30（八年级上册）Unit 4 Section A（1a-1c）（教案3）

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Unit 4 What’s the best movie theater?
Section A（1a-1c）

Teaching Aims	Language goals     Make comparisons and discuss preferences. Key words and phrases theater, comfortable, seat, screen,  close, ticket, movie theater,    close to home. Key sentences     1.What's the best movie theater?     2. It has the biggest screens.     3. But I think Moon Theater has the most comfortable seats.
Teaching Difficulties	Learn how to use the superlatives to make comparisons and discuss preferences.
Teaching Aids	A tape recorder ; CAI or multimedia courseware

Teaching Procedures	Tips
Step 1 Lead in
The T can present some pictures for Ss so that Ss can have a better understanding of the comparative and superlative forms of adjectives and adverbs. Guide Ss to pay close attention to the structure of the comparative and superlative. The T can introduce a little poem to Ss and ask Ss to read it in chorus. Ss should try to recite it and translate it into Chinese in class. At last, the T can invite some Ss to read and recite the poem.
Step 2Presentation & Practice
Before Ss do activity 1a, the T may want to pre-teach some words and expressions by presenting some related pictures. Then the T can guide Ss to have a free talk about movie theaters use the following prompts : Why do you like to go to the movie theater? Which factor is important or not important for you?   1a   The activity is to introduce Ss to the unit goal and set the scene. The T can make Ss read the words and expressions in the chart in 1a and finish the activity 1a individually. Then they can share and talk about their opinions in groups like this: A: I think comfortable seats are the most important for me. B: For me, … and … are the most important in a movie theater. C: But I think … is the most important. D: In my opinion, I think … is the most important.     The T can observe and make assessments. 1b   Before listening, the T may want to introduce the context of the listening material briefly and make sure Ss can be familiar with the three movie theaters’ names. Then the T can guide Ss to read the sentences in Qualities column in 1b to help them to grasp the sentence patterns of describing the qualities and features :It has the.../It’s the... The T should also model the pronunciation of the superlatives to prepare Ss for the following listening task. 1b   While listening, the T may play the recording for the first time and ask Ss to complete the match task in 1b individually. Then have Ss check their answers in pairs like this: S1: Movie World has the biggest screens. S2: Screen City is the most popular. After that, the T can check the correct answer as a class.    Answers: Qualities Movie theaters It has the biggest screens. Movie World It's the most popular near here. Screen City It's the closest to home. Town Cinema It has the shortest waiting time. Town Cinema It has the best sound. Screen City It has the most comfortable seats. Movie World    1b       After listening, the T can play the recording again and ask Ss to try to imitate the intonation and pronunciation. Provide the tape script to Ss in need. Then the T can ask Ss the following questions to cultivate Ss’ ability to gather and summarize information:   T:What is Town Cinema like?   S: It's the closest to home and it has the shortest waiting time.    1c   This activity is to help Ss use the target language in natural speech. The T may want to have Ss rank the theaters before they discuss in more detail why specific theaters are the best. Write the qualities of the theaters on the board. Have Ss vote as a class for the most important quality, second most important quality... and rank the qualities from 1 to 6 on the board, Elicit from Ss, based on the ranking of qualities, the theater or theaters that would be the best for the class as a whole. Note: Make sure that Ss understand from this example how to use the qualities of the different theaters to justify heir personal preferences, which is what they should be doing in activity 1c.
Step 3  Language points learning
comfortable  adj. 使人舒服的；舒适的。可以在句中作定语或表语。其比较级为more comfortable，最高级为most comfortable 易混辨析 close  adj. （在空间、时间上）接近 close作形容词，比较级为closer，最高级为closest。 be close to“离……近”。 close作形容词还可表示“亲密的（家庭关系）亲近的”。还可意为“细致的；严密的”。 close作动词，意为“关闭；合上”。反义词为open。 closed作形容词，意为“关闭；停止营业”。 ticket  n. 票；入场券 作名词，还可意为“通知单；罚款单” a parking /speeding ticket 违章停车/超速驾驶罚款单	The language points are for reference only.
Step 4  Summary & Homework	The homework can vary with the specific conditions.
Summary  The T can encourage Ss to summarize the key points of this class to help Ss consolidate the knowledge. Homework:     Preview the conversation in 2d. Do the exercises in students’ book.
Teaching Reflection	In the 1a activity, teachers can ask real and natural questions in combination with their own situation, which can trigger the desire of communication between students and teachers. Because many schools and families do not encourage students to watch movies, it can also avoid asking students what kind of movies they watch, which will stimulate students' relevant complaints. Of course, teachers can also deal with it flexibly according to the actual situation of students and ask what kind of cinema students will choose.