. There once was a steel p________ near Sunshine River. The poison k________ fish and plants and p________ the river. The p________ was a very serious problem. (Keys: lived, had, plant, killed, polluted, pollution) 2. What about the Sunshine Town now? Now, there is a large shopping mall and a theatre in the town and the town has t________ into a park. People often m________ their friends there. And the government took action to r________ the pollution, and the river is b________ clean again. (Keys: turned, meet, reduce, becoming) 3. What about Mr. Chen’s life now? It’s better in some w________. It’s nice to have o________ space and pretty gardens. However, many of his old friends have m________ to other areas. He f________ a bit lonely from time to time. But it’s great that sometimes they come b________ to see him. Step 3 Explaining the language points 1. In fact, I was born here/ and have lived here/ since then. 2. We lived together/ till 1965/ when I got married. 3. Has Sunshine town changed/ a lot? 4. The factory used to dump its waste/ into the river. 5. The government took action/ to reduce the pollution. 6. I feel a bit lonely/ from time to time. Step 4 Doing practices First fill in the blanks on page 11 in Part C. Then make a similar dialogue in pairs. Step 5 Finishing the exercises Get the students to finish the following exercises without looking at the book to