Unit 8 Making a Difference. Section B (4a-4c+ Reading Plus) 教学设计2025-2026学年人教版英语八年级下册

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Unit 8 Making a Difference.   

Section B (4a-4c+ Reading Plus)

课时

课型

第 6 课时

项目+拓展阅读课

主题情境

人与自我

教学材料分析Teaching Material Analysis

This lesson is the final period of Unit 8, focusing on a project (Start a volunteer group)​ and extended reading (Unusual Volunteers). The project (4a-4c) requires students to plan, design, and present a volunteer group, while the reading (Reading Plus) tells the story of a therapy dog (Banjo) and its volunteer (Anna) helping hospital patients. The context is practical volunteer work and real-life stories, so students will synthesize unit knowledge (vocabulary, grammar, speaking) to complete a project and reflect on volunteerism’s impact.

教学目标Teaching Aims

Language Competence:

Use unit vocabulary/phrases (e.g., volunteer group, sign up, make a difference, therapy dog) to plan a project; understand the extended reading and extract details.

Cultural Awareness:

Recognize the value of diverse volunteer work (e.g., therapy dogs, community service) and empathy for others.

Thinking Quality:

Plan a volunteer group critically (goals, tasks, recruitment); analyze the reading to answer questions.

Learning Ability:

Collaborate in groups; present ideas clearly; reflect on learning (via Reflecting).

教学重点

Key Points

Apply unit language (vocabulary, sentence patterns) to plan a volunteer group.

Understand the structure and content of Linda’s blog post (therapy dog volunteer).

Develop skills to design a poster and present a volunteer group.

教学难点

Difficult Points

Integrate unit knowledge to create a coherent volunteer group plan.

Analyze the blog post to infer speakers and discuss the role of therapy dogs.

Collaborate effectively in groups to complete the project (design, present, vote).

教学方法

Teaching Methods

PWP Mode, task-based and communicative approaches

教学工具

Teaching Aids

Multimedia projector, blackboard, handouts, recording device

教学过程 Teaching Procedures

Step 1: Warm-up & Review (5 mins)​

Ask: “What volunteer work have we learned? What new ideas do you have now?”

Review key words (e.g., volunteer, therapy dog, make a difference) and sentence patterns (How