1、Unit 4 Life on MarsComic strip and Welcome to the unitI. Teaching aims and learning objectivesBy the end of the lesson, students should be able to:1. learn some new words about the items that are needed for a space travel; 2. talk with partners about what life would be like on Mars;3. think about th
2、e advantages and disadvantages of living in space.II. Teaching contents1. New words and phrases: dried food, sleeping bag, Mars, helmet, air tank, power pack, gravity2. New structures: Me neither.How do you like your life on Mars?What would it be like to live on Mars?III. Focus of the lesson and pre
3、dicted area of difficulty1. Learn some new words about the items that are needed for a space travel.2. Talk with partners about what life would be like on Mars.IV. Teaching proceduresComic stripStep 1 Lead-in1. Free talkT: Do you love travelling?T: Do you think it is exciting to travel into space so
4、me day?T: Do you want to travel into space? Why or why not?【设计意图：由旅游的话题导入，询问学生是否愿意有朝一日去太空旅游并陈述理由，从而引人本课的话题，为之后谈论太空生活与地球生活的差异做好铺垫。 】Step 2 Presentation1. Watch and answerT: Watch the video of Comic strip and answer some questions.(1) Did Hobo think Eddie liked Mars?(2) Why does Eddie hate life on Mar
5、s?【设计意图：让学生带着问题听录音，培养他们有意识地获取信息的能力。 】2. Read the dialogue after the tape【设计意图：通过朗读训练，培养学生正确流利的朗读能力。 】3. Read and act out the dialogue【设计意图：学生进行两两合作，表演对话，既加深了印象，又培养了用英语大胆表达的能力。 】4. Complete the short passageEddie and Hobo are now on _. Hobo is excited because hes never _ about travelling into _. But
6、Eddie says he _ it. Hobo is very surprised because he thought Eddie _ Mars. Eddies tells him that he cant _ his food because of the _.【设计意图：鼓励学生根据对话内容完成该语篇的填空，培养学生信息转换和语篇阅读的能力。该题型与中考中的短文填空题类似。 】Welcome to the unitStep 1 Presentation Free talk1. Do you know anything about space?2. Do you know anythin
7、g about Mars?3. What would life be like in space?4. If youre going to travel into space, what do you need to take with you? Why?【设计意图：激活学生的背景知识，询问学生太空旅游方面的知识，通过图片直观呈现生词，激发学生的学习兴趣。 】Step 2 Practice1. Listen and fill in the formT: Listen to a dialogue about living on Mars and then fill in the form.Lif
8、e on Mars1. _ gravity2. wear _ boots3. need _ bags4. eat _ food 5. no _Feelings _【设计意图：在听的过程中让学生完成信息记录表，旨在培养学生有效听取信息并及时记录的能力。该表格也为接下来学生谈论火星生活做好铺垫。 】2. Watch and discussT: Watch a video about the life on space and talk about if you want to live on Mars some day. Give your reasons.【设计意图：视频内容直观展现了太空生活的画面，激发学生的学习兴趣，对于所学的内容起到了补充的作用。在观看视频的基础上，组织小组讨论，鼓励不同的学生对于未来的太空生活发表不同的看法。鼓励学生积极思维、大胆表达。 】V. Homework1. Search the Internet for more information about Mars and share it with your classmates nextclass.2. Finish some exercises in the workbooks.