Unit 4   He said I was hard-working新目标英语八年级下

Unit 4   He said I was hard-working. I. Teaching aims and teaching demands:In this unit students learn to report what someone said and tell a story.II. Teaching key and difficult points:  A.       Vocabulary ever, mad, anymore, message, hard-working, surprise party, report card, first of all ,lazy, soap opera, house, snacks, beach, history, science, Spanish, B. Target languageWhat did your math teacher say? He said I was hard-working.I can speak three languages.What did she say?She said she could speak three languages.C.     StructuresReported speechSimple past tenseCan for ability III. Teaching methods: Audio-lingual methodsIV. Teaching aids:      a tape recorderV. This unit is divided into eight periods. Lesson 1  Speak and listen Section A 1a---1cI. Teaching aims and demands:Students learn to report what someone said. II. Teaching key and difficult points:  A.     Vocabulary soap opera, surprise party, be mad at, on Friday night, B.     Target language What did she say? She said she was having a surprise party for Lana on Friday night. Did you ever watch soap opera?What are some things happened on soap opera? III. Teaching methods: Audio-lingual methods IV. Teaching aids:      a tape recorderV. Teaching procedure Activity 1. RevisionTask 1. DictationTask 2. Ask and answer. Questions about the past progressive. Activity 2. PresentationThis activity introduces some new vocabulary and provide oral practice using the target language. Task 1 . Ask four students to stand in front of the class, and the teacher asks them the following questions as a reporter.1.      What are you going to do when you grow up?2.      What are you going to do next week?3.      What are going to do after school? The students will give different answers, then ask a good student to report what they said.I am going to e a doctor.What did she say?----------She said she was going to be a doctor.I am going to have a party on Friday night.What did he say?-------He said he was going to have a party on Friday night.I am going to do my homework.What did she say ?------ She said she was going to do her homework.I am going home after school.What did she say?-----She said she was going home after school.Say In this unit we are going to learn to use words like to report what someone said. Task 2. Read the instructions. Then ask a student to read the four questions. And write the words on the Bb. Explain what soap opera is.Task 3. Ask the students to Look at the pictures, point out the TV screens in the picture. Ask one girl to read what Marcia said.What did Marcia say? She said She said she was having a surprise party for Lana on Friday night. Repeat the other pictures in the same way.Activity3. Listen and number the pictures in activity 1a.Task 1. Play the recording the first time. Students only listen.Task 2. Play the recording a second time. Students number the pictures. Then check the answers.Activity 4. PairworkAsk the students to ask and answer about what the people in the soap opera said. Homework1.      Make up your own conversations.2.  Write down the sentences in 1a. Lesson 2 Listen and speakSection A 2a---Grammar FocusI. Teaching aims and demands :Students learn to report what someone said.II. Teaching key and difficult points:A.     Vocabulary a surprise party, be mad at, not… anymore, bring …to , happen (on), Direct Speech, Indirect Speech. B.     Target languageBen told Lana that Marcia was going to have a surprise party for her.She said she was mad at Marcia.He told me he would  call me tomorrow / the next day.She said she could speak three languages.III. Teaching methods: Audio-lingual methods and PPPIV. Teaching aids:      a tape recorderV.Teaching  procedureActivity 1. RevisionTask1. Check the homework. Ask and answer.I am a student. What did he say?-----He said he was a student.I can swim.What did she say ?------She said she could swim.I will ring you up tomorrow.What did she say?She told me she would ring me up.Activity 2. Listening and circling .Task1.Read the instructions. Learn the key vocabulary.Task2.Point to the five sentences and ask different students to read them to the class. Then say: You will hear a conversation between two people who are talking about a soap opera on TV.Circle True or false after each statement.Play the recording twice and students circle their answers. Then check the answers.Activity 3.Listening Task 1. Read the instructions. Task 2. Play the recording again and check the answers.Activity 4. GroupworkTask 1.Read the instructions for the activity.Task 2. Point to the pictures in activity 2b.Ask the students to use the words and pictures as they have their conversations. Task 3. Have the students work in pairs.Task 4. Check the answers by calling on different pairs to say a conversation to the class.Activity 5. Grammar FocusReview the grammar box.ask the students to say the statements.Pay attention to the following:Direct speech                      Indirect speecham, is , am having, go, will, can      was , was having, would , could, wenta present situation                     a past situation When you report what someone said, you use words that talk about the past.Homework1.      Review the conversation and the vocabulary.2.      Write the sentences in grammar focus.