Unit1 Happy Holiday. SectionB (3a～3c) Writing 第五课时写作课教学设计 -2025-2026学年人教版（2024）八年级英语上册

教学目标

知识技能目标：1. By the end of the class. Ss can use key vocabulary and sentence patterns of this unit to describe holiday activities, feelings and gains.
方法过程目标：2. Use indefinite pronouns in communication and writing according to the different contexts. 3. By sharing different holiday experiences, Ss can understand the cultural customs and lifestyles around the world.

教学重点

1. Guide Ss to complete writing tasks and master the writing methods.

教学难点

1. Help Ss improve the quality of their writing by using rich vocabulary and diverse sentence patterns.

Step1. Warm up

1. Free talk
T shows several pictures about famous places in the UK on the screen and involves ss to

1. To activate students' prior knowledge and spark initial interest in the topic of holidays by

guess the name of the country.
T: Here are some famous places in a country.
Do you know what country is it?
Ss: It's the UK.
T: Great! It's the United Kingdom. We can also call it the UK.
They're Big Ben, Tower Bridge and the London Eye.
2. Let's learn
T shows a map of the United Kingdom and guides Ss to learn. Then, present some pictures related to the Scotland.
Lead Ss to guess which part of the UK they will talk about.
 

connecting with familiar landmarks, thus naturally introducing the theme of holiday experiences.
2. To broaden students' cultural horizons by introducing Scottish culture, stimulating their curiosity about different holiday destinations, and laying a foundation for subsequent writing about diverse holiday experiences.

T introduces some background information about Scotland to arouse Ss' interest and also broaden their horizons.
eg: kilt, Bagpipes (风笛), Edinburgh Castle

Step2. Pre-writing

1. Look and say
T shows the passage and guides ss to read the title and the picture to predict the main idea and content.
Q1: What's the passage mainly about?
Q2: What's the main content of the article?
2. Read and find answers.
T: “What did Gina do during her holiday? Let's read quickly and find the answers. Pay

1. To develop students' ability to predict text content based on titles and pictures, helping them grasp the core of the passage efficiently.
2. To focus on and reinforce the use of past tense verbs, a key language point in describing past holiday activities.
3. To familiarize