Unit 7 Means of communication-D Listening and speaking 教学设计 2025-2026学年沪外教版英语八年级上册

Unit 7 Means of communication-D Listening and speaking This part of Unit 7 focuses on the theme of "Means of communication". It aims to improve students' listening and speaking skills related to various communication methods. The listening materials may include conversations about different communication tools like mobile phones, emails, letters, etc., and how people use them in daily life. Through listening, students will be exposed to key vocabulary, phrases, and sentence patterns related to communication. The speaking section will provide opportunities for students to practice using the learned language to express their opinions, preferences, and experiences about means of communication. 教学目标 A. Knowledge Objectives Students will be able to master key vocabulary and phrases related to means of communication, such as "mobile phone", "email", "text message", "letter", "chat online", "make a phone call", etc. Students can understand and use sentence patterns like "Which means of communication do you prefer?" "I like... because...", "How often do you use... to communicate with others?" in listening and speaking activities. B. Ability Objectives Develop students' listening skills, including the ability to catch specific information, understand main ideas, and infer the speaker's attitude and intention from the listening materials. Improve students' speaking fluency and accuracy. They can communicate about means of communication in daily life with proper pronunciation, intonation, and stress. Train students' communicative strategies, such as how to start a conversation, how to ask for and give information, and how to express agreement or disagreement. C. Emotional Objectives Arouse students' interest in learning English by discussing the popular and practical topic of means of communication. Encourage students to actively participate in class activities, cooperate with classmates, and enhance their confidence in using English to communicate. 教学重难点 A. Key Points Key vocabulary and phrases related to means of communication. Sentence patterns for expressing preferences and reasons about means of communication. Listening for specific information and main ideas in the listening materials. B. Difficult Points Understanding the speaker's attitude and intention from the listening materials, especially when there are implicit expressions. Organizing ideas and expressing opinions fluently and logically in speaking activities, avoiding hesitation and grammar mistakes. Using appropriate communicative strategies in real - life communication scenarios. Vocabulary Means of communication: mobile phone, landline, email, text message, letter, postcard, fax, WeChat, QQ, video call, chat online Related verbs: call, text, email, write, send, receive, reply Adjectives: convenient, fast, easy, popular, private, expensive Sentence Patterns Which means of communication do you like best? I prefer... because it is... How often do you use... to keep in touch with your friends? It's more convenient to... than... What are the advantages/disadvantages of...? 教学过程 A. Warming - up (5 minutes) Greet the students as usual. Show some pictures of different means of communication on the PPT, such as a mobile phone, a letter, an email interface, etc. And ask students: "What can you see in the pictures? Do you know how to say them in English?" Encourage students to answer in English and write the words on the blackboard. B. Pre - listening (10 minutes) Vocabulary Presentation Teach the new vocabulary related to means of communication one by one. Use pictures, real objects (if possible, such as a mobile phone), and actions to help students understand and remember. For example, when teaching "make a phone call", pretend to hold a phone and make a call gesture. Drill the vocabulary. Read the words aloud, ask students to repeat after you, and then ask individual students to read the words to check their pronunciation. Prediction Show students the listening task on the PPT. It might be a multiple - choice question or a short - answer question related to a conversation about means of communication. Ask students to predict what they will hear according to the question and the vocabulary they just learned. For example, if the question is "Which means of communication does the girl like best?", students may predict that they will hear different means of communication being mentioned in the conversation. C. While - listening (15 minutes) First Listening Play the listening material for the first time. Ask students to listen carefully and get a general idea of the conversation, such as who are talking, where they are, and what they are mainly talking about. After listening, ask some general questions to check students' understanding, like "What are they discussing?" Second Listening Play the listening material again. This time, ask students to listen for specific information to answer the questions on the PPT. For example, if the question is "Why does the boy prefer emails?", students need to listen carefully for the reasons the boy gives. Ask students to take notes while listening. They can write down key words or short phrases to help them answer the questions. Check the Answers Invite students to share their answers. Write the correct answers on the blackboard and explain any difficult points. If some students have wrong answers, play the relevant part of the listening material again to let them figure out the mistakes. D. Post - listening (10 minutes) Role - play Divide students into pairs. Provide them with a new situation related to means of communication, for example: One student is a foreigner who just came to China and doesn't know much about Chinese means of communication. The other student is a Chinese student who is introducing different communication tools in China, such as WeChat. Ask students to make up a conversation according to the situation, using the vocabulary and sentence patterns they learned in this class. Walk around the classroom to offer help and guidance when necessary. Select some pairs to come to the front of the class and perform their conversations. After the performance, ask other students to give comments, such as what they did well and what could be improved. Group Discussion Divide students into groups of four or five. Pose a discussion topic, like "What will the means of communication be like in the future?" Ask each group to discuss the topic and make a list of their ideas. Encourage students to express their creativity and use English as much as possible during the discussion. Each group selects a representative to report their group's discussion results to the whole class. E. Summary and Homework (5 minutes) Summary Summarize the key vocabulary, phrases, and sentence patterns learned in this class with students. Ask students to recall and repeat them together. Review the listening and speaking skills practiced in this class, such as how to predict before listening, how to take notes while listening, and how to express opinions clearly in speaking. Homework Ask students to write a short passage about their favorite means of communication, including what it is, why they like it, and how often they use it. The passage should be at least 80 words. Encourage students to use the new words and sentence patterns learned in this class in their writing. 教学反思 In the teaching process, the use of pictures and real - life situations in the warming - up and pre - listening stages effectively aroused students' interest and helped them better understand the new vocabulary. However, in the future, more interactive ways can be added, such as asking students to share their own experiences related to the pictures. During the listening process, most students could catch the specific information, but some students still had difficulty understanding implicit meanings in the conversation. In the following classes, more listening materials with different levels of difficulty should be provided, and more training on inferring the speaker's attitude and intention should be carried out. The role - play and group discussion activities gave students more opportunities to practice speaking. But some students were still a little shy and not very active. It is necessary to create a more relaxed and encouraging atmosphere in class to boost students' confidence in speaking English. For the homework, when grading, attention should be paid to students' use of new vocabulary and grammar, and individual guidance should be given to students with more mistakes 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 $