Teaching Plan for Unit 5 Do you want to watch a game show?

Period 3 (Section b 1a-1d)

1．Teaching objects：

(1). Different kinds of movies: comedy, cartoon, action movie, scary movie

(2). Learn some description words: meaningless, enjoyable…

(3). Learn to write movie reviews.

2．Teaching difficult points：

(1). Talk about different kinds of movies,

e.g.. What do you think of scary moves? They are scary but exciting.

(2). Learn to express personal ideas and attitude towards different movies by using “love, like, don’t like, don’t mind, can’t stand”.

(3). Talk about movies and write movies reviews in a right way.

3. Teaching procedure

Step 1. Lead in: Show a part of movie—Hero

(1).T: Do you like this movie? Who is the actor?

Ss: Li Lianjie. (Jet Li)

T: Yes, we know he is good at Chinese Kong fu. So what kind of movie is it? Is it an action movie?

Ss: Yes, it is. (Learn the word “action movie”—action movies)

In the similar way, learn other kinds of movies, like “a comedy-comedies, a cartoon-cartoons, a scary movie-scary movies”

(2).Then do a guessing game.

T: I will shows some pictures of TV shows and movies on the ppt quickly. Anyone who knows them can stand up and tell others the answer fast. His/ Her group can get one score. At last, let’s see which group is the winner.

After the game, read the names of TV shows and movies together.

Step 2. Ask and answer

Invite one student to cooperate with the teacher, show others an example.

T: What do you think of the scary movies?

S1: I can’t stand them because they’re so scary. They may make kids cry. What about you?

T: I don’t like them. They are meaningless.

Show more description words, such as educational, enjoyable, serious, meaningless…

Ask students to work in pairs and make up similar conversations

e. g.. A: What do you think of ….?

B: I think they’re/ it’s …What about you?

A: …

Step 3. Pair work

Ask one student questions as follows:

T: What do you want to watch tonight? A: I want to watch comedies.

T: Why? A: Because they’re interesting and enjoyable. How about you?

T: I want to watch comedies, too. Because they usually make me laugh.

Then give Ss two minutes to practice in pairs.

e.g.. A: What do you want to watch tonight?

B: I want to watch ____(sitcoms, soap operas, game shows, talk shows, comedies, cartoons, scary movies, action movies, the news).

A: Why?

B: Because ______(they’re funny/ educational/ serious /wonderful /relaxing /enjoyable /exciting, I want to know what happens next, it’s a great way to relax, they’re interesting, I can learn something). How about you?

A: I want to watch _____because_____.

Step 4. Listening

(1) .T: John and Mary are talking about some movies and TV shows. Let’s Listen and circle the description words you hear in the box in 1a. Check the answers.

(2) .Listen again. Write down the John and Mary use to describe the TV shows or movies. Answer like this: John/ Mary thinks … are ….

(3) .Read the listening materials after the tape on P.100

Step 5. Blank-filling

T: We know what John and Mary think of different TV shows and movies. As for me, I like cartoons best. What about you? Do you like cartoons? Do you know Mulan? Can you say something about her?

Show pictures of Mulan as tips, ask students to discuss in groups and talk something about Mulan

e.g.. Mulan didn’t have any brothers.

She took her father’s place to join the army.

Mulan is brave.

Mulan dressed up like a boy.

Nobody knew she was a girl in the army.

In this part, learn some new phrase like “take sb.’s place 代替某人，取代某人, join the army 参军,dress up 打扮”

After that, let Ss fill in the blanks in the movie review. Use the words in the box on p.39, 3a. Check the answers sentence by sentence.

Step 6. Writing

(1) .Write notes for your own movie review on P. 39, 3b. Take the Lion King as an example

(2) .Tell Ss how to write a movie review.

写作指导：本文为写自己所喜欢的电影的剧情回顾，因此，时态应用一般现在时态与一般过去时态；首先，可介绍影片的类型，及主人公等；然后，介绍故事的梗概；最后，表达你对该影片的看法。

Show the sample of movie review of the Lion King on the ppt.

Step 7. Homework

Level A: (1). Finish the exercise paper. (2). Write a movie review of your favorite movie.

Level B: (2). Finish the exercise paper. (2). Imitate the listening material after the tape.

课后反思：

本节课是八年级Unit 5 Do you want to watch a game show?的第三课时，这是一堂听说读写兼顾的综合课。学生通过这堂课的学习，能了解多种不同类型的电影，结合已学知识能熟练谈论并表达自己对不同电影和电视节目的看法。通过以Mulan为例，了解如何写英语影评。选择大家熟悉的动画片the Lion King，理论结合实际来练习写影评，为课后写影评做准备。

备课之前，我认真对本节课的教材进行了解读，考虑如何精心设计这堂课的教学步骤，板书设计，以便更好地让学生们在愉悦的气氛中掌握课文重点。于是我前期在学生间做得调查，了解他们喜欢的和最流行的各类电影，以方便他们了解、记忆。上课开始从播放学生喜欢的动作电影——《英雄》入手，导入action movies。看到那一幅幅熟悉的电影画面，学生们兴趣很大、参与度高，因而他们都能轻松自如地回答，这使得本堂课重点突出，难点也能迎刃而解。前面知识铺垫到位，后面影评写作的难度也就有所降低了。

当然， 本堂课也存在一些遗憾和不足，也是我在课堂设计事反复思考，难以取舍的，希望得到各位同行的指导和帮助。

1. 舍课文1a。一般教材安排都是编委经过再三斟酌的，但是在本堂课中，我个人觉得这个环节比较突兀，感觉安排不好，于是最终还是在课堂上把这部分去除了。取而代之用了ask and answer作为新课导入环节的预热。不知能如何更有效地利用课文的已有资源？
2. 写影评前再多些铺垫。从Mulan一文中反映学生对英语影评的书写已经有了一定的认识，教师进而进行写作指导，这个环节进展比较顺利。接下来，我以the Lion King为例，让学生写好3b的notes之后，写完整的影评。事实上，这对学生而言难度稍大，从课堂反馈来看，效果不甚理想。如果把这篇影评先模仿Mulan以blank-filling的形式来学生来填信息，从词到短语，再到句子，最终效果应该比直接写影评全文要好。

当然，我们要在学生还不会走路时扶他们一把，并不是说我们要一直扶着他们，这样反而会让他们丧失独立行走的能力。无论是填空完成影评还是直接全文写影评都是为了让学生最终学会如何写英语影评。在综合了解了学生的真实水平后，循序渐进地教学非常重要，这也是我最薄弱的方面，需要在今后的教学中更多地关注，不断地改进。

Teaching Plan for Unit 5 Do you want to watch a game show?

Period 3 (Section b 1a-1d)

1．Teaching objects：

(1). Different kinds of movies: comedy, cartoon, action movie, scary movie

(2). Learn some description words: meaningless, enjoyable…

(3). Learn to write movie reviews.

2．Teaching difficult points：

(1). Talk about different kinds of movies,

e.g.. What do you think of scary moves? They are scary but exciting.

(2). Learn to express personal ideas and attitude towards different movies by using “love, like, don’t like, don’t mind, can’t stand”.

(3). Talk about movies and write movies reviews in a right way.

3. Teaching procedure

Step 1. Lead in: Show a part of movie—Hero

(1).T: Do you like this movie? Who is the actor?

Ss: Li Lianjie. (Jet Li)

T: Yes, we know he is good at Chinese Kong fu. So what kind of movie is it? Is it an action movie?

Ss: Yes, it is. (Learn the word “action movie”—action movies)

In the similar way, learn other kinds of movies, like “a comedy-comedies, a cartoon-cartoons, a scary movie-scary movies”

(2).Then do a guessing game.

T: I will shows some pictures of TV shows and movies on the ppt quickly. Anyone who knows them can stand up and tell others the answer fast. His/ Her group can get one score. At last, let’s see which group is the winner.

After the game, read the names of TV shows and movies together.

Step 2. Ask and answer

Invite one student to cooperate with the teacher, show others an example.

T: What do you think of the scary movies?

S1: I can’t stand them because they’re so scary. They may make kids cry. What about you?

T: I don’t like them. They are meaningless.

Show more description words, such as educational, enjoyable, serious, meaningless…

Ask students to work in pairs and make up similar conversations

e. g.. A: What do you think of ….?

B: I think they’re/ it’s …What about you?

A: …

Step 3. Pair work

Ask one student questions as follows:

T: What do you want to watch tonight? A: I want to watch comedies.

T: Why? A: Because they’re interesting and enjoyable. How about you?

T: I want to watch comedies, too. Because they usually make me laugh.

Then give Ss two minutes to practice in pairs.

e.g.. A: What do you want to watch tonight?

B: I want to watch ____(sitcoms, soap operas, game shows, talk shows, comedies, cartoons, scary movies, action movies, the news).

A: Why?

B: Because ______(they’re funny/ educational/ serious /wonderful /relaxing /enjoyable /exciting, I want to know what happens next, it’s a great way to relax, they’re interesting, I can learn something). How about you?

A: I want to watch _____because_____.

Step 4. Listening

(1) .T: John and Mary are talking about some movies and TV shows. Let’s Listen and circle the description words you hear in the box in 1a. Check the answers.

(2) .Listen again. Write down the John and Mary use to describe the TV shows or movies. Answer like this: John/ Mary thinks … are ….

(3) .Read the listening materials after the tape on P.100

Step 5. Blank-filling

T: We know what John and Mary think of different TV shows and movies. As for me, I like cartoons best. What about you? Do you like cartoons? Do you know Mulan? Can you say something about her?

Show pictures of Mulan as tips, ask students to discuss in groups and talk something about Mulan

e.g.. Mulan didn’t have any brothers.

She took her father’s place to join the army.

Mulan is brave.

Mulan dressed up like a boy.

Nobody knew she was a girl in the army.

In this part, learn some new phrase like “take sb.’s place 代替某人，取代某人, join the army 参军,dress up 打扮”

After that, let Ss fill in the blanks in the movie review. Use the words in the box on p.39, 3a. Check the answers sentence by sentence.

Step 6. Writing

(1) .Write notes for your own movie review on P. 39, 3b. Take the Lion King as an example

(2) .Tell Ss how to write a movie review.

写作指导：本文为写自己所喜欢的电影的剧情回顾，因此，时态应用一般现在时态与一般过去时态；首先，可介绍影片的类型，及主人公等；然后，介绍故事的梗概；最后，表达你对该影片的看法。

Show the sample of movie review of the Lion King on the ppt.

Step 7. Homework

Level A: (1). Finish the exercise paper. (2). Write a movie review of your favorite movie.

Level B: (2). Finish the exercise paper. (2). Imitate the listening material after the tape.

课后反思：

本节课是八年级Unit 5 Do you want to watch a game show?的第三课时，这是一堂听说读写兼顾的综合课。学生通过这堂课的学习，能了解多种不同类型的电影，结合已学知识能熟练谈论并表达自己对不同电影和电视节目的看法。通过以Mulan为例，了解如何写英语影评。选择大家熟悉的动画片the Lion King，理论结合实际来练习写影评，为课后写影评做准备。

备课之前，我认真对本节课的教材进行了解读，考虑如何精心设计这堂课的教学步骤，板书设计，以便更好地让学生们在愉悦的气氛中掌握课文重点。于是我前期在学生间做得调查，了解他们喜欢的和最流行的各类电影，以方便他们了解、记忆。上课开始从播放学生喜欢的动作电影——《英雄》入手，导入action movies。看到那一幅幅熟悉的电影画面，学生们兴趣很大、参与度高，因而他们都能轻松自如地回答，这使得本堂课重点突出，难点也能迎刃而解。前面知识铺垫到位，后面影评写作的难度也就有所降低了。

当然， 本堂课也存在一些遗憾和不足，也是我在课堂设计事反复思考，难以取舍的，希望得到各位同行的指导和帮助。

1. 舍课文1a。一般教材安排都是编委经过再三斟酌的，但是在本堂课中，我个人觉得这个环节比较突兀，感觉安排不好，于是最终还是在课堂上把这部分去除了。取而代之用了ask and answer作为新课导入环节的预热。不知能如何更有效地利用课文的已有资源？
2. 写影评前再多些铺垫。从Mulan一文中反映学生对英语影评的书写已经有了一定的认识，教师进而进行写作指导，这个环节进展比较顺利。接下来，我以the Lion King为例，让学生写好3b的notes之后，写完整的影评。事实上，这对学生而言难度稍大，从课堂反馈来看，效果不甚理想。如果把这篇影评先模仿Mulan以blank-filling的形式来学生来填信息，从词到短语，再到句子，最终效果应该比直接写影评全文要好。

当然，我们要在学生还不会走路时扶他们一把，并不是说我们要一直扶着他们，这样反而会让他们丧失独立行走的能力。无论是填空完成影评还是直接全文写影评都是为了让学生最终学会如何写英语影评。在综合了解了学生的真实水平后，循序渐进地教学非常重要，这也是我最薄弱的方面，需要在今后的教学中更多地关注，不断地改进。