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Unit 4 Life on Mars
Comic strip & Welcome to the unit
设计说明
由介绍火星导入,询问学生是否愿意有朝一日去太空旅游并陈述理由,从而引入本课的话题,激活学生的背景知识,通过图片直观呈现生词,激发学生的学习兴趣,为之后谈论太空生活做好铺垫。在听读等训练中让学生完成任务,旨在培养学生信息转换和语篇阅读的能力。通过呈现和活动,让学生运用新语言知识进行有意义的表达和交流,深化他们对语言的理解,培养他们的语言运用能力。
教学目标
通过本课节的教学,让学生达成以下目标:
1.知识目标
掌握词汇:dried food, sleeping bag
2.能力目标
(1)了解太空旅行所需的物品;
(2)思考在另一行星上的生活情景;
(3)讨论在某一特定环境中生活的优点和缺点。
3.情感目标
学生通过比较地球生活与火星生活,提高适应环境及保护环境的意识。
重点难点
1. 重点:学会有关太空旅行必备物品的词汇和表达。
2. 难点:用恰当的语言谈论火星生活的优缺点。
教学准备
PPT课件
授课时数
1课时
教学过程
Step 1 Lead-in
Ask students to have a free talk.
Present a picture of Mars.
Questions:
(1) Do you know anything about space?
(2) Do you know anything about Mars?
(3) What would life be like in space?
(4) If you’re going to travel into space, what do you need to take with you? Why?
Mars is known as the red planet—the fourth planet from the Sun. It is quite similar to the Earth.
Step 2 Presentation
Show some pictures to present some new words about the items that are needed for a space travel.
air tank tent dried food space helmet
special boots computer power pack sleeping bag
Step 3 Practice
1. Ask students to write the correct word under each picture. Then, check the answers together.
Daniel is dreaming about visiting another planet. What should he take with him? Write the name of the item under each picture.
Answers: 1. air tank 2. tent 3. dried food 4. space helmet 5. special boots
6. computer 7. power pack 8. sleeping bag
2. Daniel is talking to Amy about living on Mars. Ask students to listen to the tape and fill in the form.
Life on Mars
1. _________ gravity
2. wear _________ boots
3. need __________ bags
4. eat ___________ food
5. no _____________
Feelings
_____________
Answers: less, special, sleeping, dried, fruit or vegetables/pollution, boring
3. Ask students to read the conversation.
Ask students to listen to the tape and read after it. Then read the dialogue in pairs.
Daniel: What would it be like to live on Mar