Unit 8 Our dreams
（Cartoon time + Extended reading)
一、教学目标
1. 语言能力目标：
（1）通过上下文理解和自然拼读等方式，理解brave, paint, scientist, artist, patient, creative, customer, band等词汇的读音及意思。
（2）能运用目标句型：...wants to be.../...wants to ...来谈论自己及他人的梦想，并能从内容、原因、品质、行动等方面进行扩充。
（3）能自主阅读故事，能尝试复述故事。
2. 文化意识目标：
（1）通过本节课的学习，学生可以了解不同职业所承担的职责内容，强化学生的责任意识。
（2）通过本节课的学习，引导学生在逐梦路上要坚持不懈，并善于抓住机会和积极行动，从而实现自己的梦想。
3. 思维品质目标：
（1）通过梦想框架和梦想卡的相互转述，强化学生人称之间的转化训练，提升学生的逻辑思维能力。
（2）通过读图分析、模仿朗读等教学形式，发展学生检索信息和归纳信息的能力，培养学生发散性思维的形成。
4. 学习能力目标：
（1）能通过小组合作完成梦想框架和归纳“三次机遇”，加强学生合作学习的能力和总结归纳能力。
（2）能对他人的梦想进行评价，培养学生的评价能力。
教学过程
Step 1 Lead in
1. Enjoy a song <What do you want to be?>
T: What’s the song about?
Ss: Dreams.
Today we’ll go on talking about dreams.（揭题）
2. Share and talk
T: After the second lesson, we enrich our dream card. Now it’s your turn to share your dream cards.
Ss：学生介绍自己的梦想
T: But is it enough?
Ss: No.
T: Exactly. Let’s learn from our animal friends. They all have a dream.（播放录音）But how do they make their dreams come true?
Step 2 Cartoon time
1. Watch and learn
Q: What are their dreams?
2. Think and answer
Q: What does a scientist do?
Q2: Why does he want to be a scientist?
Q3: To be a scientist, what qualities should he have?
3. Think and report
4. Read and complete
T: You know a lot about Bobby’s dream. How about Sam, Willy and Billy’s dream. Please read the story from 84-85, choose one friend and complete his dream. Then report in groups.
5. Read the story
Step 3 Belinda the ballerina
1. Preview and say
Q: What’s her dream?
Q2: Why?
Q3: Was it easy or not?
Q4: What was the problem?
2. Listen and find
Q: To be a ballerina, what did Belinda do at first?（听录音，找寻答案）
3. Read and find
Q1: Was it a problem for the judges? Ss: Yes
Q2: What did the judges say?
T: Can you try to read them?（听录音，模仿朗读）
Q2: Was it a problem for herself? Maybe yes, maybe no. Let’s check later.
4. Guess and read（猜测内心想法）
T: Now Belinda was sad. She stood in front of the mirror. What would she think?
5. Think and say（呈现图片，分析解读）
Q: If you were Belinda, how would you choose? Stop dancing or go on dancing?
Q2: Was she happy? Why?
6. Read and find
T: Look! Belinda was dancing on the stage finally. She could danced and danced again. Because she met the three chances. What are the three chances?
Teach: band, maestro
7. Think and say
T: Was it a problem for herself?
T: Look, this is Belinda she used to be. This is Belinda now. If she could talk to this Belinda, what would she say?
Step 4 Your dreams
1. Write and share
T: Now we can enrich our dream card like this. This time, please write down your dreams again and share it.
Step 5 Homework
Have to do:
1. Enrich your dream card and share it with your family and friends.
2. Enjoy the whole story and try to listen and repeat.
Choose to do:
1. Know more about celebrities’ dreams.
2. Read more stories about dreams.