牛津版八年级英语下Unit 4教案
5 &6 period：Grammar
－．教学目标：
l．To understand the purpose of using connectives of reason
2．To use “because” to give a reason for something
3．To use “because of ” to give a reason for something
4．To show results with “so”
5．To use “hope” and “wish” correctly
二．教学重难点：
words:
ground
Phrases：
Sentences：
1. Ricky helped with the charity show because he wanted to raise money for Project Green Hope.
2．Ricky was nervous because of the TV cameras.
3．There was a lot of work so I was very busy.
4．I hope (that) you will like the show.
5．I hope to see the charity show.
6．I wish (that) I would be the host of the next show.
7．I wish (that) the pop stars would invite me to lunch.
8. I wish (that) I could fly.
9. I wish (that) I were Richy.
10. I wish you a happy holiday.
11. We wish you good luck.
三．教学方法：
Listening and speaking．
四．教学手段－tape-recorder and multi－media
五．教学过程：
Step 1：Lead－in
1.introduce myself
I’m Zhang Ping, you can call me Miss Zhang. I’ll teach you till your teacher, Miss Cai, come back from the USA. This is my first time to teach fun with English , so you need your help, if there is any trouble. I didn’t teach for about half a year because I had a son last winter. I love my son because板书he is very lovely. I wish板书 I could stay at home板书for more time, but your English teacher has gone to the board, so板书I have to come back to teach you. I hope板书 we can get well on with.
2.free talk
T: I like F4 because they’re very handsome. Who is your favourite sports star/music star?
S: …is my favourite pop star.
T: Why do you like him/her best?
S: Because …
I like him/ her because he/she…板书
3.ask some more questions like this

Step 2 ：pre－task.
l. Turn to page 60. Let’s think of Ricky.
Q1: Why did Ricky help with the charity show? (Because he wanted to raise money for Project Hope).
Q2: Why couldn’t Ricky sleep the night before the show? ( Because he was too excited).
Step 3 ：While－task
Task1
1.T: When we ask for reasons, we use ‘why’. When we give reasons, we can use ‘because’. T: underline the sentences that contain the word ‘because’.
2.Ask two students to read out one example each from the grammar table at the top of page 64.
4.Explain the context of the exercise. Daniel is asking Sandy about the charity show. The words on the pieces of paper are reasons from Sandy’s notes.
Ask students to work on their own to write answers to Daniel’s notes. Remind them that each sentence must contain the word ‘because’.
Read out each of Daniel’s questions. Ask volunteers to answer the questions using ‘because’. Repeat the answers clearly and ask students to check their own work.

Task2
1. T: Look at the Bb, we say:
Ricky helped with the charity show because he wanted to raise money for Project Hope.板书
We also can say→Ricky helped with the charity show because of the money.
I’m fatter than before because I had a baby five months ago. 板书
We also can say→ I’m fatter than before because of my baby/him.

T: We can also use ‘because of’ to give a reason for something. When we use ‘because of’, it is followed by a noun or pronoun.
T: Look at the grammar table at the top of page 65. Show students that we can use ‘because of’ to answer questions with ‘why’, e.g.
Why did Ricky have to speak loudly? ( Because of the noise.)
Why was Ricky nervous? (Because of the TV cameras.)
T: Read the words above the speech bubbles in part B1, the first part says what happened, and the second part is the reason. Please use ‘because of’ to make sentences.
Ask three volunteers to read out their answers
T: part B2 Amy and Shirley are looking at pictures of a flood. Amy is answering Shirley’s que
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