1、Unit 6 Sunshine for all Integrated skillsI. Teaching aims and learning objectivesBy the end of the lesson, students should be able to:1. get a general understanding about a volunteer project;2. complete the notes with the information obtained from listening material;3. talk about ways to help people
2、 in need in our daily lives.II. Teaching contentsNew words and phrases: south-west, north-west, project, a training plan, keep in touch,talk on the phone, improve their livesIII. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty1. Learn about a volunteer project.2. Talk about ways to help people
3、in need in our daily lives.IV. Teaching proceduresA Working in a mountain areaStep 1 Lead-in 1. Play a videoT: This girl is Judy. She is Peters cousin. She likes travelling. Last year, she went on a trip to Guizhou and visited a local primary school. Do you know where Guizhou is? Its in the south-we
4、st of China. And what about Xinjiang? It is in the north-west of China.She took some photos about the students there. Lets see some pictures. 2. Have a talkT: After seeing the video, we know that children in mountain areas live a hard life. Lets work together to take care of those children and their
5、 dreams. 【设计意图：展示 Judy 去旅行时拍摄的有关山区小学的照片, 从衣食住行等方面阐述山区学校学生的学习和生活状况，让学生从细微处体会山区孩子生活的艰难。 】Step 2 Listening 1. Part A1T: Judy wanted to be a volunteer teacher to help these children, so she took part in a volunteer project. Now she is telling Peter about it. Look through the questions and options carefu
6、lly before listening. (1) Help the students look through the questions and options. (2) Play the tape of Part A1 and check the answers. 【设计意图：创设听力情境，对学生进行听力策略的指导，帮助学生更好的完成听力任务。】2. Part A2T: Peter wants to know about Judys volunteer life. He has prepared the following questions. Can you predict what
7、Judy will say? T: Now Judy is talking to Peter on the phone about her experience. Listen to their conversation and help Peter complete his notes. Here is another listening tip for you: Try to predict some missing words before listening.T: Check the answers together.【设计意图：在做听力前，指导学生利用已有的知识储备，发挥想象大胆猜测
8、 Judy 所支教的学校、学生的基本情况及她在乡村学校可能会做的事情，以此来确保学生能顺利完成听力训练任务。 】Step 3 Reading and writing 1. Complete a diary entryT: Peter is writing about Judy and the village school in his diary. Help him complete his diary entry with the information in Parts A1 and A2.【设计意图：让学生运用前面听到的内容完成一篇文章，巩固其对材料内容的理解。 】2. Pair wor
9、k T: Work in pairs and talk about Judys experience at the village school. You can use the dialogue on the screen as a model.【设计意图：对话训练，让学生学以致用，培养学生的语言表达能力。让学生将书本上的文字，吸收并内化成自己的语言，将信息转化成对话。 】3. DiscussionT: Work in groups of four and discuss the following questions: (1) What good qualities should a vo
10、lunteer teacher have?(2) As a middle school student, what can you do to help the children in mountain areas?【设计意图：给学生两个话题，让学生进行小组讨论，提高他们的语言表达能力，拓展他们的思维。 】B Speak up: How can we help people in our daily lives?Step 1 Lead-in 1. Free talkT: Have you ever helped anyone in need in your daily life? How di
11、d you help him/her?【设计意图：让学生讲述他们自己做过的好事，将话题转到如何帮助身边的人，自然地导入到 Speak up 部分。 】2. How to help people in needT: Peter wants to write about helping people in need. So he is searching the Internet. Lets look at what he has found.T: How can we help people in need?(1) We can give food to homeless people. And
12、 its necessary to provide houses for them to stay.(2) We can help blind people cross the street and provide seeing eye dogs for them.(3) We can save our pocket money and donate it to poor people. Its important to help them find jobs.(4) If we see disabled people around us, we should help them go up
13、and down stairs. We can also help them cross the road.(5) When we meet the elderly on the bus, we should give our seats to them. At the weekend, we can help them clean their houses.【设计意图：以 Peter 要写关于助人为乐的文章，正在上网搜索信息为背景，通过图片展示，让学生看图说说助人的方式，同时也为下面的语言输出做好内容上的准备。 】Step 2 Presentation 1. Listen and answe
14、rT: The Class 1, Grade 8 students are discussing this topic. Lets listen to them and answer: How can we help homeless people? How can we help the elderly?2. Listen and readT: Please read after the tape. Pay attention to the intonation and pronunciation.【设计意图：让学生先听对话获取相关信息，再模仿录音中的语音语调，为下面的小组合作作铺垫。 】S
15、tep 3 Practice 1. Make up a new dialogueT: Work in groups to talk about how to help people in need in our daily lives.【设计意图：让学生小组合作进行对话练习，实现语言输出。 】2. Complete a passageT: Peter has written a passage, but there are some words missing. Help Peter complete his writing.【设计意图：通过补全文章来巩固本节课的知识点，培养学生综合运用语言技
16、能。 】Step 4 SummaryWhat we have learned today:1. Something about a volunteer project;2. Judys experience as a primary school teacher in a mountain area;3. Some ways to help the people in need in our daily lives. T: We were born with the ability to change someones life. Dont shine to be seen. Shine so that others can see the way. V. Homework1. Learn the important words, phrases and sentences by heart.2. Write a short passage: As a middle school student, how can we help the people in need in our daily lives?3. Preview Study skills