Unit 4 Amazing Plants and Animals Section A(1a-Pronunciation 教学设计 2026-2027学年英语人教版（2024）八年级上册

该初中英语教学设计聚焦“神奇动植物”主题，核心知识点包括moss、blue whale等词汇，形容词最高级用法及ay/ai、oc/ock、ou等元音组合发音规则。通过视频导入激发兴趣，结合看图说话引出主题，以听力圈画、口语问答等活动搭建从词汇学习到语言运用的学习支架。 特色在于融合语言能力与思维品质培养，视频导入渗透保护自然的文化意识，听力任务训练信息提取与特征区分能力，发音练习结合例词拓展强化规则。多样化活动提升学生听说能力，为教师提供清晰教学流程与可操作活动示例。

Unit 4 Amazing Plants and Animals Section A (1a-Pronunciation) 教案 —— What are amazing plants and animals? (人教版八年级上册 2026-2027学年) 课题 Unit 4 Amazing Plants and Animals Section A (1a-Pronunciation) 学科 英语 年级 八年级（上册） 教材版本 人教版（2024） 教学目标 ①语言能力：掌握plant, animal, amazing, moss, blue whale, redwood, cheetah等核心词汇，熟练元音字母组合ay/ai, oc/ock, ou的发音规则。②文化意识：了解动植物的英文名称及特征，培养保护自然、热爱动物的意识。③思维品质：能通过图片预测对话内容，区分不同动植物的特征和栖息地。④学习能力：能通过看图预测、听力圈画、听后核对和同伴采访策略完成听说任务。 教学重难点 重点：moss, blue whale, redwood, cheetah, amazing等词汇，形容词最高级的用法。难点：能运用形容词最高级描述动植物的特征，掌握元音字母组合的发音规则。 一、教学过程 Step 1 Lead-in（导入）（5 min） 1a 课题导入与视频复习（1-2 min） 【教师活动】T: Good morning, class! Today we will learn about amazing plants and animals. Watch the video and think about making friends with nature. 【学生活动】Ss: Students watch the video and get ready to talk about amazing plants and animals. 【过渡语】Good. After watching the video, let's talk about our favourite animals. 【知识点】本课围绕'神奇的动植物'展开，核心是从图片和视频中获取信息。 【教师活动】T: What is the video about? Can you tell me? Why are these plants and animals amazing? 【学生活动】S1: The video is about amazing plants and animals. S2: Our planet is full of amazing life! S3: I like animals and plants very much. Step 2 Pre-listening（预习）（8 min） 2a Look and say（5 min） 【教师活动】T: Now let's look at the photo on the screen. What do you see? Can you describe it in detail? 【学生活动】S1: I see two bees on the yellow flowers. S2: They are busy collecting honey among the flowers. S3: Bees are hard-working insects. They make sweet honey and help flowers grow. 【教师活动】T: Excellent description! Many plants and animals have special looks and great survival skills. They can live in all kinds of places and have amazing natural abilities. 【过渡语】These wonderful and surprising features make them amazing. 【知识点】观察图片，描述动植物特征，引出主题 2b Question（3 min） 【教师活动】T: Can you give me some examples? Why are elephants amazing? Why are pandas amazing? 【学生活动】S1: Elephants are amazing because they are very big. S2: Pandas are amazing because they only eat bamboo. S3: Cheetahs are amazing because they run very fast. 【知识点】引出核心词汇：amazing, special, survival skills 2c 1a Look and talk（5 min） 【教师活动】T: Now let's look at the plants and animals in 1a. Use the words in the box to talk about them. 【词汇表】 单词 音标 词性 中文释义 moss /mɒs/ n. 苔藓 blue whale /bluː weɪl/ n. 蓝鲸 redwood /ˈredwʊd/ n. 红杉 cheetah /ˈtʃiːtə/ n. 猎豹 amazing /əˈmeɪzɪŋ/ adj. 令人惊叹的 beautiful /ˈbjuːtɪfl/ adj. 美丽的 largest /ˈlɑːdʒɪst/ adj. 最大的 heaviest /ˈhevɪɪst/ adj. 最重的 【学生活动】S1: The blue whale is the largest animal. It's also very heavy. S2: The cheetah is the fastest animal on land. S3: Moss is one of the oldest plants. It's very small but beautiful. S4: The redwood tree is the tallest tree in the world. 【知识点】核心词汇：moss, blue whale, redwood, cheetah, amazing Step 3 Listening（听力训练）（12 min） 3a 1b Listen and number（4 min） 【教师活动】T: Now let's listen to the conversations and number the plants and animals in 1a in the order you hear them. 【学生活动】S1: moss: 3 S2: blue whale: 1 S3: redwood: 4 S4: cheetah: 2 【过渡语】Good job! Now let's match the words with the plants and animals. 【知识点】听力策略：第一遍听大意，第二遍听细节 3b 1c Listen and match（4 min） 【教师活动】T: Listen again and match the words with the plants and animals in 1a. Some have two answers. 【匹配表】 动物/植物 匹配词 说明 moss D. oldest 最古老的植物之一 blue whale B. largest, A. heaviest 最大且最重的动物 redwood F. tallest 最高的树 cheetah E. fastest, C. most beautiful 最快且最美丽的动物 【学生活动】S1: moss matches with D (oldest). S2: blue whale matches with B and A. S3: redwood matches with F. S4: cheetah matches with E and C. 【知识点】巩固形容词最高级：largest, heaviest, most beautiful, oldest, fastest, tallest 3c Listen and check（4 min） 【教师活动】T: Now let's listen again and check your answers. Pay attention to the dialogue between Emma and Yaming. 【听力文本】 角色 对话内容 Emma Hi, Yaming. What are you doing? Yaming I'm starting a test on animals and plants. Emma Sounds fun. Let's take it together. Yaming OK. First question. What's the largest animal in the world? Emma It's the blue whale, right? Yaming Right! And it's also the heaviest animal on earth. Emma Oh wait! I just read about it. The cheetah runs the fastest. Yaming Right again! And I think it's the most beautiful animal in the world. Emma I completely agree with you. Yaming Now let's answer the questions about plants. What is the oldest plant in the world? Emma Hmm, I'm not sure. Do you have any idea? Yaming Well, I think moss is one of the oldest plants. It appeared on earth around 470 million years ago. Emma Interesting! Let's go on! Which kind of tree is the tallest in the world? Yaming The redwood tree. I hope I can see one some day. 【学生活动】S1: The blue whale is the largest animal in the world. S2: The cheetah runs the fastest. S3: Moss is one of the oldest plants. It appeared on earth around 470 million years ago. S4: The redwood tree is the tallest in the world. 【知识点】听力理解：获取关于动植物特征的关键信息 Step 4 Speaking（口语练习）（5 min） 4a 1d Ask and answer（5 min） 【教师活动】T: Now work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about the plants and animals in 1a. 【对话示例】 提问 回答 What's the largest animal in the world? It's the blue whale. It's also the heaviest animal on earth. Which animal runs the fastest? The cheetah runs the fastest. And I think it's the most beautiful animal. What is the oldest plant in the world? I think moss is one of the oldest plants. Which kind of tree is the tallest? The redwood tree. 【学生活动】A: What's the largest animal in the world? B: It's the blue whale. A: Which animal runs the fastest? B: The cheetah runs the fastest. 【过渡语】Excellent! Now let's practice the pronunciation. 【知识点】语言运用：使用形容词最高级描述动植物特征 Step 5 Pronunciation（发音学习）（5 min） 5a Listen and repeat（3 min） 【教师活动】T: Now let's practice the pronunciation. Listen and repeat. Add one more word to each group. 【发音练习表】 字母组合 发音 例词1 例词2 例词3 自组词 ay/ai /eɪ/ day bike main oc/ock /ɒ/ block crack lock ou /aʊ/ cloud round sound 【学生活动】S1: day, bike, main, rain, train... S2: block, crack, lock, clock, rock... S3: cloud, round, sound, ground, found... 5b Sentence stress（2 min） 【教师活动】T: Now let's practice sentence stress. Notice how the meaning changes with different stress. 【知识点】元音字母组合发音：ay/ai → /eɪ/, oc/ock → /ɒ/, ou → /aʊ/ Step 6 Language Points（语言点讲解）（5 min） 【教师活动】T: Now let's look at the language points in this lesson. 【语言点总结表】 语言点 含义 用法 例句 start v. 开始，启动 start to do sth. I'm starting a test on animals and plants. agree v. 同意 agree with sb. I completely agree with you. appear v. 出现 appear + adj. It appeared on earth around 470 million years ago. 【学生活动】S1: I can use 'start' to say 'I'm starting a new project.' S2: I can use 'agree' to say 'I agree with your idea.' S3: I can use 'appear' to say 'A rainbow appeared in the sky.' 【知识点】核心词汇用法：start, agree, appear Step 7 Summary（课堂总结）（3 min） 【教师活动】T: Let's summarize what we've learned today. 【课堂总结表】 类别 内容 核心词汇 moss, blue whale, redwood, cheetah, amazing, beautiful, largest, heaviest 形容词最高级 largest, heaviest, fastest, oldest, tallest, most beautiful 发音规则 ay/ai → /eɪ/: day, bike, main oc/ock → /ɒ/: block, crack, lock ou → /aʊ/: cloud, round, sound 重要句型 What's amazing about the blue whale? It's the largest animal in the world. I completely agree with you. 【学生活动】S1: We learned new words about plants and animals. S2: We practiced the pronunciation. S3: We learned how to use superlatives. 【知识点】本课总结：核心词汇 + 发音规则 + 重要句型 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $