Unit 7 Section B（3a - Self Check）教学设计 2024-2025学年人教版（2012）八年级英语下册

Unit 7 What’s the highest mountain in the world? Section B（3a - Self Check） Teaching Objectives By the end of the lesson, students will be able to: Categorize whale - related information into a chart, enhancing organization and comprehension skills (3a). Write a paragraph about whales and their protection needs, applying vocabulary and persuasive writing (3b). Complete grammar self - check tasks, reinforcing comparative and superlative forms, verb - object collocations, and quantifier usage (Self Check). Teaching Key Points & Difficulties Key Points Organizing information about whales (appearance, habitat, diet, etc.). Using comparative and superlative adjectives correctly. Difficulties Writing a cohesive paragraph about whale protection with logical flow. Distinguishing between “much”, “many”, “few”, “little” in quantifier usage. Teaching Methods Information Categorization Paragraph Writing & Poster Creation Grammar Practice & Error Correction Teaching Aids Textbook, blackboard, multimedia Teaching Procedure I. Warm - up & Whale Talk (7 mins) Daily Question Ask students: “What do you know about whales? Are they big? What do they eat? ” Let 3 - 4 students share, e.g., “Whales live in the sea, eat small fish.” Lead - in to 3a Say: “Today we’ll organize whale facts into a chart (3a) and write about why they need protection (3b).” II. 3a Activity – Whale Information Categorization (12 mins) Instruction Show 3a chart (What do they look like? Where do they live? etc.) and whale phrases. Tell students: “Categorize each phrase into the correct section. Use the article ideas (even if not from a text, use logic).” Example: “Live in the sea” → Where do they live? Student Activity Students categorize: What do they look like?: Huge, Some kinds have teeth Where do they live?: Live in the sea What do they eat?: Eat small fish and other sea life What can they do?: Jump high out of the water, Sing songs Why do some need protection?: Humans catch whales for meat/oil; Whale parts sold; Water pollution How can we protect them?: Rules on protection; Stop putting rubbish; Learn more Pair - check. Walk around to guide: “‘Rules on whale protection’ – how we can protect them.” III. 3b Activity – Whale Protection Paragraph (15 mins) Instruction Explain 3b: “Use 3a info to write a paragraph about whales. Include: what they are, where they live, what they do, why they’re endangered, how to protect them.” Example: “Whales are huge sea animals. They live in the sea and eat small fish... They’re endangered because humans catch them... We should stop polluting the sea.” Student Activity Students write paragraphs. Walk around to help: “Add an interesting fact – ‘Some whales sing songs!’ to make it engaging.” Share paragraphs: “Whales are amazing but endangered. Let’s protect their homes and stop hunting.” IV. Self Check Activities – Grammar Practice (10 mins) Self Check 1: Comparatives & Superlatives Students complete the chart: high → higher; highest dangerous → more dangerous; most dangerous long → longer; longest popular → more popular; most popular Check answers. Highlight “more/most” for multi - syllable adjectives. Self Check 2: Verb - Object Collocations Students match: reach → b (the top of a mountain...) achieve → c (my dream...) risk → a (my life...) Add objects: “reach a goal”, “achieve good grades”, “risk injury”. Self Check 3: Quantifiers & Adjectives Students circle and fill: many much crowded stronger Walk around to explain: “‘Many’ for countable (elephant weighs many times), ‘much’ for uncountable (eat much more).” V. Summary & Homework (5 mins) Summary Recap key points: 3a: organized whale facts into categories. 3b: wrote persuasive paragraphs about whale protection. Self Check: comparatives, superlatives, collocations, quantifiers. Write on the board: Whale Protection Key: Stop pollution, follow protection rules. Homework (1) Finish the whale poster using 3b paragraph. (2) Write 3 sentences using new comparative/superlative forms (e.g., “Whales are more amazing than I thought.”). Blackboard Design Unit 7 What’s the highest mountain in the world? Section B (3a - Self Check) 3a Categorization: - Look like: Huge, Some have teeth - Live: sea Self Check 1 Answers: high → higher/highest Homework: Whale poster; 3 comparative sentences. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$