Unit 1 Me and my class Lesson 1 New friends, new subjects 教学设计- 2025-2026学年冀教版英语八年级上册

Unit 1 Me and my class-Lesson 1 New friends, new subjects This lesson is the first one in Unit 1 of the 8th grade English textbook of Hebei Education Press (2024 edition). The main content of this lesson is presented in the form of an online chat among Li Ming, Jenny, and Brian. It focuses on the topics of new friends, new subjects, and future careers. Through this chat, students can learn about Brian's interest in Chinese culture, Li Ming's new subject - physics in Grade 8, and Jenny's learning of French. It also involves their discussions about future career plans, such as Li Ming considering being a teacher or an engineer, and Brian dreaming of being an airplane pilot. The language used in the dialogue is simple and close to daily communication, which is easy for students to understand and imitate. 教学目标 Knowledge Objectives Students can master the key vocabulary related to new friends, new subjects, and future careers, such as "physics", "introduce", "interested", "engineer", "talented", "require", etc. Students can understand and use the key sentence patterns, like "How was your first day of Grade 8?", "How many new classmates do you have?", "What are your new subjects?", "I'm interested in...", "Maybe I'll be...". Ability Objectives Through listening to the dialogue, students can improve their listening skills, especially the ability to catch key information about new friends, new subjects, and career plans. By discussing and sharing in class, students can enhance their oral English expression ability, and be able to communicate fluently about the topics of new friends, new subjects, and future jobs. Students can improve their reading comprehension ability by analyzing the dialogue text. Emotional Objectives Cultivate students' positive attitude towards new semesters, new friends, and new knowledge. Inspire students to start thinking about their future career directions and encourage them to work hard to achieve their dreams. 教学重难点 Key Points The key vocabulary and sentence patterns mentioned above. Enable students to understand the main content of the dialogue about new friends, new subjects, and future careers. Guide students to use the learned language knowledge to talk about their own new semester situations, including new friends and new subjects. Difficult Points Help students understand some extended content in the dialogue, such as cultural differences reflected in Brian's interest in Chinese culture, and the relationship between different subjects and future careers. Enable students to use the learned language flexibly to express their own unique views and ideas about future careers, rather than just imitating the examples in the text. Vocabulary chat /tʃæt/ v. & n. chat; have a casual conversation Example: Li Ming, Jenny, and Brian are chatting online. Phrase: chat with sb. about sth. chat with someone about something introduce /ˌɪntrəˈdjuːs/ v. introduce; present someone or something for the first time Example: Jenny: Hi, Li Ming. Let me introduce you to my cousin, Brian. Phrase: introduce sb. to sb. introduce someone to someone else interested /ˈɪntrəstɪd/ adj. having a feeling of wanting to know or learn about something Example: Brian: Yes, and I am very interested in Chinese culture. Phrase: be interested in sth. / doing sth. be interested in something or doing something physics /ˈfɪzɪks/ n. the scientific study of matter and energy and the relationships between them Example: Li Ming: It's going well. It's similar to Grade 7. We have a new subject this term - physics. engineer /ˌendʒɪˈnɪə(r)/ n. a person who designs, builds, or maintains engines, machines, or public works Example: Li Ming: Well, I'm not sure yet. Maybe I'll be a teacher or an engineer. talented /ˈtæləntɪd/ adj. having a natural ability to do something well Example: Jenny: Thanks, Li Ming. Jenny: Hmm, I'll consider that! Brian is talented in art. Phrase: be talented in sth. be good at something require /rɪˈkwaɪə(r)/ v. need; demand Example: Li Ming: I do know that every job requires hard work. Phrase: require sb. to do sth. ask someone to do something Sentence Patterns How was your first day of Grade 8? Used to ask about someone's experience on the first day of a new grade. How many new classmates do you have? To inquire about the number of new classmates. What are your new subjects? For asking about the new courses in the new semester. I'm interested in... Express one's interest in something. Maybe I'll be... Used to express possible future career choices. 教学过程 Warming - up (5 minutes) Greet the students in English as usual and have a short free talk with some students, such as asking about their summer holidays. Then show some pictures of different school subjects on the PPT, and ask students to name the subjects they see. After that, ask them: "What subjects are you interested in? Do you have any new subjects this term?" Let students discuss in pairs and share their answers with the class. This activity can activate students' prior knowledge about school subjects and arouse their interest in the new lesson. Listening (10 minutes) Tell the students that they will listen to a conversation among Li Ming, Jenny, and Brian. Before listening, show the following questions on the PPT: What is Brian interested in? How is Li Ming's Grade 8 going? What new subject does Li Ming have this term? What new language is Jenny learning? Play the recording for the first time, and let students listen carefully and try to answer the questions. After listening, ask several students to share their answers. Play the recording again, and this time, let students listen more carefully and check their answers. Explain some difficult words or expressions in the conversation if necessary. This listening activity can train students' ability to catch key information in the dialogue. Reading and Analyzing the Text (15 minutes) Give students a few minutes to read the dialogue text silently. Then divide the text into three parts and analyze each part with the students. Part 1: Introduction of a new friend Ask students to find out the sentences about introducing a new friend in the text. Let them read these sentences aloud and explain the usage of "introduce... to...". Part 2: Talking about learning Guide students to find out the sentences related to asking about someone's study situation, such as "How was your first day of Grade 8?" and "How is your Grade 8 going?". Let them practice asking and answering these questions in pairs. Then ask students to fill in the blanks according to the text about Li Ming's new subject and his feelings about it. Part 3: Talking about future jobs Have students complete a table about the future job information of Li Ming, Jenny, and Brian in the text. After that, let them discuss in groups: "What do you think are the requirements for these jobs?" and share their ideas with the class. Teach the key words and phrases in the text. Explain their meanings and usages, and let students read them several times to remember. Let students read the conversation again and fill in the blanks with the key words and phrases they just learned. Check the answers together. This reading and analyzing process can help students better understand the text structure and language knowledge. Practice and Output (10 minutes) Divide the students into groups of four. Each group is required to make up a dialogue about their new semester situations, including new friends, new subjects, and future career plans. They can use the key words and sentence patterns they learned in this class. Give each group enough time to prepare their dialogues. Walk around the classroom to offer help and guidance when necessary. After that, invite several groups to come to the front of the class and act out their dialogues. The rest of the students listen carefully and give their evaluations. This practice and output activity can let students use the learned language knowledge to communicate in real - life situations, improving their oral English ability. Summary and Homework (5 minutes) Summarize the key vocabulary, sentence patterns, and main content of this lesson with the students. Emphasize the importance of learning new knowledge and making new friends in the new semester. Assign homework: Ask students to write a short passage about their new semester, including new friends, new subjects, and their future career ideas. Let students review the key words and sentence patterns of this lesson and preview the next lesson. 教学反思 Positive Aspects The warming - up activity successfully aroused students' interest and made them actively participate in the class discussion. The pictures of school subjects helped students quickly recall relevant vocabulary and get into the context of the new lesson. The listening and reading tasks were designed step by step, which was in line with students' cognitive laws. Through these tasks, students effectively improved their listening and reading comprehension abilities, and at the same time, mastered the key language knowledge. The group work in the practice and output part provided students with more opportunities to communicate in English. Most students were able to actively participate in the dialogue creation and performance, which enhanced their oral English expression ability and teamwork spirit. Areas for Improvement In the listening part, some students still had difficulty catching some detailed information, especially when there were new words or expressions. In the future, more listening training with different levels of difficulty should be provided, and some listening skills training, such as predicting and taking notes, should be strengthened. During the group work, there were a few students who were relatively passive and did not fully participate in the discussion and dialogue creation. In the following classes, more attention should be paid to these students, and appropriate incentives should be given to encourage them to actively participate in class activities. In the summary part, the time was a bit tight, and some students might not have fully absorbed all the key points. In the future, more time can be allocated to the summary to ensure that students have a clear understanding of the content learned in this 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 $