2009届初三英语Module 3 Now and then(教案)
I. Teaching goals 模块教学目标


Skill Focus
听
Listen to the dialogue about life today and 50 years ago.

说
Talk about the life today and in the past

读
Read articles about life in the past

写
Compare people’s life today and in the past
Write sentences with advantages and disadvantages about people’s life
Write about the life of your own family






Language
Focus


功
能
句
式
Talking about life:
The advantage is that we know more about medicine today. P18
We’re better at preventing illness. P18
But people don’t eat as well as in the past, and don’t take as much exercise as they did. P18
Faster transport also makes more pollution. P18
And that makes life more dangerous and less healthy. P18



词

汇
1．重点词汇
debate illness prevent medicine suppose relaxed eldest married get married couple diet disease
2．短语
as a result instead of grow up each other have to do one’s best free time next month fall off lead a …life

语法
The positive degree, the comparative degree and the superlative degree of adjectives and adverbs.


重
点
句
子
Is life today better or worse than it was 50 years ago? P18
The most important difference is that people are healthier today and they live longer than they did in the past. P18
But people don’t take as much exercise as they did. P18
People walk or use their bikes less, and they are lazier. P18
I really want to do my best. P18

II. Teaching material analyzing 教材分析
本模块以“life”为话题，以学习“现在和过去生活”的对比为主线，介绍了现在生活和过去生活的优与劣。通过模块学习，学生将重点掌握形容词的比较级和最高级，并能运用所学知识对周围事物和人进行比较。
Unit 1 通过听、读、说训练，要求学生了解五十年后生活的变化，初步学习两者之间进行比较的方法。
Vocabulary and listening
Activity 1要求学生看图，然后两人一组谈论现在和过去的生活。Activity 2要求学生听录音，利用所给词汇回答问题，并通过再次听录音检查答案，从而对Activity 3 的对话有一个准备。Activity 3听读一段Betty and his mum 关于对现在和过去生活进行对比的对话，在让学生了解50年生活变化的同时，学习一些关于比较的句式。Activity 4根据对话内容选择最佳答案。Activity5要求学生学习对话，学会分类提取重要信息来完成表格。Activity6根据对话内容完成句子。
Pronunciation and speaking
Activity 7 要求学生听录音，注意重读的单词。Activity 8 要求学生自己朗读句子，标出认为需要重读的单词，并听录音检查自己是否读得正确。Activity 9两人一组活动，就所列举的方面谈论50年前后的生活变化，加强对形容词比较级的理解和运用。
Unit 2. 通过读、写训练，学习谈论过去的生活状况，学会用事实来支持论点。
Reading
该单元共设计了7个活动。Activity 1看图，运用所给词说说图中woman生活的变化。Activity 2通过阅读关于Mrs. Li 的过去生活的文章，来让学生了解他们奶奶爷爷辈的生活。Activity 3要求学生两人一组讨论Mrs. Li那辈人生活的优缺点。Activity 4通过深入理解课文找出所给事实需要表明的观点。
Writing
Activity 5要求学生继续阅读相关文章和对话，对五十年生活变化的优劣进行讨论写作，要有正反观点并要有支持各自观点的依据。Activity 6要求学生能把Activity 5中的论点和例证连起来，同时运用合适的连词，使文章紧凑又有逻辑。Activity 7要求学生以“Is life today better or worse than it was 50 years ago?”为题，运用讨论的观点和例证，采取正确合理的句式，下笔成文。
Unit 3 对形容词的比较级和最高级这一语法项目以及今昔生活的对比的话题进行综合训练。
Activity1根据所给形容词，选用其正确形式进行填空。Activity 2运用所给词汇对两幅图进行对比，进一步练习功能句型。Activity 3把所给的单词进行归类。Activity 4通过看图和课文阅读来了解过去生活的艰辛，并找出三个使过去生活艰辛的例子。Activity 5 再读Activity4的文章，找出所提问题的原因。Activity 6. 听录音完成表格。 Activity 7. 根据听力材料中所听到的信息，写一篇短文比较他们的生活。
Around the world 介绍了Dr. Barnardo资助贫困儿童上学的事迹。
Module Task就孩子是否应该工作这一话题组织小组进行辩论。
Activity 8 小组活动，以“小孩不应该干活”为主题,进行辩论。Activity 9 学生分出正方和反方准备辩论。Activity 10 进行辩论。Activity 11 写出你作为正方或反方的陈述。

III．Class types and periods 课型设计与课时分配
Period 1 Listening and speaking
Period 2 Reading and writing
Period 3 Language in use
Period 4 Integrating skills
IV. Teaching plans for each period分课时教案

Period 1 Listening and speaking
Teaching goals 教学目标
1. Language goals 语言目标
a.Key vocabulary 重点词汇和短语
Advantage compositionenvironment free time homework illness law personal population prevent protect safety
b.Key sentences 重点句子
There were not so many cars as they are today.
People are healthier today and
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