牛津译林版英语八年级下册Unit2 Travelling Study skills教案
I. Teaching aims and learning objectives
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
1. know what main points and details are;
2. distinguish between main points and details;
3. learn how to use the skill in their reading and organize ideas in their writing.
II. Teaching contents
New words and phrases: point, main points
III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty
To learn how to use the skill in reading and writing.
IV. Teaching procedures
Step 1 Lead-in
1. Show two idea webs (an umbrella and a house) and the other three pictures
2. Tell the students “main points and details” is a reading skill as well as a writing skill
【设计意图：首先精选代表要点与细节关系的伞状图及房屋框架图以及其他几幅图片，引出本节课要学习的主要内容“要点与细节”，指出这既是一种重要的阅读技能也是写作技能。】
Step 2 Presentation
1. Definitions of topic, main point and details
Let the students know “To read or write well, they need to understand the definitions of the three concepts.”
2. Relationships between topic, main point and details
Show the students an idea web “Topics, Main Ideas (Points) and Details” to help them understand the relationships between the main point and details.
Show the students the frame of a house to illustrate that topics, main ideas or points, and details work together.
3. Identification of topic, main point and details
Present a passage about smoking and illustrate how to identify a topic, the main points and details. Put more on the identification of main points and details.
(1) How to determine the topic
a. Tips
◆ Ask yourself “Who or what is the passage about?”
◆ Look carefully at the title. Often the general topic is one of the words in the title.
◆ Look for clue words or phrases that are used repeatedly. Often that word or phrase is the general topic of the article.