Module 8 Time off
Unit 1 I can hardly believe we’re in the city centre.
【教学目标】
Knowledge objective
(1).正确使用下列单词和短语:hardly, sights, thirsty, waste, take up, point out, at the top of
(2).能够熟练运用下列句型:
I can’t believe (that)…, I think (that)…
Ability objective
Talk about the famous sights in your hometown(家乡).
Moral objective
能够将语言学习与实际应用结合起来。学会倾听他人的旅行经历和观点;激发学生对大自然的热爱,陶冶情操,激发建设祖国的热情;培养学生的环境保护意识。
【教学重点】
The object clauses
【教学难点】
1. The object clauses
2. hard和hardly的区别
【教学方法】
PWP method, task-based method and interactive approach
【教学手段】
A tape recorder, multimedia and some pictures
【教学过程】
Teaching Procedures:
Step 1 Warming up
1. Ask Ss to tell something about Beihai Park.
2. Ss look at and describe the pictures of Beihai Park.
Step 2 Presentation
I. Learn some new words and phrase.
1.Show the pictures of new words and let the students to say as quickly as possible.
2.Do some exercises to check the words.
II. Listening
1. 听力处理(一):Listen and choose the correct answer.
(1).Tony _____heard about Beihai Park.
A. has B. hasn’t
(2).Tony guesses that the park is _____.
A. very popular B. not very popular.
(3).Linging suggests that_____.
A.they spend the day there
B. Daming and Betty come too
(4).Linging _____the park will be busy.
A. thinks B. doesn’t think
2. 听力处理(二): Listen and fill in the blanks
Tony: I’ve heard that Beihai Park is very ________.
Lingling: Yes, it is. Shall we go for a walk there
Tony: That’s a great idea. Maybe Daming and Betty will come ____.
Lingling: Let’s tell them that we’re going to spend the day there.
Tony: I guess it’s a very ________ place. Will there be lots of people there
Lingling: Well, lots of people go there, but it’s a _____ park, so I don’t think it’ll be very ______.
Tony: I hope not.
3对话处理:(一)Listen to the dialogue and check T or F.
(1.) Beihai Park is in the city centre. ( )
(2.) They don’t allow people to swim in the lake because it’s dangerous.
(3.) They will have their picnic at the foot of the hill.
4.对话处理:(二)Read and complete the sentences about Beihai Park.
(1)、Beihai Park is so _____ here that you can even hear the birds singing.
(2)、The park is famous for its _____, bridges and the ancient buildings on the hill.
(3)、The lake takes up _________ of the park area.
(4)、You can point out the _______ of Beijing from the top of the hill.
(5)、They do not allow people to swim ______ ____.
5. 对话处理:(三)Enjoy the video.
Step 3 Reading
1.Read loudly and find out the phrases.
2.Try to fill the blanks.
Step 4 Language points
Ss should master the main points from the passage in Part 3.
1. It’s so quiet here that I can even hear the birds singing!
这里安静得我甚至能听见鸟叫的声音。
so…that 引导结果状语从句, 意为“如此……以至于……”。
e.g. I was so tired that I slept on this chair. 我太累了, 在这个椅子上睡着了。
2. I can hardly believe we’re in the city centre.
我几乎不敢相信我们是在市中心。
hardly adv. 几乎不, 几乎没
e.g. I can hardly finish the work in a day. 我不可能一天内完成这项工作。
hard adv. 努力
e.g. You must work hard. 你必须努力工作。
3. The lake takes up over half of the park area.
湖占据了这个公园一半多的面积。
take up 表示“占去(时间或空间)”。
e.g. This desk takes up too much room. 这张桌子太占地方。
4. Then I can point out the sights of Beijing for you.
然后我可以为你们指出北京的景点。
point out 表示“指出,指明”。
e.g. If you see that boy, please point him out for me.
如果你看到那个男孩, 请把他指给我看。
5. I don’t think they allow people to swim in the lake. 我想这里禁止游泳。
allow sb. to do sth.表示“允许某人去做某事”。
e.g. My parents won’t allow me to come back late.
我父母不允许我晚回来。
Step 5 Speaking
Now let’s talk about our hometown Gaomi. If your friends come to Gaomi, Let’s go to Fenghuang Park.
Step 6 Summary
What have we learned