冀教版八年级下册英语《Lesson 2: It’s Getting Warmer!》精品教案

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Lesson 2: It’s Getting Warmer!
Teaching Content:
Mastery words and expressions: become, became, become, fact
Oral words and expressions: daylight, melt, lightning, fascinating
Teaching Aim:
1.       Know something more about spring;
2.       The compound words.
Teaching Important Points:
1.       When does spring begin?
2.       How many hours of daylight are there on March 21st?
3.       What is the weather like?
Teaching Difficult Points:
the compound words
Teaching Preparation: some pictures of spring
Teaching Aids: audiotape, flashcards, some pictures
Type of lesson: new lesson
Teaching Procedure:
Step1. Let the students on duty reports the weather to the class. The others listen and decide it is right or wrong.
Step2. Listen to the tape and answer the following questions:
1.       What’s the date today?
2.       How many ways can you write dates?
3.       How many hours of daylight are there on March 21st?
4.       What is spring weather like?
5.       What is the temperature of the air near lighting?
Step3. Read the text and check the answers.
Step4. Listen to the tape again and imitate after it until they can read it fluently and correctly.
Step5. Ask the students to ask other questions according to the text. You can begin like this:
1.       When does the sun rise in the morning and when does it set in the evening?
2.       Does it snow in early spring?
3.       What is sometimes with thunder and lighting?
Step6. Come to “LET’S DO IT”.
Work in groups and discuss these questions. Then let them report it to the class.
Step7. Homework
1.       Finish off the activity book.
2.       Write a composition about spring.

Summary:
  We are enjoying spring now. We can feel it is warmer than before. But not all of us know when the sun rises in the morning and sets in the evening. Let the students observe after class, write it down and report it to the class. It can cultivate the students’ interests of learning English.