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 (2a-2d)		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. listen to 2a and role-play the conversation. 2. learn the comparatives of adjectives and adverbs. 3. learn to compare people.
教学重点： 1. Key vocabulary: hard-working, competition, fantastic, which, clearly, win, though... jump high, get up early, work as hard as, the singing competition, the one with shorter hair, learn something new... 2. Key sentences: a. Tina is more outgoing than Tara. b. Tara works as hard as Tina. c. Is Tom smarter than Sam? d. The most important thing is to learn something new and have fun.
教学难点： The usage of the comparatives of adjectives and adverbs.
教学过程(表格描述)
教学环节		主要教学活动				设置意图
Step 1 Review (PPT 3-5)		1.Show some pictures to Ss to compare the things and the people. 2.Review the key sentences.				通过图片在轻松的氛围中复习一课时所学的比较级重点句型。
Step 2 Listening (PPT 6-7)		Work on 2a,2b. 1. Point out the two columns and read the headings:-er, -ier and more. Then point out the words in the box. Ask Ss to read them. 2. Play the tape for Ss to listen. Are the words in the box used with -(i)er or more? Complete the chart. 3.Check answers. 4. Play the tape again. How are Tina and Tara different? Fill in the boxes. Ask Ss to write sentences in the boxes. 5. Call some Ss to read the sentences. 6. Work in pairs to talk about the differences between Tina and Tara.				播放听力一遍后，完成2a. 听过第2遍以后完成2b。通过完成句子的方式来练习这个对话信息，这个听力任务比较难。利用这些对话，谈论Tina和Tara的不同性格特点和习惯爱好等。
Step 3 Practice (PPT 8-10)		Work on 2c. 1.Ask Ss to read the instruction in 2c,make sure they know the meaning. Student A, look at the chart on the right. Student B, look at the chart on page 81. Make Ss work in pairs to ask and answer questions about Sam and Tom. A: Is Tom smarter than Sam? B: No, he isn’t. Sam is smarter than Tom. 2. Ask some pairs to practice the conversations and talk about their differences and similarities. 3. Practice the forms of the comparatives and adverbs. 4. Check answers.				听力之后，用2c的句型对Sam和Tom进行比较。练习巩固这个单元基本句型。
Step 4 Role -play (PPT 11-14)		Work on 2d. Ask Ss to read the questions first then play the tape for Ss to listen and answer the questions. Play the tape again for Ss to repeat. Make Ss role-play the conversation in pairs. Call some pairs to present in class. Make Ss finish the passage with the important words and phrases. Check answers.				通过听2d的对话回答问题引入2d。 T---S S1---S2 … 创造语言环境，分角色表演对话，然后根据对话的内容填入短文。
Step 5 Language points (PPT 15-20)		1.Explain the usages of which, though, win. ,the most important. 2.Ask Ss to read the sentences.				讲解重点单词、短语的用法。
Step 6 Exercises (PPT 21-22)		Show some exercises to practice the key words, the target language and key sentences. 1.the key words 2.the comparatives of adjectives and adverbs.				设计形容词的比较级变化和翻译句子等形式练习所学的重点句型和短语。
Step 7 中考链接 (PPT 23)		Practice the phrases of though.				此处中考链接考查的是though的用法，这是中考常见考点。
Step 8 Homework (PPT 24)		1.想像自己未来的形象。用英语写一篇短文。 (about 60 words) Many years later, I will be taller, I want to be more beautiful… 2. Preview the new words and expressions. 3. Preview the Grammar Focus.				写短文为了巩固复习本课所学的关于比较级的用法。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 (2a-2d) 1. Tina is more outgoing than Tara. 2. Tara works as hard as Tina. 3. Is Tom smarter than Sam? 4. I think she sang more clearly than Nelly. 5. The most important thing is to learn something new and have fun.
教学反思		本节课要重点强调形容词和副词的比较级的用法，单词变形在运用中学生常常出错，尤其是一个听力难点。 2. 多强调as...as...和多音节形容的变化形式。 3. 一般疑问句Did +主语+动词原形中特别提醒学生要注意动词原形。