初二英语下学期Unit 1教案：
课题：Reading(1)
课型：新授课
1.Teaching aims:
Words and phrases：fact, actually, block, marry, wife, dentist, stall, turn, miss, chess, pleasant, pollution, land, safely, way, lonely ，in fact, be born, get married, move to, move out of, turn into, in the past, Chinese chess, play cards/Chinese chess, noise pollution, take off, in some ways, feel a bit lonely, from time to time, open space
Sentences：
1. How long have you known…?
I’ve known the place for many years / since I was very young.
2. We lived together until 1965 when I got married.
3. Has the place changed a lot? Yes, the place has changed a lot.
4. It’s nice to have open space and pretty gardens.
5. It has become more difficult to see my old friends.
6. I feel a bit lonely from time to time.
2. Abilities:
a.To practice the students’reading ability。
b.To make the students search some information about the interview。
3. Moral aims:
To make the students know the change of the cities。
Teaching procedures:
I. Lead-in
Review the names of different forms of transport in Hong Kong using pictures.
II. Pre-reading
Elicit any information about the different forms of transport in Hong Kong and tell the Ss: Beijing has changed a lot.
Introduce the context of the dialogue between Millie and Mr Chen. Write the title ‘Times have changed.’ on the Bb.
III. While-reading
Task 1:
Ask Ss to quickly skim the text on their own. Ask them to highlight the words they don’t know. Then ask Ss to discuss them in pairs and try to work out the meaning from the context. Help Ss finish Part B.
Task 2:
Check students’ understanding. Ask questions:
Question for general idea:
1．What’s the main idea about this passage?
Questions for details:
2．Where was Mr Chen born?
3．Where did he live before 1965?
4．Were there any big shops in the town in the past?
5．Does Mr Chen think life is better now? Why?
Task3:
Ask Ss to read the text again and try to complete the following tables in groups.
The place has changed a lot
 
in the past
at present
people
30，000 people lived in the town.
Many people moved to other areas.

what we have there
Small restaurants， shops, and, market stalls, a small post office and an old cinema
The place has turned into a park.
pollution
Water pollution was a problem
Much cleaner

feeling
 
In some ways life is better. But he feels a bit lonely from time to time.
Task 4:
Ask Ss to do Part C1, then check answers as a whole class activity.
Task 5:
Explain some key words and important expressions.
turn into, change a lot, in fact, be pleased, in some ways, open space, feel a bit lonely, from time to time, get married
1) How long have you known …?
I’ve known the place for many years / since I was very young.
2) We lived together until 1965 when I got married.
3) Has the place changed a lot? Yes, the place has changed a lot.
4) It’s nice to have open space and pretty gardens.
5) It has become more difficult to see my old friends.
6)  I feel a bit lonely from time to time.
Task 6:
Ss read the conversation in pairs and do part C2 and part D.
IV. Post-task
Encourage more able students to interview their classmates’ hometown using the text as a model.
Homework:
1.    Listen to the tape and read the text twice.
2． 翻译下列词组
事实上 结婚 搬出   变了许多    中国象棋 在过去 变成
打牌 噪音污染  起飞 安全着陆   中药店 有时 感到孤独






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