Using LanguageⅡ教案2

Book 8 Unit 4

Using Language

Alexander Graham Bell Teaching aims Knowledge aims

1.Master some useful words and expressions. 2 Enable students to learn about the famous inventor Alexander Graham Bell and his inventions.

Ability aims 1. Help the students learn how the famous inventor Bell invented the telephone. 2. Improve students’ reading, listening and speaking ability.

Emotion aims 1.Stimulate students’ interest in inventors and inventions. 2. Encourage students to learn good qualities from the inventors.

Teaching important point How the famous inventor Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone. Teaching difficult point Help the students learn what the key is to become a successful inventor and how to make a telephone call. Teaching methods Task-based teaching and learning ,discussing and cooperation. Teaching procedures Step 1 Lead –in Use some guessing games to introduce the background of Bell and lead in the topic. telephone→

Alexander Graham Bell 1.

It is a means of communication. You can hear a person’s voice when using it. You can call up sb. now and then. 2.

He is a great inventor. Both his mother and wife are deaf. His job is to help deaf people to understand speaking people and learn how to speak. He invented the telephone.

Step 2 Pre-reading

If you want to learn more about a famous person, what do you expect to know? ----life experiences and achievements Meanwhile, divide the students into 4 groups to have a competition.

Step 3 Skimming Go through the text to get the main idea. Main idea:

It mainly talks about the life of Alexander Graham Bell and how he made the great inventions.

Step 4 Listening Listen to the text and get some specific information of Alexander Graham Bell. Time

Information In 1847

He was born. When he was young

His family moved to Boston,USA. 11 years old

He invented his first invention. In 1876

He invented the first telephone. 75 years old

He made his last invention.

Step 5 Careful reading Read the passage carefully and fill in the blanks. How

Improve the telegraph to send several _______at the same time. he invented Design a machine that would separate different ______waves. the Find sound waves could be reproduced in a moving electrical telephone _____and be sent along a _____.

Step 6 Discussion What can you learn from Alexander Graham Bell? Dynamic/hard-working/creative/imaginative/persistent/patient…

Step 6 Speaking Make a telephone call to ask some information about applying for a job. Useful phrases: Which extension, please? Hold on the line, please. Can I speak to ….,please? I’ll ring him/her up again. I must ring off now, because…

Step 7 Homework Preview the writing .

Blackboard Design

Using Language

Alexander Graham Bell Skimming---Main idea

Discussion----Qualities Bell----life

Bell----patient, curious,

-----inventions

imaginative, creative Listening----Specific information

hard-working…

Time

Information In 1847

born

Speaking----Make a call young

moved to Boston, USA 11 years old

first invention In 1876

the first telephone 75 years old

last invention