Liu Xiang—trained for gold 初三英语说课稿

Teaching procedures

Time

Teacher’s activities

Students’ activities

Purpose

5′

Step 1. lead in

1.Showing the Ss a picture of Liu Xiang and ask them  to say something about Liu Xiang.

2.To get them to learn some new words through brain storms

1.Look at the picture and try to say something about Liu Xiang either in English or Chinese.

2.To learn the new words.

To check the homework and to lead in to some new word

5′

Step 2 Read (skimming)

1. Get the Ss to read the passage in Activity2 . Get them to choose the sentence that best expresses the main idea.

2. Get them to check the answer in pairs.

1. Read quickly and then finish Activity2 individually. 

2. Discuss and check in pairs

1.To practice reading skills and get main ideas.

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8’

Step 3. Read and match

1.Play the tape and get the Ss to follow silently. Find out the main idea of each paragraph. Present the five topic sentences on the screen by computer.  

A. Liu Xiang isn’t an overnight success.

B. Life as a sporting hero has just started for Liu Xiang.

C. Now that he is well known Liu Xiang will be asked to do many things

D. With the help of a special programme, Liu was trained and he got gold medals.

E. What’s next for Liu Xiang ? He’ll go for more medals for China.

2.  Get the Ss to check the answers.

1.       Look at the screen, follow the tape and match the topic sentences with each paragraph individually first.

2.       Get them to check in groups of four.

1.To read  for the main idea of each paragraph. Learn to sum up and help to understand the whole passage

2. Help them to get the correct answers by helping each other.

13′

Step 4 Read aloud

1.      Play the tape and get the     Ss to read aloud   and  finish Activity 3(Complete the time line with the notes.

2.Get them to read the passage again and then check their answers in groups.

1.Listen to the tape , read the passage aloud.

Then do Activity 3 alone.

2.Read the passage again then check the answers in groups.

1.To practice reading and learn about details, to check their understanding.

2.To enable the Ss to form good reading habits, to read carefully.

5′

Step 5 Pair work

1. Get the Ss to answer the questions in pairs orally first. Then after checking the answers with the whole class get them to   ask and answer in pairs.

1 Get them to answer thhe questions in pairs first. Then ask and answer in pairs aloud.

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To help the Ss to understand the passage better, to notice some details of the passage.

5’

Step 6 Discussion

1.Get the Ss to work in groups and to discuss any difficulties they meet and if they can’t solve them themselves, they can ask for help.

2.Get them to focus on the key phrases draw lines under them. 

(compare with, compare to

compare with 是“把…….和……比较”如We compare the translation with the original. 而Compare to 是“把……比作”的意思。如We compare him to a little tiger.有时两者可以互换。如同巴黎比较而言伦敦大些。

London is large compared to (with) Paris.

 在表示“比不上”、“不能比”的意思时用compare with, compare to都可以。

如：我的口语比不上你的。

My spoken English can’t be compared with (to )yours.

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1.Discuss in groups and try to solve the difficulties they meet .

2.Underline the important phrases in the passage.

1.To improve their abilities of cooperation.

2.To help the Ss to remember the key words and phrases get them to learn them by heart .

5’

Step 7 Writing

1.Get the Ss to rewrite the notes in Activity 3 in full sentences according to the time order.

2.Get them to exchange their writing after they’ve finished and to read and correct the mistakes each other.

3.Get them to read and understand the sentences in Activity 6.Then get them to write sentences about Zhang Yining.

Step 8 homework

1.Copy and remember the key phrases.

2.Listen to the tape again at home.

3.Try to introduce one of your favourite sports stars in the time order.

1.Look at the note in Activity 3, change the notes into full sentences according to the time order individually.

2.Ckeck in pairs and have a peer correction.

3.To read and understand the sentences in Activity 6.Then get them to write sentences about Zhang Yining.

1. review the details about the passage, to help them to practice

 writing skills.

2.       To learn to help and improve each other.

3.To feel and understand the new grammars and to practice writing.