Unit 1 Friendship Welcome to the unit 教学设计 2025-2026学年译林版八年级英语上册

Unit 1 Friendship Welcome to the unit 教学设计 I. Teaching Objectives Knowledge Objectives Students can master the key words and phrases related to friendship qualities (helpful, honest, cheerful, humorous, caring, clever, friendly, hard - working, interesting, kind, polite, smart, tidy). Students can understand and use the expressions to describe what makes a good friend. Ability Objectives Improve students' speaking skills by discussing about friendship qualities. Develop students' ability to match qualities with their explanations and express their own opinions about friendship. Emotional Objectives Let students realize the importance of good friends and good friendship in life. Encourage students to develop positive qualities to be good friends. II. Language Knowledge 1. Key words & phrases helpful, honest, cheerful, humorous, caring, clever, friendly, hard - working, interesting, kind, polite, smart, tidy 2. Key sentences Daniel is reading about a writing competition. Match the qualities on the left with the explanations on the right. The Class 1, Grade 8 students are talking about what qualities are important in good friends. What qualities do you think you have as a friend? 3. Key and challenging points Master the vocabulary about friendship qualities and be able to match them with correct explanations. Use the vocabulary to discuss and express opinions about what makes a good friend, which is helpful for oral English test in the senior high school entrance examination. III. Teaching Procedures Step 1 Lead - in (5 minutes) Show the picture on Page 6 (students with friendship) and ask: “What can you see in the picture? What does the picture make you think of?” Guide students to answer “friendship” and then ask: “Do you think friendship is important in our lives? Why?” Let students share their ideas briefly. Step 2 Pre - discussion (10 minutes) Present the new words about friendship qualities (helpful, honest, cheerful, humorous, caring, clever, friendly, hard - working, interesting, kind, polite, smart, tidy) by showing simple definitions and examples. For example, for “honest”, say “Honest people tell the truth, like if you break a cup, an honest person will say ‘I did it’.” Ask students to try to remember these words and have a quick quiz by showing the Chinese meanings and letting students say the English words. Step 3 While - activity (15 minutes) Activity A Ask students to do Activity A individually: match the qualities on the left with the explanations on the right. Then check the answers together. For each match, ask a student to explain why they choose that answer, for example, “Why do you think ‘honest’ matches ‘Tell the truth’?”, to ensure students understand the meanings. Activity B Divide students into pairs. Let them role - play the conversation in Activity B first, and then discuss more about what qualities are important in good friends, using the words in the box. Walk around the classroom to offer help if needed. Invite several pairs to present their conversations in front of the class. Step 4 Post - discussion (10 minutes) Activity C Let students think about the question in Activity C: “What qualities do you think you have as a friend?” individually first. Then organize a class discussion. Ask some students to share their answers, and encourage others to give comments, like “Do you agree with his/her opinion? Why or why not?”, to practice more speaking. Step 5 Summary and Homework (5 minutes) Summary Summarize the key points of this lesson: the vocabulary about friendship qualities and how to discuss about good friends. Homework Ask students to write a short passage (at least 50 words) about their best friend, describing the qualities that make this friend special. Review the new words and phrases learned in this lesson. IV. Assessment of Teaching Effectiveness Check students' answers in Activity A to see if they master the meanings of the words. Observe students' performance in pair work and class discussion to evaluate their speaking skills and understanding of friendship qualities. V. Design Purpose The lead - in activates students' prior knowledge about friendship. Pre - discussion helps students learn new vocabulary, which is the basis for further activities. While - activity practices students' matching skills and oral English through role - play. Post - discussion deepens students' understanding of friendship qualities and improves their speaking and thinking abilities. VI. Blackboard Design Unit 1 Friendship Welcome to the unit Key words: helpful, honest, cheerful, humorous, caring... Key sentences: Match the qualities with explanations. Discuss what makes good friends. Homework: Write about your best friend. VII. Teaching Reflection Most students were active in the discussions, but some were still shy to speak. In the future, more encouraging strategies should be used. Also, for the vocabulary, more interesting games can be designed to help students remember better. 学科网(北京)股份有限公司 $$