教学基本信息
学科	English		学段	初中	年级		八年级
单元	Unit 3		课题	I’m more outgoing than my sister.	总课时数		6
课时	Section A (1a-1c)		课型	听说课	授课时间
教学目标及教学重点、难点
教学目标： At the end of the class, the students will be able to: 1. learn to talk about personal traits. 2. learn to use comparatives to compare people. 3. learn new words: outgoing, hard-working, competition, fantastic…
教学重点： 1. Key vocabulary: outgoing, both, better, loudly, quietly... both…and…, play better, sing loudly... 2. Key sentences: a. Both Tom and Sam can play the drums b. She also sings more loudly than Tara. c. Tom can play the guitar better than Sam.
教学难点： Learn to talk about personal traits.
教学过程(表格描述)
教学环节		主要教学活动				设置意图
Step 1 Warming-up (PPT 3-12)		Guide Ss to review the adjectives to describe one’s appearances, personality, hobbies and abilities. Ask Ss to look at the pictures and answer the following questions. What does he look like? What is he like? What does he like? What’s he good at? 3. Compare the two pictures and show the sentences. 4. Lead in 1a. Match each word with its opposite. 5.Check answers.				通过复习描写人物的相貌、性格、爱好和能力的形容词，在轻松的氛围中对不同的人物进行描述并对比。导入本节课的新话题，连接反义词。
Step 2 Listening (PPT 13-20)		1. Make Ss look at the pictures and talk about the differences. 2. Play the tape for Ss to listen to 1b. Then number the pairs of twins in the picture [1-3]. 3. Play again for Ss to check answers. 4.Look carefully, then make Ss play a game. Compare the people and learn the comparative forms of adjectives and adverbs. 5. Show more pictures for Ss to practice the comparative forms of adjectives.				播放听力一遍后，完成1b。利用该句型比较这三对双胞胎并进行练习。为2a和2b的听力打好基础。
Step 3 Practice (PPT 21-23)		1.Work on 1c. Ask Ss work in pairs to practice the conversation in the picture above. Then make conversations about the other twins. A: That’s Tara, isn’t it? B: No, it isn’t. It’s Tina. Tina is taller than Tara. And she also sings more loudly than Tara. 2. Ask Ss to practice the sentences and talk about the twins. 3.Call some pairs to present in class.				听力之后，用1c的句型对1b的双胞胎的相貌进行比较。熟练这个单元的比较级句型。分角色表演对话，熟练本单元的核心话题。
Step 4 Language points (PPT 24-28)		Explain the usages of both,isn’t it. 2. Make Ss read and practice.				讲解本课时的语言点以及句型。
Step 5 Exercises (PPT 29-32)		Show some exercises to practice the key words, the target language and key sentences.				设计单选、词形变化和句型转换等形式练习所学的重点句型和短语。
Step 6 中考链接 (PPT 33-34)		Practice the phrases of both, better.				中考链接是精选与本节课相关的知识点both, better的用法作为中考考查题。既让学生掌握这些用法，又能够让学生了解中考的考点。
Step 7 Homework (PPT 35)		1. Compare one of your friends with you to find your similarities and differences, then write them down. 2. Preview the words of this unit.				学以致用，巩固当堂所学的比较级用法。预习下节课的内容，培养学生的自学能力。
板书设计		Unit 3 I’m more outgoing than my sister. Section A (1a-1c) 1.Sam has longer hair than Tom. 2.Both Sam and Tom can play the drums, but Sam plays them better than Tom. 3.Tina is taller than Tara. 4. And she also sings more loudly than Tara.
教学反思		1. 本节课听说课话题是进行比较。 2. 本节听力和口语练习以比较级形式出现，这是听力的难点。 3. 教学过程中要强调形容词的比较级形式，这是本单元的重要语法。