冀教版八年级下册Lesson 40 Body Language教案

  Unit 7 Know Our World

Lesson 40 Body Language

教学目标

1. Use the Internet and the tools to search the information.

2. Create the students interests in learning English.

教学重难点

【教学重点】

1. Learn the geographical features of Asia.

2. Name the main countries in Asia. What are in the main cities in the countries?

【教学难点】

Some words and expressions are too difficult for the students.

教学准备

audiotape, flashcards, a map of the world

教学过程

Step 1. Leading-in

Step 2. Come to “Think About It”

What do you know about body language?

Do you use body language? When and where?

Ask the students to read the text quickly , and learn about body language is not the same in all cultures.

1. what do you know about body language?

2.  Do you use body language? When and Where?

Step 3. Read the text again

Step 4. Listen to the tape , and follow to read loudly.

Step 5. Language points.

1. In China and abroad ,people sometimes communicate without speaking.

在中国和国外，人们有的时候并不通过说话来沟通。

communicate  vi. “交流，沟通”常用词组communicate with sb. “与某人交流”

communication  n. “交流”

2. In China and some other countries, friends shake hands to greet each other .

在中国和其他一些国家，朋友们通过握手来问候对方。

shake hands “握手”

We often shake hands when we meet each other. 当我们彼此相遇时经常握手。

greet  v. “向……打招呼”“问候，迎接，欢迎”

He greeted her by saying“Good morning”! 他向她打招呼，说“早上好”。

3.When Italians wave goodbye, it may look like “come here！”to Americans.

当意大利人摆手再见时，对美国人来说可能看起来像“来这儿！”。    

Italian  n. “意大利人，意大利语”  adj. “意大利人的，意大利语的”

Italy   n.  “意大利”  He is an Italian. 他是个意大利人。

wave  vi.   “要摆，起伏，回收，挥舞”

We waved at the taxi .我们冲出租车招了招手。

wave  n. “波浪，波动；挥手”

Tom stopped him with a wave of the hand. 汤姆摆摆手让他停下来了。

Step 6. Discus the text.

Discuss the text with the class, ask the class to retell the main ideas of the text. Make sure the students know the six main points ,(the six questions introducing each paragraph) ,discussed in the text. First, ask each group to talk feely, then choose one or two students to give a report in front of the class

Step 7. Practice

课堂作业

1. Retell the text after class

2. Finish off the activity book.

教学反思