牛津上海版英语八年级下册 Unit 6 Travel 教案（7课时）
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2022学年牛津英语上海版八年级第二学期unit6教案
Overview of the chapter
The topic for most of this chapter is travel to other countries. The main passage is a mewspaper article about the attractions of France as a tourist destination. The Listening task is based on a talk about the Eiffel Tower. There are also some exercises about travel in Language section. The Speaking section includes giving directions and a discussion about where you would like to go for a holiday. The writing task is to write a holiday postcard to a friend.
Period one
Teaching aims:
Learn new words
abroad agricultural capital castle(s) crop(s) designer destination
enable huge influence landmark(s) nickname region remind scenic spread
Key points and difficulties
Understanding and spelling new words:
abroad agricultural capital castle(s) crop(s) designer destination
enable huge influence landmark(s) nickname region remind scenic
Pre-chapter activities
The cartoon: The humour in this cartoon is based on a double meaning. Hi thinks that Lo means that he can jump higher than the height of the Eiffel Tower, whereas Lo means that he can jump higher than the Eiffel Tower can jump. This is another popular joke.
Go over all the countries we have learned. Ask students to have a competition. They have 3 minutes to discuss and write all the countries they have learned on the paper. Invite some groups to write theirs on the board and the others can suggest additional country names.
Ask students: what do we call people from… What’s their nationality Students should answer: We call them… Their nationality is … Remind them to pay attention to the plural form of the people and we can not use plural forms when we say nationality.
Country People Nationality
Switzerland Swiss Swiss
France Frenchman (men) French
Thailand Thai Thai
The Philippines Filipino(s) Filipino
America American(s) American
Britain British (English man/men) British
Germany Germans German
Australia Australian(s) Australian
Introduce the topic of France. Again, ask students to brain store: what can you know about France What France makes you think of Any reasonable answers are accepted.
Pre-reading
Learn the new words
Ask students to Ex. A. This exercise is not really a test. It is just designed to get students thinking about France. Students can have a discuss when they do this.
Notes
The flag on the left is the French flag, which is called the “Tricolor” because it has three colours.
The French Revolution began in 1789. The king and many aristocrats were killed by the guillotine, and France (after years of struggle) became a republic, with no kings. That is why France now has an elected president and not a king or a queen.
Baseball is American, and judo is Japanese. The other sports are all very popular in France. France has the biggest cycle race in the world, the ‘Tour de France’, every summer. The riders race around France for about a month, riding about 100 miles a day.
France is famous for its wines. Champagne is the name of a region which produces a famous and expensive sparkling white wine. (Coke is American; sake is Japanese; tea comes from India and other producers including China.)
Ask students to do Ex. B individually. The top heading ‘Travel’ indicates that this is a regular section of newspaper or a magazine. The headline ‘France is calling’ refers to this specific article only. In a real newspaper, there might also be other articles about other countries.
Consolidations:
Copy the new words and expressions. Try to remember them and get ready for a dictation.
Over view the text and underline all the new words and difficult sentences or expressions.
Period 2
.Teaching aims
Review new words
abroad agricultural capital castle(s) crop(s) designer destination
enable huge influence landmark(s) nickname region remind scenic
Learn Passage1-5
Key points and difficulties
Phrase
In addition
Be excellent
In the USA
Sentences
such as
be covered with
Warming up
Go over the new words and expressions
Have a dictation
Questions: Where is France
What does French flag look like
What is France famous for
What sports are popular in France
Who is killed in France in 1789
While-reading
Play the recording of the text. Students listen and follow in their books.
Give students some time to read the text again and underline the words and expressions that they don’t understand.
Ask students to do the Ex. C1 on page 4 individually, and then check the answers together.
Ask students to do the Ex. C2 on page 4 individually, and then check the answers together.
Ask students to read the new words and their descriptions in these two exercises together.
Learn new words.
abroad: adv. In/ to another country
We are thinking of going _______ for the summer holiday.
agricultural adj. Connected with farming
In the northeast of China, there is large ________ area.
Capital n. the most important city of a country, where is the government is
Paris is the _______ of France.
castle n. a big building (usually from hundreds of years ago) which are very strong, to keep enemies out.
The king built many ________ to control the country.
Crop n. plants grown for food or for a product
The main _______ in America are wheat and corn.
Designer name n. The names of the makes of famous products
Li Ning is a famous _________ in China.
Destination n. the place to which you are traveling
What is the __________ of this train Beijing.
Enable v. allow something to do; make able/ possible
The Chunnel Tunnel _______ tourists to travel by train from Paris t London.
Huge adj. Very big
China is a _______ country.
Influence v. effects; power to change someone’s ideas
In Shanghai, we can see the ________ of France in some ways.
Landmark n. a famous place; a place which helps you find your way around if you are lost
The Eiffel Tower is one of the most famous ________ in Paris.
Nickname n. a friendly or a funny name
My brother’s name is Tomas, and his nickname is Tom
Region n. area; part of a country
The people agricultural ________ in France grow crops and grapes.
Remind n. help or make someone to remember something. Remind someone of something
The pen always _________ me of Grandma, because it was a present from her.
Scenic adj. Having good scenery and good views; good to look at.
One of the most ______ areas in China is Yun Nan.
Spread your wings idiom. Start to fly; travel more widely; go somewhere further away than normal
Why not __________ and visit France
Consolidation
Copy and read new words
Try to remember all these new words.
Read the text after the tape.
Period 3
Teaching aims:
1. Review new words and some language points
2. Learn passage6-10
Key points and difficulties
phrase:
in about three hours
in some ways
2. sentences:
be famous for
some…others(some…other +名词复数)
be familiar to
try doing
try to do
Warming up
Go over the new words and have a dictation
Go to another country; very big; help somebody to remember something; allow somebody to do, make able or possible; a well-known place; pretty to look at; the place you are traveling to; the most city of the country, where the government is; plants that are grown for food; a name that on a famous product; a friendly or funny name; part of a country; effects or power to change someone’s ideas; connected with farming; big buildings which are strong to keep your enemies out; spread your wings.
Ask students to use the new words and expressions to fill in the blanks
One of the most ______ areas in China is Yun Nan.
We are thinking of going _______ for the summer holiday.
One of the most ______ areas in China is Yun Nan.
In the northeast of China, there is large ________ area.
The pen always _________ me of Grandma, because it was a present from her.
Paris is the _______ of France.
The people agricultural ________ in France grow crops and grapes.
The king built many ________ to control the country.
My brother’s name is Tomas, and his nickname is Tom
The main _______ in America are wheat and corn.
Li Ning is a famous _________ in China.
The Eiffel Tower is one of the most famous ________ in Paris.
In Shanghai, we can see the ________ of France in some ways.
The Chunnel Tunnel _______ tourists to travel by train from Paris t London.
Why not __________ and visit France
What is the __________ of this train Beijing.
Reading:
Learn the new words of the text.
Play the recording of the text. Students listen and follow in their books.
Play the recording again and students read after tape.
Language points in the text.
Winter is behind us: Spring is coming.
Start to do/ begin to do/ start doing/ begin doing
Think about / of (doing) something
Why not do/ why don’t you do/ you had better do/ you should
With the coasts on
In addition
Be excellent for skiing
Such as
It is + adj. (for somebody) to do
Seem to do
Go on/ continue
Be covered with
An hour away from: how far
The same+ n. + as
Ask students to read the text together.
Invite some students to translate the difficult sentences
Give students some time to ask questions to according to the text
Do the pair work: ask and answer the questions about the text.
Read the text again.
Consolidation
Read the text fluently (for at least half an hour)
Copy the new words
Try to remember the new words and expressions
Period 4
Teaching aims:
Review new words and language points
Read the text fluently
Listening
Key points and difficulties
Read the text fluently
Listen to number clearly
Warming up
Go over the new words and phrases to have a dictation
Winter is behind us; start to think about going abroad; a huge country with coasts; the English Channel, the Atlantic Ocean; the Mediterranean Sea; in addition; mountain regions; is excellent for skiing; the center of France; agricultural region, grow crops, such as wheat and sunflowers; seem to go on forever; one of the most scenic areas; the capital of France; the world-famous landmark; the Eiffel Tower; the Arc de Triomphe; tree-lined street; the same attractions as
Ask and answer the questions
What season is it
Where does this article advice us to go for the summer holiday
Where is France
How is this country
Where is the agricultural region
What is the most famous scenic area
What is the capital of France
Please list the famous landmarks in this beautiful city.
What is the good place for children near Paris
Do the Ex. C3 on page 5.
Reading
Read the text after the tape.
Learn the new words
Language points
Go on to do (do the different things)/ go on doing (do the same thing)
With/ without doing something
Enable somebody to do
The influence of
Dior in clothes, Chenel in perfume, Cartier in jewellery
Be familiar to
A leader in art and culture
Remind somebody of something
Try doing/ try to do
Read the text together
Invite some students to translate the difficult sentence
Give students some time to read the text individually.
Post-reading
Ask students to do the Ex. D. This exercise is designed to practise basic mote-taking skills. Students should try to do it fairly quickly. They should scan the passage for the information they need, and should not read it all through from beginning to end. Remember also that in this book, a solid line indicates that one word is needed; a broken line indicates that two or more words are needed.
After they finish the exercise, invite one or two to read the passage to check the answers together.
Ask students to do Ex. E1. when they finish it, invite some students to tell his or her answers. Encourage students to find the certain information to support their decision. If the statements are wrong, check it correctly.
Ask students to do Ex. E2. This exercise can make students aware that some words, such as pronouns, stand for longer concepts in a text. There will be many more reference exercises in this course to teach and practise this point.
Consolidation
Read the text fluently (at least 30 minutes)
Copy the new words and expressions
Try to remember all the new words and expressions
Try to retell the text: introduce France.
Period 5
Teaching aims
Using the
Key points and difficulties
To use definite article is difficult because there are some special words.
Teaching process
I. Revision
Comment on students’ homework
Ask a student to tell us a story.
Warming up
Read the text together
Invite some students to retell the text: describe France; the famous products in France; the famous travel attractions in France
Go over the new words and have a dictation
Go on to visit Britain; do it without flying or taking a ferry; the Channel Tunnel; enable to; the influence of France; French products; cheese, brandy and wine; top designer names; Dior in clothes; Chanel in perfume; Cartier in jewellery; be similar to; remind of; a leader in art and culture; why not try learning French; further their studies
Listening
This is a guided note-taking exercise about the Eiffel Tower, one of the most famous buildings in the world. The information given here is accurate.
One of the things we practise in this exercise is listening for numbers and dates, and you may wish to prepare students for this by dictating some numbers and dates at random: 1240, 789, 346790, April 7, 36700
Play the recording once, ask students not to write anything, but just listen for the sense and the main points. Play the recording again and encourage them to complete the exercise as much as possible. Play the recording the third times and ask students to complete all the exercise and explain difficult sentences.
Language
In this section we want students can learn to use ‘the’ and ‘a/ an’. They should know the difference between them
A: a/ an
Use before the single form of countable nouns.
Show the meaning of ‘one’
Show meaning of a kind of subjects or people
Use be the nouns that are first mentioned in the passage.
B: the
Before nouns mentioned for the second time (He lost a pen and a watch. He found the watch later.)
Before nouns that are clearly the things we are talking about. (When does the bank open Close the door, please)
Before nouns naming people or things that there is only one of ( The Mayor looked at the moon)
Before the names of musical instruments. (He plays the violin)
Before the names of places of many natural things and the names of places of which there is only one.
Pay attention to pronunciation of ‘the’, especially when it is used before a vowel
Language exercises
Give an example like this: A man and a woman got on a bus. The man was short and the woman was tall.
Ask students to write similar sentences on the board using the words below.
Boy, girl, tram, thin, fat
European, Indian, plane, smiling, laughing
Do Ex. A, orally first, and then in writing.
Tell students we can use ‘the’ before a noun when it is mentioned for the first time if both the speakers and the listeners know what the noun refers to .
Do Ex. B1.
Consolidation
Copy and remember the new words
Try to recite the first three paragraphs.
Read the text fluently.
Period 6
Teaching aims;
Speaking
Asking and giving directions
Holiday plan
Key points and difficulties
Giving directions
Giving reasons for plan
Warming up
Read the text together
Go over the new words and have a dictation
The second paragraph; go to another country; very big; pretty to look at; the place you are traveling to; a well-known place; make able/ possible; help somebody to remember something; part of a country; effects/ power to change someone’s ideas; a friendly or funny name for someone or something; the city where a country has its government; plants grown in fields by farmers; a name on a famous product; why not try learning French; the Eiffel Tower
Use ‘the, a/ an’ to fill in the blanks
France is __ wonder place to go for __ holiday.
It is a huge country, with coasts on __ English Channel, __ Atlantic Ocean and __ Mediterranean Sea.
__ center of France is ___ big, agricultural region.
Paris is ___ capital of France.
EuroDisney is just ___ hour away from ___ center of Paris.
You can now do it without taking ___ ferry.
France is ___ leader in art and culture.
You can do this in some language schools around ___ city.
Language
Write this dialogue on the board. Tell students that the teacher uses ‘the’ because they both know which office she is talking about.
Teacher: I will meet you later.
Tim: Where”
Teacher: In the front office.
Explain that sometimes one person may not know which thing the other person is talking about and needs to ask for more information. Write this on the board.
Teacher: I will meet you later in the room.
Tim: Which one
Teacher: the room next to the front office.
Ask students to complete these similar dialogues, given the prompt words as shown.
Sue: _______ fountain.
Tim: _______
Sue: _______ outside the Queen’s Hotel.
Sue: ______ phone box.
Tim: ______
Sue: _______ beside the Underground station.
Ask students to do Ex. B2 in pairs. Any reasonable answers are acceptable.
Tell students that there is only one of some things or people. For example, there is only one capital city for each country and only one president, king or mayor. We use ‘the’ before the nouns that refer to them.
He took a plane to the capital.
From 1980 to 1988, the president of the USA was Ronald Reagan.
Tell students that we also use ‘the’ before the names of many natural things and the names of places of which there is only one.
The wind The ground The sky The sun
The moon The rain The South China Sea The Pacific Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean The North Pole The South Pole The Equator
Ask some more able students to make some simple sentences by using the above phrases.
Do Ex. C
Tell students that after the verb ‘play’, we put ‘the’ before the names of musical instruments, but not before the names of games.
Amy plays the piano, but she doesn’t play basketball.
Do Ex. D with students.
Note:
We say the president or the king, but when we add the name, we drop ‘the’: I met the president. I met President Bush. I saw the king. I saw King Pumiphon.
Some names are not usually preceded by ‘the’: the names of streets, roads, squares; names of two or more words where the first name is the name of a person or place. He landed at Hongqiao airport. He got off the train at Zhongshan Park.
Names of hotels and cinemas usually take ‘the’. He went to the Garden Hotel/ the Star Chinese.
Consolidation
Copy the new words and expressions. Try to remember them.
Read the text at least 30 minutes. Try to recite the fourth, fifth and sixth paragraphs.
Workbook and grammar book.
Period 7
Teaching aims:
Writing a postcard. Use three different kinds of tenses.
Key point and difficulties
Use three different kinds of tenses.
Warming up
Read the text together and invite some students to retell or recite the text.
Go over the text and have a dictation. (paragraph 3, 4)
Do some exercises about articles.
Go over the common phrases which are used to indicate directions
Go along this road; go ahead, on your/ the right/ left; go over the bridge; turn left/ right at the first crossing; turn right/ left into Nanjing Road.
Speaking
Talk time
Tell students there are many different ways to ask questions about directions and to give answers. Ask students to read the questions in their books and ask them to repeat them a few times chorally.
Let students listen to the directions and ask the class to repeat them chorally. Point out that we can say: on the left/ right or on your left/ right.
Play the recording of the conversation in Ex. A1. Students listen and follow in their books. Ask them to work in pairs and to practice the dialogue in pairs. When they finish, they should change the roles and do it again.
Remind students that the dialogue like this should begin and finish politely. When we begin, we usually say: Excuse me. When we finish, we often say: thank you and not at all/ you are welcome.
Ask students to do Ex. A2 using the map on their books. They should make a dialogue following the instructions.
Ask students to work in pairs, using the map again. Tell them they are standing at the ferry pier.
S1 describes a route to a location he or she has chosen, but not revealed to S2. S2 must follow the instructions and say to which place S1 has given directions.
S1 and S2 change the parts and repeat the activity by using a different location.
Get ready a map of the area of our school. And then ask students to work in pairs to give directions to the places they know well.
Consolidation
Read the text at least 30 minutes. Try to recite the last three paragraphs.
Write a short dialogue according to Ex. A2
Work book and grammar book.
Think of a place abroad that you would like to go for a holiday with your friends and the reasons why you choose this place.
Overview of the chapter
The topic for most of this chapter is travel to other countries. The main passage is a mewspaper article about the attractions of France as a tourist destination. The Listening task is based on a talk about the Eiffel Tower. There are also some exercises about travel in Language section. The Speaking section includes giving directions and a discussion about where you would like to go for a holiday. The writing task is to write a holiday postcard to a friend.
Period one
Teaching aims:
Learn new words
abroad agricultural capital castle(s) crop(s) designer destination
enable huge influence landmark(s) nickname region remind scenic spread
Key points and difficulties
Understanding and spelling new words:
abroad agricultural capital castle(s) crop(s) designer destination
enable huge influence landmark(s) nickname region remind scenic
Pre-chapter activities
The cartoon: The humour in this cartoon is based on a double meaning. Hi thinks that Lo means that he can jump higher than the height of the Eiffel Tower, whereas Lo means that he can jump higher than the Eiffel Tower can jump. This is another popular joke.
Go over all the countries we have learned. Ask students to have a competition. They have 3 minutes to discuss and write all the countries they have learned on the paper. Invite some groups to write theirs on the board and the others can suggest additional country names.
Ask students: what do we call people from… What’s their nationality Students should answer: We call them… Their nationality is … Remind them to pay attention to the plural form of the people and we can not use plural forms when we say nationality.
Country People Nationality
Switzerland Swiss Swiss
France Frenchman (men) French
Thailand Thai Thai
The Philippines Filipino(s) Filipino
America American(s) American
Britain British (English man/men) British
Germany Germans German
Australia Australian(s) Australian
Introduce the topic of France. Again, ask students to brain store: what can you know about France What France makes you think of Any reasonable answers are accepted.
Pre-reading
Learn the new words
Ask students to Ex. A. This exercise is not really a test. It is just designed to get students thinking about France. Students can have a discuss when they do this.
Notes
The flag on the left is the French flag, which is called the “Tricolor” because it has three colours.
The French Revolution began in 1789. The king and many aristocrats were killed by the guillotine, and France (after years of struggle) became a republic, with no kings. That is why France now has an elected president and not a king or a queen.
Baseball is American, and judo is Japanese. The other sports are all very popular in France. France has the biggest cycle race in the world, the ‘Tour de France’, every summer. The riders race around France for about a month, riding about 100 miles a day.
France is famous for its wines. Champagne is the name of a region which produces a famous and expensive sparkling white wine. (Coke is American; sake is Japanese; tea comes from India and other producers including China.)
Ask students to do Ex. B individually. The top heading ‘Travel’ indicates that this is a regular section of newspaper or a magazine. The headline ‘France is calling’ refers to this specific article only. In a real newspaper, there might also be other articles about other countries.
Consolidations:
Copy the new words and expressions. Try to remember them and get ready for a dictation.
Over view the text and underline all the new words and difficult sentences or expressions.
Period 2
.Teaching aims
Review new words
abroad agricultural capital castle(s) crop(s) designer destination
enable huge influence landmark(s) nickname region remind scenic
Learn Passage1-5
Key points and difficulties
Phrase
In addition
Be excellent
In the USA
Sentences
such as
be covered with
Warming up
Go over the new words and expressions
Have a dictation
Questions: Where is France
What does French flag look like
What is France famous for
What sports are popular in France
Who is killed in France in 1789
While-reading
Play the recording of the text. Students listen and follow in their books.
Give students some time to read the text again and underline the words and expressions that they don’t understand.
Ask students to do the Ex. C1 on page 4 individually, and then check the answers together.
Ask students to do the Ex. C2 on page 4 individually, and then check the answers together.
Ask students to read the new words and their descriptions in these two exercises together.
Learn new words.
abroad: adv. In/ to another country
We are thinking of going _______ for the summer holiday.
agricultural adj. Connected with farming
In the northeast of China, there is large ________ area.
Capital n. the most important city of a country, where is the government is
Paris is the _______ of France.
castle n. a big building (usually from hundreds of years ago) which are very strong, to keep enemies out.
The king built many ________ to control the country.
Crop n. plants grown for food or for a product
The main _______ in America are wheat and corn.
Designer name n. The names of the makes of famous products
Li Ning is a famous _________ in China.
Destination n. the place to which you are traveling
What is the __________ of this train Beijing.
Enable v. allow something to do; make able/ possible
The Chunnel Tunnel _______ tourists to travel by train from Paris t London.
Huge adj. Very big
China is a _______ country.
Influence v. effects; power to change someone’s ideas
In Shanghai, we can see the ________ of France in some ways.
Landmark n. a famous place; a place which helps you find your way around if you are lost
The Eiffel Tower is one of the most famous ________ in Paris.
Nickname n. a friendly or a funny name
My brother’s name is Tomas, and his nickname is Tom
Region n. area; part of a country
The people agricultural ________ in France grow crops and grapes.
Remind n. help or make someone to remember something. Remind someone of something
The pen always _________ me of Grandma, because it was a present from her.
Scenic adj. Having good scenery and good views; good to look at.
One of the most ______ areas in China is Yun Nan.
Spread your wings idiom. Start to fly; travel more widely; go somewhere further away than normal
Why not __________ and visit France
Consolidation
Copy and read new words
Try to remember all these new words.
Read the text after the tape.
Period 3
Teaching aims:
1. Review new words and some language points
2. Learn passage6-10
Key points and difficulties
phrase:
in about three hours
in some ways
2. sentences:
be famous for
some…others(some…other +名词复数)
be familiar to
try doing
try to do
Warming up
Go over the new words and have a dictation
Go to another country; very big; help somebody to remember something; allow somebody to do, make able or possible; a well-known place; pretty to look at; the place you are traveling to; the most city of the country, where the government is; plants that are grown for food; a name that on a famous product; a friendly or funny name; part of a country; effects or power to change someone’s ideas; connected with farming; big buildings which are strong to keep your enemies out; spread your wings.
Ask students to use the new words and expressions to fill in the blanks
One of the most ______ areas in China is Yun Nan.
We are thinking of going _______ for the summer holiday.
One of the most ______ areas in China is Yun Nan.
In the northeast of China, there is large ________ area.
The pen always _________ me of Grandma, because it was a present from her.
Paris is the _______ of France.
The people agricultural ________ in France grow crops and grapes.
The king built many ________ to control the country.
My brother’s name is Tomas, and his nickname is Tom
The main _______ in America are wheat and corn.
Li Ning is a famous _________ in China.
The Eiffel Tower is one of the most famous ________ in Paris.
In Shanghai, we can see the ________ of France in some ways.
The Chunnel Tunnel _______ tourists to travel by train from Paris t London.
Why not __________ and visit France
What is the __________ of this train Beijing.
Reading:
Learn the new words of the text.
Play the recording of the text. Students listen and follow in their books.
Play the recording again and students read after tape.
Language points in the text.
Winter is behind us: Spring is coming.
Start to do/ begin to do/ start doing/ begin doing
Think about / of (doing) something
Why not do/ why don’t you do/ you had better do/ you should
With the coasts on
In addition
Be excellent for skiing
Such as
It is + adj. (for somebody) to do
Seem to do
Go on/ continue
Be covered with
An hour away from: how far
The same+ n. + as
Ask students to read the text together.
Invite some students to translate the difficult sentences
Give students some time to ask questions to according to the text
Do the pair work: ask and answer the questions about the text.
Read the text again.
Consolidation
Read the text fluently (for at least half an hour)
Copy the new words
Try to remember the new words and expressions
Period 4
Teaching aims:
Review new words and language points
Read the text fluently
Listening
Key points and difficulties
Read the text fluently
Listen to number clearly
Warming up
Go over the new words and phrases to have a dictation
Winter is behind us; start to think about going abroad; a huge country with coasts; the English Channel, the Atlantic Ocean; the Mediterranean Sea; in addition; mountain regions; is excellent for skiing; the center of France; agricultural region, grow crops, such as wheat and sunflowers; seem to go on forever; one of the most scenic areas; the capital of France; the world-famous landmark; the Eiffel Tower; the Arc de Triomphe; tree-lined street; the same attractions as
Ask and answer the questions
What season is it
Where does this article advice us to go for the summer holiday
Where is France
How is this country
Where is the agricultural region
What is the most famous scenic area
What is the capital of France
Please list the famous landmarks in this beautiful city.
What is the good place for children near Paris
Do the Ex. C3 on page 5.
Reading
Read the text after the tape.
Learn the new words
Language points
Go on to do (do the different things)/ go on doing (do the same thing)
With/ without doing something
Enable somebody to do
The influence of
Dior in clothes, Chenel in perfume, Cartier in jewellery
Be familiar to
A leader in art and culture
Remind somebody of something
Try doing/ try to do
Read the text together
Invite some students to translate the difficult sentence
Give students some time to read the text individually.
Post-reading
Ask students to do the Ex. D. This exercise is designed to practise basic mote-taking skills. Students should try to do it fairly quickly. They should scan the passage for the information they need, and should not read it all through from beginning to end. Remember also that in this book, a solid line indicates that one word is needed; a broken line indicates that two or more words are needed.
After they finish the exercise, invite one or two to read the passage to check the answers together.
Ask students to do Ex. E1. when they finish it, invite some students to tell his or her answers. Encourage students to find the certain information to support their decision. If the statements are wrong, check it correctly.
Ask students to do Ex. E2. This exercise can make students aware that some words, such as pronouns, stand for longer concepts in a text. There will be many more reference exercises in this course to teach and practise this point.
Consolidation
Read the text fluently (at least 30 minutes)
Copy the new words and expressions
Try to remember all the new words and expressions
Try to retell the text: introduce France.
Period 5
Teaching aims
Using the
Key points and difficulties
To use definite article is difficult because there are some special words.
Teaching process
I. Revision
Comment on students’ homework
Ask a student to tell us a story.
Warming up
Read the text together
Invite some students to retell the text: describe France; the famous products in France; the famous travel attractions in France
Go over the new words and have a dictation
Go on to visit Britain; do it without flying or taking a ferry; the Channel Tunnel; enable to; the influence of France; French products; cheese, brandy and wine; top designer names; Dior in clothes; Chanel in perfume; Cartier in jewellery; be similar to; remind of; a leader in art and culture; why not try learning French; further their studies
Listening
This is a guided note-taking exercise about the Eiffel Tower, one of the most famous buildings in the world. The information given here is accurate.
One of the things we practise in this exercise is listening for numbers and dates, and you may wish to prepare students for this by dictating some numbers and dates at random: 1240, 789, 346790, April 7, 36700
Play the recording once, ask students not to write anything, but just listen for the sense and the main points. Play the recording again and encourage them to complete the exercise as much as possible. Play the recording the third times and ask students to complete all the exercise and explain difficult sentences.
Language
In this section we want students can learn to use ‘the’ and ‘a/ an’. They should know the difference between them
A: a/ an
Use before the single form of countable nouns.
Show the meaning of ‘one’
Show meaning of a kind of subjects or people
Use be the nouns that are first mentioned in the passage.
B: the
Before nouns mentioned for the second time (He lost a pen and a watch. He found the watch later.)
Before nouns that are clearly the things we are talking about. (When does the bank open Close the door, please)
Before nouns naming people or things that there is only one of ( The Mayor looked at the moon)
Before the names of musical instruments. (He plays the violin)
Before the names of places of many natural things and the names of places of which there is only one.
Pay attention to pronunciation of ‘the’, especially when it is used before a vowel
Language exercises
Give an example like this: A man and a woman got on a bus. The man was short and the woman was tall.
Ask students to write similar sentences on the board using the words below.
Boy, girl, tram, thin, fat
European, Indian, plane, smiling, laughing
Do Ex. A, orally first, and then in writing.
Tell students we can use ‘the’ before a noun when it is mentioned for the first time if both the speakers and the listeners know what the noun refers to .
Do Ex. B1.
Consolidation
Copy and remember the new words
Try to recite the first three paragraphs.
Read the text fluently.
Period 6
Teaching aims;
Speaking
Asking and giving directions
Holiday plan
Key points and difficulties
Giving directions
Giving reasons for plan
Warming up
Read the text together
Go over the new words and have a dictation
The second paragraph; go to another country; very big; pretty to look at; the place you are traveling to; a well-known place; make able/ possible; help somebody to remember something; part of a country; effects/ power to change someone’s ideas; a friendly or funny name for someone or something; the city where a country has its government; plants grown in fields by farmers; a name on a famous product; why not try learning French; the Eiffel Tower
Use ‘the, a/ an’ to fill in the blanks
France is __ wonder place to go for __ holiday.
It is a huge country, with coasts on __ English Channel, __ Atlantic Ocean and __ Mediterranean Sea.
__ center of France is ___ big, agricultural region.
Paris is ___ capital of France.
EuroDisney is just ___ hour away from ___ center of Paris.
You can now do it without taking ___ ferry.
France is ___ leader in art and culture.
You can do this in some language schools around ___ city.
Language
Write this dialogue on the board. Tell students that the teacher uses ‘the’ because they both know which office she is talking about.
Teacher: I will meet you later.
Tim: Where”
Teacher: In the front office.
Explain that sometimes one person may not know which thing the other person is talking about and needs to ask for more information. Write this on the board.
Teacher: I will meet you later in the room.
Tim: Which one
Teacher: the room next to the front office.
Ask students to complete these similar dialogues, given the prompt words as shown.
Sue: _______ fountain.
Tim: _______
Sue: _______ outside the Queen’s Hotel.
Sue: ______ phone box.
Tim: ______
Sue: _______ beside the Underground station.
Ask students to do Ex. B2 in pairs. Any reasonable answers are acceptable.
Tell students that there is only one of some things or people. For example, there is only one capital city for each country and only one president, king or mayor. We use ‘the’ before the nouns that refer to them.
He took a plane to the capital.
From 1980 to 1988, the president of the USA was Ronald Reagan.
Tell students that we also use ‘the’ before the names of many natural things and the names of places of which there is only one.
The wind The ground The sky The sun
The moon The rain The South China Sea The Pacific Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean The North Pole The South Pole The Equator
Ask some more able students to make some simple sentences by using the above phrases.
Do Ex. C
Tell students that after the verb ‘play’, we put ‘the’ before the names of musical instruments, but not before the names of games.
Amy plays the piano, but she doesn’t play basketball.
Do Ex. D with students.
Note:
We say the president or the king, but when we add the name, we drop ‘the’: I met the president. I met President Bush. I saw the king. I saw King Pumiphon.
Some names are not usually preceded by ‘the’: the names of streets, roads, squares; names of two or more words where the first name is the name of a person or place. He landed at Hongqiao airport. He got off the train at Zhongshan Park.
Names of hotels and cinemas usually take ‘the’. He went to the Garden Hotel/ the Star Chinese.
Consolidation
Copy the new words and expressions. Try to remember them.
Read the text at least 30 minutes. Try to recite the fourth, fifth and sixth paragraphs.
Workbook and grammar book.
Period 7
Teaching aims:
Writing a postcard. Use three different kinds of tenses.
Key point and difficulties
Use three different kinds of tenses.
Warming up
Read the text together and invite some students to retell or recite the text.
Go over the text and have a dictation. (paragraph 3, 4)
Do some exercises about articles.
Go over the common phrases which are used to indicate directions
Go along this road; go ahead, on your/ the right/ left; go over the bridge; turn left/ right at the first crossing; turn right/ left into Nanjing Road.
Speaking
Talk time
Tell students there are many different ways to ask questions about directions and to give answers. Ask students to read the questions in their books and ask them to repeat them a few times chorally.
Let students listen to the directions and ask the class to repeat them chorally. Point out that we can say: on the left/ right or on your left/ right.
Play the recording of the conversation in Ex. A1. Students listen and follow in their books. Ask them to work in pairs and to practice the dialogue in pairs. When they finish, they should change the roles and do it again.
Remind students that the dialogue like this should begin and finish politely. When we begin, we usually say: Excuse me. When we finish, we often say: thank you and not at all/ you are welcome.
Ask students to do Ex. A2 using the map on their books. They should make a dialogue following the instructions.
Ask students to work in pairs, using the map again. Tell them they are standing at the ferry pier.
S1 describes a route to a location he or she has chosen, but not revealed to S2. S2 must follow the instructions and say to which place S1 has given directions.
S1 and S2 change the parts and repeat the activity by using a different location.
Get ready a map of the area of our school. And then ask students to work in pairs to give directions to the places they know well.
Consolidation
Read the text at least 30 minutes. Try to recite the last three paragraphs.
Write a short dialogue according to Ex. A2
Work book and grammar book.
Think of a place abroad that you would like to go for a holiday with your friends and the reasons why you choose this place.