Unit 6 Section A（1a - 1c）教学设计 2024-2025学年人教版（2012）八年级英语下册

Unit 6 An old man tried to move the mountains. Section A（1a - 1c） Teaching Objectives By the end of the lesson, students will be able to: Match story titles with corresponding pictures, identifying traditional Chinese and other cultural stories (1a). Extract key facts about a story from listening materials, determining which story is being discussed (1b). Discuss story elements (beginning, development, details) using target language, e.g., “How does the story begin?”, “What happened next?” (1c). Teaching Key Points & Difficulties Key Points Recognizing story titles and their visual representations. Understanding and using simple past and past continuous tenses to talk about story events. Difficulties Accurately catching story - related facts in listening. Narrating story sequences coherently in discussions. Teaching Methods Picture - Title Matching Listening Comprehension (Fact Extraction) Story Discussion & Narration Teaching Aids Textbook, blackboard, multimedia, audio player Teaching Procedure I. Warm - up & Story Sharing (7 mins) Daily Question Ask students: “What traditional Chinese stories do you know? Like ‘Hou Yi Shoots the Suns’ or ‘Nu Wa Repairs the Sky’? Share one briefly! ” Let 3 - 4 students share, e.g., “I know ‘Journey to the West’ – it’s about the Monkey King. ” Lead - in to 1a Say: “Today we’ll look at pictures of famous stories. Let’s match them to their titles and talk about the stories! ” II. 1a Activity – Story Title & Picture Matching (8 mins) Instruction Show 1a pictures (a - d) and titles: Journey to the West, Yu Gong Moves the Mountains, Hou Yi Shoots the Suns, Nu Wa Repairs the Sky. Tell students: “Match each picture to the correct title. These are classic stories – some Chinese, some from other cultures.” Student Activity Students match individually. Then, pair - check. Walk around to help, e.g., “Picture a has suns – that’s Hou Yi Shoots the Suns.” Check answers: a. Hou Yi Shoots the Suns b. Journey to the West c. Nu Wa Repairs the Sky d. Yu Gong Moves the Mountains III. 1b Activity – Listening for Story Facts (12 mins) Pre - listening Introduce 1b: “Anna and Wang Ming are talking about one of these stories. Let’s listen to the facts they mention and figure out which story it is.” List 1b facts on the board: The two mountains were very high and big. A very old man tried to move the mountains. A man told Yu Gong that he could never do it. While - listening Play 1b audio. Tell students: “Listen and check (✓) the facts you hear. Then, determine which story they’re discussing.” Play the audio twice. Pause after each play to let students mark facts. Post - listening Check answers: All three facts are checked (✓). The story is “Yu Gong Moves the Mountains” (matches the facts about moving mountains, an old man, and someone doubting him). IV. 1c Activity – Story Discussion (13 mins) Instruction Show 1c discussion questions: How does the story begin? What happened next? Where would they put all the earth and stone from the mountains? Explain: “Discuss these questions with your partner. Use the listening facts and your knowledge of the story. Try to retell the story sequence.” Student Activity Students pair up. Walk around to guide, encouraging use of past tenses, e.g., “The story begins with two big mountains blocking Yu Gong’s way. Then, he decided to move them...” Invite pairs to share their discussions. For example: “How it begins: There were two huge mountains near Yu Gong’s home. Next: Yu Gong and his family started digging. They wanted to put the earth and stone into the sea, since it’s big enough.” V. Summary & Homework (5 mins) Summary Recap key points: Matched story titles to pictures, identifying classic stories. Listened to extract story facts and determine the discussed story. Discussed story elements (beginning, development, details). Write on the board: Key Stories: Yu Gong Moves the Mountains, Journey to the West, etc. Discussion Phrases: How does the story begin? What happened next? Homework (1) Write a short summary (5 - 6 sentences) of “Yu Gong Moves the Mountains”, using simple past tense. (2) Think of another classic story (e.g., “The Three Little Pigs”) and be ready to share its beginning and key events in the next class. Blackboard Design Unit 6 An old man tried to move the mountains. Section A (1a - 1c) 1a Answers: a. Hou Yi Shoots the Suns b. Journey to the West c. Nu Wa Repairs the Sky d. Yu Gong Moves the Mountains 1b Facts (checked): - Two mountains very high/big - Old man tried to move them - Man doubted Yu Gong Homework: Yu Gong summary; Prepare another story. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$