牛津英语8AUnit1FriendsReading1.doc

牛津英语 8A Unit 1 Friends Reading 1 Teaching aims and demands: a. Aims to knowledge: 1.To skim text for overall meaning and skim for details. 2. To use adjectives to describe people’s appearance and characteristics. b. Aims to the abilities: To guess general meaning from keywords and context. c. Aims to the emotion: Teach students: What is the most important for a best friend. Key points and difficult points: To recognize the use of comparatives and superlatives. Teaching aids: A tape recorder Teaching methods: Let the students guess the meaning of the words when they are reading. Teaching procedures: Step 1 Check homework Ask some students to come to the front and read the sentences. Step 2: Reading and answering T: In our class, … is helpful. … is friendly. …likes sharing his joy with others. What about Betty, Max and May? I think you may know something about them after you read the articles. Now I will play the tape recorder. Listen carefully. If you want you can also look at your books at the same time. But you must take out your pens and underline the words you don’t understand. Play the tape recorder. Ask some questions orally. 1. Is Betty slim? 2. Is Betty willing to share things with her friends? 3. What does Betty want to be when she grows up? 4. Why does Max have poor eyesight? 5. Does Max have a good sense of humour? 6. Can May keep a secret? Pay attention to explaining the words the students underlined. Step 3: Reading: Read the articles again and fill in the table together. Name Betty Max May Appearance Slim, short hair Tall, poor eyesight (wear glasses) Small, have straight, shoulder-length hair, pretty. Personality Generous Helpful Have a good sense of humor Funny True, kind What does he/she do? Willing to share things with friends Ready to help people any time e.g. … Tell funny jokes and always make others laugh Long legs do not fit under the school desks.. Can keep a secret Never say a bad word about anyone Step 4: Asking and answering Read th