Unit 7 课时教案 2024-2025学年人教版英语八年级上册

Unit 7 Will people have robots? 第一课时 Section A(1a—2d) 教学目标: 1.重点单词:paper,pollution,future,pollute,environment,planet,earth,plant,part 2.重点短语:play a part,on computers,live to be … years old,in 100 years,in danger 3.重点句型: (1)People will live to be 200 years old. (2)Will people use money in 100 years? (3)There will be less pollution. (4)Everyone should play a part in saving the earth. 重点:掌握一般将来时的意义和结构;掌握There be句型的一般将来时的结构。 难点:掌握more/fewer和more/less的用法;掌握“will+动词原形”表达一般将来 时的用法。 教学过程: Step 1 Warming up Show some pictures about robot movies to students,and then let them talk about the following questions. (1)Do you think it possible that every home has a robot? (2)What can robot do for us? Step 2 Work on 1a 1a How will the world be different 100 years from now?Read these predictions.Check (√) A for agree or D for disagree. (1)Have students read the predictions in 1a. (2)Encourage students to speak out their opinions about these predictions. Step 3 Listening 1 1b Listen and circle the predictions you hear in 1a. (1)Let students look through the predictions in 1a again. (2)Play the tape,and ask students to circle the predictions they hear in 1a. (3)Ask students to discuss their answers in pairs and then check the answers in class. Answers:1; 2; 5; 4 Step 4 Group work on 1c 1c Ask and answer questions about the predictions in 1a. (1)Show students a sample conversation and then ask them to make their own conversations. (2)Then let some pairs act out their conversations in front of the class.Pay attention to the pronunciation and intonation of the students. Step 5 Listening 2 2a Listen and circle the words you hear. (1)Ask students to pay attention to the words in the brackets. (2)Play the tape and let students circle the words they hear.Then check the answers together. Answers:1.more 2.less 3.fewer 4.less 5.fewer 2b Listen again.Check (√) the predictions you hear. (1)Ask them to listen to the tape again carefully and check the predictions they hear. (2)Check the answers together. Answers:2; 5 Step 6 Group work on 2c 2c Make conversations about the predictions in 2a and 2b. A:What’s your prediction about the future? B:I think there will be more pollution. A:Really?I don’t think so.But I think there will be fewer trees. Step 7 Read and act 2d Role-play the conversation. Ask the students practice the conversation with their partners.Then let some pairs to act out the conversation. (1)Read the conversation and answer the questions: ①What will the future be like in the conversation? ②What can people do to save the earth? (2)Explain some new words and main points in the conversation. (3)Read the conversation after the teacher. (4)Practice the conversation with their partners.Then let some pairs to act out the conversation. 第二课时 Section A(Grammar Focus—3c) 教学目标: 1.重点单词:peace,sea,build,sky 2.重点短语:in the future 3.重点句型: (1)—What will the future be like? —Cities will be more polluted.And there will be fewer trees. (2)—Will people use money in 100 years? —No,they won’t.Everything will be free. (3)—Will there be world peace? —Yes,I hope so. (4)—Kids will study at home on computers. —They won’t go to school. 重点:掌握will及There be结构的一般将来时用法;掌握more、less和fewer的用法。 难点:能正确运用所学句型对未来的生活进行预测并与现在的生活做比较。 教学过程: Step 1 Free talk (1)Ask students to read the Grammar Focus first. (2)Make summaries about “will” “more” “less”and “fewer”. 语法拓展 一、一般将来时 1.意义 一般将来时表示将来某个时间要发生的动作或存在的状态,也可表示将来经常或反复发生的动作。常与表示将来的时间状语连用,如:tomorrow,before long,the day after tomorrow,next week,in the future,someday等。 2.句型 (1)肯定句:主语+will/shall+动词原形+其他. (2)否定句:主语+will/shall+not+动词原形+其他. (3)一般疑问句:Will/Shall+主语+动词原形+其他? (4)特殊疑问句:特殊疑问词+一般疑问句? 3.辨析“will/shall+动词原形”与“be going to+动词原形” (1)“will/shall+动词原形”表示单纯意义“将来要(会)……”,没有计划性。 They will go with us.他们将和我们一起去。 (2)“be going to+动词原形”表示“将要发生……”或“打算、计划、决定要……”。 What are you going to do next Sunday?下周日你打算做什么? 4.There be句型的一般将来时 “There will be+名词+其他.”意为“将会有……”。多用于以下句式: 肯定句 There will be … 否定句 There won’t (will not) be … 一般疑问句 及其回答 Will there be …? Yes,there will./No,there won’t. 特殊疑问句 特殊疑问词+will there be …? 二、辨析more,less与fewer 意义 用法 more 更多的 many和much的比较级,后跟可数名词复数或不可数名词 less 较少的,更少的 little的比较级,只接不可数名词 fewer 较少的,更少的 few的比较级,只接可数名词复数 活学活用 1.The sun will come out later.(改为否定句) The sun _ come out later. 2.There will be a big supermarket in this area.(对画线部分提问) _ _ there _ a big supermarket? 3.—Will kids study at home on computers?(作否定回答) —_,_ _. 4.The weather will be rainy in Beijing tomorrow.(对画线部分提问) _ will _ _ _ _ in Beijing tomorrow? 5.The workers will finish building the new bridge in three months.(对画线部分提问) _ _ will the workers finish building the new bridge? Answers:1.won’t 2.Where will,be 3.No,they won’t 4.What,the weather be like 5.How soon Step 2 Work on 3a 3a Fill in the blanks with more,less or fewer. (1)Make sure they know the differences of “more” “less” and “fewer” in use. (2)Fill in the blanks and check the answers. Answers:1.less,more 2.more,more 3.fewer,more 4.more,more 5.less, more/more, fewer Step 3 Group work on 3b and 3c 3b Complete the predictions with what you think will happen. (1)Let students discuss the four statements in groups.Then complete the predictions with what they think will happen. (2)Choose 2 or 3 groups to present the results. 3c Draw a picture of what you think a city in the future will be like.Then describe it to the class. I think there will be more tall buildings,and there will be fewer cars and more buses. 第三课时 Section B(1a—1e) 教学目标: 1.重点单词:apartment,space 2.重点短语:space station,take the train 3.重点句型: —Where do you live? —I live in an apartment. 重点:进行听说训练,提高综合听说能力;通过与一般现在时和一般过去时的对 比,加深对一般将来时表意功能和句子结构的理解。 难点:一般现在时、一般过去时与一般将来时这三种时态的准确应用。 教学过程: Step 1 Warming up Play a movie clip of The Wandering Earth,and ask some questions:In the movie,what does Liu Peiqiang do? Where does he live? Step 2 Work on 1a and 1b 1a Write each word in the correct column below. (1)Let students read the words in the box and the categories,and then show them some pictures to help them understand. (2)Ask students to divide the words into the categories.Then check the answers together. Answers:Jobs:astronaut, computer programmer; Transportation:train, rocket; Places to live:house, apartment, space station 1b Think of other words and write them in the chart in 1a. Step 3 Listening 1c Listen to Alexis and Joe.Number the pictures[1—3]. (1)Play the tape.Ask students to listen to the conversation in order to find out the right order of the pictures. (2)Check the answers.Encourage students to talk about the reasons. Answers:2; 3; 1 1d Listen again.Fill in the blanks with the correct verbs in the box. (1)Ask students to read the sentences in 1d and divide the given verbs into three tenses. (2)Play the tape again and ask students to fill in the blanks.Then check the answers. Answers:2.work 3.am 4.lived 5.took 6.will be 7.will fly 8.will live Step 4 Group work 1e Students A is Alexis and Student B is Joe.Talk about Joe’s life now,10 years ago and 10 years from now. A:Where do you live? B:I live in an apartment. 第四课时 Section B(2a—2e) 教学目标: 1.重点单词:human,dangerous,already,factory,Japan,believe,disagree,even,agree,shape, fall,inside,possible,impossible,side 2.重点短语:over and over again, get bored, wake up, disagree with, hundreds of, fall down, look for 3.重点句型: (1)Some can help to build cars,and they do simple jobs over and over again. (2)However,some scientists believe that although we can make robots move like people … (3)For example,scientist James White thinks that robots will never be able to wake up and know where they are. (4)This was not possible 20 years ago,but computers and rockets also seemed impossible 100 years ago. 重点:运用阅读技巧阅读文章,理解文章。 难点:能用目标语言讨论与机器人相关的话题。 教学过程: Step 1 Warming up Ask students to watch a video about how robots help humans in different ways.Ask students whether they want to have a robot of their own and why. Step 2 Pre-reading 2a Tell your partner what you know about robots.What do they look like and what can they do? Work in groups.Then ask some students to describe the robots they know. Step 3 Reading 2b Read the article and match each paragraph with the question it discusses. Ask students to skim the article and try to find out the main idea of each paragraph. Answers:Paragraph 1:What are robots like in movies?; Paragraph 2:What can robots do today?; Paragraph 3:Will robots think like humans in the future?; Paragraph 4:What will robots be like in the future? 2c Read the article again quickly.Complete the sentences about what robots can do now. Answers:1.cars 2.simple 3.walk, dance 4.look for, the buildings 2d Fill in the blanks in this paragraph with words from the article. (1)Tell students to read the passage again and pay attention to more details. (2)Let students fill in the blanks by themselves.Then check the answers with the class. Answers:dance; make; happen; talk; disagree; same; never; agree Step 4 Post-reading 2e What kinds of animals might robots look like in the future?What do you think these robots will be able to do?Write your ideas and discuss them with your partner. (1)Let students talk about these questions in groups and write their ideas. (2)Select some groups to make a report according to their discussions. 第五课时 Section B(3a—Self Check) 教学目标: 1.重点单词:probably,during,holiday,word 2.重点短语:fly up into … 3.重点句型: (1)So I’ll probably just keep a bird. (2)During the week,I’ll wear smart clothes. 重点:能运用所给的提示词阅读短文,并完成相关任务。能运用所学的词汇和句 型描述自己未来的生活。 难点:能运用所学知识描述自己未来的生活。 教学过程: Step 1 Free talk Will we have robots in our homes? What will our world be like in 100 years? There will be … People will have … Tell something about the future with more,less or fewer. Step 2 Pre-writing 3a Read Jill’s answer to the question “What will your life be like in the future?”Fill in the blanks with the words in the box. (1)Choose a student to read the words in the box to the class. (2)Let students scan the passage first.Then fill in the blanks with the words in the box. (3)Check the answers. Answers:live; more; meet; fewer; less; keep; wear; look; work; take 3b Complete the chart about your life 20 years from now.You can add more items. Let students think about their life 20 years from now.Encourage them to add more items. Step 3 Writing 3c Write about your life 20 years from now.Use 3a and 3b to help you. You can write it like this: My name is .In 20 years,I think I’ll be tall,fit and have long straight black hair.I will live in Shanghai,because it’s a big city and I like it very much.I’ll be a computer programmer … Step 4 Group work Discuss how you think a robot will help students with schoolwork in the future.Write down your group’s ideas and draw a picture of your robot. 1.I think students won’t need dictionaries because a robot will tell them the meanings of words. 2. … Step 5 Self Check Ask students to do the exercises in the Self Check.Then check the answers and correct the mistakes. Answers to 1:more/fewer:job, people, robot, planet, car, city, building, tree; more/less:pollution, fresh water, paper, clean air, free time, money Answers to 2:be; like; will; Will; can; there; be; will Step 6 Summary (1)Summarize what we learned in this period. (2)Revise the main words and phrases. 学科网(北京)股份有限公司 $$