Module 8 Time off
Unit 2 We thought somebody was moving about.
【教学目标】
1. To be able to learn the following key words, expressions and the object clauses: shape, human, somebody, path, promise to do sth., wake sb. up, square kilometre, move about, pull off, by a small lake, freshwater lake …
We thought somebody was moving about.
We came out without making any noise, and found it was just a hungry monkey looking for food.
I pulled a leaf off a plant, but Lingling’s uncle said that it was wrong to pull leaves off plants and that we should protect everything here.
2. To be able to get some information from the email about Zhangjiajie.
3. To learn to describe the tourist attractions and write a passage about it.
4. To learn to love the natural beauties and learn how to protect the environment during the travelling.
【教学重难点】
重点：1. To learn some expressions in the passage.
2. To distinguish facts of tourist attractions from personal travelling
experiences.
难点：To talk about facts of tourist attractions and personal travelling
experiences.
【教学方法】
本节读写课采用创设情境法、任务型教学法、小组合作法等教学方法。
【教学过程】
Step 1 Leading in
Free talk.
Show some pictures of Zhangjiajie and have a free talk.
What can you see
What do you think of it
Step 2 Pre-task
Activity 1 Work in pairs.
What do you know about Zhangjiajie
1. Where is it
2. How large is it
3. Where can you stay
4. What animals can you see
5. What is the most famous thing to see
Step 3 While-task
Fast reading.
Read the e-mail quickly and find the main idea for Paragraph 1, 2 and 3.
Paragraph 1 ____ Paragraph 2 _____ Paragraph 3 ____
A. Descriptions of Zhangjiajie.
B. The story of their climbing Mount Tianzi.
C. A special experience at night during the holiday.
Careful reading.
Activity 1 Read Paragraph 1 and answer the questions.
1. Where is Zhangjiajie
2. How large is it
3. What is it famous for
Activity 2 Read Paragraph 2 and check the true sentences.
1. Last night, they camped on the mountain.
2. A loud noise worried her on that night.
3. They found a hungry monkey is looking for food.
Activity 3 Read Paragraph 3 and answer the questions.
1. Translate it into Chinese:
We could only see the mountain tops above the clouds.
2. It was a pity. I got bad marks. (合并为一句)
It was a pity ________________________.
3. We should protect everything here. My uncle said. (同上).
______________________________________________.
Activity 4 Read the last Paragraph and answer the questions.
1. Where are they going tomorrow
2. When will they go back home
Activity 5 Number the sentences in the correct order.
a) Betty pulled a leaf off a plant.
b) The noise woke everybody up.
c) They climbed Mount Tianzi.
d) A monkey made some noise.
e) They camped by a small lake.
f) Lingling’s uncle said that people should protect everything in Zhangjiajie.
Activity 6 Retell the passage.
Travelling in Zhangjiajie
Zhangjiajie is in ... It’s very large ... It’s a magic land of … It’s famous for … The rocks look like …
Last night, we heard, (thought, said, came out, found) ...
This morning, we climbed ...
Tomorrow we are going to ...
Step 4 Post-task
Activity 1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box.
human kilometre path shape wish
1. Are there rocks in _______ or animal _______ in your home town
2. How many __________ is Zhangjiajie from your home town
3. Is it safer to walk along a ______ or climb over rocks
4. Where do you ______ you were right now
Activity 2 Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions in Activity 5.
1. Are there rocks in human or animal shape in your home town
2. How many kilometres is Zhangjiajie from your home town
3. Is it safer to walk along a path or climb over rocks
4. Where do you wish you were right now
Activity 3 Writing.
Read the information about Zhangjiajie.
How large is it about 480 square kilometres
Where is it about 400 kilometres from Changsha
What can you see Mountains, rivers, forest, many kinds of plants and animals
What’s special strange shape of tall rocks, beautiful sights
Where can you sleep hotels or camps
Activity 4 Exercises.
一、根据中文意思或首字母提示，用单词的适当形式填空。
1. There’s a narrow p_________ through the forest.
2. He looks a_________ but finds nothing strange in his room.
3. Don’t p_________ my hair. It is painful (痛的).
4. The clouds in the sky have many _________(外形，形状).
5. —__________________ (某人) is waiting for you at the school gate, Mr Liu.
—Thank you for telling me.
二、根据汉语意思完成句子。
1. 请在六点钟叫醒他们。
Please ______ them ______ at 6 o’clock.
2. 他答应要帮助我们。
He ________ to help us.
3. 游泳池呈心形。
The swimming pool was ____________ a heart.
4. 听！有人在唱歌。
Listen! __________ is singing.
Step 5 Summary
1. We have understood specific information in the reading material.
2. We have learnt to write a passage using clues.
3. We have learnt some new words and expressions.
Step 6 Homework
1. Choose the most important or interesting facts about Zhangjiajie and write a passage about it.
2. Finish the workbook.
【板书设计】
Module 8 Time off
Unit 2 We thought somebody was moving about.
facts
How large is it
Where is it
What can you see
What is special
personal experiences
1Module 8 Time off
Unit 3 Language in use
【教学目标】
1. To master the new words and expressions they learnt in this module.
2. To be able to use the object clauses correctly.
3. To be able to write an article about a trip to a place of interest.
4. To enjoy the beauty of the nature of our homeland.
【教学重难点】
重点：1. To be able to use the object clauses correctly.
2. To write an article about a trip to a place of interest.
难点：To write an article about a trip to a place of interest.
【教学方法】
本节课采用创设情境法、任务型教学法、小组合作法等教学方法。
【教学过程】
Step 1 Leading in
Free talk.
Show some pictures and have a free talk.
What do you know about Zhangjiajie
Step 2 Pre-task
Activity 1 Language practice.
I can hardly believe we’re in the city centre.
I don’t think they allow people to swim in the lake.
We thought somebody was moving about.
Lingling’s uncle said that it was wrong to pull leaves off plants and that we should protect everything here.
Activity 2 Grammar.
that引导的宾语从句
宾语从句是用来充当宾语的句子。带有宾语从句的那个句子叫主句。宾语从句一般由“引导词+主语+谓语+其他”构成，其语序是陈述语序。
1. 引导词 that
that引导的宾语从句由陈述句转化而来，用于陈述一件事情，that无意义，在口语或非正式文体中可以省略。
2. 主句谓语动词的使用
当主句的谓语动词是say, know, think, hear, hope, wish, believe, tell, remember, forget等时，或主句的谓语动词是形容词afraid, glad, sure, sorry等构成的系表结构时，后面常接that引导的宾语从句。
3. 宾语从句时态的选择
(1) 当主句时态是一般现在时或一般将来时时，宾语从句可以根据需要来使用各种时态。
(2) 当主语时态是一般过去时时，宾语从句用表示过去的某种时态。
4. 宾语从句的否定转移
当主句的谓语动词是think, guess, believe, suppose等，且主句的主语为第一人称时，若后面的宾语从句表示否定概念，一般将否定词not转移到主句的谓语中，这种现象叫“否定转移”。
宾语从句小口诀：
宾语从句三注意，时态语序引导词；
主句一般现在时，从句不需受限制；
主句一般过去时，从句须用相应时。
Step 3 While-task
Activity 1 Match the two parts of the sentences.
1. I think (that) …2. He says (that) ...3. She is sure (that) ...4. They do not believe (that) ...5. We know (that) … a) … we can go out alone at night.b) … he almost got lost in the forest.c) ... we should stay together.d) … the park is over 500 years old.e) ... we will see better from up there.
Activity 2 Complete the passage with the correct form of the words and expression in brackets.
I want to go on a trip with my family in the summer holidays, but I do not think we (1) _________ (agree) on where to go. I think that we should (2) ___ (go) to the beach but Mum and Dad say they (3) _____ (want) to go to the countryside. Danny is sure that the beach and the countryside (4) ____ (be) boring. He wants to go to a big city and do sightseeing. Milly doesn't think that sightseeing (5) ___ (be) interesting. She wants to stay at home and watch TV or go swimming. I tell my family that we (6) ______ (have to) decide soon because the holidays start next week.
Activity 3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the expressions in the box.
famous for, not … any more, point out, wake up
1. My uncle __________ the monkey in the tree next to us.
2. We ate some cakes and I was ___ hungry _________.
3. I ________ in the middle of the night and could not fall asleep again.
4. The town is __________ its cheese.
Activity 4 Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in the box.
air along bird clear climb cross quiet shout
It was early in the morning. The park was very (1) _____ and the only sound was the (2) _____ singing. There was no one (3) ________ nor were any dogs barking. The sun was very bright and the (4) ___ was very (5) _____ and fresh. We walked (6) _____ the lake, (7) _______ the small bridge and (8) _______ up the hill. We felt very happy at the top.
Activity 5 Listen and complete the notes.
Holiday to plan:
Number of people:
Things to take:
Where to sleep:
What to eat:
Activity 6 Listen to the club introductions and match the photos with the clubs.
1. Welcome to our photo club!
2. Dance to the music of the world!
3. Film night
Step 4 Post-task
Activity 1 Around the world.
Read and answer.
Name Lake District National Park
where
size
what to see/do
special
cautions
Activity 2 Work in pairs. Think about a holiday trip to a place of interest and answer the following questions.
Where is it
What can you do there
When can you go
How many people are there in each group
How long will you stay
What have people said about their trip to the place
Activity 3 Write a leaflet for the trip. Use your answers to the questions in Activity 7 and the language points below to help you.
Come to … for your holiday.
You can …
You will be in a group of … people.
You will stay for … days.
Many people have said that the trip is very enjoyable.
Activity 4 Exercises.
一、单项选择。
1. He said ____ he wouldn’t be free until tomorrow afternoon.
A. which B. that C. where D. if
2. I usually spend half an hour ____ TV at home.
A. watch B. see C. watching D. seeing
3. Mr Read said that he ____ English at a middle school in Beijing.
A. teach B. teaches C. teaching D. taught
4. The teacher told us that the earth ____ around the sun.
A. go B. goes C. went D. going
二、根据中文提示完成句子。
1. 我认为他不会来参加这个聚会。
__ _______ _______ he will come to the party.
2. 这个公园以这座漂亮的塔而闻名。
This park _______________ its beautiful tower.
3. 这条河太深，孩子们不能独自过河。
The river is ___________. The children can’t _________ by themselves.
Step 5 Summary
宾语从句三要素
引导词：that引导；没有词汇意义，只有语法功能，可以省略
语序：陈述语序，即“主语＋谓语＋其它”。
时态：主句是一般现在时，从句根据情况选择不同时态。
主句是一般过去时，从句一般用相应的过去时态。
Step 6 Homework
1. Remember the grammar.
2. Share your travel with your partners.
【板书设计】
Module 8 Time off
Unit 3 Language in use
宾语从句三要素
引导词：that引导；没有词汇意义，只有语法功能，可以省略
语序：陈述语序，即“主语＋谓语＋其它”。
时态：主句是一般现在时，从句根据情况选择不同时态。
主句是一般过去时，从句一般用相应的过去时态。
1Module 8 Time off
Unit 1 I can hardly believe we’re in the city centre.
【教学目标】
1. To learn some key words and expressions in this unit.
hardly, sights, thirsty, waste, time off, take up, point out, at the top of …
2. To get the main ideas of the listening material and the conversation.
3. To understand the object clause with that in context.
4. To be able to introduce a place of interest in your home town.
【教学重难点】
重点：1. To learn some key words and expressions in this unit.
2. To understand the object clause with that in context.
难点：1. To understand the object clause with that in context.
2. To be able to introduce a place of interest in your home town.
【教学方法】
本节听说课采用创设情境法、任务型教学法、小组合作法等教学方法。
【教学过程】
Step 1 Leading in
Free talk.
Do you often go to the park
Write down as many words related to park as you can.
Step 2 Pre-task
Activity 1 Look at the photo and listen. What is the conversation about
Activity 2 Listen again and choose the correct answer.
1. Tony has / hasn’t heard about Beihai Park.
2. Tony guesses that the park is very popular / not very popular.
3. Lingling suggests that they spend the day there / Darning and Betty come too.
4. Lingling thinks / doesn’t think the park will be busy.
Step 3 While-task
Activity 1 Listen and answer.
Time off in Beihai Park
Where is Beihai Park It’s 1 the city centre.
Why is it famous It’s famous for its lake, 2 .
How large is the lake It takes up 3 of the park area.
Can we swim in the lake 4 .
Where will they have a picnic 5 the hill.
1. A. far from B. in C. near
2. A. ancient buildings and hills
B. bridges and hills
C. bridges and ancient buildings
3. A. a quarter B. over half C. one third
4. A. Yes, we can. B. No, we can’t. C. We don’t know.
5. A. At the top of B. At the bottom of C. In front of
Activity 2 Read and answer.
1. What does Tony think of Beihai Park
2. What route (路线) does Lingling suggest
3. What does Tony think of Lingling’s suggestion
4. What are Daming’s suggestions
Activity 3 Now complete the sentences about Beihai Park.
1. Beihai Park is so ______ 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 hill.
5. They do not allow people to swim _________.
Activity 4 Read the sentences and answer the questions.
hardly sights thirsty waste
1. “I can hardly believe we’re in the city centre.”
Does Tony know they are in the city centre or not
2. “Then I can point out the sights of Beijing for you.”
Does Lingling want them to look at something or listen to something
3. “I’m so hungry and thirsty.”
Does Daming want something to drink
4. Let’s not waste any more time.”
Does Tony think they are spending their time well or badly
Activity 5 Retell.
Lingling, Tony and Daming go to ______. The park is so _______ that Tony says he can even hear birds _____. Lingling tells the two boys that the lake in the park ____ more than half of the park area. She suggests they _____ the hill so that she can ____ the sights of Beijing for them.
But Daming feels tired and hot. He doesn’t want to climb but wants to swim in the lake. Lingling doesn’t like his idea. She says it’s too ______ to swim in the lake. Finally, they decide to have their picnic ______ the hill.
Step 4 Post-task
Activity 1 Listen and notice how the speaker pronounces the words.
1. It’s so quiet here that I can even hear the birds singing.
2. Let’s walk along the lake, cross the bridge and climb up the hill.
3. I don’t want to climb.
Now listen again and repeat.
Activity 2 Work in pairs. Talk about a place of interest in your home town.
Student A: You’re a visitor from another country.
Student B: You’re introducing a place of interest in your home town to Student A.
You can talk about:
where it is
how big it is
how old it is
what is special about it
any other information you know about it
Activity 3 Exercises.
一、根据句意和首字母提示写单词。
1. I like the beautiful s_____ of this city.
2. He is very t______ and he needs some water now.
3. I can h_____ understand what he said because he speaks English too quickly.
4. They walked around the lake and c____ the small bridge.
二、翻译句子。
1. 我的办公室在楼的顶层。
________________________________
2. 这张桌子太占地方。
________________________________
3. 老板不许我使用电话。
________________________________
4. 我希望能再次见到这些可爱的动物。
________________________________
Step 5 Summary
本课时主要短语和句型：
1. so … that …
2. take up
3. be famous for …
4. point out
5. at the top of …
5. I can hardly believe …
6. I don’t think they allow people to swim in the lake.
Step 6 Homework
1. Finish the workbook.
2. Describe a park around your home or school.
【板书设计】
Module 8 Time off
Unit 1 I can hardly believe we’re in the city centre.
Time off in Beihai Park
Where is Beihai Park It’s in the city centre.
Why is it famous It’s famous for its lake, bridges and ancient buildings.
How large is the lake It takes up over half of the park area.
Can we swim in the lake No, we can’t.
Where will they have a picnic At the top of the hill.
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