Unit 1 Sports-Topic Talk 教学设计 2025-2026学年北师大版英语八年级上册

Unit 1 Sports-Topic Talk This Topic Talk in Unit 1 of the 2024 Beijing Normal University Edition English textbook for Grade 8 focuses on the theme of sports. It aims to engage students in discussions about popular sports among teenagers, reasons for doing sports, and how to balance sports and studies. Through various activities such as listening, speaking, and group discussions, students will expand their vocabulary related to sports and enhance their language skills in expressing opinions and sharing experiences. 教学目标 1. Knowledge Objectives Students will be able to understand and master vocabulary related to sports, such as “reason, baseball, kung fu, host, secret, timetable, set, full, rest, keep up”. Students will learn and be able to use sentence patterns like “It’s + adj. for sb. to do sth.” and “the secret to···”. 2. Ability Objectives Develop students’ listening skills to obtain key information from dialogues about sports and studies. Improve students’ speaking skills to introduce popular sports, explain reasons, and share personal experiences. Cultivate students’ ability to think critically and discuss how to balance sports and academic life. 3. Emotional Objectives Foster students’ interest in sports and a positive attitude towards a healthy lifestyle. Encourage students to actively participate in class activities and cooperate with their peers. 教学重难点 1. Key Points Vocabulary related to sports and the expressions used in discussing sports and studies. The ability to understand and respond to conversations about sports and time management. 2. Difficult Points Helping students express their own ideas clearly and fluently in English when discussing how to balance sports and studies. Guiding students to think deeply about the benefits of sports and form their own views. 1. Vocabulary Nouns: reason (原因，理由，解释), baseball (棒球运动), kung fu (功夫，中国武术), host (主持人；v. 主持), secret (秘诀), timetable (时间表), rest (休息时间；v. 休息) Adjectives: set (安排好的；vt. 安排), full (充满的；丰富的) Phrases: do kung fu (打功夫；打武术), go ice skating (滑冰), by myself (独自), keep fit/healthy (保持健康), for fun (为了娱乐), the secret to・・・(・・・的秘诀), be busy with (忙于某事), at the same time (同时), have set time for (设定时间), full of energy (充满活力), manage it (成功地处理或解决某事), encourage sb. to do sth. (鼓励某人做某事), after school (放学后), a great way to do sth. (一个做某事的好方法), keep up (使某物保持), take good care of (好好照顾), hit the gym (去健身房进行体育锻炼), do exercise (锻炼), get in shape (变得健康有活力), go for a run (去跑步) 2. Sentence Patterns It’s +adj. for sb. to do sth. (做某事对某人来说怎么样) It’s time to do sth. (做某事的时间到了) 教学过程 1. Warming - up (5 minutes) Greet the students and show some pictures of popular sports, such as football, basketball, swimming, etc. on the PPT. Ask students: “What sports do you see in the pictures? Do you like these sports? Why or why not?” Encourage students to share their ideas briefly. Purpose: To arouse students’ interest in the topic of sports and create a relaxed class atmosphere. 2. Lead - in (5 minutes) Ask students to think and talk with their partners about the questions: “What sports do you like? Why? Who do you play the sports with?” Give them some minutes to discuss and then invite several pairs to share their conversations with the class. Purpose: To activate students’ prior knowledge about sports and lead them to the main topic of this class. 3. Pre - listening (5 minutes) Present a situation: “A school TV host is interviewing two students. They are both top students and sports stars of the school.” Then ask students to predict what questions the host may ask the students. Write down their predictions on the blackboard. Purpose: To train students’ ability to predict content based on given information and prepare them for the listening task. 4. While - listening (10 minutes) Play the recording of the interview for the first time. Students listen carefully and check if their predicted questions are in the interview. Play the recording again. This time, students need to listen and complete the tasks in the textbook, such as choosing the correct answers and filling in the blanks. After listening, check the answers with the whole class and explain any difficult points. Purpose: To improve students’ listening skills of obtaining specific information and understanding details. 5. Post - listening (10 minutes) Divide students into groups of four. Let them discuss the following questions based on the listening content: “What’s the secret to having time for both sports and schoolwork? How do you think you can manage your time like the students in the interview?” Each group selects a representative to report their group’s discussion results to the class. Purpose: To promote students’ speaking skills and critical thinking ability, and help them learn from others’ experiences. 6. Summary (5 minutes) Review the key vocabulary and sentence patterns learned in this class with the students. Write them on the blackboard and ask students to read them aloud. Summarize the main ideas of the listening material and the discussions, emphasizing the importance of sports and how to balance them with studies. Purpose: To strengthen students’ memory of key knowledge and help them form a clear understanding of the topic. 7. Homework (5 minutes) Ask students to write a short passage about their favorite sport, including why they like it, how often they play it, and how they balance it with their studies. Encourage students to interview their family members or friends about their sports habits and share the results in the next class. Purpose: To consolidate students’ learning in class through writing and practical activities, and further expand their knowledge about sports. 教学反思 After this class, I will reflect on the following aspects: Teaching Process: Whether the time arrangement for each part is reasonable. For example, if students need more time for group discussions, I may adjust the time of the pre - listening or summary part in the future. Student Participation: Observe whether all students actively participated in class activities. If some students were left out, I will think about how to encourage their participation, such as asking more open - ended questions or pairing them with more active students. Teaching Effect: Evaluate whether students have achieved the teaching objectives. If students still have difficulties in using the vocabulary or expressing their ideas about balancing sports and studies, I will design more relevant exercises or activities in the next class to help them improve. 2 / 37 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $