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 B (2a-2e)		课型	阅读课	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 the most talented person. 2. read the passage about talent shows. 3. learn new words.
教学重点： 1.Key vocabulary: talent, magician, beautifully, winner, prize, role, everybody, example, poor, seriously, give... have…in common, all kinds of, be up to, play a role, make up, for example, take… seriously, be talented, come true... 2. Key sentences: a. It’s always interesting to watch other people show their talents. b. Talent shows are getting more and more popular. c. All these shows have one thing in common. d. That’s up to you to decide. e. When people watch the show, they usually play a role in deciding the winner.
教学难点： Lead Ss to understand 2b and try to talk about talent shows.
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 3-4)		1. Make Ss have a free talk about China’s talent show. Have you watched the talent shows? What do you think of them? 2. Talk about the person with the following sentences. I think...is the most talented person.				通过出示《中国好声音》，引导学生运用最高级谈论节目中演员们的表现。导入美国的才艺秀。
Step 2 Lead-in (PPT 5-7)		Show more pictures about other countries’ talent shows. Make Ss discuss the talented person. 2. Lead in 2a.				设计了几幅关于才艺秀的图片，激发学生的学习兴趣，导入2a主题。
Step 3 Pre-reading (PPT 8-12)		Fast reading Work on 2a,2b. 1.Ask Ss to work in pairs to talk about the most talented person. Who’s the most talented person you know? What can he/she do? Tell partners about this person. A: I think...is the most talented person. B: What can he /she do ? A: He / she... 2. Ask Ss to read the passage in 2b. Which three talented shows are mentioned? 3.Call some Ss to give the answers.				讨论才艺秀中谁是之最？回答这些问题，激发学生对本文的好奇心。快读2b后指出，文中提到了哪三个才艺秀？
Step 4 While-reading (PPT 13-15)		Careful reading. Ask Ss to read the passage carefully and finish the tasks below. Read the first paragraph and tell “true or false”. Read the second paragraph and find out all the superlatives in this paragraph. Read the third paragraph and translate the following phrases. 4.Check answers one by one.				本部分是课文细读部分。每读完一段完成不同的任务。通过问题设计，让学生带着问题阅读，使他们把握文章的重要信息。
Step 5 Post-reading (PPT 16-19)		Work on 2c,2d. 1. Ask Ss to read the passage again and answer the questions. 2. Call some Ss to read their answers. 3. Ask Ss to underline all the superlatives in the passage. Then write sentences using at least four of them. best singer: In my class, Tom is the best singer because he can sing fast songs very well. 4. Call some Ss to read their sentences.				此处根据文章回答问题，并且练习用最高级造句。然后再读这些句子。以此训练学生们的逻辑思维能力。
Step 6 Practice (PPT 20)		Work on 2e. 1. Ask Ss to read the instruction in 2e, and finish it. Who’s got talent in your class? Add more talents and write a classmate’s name for each talent. Find out how many students in your group agree with you. 2. Make Ss complete the left column of the chart. 3. Ask one student to write his or her answers on the board. 4. Say,The best chess player/The most talented dancer,etc. is...How many students agree?Write down the number.				结合实际，评出班级之最，提供学生运用最高级评价人物的机会。
Step 7 Language points (PPT 21-30)		1. Explain the usage of common, be up to, play a role in, take... seriously, for example, be made up. 2.Ask Ss to read the language points so that they can understand the language points deeply.				通过讲解common, be up to, play a role in, take... seriously, for example, be made up的用法，使学生加深对它们的理解。
Step 8 Exercises (PPT 31-34)		Practice the language points by these exercises.				通过单选、完成句子等形式练习所学的语言点。
Step 9 中考链接 (PPT 35)		Practice the structure of play a role in doing.				精选了 play a role in doing中考题，使学生了解这个结构在中考中的重要地位。
Step 10 Homework (PPT 36)		1.Discuss all kinds of talent shows you know with your partner. Think about the role they play in our daily life. 2. Preview the next part.				设计该作业主要使学生们巩固所学的课文，预习下一节课的内容。
板书设计		Unit 4 What’s the best movie theater? Section B (2a-2e) 1. It’s always interesting to watch other people show their talents. 2. Talent shows are getting more and more popular. 3. All these shows have one thing in common. 4. That’s up to you to decide. 5. When people watch the show, they usually play a role in deciding the winner.
教学反思		本单元要求学生熟练运用最高级比较熟悉的人和事。