外研版八年级英语下册 Module 3 Unit 2 We have not found life on any other planets yet 教案

第第页外研版八年级英语下册Module3Unit2Wehavenotfoundlifeonanyotherplanetsyet教案外研版八下Module3Unit2Wehavenotfoundlifeonanyotherplanetsyet教案

LessonObjective:

Bytheendofthelesson,studentswillbeableto:

Understandandusevocabularyrelatedtospaceexplorationandthesearchforextraterrestriallife.

Discussthepossibilitiesoflifeonotherplanetsusingappropriatelanguageandexpressions.

DeveloptheirreadingandspeakingskillsinEnglish.

Materials:

Whiteboard,markers,anderaser

Handoutswithreadingpassageandcomprehensionquestions

Picturesorvisualaidsrelatedtospaceexplorationandplanets

Warm-upActivity:

Beginthelessonbyshowingpicturesofdifferentplanetsandaskingstudentswhattheyknowaboutthem.

Discusstheirpreviousknowledgeofspaceexplorationandthepossibilityoffindinglifeonotherplanets.

Writedownkeyvocabularywordsrelatedtospaceandextraterrestriallifeonthewhiteboard,suchas“planet,”“alien,”“astronaut,”“search,”“life,”etc.

Introduction:

Showashortvideocliporpresentvisualaidsaboutspaceexplorationandtheongoingsearchforextraterrestriallife.

Engagethestudentsinabriefdiscussionaboutwhattheysaw,theirimpressions,andtheirthoughtsonthetopic.

Introducethemainthemeofthelesson:thesearchforlifeonotherplanets.

VocabularyandLanguagePractice:

Providehandoutswithvocabularyexercisesrelatedtospaceexplorationandextraterrestriallife.

Instructthestudentstomatchthevocabularywordswiththeirmeaningsorusetheminsentencesrelatedtothetopic.

Reviewtheanswersasaclass,discussingtheproperusageandpronunciationofeachword.

Examplevocabularywords:

Exploration

Discover

Exist

Universe

Hypothesis

ReadingComprehension:

Distributethereadingpassageaboutspaceexplorationandthesearchforlifeonotherplanets.

Instructthestudentstoreadthepassageindividuallyandanswerthecomprehensionquestions.

Encouragethemtounderlineorhighlightkeyinformationinthetext.

Reviewtheanswersasaclass,discussingthemainideas,supportingdetails,andanynewinformationtheylearnedfromthepassage.

SpeakingandDiscussion:

Dividethestudentsintopairsorsmallgroupsandprovidediscussionquestionsrelatedtothetopic.

Instructthestudentstotaketurnsdiscussingthequestions,expressingtheiropinions,andprovidingreasonsfortheiranswers.

Monitortheirdiscussions,encouragingtheuseofvocabularyandexpressionsrelatedtothetopic.

Facilitateawhole-classdiscussion,allowingeachgrouptosharetheirideasandinsights.

Examplediscussionquestions:

DoyouthinkthereislifeonotherplanetsWhyorwhynot

Whataresomepossiblesignsofextraterrestriallifethatscientistsarelookingfor

Whatarethechallengesandlimitationsofsearchingforlifeonotherplanets

Howwouldthediscoveryofextraterrestriallifeimpacthumanity

GroupActivity:DesigninganAlien:

Dividetheclassintosmallgroupsandinstructthemtodesigntheirownalien.

Providematerialssuchaspaper,markers,andcoloredpencilsforthemtoillustratetheiralien.

Encouragethegroupstodiscussanddescribetheiralien’sappearance,habitat,andspecialcharacteristics.

Giveeachgroupanopportunitytopresenttheiralientotheclassandexplainthereasoningbehindtheirdesignchoices.

Wrap-upandReflection:

Summarizethekeypointsdiscussedduringthelessonandhighlightanyimportantinsightsordiscoveriesrelatedtothetopic.

Askthestudentstoreflectonwhattheyhavelearnedandshareoneinterestingthingtheydiscoveredorfoundsurpri