Unit 6 Go with transportation Lesson 32 Trains go faster
◆ 教材分析 本课的教学内容是第六单元的第二课时, 主要内容涉及谈论火车的发展史。课前先让学生通过网络或其他途径了解火车发展的历史。课上出示不同时期的火车图片, 通过了解信息, 丰富有关火车发展的知识, 掌握本课重点词汇, 帮助学生理解课文的意思。 【知识与能力目标】
记忆单词wheel, born, passenger, railway, most, station, standard, speed短语steam engine, be born, get on/off。 【过程与方法目标】 Reading and speaking 【情感态度价值观目标】
激发学生的兴趣, 向他人介绍自己了解的火车发展史。
◆ 教学目标 ◆ 教学重难点 ◆ 【教学重点】
掌握一些用于介绍火车发展史的句子: In 1804, the first train engine was born in England. During the 1830s, countries all over the world started to build railways. People built many train stations to help passengers get on and off the trains easily. 【教学难点】
学生通过思考、讨论、交流和合作等方式, 了解“火车的发展史”。 ◆ 课前准备 ◆ 图片，PPT StepⅠ. Lead in Leading in 【情景1】
First of all, review the words and expressions learnt in the last lesson. T: Who can tell me your favourite transportation? Ss: Ship/Bike/Train/Plane.
T: OK, very good. We can use some expressions like: take a ship , by bike…Who can tell me more?
S1: Take a bus, take a train, take a plane…
T: Yes, we usually take a bus or ride a bike. If we want to travel to other cities, how do we usually travel? S2: By train.
T: Generally speaking, we usually take a train to other cities. Now, who is willing to talk about your first time taking a train?
[设计意图] 引入本课的话题, 激发学生课堂参与的积极性。 Leading in 【情景2】
T: Good morning, class. Many of us like travelling. How do you usually travel to other cities? Ask 3 to 5 students to answer the question.
T: Yes, we usually travel to other cities by car/taxi/air/ship/train… Show the picture of trains in different period on the PPT.
T: Today we will learn about the history of trains. Trains weren’t always as they are today. New
◆ 教学过程 trains are faster than the old ones.
[设计意图] 通过图片更加形象地帮助学生认识到火车的发展史, 更容易理解课文。 StepⅡ. Listening
1. T: Now we are going to listen to the text and try to choose the correct one. (1)When was the first train engine born? A. 1804. B. 1825. C. 1830. (2)Why did people build train stations? A. The first passenger railway opened.
B. To help passengers get on and off the trains easily. C. The fastest trains can go about 500 kilometres an hour.
Ask the students to listen carefully and write down their answers. Then check the answers together.
【Keys】 (1)A (2)B
2. Play the tape for Lesson 32. Ask the students to listen to the dialogues and tick the correct information in Exercise 2 of “Let’s Do It!”.
[设计意图] 第一遍听文章大意, 第二遍听关键的表示时间的词和相应的问题句子, 层层递进, 由易到难。 Step Ⅲ. Reading
1. T: We’re going to know more details about trains. Please read the lesson silently and do Exercise 1 in “Let’s Do It!”.
2. Students should check and correct their answers in groups.
[设计意图] 教师指导各个学习小组进行活动, 并鼓励组内英语学得不太好的同学也能参与到组内活动。
3. The following language points should be explained. ☆教材解读☆ 1. In the 1700s, many scientists worked on steam engines. ◆“in the +年代+-s”表示“在……世纪……年代”。 in the 1760s在18世纪60年代 Most of us were born in the 1990s. 我们大多数出生于20世纪90年代。 ◆work on意为“从事, 致力于;忙于”, 后接名词, 代词或动名词形式。 I’m sorry I can’t go out with you. I’m working on my homework. 很抱歉我不能和你出去了。我在做作业。 2. In the 1760s, a scientist in England found a way to put steam engines and wheels together. way表示“方式, 方法”, 后面经常跟不定式或of短语作后置定语。 Another way of making new friends is to join a club. 另一种交新朋友的办法就是参加俱乐部。 He has thought of a new way to deal with that problem. 他已经想出了一个解决那个问题的新方法。 3. In 1804, the first train engine was born in England. be born出生, 产生, 形成, born 是动词bear的过去分词, be动词常用was或were。当表示出生地点或日期时, 后面可以接由介词in, at或on构成的介词短语。 He was born in Shijiazhuang. 他生于石家庄。 4. People built many train stations to help passengers get on and off the trains easily. ◆to help passengers 是一个不定式短语, 在句中作目的状语, 表示修建火车站的目的是帮助乘客。不定式(短语)作目的状语是不定式(短语)的一个重要功能, 在英语中很常见。 I got up early to do morning exercises. 为了做早操我起得很早。 ◆get on/ off意为“上/下(车、船等)”。 I saw him get on the bus. 我看见他上了公共汽车。 After you get off the boat, please call me. 你下船后, 请给我打电话。 【拓展】 get into意为“上(出租车/小汽车)”;get out of 意为“下(出租车/小汽车)”。 ◆easily为副词, 意为“容易地”, 是easy的副词形式, 在句中修饰实义动词。 I can finish my homework easily. 我能轻松地完成作业。 5. Early trains were slow by today’s standards. ◆介词by在句中的意思是“按照”, 后加名词或代词作宾语, 在句中常作状语, 表示方式。by today’s standards 意为“根据今天的标准”。 You have to play by the rules. 你们必修按规则比赛。 ◆standard是可数名词, 意为“标准, 水平”。 a new standard新标准 [设计意图] 将教材中涉及的知识点进行讲解, 便于学生在实际交流中更好地理解和掌握。 Step Ⅳ. Group Work
T: Discuss in groups. Try to think about which events are the most important. Then use short