Lesson32TrainsGoFaster！一、教学目标：语言知识：掌握词汇：wheel,born,passenger,railway,most,station,standard,speed,beborn,geton/off,steamengine语言技能：理解并能灵活运用书中的重点单词、短语谈论火车的发展史。情感态度：培养学生英语阅读能力，保持学习英语的浓厚兴趣，提高学生之间的合作能力。教学策略：学生通过思考、讨论、交流和合作等方式，了解“火车发展史”。在教学过程中借助多媒体，提高课堂效率。教学重点：通过了解信息，丰富有关火车发展的知识，掌握本课重点词汇。教学难点：培养学生阅读能力以及合作能力。二、教学准备：多媒体课件、配套教学光盘三、教学步骤：Step1Classopening（2minutes）T:Goodmorning,class.Manyofusliketravelling.Howdoyouusuallytraveltoothercities?向学生提出问题，并请3-5个学生回答问题，使用课件出示图片。Yes,weusuallytraveltoothercitiesbybicycle/car/taxi/air/ship/train…….Step2NewConcepts1.Leadingin（1minute）出示火车上乘客的图片，并介绍：Howexcitingthepassengerswere!Itwasfuntotakeatrain.教学passenger（n.乘客）。出示不同时期的火车图片，教师介绍Todaywewillreadaboutthehistoryoftrains.Trainsweren’talwaysastheyaretoday.Newtrainsarefasterthanoldones.引出本课课题并板书Lesson32TrainsGoFaster!2.Presentation&Practice（8minutes）出示图片，引导学生学习生词，并初步了解有关火车的知识。Inthe1700s,manyscientistsworkedonsteamengines.Inthe1760s,ascientistinEnglandfoundawaytoputsteamenginesandwheelstogether.In1804,thefirsttrainenginewasborninEngland.Ittravelledonlyaboutfifteenkilometresintwohours.TheRocketwasthemostfamousearlyengine.Doyouknowwhatarailwayis?Arailwayisthespecialroadthattrainstravelon.Duringthe1830s,countriesallovertheworldstartedtobuildrailways.Peoplebuiltmanytrainstationstohelppassengersgetonandoffthetrainseasily.Earlytrainswereslowbytoday’sstandardsToday’shigh-speedtrainscantravelatabout300kilometersperhour.3.Listenandthink!（3minutes）提出以下两个问题，请同学听教学光盘中的内容，并回答问题。T:Nowwearegoingtolistentothetextandtrytoanswertwoquestions.1.Whenwasthefirstrailwayborn?2.Whydidpeoplebuildtrainstations?Askthestudentstolistencarefullyandwritedowntheiranswers.Thenchecktheanswerstogether.4.ReadsilentlyanddoLet’sDoIt!Ex.1.（6minutes）默读课文内容，完成Let’sDoIt！Ex.1。T:We’regoingtoknowmoredetailsabouttrains.PleasereadsilentlyanddoLet’sDoIt!Ex.1.Trytomakesurethestudentscanunderstandthequestionswell.巡视学生做题情况，并对学生的答案进行评判，及时指导学生作答。在此环节，要限定学生阅读及做题时间，并根据问题的难易程度，请同学板书答案。在订正时，要讲解问题的答案出处，以及根据原文如何作答。Step3GroupWork（12minutes）分组合作，进一步帮助同学掌握本课有关火车的发展史。T:Discussingroups.Trytothinkaboutwhicheventsarethemostimportant.Thenuseshortsentencestoexplain.Let’sseewhichgroupisthemostactive.为了更好地让学生理解本环节的意图，教师要做出示范。如：1760s-Scientistsinventedthesteamtrain.在此环节，教师要指导各个学习小组进行活动，并鼓励组内英语学习较薄弱的同学也能参与组内活动。Step4Consolidation（5minutes）T:Accordingtothelesson,whathaveyoulearned？学生复习巩固本课所学知识，完成以下试题。用所给词或词组的适当形式填空。railwaystationspeedpassengergetonandoffbeborn1.Thefirstrailway__________inEngland.2.Today,high-speedtrainscanhaveatop___________of500kilometresanhour.3.Iwenttothenew_______________lastSunday.It’sbrightandbeautiful.It’seasyfor____________to________________________thetrain.Step5Reading（3minutes）T:Toimprovethestudents’readingskills,readoneshortpassage.Whatisitmainlyabout?Overtwothousandyearsago,Chinesepeopleinventedkites.Kitescanflylikebirds,buttheycan’ttakepeopleupintothesky.Hundredsofyearslater,theWrightbrothersmadethefirstsuccessfulexperiment.Amachinecarryingamanroseintotheskyusingitsownenergy.Itwasthefirstplane.Inventorswentontoimproveplanes.Twoengineers,FrankWhittleoftheU.K.andHansVonOhainofGermany,developedthejetplaneduringthelate1930s.(Thehistoryofplanes.)Step6ClassclosingHomework完成“TheHistoryofTrains”的短文，并完成本课相关的练习题。四、板书设计
