Unit 7 Lesson 42 North America-【绿卡初中创新题】2024-2025学年八年级下册英语同步教案(冀教版)

Unit 7 Know Our World 课时 第42课时 North America 课型 新授课 教学目标 【知识与技能】 1.能掌握下列词汇： square, million, Rocky Mountains, Spanish, Mexican 2.能掌握下列短语： square kilometer, The Great Lakes 3.能掌握以下句型： (1) Canada is the farthest north. To the south of Canada is the United States. (2) That is a large population, but smaller than that of China. (3) The Great Lakes are the largest bodies of fresh water in the world. (4) Canada is the biggest of the three countries in area, but it has the smallest population—about 35 million. 【情感、态度与价值观】 该部分主要讲述了北美洲的三个国家——加拿大、美国、墨西哥，及其人口、面积及语言使用情况。要求学生了解北美洲主要国家并简单口头介绍，同时要进一步掌握比较级和最高级的用法。通过让学生简单了解北美主要国家间的差异，进而达到了解世界的目的。 教学重点 学习并积累一些与加拿大、美国、墨西哥、人口、面积、语言等相关的词汇和表达，掌握本课节中的重点词汇和句型。 教学难点 学会用英语表达方位。 教学准备 教师：音频、课件。 学生：预习课文及词汇。 教 学 过 程 Step 1: Lead­in 建议：通过带领学生自由讨论北美洲各国情况的方式引导其进入本课。 For example: (1) Do you know anything about North America? (2) What do you know about other places around the world? Step 2: Presentation 建议：讲授本课新词汇。 million n.百万 square n.平方；广场；正方形 Rocky Mountains 落基山脉 Spanish adj.西班牙（人）的 n.西班牙语 Mexican n.墨西哥人 adj.墨西哥（人）的 square kilometre 平方千米；平方公里 The Great Lakes 北美五大湖 Step 3: Listening and answering 建议：听课文，回答问题。 (1) How many square kilometres do Canada, the U.S. and Mexico cover? (2) How many people live in North America? Answers: (1) The three countries cover about 24 million square kilometres. (2) About 550 million people live in North America. Step 4: Reading and answering 建议：读课文，回答问题。(Let’s Do It! No. 1) 1. Which country is the biggest in area? A. Canada. B. The U.S. C. Mexico. 2. What’s the third most common language in Canada? A. French. B. Spanish. C. Chinese. 3. Which country has the largest population in North America? A. The U.S. B. Canada. C. Mexico. Answers: 1. A; 2. C; 3. A Step 5: Reading and matching Answers: Step 6: Retelling 建议：读课文，补全信息。(Let’s Do It! No. 3) large live square Spain speak common There are three major countries in North America. They cover about 24 million 1.__________ kilometres. Both in America and Canada, English is the 2.__________ language, while in Mexico, people speak mostly 3.__________. In the U.S., over 2 million people 4.__________ Chinese. The population of America is much 5.__________ than that of Canada. Some Mexican people leave their country to 6.__________ and work in America. Answers: 1. square; 2. most common; 3. Spanish; 4. speak; 5. larger; 6. live Step 7: Language points 1. North America is a large continent, but it has only three main countries. 北美洲是一个很大的州，但它只有三个主要的国家。 辨析：large, big与huge large，big与huge都是形容词，都有“大的”之意，但也有区别。 large 多指面积大。注意：表示population(人口)或number(数量)的“多”要用large，表示“少”要用small big 指具体事物的体积大，其反义词是small/little huge 强调体形巨大，而非重量 China is a large country.中国是个大国。 The population of China is the largest in the world. 中国的人口在世界上是最多的。 My apple is bigger than yours.我的苹果比你的大。 A whale is a kind of huge animal.鲸是一种巨型动物。 2. To the south of Canada is the United States. 加拿大的南面是美国。 辨析：to, on与in 三者都可以表示方位，但在用法上有所不同。 To 表示“在某范围之外的……方向”，两地互不归属，互不接壤 On 表示“在某范围之外的……方向”，两地互不归属，但接壤 In 表示“在某范围之内的……方向”，一地归属另一地 Japan is to the east of China. 日本在中国的东方。 Henan is on the south of Hebei. 河南在河北的南方。 Handan is in the south of Hebei. 邯郸在河北的南部。 3. Most speak English or French, but the third most common language is Chinese! 大多数人讲英语或法语，而第三常用语言是汉语。 “the +序数词+形容词/副词最高级”表示“第几最……的”，后面接单数名词。 Steven is the second tallest boy in our class.史蒂文是我们班第二高的男孩。 4. Mexico is smaller than both Canada and the U.S. 墨西哥比加拿大和美国都要小。 both…and…意为“……和……(两者)都”。在句中可以连接两个并列的主语、谓语动词、宾语或状语等。它连接两个并列主语时，谓语动词要用复数形式。 Both my sister and I have been to Beijing.我和我姐姐都去过北京。 5. Mexican people love their country, but many leave to live and work in the U.S. 墨西哥人民热爱他们的祖国，但很多人离开（家乡）去美国生活和工作。 leave v.离开 常用短语： leave…to do sth. 离开……去做某事 leave (A) for B 离开(A地)前往B地 He left his hometown to study abroad. 他离开家乡去国外求学。 Mr. White will leave Mexico for China next week. 怀特先生下周将离开墨西哥前往中国。 6. Both in America and Canada, English is the most common language, while in Mexico, people speak mostly Spanish.在美国和加拿大，英语是最常用的语言，而在墨西哥，人们主要讲西班牙语。 mostly adv.主要地；通常 它相当于mainly，用于修饰动词。 She uses her car mostly for driving to work. 她的汽车主要用于上下班。 7. Which continent of the world interests you? 世界上哪个大洲使你感兴趣？ interest v.使……感兴趣 This novel written by Lu Xun interests me very much. 这本鲁迅写的小说引起了我很大的兴趣。 Step 8: Practice 建议：做练习，巩固课堂所学。 一、根据汉语提示补全句子。 1. Japan is __________ __________ __________ __________ (在……的东边) China. 2. Every student must __________ __________ __________ (准备一个报告) about his or her own country. 3. China is __________ __________ (大得多) than Japan in area. 4. __________ __________ __________ (北美五大湖) are famous in the world. 5. English is __________ __________ __________ __________ (第一最普遍的) language in business. Answers: 1. to the east of; 2. prepare a report; 3. much larger; 4. The Great Lakes; 5. the first most common 二、用方框中所给词语的适当形式填空。 more than, leave for, millions of, in the east of, square kilometre 1. China is __________ Asia. 2. Mexico has a population of __________ 110 million. 3. The Great Wall is famous, so every year __________ people come to visit it. 4. When will you __________ Canada? 5. The city covers an area of 1500 __________. Answers: 1. in the east of; 2. more than; 3. millions of; 4. leave for; 5. square kilometres Step 9: Summary 1. The new words： square, million, Rocky Mountains, Spanish, Mexican 2. Important phrases: square kilometer, The Great Lakes 3. Important sentences: (1) Canada is the farthest north. To the south of Canada is the United States. (2) That is a large population, but smaller than that of China. (3) The Great Lakes are the largest bodies of fresh water in the world. (4) Canada is the biggest of the three countries in area, but it has the smallest population—about 35 million. 课堂作业 1．口头作业：朗读课文和熟读词汇。 2．书面作业：就你所了解的北美洲的情况，写一篇英语短文。 板书设计 Unit 7 Know Our World Lesson 42 North America 1. The new words： square, million, Rocky Mountains, Spanish, Mexican 2. Important phrases: square kilometer, The Great Lakes 3. Important sentences: (1) Canada is the farthest north. To the south of Canada is the United States. (2) That is a large population, but smaller than that of China. (3) The Great Lakes are the largest bodies of fresh water in the world. (4) Canada is the biggest of the three countries in area, but it has the smallest population—about 35 million. 教学反思 课程首先通过带领学生自由讨论北美洲各国情况的方式引导其进入本课，之后讲授本课新词汇。然后通过听课文回答问题，以及细读课文，回答问题、信息匹配、重述课文等题型考查学生对课文的基本掌握情况。然后详细讲解语法点，将词汇、语法融合，讲练结合，综合系统地提升学生的英语能力。之后通过练习和总结，使学生进行二次练习以达到知识的二次转化。最后通过布置作业来使学生在自我实践中不断认识世界，提升自我。 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$