初中英语外研版 (新标准)九年级上册Unit 2 It is still read and loved.教案

Unit 2 It is still read and loved.

一、教学目标

1. 语言知识目标：

理解adventure, get into trouble, run away, escape, cave, dead, for a time, neighbour, funeral, surprised, alive, southern, state, pay for, action, everyday, dialogue在文中的意思，并能正确地翻译。

2. Keys structure: Sentence structure.

2. 语言技能目标：

说：能谈论自己喜爱的名著及喜欢的理由。

读：通过阅读a book review of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer让学生掌握并运用略、精读的技巧，即略读找大意，精读搜索相关信息。

3. 情感态度目标：

通过了解名著及著名作家，激发学生阅读名著及了解著名作家的兴趣。

二、教学过程

Step 1 Revision

Look at the pictures and say who they are and why they are famous.

Confucius

Confucius was a great teacher and thinker in ancient China. He lived over 2000 years ago and he is well-known in many countries.

Shakespeare

William Shakespeare was English and wrote plays and poems. Although he died about 400 years, his plays are still seen, and his poems are still read by many people.

Mark Twain

Mark Twain was an American writer. His stories are set in the south of the US over 100 years ago, and readers still enjoy them very much.

Step 2 Scanning(略读) 小组讨论，最后得出答案。

1. Read the first paragraph of the passage in Activity 2 quickly.

2. Try to answer the questions. Use the words and expression in the box to help you.

1) What kind of story is The Adventures of Tom Sawyer?

2) When and where is the story set?

3. Read the passage and check your answers to Activity 1.

Keys: 1.It tells some exciting stories about a boy who has many adventures.

2. The story is set in the town of St. Petersburg, Missouri, the US, in the nineteenth century.

Step 3 Extensive reading（精读）.

1. Play the recording and listen to the tape carefully.

2. Ask the students to read through the passage.

3. Ask the students to read the passage by themselves.

4. Read the text together.

Complete the table.

1. Read the passage again.

2. Complete the table with the information about The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

3. Check with a partner.

4. Call back the answers from the whole class.

Keys:

1. Mark Twain

2. St Petersburg, Missouri, America

3. Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn, Joe, Aunt Polly, Injun Joe, Becky

4. The adventures of a boy and his friends

5. It tells how young people grow, how people love each other and how bad people pay for their actions.

6. It is written in everyday English and the dialogues sound especially real.

Complete the passage.

1. Ask the students to the words in the box in Activity 4.

2. Ask the students to read through the passage in Activity 4.

Set in the (1)____________ of Missouri, the US, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a lively story full of fun. Tom and his friend Huck have many adventures. My favourite part is when their family and (2)____________ go to church because they think Tom and Huck are dead! The book is also full of wonderful (3)____________. The conversations are written in the (4)____________ English of nineteenth century Missouri, and sound especially real. It is a truly great book!

3. Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in the box.

4. Check with a partner.

5. Call back the answers from the whole class.

Keys: 1. state  2. neighbours  3. dialogues  4. everyday

Step 4 Learning to learn.

Noticing words and expressions that are similar or repeated will help you understand the theme of a passage. For example, the expressions many adventures, run away and treasure box in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer show us that the story will he an exciting adventure.

Step 5 Writing

1. Work in pairs. Ask and answer. Would you like to read The Adventures of Tom Sawyer? Why / Why not?

2. Complete the Your favourite book column in the table in Activity 3.

3. Write a passage about your favourite book. Use the passage in Activity 2 and the information in Activity 6 to help you.

My favourite book is Harry Potter and Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling. It is a story about a boy…

4. Work in pairs. Talk about your favourite book.

Step 6 Language points

1. It tells how young people grow, how people love each other and how bad people pay for their actions.

 pay for的意思是“为…付出代价；受惩罚”。例如：

e.g. We all pay for our mistakes in one way or another.

我们都会为自己的错误付出这样或那样的代价。

These people must be made to pay for their crimes.

必须让这些人为他们自己的罪行付出代价。

2. …and it is thought to be one of the greatest American stories. …

is thought to be… 的意思是“人们认为…”，相当于People think…类似的结构还有：… is said to be…“据说…”；…is believed to be…“人们相信…”。例如：

At 115, Mrs. Jackson is believed to be the oldest person in the country.

115岁高龄的杰克逊夫人被认为是该国最长寿的人。

He is said to be the richest man in the world.

据说他是世界上最富有的人。

3. He does not like people telling him what to do, so he always gets into trouble.

get into trouble遇上麻烦

e.g. Who will I call if I get into trouble?

    一旦陷入麻烦，我可以向谁寻求帮助？

4. He and his best friend, Huck Finn, run away to an island in the middle of the

  Mississippi River.

run away 逃走；逃跑

e.g. If I run away, it will run after me.

    如果我逃走了，它将追上我。

5. …Tom escapes from a cave with another friend, Becky.

escape v.逃离；逃脱

e.g. Three prisoners have escaped.  

    三名犯人逃走了。

escape from意为“从……里逃跑”。

e.g. Cindy succeeded in escaping from the burning building.　　

    辛迪成功地从燃烧着的建筑物里逃了出来。 

6. They hide and watch for a time when they see their family and neighbours…

for a time一小段时间；一度；一时

e.g. I worked at a high-school library for a time.

    我在一个中学图书馆工作了一段时间。

7. Everyone is surprised to see them at first,…

surprised adj.惊奇的；惊讶的

常用于短语be surprised at ...及be surprised to do sth.等，主语是人。

e.g. We are surprised at his sad story.

    我们对他的悲惨故事感到惊讶。

Everyone was surprised to see the wonderful movie.

    每个人看到这个精彩的电影都很惊讶。

8. …but very pleased to find that they are alive.

alive adj. 活着的，在句中主要作表语，也可作宾语补足语或定语，作定语时，alive只能位于被修饰的名词之后。

e.g. The elephant was still breathing, so we knew it was still alive.

   大象还在呼吸，因此我们知道它仍然是活着的。

   I caught a bird alive in the tree.

   我在树上抓了一只活着的小鸟。

9. It is written in everyday English, …

everyday  adj.日常的；普通的,在句中作定语。

every day 每天，天天，在句中作状语。

e.g. The Internet has become part of our everyday life.
   互联网已成为我们日常生活的一部分。 

   That’s true. I read news on the Internet every day.
   这是真的，我每天看互联网的新闻

Step 7 中考链接

单项选择

1. A lot of trees________ around here every year, and we can enjoy fresher air now.

A. were planted  B. are planted C. will planted    D. are planting

2. —What languages _______ in that country?

—German and English.

A. are speaking  B. are spoken  C. speak  D. is spoken

3.—Excuse me, sir, smoking          in the gas station.

—Oh, I'm really sorry. 

  A. doesn't allow       B. isn't allowed     C. aren't allowed

Keys: 1. B  2.B  3. B

完成句子

1.如果你遇到麻烦，我一定站出来帮助你走出困境。

If you ______________I’ll step out and help you out.

2. 警察来时小偷已经跑了。

The thief had _____________when the policemen came.

3. 他在西班牙住过一段时期。

He lived_____________ in Spain.

4. 当然，遗失了自行车我愿意赔偿。

Of course, I'm quite willing to ______________the lost bike.

5. 司机不允许酒后驾驶。

Drivers _________________ after drinking.

6. 马克吐温被认为是一位最伟大的作家之一。

Mark Twain __________________ one of the greatest writers.

Keys: 1. get into trouble  2. run away  3. for a time  4. pay for  5.aren’t allowed to drive  6. is thought to be

Step 8 Homework

Remember the words of Unit 2 and prepare the text of Unit 3.