8B Unit 1 Past and present
Period 7 Integrated skills教案

Teaching aims:
1. To listen for details about changes to Starlight Town.
2. To focus on general meaning by identifying specific details in pictures and general context.
3. To understand and respond to factual information presented in written and oral forms.
4. To respond to information obtained from listening by completing a diary.
5. Grasp the following new words and phrases  : environment; fresh ; duck ; development; lend ; service.
   lend sb. sth ; be in service; over the years
Important and difficult points:
1. Learn the changes to Starlight Town.
2. Four skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing.
3. 理解句子 “Today, Daniel lent me a book about Starlight Town in the past and the present.”
Teaching methods:
Task-based approach
Teaching aid:
a tape recorder; a small blackboard; some pictures
Teaching procedures:
Step1. Pre-checking
check the pronounce of the new word.
check the new phrases.
read the new words and phrases together.
recite the new words and new phrases.
Step2. Pre-task
Talk about Daniel and Simon’s history project.
　　We have learnt something about Sunshine Town. It has changed a lot.
　　Today, we will go to visit Starlight Town.
　　Show the pictures, let Ss say something about Starlight Town.
Compare the two pictures in P18 A1
　　T: What can you see in the picture on the left?
　　Ss: I can see some trees and an old house.  Ss: I can see some wild birds and ducks.
　　T: Where is it?      
　　Ss: Maybe it is a small lake or small villages..
　　T: What do you think of it?     
　　Ss: It is very poor but very beautiful.
　　T: What kinds of wildlife live there?   
　　Ss: Wild ducks and birds etc.
　　T: What can you see in the picture on the right?  
　　Ss: I can see many tall buildings.
3.  Describe the pictures.
　　In the past, my hometown was        Now, it has become a
　　natural and beautiful. There were      modern town. There is a
　　lakes, a lot of wildlife and small       new railway station and
　　villages.                          some new highways
Step Three. While-task
Task 1: Listen and complete the lists.
　　There have been many changes in Starlight Town. Do you want to know more about the changes? Let’s listen to the recording and finish the table on P18
1.  Play the tape for the students to listen and complete the lists.
2.  Play the tape again and check the answers with the students.
Task 2 : Drill
　　Ask the students to talk about Starlight Town in the past and now in a few words according to the lists.
Work in pairs, ask and answer
In Starlight Town, what did people have in the past?
Was there any wildlife?
How did people get there?
Where did people live?
What changes have taken place in this town?
Task 3 : Present part A2
　　Simon is writing about Starlight Town in his diary. Help him complete his diary entry on page 19. First read the words on page 15. Then fill in the blanks on page 16.
1.  Check the answers with the students.   
2.  Let the students read the diary by Simon.
Task 4: Find out some key sentences in the diary and explain them. Finally write them on the blackboard:
① lend sth. to sb. = lend sb. sth.
② There have been many changes to this place.
　=This place has changed a lot.
　=Great changes have taken place in Hong Kong.
eg. There have been a park near here for four years.
③ be in service = be in use
④ travel to and from town
　　= go into and out of the town
⑤ over the years
　　= during the years  
⑥ see the changes myself
　　= see the changes on my own
　　= see the changes by myself
Step Four. Practice
talk about the changes in Qidong
Translate some sentences.
Step Five. Homework
Remember the key points and recite the text .
Pre-view Speak up & Study skills .

8B Unit 1 Past and present
Period 7 Integrated skills教案

Teaching aims:
1. To listen for details about changes to Starlight Town.
2. To focus on general meaning by identifying specific details in pictures and general context.
3. To understand and respond to factual information presented in written and oral forms.
4. To respond to information obtained from listening by completing a diary.
5. Grasp the following new words and phrases  : environment; fresh ; duck ; development; lend ; service.
   lend sb. sth ; be in service; over the years
Important and difficult points:
1. Learn the changes to Starlight Town.
2. Four skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing.
3. 理解句子 “Today, Daniel lent me a book about Starlight Town in the past and the present.”
Teaching methods:
Task-based approach
Teaching aid:
a tape recorder; a small blackboard; some pictures
Teaching procedures:
Step1. Pre-checking
check the pronounce of the new word.
check the new phrases.
read the new words and phrases together.
recite the new words and new phrases.
Step2. Pre-task
Talk about Daniel and Simon’s history project.
　　We have learnt something about Sunshine Town. It has changed a lot.
　　Today, we will go to visit Starlight Town.
　　Show the pictures, let Ss say something about Starlight Town.
Compare the two pictures in P18 A1
　　T: What can you see in the picture on the left?
　　Ss: I can see some trees and an old house.  Ss: I can see some wild birds and ducks.
　　T: Where is it?      
　　Ss: Maybe it is a small lake or small villages..
　　T: What do you think of it?     
　　Ss: It is very poor but very beautiful.
　　T: What kinds of wildlife live there?   
　　Ss: Wild ducks and birds etc.
　　T: What can you see in the picture on the right?  
　　Ss: I can see many tall buildings.
3.  Describe the pictures.
　　In the past, my hometown was        Now, it has become a
　　natural and beautiful. There were      modern town. There is a
　　lakes, a lot of wildlife and small       new railway station and
　　villages.                          some new highways
Step Three. While-task
Task 1: Listen and complete the lists.
　　There have been many changes in Starlight Town. Do you want to know more about the changes? Let’s listen to the recording and finish the table on P18
1.  Play the tape for the students to listen and complete the lists.
2.  Play the tape again and check the answers with the students.
Task 2 : Drill
　　Ask the students to talk about Starlight Town in the past and now in a few words according to the lists.
Work in pairs, ask and answer
In Starlight Town, what did people have in the past?
Was there any wildlife?
How did people get there?
Where did people live?
What changes have taken place in this town?
Task 3 : Present part A2
　　Simon is writing about Starlight Town in his diary. Help him complete his diary entry on page 19. First read the words on page 15. Then fill in the blanks on page 16.
1.  Check the answers with the students.   
2.  Let the students read the diary by Simon.
Task 4: Find out some key sentences in the diary and explain them. Finally write them on the blackboard:
① lend sth. to sb. = lend sb. sth.
② There have been many changes to this place.
　=This place has changed a lot.
　=Great changes have taken place in Hong Kong.
eg. There have been a park near here for four years.
③ be in service = be in use
④ travel to and from town
　　= go into and out of the town
⑤ over the years
　　= during the years  
⑥ see the changes myself
　　= see the changes on my own
　　= see the changes by myself
Step Four. Practice
talk about the changes in Qidong
Translate some sentences.
Step Five. Homework
Remember the key points and recite the text .
Pre-view Speak up & Study skills .