Unit 8 Section B (1a-2e)教学设计 2024-2025学年人教版（2012）八年级英语下册

Unit 8 Section B (1a-2e)教学设计 I. Teaching Objectives Knowledge Objectives Students can talk about favorite singers or musicians and the reasons for liking them. Students can understand a conversation about a band (The Toms) and take notes on band details. Students can learn about country music, including its origin, characteristics, famous places/singers, and related stories (Sarah's connection to country music). Ability Objectives Students can enhance listening skills by identifying opinions in a conversation and taking notes on band information. Students can improve reading skills by completing a fact sheet, underlining main ideas, answering questions, and writing a summary about country music. Students can develop speaking skills by discussing favorite music with partners and sharing country music facts. Emotional Objectives Students can appreciate different types of music and learn about the cultural significance of country music. They can also enjoy sharing music preferences with others. II. Key and Difficult Teaching Points Key Points Discussing favorite music and understanding conversations/readings about music. Completing tasks related to country music (fact sheet, questions, summary). Difficult Points Taking accurate notes from a conversation and reading. Writing a concise summary about country music. III. Teaching Methods Task - based Teaching Method: Design tasks like music discussion, listening for opinions/notes, reading for fact sheets/questions/summaries. Interactive Teaching Method: Engage students in pair work for music discussions and sharing country music facts. Listening - focused Teaching Method: Guide students to extract band information from audio. Reading - focused Teaching Method: Guide students to analyze the country music passage for main ideas and details. IV. Teaching Aids Multimedia (listening audios, music - related picture cards, vocabulary cards). V. Teaching Procedures (45 minutes) Step 1 Discussing Favorite Music (5 minutes) (1a) Task: Students tell their partner who their favorite singer or musician is and why they like him or her. Example: A: My favorite singer is Taylor Swift. B: Why do you like her? A: Because her songs are very catchy and tell great stories. Share some discussions with the class. Step 2 Listening Comprehension about The Toms (10 minutes) (1b) Task: Play the 1b audio. Students write A for Alex or D for Dave next to each opinion: The Toms must be popular. — A The Toms play pop music. — D The Toms' music sounds more like rock. — A Listening to The Toms is a good way to wake up. — D (1c) Task: Play audio again. Students take notes about The Toms: Band name: The Toms Country: the US Number of people in the band: five Kind of music: pop (Dave thinks), sounds like rock (Alex thinks) Why Alex and Dave like to listen to this band: Alex: The Toms must be popular. Their music sounds more like rock. Dave: The Toms play pop music. Listening to them is a good way to wake up. Play audio again for confirmation. Step 3 Surveying Music Preferences (5 minutes) (1d) Task: Students ask their friends and parents what kind of music they listen to, why, and how it makes them feel. Fill in the chart: People What kind of music? Why do they listen to it? How does it make them feel? Friend 1 Pop Catchy and fun Happy Friend 2 Rock Energetic Excited Parents Classical Relaxing Calm Share some survey results with the class. Step 4 Reading about Country Music (20 minutes) (2a) Task: Students discuss the questions with a partner: Do you have a favorite singer or band? Do you have a favorite song? What facts do you know about your favorite singer, band or song? (2b) Task: Students read the passage and complete the Country Music Fact Sheet: Where it is from: the southern states of America What kind of music it is: traditional A famous country music place in Nashville: the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum A famous country music singer: Garth Brooks The number of records he has sold: more than 120 million (2c) Task: Students read the passage again, underline the main ideas, and write short answers to the questions: First paragraph: Who is Sarah? A girl who became a fan of American country music. Where is she from? The US (she studied abroad in England but is from the US). What does she like? American country music. Second paragraph: What is country music? A traditional kind of music from the southern states of America. What is country music about? Many songs these days are about modern life in the US, but country music brings us back to the “good old days” when people were kind to each other and trusted one another. It reminds us that the best things in life are free — laughter, friends, family, and the beauty of nature and the countryside. Third paragraph: What is Sarah's dream? To go to Nashville one day. Who is Garth Brooks? One of the most successful musicians in American history. (2d) Task: Students use the notes from 2c to write a short summary of the passage (within 100 words). Example: Sarah became a fan of American country music when she heard a song on the radio while studying abroad. Country music is traditional from the southern US, reminding people of good old days. Sarah dreams of going to Nashville, home to country music. Garth Brooks, a famous country singer, has sold over 120 million records. (2e) Task: Students close their books and tell a partner what facts they remember about country music. Then they make a list of questions about other facts they want to know about country music. Example questions: How did country music start? What are some other famous country music singers? Are there different styles of country music? Step 5 Summary and Homework (5 minutes) Summary: Recap music discussions, listening about The Toms, and reading about country music. Homework: Write a short paragraph about your favorite kind of music, including why you like it and how it makes you feel. Research one more fact about country music and share it next class. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$