Unit 5 Nature’s Temper 第四课时 Section B(1a～1e) 教学设计 2025-2026学年人教版八年级英语下册

Topic

Unit 5 Nature’s Temper Fourth Period Section B(1a-1e)

Teaching Content

 Through reading the story of Tilly Smith who saved many lives by using the knowledge she had learned during the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, students' reading comprehension ability and their understanding of natural disasters will be improved.

Lesson Type：Lecture Lesson      Period：1

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Teaching Material Analysis：This lesson is a listening-speaking class focusing on 1a-1e. It expands vocabulary related to nature’s temper on the basis of previous periods, takes 1b-1d listening practice and 1e oral dialogue as the core, guides students to listen for details about nature’s temper and talk freely, strengthens listening-speaking ability, and lays a foundation for subsequent reading and writing tasks.

Student Learning Situation Analysis：With the foundation of the first three periods, students have mastered relevant vocabulary and grammar. They can have simple conversations about nature’s temper but are weak in listening for details and fluent oral expression, needing more situational practice to improve their skills.

Core Literacy (Teaching) Objectives：

1. Language Ability: Master new vocabulary about nature’s temper, understand listening materials and capture key details, and use learned language to finish 1e oral dialogue and talk about nature’s temper fluently.

2. Thinking Quality: Improve the ability of listening for details and organizing language in oral communication through targeted practice.

3. Cultural Awareness: Deepen the understanding of nature’s temper and strengthen the awareness of adapting to and protecting nature.

4. Learning Ability: Develop the habit of active listening and speaking, and improve cooperative communication ability.

Key Teaching Points：Master new vocabulary related to nature’s temper, finish 1a-1d listening tasks and capture details, and use target sentence patterns to complete 1e oral practice.

Difficult Teaching Points：Listen for specific details accurately and express views on nature’s temper fluently in 1e dialogue.

Teaching and Learning Methods：Teaching Methods: Situational Teaching Method, Task-based Teaching Method; Learning Methods: Listening-Speaking Practice, Cooperative Communication Method.

Teaching Preparation:Multimedia courseware, listening audio, pictures of nature’s temper and 1e oral practice situational materials.

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Step 1 Lead-in

Show some pictures of natural disasters (such as earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, etc.), ask students“What can you see in the picture?” and“What kind of natural disaster is it?” to lead to the topic of this class.