八年级英语下册Module4DiscoveryUnit7Theunknownworld教案牛津深圳版

Module 4 Unit 7 The unknown world Period 2 This part is about the extension of the first part of the text reading, belonging to the second stage, mainly the study of vocabulary and the the knowledge of the unknown world. Through this part of the study.Let students effectively consolidate and master the imprortant words and key phrases and sentences of the unknown world. 【知识目标】 discovered frightened quiet refused unknown feathers received terrible wonders 【能力目标】 1)To train students’ skill--- grasp the missing words by the related topic 2) To train students’ speaking skill-----discuss the topic with classmates. 3) To expand students' horizons. 【情感目标】 1) To teach students some skills of listening 2) To teach students to explain their own ideas 【教学重点】 To train students’basic skill--- grasp the missing words by the related topic. 【教学难点】　　　 To teach students to explain their own ideas Multimedia Part1 1.1) C2 Complete the following newspaper article with the words from the box. Change their forms if necessary. discover loud refuse wonder in fear quiet spread “UFO” Seen in West Jersey At around 7 p.m. last night, the Johnson family heard a 1.___________ noise and saw a bright light in the sky. Something then fell into the bushes. There were more noises, and then all became 2.__________.3.__________,the family called the police.The police 4. _________ some feathers in the bushes. Since the feathers were 5. ____ _______ out, the police believed that a bird was killed. Next to the feathers, there was a broken power line. The police 6._______how the bird was killed.The Johnson family, however,7._________to believe it was a bird. “It was a UFO, I tell you!” said Mr. Johnson. 2) 根据首字母提示，用正确的单词或词组完成句子。 1. I’ve sent you the invitation to the party. Have you r_______ it? 2. K____ ________, children! Grandpa is sleeping. 3. Excuse me, I w_________ if you can help me. I don’t know the way to the railway station. Consolidation discovered frightened quiet refused unknown feathers received terrible wonders Simon wonders why he always loses in games against eric. When the dinosaur appeared in the film, an the children felt feathers Why do all birds have frightened Scientists say they help the birds keep warm. I feel terrible today. I lost my key this morning and had my wallet stolen this afternoon. Jason refused to take my advice and failed the exan. There are still many unknown places in the world that people haven't visited yet. Please draw a in the middle and divide the souare into halve.s Be quiet, please. let's begin class. I received a letter from my e-friend Ji inst week.  Who discovered Americs? was it Christopher Columbus? step2. Look and review 2) Read the three reports and complete the table below. Review some words. Step3 Read and answer Read Paragraphs 2 to 5 of the story. Then, answer the following questions. Why was Tina sure something had landed in the forest near the hills? What did Tina and her brother do the next day? When did they reach the forest? What did they bear? Did they understand it? What did the alien look like? How did ins and om feel when they saw the shien? 4). Read Paragraphs 6 to 8 of the story. Then, tell whether the following statements are T (True) or F (False). 1. The children thought the aliens were very beautiful. 2.The aliens had no hair or feathers. 3. Tom found something written on the spaceship. 4. The children knew the meaning of the words on the spaceship. 5). Read Paragraphs 9 to 10 of the story. Then, answer the following questions. Step4. Summarize 1). D1 Read the story again and summarize the main idea of each part. Part Paragraph(s) Main idea 1 Paragraph 1   2 Paragraphs 2—5   3 Paragraphs 6—9   4 Paragraph 10   Step5. Comprehension 1. *D3 In pairs, discuss whether you believe aliens are real. Why or why not? · At midnight, a yellow light · The next morning, explore · At 6 p.m. , reach · The next morning, tell their father 1. Step6. Homework 2. 根据时间线索，复述主阅读篇章的故事。 3. 把小组讨论Comprehension部分练习D3的结果整理成发言稿。 4. 完成《英语（八年级 下册）B 》第121至122页Reading B，C的练习。 Part2 step1. Retell the story ●At midnight, a yellow light ●The next morning, explore ●At 6 p.m. , reach ●The next morning, tell their father Read and complete Complete the following reports after reading the story. Report 1 Name: Tina Time: The day before yesterday, at (1) _____________ Place: Flat 7, Floor 20, Tall Building Other people: None. I was alone. Report: I (2) _________ and looked out of the window. In the sky, I saw (3) _______________. The light dived towards the ground and then I saw (4) ____________. I heard (5) _____________too. I think something landed (6) ________________ near the hills. Report 2 Name: Tina Time: Yesterday, at (7) __________ Place: The forest near the hills Other people: With (8) _______________ Report: We flew to the forest. Then we walked around. We heard (9) ______________________, so we hid behind some bushes. We saw (10) __________. It was talking but we could not understand it. It was very ugly. It had a round head and (11) _________________. It had some hair but it did not have (12) _______________. We saw the aliens’ (13) _______________. It was damaged. There was something written on the spaceship. It was not like our writing. The writing was like this: EARTH. Then (14) ____________appeared in front of us. It made a terrible noise so we ran quickly away. Step2.Talk time Agreeing and disagreeing I think/believe that the pyramids in Egypt were built by aliens. I don`t agree./I think you`re wrong./I disagree. So do l./I agree./I think you`re right. Read the conversation below. Tony: I think aliens must be more intelligent than humans. Jenny: I don’t agree. Tony: But if they could fly to the Earth, their spaceships must be faster than ours. Jenny: I agree with you. Their technology must be more advanced than ours. Answer the following questions about the previous conversation. •What is Tony’s opinion about aliens? Tony thinks aliens must be more intelligent than humans. •What does Tony think of aliens’ spaceships? Tony thinks aliens’ spaceships must be faster than ours. Step3. grammar •Does Jenny agree that aliens must be more intelligent than humans? No, she doesn’t. •Does Jenny agree that aliens’ spaceships can travel faster than humans’? Yes, she does. What can we say to express agreement? •Yes, indeed. •Yes, (that’s) exactly what I think. •I agree totally/one hundred per cent /completely. •That’s just what I was going to say. •I think so. •Yes, that’s right. •How true! What can we say to express disagreement? •I’m not so sure about that. •Do you really think so? •I’m a bit surprised you said that. •Well, that’s a matter of opinion. •I wouldn’t say that. In pairs, make a conversation like the example above. Choose one of the following topics. Aliens are a danger to us. Aliens will become our friends. Aliens are cleverer than us. We will fight aliens in the future. Agreeing and disagreeing I think/believe that … I don`t agree./I think you`re wrong./I disagree. So do l./I agree./I think you`re right. Agreeing and disagreeing We will live with aliens in the future. We can control aliens. UFOs do exist. People will be able to meet aliens from other planets in the future. A spaceship crashed at Roswell. Aliens do exist. Crop circles were created by people. I think/believe that … I think/believe that the pyramids in Egypt were built by aliens. I don`t agree./I think you`re wrong./I disagree. So do l./I agree./I think you`re right. Step4.Listening Rescuing the lost astronauts Two astronauts, Liz and Gus, are lost on Planet X. Their captain Troy is talking to them from the mother ship. A Listen to the captain’s instructions and help Liz and Gus label the map with the words from the box. desert landing site spaceship lake mountains town B Listen to the recording again and complete the notes below. Write one word in each blank. Captain Troy: •We cannot land the mother ship in the forest because of the(1) . •Your spaceship is in B4. We are going to(2) in D1. •You must get to D1(3) . •You must(4) behind. •You can only carry(5) . •You mustn`t hurt or anyone on this planet. Retell Captain Troy’s instructions using the map and your notes. Suppose you are Liz and Gus. In pairs, talk about the route you will choose to reach the landing site. Step5.Speak up tent knife Look at B on page 102 again. The two astronauts must get to their mother ship as soon as possible. They have the following things, but they can only take five of them. A camera a tent 10bottles of water A knife matches 25gold coins A map of Planet X medicine 6lunch boxes Come up with your own list of five things you want to take with you. Then compare your list with your partner’s list. Explain to your classmate why you need these things and why you agree or disagree with him/her on what you should bring. 1 Choose five things to take with you. Explain why you need these things and why you agree or disagree with your classmate; 2 Tell the class your list and give your reasons. e.g., desert—water，forest—knife You can use the following expressions for reference. Offering suggestions: Let’s … I suggest that … Why don’t we …? What about …? Accepting suggestions: Yes, that’s a good idea. We need … because we must … Rejecting suggestions: No, we don’t need to take that. We don’t need … because … Discuss the things you will take and complete the table below. Thing Reason Agree/Disagree Liz Gus Make a report about the five things you want to take with you and give reasons. Use the expressions below to help you Fellow students, We have decided to carry these five things. Firstly, we will carry … because … Secondly, … Thirdly, … Then, … Lastly, … Have you got any questions? Rescuing the lost astronauts Two astronauts, Liz and Gus, are lot on Planet X. Their captain Troy is talking to them from the mother ship. Listen to the captain’s instructions and help Liz and Gus label the map with the words from the box. desert landing site spaceship lake mountain town (1) desert (2)landing site (3)lake (4)mountains (5)spaceship (6)town Listen to the recording again and complete the notes below. Write one word in each blank. Captain Troy: •We cannot land the mother ship in the forest because of the (1) ___________. •Your spaceship is in B4. We are going to (2) ____________ in D1. •You must get to D1 ____ ______ _____. •You must (4) ______ ______ _______ behind. •You can only carry (5) _______ _______. •You mustn’t hurt or (6) _____ anyone on this planet. Agreeing and disagreeing I think/believe that the pyramids in Egypt were built by aliens. I don`t agree./I think you`re wrong./I disagree. So do l./I agree./I think you`re right. In pairs, make a conversation like the example above. Choose one of the following topics. Aliens are a danger to us. Aliens are cleverer than us. Aliens will become our friends. We will fight aliens in the future. Look at B on page 102 again. The two astronauts must get to their mother ship as soon as possible. They have the following things, but they can only take five of them. A camera a tent 10bottles of water A knife matches 25gold coins A map of Planet X medicine 6lunch boxes Work in pairs. Imagine you and your classmates are Liz and Gus. 1 Choose five things to take with you. Explain why you need these things and why you agree or disagree with your classmate; 2 Tell the class your list and give your reasons. e.g., desert—water，forest—knife step6. Homework 1.抄写单词和短语：desert，tent，knife，explain；as soon as possible，agree with，disagree with。 2.列出如果去外星球你最想带的五件物品，并陈述理由。 3.完成《英语（八年级 下册）B 》第117至第118页Listening和第119页Speaking的练习。 Part3 Step1 language points 1.receive v. 接收 accept v. 收到 汤姆收到了一份礼物，但是他没有接受。 Tom received a gift, but he didn’t accept it. 2.explore v.探究，探索 我们一来到岛上就急不可耐地考察起来。 We were eager to explore as soon as we arrived at the island. explorer n.探险者 exploration n.勘探；探索，探究 3. discover v. 发现 哥伦布在1492年发现了美洲。 Columbus discovered America in 1492. * find 找到 （某物） * invent 发明 I found a bag under the desk. Bell invented the telephone. 4. frightened adj. 惊吓的，害怕的 frightening adj. 令人害怕的 当他看到那只可怕的狗时，他很害怕。 He was frightened when he saw the frightening dog. *interested * excited * surprised * amazed *interesting * exciting * surprising * amazing 5. wonder v. 想知道 = want to know 我想知道他什么时候回来。 I wonder when he will come back. 6. pleased adj. 高兴的 = happy = glad be pleased to do sth. 高兴去做某事 He was very pleased to go to the party. 去参加聚会他十分高兴。 根据句子意思，用所给单词的适当形式填空。 1.Who is the ___________ of the letter?(receive) 2. The __________ children were calling for help. ( frighten) 3. The __________ of America changed the whole world. (discover) 4. The man is ___________ lazy. (terrible) 5. How _________ the movie is! (wonder) 6. She ________ his invitation yesterday.(refuse) 7. You plan needs some ___________.(explain) 8. – Thanks very much anyhow. -- It is a ___________. (pleased) 9. Let’s get into an ________ world. (know) 10. I think this is a good idea, but the other students _________ with you. (agree) Step2 conclusion Words: hill; loud; explore; bush; quiet; round; damage; crash; frightened; discover; terrible; fear; creature; feather; wonder; line; refuse; spread; mark Phrases: keep quiet; because of; make a terrible noise; in fear; refuse to do sth.; power line Patterns: I think/believe that Step6 Homework 1.抄写单词和短语：keep quiet/because of/in fear/landing site/as soon as possible/agree with/disagree with 2.完成《英语（八年级 下册） 》本部分对应的练习。 Part4 step1Grammar Adverbial clauses of reason ＆because of Objectives ●To know the usage of adverbial clauses of reason ＆because of ●To learn to use them have a look 1.  He distrusted me because I was new.   2. As all the seats were full he stood up. 3. The country is not strong because it is large.   4. Since /As we’ve no money, we can’t buy it. 以上我们已经通过归纳总结和练习对本课的语法内容有了一定的了解，下面就让我们根据 之前练习的考察情况进一步选择讲解该语法项的重难点。 知识脉络 ●原因状语从句 引导词　　　　用法 ●Because of 句型 状语从句 状语修饰动词、形容词、副词或整个句子。当状语为句子时即为状语从句，一般可以用来表示时间、地点、原因、结果等概念。 原因状语从句 常用引导词：because，since，as， Mark is absent today because he is ill. 马可今天没来，因为他病了。 As he was in a hurry, Jack left his bag home. 由于走的匆忙，杰克把包落在了家里。 because 1.because 表示的原因是必然的因果关系；语气最强；通常在主句之后，有时也在主句之后 2.回答why提出的问题，只能用because回答 _ Why can’t I go? _ Because you are too young. 3. because 引导的从句可用于强调句，其余不能 It’s because he is kind that we like him. 4. because 可用作表语，其他不能 This is because the earth is traveling around the sun. 5. 表示“……的原因是因为……”时，一般要用The reason why… is that… The reason why he cannot come is that he is ill. Since 1.since 引导的从句置于主句之前，表示已知的，显然的理由。“既然”较为正式，语气比because弱。 Since you are free today, you had better help me with my English. 2. Since 可用于省略句，其他不能 Since so, there is no more to be said. as as 引导的原因状语从句时表示附带说明的“双方已知的原因”，语气比since弱，较为正式，位置灵活（常置于主句前）。 As it is raining, you’d better take a taxi. Because of句型 because of是固定短语，后接名词，或名词性短语。表示“由于”，“因为”。它可引导介词短语作表语，也可引导短语作状语。 He can’t go to school because of sickness. 他因病不能上学。  Because of his wounded leg, he could not  walk so fast as the others. 因为一条腿受了伤，他不能和其他人走得一样快。 Step2 Practice Ⅰ. 单项选择。 1. --Tom isn’t feeling very well. --He seems to have a cold ____ the weather changes suddenly. （2012安徽） A. before B. so C. because D. though 2. ______ you’ve got a chance, you might as well make fun use of it. A. Now that B. After C. Although D. As soon as 3. He found it increasingly difficult to read, ______ his eyesight was beginning to fail. A and B. for C. but D. or 4. A man cannot smile like a child, a child smiles with his eyes, while a man smiles with his lips alone. （2006 湖南） A. so B. but C. and D. for 5. The doctor told the patient to go on a diet ______ he was overweight. A. on the condition that B. because C. for D. when 6. _____ the weather was fine, I opened all the windows. A. As B. Because of C. For D. With 7. ______ you are leaving tomorrow, we can eat dinner together tonight. A..For B. Since C. Before D. While 8. The fuel must have been finished, ____ the engine stopped. A.since B. as C. because D. for 9. _____ that my head had cleared, my brain was also beginning to work much better. A. For B. Now C. Since D. Despite 10. I hate traveling by air _______ you usually have to wait for hours before the plane take off.(2013 上海，43) A. because B. though C. until D. unless 11. Mr. Green can’t go to the meeting ______ he has a bad cold.(2013 北京，39) A..because B. unless C. whet D. although 12. How time files ! It’s almost three years_______ we met last time.(2013 江苏，10) A.when B. before C. while D. since 13. It is ten years ________he smoked. A. that B. when C. since D. while 14. ________ you are so weak，you’d better stay at home. A. Since B. For C. Because D. Though Part5 step1. Some useful words 1.a strange noise Captain Troy bird-like people with wings mother ship 2.Liz wanted to make friends with the people of Bird World. Discuss with your classmates how she might do this. Use the ideas from the box and the example below to help you. Then fill in the table with your ideas. dance for the people of Bird World smile draw some pictures for them sing give them something No one knew what to do.Then Liz had a good idea.She started to sing as she wanted to show the people of Bird World that she was friendly.Liz had a beautiful voice.Because the people of Bird World liked her song,they started to sing too. They were happy. 3.Write the story of Liz and Gus with your idea from A and B. Liz and Gus finally reached the landing site and saw Captain Troy. “Liz! Gus! Welcome back!” said Captain Troy. “I’m very pleased to see you. Now let’s get on the mother ship and …” Suddenly __________________________ No one knew what to do. Then Liz had a good idea. __________________________ __________________________ And so the people from the Earth and Bird World became friends! Step2.More practice What can you see in the pictures? UFO Unidentified flying object 1.Skim the article and answer the questions. 1.What’s the passage mainly about? 2.Did the four people have the same opinion? UFO Many people say they have seen UFOs. Here is one famous story. It is called the Roswell Incident and it happened in the US in 1947. Person A (name not given): My wife and I were sitting outside because it was a warm night. Suddenly we saw something very bright flying through the sky. Person B (William Brazel, a farmer): I found some pieces of strange metal on my farm. I called the army. Major Marcel came and collected the pieces. He told me not to talk to anyone about this. Person C (Major Marcel): I went and collected the pieces. I gave them to an army expert. He said the pieces came from a weather balloon. However, since I have not seen this kind fo metal before, I think this was a lie. Person D (name not giver): My parents and I were in the countryside. Suddenly we saw a silver spaceship on the side of the hill. There were the bodies of three aliens lying on the grass. Then some soldiers came and told us to leave. So what is the truth? ●Perhaps some or all of the people lied. ●Perhaps a US rocket crashed and people thought it had come from space. ●Perhaps an alien spaceship really crashed in Roswell. 2.Read the article again and find what the pronouns refer to. He told me not to talk to anyone about this. (line 10) Suddenly we saw a silver spaceship on the side of the hill. (line 15) … it had come from space. (lines 20-21) 3.Who do you think said each of these? Write the names of the people in the blanks. ● Hey,Mum! Dad! Quick! Come and look at this! ● Thanks for calling me.I`ll come out to your farm right now. ● Wow! Did you see that? It was going really fast. ● There are some strange pieces of metal on my farm. 4.Decide whether the following statements are True(T) or False(F). ● The writer thinks that all of the witnesses told the truth. ● There was a war near Roswell at that time. ● William Brazel did not tell anyone about the metal. ● William Brazel said some aliens died in the crash. ● Everyone knows that an alien spaceship crashed in Roswell. B What do you think of mysteries such as UFO. In groups, give your opinions. Step3.Culture corner Science fiction science fiction science fiction (or “sci-fi”) is a popular kind of story found in many books, comics and films. The War of the Worlds is a famous science fiction story. It is about aliens from Mars (called “Martians”) attacking the Earth. It was written by the English writer, H.G. Wells, who is called the “Father of Science Fiction”. Many people in America thought it was real when they heard the story on the radio in 1938! ●What is science fiction? ●What is The War of the Worlds about? ●Who wrote the book? ●What did the people in America think when they heard the story on the radio in 1938? Have you read any other science fiction books? Tell your classmates about one of them. Step4.Study skills What do you usually take down when you listen to a passage or conversation? what to take down Read and answer Read the instructions on page 110. Then answer the following questions. Making notes(3):Making notes while listening Good listeners usually make good notes.Making notes can help you find key points and facts. Write down the key information. It includes names,times,numbers,thoughts or ideas. Do not try to write down everything.Do not use complete sentences. Instead,you should write down the important nouns and verbs. ●What do you need to take down while listening? ●Can you give some examples? Top tip When you make notes,you can use: ● symbols, e.g.+,√,× and →. ● short forms, e.g. a.m.,p.m., Sat. and Sun. What time is the space Museum open? On weekdays,the Space Museum is open from nine o`clock in the morning to four thirty in the afternoon. On Saturdays,it`s open from nine o`clock to three o`clock. On Sundays,it`s open for three hours only,from nine in the morning to 12 noon. Notes Weekdays:9 a.m.---4:30 p.m. Sat:9 a.m.---3 p.m. Sun:9 a.m.---12 noon *A Listen to a book review and make notes below. Remember to write down key information only. Do not write complete sentences. Top tip Before you begin,you should think about what information you need to pay special attention to while listening. Programme: Book name: Writer: Topic: Comment: *B Complete the following sentences using your notes in A. 1 The woman is talking about a book called ______________________ .(book name) 2 The book was written by __________________ . (who) 3 The writer was born in ______________ in _____________ . (where and when) 4 In the book, the man meets _______________________ in the future.(what) 5 You should read the book because it is ____________________ . (why) Step5 Self-assessment Self-assessment How well do you know this unit?Tick √ the boxes. 1. I can read a story about aliens. 2. I can listen for specific information about a captain`s instructions. 3. I can use adverbial clauses of reason correctly. 4. I can use because of correctly. 5. I know how to agree and disagree with others. 6. I can talk about things the astronauts should carry. 7. I can write a story about meeting the people of Bird World. 8. I know how to make notes while listening. 9. I know about science fiction. Step6 Homework 1.用摘录要点的记笔记方法，介绍一本科幻小说的梗概。 2.选择性完成《练习册》第109至第112页Integration的练习。 略。 教材分析 教学目标 教学重难点 课前准备 教学过程 教学反思 PAGE 5