2014年八年级英语下册 Unit 1 Past and present Main task＆Checkout教案二 牛津版.docVIP

Period 9 Main task (Writing a report) Teaching goals To describe two pictures explaining the differences between past and present situations To generate ideas to describe specific details shown in pictures To organize language and descriptions to write a comparison To select descriptive information to write a report To describe the changes to a place Teaching procedures Step 1 Having a free discussion Ask the students to have a free discussion: “ The changes to school /family /festival /lifestyle /city/…” Model: The changes to my school My school has changed a lot since I left it five years ago. The school yard is bigger that before. The timetable looks more beautiful. There are a lot more subjects offered in the school. The umbers of the students and teachers have also increased. There are more after school activities for the students. Ands the Teaching condition is becoming better and better. Step 2 Presenting Amy plans to write about the changes to Moonlight Town for her project. She has got an old photo and a recent photo of the town. Show the photos to the students, and then ask them to talk about the photos in groups of four or five. Talk about the differences between them, and then show the fact file to the students, In the past At present Environment Quiet Green hills around Fresh air Many new roads and new buildings More people Transport Go to the town by bicycle or on foot Many buses pass the town Go there by taxi, bus or train A new train station Advantages A good environment A modern life Problems Less development Fewer trees Step 3 Filling the blanks Help Amy complete her report in Part A3 on page 22. Step 4 Reading the article Ask the students to read the report. Then tell them about other changes that Amy didn’t mention. E.g. Moonlight Town is noisier now. There are more shops and businesses, and the roads are busier, etc. Step 5 Presenting Now tell the students that they will have to do some research in order to write their repor