教学基本信息
学科	English		学段	初中	年级		八年级
单元	Unit 4		课题	What’s the best movie theater?	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 discuss preferences and make comparisons. 2. learn the usage of superlative. 3. learn new words and expressions.
教学重点： 1.Key vocabulary: theater, comfortable, seat, screen, close, ticket... be close to, buy tickets quickly, the most popular... 2. Key sentences: a. What's the best movie theater? b. It’s the most popular near here. c. It has the shortest waiting time. d. It has the most comfortable seats.
教学难点： Use the superlatives to make comparisons.
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 3-8)		1.Ask Ss to read the chant together. 2. Make Ss look at the pictures and learn the superlatives.				通过chant导入，在轻松的氛围中了解最高级。利用图片学习最高级的用法。
Step 2 Lead in (PPT 9-20)		1. Make Ss look at the pictures and Learn the new words. 2. Understand them and learn the superlative forms of adjectives and adverbs. 3. Lead in 1a.				观查新图片学习新单词，认识、理解最高级以及它们的词形。
Step 3 Presentation (PPT 21-22)		Ask Ss to read the instruction and words in 1a. How do you choose what movie theater to go to? Write the things in the box under“Important” or “Not important”. 2. Make Ss decide which of the things are important or unimportant. 3.Group work. Talk about the following question: What is the most important for you in a movie theater? Encourage Ss to express their ideas and practice the superlatives.				完成1a的表格，通过讨论使学生运用最高级表达出他们的观点，为听力提供材料支持。
Step 4 Listening (PPT 23-24)		Work on 1b. 1.Ask Ss to read the sentences, then play the tape for them to listen and match the statements with the movie theaters. 2. Describe the places with the superlatives. 3. Understand the superlatives.				播放听力一遍后，完成1b。用最高级句型谈论不同场所的典型特征。提高学生的听力水平和口语水平。
Step 5 Practice (PPT 25-27)		Work on 1c. 1. Ask Ss to work in pairs to practice the conversation. Then talk about the movie theatres they know. A: What’s the best movie theater? B: Sun Cinema. It’s the cheapest. A: But I think Moon Theater has the most comfortable seats. 2. Make Ss talk about the theaters in their town and write them down. 3. Ask some pairs to present in class.				听力之后，引导学生小组合作，编对话来对电影院进行比较，以达到熟练运用基本句型的目的。
Step 6 Language points (PPT 28-31)		1. Explain the word close. 2. Ask Ss to read the sentences.				本课时重点讲解close用法。
Step 7 Exercises (PPT 32-36)		Show some exercises to practice the key words, the target language and key sentences.				设计单词变比较级、最高级、词形填空和翻译句子等形式练习所学的重点句型和短语。
Step 8 中考链接 (PPT 37)		Practice the word the cheapest.				中考链接精选最高级作为考查题。让学生了解中考的考点。
Step 9 Homework (PPT 38)		Make a conversation with your partner about your favourite cinema in your town, give the reason and write it down.				编对话是为了练习对场所比较，巩固当堂所学的最高级句型。
板书设计		Unit 4 What’s the best movie theater? Section A (1a-1c) 1. It’s the most popular near here. 2. It’s the closest to home. 3. It has the shortest waiting time. 4. -What's the best movie theater? -Sun Cinema. It's the cheapest. -But I think Moon Theater has the most comfortable seats.
教学反思		1. 本节听说课是关于谈论场所之最。 2. 本节口语练习形容词和副词的最高级形式。 3. 教学过程中强调形容词和副词的最高级形式变化，这是本单元的重要语法。