八年級英語8B Unit3教案
● to identify keywords about topics and sub-topics in the context of a conversation about an educational computer program
● to use key information given in a description and identify relevant additional details by listening
● to develop intensive listening skills by completing a description and identifying symbols
teaching procedures
step 1 having a brainstorming
ask the students to say as much as possible about the computers.
step 2 presenting
do you like traveling? how do you travel to other places?
do you think if it is possible to travel at home? there is a new educational cd-rom called ‘daily english’. do you like it?
step 3 listening to the tape
millie is listening to a radio interview about this cd-rom. she has downloaded a description of it, but some of the words are missing. listen to the first part of the interview, finishing part a1 on page 52. then try to answer the following questions:
1. what does this new english course include?
2. is it only good for tourists?
3. what can people learn from it?
4. how many topics are there in this course?
5. who is the guide?
step 4 presenting
we know there are some icons on the computer. different icons have different functions. there are also five icons in this new english course. (show the icons.) first, ask students to guess their names and functions.
step 5 listening
the second part of the description is about the different icons. however, the icons and their functions got mixed up because of a virus. listen to the second part of the interview. finish part a2 on page 50.
step 6 completing the e-mail
millie is writing an e-mail to sandy. she wants to tell her the cd-rom program ‘daily english’, but she has forgotten some of the details. can you say something?
● it’s an english course from australia.
● it includes a book and five cd-roms.
● it’s good for students and tourist.
● we can learn using the telephone, asking and answering questions, talking about the weather and the time.
…
finish part a3 on page 51.
step 7 practising
sandy is using ‘daily english’, but he has some problems. so she is asking millie for help. listen to the conversation on page 53. then make a similar dialogue.
step homework
a. read the two passages and try to learn it by heart.
b. translation