八年级英语第二单元教案冀教版.docVIP

Lesson 9: How Does a Plant Grow? Teaching Content: Mastery words and expressions: plant, water, grow, leaf, cover, itself Oral words and expressions: seed, poster, bud, stem, sunshine, pot, soil, root Teaching Aims: Let the students love nature. Learn more about the agriculture. Teaching Important Points: Listen to the tape and catch the key words. Talk about the purpose. Teaching Difficult Points: The main plants of the plants. Teaching Preparation: pictures of plants, seeds, flowers, markers Teaching Aids: audiotape; flashcards; pictures Type of lesson: new lesson Teaching Procedure: Step1. Bring a plant to the class. Ask the students: What is it? How does it grow? Have you ever planted a seed? How do you plant a seed? Teach the students the words: seed, soil, water, plant, grow, leaf. First let some students read the words in class. Then ask all the students to read after him. Step2. Listen to the tape and answer the following questions: Does Wang Mei need water? What grows into flowers? What does Wang Mei use the green markers for? What does “grow into” mean? Step3. Skim the text and check the answers. Help them if they need any help. Step4. Read the text loudly in class in roles. Step5. Listen to the tape again and repeat after it. Step6. Let some students act the dialogue out. Step7. Come to “PROJECT”. Work in three or four students in a group. Each group should finish the task. They need to plant a seed in a pot. They can plant any seed that he likes. After planting it, put it in sun. now we can observe it every day. When they are planting, the teacher walks around the class. Make sure all the students are speaking English. If they are in trouble, help them. The teacher can ask the questions like this: What are you doing now? Have you watered your seeds? What do you cover with it? When will they sprout? Make sure that every group labels their pots with their names or group number (Example: Group 1). You may wish t have students also write the type of seed