Unit 2 主题群文阅读教学设计 2025-2026学年鲁教版八年级英语上册

Unit 2 Why don’t you talk to your parents? (Extensive Reading) 教学设计 教学过程 I. Learn about problems Pre-reading: 1. Lyrics appreciation: Piece 1: Trouble will find you no matter where you go. T: Hello, boys and girls. Do you like the song just now? Ss:... Let’s enjoy 2 pieces of it. The first piece. Please read the lyrics. Ss:... T: I’ll show you the meaning. Teenagers, is being your age easy or difficult? Ss:... T: Do you have a lot of trouble or problems? Ss:... T: Don’t worry. Today you are free to speak out your problems. We are here to listen and help. T: I’ll be the first one to share my problem with you. I have lost some hair because I can’t sleep well. How about you? What is your problem? Ss:... T: You do have different kinds of problems. Sometimes you argue with your parents or friends. You have too much homework. You worry about your bad habits and grades. You see, problems are everywhere. They are common and normal. Piece 2: Trouble is a friend, trouble is a friend of mine. T: The second piece. Why is trouble a friend? Ss:... Right. Trouble or problems can help us grow. Just like in the story of Lion King. 2. Talk about the characters in Lion King. T: There are 3 main characters in the movie. Look at the lion cub. A cub is a young animal. What is his name? Who is this lion? His name is Mufasa. How about that lion? He is Simba’s uncle, Scar. While-reading: Passage 1: Simba’s Road to pride(荣耀) 1. Watch the video and answer(视听材料) What problems does Simba meet? What does he do then? T: Simba meets a big problem in his life. What is it? What does he do then. Let’s watch a video and find the answer. T: What problem does Simba meet? S:... T: What does he do then? S:... T: How does Simba feel now? S:... 2. Thinking: If you meet problems in your life, what will you do? T: If you meet problems, what will you do? Ss:... 3. Read Passage 1 and finish the chart: What other problems does Simba meet? What does he do then? T: What other problems does Simba meet? What does he do? Does he keep running away from problems? Please read Passage 1 and fill in the blanks. T: Ok,class. What is the 1st problem? S:... T: Look at the 2 pictures. What do you think of the kingdom in the first one? How about the second one? Ss:... T: Right. His kingdom is in trouble under the evil Scar. What does he decide to do S:... T: What’s Simba’s second problem? Scar slanders him. Read after me “Slander”, it means Scar says something bad about Simba. What does Simba do? What is the truth? S:... T: Then it’s time for the final battle. What does Simba do? Any more? S:... 4. What do you think of Simba? T: What do you think of Simba now? Ss: T: Through all the problems, Simba brings out the best in himself. He is brave, smart and responsible. He changes from a scared lion cub to a strong leader. II. Learn to solve problems wisely Passage 2: If I start after dinner, I’ll finish it before I go to bed. 1. Situation-setting: Tree hole of teenagers provides help for teenagers. T: In our daily life, we also meet different kinds of problems. Luckily, we have Tree Hole of Teenagers. We receive letters from teenagers about their problems and provide help. Tony, one of my students, argued with his dad. What are they arguing about. Let’s watch a video and find the reason. 2. Watch and answer(视听材料) What are Tony and his dad arguing about? T: What are they arguing about? Ss:... T: They have different opinions on when to do homework. What are their opinions? Please read Passage 2 and underline them. 【设计意图】通过介绍青少年树洞,创设情境。通过回答Tony和他爸爸因为什么而争吵,练习学生对语言信息的归纳总结能力。 3. Read and underline :What are Tony’s and his father’s opinions? T: What are Tony’s opinions? Ss:... T: When does Tony want to do his homework? S:... T: What are his dad’s opinions? Ss:... T: When does his father think Tony should do his homework? S:... 4. Thinking: What will you do, if you have different opinions from others? T: It’s quite normal to have different opinions. What will you do if you have different opinions from others? Ss: 5. How can Tony talk to his father better? T: How can Tony talk to his father well? If Tony talks with his father like this,... Would you like to have a try? Ss:... T: Please read the first sentence. Does Tony talk politely or impolitely? Read the second sentence. What does Tony talk about? In the third sentence, Tony gives his reason. Please read the last sentence. What is it about? Ss:... T: Next time, when we have different opinions from others. Don’t forget my magic skills, PFRP. Try to change the way of communication, I believe things will be better. Passage 3: 1. Read and answer: What is Jenny’s problem? What causes her problem? T: We know how to communicate with our parents better. How about with our friends? My student Jenny wrote me a letter. She has a problem with his friend. What is the problem? What causes the problem? Please read Passage 3 and try to find the answer. T: What is Jenny’s problem? S:... T:What happens? Let’s see. What’s Amy’s new hobby? What does she start to do? Who does she spend a lot of time with? What do they talk about? Ss:... T: Does Jenny know a lot about music? Ss:... T: So you see, Amy has a new hobby, new activities, new friends, new topic. She is moving on. How about Jenny? She stays unchanged. Do they have much in common? No, they don’t have anything in common now. That may be the cause of her problem. T: How does she feel? Be left out? Jenny thinks Amy is better friend with her new friends than with her. 2. Can you give Jenny some advice? Class, can you give Jenny some advice? Ss:... Passage 4 : Balancing(平衡) your friendship 1. Read and fill in the chart T: Do you want to know my advice. Please read Passage 4, my reply to Jenny, and find the advice. T: What’s advice 1? Still remember my magic skills, PFRP? What can Jenny say? Would you like to have a try? Ss:... T: What is the 2nd piece of advice? S:... T: What’s the meaning of “find out a bit more about music”? S:... T: How about advice 3? S:... Are these good ways to save the friendship? But what will happen if these ways don’t work? S:... T: What can Jenny do? 2. Thinking: Is it a pity to lose a friend? T: Is it a pity to lose a friend? Ss:... III. Take action on problems Post-reading: Group work: A talk show T: Our Tree Hole of Teenagers is having a talk show about “Problems in growing up”. Work in groups of 4. SA is the host. SB talks about the problem. SC&SD give advice. T: We meet different kinds of problems in the journey of growth. Believe in yourself and bring out the best in you. We will come up with good solutions. They will help us grow happily and healthily. Homework A. Write down what you have learned in this class about solving problems. B. Read a biography(人物传记) about famous people, like Helen Keller or watch a movie, like Princess Diary, The Wizard of Oz, Eragon. 学科网(北京)股份有限公司 $$