Unit 3 Animals Are Our Friends Lesson 18教学设计 2024-2025学年冀教版（2012）八年级英语下册

Unit 2 Living World Lesson 18: Friendship Between Animals I. Teaching Objectives By the end of the lesson, students will be able to: Knowledge: Extract details of two interspecies friendships (egret & rhino, Owen & Mzee) from the letters, including mutual help, background, and emotional impact, aligning with HSEE reading detail - extraction skills. Master target words (relationship, clean, warn, easily, storm, tortoise, build) and use them accurately in context (e.g., clean the skin, warn of danger, build friendship). Understand the theme “Friendship has no boundaries” and its cultural implication (friendship beyond species/language). Skills: Complete HSEE - style gap - filling tasks (Let’s Do It! 1 & 3) by locating text evidence and using correct word forms. Answer comprehension questions (Let’s Do It! 2) with text - based reasoning, enhancing HSEE critical - thinking. Create and perform dialogues for animal pairs (Let’s Do It! 4), improving HSEE oral communication and creative writing. Emotion: Appreciate the beauty of interspecies friendship, recognizing that care can exist without words, fostering empathy and positive values. II. Key Points & Difficulties Key Points: Reading Comprehension: Identify mutual help: Egret cleans rhino’s skin & warns of danger; Rhino helps egret find food. Owen & Mzee share life after the storm. Track character backgrounds: Owen (baby hippo, lost parents in a storm); Mzee (130 - year - old tortoise). Vocabulary & Grammar: Use clean (v.), warn (v.), easily (adv.), storm (n.), tortoise (n.), build (v.) in past - tense contexts (e.g., cleaned, warned, built). Grasp the structure “help... (to) do” and adverb placement (easily modifies get food). Difficulties: Differentiating word classes (e.g., clean as verb vs. adjective; easily as adverb vs. easy as adjective). Describing abstract themes (friendship without words) using concrete examples from the text. III. Teaching Methods Task - Based Learning (TBL): Through gap - filling, question - answering, and dialogue - creation tasks. Text - Analysis Approach: Unpack the dual - story structure (egret & rhino → Owen & Mzee) to model HSEE reading strategies. Collaborative Learning: Pair work for dialogue performance, emphasizing peer feedback on language accuracy and creativity. IV. Teaching Aids Textbook, PPT (animal friendship images, vocabulary animations, dialogue templates), worksheets (vocabulary practice, story - retelling guides). V. Teaching Procedures Step 1: Warm - up – Animal Friendships (5 mins) Discuss THINK ABOUT IT: Ask: “Do you think there’s friendship between animals? What different animals have you seen living well together?” (E.g., “Dogs and cats can be friends; birds and deer in the park.”) Invite 3–4 students to share, writing keywords (friendship, animals, help each other) on the board. Lead - in to the Letters: Say: “Danny and Li Ming are writing about two amazing animal friendships—let’s discover how different species care for each other!” Step 2: Pre - reading – Vocabulary & Prediction (8 mins) Teach Target Vocabulary: Use context - rich sentences and visuals: relationship: “The egret and rhino have a special relationship.” (Show their photo.) clean: “The egret cleans the rhino’s skin.” (Animation of egret cleaning.) warn: “The egret warns the rhino about danger.” (Sound of egret calling.) easily: “The rhino helps the egret get food easily.” (Illustration of insects in grass.) storm: “Owen lost his parents in a big storm.” (Stormy weather image.) tortoise: “Mzee is a 130 - year - old tortoise.” (Tortoise photo.) build: “They built a strong friendship.” (Building - block animation.) Highlight word forms: clean (v.) → cleanly (adv., 拓展), easily (adv.) ← easy (adj.), build (v.) → built (past tense). Predict the Stories: Ask: “How do the egret and rhino help each other? Why did Owen and Mzee become friends?” Let students guess and justify. Step 3: Reading – Extract Friendship Details (12 mins) Complete Let’s Do It! 1 (Listening Gap - Filling): Answers: friendship; rhino; strong; clean; warn; easily Analysis: Guide students to link words to text roles (e.g., strong describes the rhino; clean is the egret’s action). Complete Let’s Do It! 2 (Comprehension Questions): Answers: They help each other: The egret cleans the rhino’s skin and warns it of danger; the rhino helps the egret get food easily. Owen is a baby hippo; Mzee is a 130 - year - old tortoise. They felt touched. No. Good friends can show care without words. Analysis: Locate key sentences (e.g., “help each other”, “Owen, a baby hippo”, “touched many people’s hearts”, “Good friends can show they care without words.”). Text Structure Mapping: Divide the text into two stories: Story 1: Egret & Rhino (survival - based friendship). Story 2: Owen & Mzee (emotional companionship after loss). Model HSEE strategy: “Identify two sub - themes to understand the overarching theme ‘Friendship has no boundaries’.” Step 4: Vocabulary Practice – Form & Use (10 mins) Complete Let’s Do It! 3 (Gap - Filling): Answers: hippo; storm; tortoise; friendship Analysis: Link to character backgrounds (Owen = baby hippo; storm = tragedy; Mzee = tortoise; friendship = result). Sentence Transformation: Rewrite sentences with target words (e.g., “The egret cleans the rhino’s skin.” → “The rhino’s skin is cleaned by the egret.” (passive voice, 拓展High school entrance examination语法); “He gets food easily.” → “He easily gets food.” (adverb placement)). Step 5: Speaking & Performing – Animal Dialogues (15 mins) Task Introduction: Provide dialogue templates for Let’s Do It! 4: Egret & Rhino: Rhino: “Thank you for cleaning my skin! You’re so helpful.” Egret: “You’re welcome! And thanks for helping me find food. Let’s stay together!” Owen & Mzee: Owen: “Mzee, you’re my family now. I’m not alone anymore.” Mzee: “I’ll always be here, little one. We’ll never be apart.” Encourage adding emotions (grateful, happy) and gestures. Pair Work: Students create and practice dialogues, focusing on word accuracy and emotional expression. Class Sharing: Invite 2–3 pairs to perform. Feedback focuses on: Correct vocabulary use (clean, warn, build). Natural delivery (tone, gestures) to show friendship. Step 6: Summary & Homework (5 mins) Summary: Recap: Two Friendships: Egret - Rhino (mutual survival) & Owen - Mzee (emotional healing). Vocabulary: relationship, clean, warn, easily, storm, tortoise, build (past tense: cleaned, warned, built). Theme: “Friendship has no boundaries—care needs no words.” Homework: Writing: Write a 100 - word passage about “An Amazing Animal Friendship” (use 5 target words and past - tense verbs). Reflection: Think of a time you showed care without words, and write 3 sentences about it. VI. Blackboard Design Category Content Animal Friendships 1. Egret & Rhino: - Egret: Cleans skin → Warns of danger - Rhino: Helps find food easily 2. Owen & Mzee: - Owen: Baby hippo, lost parents in a storm - Mzee: 130 - year - old tortoise - Together: Built a friendship Target Vocabulary relationship (n.), clean (v.), warn (v.), easily (adv.), storm (n.), tortoise (n.), build (v.) Past tense: cleaned, warned, built Core Structure “help... (to) do”; Adverb placement (easily modifies get food) Theme “Friendship truly has no boundaries—care without words.” Design Rationale: Aligns with HSEE reading (dual - story analysis, detail extraction), vocabulary (word forms, adverb use), and writing (narrative about friendship) skills. Tasks integrate emotional exploration and creative performance, ensuring language learning connects with values of empathy and friendship. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$