Module 2 My home town and my country
Unit 1 It’s taller than many other buildings.
【教材分析】
本课为Module 2的第一单元,主要内容为比较我国两个城市在方位、特点和特色上的不同,掌握形容词比较级的运用。从全书来看,本单元承接上一模块形容词的学习和运用,延伸到比较级形式,学生容易接受。通过对本国城市的比较,为下一单元的异国城市学习奠定了语言基础。
【教学目标】
Knowledge objective
1.词汇
2.形容词比较级在肯定、否定和疑问句当中的运用
Ability objective
能听懂和阅读关于两个城市或事物相比较的语言材料,能通过相关词汇和图片描述某一城市的基本概况;能比较两个事物的不同,并写出相关的句子和短文。
Moral objective
感受祖国的地域辽阔,风景万千,培养爱国主义情感。同时,学会与他人沟通和分工合作,建立良好的人际关系。
【教学重点】
1. To learn and review some words and expressions:
hiill, wide, million, pretty, and get
2. To learn some expressions about positions.
【教学难点】
1. 比较级的变化规则。
2. 比较级的结构。
【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 Lead-in
Ss look at the pictures and talk about it by comparing two pictures to present the comparative degree.
Step 2 Consolidate new words
Look and say. The teachers shows the pictures of new words and let the students to say as quickly as possible.
Step 3 Look at the pictures and talk about them
Look at the pictures and practice using the words from the box..
Step 4 Listening
Listen Activity 1 and fill in the blanks.
Step 5 Listen and read
1. Listen and answer the questions.
(1)Is Shenzhen on the coast
(2)Is Shenzhen older than Hong Kong
2. Work in groups. Try to find out the most comparative degree sentences.
1) So it’s a newer city than Hong Kong
2) It’s getting bigger and busier.
3) That’s larger than the population of many other cities in China.
4) Its streets are much wider and cleaner too.
5) It’s taller than many other buildings in Shenzhen.
3. Complete the passage about Shenzhen.
4. Everyday English.
5. Point out the main points in the passage.
Step 6 Complete the sentences
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words from the box.You need to use some of the words more than once.
Step 7 Listen and repeat
Listen and notice the underlined words.
1)— Shenzhen is larger in population than Beijing.
— No, it isn’t. It’s smaller.
2) — Hong Kong is newer than Shenzhen.
— No, it isn’t. It’s older.
3) — Shenzhen is as old as Hong Kong.
— No, it isn’t. It’s newer.
4) — Hong Kong is as busy as Shenzhen.
— No, it isn’t. It’s busier.
Step 8 Now work in pairs. Listen again and repeat.
1)— Shenzhen is larger in population than Beijing.
— No, it isn’t. It’s smaller.
2) — Hong Kong is newer than Shenzhen.
— No, it isn’t. It’s older.
3) — Shenzhen is as old as Hong Kong.
— No, it isn’t. It’s newer.
4) — Hong Kong is as busy as Shenzhen.
— No, it isn’t. It’s busier.
Step 9 Compare Hong Kong with your home town. Make notes in the table.
Hong Kong Your home town
a big city
Step 10 Work in pairs. Talk about the differences between Hong Kong and your home town. Use big, small, hot, cold, tall or new.
— Is your home town bigger than Shenzhen
— No, it isn’t. It’s smaller than Shenzhen.
Step 11 Learning to learn
To learn about sentences stress.
Step 12 Grammar
比较级
Step 13 Exercises
练习比较级的变化规则。
Step 14 Summary
形容词的比较级:
定义。
变化规则。
(3) 结构。
Step 14 Exercises
练习第一单元的知识点。
Step 12 中考链接
Step 14 Homework
编写一个对话,介绍你的家乡和北京的不同。
【课后反思】
Unit 2 Cambridge is a beautiful city in the east of England.
【教材分析】
Through comparing the two cities—London and Cambridge, let students grasp the usage of comparison of adjectives in English. By showing the picture, make students master the four compass points(east, south, west, north).
【教学目标】
Knowledge objective
Key vocabulary—east, south, west, north, church, million, coast, region
Key structures—have a population of
lots of
be famous for
Ability objective
To get information about Cambridge, London and Britain
To master the four compass points.
Moral objective
To know more about own home town and own country and love to know more about the foreign cities and countries.
【教学重点】
1. To tell the difference among the words: near, opposite, along, on the left/right, across
2. To learn some expressions about asking ways and giving directions.
3. To learn the reading method.
【教学难点】
1. To get information from the article.
2. To write a composition by using the comparative degree.
【教学方法】
PWP method, task-based method
【教学手段】
A tape recorder, multimedia and some pictures
【教学过程】
Teaching Procedures:
Step 1 Lead-in
Answer the questions according to the pictures, and let Ss know about England.
Step 2 Consolidate new words
Point out the direction words.
Look and say. The teachers shows the pictures of new words and let the students to say as quickly as possible.
Step 3 Look at the map of the England and read these sentences.
1. Cambridge is in the east of England.
2. London is in the south of England.
3. Bristol is in the west of England.
4. Manchester is in the north of England.
Step 4 Make a dialogue about the directions
Look at the pictures and make dialogues about the cities on the map.
Step 5 Point out the directions
Look at the map of China and point out the locations of the following cities.
Beijing Guangdong Chengdu Shanghai
Step 6 Listen and answer the questions
Where is Cambridge
What’s the capital of England
Step 7 Read the passage
1. Read the passage and answer the questions.
(1)What’s its population of Cambridge
(2)What’s Cambridge famous for
(3)How old is London
(4)What’s the weather like in England
2. Read the passage and choose a title for each picture below.
3. Complete the table comparing Cambridge with London.
4. Complete the passage with the words and expressions in the box.
Step 8 Main points
To learn about the main points in the passage.
Step 9 Answer the questions and write notes about your home town
1. Where is it
2. What’s its population
3. Is it big or small
4. What is it famous for
5. How old is it
6. What is the weather like
Step 10 Use your notes and write answers to the questions in Activities 5
Dalian is in the northeast of China.
It has a population of over six million.
Step 11 Write a passage called My home town. Use Tony’s passage to help you
Dalian is in the northeast of China and it has a population of over six million. It is …
Step 12 Summary
Let Ss talk about what they have learnt in class.
Step 13 Exercises
Let the students practice the main points in Unit 2.
Step 14 中考链接
Do some exercises from the entrance exam to senior high schools.
Step 15 Homework
Describe the city that you dream to visit for a long time.
【课后反思】
Unit 3 Language in use
【教学目标】
Knowledge objective
Get the students to be able to use the key vocabulary and new words they learn in this unit
Ability objective
To summarize and consolidate-comparing places, comparative adjectives and four compass points(east, south, west, north).
Moral objective
1. To be glad to take part in the group activities and enjoy the happiness.
2. To compare the western country with our country, to make us know our country is great.【教学重点】
To be able to write a passage to introduce one’s hometown and our country.
【教学难点】
Through listening, speaking and writing, let students practice the comparison of adjectives.
【教学方法】
PWP method, task-based method
【教学手段】
A tape recorder, multimedia and some pictures
【教学过程】
Teaching Procedures:
Step 1 Revision and lead-in
Revise the comparison of adjectives by filling the blanks.
Step 2 Language practice
To master the comparison of adjectives by filling the blanks.
Step 3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box
Read the word in the box.
Use the correct form of the words to fill in the blanks.
Step 4 Work in pairs.
Talk about the pictures. Use the words from the box to help you.
Step 5 Now make comparisons
Look at the pictures and make sentences by using the words in the box.
Step 6 Write sentences
Look at the table and use the information in the table to make sentences.
For example: Shenzhen is newer than Beijing.
Step 7 Words practice
1. Complete the word map. Use the words from the box. You need to use one word more than once.
2. Now work in pairs. Talk about your home town. Use the words in the word map to help you.
Step 8 Complete the sentences
Read the expressions in the box.
Complete the sentences with the expressions in the box.
Step 9 Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in blanket
Draw answers group by group and tell the correct answers.
Step 10 Listening
Look at the pictures and know about the cities.
Listen and complete the sentences.
Step 11 Around the world
Talk about the important cities in America.
Step 12 Writing
Work in pare two places in your home town.
Write the information in the table.
Make a report and read your report to the whole class.
Step 13 Exercises
Do some exercises and draw the answers from the Ss.
Step 14 Summary
形容词的比较级。
重点短语。
Step 15 Homework
根据提示的信息,比较以下的两个城市,写一篇50字左右的短文。
Nanning : in the south of Guangxi , 7million people, bigger ,hotter,1600 years old
Liuzhou : in the center of Guangxi , four million people ,2100 years old , older
【课后反思】