英语人教版八年级上册unit7 SectionA 2a-2c.docVIP

Unit7 Will people have robots? 2a-2c I. Teaching goals： 1. Knowledge skills： 1）To make predictions. 2）To review the structure “There be” and the usage of “be going to”. 3） To review “few、 little、 many、 much”，learn “fewer、 less、 more” and make sure the students can master the differences among them. 4）Students can predict what the life will be like in the future. 2. Process steps： Task-based approach. Learning by listening, speaking, acting, cooperation. reporting, writing. 3. Emotional attitude values： By predicting the future, students realize how the world are changing, especially the environment. They will think what they can do to make the world better. II. Important and difficult points of teaching 1. Important points Future pattern of “there be” 2. Difficult points Usage of more, fewer and less III. Teaching procedures 1. Greetings 2. Lead-in Listen to a song: Whatever will be, will be Teacher asks: What will your future be like? Ss predict the future 3. New lesson 1) Look at four groups of pictures Practice: Will there be more people in 100 years? Yes, there will. / No, there won’t. 2) Listening practice Work on 2a: a. Read the sentences in 2a. Tell Ss they will listen to some sentences. They should listen and circle the words in the bracket. b. Play the recording for the Ss to listen and circle the words. c. Play the recording again to check the answers. Work on 2b: a. Let Ss read the sentences below. Explain some main sentences for the Ss. Make sure they know what to do. b. Play the recording for the Ss to check the predictions they hear. c. Play the recording again to check the answers. 3) Summary of more, fewer and less 4) Pair work a. Let Ss read the first conversation in 2c after the teacher. b. Then let Ss ask and answer questions about the predictions in 2a. Then make their own conversations. c. Let some pairs ask and answer about their conversations. IV. Exercises V. Homework What you can do to make the environment bette