2017-2018学年八年级英语下册 Unit 9 Have you ever been to a

You should… One great thing about …is… (2)To train students speaking and writing abilities. 2. Method Objects in Teaching Writing methods. 1. Teaching Key Points Target language in this period. 教 2. Teaching Difficulties 材 Improve students’ writing ability. 分 3. Teaching Aids 析 1. A computer for multimedia use. 2. Survey papers. 时序 Teaching Procedures Step 1 Revision What do you know about Singapore? position: Where is Singapore? position: in Southeast Asia Population More than three quarters of the population are Chinese. Language Chinese and English. Food A lot of food from China, such as rice, noodles and dumplings. Indian food, western food and Japanese food. 21

Zoo Singapore has a special zoo called the “Night Safari”. A lot of animal only wake up at night, so this is the best time to watch them. Weather The temperature is almost the same all year round. Step 2 Writing 3b Write an article to advertise your hometown or a place you have been to. 句型： Have you ever tried/seen/been…? If you…, you will/can… You should… One great thing about …is… Step 3 Self check 1. Think about the things below and write an answer for each one. 1) One thing that you have collected before: _________________________________ 2) One invention that you have found to be very useful: _________________________________ 3) One unbelievable or unusual thing that you’ve seen or heard recently: _________________________________ 4) One way that you’ve used to encourage a friend in the past: _________________________________ 5) One peaceful and quiet place that you’ve been to recently: ________________________________ 2. Complete the conversation. Get students to complete the conversation. This activity provides writing practice in understanding and writing the target language. A: Hey, John. ______ are you doing this weekend? B: Not much, Mark. I don’t really have any plans yet. 22

A: ______ you ever been to the space museum? B: ______, I have. I ______ there last month. A: Oh, how ______ it? B: It was great. I ______ been there many times. A: I see. I _____ never _______ there. B: Well, let’s go this weekend then. I don’t ______ going again. I think there’s something new there. I _____ not see it last time. A: Perfect! Get students to role play the conversation. This activity gives students practice in using the target language. 3. Complete the chart. Have you ever been to a/an… How many times? What did you see/do there? home for old people? farm? amusement park? Step 4 Homework Writing 写作要求：写一篇80字的文章描述你的家乡或者你去过的地方。 句型： Have you ever tried/seen/been…? If you…, you will/can… You should… One great thing about …is… 以描述海南岛为例： Have you ever been to Hainan Island? It is the second largest island in China. It’s a beautiful place. If you go there, you should walk along the beaches.

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The weather in Hainan is very hot, so people like doing many water sports, such as scuba diving (潜水), fishing, swimming, surfing and boating. One great thing about Hainan is that you can try many kinds of sweet fruit. If you go to Hainan, I’m sure you will enjoy yourself.

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