Lesson 8 Marco Polo and the Silk Road教案
课题
Lesson 8 Marco Polo and the Silk Road
单元
Unit 2
学科
English
年级
Seven
学习
目标
【教学目标】
1. Master the new words, phrases and sentences.
2. Learn the simple past tense.
【情感态度和价值观目标】
学生通过本课对话内容的学习,能够对我国古代的丝绸之路有更多的了解,能够对历史人物马可波罗有一个比较全面的认知。从而激发学生的对祖国大好河山的喜爱之情,激发学生的爱国热情。
重点
本课需要掌握的词汇、短语及句型。
难点
讲述已发生的事情，一般过去时。
导入新课
Let s enjoy a video
展示相关图片和对话。
展示问题
1. Who is he?
2. Can you say something about him?
讲授新课
Step 1:Learn new words
（1）Teacher will show students some pictures about New words
. Ask students to  look at the pictures and answer the questions,
“Can you describe them? Yes, I think you know all of them. But what’s the English for these things?Now let’s learn how to read the words： ages.b.polo goods Europe Asia journey king coal discover invent other               
Step2.Listen to Part 1 and fill in the blanks.
Step 3:Listen and tick the correct answers.
1. At the age of ___, Marco Polo went to China.
  A.sixteen  B. seventeen  C.  twenty
2.  Marco Polo was a man from _____.
  A. Europe  B. Asia  C.  America
Step:4:Language points
1.Phrases: 
at the age of, be new to
2 .Sentences: 
At the age of 17, he went to China.
The Chinese discovered coal and invented paper.
These things were new to Marco Polo.
I hope to write a book like that someday.
Step5:Let’s do it!
1.  Listen and tick the correct ans.wers
2 .  Read the lesson and answer the questions.
3. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the box.
4.  Work in groups. What do you know about Marco Polo? Find more information about him and present it to the class.
Step 6:Practice
根据提示填写单词。
完成下列习题
课堂小结
Phrases: 
at the age of, be new to
Sentences: 
At the age of 17, he went to China.
The Chinese discovered coal and invented paper.
These things were new to Marco Polo.
I hope to write a book like that someday.