八年级下册（2013年12月第1版）《Unit 2 It seemed that they were speaking to me in person.》教案下载-梅州市优质课

Try to catch some information by listening to the Mp3.

Step III Listening to the paragraph

1. Give out some easy questions, let the Ss catch the answers to each question by listening.(can take notes if it’s necessary)

i. where was Dick at the beginning of the story?

He was in a radio studio.

Did he enjoy listening to the radio when he was young? How do you know?

Yes, he did. Because he always sat close to the radio and listened to it.

What did Dick and his friends prepare at junior high school?

They prepared the weekly programmes on the radio.

Step IV Skimming and Scanning

1. After reading, tell me two important events happened in the text.

i I went to WXBM to find a job in radio.

(from “How old are you?” to “He asked” and from ”OK, come with me” to the end.)

ii My great interest in the radio when I was young.

(from “How could I explain?” to “out of the window”)

2. And answer me some questions.

i Why did Dick ask for jobs in radio station?

ii What did Dick do after he went into the radio studio?

Step V Discussion Time

1.Divide the class into 4 groups with 5 Ss each, every group please discuss and find out some questions to ask in line with the text, they can ask their classmates or the teacher.

Eg: 1.How old was Dick when he first met the manager?

2.What does “in person” mean?

3.What did he do with his father’s computer? Why?

4.How did he prepare the weather report?

(Give the students some example questions to ask.)

2. Free-asking Time

Students can write down the questions on pieces of paper and ask other groups or their teacher the questions they prepared.

Step VI Read the text out

1. Read the text out loudly.

Step VII Home-work: