Unit 8 Section A (3a-3c)教学设计 2024-2025学年人教版（2012）八年级英语下册

Unit 8 Section A (3a-3c)教学设计 I. Teaching Objectives Knowledge Objectives Students can understand the book report about The Old Man and the Sea and master key vocabulary (e.g., book report, popular, Pulitzer Prize, main character, fisherman, catch, fight, give up, defeat, recommend). Students can extract information from the book report to answer questions and complete a chart. Students can talk with a partner about a book they have read, sharing what they know about it. Ability Objectives Students can enhance reading skills by analyzing a book report, answering questions, and completing a chart. Students can improve speaking skills by discussing a book they have read with a partner. Emotional Objectives Students can learn about the theme of perseverance from The Old Man and the Sea and be inspired to apply it in life. They can also develop a love for sharing reading experiences. II. Key and Difficult Teaching Points Key Points Comprehending the book report and extracting information. Discussing a read book with a partner. Difficult Points Analyzing the book report to extract detailed information for the chart and questions. Expressing book content and personal learning clearly in a discussion. III. Teaching Methods Reading - based Teaching Method: Guide students to read the book report for comprehension tasks. Task - based Teaching Method: Design tasks like question answering, chart completion, and book discussion. Interactive Teaching Method: Engage students in pair work for discussing read books. IV. Teaching Aids Book report text (projected or handed out). Vocabulary cards. V. Teaching Procedures (45 minutes) Step 1 Reading and Question Answering (15 minutes) (3a) Task: Students read the book report about The Old Man and the Sea and answer the questions: What is the story about? → The story is about a fisherman who hasn't caught anything for months. One day he catches a huge fish, fights hard to kill it, but on the way back, sharks eat the fish, leaving nothing but bones. Would you like to read it? → (Students' personal answers, e.g., Yes, because it teaches not to give up.) Discuss answers as a class, focusing on the story content and theme. Step 2 Chart Completion (15 minutes) (3b) Task: Students read the book report again and complete the chart: Book title: The Old Man and the Sea Writer: Ernest Hemingway When the writer wrote it: 1952 Prize: Pulitzer Prize (won in 1953) Main character: A fisherman Events in the story: The fisherman hasn't caught anything for months. He catches a huge fish, fights for days to kill it. On the way back, sharks eat the fish, leaving bones. What the student has learned: Not to give up. The fisherman fights hard even though he loses the fish. As Hemingway said, “Man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated.” Check answers, discussing each part of the chart. Step 3 Discussing a Read Book (15 minutes) (3c) Task: Students talk with a partner about a book they have read, sharing what they know about it. Example: A: Have you read Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone? B: Yes, I have. A: What's it about? B: It's about a boy named Harry Potter who discovers he's a wizard and goes to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He makes friends and faces adventures. A: What do you think of it? B: I think it's really interesting and magical. Students practice in pairs, then some pairs share their discussions with the class. Step 4 Summary and Homework (5 minutes) Summary: Recap the book report content, key vocabulary, and the activity of discussing read books. Homework: Write a short book report about a book you have read, including the title, writer, main character, events, and what you learned. Ask three classmates about the books they have read and record their answers. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$