八上　Unit 4 Do it yourself Integrated skills

Background

Everyone is interested in DIY because it is very new and can make people creative.

Key words:do it yourself，make a fruit salad

Ⅰ Background information

DIY stands for doing it yourself and is very attractive to students.The students in Grade 8 still like DIY and will be more interested in DIY.

Ⅱ Type of the lesson

Integrated skills training

Ⅲ Teaching aims and learning objectives

By the end of the lesson，the students will be able to:

1.Understand the meanings of the new words.Use them in proper situations.

2.Catch necessary information from the listening materials.

3.Know something of how to make a fruit salad.

4.Talk about making a fruit salad with the useful expressions correctly.

5.Cooperate with partners and experience the feeling of success.

Ⅳ Teaching content

1.New words

2.How to make a fruit salad

3.Different listening skills

Ⅴ Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty

1.New words and how to make a fruit salad

2.Different listening skills

3.How to lead students to talk about making a fruit salad

Ⅵ Teaching aids

1.Four pictures of historical people　2.Blackboard　3.Chalk

4.Computer　5.Multimedia

Ⅶ Teaching procedures

Step 1 Warm-up and lead-in

Play a video about outdoor activities and free talk before class.

T:First，let's enjoy a video.What is it about？

S:A fruit salad.

T:Do you know how to make a fruit salad？（板书，带读）

S:Choose fruit.

T:You should choose fruit in season.（板书，带读）Because they are very fresh.I think you shouldn't choose these.Because they are not in season.They are:

S:purple grapes strawberries（板书，带读）

T:Then what should we do？

S:Wash the fruit.

T:Do you need any tools if you want to cut them？

S:knife fork plate bowl

T:Maybe you also need some spoons.（板书，带读）You can use the tools to cut some of the larger fruit into small pieces.Finally，what should we do？

S:Mix them together.

T:And you can also add some salad cream if you like.Do you want to give any tips when making a fruit salad？

S:Use fruit of different colors，and try to make your fruit salad look as good as it tastes.Don't leave it in the air for some time because some of the fruit will turn brown.

【设计理念:通过视频导入今天上课的水果沙拉话题。吸引学生的注意力和关注度。从课堂一开始就紧紧地调动学生的积极性。同时用师生对话活跃课堂气氛，调动学生参与积极性。】

Step 2 Think

Listen and answer.

T:Andy and Suzy are making a fruit salad.Listen to their conversation and tick the things they need.

a watermelon　grapes　　strawberry

a bowl　　　　a spoon　　apples

salad cream　　plates　　　bananas

T:Read Amy's notes of how to make a fruit salad.Put her notes in the correct order.Write the numbers 1－4 in the boxes.

A2:

Wash the fruit.

Mix them together.Add some salad cream if you like.

Cut some of the larger fruit into small pieces.

Choose your favourite fruit.

T:Now listen to the tips that Suzy gives Amy for making a fruit salad.Help Amy complete her notes with the correct words.

A3:Tips for making a fruit salad

Choose your favourite fruit.Use fruit________.Make sure it is________.

Use fruit of_______colors and try to make your fruit salad look________it tastes.For example，mixing red apples，green________，purple grapes and________together will make the salad look very colourful.

Prepare the fruit salad________you are going to eat it.Some of the fruit will quickly________when you leave it________for some time.

【设计理念:前面的导入过程中已经给学生的听力做好了铺垫，因此学生只需要在听的过程中抓住关键词，完成听力练习。学生在预习的基础上完成听力练习并训练学生的听力。】

Step 3 Lead in and listen to fill

T:Maybe some of you like making fruit salads.But I would like to make sandwiches.What do we need？

S:Vegetables，bread.

T:We also need some ham.（板书，带读）They are quick and easy to make.Sometimes，you need tomato source.（板书，带读）

T:Sandy and her mum are talking about what to eat for lunch.Listen and fill the blanks.

How to make sandwich

Pick a piece of bread

Put some tomato sauce on it

Put some ham and vegetables on it

Put another piece of bread on the top of it

【设计理念:1.在导入完水果沙拉的基础上，导入下一个要讨论的话题，学生更容易接受并且吸收。2.培养学生独立思考的能力，培养学生自己动手做食物的兴趣，提高课堂的趣味性。】

Step 4 Present（Pair work）

Go out for a picnic

T:Now talk about what you really want to know.

A:It's time for…Can we stop…？

B:OK.Let's make…

A:So we had better prepare…

B:Right.First，…What's next？

A:Next，we can…

B:That's correct.Then…Finished.

【设计理念:1.在前面的讨论环节学生已经列举了跟三明治食物有关的词汇，pair work要求学生两两合作，编一个新的对话，能锻炼学生说的能力和口语表达的能力。2.鼓励学生能够活学活用，将其他同学想到的活动编进自己的对话中。】

Step 5 Lead-in

T:I am crazy about ice cream.So I want to share with you how to make mango ice cream.

*Prepare some milk，eggs，sugar，cream and mangoes

*Cut the mangoes into pieces

*Mix the sugar and eggs.Then stir（搅拌）them until it turns white

*Cook the milk

*Add milk to the eggs and milk

*Add mangoes to them

*Put it into the fridge

Tips:

*Don't cook the milk for a long time，but just for some time.

*You had better add chocolate or fruit to make it taste better and look better.

*Don't put it into the fridge when it's still hot.

【设计理念:在简单的水果名称和三明治的基础之上，增加学生对水果沙拉的了解以及怎样制作水果沙拉，从而为下面的小组活动做好铺垫。让学生在英语课堂学到更多的生活常识。】

Step 6 Group work

T:You're going to have a picnic with your best friends in Bochishan Park.Please discuss in groups.Make sure your food looks as good as it tastes.Your report should include:

*What to make

*What you need

*How to make it

*Tips

*What's special about it

【设计理念:学生通过本节课的学习可以掌握关于DIY水果沙拉和三明治的英文表达方法，从而尝试写出自己的DIY水果沙拉的故事。这个活动旨在帮助学生练习巩固本节课所学的DIY的英文表达方法。】

Step 7 Summarize

T:Today we learn how to make a fruit salad.When we have time，do not always watch TV and play computer games，you had better go out to do something such as doing DIY works.

【设计理念:总结本堂课所学内容，并且进行主题升华。让学生在课外之余尝试自己亲自动手做些自己喜欢的DIY作品。鼓励学生不要天天待在家中玩电脑，享受动手的乐趣。】

Step 6 Homework

Make something for your parents and then write the process（过程）down.

Ⅶ Blackboard design

grape mix example leave

strawberry salad

Ⅸ Teaching reflection

通过视频导入本节课话题，直截了当，也很快吸引了学生的注意力。老师对学生的照顾太多，对学生不太放心。老师不断降低难度，让学生能够完成任务，能够听得懂，能够完成对话。但是这个度要把握好，比如前面导入的香蕉和葡萄，有些单词可能学生小学就已经会了，但是老师还是再导入一遍。出发点很好，尤其是面对基础不好的学生，降低难度，培养自信心，培养对英语学习的兴趣。但前面做的铺垫太多，在每次听听力前都有导入，这样就有点浪费时间。有的单词不需要导入，不需要做太多的铺垫。给学生一个机会，让他自己说出这个词，激发学生课外提前拓展更多的英语知识。如果学生没有机会去思考，去展示自己，那样英语课的课外拓展基本上就是零。铺垫到何处，值得思考。可以在教学的过程中去教授学生。老师要放手学生，给他们多一点自信心。

点评：

在本节课的教学中，老师能从学生的生活实际出发，引起学生对所听内容产生兴趣；为了降低听力难度，提高听的效果，老师在听前设计了一些活动，进行生词的感知和短语的梳理。通过课堂教学的各个环节，帮助学生培养听、说、读、写的综合技能。

在Step 1 Warm-up and lead-in环节中，教师直接用First，let's enjoy a video.导入本课的学习。其实，在放视频前，也可和学生进行简短的free talk。比如，Do you make food for yourself every day？Can you make this kind of food？Let's watch a video.通过谈学生自己的生活，迅速拉近师生的距离。

要让学生取得好的听的效果，就要教给学生听的方法，教给学生预测的方法尤为重要。在做A2、A3练习之前，可进行听力技巧的指导。引导学生对听的内容进行预测。

在学生听完对话，完成填空练习后，可以让学生读一读对话，为下一步的pair work做好铺垫。

group work的出发点很好，让学生通过活动，尝试写出自己的DIY水果沙拉和三明治的英文表达方法。但DIY就是“自己动手做”，最好不要限制学生DIY的表达角度，可扩展DIY的内容，如相册、风筝、小首饰、纸艺、布艺、玩具等，让学生自主选择，最终形成DIY的汇报成果。甚至老师还可以帮学生准备一些简单的材料，让学生在口头汇报的同时，展示一下小组DIY的真正成果。达到在“学中做”，在“做中学”。