Unit 3 Online tours
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设计说明 首先通过观看纽约的图片引入旅游胜地的话题,再结合纽约的视频导入新课。通过略读、速读、细读等不同活动的设置,让学生由浅入深对《八小时环游世界——纽约城》这篇文章有更好的理解,同时处理一些书后的练习,检查学生的掌握情况。通过对文章中出现的一些重要知识点的讲解,为学生扫除语言上的障碍。最后,围绕这些知识点展开一系列的练习进行巩固。 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:guide, Asia, Africa, Europe, America, world-famous, trade, southern, international, huge, island, several, relax, hard, bottom, pick, play, website 2.能力目标 (1)通过阅读了解纽约市的几个著名景点; (2)能够掌握一些阅读文章的技巧,如根据上下文猜测单词的意思等。 3.情感目标 鼓励学生通过网络来获取信息,激发学生了解世界的热情。 重点难点 1.重点:通过阅读了解纽约市的几个著名景点。 2.难点:根据上下文猜测单词的意思。 教学准备 PPT 课件;有关纽约的图片。 授课时数 2课时 教学过程 Step 1 Lead-in 1. Show some pictures of New York and ask: Do you like travelling Do you know these places 2. Show a video about New York for students to watch. Step 2 Pre-reading 1. Listen and answer. Play the recording for students to find the answers. (1) Where do we visit following the guide (2) How many places are mentioned(提到)in the article Answers: (1) New York. (2) Four. 2. Show a video introduction about New York. The video includes Wall Street, Time Square, Central Park and Broadway. Step 3 Skimming and scanning 1. Skim the passage and find the answers. (1) How many paragraphs are there (2) What does the guide mainly talk about Answers: (1) 7. (2) Para. 1—How to travel online. Paras. 2~6—Places of interest in New York. 2. Fast Reading (1) Who is the tour guide (2) Where is the “Tour” icon (3) How can we start a new tour Answers: (1) Robin. (2) At the top of the page. (3) Click on the “Back” icon at the bottom of the page. Then pick another city and start your new tour. 3. Analyze “Around the World in Eight Hours” and point Asia, Africa, America and Europe on the map of the world. 4. Skimming Paras. 2~6. (1) What do people call New York (2) What places of interest are mentioned in New York Answers: (1) The Big Apple. (2) Wall Street (Para. 3),Times Square (Para. 4),Central Park (Para. 5) and Broadway (Para. 6). Circle the four places in the passage. Step 4 Close-Reading 1. Read Para. 3 carefully and answer the following questions. (1) Where is Wall Street (2) Is it very famous Why Answers: (1) At the southern end of Manhattan Island. (2)Yes, it’s the world-famous trade center. Many big companies and international banks are here. Teach some new words in Para. 3. New words: world-famous, trade, southern, island, international. 2. Read Para. 4 carefully and answer the following question. What can people do on New Year’s Eve here Answer: They can gather here to see the huge glass ball falling through the darkness. It’s so exciting! Teach some new words in Para. 4. New words: gather, huge, darkness. 3. Read Para. 5 carefully and fill in the blanks. Central Park is ________ ________ ________ _______ the island with ________ lakes, hills and a large green ________. People can relax after a hard day’s work. Answers: in the centre of, several, lawn Teach some new words in Para. 5. New words: several, lawn, relax, hard. 4. Read Para. 6 carefully and fill in the blanks. Broadway ________ ________ ________ for its theatres since the early ________ ________. The famous song “________” comes from the ________ ________ ________ Cats. Answers: has been famous, twentieth century, Memory, famous Broadway musical Step 5 Post-Reading 1. Finish P38 Part B1 and check the answers. Answers: 1. f 2. g 3. c 4. h 5. e 6. b 7. d 8. a 2. Finish P38 Part B2 and check the answers. Answers: 1. Times Square 2. Central Park 3. trade centre 4. New Year’s Eve 5. lawn 6. theatres 3. Finish P39 Part B3 and check the answers. Answers: 1. F 2. F 3. T 4. F 5. F 6. F 7. T 8. T 4. Finish P39 Part B4 and check the answers. Answers: (1) Around the World in Eight Hours (2) online (3) Asia (4) Europe (5) companies (6) international banks (7) new year (8) relax (9) twentieth century 5. Retell the passage according to the mind map. Step 6 Language points 1. Have you noticed the “Tour” icon at the top of the page 你注意到页面顶部的“旅行”图标了吗? at the top of ... 在……的顶部 There is a tower at the top of the hill. 山上有座塔。 2. Just click on it, and you can visit Asia, Africa… 点击它,你就可以参观亚洲、非洲…… click on... 点击…… Click on this icon. 点击这个图标。 3. Wall Street, the world-famous trade centre, is here at the southern end of Manhattan Island. 华尔街,世界著名的贸易中心,在曼哈顿岛南端。 (1)world-famous 世界著名的,举世闻名的 Yuan Longping is a world-famous scientist. 袁隆平是一位世界著名的科学家。 (2) at the southern end of... 在……的南端 south + ern = southern (adj.) 以此类推:north + ern=northern west + ern=western east + ern=eastern at the end of... 在……的尽头,末尾;后接时间、地点名词。 at the end of this month 这个月末 at the end of the road在路的尽头 4. Further on is Times Square. 再向前是时代广场。 further on更进一步,再向前 a mile further on再向前一英里 further 是far的比较级,除了表示“更远”以外,还可以表示“进一步”。 further study深造 further information进一步的信息 5. Every year, thousands of people gather here on New Year’s Eve. 每年,数千人在新年前夕聚集在这里。 (1) gather vi. 聚集 A lot of people gathered at the gate of the hospital. 医院门口聚集了很多人。 (2) on New Year’s Eve 在新年前夕 on Christmas Eve在平安夜 6. It’s exciting to see the huge glass ball falling through the darkness! 看见巨大的玻璃球在黑暗中掉落是令人激动的! (1) It’s exciting to see... 看到……是令人激动的。 It’s + adj. + to do sth.做某事是……的。 It’s difficult for me to finish so much work on time. 对我来说按时完成这么多的工作很困难。 (2) see sb doing sth 看见某人正在做某事 I saw many children playing basketball on the playground just now. 我刚才看见很多孩子正在操场上打篮球。 【拓展】感官动词 see, watch, observe, notice, look at, hear, listen to, smell, taste, feel 后接动词原形时,表示动作的完整性、真实性;后接动词-ing形式时,表示动作的连续性、进行性。 I saw him work in the garden yesterday. 昨天我看见他在花园里干活了。(强调“我看见了”这个事实) I saw him working in the garden yesterday. 昨天我看见他正在花园里干活。(强调“我看见他正在干活”这个动作) (3) through the darkness 穿过黑暗 through 意为“穿过”,通常指从物体或事物的“内部”穿过。 through the tunnel穿过隧道 through the rainforest穿过雨林 7. … it’s a good place to relax after a hard day’s work. ……这是一个辛苦工作一天后放松的好地方。 a hard day’s work一天的辛苦工作 hard的用法 (1)用作形容词 表示“硬的”: The ground is as hard as stone after the long drought. 长期干旱之后,土地硬得就像石头一样。 表示“困难的,艰难的”: It’s very hard to work out this maths problem. 算出这道数学题非常困难。 (2)用作副词 表示“努力地,勤奋地”: Most importantly, you must work hard to catch up. 最为重要的是,你必须努力学习,迎头赶上。 表示“强烈地”: The wind is blowing hard outside. 外面风正呼呼地刮。 8. It has been famous for its theatres since the early twentieth century. 自20世纪早期它就因为它的剧院而闻名。 (1) be famous for… 因……而著名 Suzhou is famous for its gardens. 苏州因为它的园林而闻名。 【拓展】 be famous as作为……而著名 Mark Twin is famous as a children story writer. 马克·吐温作为一名儿童故事作家而出名。 This area is famous for its green tea. 这个地区以绿茶而著名。 (2) since 自从…… ① since +过去一个时间点 I have been here since 1989. 自从1989年以来我就在这里了。 ② since +一段时间+ ago I have been here since five months ago. 我五个月前就在这里了。 ③ since +从句 Great changes have taken place since you left. 自你离开后这里发生了巨大的变化。 ④ It is +一段时间+ since从句. It is two years since I became a middle school student. 我成为一名中学生已经两年了。 9. Have you ever heard of the song “Memory” 你听说过《Memory》这首歌吗? hear of 听说,得知 Have you ever heard of the story 你听说过这个故事吗? 10. There’s a “Back” icon at the bottom of the page. 在页面底部有一个“返回”图标。 at the bottom of在……的底部 Look for the icon at the bottom of the listing. 寻找在列表底部的图标。 Step 7 Homework 1. Read the article aloud and underline the difficult parts. 2. Remember the new words in this lesson. 3. Recite the article and the important phrases in this lesson. 当堂达标 I. 用所给词的适当形式填空。 1. I heard some children ________ (sing) when I passed the room. 2. Mr Green ________ (work) in the company since he _______ (leave) school. 3. I have never ________ (hear) of him before. 4. It is impossible for him __________ (solve) the problem. II. 完成句子。 1. 她住在这个城市的南端。 She lives _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ the city. 2. 对汤姆来说早起是不可能的。 It’s _________ for Tom _________ _________ _________ early. 3. 今天的课到此结束。 _________ _________ _________ today’s lesson. 4. 从1970年开始我爷爷就住在这里了。 My grandfather _________ _________ here ________ 1970. Answers: I. 1. singing 2. has worked, left 3. heard 4. to solve II. 1. at the southern end of 2. impossible, to get up 3. So much for 4. has lived, since 板书设计 Unit 3 Online tours ReadingWords: guide Asia Africa Europe AmericaPhrases: at the top of the page trade centre at the southern end of in the centre of a hard day’s work
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