英语（八年级下册） Unit 3 Online tours
Study skills
I. Teaching aims and learning objectives By the end of the lesson, students will be able to: 1. get a general idea of what a flow chart is; 2. use charts to organize ideas when they write.
II. Teaching contents
New words and phrases: book, online course, book tickets and hotels, order meals, see a doctor,
daily communication
III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty To use flow charts to organize ideas when writing.
IV. Teaching procedures
Step 1 Why should we use flow charts? Lead-in.
T: Let’s do some brainstorming and talk about the advantages of using flow charts when we write. 【设计意图：通过头脑风暴探讨使用流程图的好处，激发学生的学习兴趣。】
Step 2 What is a flow chart? 1. Tips for making a fruit salad.
T: Here is an article about the tips for making a fruit salad. Can you use flow charts to show the three steps of making a fruit salad?
T: As we can see, the flow chart helps us get a clear idea of the article. 2. Definition of flow charts.
【设计意图：通过利用流程图归纳做水果沙拉的三个步骤，导入流程图的概念，强化流程图的作用。】
Step 3 How to use flow charts?
1. Use flow charts to improve listening skills.
T: You may like eating sandwiches. But do you know how to make a sandwich? Let’s listen to a conversation and then use flow chats to list the main steps of making a sandwich.
【设计意图：通过听一段关于如何制作三明治的对话，培养学生利用流程图获取关键信息的能力。】
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2. Use flow charts to improve reading skills.
T: Read the article about New York, and use flow charts to list the places we can visit and what activities we can do there.
【设计意图：通过阅读关于纽约的文章，培养学生利用流程图获取所读文章中重要信息的能力。】
3. Use flow charts to improve writing skills.
T: Read the article about bears, and use flow charts to show how the writer describes bears. 【设计意图：通过阅读关于熊的文章，引导学生了解流程图对于构思写作框架的作用。】
Step 4 Create your own flow chart
T: Read the article on the screen and use flow charts to list four main tips for being a better reader. 【设计意图：让学生自己设计流程图，操练本课时所学的学习策略。】
Step 5 Help Millie make a flow chart
T: Finish Part B and use the flow chart to introduce your favourite online course.
V. Homework
Make a flow chart to introduce your favourite website.
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U3L6 Study skills 教案
