英语人教版八年级下册The first period.doc

The first period Teaching contents:SectionA1a-2d Teaching objects: To grasp the past progressive tense Learn to describe your experiences To improve the students’ enthusiasm of learning English Knowledge objects the key vocabulary:rainstorm, alarm, go off ,begin, heavily, suddenly, pick up, strange. the target language: A:What was he doing when the rainstorm came? B:He was reading in the library when the rainstorm came. Ability objects listening and speaking skills. b)communicative competence Moral objects You should protect yourselves well at the time of a rainstorm with thunder and lightning 4) Teaching key and difficult points a)To improve interest and skills of listening b)To grasp the past progressive tense 5)Teaching methods 1)lead in 2)listening and writing skills 3)communicative approach 4)groupwork 6)Teaching aids 1)a tape recorder 2)a computer 3)multimedia 7)Teaching time: one period 8)Teaching procedure Step1.Organization of the class Everyday English Step2. Lead in Ask some questions: What is Mr Hu doing now ? What were you doing at three o’clock yesterday afternoon? What were you doing when your father watched TV last night？ Step3.Presentation Look at the pictures . The sky clouded over and we could see there was going to be a rainstorm. Please remember “You should protect yourselves well at the time of a rainstorm with thunder and lightning.” He sat down suddenly. There were several alarms during the night. go off 1)The thief ran away when the burglar alarm went off. The headache went off quite suddenly. pick up 1)I called you up last night and you didn’t pick up. 2)He picked up his knife on the ground. 3)My uncle came to pick me up after school yesterday afternoon. heavy a heavy box It rained heavily. strange He had a strange expression on his face. begin(began) It began to rain hard. Step3.1a Where