课题：Lesson37 Lets learn geography! 学科 英语 年级 八 学习目标：1、熟练掌握本课的单词和短语并能背下来2、能用英语描述曾经去过的国家学习过程：课前回顾：1. My uncle says that he _to Shanghai in March, 2010. (去过)2. You have failed many times, but you shouldnt _ your dream.（放弃）3. If you work hard, youll _ your classmates. (追上，赶上)4. I didnt go out until it stopped _(rain).5. She jumped 180 times in one minute without s_.6. He kept _ the pizzas. (从掉下来)7. It is surprising that our team _ theirs and _ the match at last. (赢)8. They were very tired, but they still kept _(work).9. Its time for them _(sing).10. I think this story is _(interesting) than that one.达成目标1：一词汇训练：1. It is one of _(big, island) in the world.2. I have never been a_.3. Whats the p_ of Canada? 4. I like all the fruits e_ bananas.5. He likes to live _(冠词) _. (岛屿)二在课文中找出下列词组1.研究地理_2.世界的人口_3. 出国，在国外_4.讲一点汉语_5.去过某地_6.去了某地_7.太平洋的一个岛屿_8.迫不及待做某事_达成目标2：一. 听力写1)In geography class, they _ rivers, mountains and oceans.2)They have also learned about the _ of the world.3)He thinks _ is a good way to learn geography. 4)Jenny and Danny have been to China _.5)Brain asked Danny if he had been to any other _.二.读课文回答问题：1. Danny has been to Japan twice. （T/F） 2. It is a good way to learn geography _. 3. Brains father has been to many continents besides Antarctica.（T/F）4. My mother has a friend from an island in the Pacific. (译) _.三Language points.1. Recently, we have learned about the population of the world. _1) population 是集合名词“人口”，常被看作一个整体，一般不加s，谓语动词用单数。The population of the world _(be) getting larger and larger.世界人口正变得越来越多。2) 指人口的“多”或“少”时，一般用large/big 或small来表示。不用many或few.China is a country_.中国是一个人口众多的国家The population of China is _ _ than that of Japan.中国的人口比日本多的多。3)表示某国、某城市有多少人口时，一般说has a population of 或the population of isOur city _two million. 我们城市有200万人口。_ _ _ our city is two billion._ Australia is about 19 million.澳大利亚的人口大约有1千900万。4)提问“有多少人口”，用what is the population of，不用how many或how much。_ the population of Beijing?北京有多少人口？_ your country?你们国家有多少人口？ 2.Have you ever been abroad, Danny? _1)be abroad意为“在国外”，go abroad意为“出国”。abroad 是表示地点的副词，其前一般不加介词to。My father _for eight years. 我爸爸出国8年了。_我姨妈已经出国了。3. Have you ever been to any other countries in Asia?_1)has /have been to意思是“去过某地，已经回来” has/ have gone to意思是“去了某地，还未回来” has/have been in意思是“一直在某地，未离开”How many times _ you ever _ France?His father isnt at home. He _ Australia.I _ _ _ Beijing for 12 years.4. I cant wait to go!_cant wait to do sth 意思是“迫不及待做某事”我迫不及待要打开我的生日礼物。I _open my birthday gifts.他迫不及待要给他的朋友发电子邮件。He _send emails to his friend.巩固练习：I. 根据提示，完成句子。1. Allan will go _ (到国外) next month.2. _(travel) is good for you to know about different interesting places.3. The p_ of our city is about 7billion.4. Tokyo is the capital city of J_.5. Taiwan is a beautiful _(岛屿). It is in the P_ Ocean.1. I _ to the Palace Museum twice.A.went B. have gone C. have been D. go2. You can go to ask Lucy. She knows _ Japanese.A.few B. a few C. little D. a little3. Have you _ been to Japan? No, not _.A. ever; never B. ever; ever C. ever; yet D. yet; never4. I have _ to many countries since I was a young man.A.travel B. travelled C. been travelled D. travelling5. -Where is John?- he _ to Beijing.A. Has gone B. has been C. goes D. wentII. 句型转换，每空一词。1. The population of the city is 2,000,000. (划线提问)_ _ the population of the city?2. I have been to the Great Wall twice(划线提问)_ _ _ have you been to the Great Wall?3.Our English teacher has taught here for twenty years. _ _ _ your English teacher taught here?4. We have meat once a week. _ _ do you have meat?5. C