Unit 3 Better you, better me Lesson 1教学设计-2025-2026学年冀教版八年级英语上册

Unit 3 Better you, better me Lesson 1 What makes you unique? 教学设计 I. Teaching Objectives 1. Knowledge Objectives Students will master vocabulary related to personal strengths and uniqueness (e.g., project, describe, challenge, personal strengths, special talents, erhu, championship) and understand the conversation about Li Ming's English project and personal uniqueness. Students will be able to comprehend the conversation, answer questions, fill in blanks in dialogues, and interview classmates about personal strengths and special talents. 2. Ability Objectives Improve listening and speaking skills: Understand conversations to complete tasks and express ideas about personal strengths and uniqueness. Enhance reading and collaborative skills: Extract information from conversations and interview classmates to complete tables. 3. Affective Objectives Help students recognize and appreciate their own and others' personal strengths and special talents, build self - confidence, and encourage them to value what makes each person unique. II. Language Knowledge 1. Key Vocabulary & Phrases Personal strength - related words: project, describe, challenge, personal strengths, special talents Key phrases: come up with ideas, be good at, be proud of 2. Key Sentence Patterns Talking about projects: “I’m working on my English project.” “We are supposed to describe ourselves in a report.” Expressing personal strengths: “I’m a kind person and I like to help others.” “I’m good at playing the erhu.” “I’m proud of winning the ping - pong championship in our last school sports event.” 3. Key and Challenging Points Key Points: Understand the conversation about personal uniqueness, master related vocabulary and phrases, and complete listening and speaking tasks. Challenging Points: Expressing personal strengths and special talents clearly and conducting interviews about them fluently. III. Teaching Procedures Step 1: Warm - up & Lead - in Activity: Personal Strengths Discussion Ask students two questions: “What are you good at?”, “Everyone is unique. What makes you unique?”. Let students share their answers. Step 2: Listening & Comprehension Activity 1: Conversation Listening and Question Answering Play the conversation audio. Ask students to listen and answer questions: “What is Li Ming’s English project about?”, “How does Jenny help Li Ming?”, “What makes Li Ming unique?”. Check answers to ensure students grasp the main content of the conversation. Activity 2: Dialogue Listening and Blank Filling Play the dialogue audio between Ms Liu and Song Hua. Ask students to listen and fill in the blanks. Check answers as a class. Step 3: Interview & Group Work Activity: Classmate Interview about Personal Strengths and Talents Divide students into groups. Ask each group to interview classmates about their personal strengths and special talents, using the questions: “What are your personal strengths?”, “What are your special talents?”. Then complete the table with names, personal strengths, and special talents. Step 4: Discussion & Sharing Activity: Unique Traits Sharing Ask students to discuss in groups about what they learned from the interviews and share the interesting personal strengths or special talents they found. Then invite some groups to share with the whole class. Step 5: Summary & Homework Activity 1: Lesson Summary Recap key vocabulary and phrases (personal strength - related terms), the content of the conversations about personal uniqueness, and the importance of valuing personal strengths and uniqueness. Activity 2: Homework Assignment Assign homework: (1) Write a short passage about your personal strengths and special talents. (2) Share your passage with your family and ask them about their personal strengths. IV. Assessment In - class: Assess students’ performance in listening tasks, interview participation, discussion, and sharing to check understanding of the conversations and ability to express about personal uniqueness. Homework: Evaluate students' personal strength and talent passages and their sharing with family to see if they can reflect on and appreciate personal uniqueness. V. Design Purpose Skill Integration: Combine listening (comprehension), speaking (discussion, interview, sharing), reading (conversation understanding), and writing (short passage) to deepen understanding of personal strengths and uniqueness. Real - life Application: Use interview, discussion, and homework to help students connect with their own and others' personal traits and build self - confidence. VI. Blackboard Design Unit 3 What makes you unique? Key Vocabulary & Phrases: project, describe, challenge, personal strengths, special talents, come up with ideas, be good at, be proud of Conversation Summary: Li Ming's English project: describe himself. Jenny helps him with ideas. Li Ming is kind, good at erhu, proud of ping - pong championship. Homework: Write about personal strengths & talents & share with family. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $