内容正文:
UNIT 12 Life is full of the unexpected.
Section B (2a—2e) 第4课时
设计说明
本课时通过谈论企鹅导入新内容的学习。通过读前看图、快速阅读掌握各部分大意、细读短文完成表格和读后延伸练习等各项任务,帮助学生理清文章脉络结构,把握文章细节内容。指导学生学习并掌握新语言点。最后,通过课堂达标训练,检测学生对本课时知识的掌握情况。
教学目标
通过本课时的学习,让学生达成以下目标:
1.知识目标
(1)单词:announce, spaghetti, hoax, discovery, lady, cancel, officer, believable, disappear, embarrassing
(2)短语:sell out
(3)句型:①By the end of the day, more than 10,000 people had phoned the TV station to find out how to get this water.
②One of the world’s most famous tricks, however, happened in October rather than in April.
③Welles made it sound so real that hundreds of people believed the story...
2.能力目标
(1)能够朗读短文,理解短文的结构和语言;
(2)能够掌握并运用所学的知识点。
3.情感目标
进一步了解愚人节,提升在生活中鉴别真伪的意识和能力。
重点难点
重点:本课时的重点单词、短语、句型以及短文的朗读
难点:能运用所学语言谈论愚人节的趣事
教学准备
PPT课件;2b的录音
授课时数
1课时
教学过程
Step 1 Warming up
T: We have learned about April Fool’s Day. Have you ever played jokes on others on April Fool’s Day? Have you ever been fooled by others? Tell your story to your partner.
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Step 2 Lead-in
1. Show the picture to class and ask them if penguins can fly. Talk about the animal with class.
2. Watch a video about penguins.
Step 3 Reading
Before reading, ask the students to look at the picture in 2b. Then answer the question below.
What can you see in the picture?
Answers: A UFO.
Fast reading
Work on 2b.
1. Ask the students to read the passage quickly. Then match each paragraph with the main idea.
2. Check answers.
Answers:
Para. 1 One of the most famous tricks played
Para.2 Examples of funny stories that happened on April Fool’s Day
Para. 3 An introduction to April Fool’s Day
Para. 4 A sad story that happened on April Fool’s Day
Careful reading
Task 1
Read the article again and fill in the blanks.
Answers:
Task 2
Work on 2c.
1. Ask the students to read the passage again and answer the questions.
2. Check answers:
Answers: 1. A reporter announced that there would be no more spaghetti because the spaghetti farmers in Italy had stopped growing spaghetti.
2. It