Using LanguageⅡ第二课时教案

Book 8 Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors

Reading: The feast:18,000 BC

界首一中

李晓慧

Teaching Objectives 1.

Ss are able to understand and learn to use some helpful words and expressions 2.

Ss are able to get to know the work division between men and women in modern world and primitive society. 3.

Ss are able to consider a problem from different aspects and think logically, critically and creatively. Teaching

Important

Points: 1.

How to help Ss get a deep understanding of the text. 2.

How to help Ss to identify the work division between men and women from the text. Teaching

Focus How to help Ss understand the connection of work division between primitive society and modern world Teaching

Methods: Task-based Teaching Method Communicative Language Teaching

Guidance of Learning Methods

Self-independent learning Cooperative learning Group discussion Teaching

Aids A Multiple-Media Computer; a white-board

Teaching

Procedures: Step 1

Lead-in

Do a survey about the work division between mothers and fathers in the Ss’ home. Then make a summary.

Purpose of teaching design: 1.To arouse Ss’ interest in the topic ------the work division between men and women. 2.To let Ss talk about something in their daily life

Step 2

Pre-reading Show two pictures of primitive societies, and make them guess which picture shows men and which picture shows women. Give reasons.

After that, I will explain more about the primitive society. Purpose of teaching design: 1.

Help Ss to be a good observer.

2.

Let Ss observe, think, and express their own opinions in English. 3.

Let Ss get to know something about the primitive society. Step 3

Skimming 1.

Get the Ss look through the text and figure out the writing style of the text. What's the writing style of the text? A. A Narrative (记叙文)

B. An exposition（说明文）

C. An argumentation（议论文）

2.

Give some tips about how to read a narrative writing . 3.

Let the Ss skim the text to find the four elements of this text:

Time , Place, Main characters and Event. 4.

Summarize the main idea of the text according to the four elements . Purpose of teaching design: 1.

Help Ss get a general understanding of the text. 2.

Let them know more about the narrative writing and help them to get the main idea of a narrative essay quickly the next time they come across one. Step 4

Careful-reading Task 1 :Read the text and fill in the blanks.

Men's tasks

Women's tasks 1._________ and repairing tools

1. ___________ nuts and ________ 2.______________

2. ___________ the meat and ______

3.Cutting down____________

the fish 4.____________ animals

3.Making ______________ 5.Protecting______________

4.Preparing ____________

5.________________

children Purpose of teaching design:

Develop Ss’ ability to look for information they need quickly

Task 2: Choose proper adj. to describe each task dangerous;

patient;

skilful;

cooperative;

strong;

brave;

protective

Men's tasks

adj. 1.Making and repairing tools 2. Fishing 3.Cutting down trees 4.Hunting animals 5.Protecting family members

skilful;

caring;

patient;

observant;

cooperative Women's tasks

adj. 1. Collecting nuts and fruit 2. Cutting up meat and scrape the fish 3.Making clothes 4.Preparing food 5.Looking after children Purpose of teaching design: Develop Ss’ ability to analyze and summarize. Step 5

Deep-reading Read the text paragraph by paragraph The first paragraph: 1.

Get the Ss observe the picture showing in the first paragraph,. Then describe the picture in their own words and what they infer from the picture. (Ss may give various answers. If the answer makes sense, it proves that they were thinking and it’s a good thing. Praise them positively.) 2.

Ask them to find the difference between the underlined sentences and the other sentences.Explain the writing techniques often used in narrative writing-------- flashback(插叙)。

3.

Ask them more questions to let them think deeper: How did Lala feel “last year”? How did she feel “now”? (Ss can circle the words used in the text, or they can use other words to describe her mood.) 4.

Make the Ss think what they can learn from this paragraph and try to make a conclusion.(This task may sound difficult for most Ss because it is too broad. Anyway,

I will make a summary in the end, so get them to think is more important.) The second paragraph: 1.

Let Ss guess two important phrases in this paragraph: accelerate her walk, arrest her progress. 2.

Ask Qs to let them think deeper: Q1: What can you infer from these two sentences:

So the men had brought home the meat for the feast! Her senses became dizzy with hunger. Q2: Were there any other members in her family? Did they live a happy life? Give your reasons. Q3: What can you learn from this paragraph?

The third paragraph: 1.

Let Ss read the first two sentences and ask them what did they describe. 2.

Ask Ss to pay attention to the last part of this paragraph-------went outside the cave to begin his task.

Make them predict what the next paragraph will talk about.

The fourth paragraph: 1.

How did Dahu begin his task? Underline the verb phrases. 2.

What conclusion can you make from this paragraph? 3.

In the end, I will make a summary. Purpose of teaching design: Develop Ss’ thinking ability, which I attach great importance to.

Step 6

Summary Worried about the feast, Lala turned for home after ________ nuts and fruit. On her way home, she heard wolve_______ in the forest, so she __________ her walking steps.She feared that she might come across wild ______. No man was there to ______ her with his _____.

When she approached home, she smelled the cooking meat and felt_______(hunger). Her mother and the older children were _____________while her aunts were_____________. What

a

______ family!

Then Dahu________, with several ____over his shoulder and some pieces of ____ under his arm. He took some stone_______ and went outside the cave.He chose one large stone and began to use it like a _______ striking the edge of the scraper until it was

______ enough to_____ the meat and _____ the fish. When he finished this, the first guests began to arrive for________ . Purpose of teaching design: 1.

Help Ss have a overall understanding of the text. 2.

Reappear new words in the text.

Step 7

Homework Recommend two books for Ss

Purpose of teaching design: 1.

Let Ss read widely to help them grow wiser. 2.

Let Ss understand the the connection of work division between primitive society and modern world deeply. 3.

Let them have rich knowledge about the topic of this unit.