牛津版上海版八年级下册 Water 教案.docVIP

U2 Water The first period Teaching aims： Introduce the topic water. Ask students to work in pairs for a few minutes, and to write down anything they know about water. Ask 3 students to tell their answers and write them down on the black board. Then discuss their ideas briefly and do the exercises. Teaching Important Points : Try to know something about water Teaching Procedures: 1: A Free Talk What do you know about water *People can live without food for more than a month, but they can’t live without water for more than week. Losing more than 20% of the normal water content of our bodies will result in a painful death. *About 65-70% of our bodies are water, so it is important for us to drink a lot of water. Each day, a normal person will drink about 2.4 liters of water or other drinks. In America, the average person will use 260 liters of water a day and on average, each person will drink 60, 600 liters of water in his/her life. *Some people believe that our emotions and mental stability are affected when there is a full moon because the gravitational pull of the moon affects the water in our bodies in the same way as it affects the ocean tides. Legends say that werewolves appear when there is a full moon. *You need more water during and after exercise because you lose water by sweating and you need to replace the water that is lost. *Water freezes at 0℃ (32℉). When it freezes, it changes into ice. Water boils at 100℃(212℉) when it changes its form into a gas, becoming steam. 2: Look and think * Choose the write answer 1 You could live without water for a few ______. a days b weeks c hours 2 Your body needs about ______ liters of water daily. a two b four c eight 3 When you exercise, the amount of water you need _____. a increases b decreases c remains the same 4 When you freeze water, it becomes a _______. a liquid b solid c gas 5 About _______ of the earth is covered by water. a