Unit 4 Epic engineering-F Project 教学设计 2024-2025学年沪外教版英语七年级下册

该初中英语教学设计聚焦“Epic Engineering”主题，围绕工程类词汇、挑战与解决方案及让步状语从句（though, although, even though）展开，通过图片导入激发兴趣，以阅读理解为桥梁连接新词与语法，再借助小组讨论和写作任务实现知识迁移与输出，形成由输入到输出的完整学习支架。 本设计亮点突出，融合语言能力、文化意识与思维品质三大核心素养。例如，在讲解青藏铁路时，学生不仅掌握“permafrost”“hypoxia”等术语，还通过对比中外工程案例深化对科技成就的认知，增强民族自豪感；在小组展示环节中，学生需分析项目难点并提出解决策略，锻炼批判性思维与表达能力。教师可直接套用结构化流程，提升课堂效率，学生则能在真实语境中发展跨文化沟通能力和自主学习习惯。

Unit 4 Epic engineering-F Project 1. Content Overview The theme of "Epic engineering" in Unit 4 falls within the "People and Society" category, focusing on science, technology, and engineering. It encompasses "Common Engineering and Challenges", "Great Engineering in China", and "The Mysteries of Engineering". This unit consists of five texts, including one practical writing and four expository texts. Each text centers on engineering, the challenges encountered during construction, and the solutions, highlighting the wisdom and achievements of the builders. The reading texts explore the challenges of building roller coasters, dams, railways, and bridges, as well as introduce the Qinghai - Tibet Railway, detailing its construction challenges such as permafrost, ecological protection, and hypoxia, along with the corresponding solutions. The listening material is a radio broadcast about the Grand Canal in China, and the viewing part explains the working principle of ship locks. The writing task is to introduce the Dujiangyan Project. The vocabulary mainly involves engineering - related terms, and the grammar focuses on adverbial clauses guided by "though", "although", and "even though". 教学目标 2.1 Knowledge Objectives Students can master engineering - related vocabulary in context, such as "permafrost", "ecological protection", "hypoxia", "ship lock", etc. Students can correctly use adverbial clauses guided by "though", "although", and "even though" in sentences. 2.2 Ability Objectives Reading: Students can read an article about the Qinghai - Tibet Railway, understand the main idea and details, and use the method of finding definitions to understand new words in the text. Listening: Students can identify the style of the audio about the Grand Canal, extract key information, and make reasonable inferences. Speaking: Students can orally introduce the Grand Canal or other engineering projects, express their ideas clearly, and confirm understanding accurately through questioning. Writing: Students can write a short description of an engineering wonder like Dujiangyan, write appropriate topic sentences and supporting sentences, and form an outline. 2.3 Emotional Objectives Students can appreciate the great achievements of Chinese engineering builders, be inspired by their wisdom, perseverance, and patriotism, and cultivate an interest in science and engineering. Students can enhance their national pride and cultural confidence. 教学重难点 3.1 Key Points Mastery of engineering - related vocabulary and the correct use of relevant grammar. Grasp the main content of different engineering - related texts, and be able to summarize the challenges and solutions in engineering construction. 3.2 Difficult Points How to help students use English to vividly and accurately introduce engineering projects, especially when expressing complex ideas such as challenges and solutions. Enable students to understand and feel the spirit and value behind engineering projects, and stimulate their in - depth thinking about engineering and society. 4.1 Vocabulary Engineering works: roller coaster, dam, railway, bridge, Grand Canal, Qinghai - Tibet Railway, Dujiangyan, ship lock Challenges: permafrost, ecological protection, hypoxia, flood, sand - clearing Solutions: build walls, build railway above ground, build special passages, use Yuzui and Feishayan, use Baopingkou 4.2 Grammar Adverbial clauses guided by "though", "although", and "even though": Although/Though it was difficult, Chinese engineers did their best to overcome the challenges. Even though there are many difficulties, we should not give up. 教学过程 5.1 Lead - in (5 minutes) Show some pictures of famous engineering works around the world, such as the Eiffel Tower, the Great Wall, and the Panama Canal. Ask students: "Do you know these engineering works? What do you think are the difficulties in building them?" Let students discuss in pairs and then share their ideas. Purpose: Arouse students' interest in engineering projects and lead to the topic of this class. 5.2 Knowledge Presentation (10 minutes) Vocabulary: Teach new words about engineering works, challenges, and solutions one by one. Use pictures, simple explanations, and example sentences to help students understand and remember. For example, when teaching "permafrost", show a picture of frozen ground and explain "Permafrost is a kind of frozen ground that remains frozen for a long time. It is a big challenge in building the Qinghai - Tibet Railway." Grammar: Present sentences with "though", "although", and "even though", and explain the usage and meaning. For example, "Although it rained heavily, they still went to school on time. Here, 'although' shows a contrast between the heavy rain and their going to school." Let students read these sentences aloud to feel the usage. Purpose: Let students master new vocabulary and grammar knowledge related to engineering. 5.3 Reading and Comprehension (10 minutes) Give students a short passage about an engineering project (for example, a simplified version of the Qinghai - Tibet Railway passage). Let students read it quickly and answer the following questions: What is the name of the engineering project? What are the main challenges in building it? What solutions did the engineers take? After students finish reading, check the answers together. Then, ask students to read the passage carefully again, and find the sentences with new words and grammar we just learned. Analyze these sentences together. Purpose: Improve students' reading ability, help them understand engineering - related texts, and reinforce the use of new knowledge. 5.4 Group Discussion and Oral Presentation (10 minutes) Divide students into groups of 4 - 5. Each group chooses an engineering project (either from the textbook or other famous engineering works they know). They need to discuss the following aspects: basic information of the project, challenges during construction, solutions, and its significance. Each group selects a representative to make an oral presentation in front of the class. Other groups can ask questions after the presentation. Purpose: Cultivate students' cooperation ability, oral expression ability, and the ability to analyze and solve problems. 5.5 Writing Practice (10 minutes) Guide students to write a short description of an engineering wonder. First, let students write an outline, including the introduction (basic information), body (challenges and solutions), and conclusion (significance). Then, students start to write the full text according to the outline. Walk around the classroom to offer help and guidance when necessary. After students finish writing, ask some students to read their compositions aloud, and give simple comments and suggestions. Purpose: Improve students' writing ability, and let them be able to use English to describe engineering projects. 教学反思 In this class, through various teaching methods such as pictures, texts, group discussions, and writing practice, students showed great interest in the topic of epic engineering. Most students can master the new vocabulary and grammar, and can also use them to describe engineering projects to a certain extent. However, there are still some problems. For example, in the group discussion and oral presentation part, some students were a bit nervous when speaking in front of the class, and their expressions were not very fluent. In future teaching, more opportunities for public speaking should be provided to help students overcome this problem. In the writing practice, some students had difficulty in organizing ideas and using appropriate words to express complex ideas. In the following classes, more writing guidance, such as model writing analysis and writing skills training, is needed to improve students' writing level. 2 / 37 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $