八年级英语上册 Module 2 My home town and my country Unit 3 Language in use教案（新版）外研版-（新版）外研版初中八年级上册英语教案.doc

Unit 3 Language in use
【教学目标】
l Knowledge objective
Get the students to be able to use the key vocabulary and new words they learn in this unit
l Ability objective
To summarize and consolidate-comparing places, comparative adjectives and four compass points(east, south, west, north).
l Moral objective
1. To be glad to take part in the group activities and enjoy the happiness.
2. To compare the western country with our country, to make us know our country is great.
【教学重点】
To be able to write a passage to introduce one’s hometown and our country.
【教学难点】
Through listening, speaking and writing, let students practice the comparison of adjectives.
【教学方法】
PWP method, task-based method
【教学手段】
A tape recorder, multimedia and some pictures
【教学过程】
Teaching Procedures:
Step 1 Revision
Revise the comparison of adjectives by filling the blanks.
Step 2 Language practice
To master the comparison of adjectives by filling the blanks.
1. It’s getting ______ and _______.
2. It’s a _______ city than Hong Kong.
3. Its streets are _____ _____ and ______ too.
4. It’s ______ ______ many other buildings in Shenzhen.
Step 3 Work on Activity 1
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box
1. Read the word in the box.
big cold large old tall

2. Use the correct form of the words to fill in the blanks.
1) Shenzhen was very small about thirty years ago but it is much _________ now.
2) This building is tall but that building is much _____.
3) Beijing is old but Xi’an is much ______.
4) The US has a large population but India’s population is _______.
5) Beijing is cold in winter but Harbin is ________.
Step 4 Work on Activity 3
big busy high low old small tall wide
Work in pairs. Talk about the pictures. Use the words from the box to help you.

1. Answer the questions.
--- What can you see in Picture 1?
--- What can you see in Picture 1?
2. Make comparisons. Write sentences.
The buildings in the village in Picture 1 are older/smaller/lower than the buildings in the city in Picture 2.
The buildings in the city in Picture 2 are newer/higher/bigger/taller than the buildings in the village in Picture 1.
In Picture 2, the roads are wider/busier than those in Picture 1.
Step 5 Work on Activity 3
Write sentences. Look at the table and use the information in the table to make sentences.
For example: Shenzhen is newer than Beijing.
Shenzhen is busier than Hangzhou.
Xi’an is older than Beijing.
China is bigger than Australia.
Tian’anmen Square is wider than other squares in China.
The population of Tianjin is smaller than the population of Shanghai.
Step 6 Work on Activity 4
TIP:
Word map is a way of learning vocabulary in groups and the words in the map are all related to each other.
1. Complete the word map. Use the words from the box. You need to use one word more than once.
2. Now work in pairs. Talk about your home town. Use the words in the word map to help you.
Step 7 Work on Activity 5
1. Read the expressions in the box.
in the northeast is famous for on the coast pretty good The population of

2. Complete the sentences with the expressions in the box.
1) Cambridge is a beautiful old English city. It _____________ its university.
2) Tianjin is near Beijing, ____________ of Bohai Sea.
3) _________________ India is smaller than that of China but bigger than that of Russia.
4) Harbin is _______________ of China and is a very busy city.
5) The weather in Beijing in autumn is ____________.
Step 8 Work on Activity 6
1. Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in blanket
In my home town there are two cinemas, the Grand Cinema and the Palace Cinema. The Grand Cinema is (1)______ (old) and (2)_______ (small) than the Palace Cinema. It is also (3)________(warm) in the Grand Cinema. The Palace Cinema is usually (4)______(busy) than the Grand Cinema and the tickets are (5) _______(cheap) too.
2. Draw answers group by group and tell the correct answers.
Step 9 Listening
1. Look at the pictures on page 16 and think of one sentence to describe each city.
1) New York is very busy.
2) Washington D.C. is old.
3) Shanghai has a lot of tall buildings.
4) Beijing has a large population.
2. Listen and complete the sentences.
1) New York is a(n))_______ and ______ city than Washington D.C.
2) New York is more ________ than any other city in the US.
3) Shanghai has a(n)_______ population than Beijing.
4) Beijing is ______ than Shanghai.
Step 10 Around the world
1. Talk about Washington DC.
2. Read the article, mark true or false.
1) Washington DC is located on the west coast.
2) It is best known for the White House.
3) The Lincoln Memorial is a grand white building.
Step 11 Module task
1. Work in pairs. Compare two places in your home town.
Where is it?
It’s in the north/south/east/west of the town.
How many people work/go there?
…people work/go there.
How old is it?
It’s about … years old.
Is there anything special about it?
It’s bigger than ...
2. Write the information in the table.
Place 1 :__________
Place 2 :__________

3. Make a report.
Write sentences.
Place 1 is bigger than Place 2.
Place 2 is older than Place 1.
Join the sentences using and or but.
Place 1 is bigger than Place 2, but Place 2 is older than Place 1.
TIP:
You can write three paragraphs to make your reports:
Paragraph 1: describe Place 1.
Paragraph 2: describe Place 3.
Paragraph 1: compare the two places.
Step 12 Homework
Finish your report.