摘要:
该初中英语教学设计围绕“樵夫的寓言”展开,聚焦寓言相关词汇(如admit, make one's living)和句型(如“Honesty truly is the best policy”),渗透诚实品质教育。课堂导入通过提问“喜欢哪些寓言、诚实是否重要”激活学生已有认知,自然引出主题,搭建新旧知识连接的学习支架。
该设计以任务链驱动语言能力提升,通过快速浏览感知故事、匹配描述分析人物、小组表演运用语言等环节,融合思维品质(分析寓言寓意)与文化意识(寓言文化知识)培养。小组表演“樵夫的寓言”、课后向家人讲述故事等真实语境任务,既强化语言运用,又渗透德育,助力教师高效开展故事教学,提升学生英语表达与人文素养。
内容正文:
Unit 4 Stories and Poems Lesson 21教学设计
一、教材分析
【What】
本课围绕 “樵夫的寓言” 展开,讲述了一位诚实的樵夫在湖边砍柴时丢失斧头,水精灵帮他找回斧头的故事,还包含回答问题、人物描述匹配、填空、小组任务等内容。
【Why】
让学生学习与寓言、诚实相关的英语表达,了解寓言故事的特点和寓意,提升阅读理解、信息提取和英语交流能力,培养学生的诚实品质。
【How】
以寓言故事为语篇内容,通过完成读、回答问题、填空、小组任务等,引导学生学习新词汇、句型,掌握寓言相关的表达。
二、学情分析
学生对寓言故事有一定的认知,但用英语描述寓言故事和感悟可能存在不足。此阶段学生具备基础的英语阅读和交流能力,对故事类话题感兴趣。本节课重难点在于理解寓言故事内容,能运用相关内容完成任务和交流寓言。
三、教学目标
语言能力:能掌握寓言相关的词汇(如 “admit”“make one's living”“dive into” 等)和句型(“Long ago, there was a good and honest woodcutter.”“Honesty truly is the best policy.”);能运用相关表达交流寓言故事。
学习能力:学会通过阅读提取寓言故事的关键信息,主动参与小组任务,提升英语阅读和交流能力。
文化意识:感受英语中寓言表达的语言习惯,了解寓言的文化知识,积极用英语交流寓言话题。
思维品质:在分析寓言故事、交流过程中,培养对诚实品质的认知思维和语言组织能力。
四、重点难点
教学重点
掌握寓言相关的英语表达。
能运用相关表达完成任务和交流寓言故事。
教学难点
能准确理解寓言故事内容,流畅交流寓言故事和感悟。
五、课堂导入
【教师活动】
师生问好。
教师展示 “THINK ABOUT IT” 的问题,提问学生:
T: Do you like reading fables? What fables have you read? Do you think it is important to be honest? Why?
教师根据学生回答,引出本节课主题:
T: Today, we'll learn about a fable called "The Fable of the Woodcutter" in English.
【学生活动】
学生回答问题,如:
S: Yes, I like reading fables. I've read "The Tortoise and the Hare". I think being honest is important because it helps build trust.
学生准备参与寓言故事相关的英语学习活动。
【设计意图】
通过提问对寓言的喜好、读过的寓言和对诚实的看法,激活学生思考,自然引出本节课关于 “樵夫的寓言” 的主题,为后续学习铺垫。
六、探究新知
Presentation
【教师活动】
教师引导学生快速浏览寓言故事,了解主要内容(樵夫丢斧头,水精灵帮他找斧头,因诚实得到奖励)。
T: Read the fable quickly to get the main idea: A woodcutter loses his axe, a spirit helps him find it, and he gets rewarded for honesty.
教师讲解新词汇(如 “admit”“make one's living”“dive into” 等),让学生跟读并理解含义。
T: Let's learn some new words: admit (承认), make one's living (谋生), dive into (潜入). Repeat after me.
【学生活动】
学生快速浏览寓言故事,了解故事的相关内容。
学生跟读新词汇,理解其含义。
【设计意图】
引导学生熟悉寓言故事内容和新词汇,为后续深入学习奠基。
Practice
【教师活动】
教师引导学生看 “Let’s Do It!”1 部分,介绍任务要求(阅读课文,回答问题),让学生仔细阅读寓言故事,提取答案。
T: Read the lesson and answer the questions. Read the fable carefully to find the answers.
教师引导学生看 2 部分,介绍任务要求(再次阅读课文,匹配人物与描述词汇),让学生分析水精灵和樵夫的特点,从文本中提取描述词。
T: Read the lesson again. Think about the spirit and the woodcutter. Match each person with the words that describe them. Analyze the spirit and the woodcutter's characteristics and find descriptive words from the text.
教师引导学生看 3 部分,介绍任务要求(用方框中的单词或短语的正确形式填空),让学生分析每个句子的语境,选择合适的单词或短语。
T: Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words or phrases in the box. Analyze the context of each sentence to choose the right word or phrase.
教师组织学生进行 4 部分的活动,小组学习更多关于寓言的知识,选择任务完成。给出任务提示,指导学生完成。
T: Work in groups to learn more about fables. You can do one of the following tasks: Find the rest of the fable on the Internet. Act it out. Find another fable and act it out. You can search on the Internet or look in books. Don't forget to find the moral in your fable.
【学生活动】
学生完成 1 回答问题,结果:
What happened to the woodcutter when he was cutting wood beside a lake? He lost his axe in the water.
Who appeared as the woodcutter cried? A spirit appeared.
How did the woodcutter get back his old axe? The spirit dove into the lake three times and finally brought back his old axe.
Why did the spirit give the woodcutter the other two axes as presents? Because the woodcutter was honest, and the spirit was happy with his honesty.
学生完成 2 人物与描述词匹配,结果:
Spirit: helpful, clever, kind, warm-hearted
Woodcutter: honest, poor
学生完成 3 填空,结果:
He admitted to his parents that he broke the window. They were happy with his honesty.
That old lady is very poor. She makes her living by selling newspapers.
I’m afraid to dive into the swimming pool.
He came up with a fun way to learn maths.
She wore a silver chain around her neck.
学生进行 4 小组活动,示例:
小组选择查找另一则寓言(如《狼来了》),阅读后进行表演,并指出寓意是 “不要说谎”。
【设计意图】
通过回答问题、匹配、填空、小组活动练习,巩固所学到的寓言相关表达,提升阅读理解、信息提取和语言运用能力。
Production
【教师活动】
组织学生分组表演 “樵夫的寓言” 故事,用英语进行对话。给出任务提示,指导学生表演。
T: Work in groups. Act out "The Fable of the Woodcutter" in English.
巡视学生表演,给予指导(如语言运用、角色表现)。
邀请几组学生展示表演,评价表现。
【学生活动】
学生分组表演故事,如:
一组学生分别扮演樵夫、水精灵,用英语对话:
Woodcutter: Oh no! I lost my axe! (cries)
Spirit: What's wrong?
Woodcutter: I lost my axe in the lake.
Spirit: Let me help you. (dives into lake, brings back gold axe) Is this your axe?
Woodcutter: No, it's not mine.
Spirit: (dives again, brings back silver axe) Is this your axe?
Woodcutter: No, that's not mine either.
Spirit: (dives a third time, brings back old axe) Is this your axe?
Woodcutter: Yes! That's the right one!
Spirit: You are honest. Here are the gold and silver axes as presents.
学生展示表演。
【设计意图】
通过表演寓言故事,让学生在真实语境中运用所学语言,提升英语交流和故事演绎能力。
七、语言知识
【教师活动】
寓言相关词汇:“admit”(承认),“make one's living”(谋生),“dive into”(潜入),“fable”(寓言),“moral”(寓意)。
句型:
“Long ago, there was a good and honest woodcutter.”
“Honesty truly is the best policy.”
“Do you like reading fables? What fables have you read?”
“Do you think it is important to be honest? Why?”
【学生活动】
结合寓言故事和任务理解记忆知识点。
进行小对话练习,运用所学表达。
【设计意图】
帮助学生清晰掌握寓言相关词汇和句型,通过练习强化运用。
八、课堂总结
【教师活动】
总结本课重点内容:
Words and phrases:admit, make one's living, dive into, fable, moral.
Sentences:
Long ago, there was a good and honest woodcutter.
Honesty truly is the best policy.
Do you like reading fables? What fables have you read?
Do you think it is important to be honest? Why?
Topic:The Fable of the Woodcutter (story and moral of honesty).
【学生活动】
跟随教师回顾重点词汇、句子和话题。
整理课堂笔记,记录自己学到的寓言表达和活动内容。
【设计意图】
帮助学生系统梳理所学内容,强化记忆理解,为后续交流寓言故事提供语言支持。
九、课后任务
任务一:
口语与分享任务
向家人用英语讲述 “樵夫的寓言” 故事,以及自己对诚实的看法,锻炼口语表达。
任务二:
写作与创作任务
写一篇英语短文,介绍自己最喜欢的一则寓言故事及寓意,运用所学表达,字数 80 - 120 词;或创作一则简短的英语寓言故事,包含寓意,与同学分享。
十、板书设计
Lesson 21: The Fable of the Woodcutter
Story Plot:
Woodcutter: honest, poor, lost axe in lake.
Spirit: helpful, clever, kind.
Events: spirit brought back gold axe (not his), silver axe (not his), old axe (his); spirit gave gold and silver axes as presents for his honesty.
Moral: Honesty truly is the best policy.
Sentences:
Long ago, there was a good and honest woodcutter.
Honesty truly is the best policy.
Do you like reading fables? What fables have you read?
Do you think it is important to be honest? Why?
Key words & phrases:
admit, make one's living, dive into, fable, moral
十一、教学反思
本节教学围绕 “樵夫的寓言(诚实的寓意)” 展开,通过寓言学习、阅读练习和表演活动,帮助学生掌握相关英语表达,提升英语阅读和交流能力。教学设计贴合学生对故事和诚实品质的认知,学生积极参与表演和小组活动。但部分学生在表演时语言较简单,需后续加强故事细节表达练习;同时可开展 “寓言分享会”,让学生用英语分享更多寓言故事,进一步强化对寓言表达的运用和文学素养培养。
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