8A Unit 3 welcome to the unit and comic trip
1. Learning objectives
1) to know some places of interest around the world
2) to know how to talk about some places of interest with others
3) to love travelling and life
2. Teaching important points
words: ourselves, Australia, coffee, top, president, wide, ton, steel
phrases: come on, enjoy oneself, go past, have a great time (doing), take care, coffee shop
sentence structure: What are you going to do, Eddie
I’m going to exercise.
You need to exercise and keep fit.
Teaching difficult points
1) how to read foreign places of interest correctly
2) how to talk about different places of interest correctly
3. Teaching procedure
Step 1 Lead-in
Show some coins (money) Where did Miss. Lu go
Show a postcard What is it Where is it from
Miss. Lu went to Japan & the UK, and she is going to visit ……
Today, we will travel around the world with my friend from Japan called Momoko.
Because she visited more places than I/ I visited fewer places than Momoko.
Step 2 Presentation
Where is Momoko
the White house Washington DC the USA present speak English
the Golden Gate Bridge San Francisco the USA
the Sydney Opera House
the Harbour Bridge Sydney Australia take a boat trip speak English
the Eiffel Tower
the River Seine Paris France Can we take a boat trip speak French
Try to read these cities and places of interest and do the match.
Step 3 Activities
Let’s have a competition about different foreign countries.
Boys vs. Girls (give prise)
Kangaroos and Koalas live in ______.( Russia, the UK, Australia).
The President Obama lives in _______( the White House, the Opera House).
The writer of the book “Notre-Dame De Paris” is from ______(France, the UK).
The story happened in _______(London, Paris).
In 209, Mr. Li Yugang gave his solo concert in ______(the White House, the Sydney Opera House).
Yao Ming played basketball in ______(France, the USA, Australia).
The clock is called ______(Big Ben, Ben, Big Bang).
It’s in _____( Paris, Moscow, London).
Step 4 Practise
Congratulation! For all of you has already knew so many about places of interest around the world. Every time I travel in different places, I always buy local postcards and sent them back to Changzhou. Amy and Simon also got some postcards from their friends in foreign countries. Let’s read these postcards carefully.
Complete P31 A c b a
Read the first postcard and answer.
1) Which place of interest did Nick go A. Harbour Bridge, Sydney Opera House.
2) How did Nick go on a trip B. by boat
Read the second one and answer the question
1) Where was Leo sitting at that moment In a little coffee shop by the River Seine
2) Which place of interest did Leo go The River Seine, the Eiffel Tower.
Read the third one and fill in the blank
The White House is in Washington DC. The President of the USA works and lives here. It is a very beautiful white building. It has a big garden and many trees. It is very famous. Many people come to visit it every year.
Do matching
The Great Wall is in Beijing, China.
The Opera House and Harbour Bridge are in Sydney, Australia.
The Eiffel Tower and the River Seine are in Paris, France.
The White House is in Washington DC, the USA.
Foreign countries, foreign languages, English and French
Make a new dialogue about the Opera House and Harbour Bridge.
A: How long is the Golden Gate Bridge
B: It’s very long, about 1.7 miles.
A: How wide is the bridge
B: It’s 90 feet wide.
A: The bridge is made of steel, isn’t it
B: Yes, and it weighs over 100,000 tons.
the Sydney Opera House 183 meters long 118 meters wide 67 meters tall
the Barbour Bridge 1,149 meters long 49 meters wide is made of steel
about 50,000 tons
Step 5 Conclusion
What is Eddie like Lazy, likes eating and sleeping.
Watch a video and answer the question.
1) Is Eddie going to climb the hill Yes.
2) What does Hobo think Eddie should do Exercise and keep fit.
3) Does Eddie climb a real hill No.
Read and act it out. Imitation Show!
If you have time, plan a day out to enjoy our colourful world.
Open your eyes. Enrich your knowledge.
4. Blackboard Notes
Went to… be going to …
Japan Japanese speak Japanese
China Chinese Chinese
Australia Australian English foreign country/ language
The USA American English
(America) British English
The UK English
(England, Britain)
France French French
How long/tall/wide/heavy… (what else )
Reflection
In this class, students will meet so many famous places of interest. However, they have difficulty reading these places. So I spend lots of time showing how to read and ask students to read after me. And when they make a dialogue about two places, they will find a little difficult. So I offer them an example and ask them write down their dialogues before reading them out. The comic strip is quite easy for them, so they can not only read and try to recite the dialogue but also act it out. The whole class is full of interest which makes students comfortable and pleased in class. Therefor, they are willing to take part in
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