Unit 2 Travelling
Integrated skills & Study skills
设计说明 首先通过一组图片导入新课并呈现本课时的生词,进而完成A1、A2部分的听力练习,同时也了解同学们最喜欢的地方以及分享去参观这些地方的最佳时节。根据A1和A2 部分来完成A3 部分的内容。Speak up 以听力训练的形式呈现,进而简单谈论自己和朋友的旅行计划,再对知识点进行详细讲解。Study skills通过一组学生熟悉的图片让学生了解“重点”和“细节”的区别,继而让学生根据所学的知识把给出的信息组织成一篇含“重点”和“细节”的文章,然后完成课本上的练习。 教学目标 通过本课节的教学,让学生达成以下目标: 1.知识目标 掌握词汇:except, mountain, business, direct, point, Chinese gardens, places of natural beauty, seaside cities, all year round, on cold and snowy days, at that time of year, the May Day holiday, on business, take a direct flight, main points 2.能力目标 (1)能够听懂有关旅游地点和旅游季节的语篇;提取、记录有关信息并完成旅游建议;学会谈论自己的旅游计划; (2)能从文章中迅速找出五个要点,学会使用五个要点描述一次经历或一件事情。 3.情感目标 了解景点以及参观这些景点的最佳时间,让学生通过旅游来提高个人情操和素质。 重点难点 1.重点:能够听懂有关旅游地点和旅游季节的语篇;提取、记录有关信息并完成旅游建议。 2.难点:学会谈论自己的旅游计划。能从文章中迅速找出五个要点,学会使用五个要点描述一次经历或一件事情。 教学准备 PPT 课件;相关录音、图片。 授课时数 1课时 教学过程 Step 1 Revision A. Fill in the blanks with have/has been or have/has gone. 1. Becky ________ abroad with her parents. I miss her so much. 2. The twins ________ to the Great Wall. They enjoyed themselves. 3. — May I speak to Daniel — Sorry, he ________ to the library. 4. — Why do you walk your neighbor’s dog these days — The Smiths ________ to London for holiday. 5. — Is your brother looking forward to the trip — I’m afraid not. He ________ there many times. Answers: 1. has gone 2. have been 3. has gone 4. has gone 5. has gone B. Complete the sentences. 1. ——在线英语课开始了吗?——是的,已经开始大约5分钟了。 —________ the online English lesson ________ —Yes, it ________ ________ ________ ________ about 5 minutes. 2. ——你去过长城吗?——是的,我去年去的那里。 —________ you ever ________ the Great Wall —Yes, I ________ there last year. 3. ——《一路向南》这本书你买了多久了?——上周去书店看到就买了。 — How long ________ you ________ the book All the Way South —I ________ it ________ I saw it in the bookshop last week. Answers: 1. Has, begun; has been on for 2. Have, been; went 3. have, had; bought, when Step 2 Lead-in 1. Show some pictures about travelling in China and teach some new words. museums, Chinese gardens, places of natural beauty, view, except, sailing, theme parks 2. Part A1. Listen and match. Listen to the conversation and match the students with the places. Write the correct letter in each box. Then check the answers. 3. Part A2. Listen and tick. The students are listening to a radio programme about the best time to visit some places in China. Put a tick ( )in the correct boxes. Then check the answers. Step 3 Practice 1. Try to say. Make sentences using the information in Part A2 just like this: …would like to…, he/she can go to…in… Choose some students to share their sentences. 2. Part plete Amy’s advice on travelling in China on Page 30. Give students 2 minutes to fill in the blanks. Then check the answers with them on screen. Answers: 1. theme parks 2. Hong Kong 3. Dalian 4. summer 5. natural beauty 6. winter 7. Chinese gardens 8. autumn 9. museums 3. Read and find out: How does Amy give advice (1)Tell students giving advice on travelling should include the following: what people like where to go when to go (2)Use the first paragraph in Part A3 as a model and lead students to find what people like, where to go, when to go. Step 4 Speak up 1. Teach some new words. business, direct 2. Listen to the conversation between Simon and Amy and answer the following questions. (1) What is Amy’s plan for May Day holiday Answer: She is going to visit Chengdu with her mum. (2) How long are they going to stay there Answer: They are going to stay there for about three days. (3) How will they get there Answer: They are going to take a direct flight. (4) How long does it take to fly to Chengdu Answer: It takes about three hours. (5) Why would Simon like to check the time with his dad Answer: Because his dad has been to Chengdu on business twice. 3. Pair work. Read the conversation in roles aloud. 4. Talk about your own holiday plan! (1) Group work: Make a holiday plan. Spring has come. It’s a good season for travelling. Do you have any ideas about what to do for a spring outing Where are you going Why do you plan to go there Who are you going with How will you get there How long are you going to stay there (2) Choose some students to share their holiday plan. 5. Language points. (1) My dad has been to Chengdu on business twice. 我爸爸去成都出差过两次。 business n. 公事;生意,职责;企业 Business is business. 公事公办。 run a business 经营一家企业 none of your business不关你的事 (2) We’re going to take a direct flight to Chengdu. 我们将乘直飞航班到成都。 direct adj. 直达的 There is a direct high-speed train to Hangzhou. 有一班直达杭州的高速列车。 Step 5 Presentation 1. Show the passage in Reading and Ask: Can you find facts and opinions in this article How can we organize our article with facts and opinions What is the topic of the article Answer: A trip to Hong Kong. This is the topic. 2. Analyze what the topic is: A topic is a general subject. It can often be expressed in a single word or a phrase. 3. Ask students to retell the passage in Reading and state clearly “when, where, who, what and how”. 4. Analyze what main points are. Use A trip to Hong Kong as a model. The main point, also called the main idea, is the most important thought about a topic. It helps to organize the opinions and tells the reader what the text is about. 5. Analyze what details are. Use A trip to Hong Kong as a model. Details, or supporting details, are specific facts, reasons, examples or other kinds of information to support the main points. 6. Show some passages that we have learned as a model to guide the students how to find the topic. Rule 1: Look carefully at the title. Often the topic is one of the words in the title. Rule 2: Look for clue words or phrases that are used repeatedly. Often that word or phrase is the general topic of the article. 7. Show some passages that we have learned as a model to guide the students how to find the main points. (1)Rule 1: Look for the topic sentence for the main point in the first sentence, within the paragraph or at the end of the paragraph. Sadly, giant pandas face serious problems in the wild. For example, it is very difficult for pandas to have babies, and many baby pandas die when they are very young. Aslo, giant pandas live mainly on a special kind of bamboo. However, the bamboo forests are becoming smaller and smaller. As a result, pandas may not have a place to live or food to eat. Giant pandas are now in danger. We should take action right away. Here are some idas. ·help pandas have more babies ·build more panda reserves ·make laws to protect pandas Hours later, as I was trying to find my way out, I suddenly heard some noise above me. I sreamed,“Help! Please help! I’m here!”Then I heard shouts from excited people. They quickly moved away the bricks. At last, I saw the bright daylight. I was safe. (2)Rule 2: Read through the details for the information to make a conclusion. (3) Practice: Identifying Main Point. Give an article about Jane Austen and lead students to find the main points. Then check the answer. 8. How to find the details Look through the article in reading and give some tips on how to find the details. Tips: (1) Details are needed to help you to understand the main points better. (2) Details are needed to help to further the storyline or enrich the power of the main points. Step 6 Practice 1. Omit unnecessary details. Show an article “A trip to Yangzhou” on the screen and teach how to omit unnecessary details. 2. Play a game: Two types of examination questions. A. Why did Tony write his first guidebook B. What can be the best title of the passage C. Where can you find the school name D. What is the passage mainly about
(1) Questions about main points(主旨大意题) B. What can be the best title of the passage D. What is the passage mainly about (2) Questions about details(细节理解题) A. Why did Tony write his first guidebook C. Where can you find the school name 3. Practice: Identifying Topics, Main points & Details Show an article about friendship and ask students to identify topics, main points & details accoding to the knowledge they have learned in this class. 4. Summary When we write about an experience or event, we can organize our ideas using the following chart. when who Topic—Main points—where what—detail 1, detail 2, detail 3… how 5. Finish the exercise in the book and check the anwers. 6. Work in pairs to talk about their trip. Then show the simple sample speech. Sample speech: On 5 March, the Class 1,Grade 8 students had a visit to South Hill. They enjoyed the natural beauty there.Some of them flew kites, while some of them went fishing by the lake. Everybody felt very excited. 7. Teach the students how to add some more details. Show the sample speech again. More details: The detailed sample speech: On 5 March, the Class 1,Grade 8 students had a visit to South Hill. After arriving at the foot of the hill, they decided to have different interesting activities with friends. They enjoyed the natural beauty there.They climbed onto the top, and had a bird’s-eye view of the town. It was very beautiful. Some of them flew kites. The kites flew high in the sky. The girls ran after them happily. Some of them went fishing by the lake. Fishing needs patience. The boys caught a lot of fish in the end. Everybody felt very excited. They had a fantastic time that day. It’s the most interesting trip they have ever had. Step 7 Homework 1. Share your holiday plan with your classmates. 2. Finish the exercise book. 3. Listen to the tape and preview the new words in Task. 当堂达标 I. 根据句意及提示完成句子。 1. Wuxi is a wonderful place in any season ___________(除了) winter. 2. It is fun to enjoy the amazing ____________(景色) in Mount Huang. 3. Qingdao is a good place for water sports like ____________(帆船运动). 4. There are lots of different____________(博物馆) in Xi’an. 5. Where can I take a ____________(直达的) bus to Xihui Park II. 用所给词的适当形式填空。 1. Sichuan is famous for many places of natural ____________ (beautiful). 2. Dalian is one of the most famous seaside____________ (city) in China. 3. Excuse me, which ___________ (fly) takes the least time to Shanghai 4. Mr King has been to the USA on ____________ (busy) many times. 5. Thank you for ___________ (check) the information for me. III. 完成句子。 1. 我叔叔去过许多像张家界和九寨沟这样美丽的自然景点。 My uncle _______ _______ _______ many places _______ _______ ______ like Zhangjiajie and Jiuzhaigou. 2. 青岛和大连都是水上运动的好去处。 Qingdao and Dalian are both _______ _______ _______ water sports. 3. 苏州园林,天下闻名。 Suzhou _______ _______ ______ its Chinese gardens around the world. 4. 除冬天以外,你可以在任何季节去那里漂流。 You may go rafting there _______ _______ _______ _______ winter. 5. 等我爸爸回来,我可以帮你核实一下。 I can _______ _______ _______ _______ when my dad comes home. Answers:I. 1. except 2. view 3. sailing 4. museums 5. direct II. 1. beauty 2. cities 3. flight 4. business 5. checking III. 1. has been to, of natural beauty 2. good places for 3. is famous for 4. in any season except 5. check it for you 板书设计 Unit 2 Travelling Integrated skills & Study skillsNew words: except mountain business direct point pointsPhrases: Chinese gardens places of natural beauty seaside cities all year round on cold and snowy days at that time of year on business take a direct flight, main
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