Ⅰ.Text interpretation文本分析
（1）[What] 主题意义和主要内容
This book is about scientific knowledge, focusing on “humans vs nature”. The book introduces three shapes of houses and their location, natural environment, weather characteristics, materials, functions, advantages and designing purposes. After reading the book, students can think about the topic: How can people adapt to the environment and make their life more convenient?
（2）[Why] 写作意图
The writer mainly wants to inform readers to learn how to build houses according to the local conditions by introducing the applied environment, functions and advantages of different shapes of houses. Moreover, readers can learn that people should invent and design things according to the actual conditions and the specific environment; people should choose proper ways to solve some problems and make our life more convenient.
（3）[How] 文体结构和语言修辞
The book is an expository writing, including two parts. Part1: Presenting the general idea of different shapes of houses in the world and the reasons for it. Part2: Introducing three different shapes of houses and their applied environment, functions and advantages separately.
The writer used the simple present tense to introduce three different shapes of houses and their applied environment, functions and advantages. Besides, the writer used simple and vivid language to describe the houses by giving examples, comparing and explaining.
Relevant vocabulary about the topic was also included, such as words for shapes: triangle, dome, ball-shaped, hexagon; words or phrases for functions: strongest shape, safer in a fire, safe from termites, walking etc; words or phrases for functions: hurricane, float on water, fire, flood etc.
Ⅱ. Analysis of the students学情分析
本节课授课对象为七年级学生，大部分学生对英语学习热情较高，一部分学生对于英语阅读较感兴趣并形成了自己的一套方法。但由于学业任务较重，学生没有很多时间进行阅读。本节课授课前让学生合理安排时间读完整本书，以便对书本内容有一定了解。本节课授课过程中，对于一些归纳性的及需要思维提升的学习任务，部分基础较薄弱的学生可能会存在困难。
Ⅲ.Teaching & Learning objectives教学目标
本节课学完后，学生应能够：
1. 关注书本标题、封面、目录、语言，学会适当预测；
2. 提取有关不同形状房子的基本信息：总结房子形状不同的原因，归纳不同形状房子的功能、优势及适用环境，学习相关词汇及短语，了解说明文的语言特点及写作手法，实现读写融合；
3. 迁移创新，根据具体的环境设计适用的房子；
4. 感悟作品主题意义，分享人类的设计发明理念：适应具体环境，因地制宜；
5. 联系生活实际，升华情感思想：人们做事也应从实际出发，采取合适的方法，使生活更方便。
Ⅳ. Analysis of the key points and difficult points教学重难点分析
1. 引导学生通过关注标题、封面、目录及语言，学会适当预测；
2. 指导学生根据说明文的文体特点总结房子形状不同的原因，归纳不同形状房子的功能、优势及适用环境，学习相关词汇及短语，了解说明文的语言特点及写作手法，实现读写融合；
3. 为学生创设情境，使他们学会迁移创新，设计出能适用于具体环境的房子；
4. 通过总结归纳文本信息感悟作品主题意义，分享人类的设计发明理念；
5. 联系生活实际，升华情感思想，将阅读中的所得所悟表达出来。
Ⅴ.Teaching methods教学方法
Text-based teaching with activities and tasks
Ⅵ.Teaching aids教学辅助
PPT， computer， work sheet
Ⅵ.Teaching procedures教学过程
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1. 用英文视频导入话题，有效激发学生的学习兴趣。 |
Activity 1 导入话题，激发兴趣 学生观看三只小猪盖房子的英语歌曲视频，回答相关问题。 提问： 1. What materials are used to make houses in the song? 2. What shapes are the houses mentioned in the song? 3. What other shapes of houses do you know? |
利用视频导入话题，激发学生学习兴趣，并进行free talk，打开话题。 |
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2.提取有关不同形状房子的基本信息：总结房子形状不同的原因，归纳不同形状房子的功能、优势及适用环境，学习相关词汇及短语。
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Activity 2 观察封面及目录，融入情境，激活背景知识 学生观察书的封面图片并阅读标题及目录，思考并回答教师提出的问题。 提问： 1. What do you think the book will tell us? 2. What shapes of houses might be mentioned? 3. What type of text is the passage? |
1. 激活学生关于房子形状的背景知识； 2．引导学生预测文本内容并引出学生的问题，形成阅读期待； 3. 铺垫语言，介绍文本体裁及写作特点。 |
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Activity 3 阅读文本，梳理信息，归纳总结 采用CLIL(content and language integrated learning)教学模式，学生阅读全书，回答问题，分享答案；同时，在教师的帮助下，利用语境和图片猜测和学习相关生词, 总结房子形状不同的原因，归纳不同形状房子的功能、优势及适用环境，完成阅读单。 Step 1 Fast reading Look through the passage and answer two questions: 1. How many shapes of houses are mentioned in the passage? 2. What do they look like? Choose the correct pictures. 3. Introduce other kinds of houses. Step 2 Play a guessing game Show some pictures of different houses around the world and students guess where they can find the houses. Step 3 Careful reading Read page 2-3 1. Find out the reasons why houses are different around the world. 2. What is one of the strongest shapes? Why? Read page 4-13, work in groups and finish the work sheet
1. Guess the meaning of the words “termite” and “bumpy” according to the picture and the context. 2. Pay attention to the words and phrases for shapes, functions and applied environment. 3. Instruct the students to know about the expository ways of this passage: classifying the shapes of houses and giving examples. 4. Pay attention to the figure of speech— simile ：Some houses have been made in a shape like a ball.(P8) Why does the writer use simile? |
1.引导学生提取有关不同形状房子的基本信息。 2.引导学生关注目标语言。 3. 通过总结房子形状不同的原因，归纳不同形状房子的功能、优势及适用环境。 |
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3. 基于同伴活动，进一步梳理和整合文本信息，并完成模拟采访任务，不同形状房子的功能、优势及适用环境。 |
Activity 4 角色扮演，内化信息 学生同伴活动，分别扮演reader和学校阅读俱乐部的负责人进行对话,谈论自己最喜欢的房子。 Club leader: After reading the book, which shape of house do you like best? Reader: I like ... best. Club leader: What does the house look like? Reader: It... Club leader: What are the functions and advantages of the house? Reader: ... Club leader: Why do you like the house best? Reader: Because...
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1.引导学生描述文本的主要内容，并对主要内容进行提问； 2.引导学生关注Guy太空之旅的目的。 |
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4. 通过参与小组讨论感悟本书的主题意义，联系生活实际，升华情感思想，将阅读中的所得所悟表达出来。
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Activity 5 讨论学习，深入探究 学生通过总结不同形状的房子适用的环境，得出本书的主题意义，分享人类设计发明的理念：适应具体环境，因地制宜；联系生活实际，升华情感思想：人们做事也应从实际出发，采取合适的方法，使生活更方便。 1.提问： Can people build any shape of house in a windy place? Why？ How should people design a house or other things? What does the writer want to tell us? 2.讨论： Can all the students use the same method to improve their study? Why? How should they improve their study? How should people make their life more convenient? |
1.激发学生对作品主题的感悟； 2.鼓励学生表达个人观点。 |
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课堂小结： 学生在教师的引导下总结出本书的主题意义，分享人类的设计发明理念；指导学生联系生活实际，升华情感思想，将阅读中的所得所悟表达出来；提醒学生关注说明文的文体特点及本书作者的写作意图。
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1．引导学生回顾全文，加强对内容的理解和记忆； 2．引导学生升华主题。 |
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自主拓展： 学生从教师布置的两项作业中任选一项并完成。 作业： 1. Choose a place to design a house: A house for a cold/ warm place would look like ... Introduce the shape, advantages, functions and your designing purposes. 2. Design your ideal house and make a poster: Choose your favourite living area and design a house fit for this area. Introduce the shape, advantages, functions and your designing purposes. |
1．鼓励学生学会创作海报； 2．鼓励学生联系生活实际，解决问题。 |
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