Unit 2 It’s Show Time Lesson 8 Marco Polo and the Silk Road
1. Teaching content:（教学内容）
(1) New words and phrases: age, goods, Europe, Asia, journey, king, coal, discover, invent, other, at the   Be new to
(2) the meaning of passage
2. Teaching goals：（教学目标）
(1) Master the new words and phrases
(2) understand the meaning of text, write your own project
(3) master the grammar: Simple Past Tense, Regular and Irregular Verbs.
3. Key points:（重点）
Words and phrases, the grammar
4. Difficult point:（难点）
write your own project
二、教学准备
pictures or cards.
三、教学步骤
Step 1. Analysis of the student.
Last lesson , we know Jenny an d D anny will write their project about the Silk Road, Danny will talk some places of interest in China, Jenny will talk Marco Polo.
Step 2. Lead in.（引入）
Greet the students in English and make sure they can response correctly.
Then check up the homework, and ask the Ss to dictate the words in lesson 7.
Step 3. New lesson.（新课）
No. 1 Text:
1. Teach the new words and expressions:
age, goods, Europe, Asia, journey, king, coal, discover, invent, other, at the , be new to.
Write them on the blackboard.
Then demand the Ss learn the text by themselves first.
2. Ask the students to discuss the questions:
What country did Marco Polo come from?
How did he and his brother travel?
How long did his journey last?
When did he travel to Beijing?
3. Explain the language points.
No. 2 grammar:s.b.polo
Simple Past Tense, Regular and Irregular Verbs.
be—was/were go—went meet—met bring—brought  move—moved  travel—travelled  last—lasted  work—worked
Step 4. Play the tape for the Ss to follow.
Make the Ss listen the text, then let them read follow the tape.
Step 5.Summary. （小结）
Sum up the text what we learned, and the new words.
Simple Past Tense, Regular and Irregular Verbs.
be—was/were  go—went  meet—met  bring—brought
move—moved travel—travelled last—lasted  work—worked
Step 6. Homework.（作业）
Finish the practice copy the words third.
Step 7.Blackboard-writing:（板书）
The new words, the master phrases, grammar.
四、教学反思