教学目标

By the end of this lesson, students are expected to:

1. grasp the main idea by skimming and find the detailed information by scanning.

2. develop reading skills such as predicting, fast reading and detailed reading.

3.realize the importance of protecting the earth and making the world better.

2学情分析

本节课是八年级牛津英语第五单元拓展阅读Scientist discovers a sixth sense,主要围绕a sixth sense,介绍了什么是a sixth sense,Dr Sheldrake是通过什么方式来证明a sixth sense的存在。 学生对第六感带有浓厚的兴趣,因而参与度较高,特别是在做实验和小组分享讨论故事环节。

3重点难点

1. get the main idea of the passage

2. think about the existence of the sixth sense

4教学过程

4.1第一学时

4.1.1教学活动

活动1【导入】Pre－task

Let the Ss review 5 senses and guess the 6th sense

活动2【讲授】While－task

1. skim the article and divide it into 3 parts

2. do True or False according to paragraph 1-2.

3. complete the table according to para4.

4. answer questions according to para5

5. listen to para6 and fill in the blanks.

活动3【活动】Post－task

1. do the experiment

2. share stories and talk about

3. review the whole lesson.

活动4【作业】Assignment

Search more information about the 6th sense

第二学时

2.1.1教学目标

By the end of the lesson, 

1. students will be familiar with and get a general picture of the whole story.

2. students can use  proper adjectives to describe John’s personality.

3. students will improve their reading skills, including skimming and scanning.

4. students will realize it is important to face frustration in life and get to know some of the ways of dealing with it.

2.1.2学时重点

To help students get a general picture of the whole story.

To guide students to use proper adjectives to describe John's personality.

2.1.3学时难点

To organize group discussions to help students get to know the ways of dealing with trouble.

2.1.4教学活动

活动1【导入】Group　competition

Invite Ss to have a group competition about senses.

活动2【讲授】Make　up　sentences

Ask Ss to make sentences using the sentence pattern.

活动3【活动】Jigsaw　reading

Get Ss to fulfill the task of “Jigsaw reading” in groups.

活动4【活动】Detailed　reading

Guide Ss to read the story again and gather some details for the following questions.

活动5【活动】Free　talk

Encourage Ss to have a free talk about the given question.

活动6【活动】Share　ideas

Invite Ss to think about the question and give ideas.

活动7【活动】Group　discussion

Watch a video about “Nick Vujicic” and ask Ss to have a group discussion.

活动8【作业】Assignment

Write a composition about “How to deal with trouble”