3. Go around the class to check that students have written the correct letters.

2. Ask students to look at Part A and explain that they will be reading an advertisement in “Teenagers’ magazine. They have to match the qualities with the questions. For weaker classes, go through the words and phrases on the left. Then ask each question at a time and invite students to say the correct word or phrase. Then ask the class to write the correct letters on their own.

1. Ask more able students

e.g.: Do you have a special friend? What makes him/her special?

　Accept all reasonable answers. (He/She helps me with my homework. I can always talk to him/her about my problems, etc.)

4. To categorize adjectives to describe important qualities of a friend according to personal preferences

Background information

This section introduces students to the unit topic about different personalities of friends. Students answer some questions in a magazine about the qualities of a best friend. It also preteaches some useful words and expressions.

Teaching procedures

3. To generate ideas about people’s appearance and personalities

2. To guess meaning from context

1. To revise vocabulary and expressions to describe people

2. Introduce the idea of sharing and friendship. Ask,

　 e.g.: Are Eddie and Hobo good friends? (Yes, they are. They share things.)

　　　 Who do you like more? Why? ( I like Eddie because he shares his food with Hobo.)

　Ask two more able students to role-play the conversation in front of the class.

牛津 8A Unit1 教案(1课时)

Welcome to the unit

Objectives

1. Read the conversation between Eddie and Hobo. Check understanding of ‘kind’ and ‘share’. Ask,

　 e.g.: What does Eddie give Hobo? (He gives him some cake and milk.)

　　　 Is there anything else in the fridge? (No, there isn’t.)

　　　 What does Hobo want? (He wants to share Eddie’s pizza in the bowl.)

2. Produce a particular text-type for an audience using a given model

Study skills

Look for main points and keywords to help understand and remember a passage more easily

Background information

Book 8A continues the story about the lives and experiences of the six central characters introduced in Book 7A. Here, the characters are Grade 8 students. Your students will be able to identify with the different situations and contexts. Language is presented through real-life experiences, exposing students to real communication.

Overview of the unit

The main topic of this unit is describing the appearance and the qualities of a good friend. Students learn to talk about their friends and their future plans.

Unit opening

Background information

The opening page arouses students’ interest in the topic of the unit through the funny interactions of two cartoon characters (Eddie and Hobo). This opening page introduces the idea of friendship and sharing.

Warm-up activities