Unit 5 Work education What's work education 教学设计 2025-2026学年冀教版（2024）英语八年级上册

Unit 5 Work education-What's work education This lesson is from Unit 5 "Work education" of the 2024 Hebei Education Press English textbook for Grade 8. It focuses on the concept of work education. The passage in the textbook first explains the goal of work education program which is to encourage students’ all - around physical and mental development, and it generally consists of two parts: theory and practice. Then it elaborates on the practice parts in different countries such as China, Germany, and Russia, providing students with a global perspective on work education. Through this lesson, students will not only learn new vocabulary and sentence structures related to work education but also gain a deeper understanding of the significance of work education in different cultures. 教学目标 1. Knowledge Objectives Students will be able to master new words and phrases like "labour", "positive attitudes", "problem - solving", "take part in", "focus on" etc. Students can understand the main idea of the passage about work education, including its two - part structure and the practice examples in different countries. Students will be able to use the key sentence patterns such as "The goal of... is to...", "In general,... has two parts:..." to express ideas. 2. Ability Objectives Develop students' reading skills, such as skimming for the main idea, scanning for specific information. Improve students' oral English skills by discussing questions related to work education in groups. Enhance students' writing ability by completing a short passage about work education based on the learned content. 3. Emotional Objectives Cultivate students' interest in learning about different education systems around the world. Raise students' awareness of the importance of work education and respect for all kinds of work. 教学重难点 1. Key Points The new vocabulary and expressions related to work education. The understanding of the concept and different forms of work education. Mastery of the reading skills to quickly get information from the text. 2. Difficult Points How to help students understand the deep - seated meaning of work education and its connection with personal development. Guide students to express their own opinions on work education clearly and fluently in English. 1. New Words labour /ˈleɪbə(r)/n. work, especially physical work 劳动；工作 e.g. All wealth comes ultimately from human labour. 一切财富归根到底来源于人类的劳动。 positive /ˈpɒzətɪv/adj. full of hope and confidence; good 积极乐观的；良好的 e.g. We should take a positive attitude towards life. 我们应该对生活持积极的态度。 attitude /ˈætɪtjuːd/n. the way you think and feel about sb./sth. 态度；看法 e.g. His attitude towards work is very serious. 他对工作的态度非常认真。 problem - solving /ˈprɒbləm ˌsɒlvɪŋ/n. the process of finding solutions to problems 解决问题 e.g. Problem - solving skills are very important in our daily life. 解决问题的技能在我们日常生活中非常重要。 participate /pɑːˈtɪsɪpeɪt/v. to take part in an activity 参加；参与 e.g. Everyone in the class is expected to participate in the discussion. 希望班里的每个人都参与讨论。 focus /ˈfəʊkəs/v. to give special attention to one particular person or thing 集中（注意力、精力等）于 e.g. We should focus on our study. 我们应该专注于学习。 2. Phrases take part in 参加 e.g. They will take part in the school sports meeting. 他们将参加学校运动会。 focus on 集中于 e.g. The meeting will focus on economic development. 会议将集中讨论经济发展问题。 in general 通常；大体上；一般而言 e.g. In general, boys are more interested in sports than girls. 一般而言，男孩比女孩对运动更感兴趣。 be better prepared for 为…… 做好更充分的准备 e.g. Studying hard can help you be better prepared for the future. 努力学习能帮助你为未来做好更充分的准备。 3. Key Sentence Patterns The goal of the work education program is to encourage students’ all - around physical and mental development. 劳动教育项目的目标是促进学生的全面身心健康发展。 In general, the program has two parts: theory and practice. 一般来说，这个项目有两个部分：理论和实践。 The students in China take part in many activities outside the classroom. 中国的学生参加许多课外的活动。 教学过程 1. Lead - in (5 minutes) Greet the students as usual. Show some pictures of students doing different kinds of work, such as cooking, cleaning, farming, and repairing on the PPT. Then ask students: "What are these students doing? Have you ever done similar work? How do you feel about it?" Encourage several students to share their experiences. This activity can arouse students' interest and lead to the topic of work education. 2. Pre - reading (10 minutes) Write the title "What's work education?" on the blackboard. Let students predict what the passage might talk about according to the title. Present new words and phrases on the PPT. Teach the pronunciation, meaning, and usage of each word or phrase through examples and simple explanations. For example, when teaching "labour", show some pictures of workers and say: "Labour means work, especially physical work. Look at these workers, they are doing hard labour." After presenting all the new words, ask students to read them aloud several times to reinforce the memory. Explain some key sentence patterns that will appear in the passage, such as "The goal of... is to...", "In general,... has two parts:..." and give some simple examples for students to understand. 3. While - reading (15 minutes) Fast - reading: Ask students to read the passage quickly and find out the two parts of work education. Set a time limit of 2 minutes. After they finish reading, invite a student to answer the question. Write the answer on the blackboard: The two parts of work education are theory and practice. Careful - reading: Let students read the passage again carefully. This time, they need to complete a table about the practice part of work education in different countries. The table has columns for "Country" and "Practice part of work education". Give them 3 - 4 minutes to read and fill in the blanks. Then check the answers together. After that, ask some detailed questions about the passage, such as "Why is work education important?" "What activities do Chinese students do in the practice part of work education?" etc. Let students find the relevant sentences in the passage and answer the questions. This can help students understand the passage more deeply. 4. Post - reading (10 minutes) Group discussion: Divide students into groups of 4 - 5. Ask each group to discuss the questions: "What do you think of work education in your school? Do you think it is necessary? Why or why not?" Give each group 5 minutes to discuss. Encourage each group member to express their opinions. Then ask some groups to share their discussion results with the whole class. Writing: Ask students to write a short passage about work education. They can write about their understanding of work education, their own experiences of work education in school, or their suggestions for improving work education in school. Give them 5 minutes to write. After they finish writing, ask several students to read their passages aloud. The teacher gives some simple comments and corrections. 5. Summary and Homework (5 minutes) Summary: Summarize the key points of this lesson with students, including new words, phrases, sentence patterns, and the main idea of the passage about work education. Homework: Ask students to review the new words and phrases learned in this class and make sentences with them. Let students search for more information about work education in other countries on the Internet and write a short report about it. 教学反思 In this lesson, through various teaching methods such as picture - leading, pre - teaching new words, reading tasks, group discussion, and writing practice, students have shown a certain level of enthusiasm. Most students can master the new vocabulary and understand the main content of the passage. However, there are still some problems. For example, during the group discussion, some students are a little shy to express their opinions in English, which indicates that their oral English needs to be further improved. In the future teaching, more opportunities should be provided for students to practice speaking English. Also, in the writing part, some students made grammar mistakes. It is necessary to strengthen grammar teaching and writing guidance in the following classes. In general, this lesson has achieved most of the teaching objectives, but there is still room for improvement. 2 / 37 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $