初中英语Section B优秀第4课时教案

设计说明

本课时学习有关学习方法的短文。教学时先从讨论学习习惯入手，导入新课，进入对课文的学习，通过对不同任务的阅读体验，让学生理解文本内容。

教学目标

通过本课时的学习，让学生达成以下目标：

1.知识目标

(1) 单词：born, ability, create, brain, active, attention, connect, overnight, review, knowledge, lifelong, wisely

(2) 短语：be born with, pay attention to, connect…with

(3) 句型：But whether or not you can do this well depends on your learning habits.

Use it or lose it.

Practice makes perfect.

Knowledge comes from questioning.

2.能力目标

(1) 能谈论一些好的学习习惯。

(2) 学会怎样成为一名成功的学习者。

3.情感目标

通过学习,培养学生良好的学习习惯和遇到困难勇于进取的精神。

重点难点

1.重点:能够从阅读材料中总结成功的语言学习习惯；训练学生快速阅读语篇,并从语篇中获取重要内容的技能。

2.难点:让学生能够通过上下文猜测生词的含义。

教学准备

PPT课件

教学过程

Step 1　Lead-in

Ask the students to have a discussion.

What good learning habits can you think of? Make a list and discuss them with your partner.

Some possible answers:

Being attentive in class.

Having an interest in class.

Preview what you’ll learn before a lesson.

Reviewing what has learned after each lesson.

Asking questions in class.

Having a study partner.

Step 2　Reading   

Fast reading

Task 1

Get the students to scan the passage and answer the following questions:

1. What does the passage talk about?

2. Which four habits of successful learners can you find from the passage?

Check the answers one by one.

The answers are:

1. The passage talks about good learning habits.

2. (1) Creating an interest in what you learn.

(2) Practicing and learning from mistakes.

(3) Developing their study skills.

(4) Asking questions.

Task 2

Read the passage and find the words in 2d, then guess the meanings of them. If necessary, look them up in the dictionary.

brain n.  connect v.  overnight adv.

attention n.  review v.  knowledge n.

ability n.  active adj.  wisely adv.

Careful reading

Task 1

Read the passage and answer the questions.

1. Does the writer think that everyone is born with the ability to learn well? Do you agree? Why or why not?

2. Why is it a good idea to connect something you need to learn with something you are interested in?

3. What do the sayings “Use it or lose it” and “Practice makes perfect” mean? Do you agree with them?

4. Do good learners learn from mistakes, or are they afraid of making mistakes?

5. What study skills does the writer talk about? Do you have those study skills?

6. Do you agree that learning is a lifelong journey? Why or why not?

Check the answers one by one.

The answers are:

1. No, he doesn’t.

Yes, I do. Because whether or not one can learn well depends on his/her learning habits.

2. Studies show that if you are interested in something, your brain is more active and it is also easier for you to pay attention to it for a long time. You will also not get bored.

3. Use it or lose it: If you stop doing something, you will forget how to do it.

Practice makes perfect: If you do something again and again, you will become very good at it.

Yes, I do.

4. Good learners learn from their mistakes, and they are not afraid of making mistakes.

5. Take notes by writing down key words or by drawing mind maps.

Look for ways to review what they have learnt, e.g. read the notes every day or explain the information to another student.

Yes./No.

6. Yes. Learning is a lifelong journey because every day brings something new.

Task 2

Read and fill in the blanks.

Some good learning habits from successful learners

·Creating an interest in what they learn　They often connect what they need to learn with something interesting. This way they will not (1) _________  _________.

·Practicing and learning from mistakes　Practice makes perfect. They (2) ______ _________ what they have learned. They are not afraid of making mistakes, and they learn from their mistakes.

·(3) _________ _________ _________ _________　They have the best way to study, such as (4) _________ _________ and looking for ways to review.

·Asking questions　Knowledge comes from questioning. They often ask questions (5) _________ _________ _________ _________.

Check the answers one by one.

The answers are:

(1) get bored  (2) keep practicing  (3) Developing their study skills

(4) taking notes  (5) during or after class

Step 3　Group discussion

Do you think you are a good learner? What learning habits do you think are useful? Discuss with your group and share your ideas with the class.

For example:

A: I think another way to become a successful learner is by trying to think about the same thing in different ways.

B: I agree. I believe that…

Some sentences for giving opinions:

I think…

I feel…

I believe…

It is important to…

Step 4　Summary

Get the students to have a summary about what they have learnt:

1.天生具有

2.取决于，依靠

3.有共同之处

4.注意，关注

5.把……和……联系起来

6.即使

7.一直做某事

8.害怕……

9.向……学习

10.熟能生巧。

11.知识源于质疑。

12.学习是一个终生的旅程。

Check the answers one by one.

The answers are:

1. be born with

2. depend on

3. have sth. in common

4. pay attention to

5. connect…with…

6. even if

7. keep doing sth.

8. be afraid of

9. learn from

10. Practice makes perfect.

11. Knowledge comes from questioning.

12. Learning is a lifelong journey.

Step 5　Homework

Write a sentence for each word in the box.

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