Unit 5 Amazing Places-Exploring the Topic-Theme Reading 教学设计 2025-2026学年仁爱科普版英语八年级上册

本文围绕“Amazing Places - Exploring the Topic - Theme Reading”展开，聚焦世界独特自然与文化景观相关词汇、句式及阅读技巧。承接单元主题，为学生后续描述景观奠基，通过词汇教学、阅读等环节，渗透语言、文化、思维及学习能力等核心素养。 该设计亮点在于多样教学活动，如小组讨论、预测等特色教法。从学生层面提升语言运用与思维能力，为教师提供清晰授课路径，增强课堂互动性，有效突破理解景观文化内涵及写作描述的教学难点。

Unit 5 Amazing Places-Exploring the Topic-Theme Reading This unit focuses on "Amazing Places". The theme reading mainly introduces some unique natural and cultural landscapes around the world. For example, it may describe the Honghe Hani Rice Terraces in Yunnan, China, with their magnificent terraced fields, unique irrigation systems, and the harmonious coexistence of man and nature. It also might touch upon other wonders like rainforests, deserts, etc. These descriptions aim to let students understand the diversity and charm of the world's landscapes, and cultivate their awareness of appreciating and protecting different environments. Through reading, students will learn new words, phrases, and sentence patterns related to landscape description, and improve their reading comprehension skills, such as making inferences, distinguishing facts from opinions, etc. 教学目标 Students will be able to master new words and phrases related to landscapes, such as "landscape", "ancient", "raise", "store", "terrace", "be known for", "make better use of", etc. Students can understand and use key sentence patterns for landscape description, for example, "The Honghe Hani Rice Terraces in Yunnan maybe a good choice for vacation. With mountains and clouds, this special landscape looks like a beautiful Chinese painting." 教学重难点 1. Key Points New words, phrases and sentence patterns related to landscape description. Training students' reading skills, especially the ability to make inferences and distinguish facts from opinions. 2. Difficult Points Helping students understand the profound cultural connotations and ecological significance behind some landscapes. Guiding students to use the learned knowledge to describe a landscape vividly in writing. 1. New Words landscape /ˈlændskeɪp/n. 风景；景色 ancient /ˈeɪnʃənt/adj. 古代的；古老的 raise /reɪz/v. 饲养；种植；提高 store /stɔː(r)/v. 储存；储藏 terrace /ˈterəs/n. 梯田 vacation /vəˈkeɪʃn/n. 假期 inference /ˈɪnfərəns/n. 推断；推理 material /məˈtɪəriəl/n. 材料 2. Phrases be known for 因…… 而闻名 make better use of 更好地利用 feel free to do sth. 随意做某事 in ancient times 在古代 3. Sentence Patterns The Honghe Hani Rice Terraces in Yunnan maybe a good choice for vacation. With mountains and clouds, this special landscape looks like a beautiful Chinese painting. To make better use of these water - filled rice fields, farmers raise fish and ducks in them. 4. Reading Strategies Skimming: Read quickly to get the general idea of the text. Scanning: Look for specific information in the text, such as numbers, names. Making inferences: Use the information in the text and your own knowledge to guess the unstated information. Distinguishing facts from opinions: Facts can be proven, while opinions are personal views. 教学过程 1. Lead - in (5 minutes) Show some pictures of famous landscapes around the world on the PPT, such as the Grand Canyon in the United States, the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, and the Pyramids in Egypt. Ask students: "Do you know these places? What do you think of them?" Encourage students to express their opinions briefly. This can arouse students' interest in the topic and lead to the theme reading of this class. 2. Pre - reading (10 minutes) New Words Teaching Present the new words on the PPT one by one, along with pictures or short video clips to help students understand their meanings. For example, when teaching "landscape", show a beautiful natural scenery picture; when teaching "terrace", show a picture of the Honghe Hani Rice Terraces. Read the words aloud for students, and let them repeat several times to correct their pronunciation. Divide students into pairs. Let them practice reading the new words to each other and check if their partners' pronunciation is correct. Prediction Show the title and some pictures related to the theme reading content to students. Ask them to predict what the text may be about. For example, if the title is "The Wonders of the Honghe Hani Rice Terraces", ask students: "What do you think we can learn from this text? Maybe the appearance of the rice terraces, or the way people farm there?" Let students share their predictions in class. 3. While - reading (15 minutes) Fast Reading Let students read the text quickly within 2 - 3 minutes. Then ask them to answer the question: "What is the main idea of this text?" Invite several students to share their answers. The main idea may be about introducing a certain amazing landscape, including its features, historical background, and the relationship between people and the landscape. Careful Reading Let students read the text carefully for the second time. Design some detailed questions, such as: "Where is the Honghe Hani Rice Terraces located?" "Why do farmers raise fish and ducks in the rice fields?" "What materials were used to build the terraces in ancient times?" Ask students to find the answers in the text and underline the relevant sentences. Then let them answer the questions in class. After that, check the answers together and explain the key sentence patterns in the text. Group work: Divide students into groups of 4 - 5. Give each group a task: find out all the facts and opinions in the text. Let them discuss in groups, mark the facts with "F" and opinions with "O", and then share their results with the whole class. This can help students better understand the difference between facts and opinions. 4. Post - reading (10 minutes) Retelling Ask students to retell the content of the text in their own words. They can first retell it in groups, and then each group selects a representative to retell it in front of the class. Encourage students to use the new words, phrases and sentence patterns they have just learned. Discussion Set some discussion topics, such as: "If you have a chance to visit one of these amazing places, which one would you choose and why?" or "How can we protect these amazing natural and cultural landscapes?" Let students discuss in groups for 3 - 4 minutes, and then invite some groups to share their ideas. This can not only improve students' oral English ability but also cultivate their awareness of environmental protection and cultural heritage protection. 5. Summary and Homework (5 minutes) Summary Summarize the key points of this class with students, including new words, phrases, sentence patterns, and reading strategies. Emphasize the importance of understanding and protecting different landscapes around the world. Homework Ask students to write a short passage of about 80 - 100 words to introduce their favorite landscape. They need to use at least 3 new words and 2 phrases learned in this class. Let students collect more information about an amazing place they are interested in and share it with the class next time. 教学反思 After this class, I need to reflect on the following aspects: Teaching Objectives Achievement: Check whether students have mastered the new words, phrases and sentence patterns. Observe if students can use reading strategies effectively during reading, and whether they can express their views on landscapes in English. If most students have achieved the teaching objectives, it means the teaching design is relatively reasonable. If not, I need to adjust the teaching methods and content in the next class. Teaching Process: Consider whether the time arrangement of each part is appropriate. For example, if the pre - reading part takes too much time, it may affect the in - depth discussion in the post - reading part. Also, think about whether the group work is carried out smoothly. If there are problems such as some students not participating actively in group work, I need to find solutions, such as clarifying group division and task assignment more clearly. Student Participation: Evaluate students' enthusiasm and participation in class. If students show strong interest in the topic and actively participate in various activities, it indicates that the teaching content and methods are attractive. If some students are inattentive, I need to think about how to make the class more interesting and engaging, such as using more vivid teaching aids or designing more challenging tasks. Homework Feedback: When checking students' homework, pay attention to whether they can correctly use the learned knowledge to complete the writing task. Analyze the common mistakes in students' homework, and use these mistakes as teaching resources to strengthen relevant knowledge points in the next class. 2 / 37 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$