Module 5 A Lesson in a Lab
The First Period Reading
Teaching goals 教学目标
1. Target language 目标语言
a. 重点词汇
expand, contract ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ), conclusion, method, liquid, solid, iron, mixture, oxygen, electricity, aim, equipment, react, result, steam, substance, boil, float, form, dissolve, rust
b. 重点句式
It is hard to think of a world without metals. P44
It is important to kn ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ow how they react with different substances, for example, water and oxygen. P44
This makes sure there is no air in the water. P45
2. Ability goals 能力目标
Enable the students to describe a scientific experiment.
Enable the stude ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )nts to learn some words concerning scientific experiment.
3. Learning ability goals 学能目标
Help the stude ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )nts learn about the steps of a simple scientific experiment so that they can describe a similar one.
Teaching important points 教学重点
Help the student ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s learn how to describe a simple scientific experiment.
Teaching difficult points 教学难点
Help the students u ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )nderstand the two tables of Passage A and Passage B.
Teaching methods 教学方法
Listening, reading and discussing.
Teaching aids 教具准备
A computer, a projector and a recorder.
Teaching procedures & ways 教学过程与方式
Step Ⅰ Lead-in
The purpose of this ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )part is to let the students know and get familiar with the new words in INTRODUCTION: expand, contract, mixture, substance, oxygen and electricity. First, write down the words on the black-board, and then teach them the meaning of each word by questioning.
T: Hello, everyone! Do you know the program Lucky 52 on CCTV
Ss: Yeah!
T: OK, now supp ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ose I’m Li Yong, and you are competitors. Here are six words on the blackboard. What you should do is to guess the meanings of them. If you can’t express them in English, you may say in Chinese. The quicker, the better. Are you clear
Ss: Yes.
T: Listen. What do we take in when we breathe
S1: Air.
T: Right. But not exact.
S2: 氧气。
T: Right. In En ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )glish, it is called “oxygen”. We need oxygen to keep alive. And without it, there will be no life on this planet. OK, another question. What do we call it when we put sugar, eggs, and milk together, or we mix them together
S2: We call it mixture.
T: Good. All the thing ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s that are mixed together can be called mixture. Next one, we can use one word to stand for all the things around us, which includes air, water, stone, wood, glass, iron and so on. What is this word
S3: Substance.
T: Right. Next, what will happen when water turns into ice
S4: Liquid will turn into solid.
T: Right. Besides this, will it have some change in size
S5: Yes. It will become larger.
T: Yeah! What do we call this change
S6: It’s called “expand”.
Teacher can use body language to express the meaning of “expand”.
T: Now, the last one. What’s the opposite meaning of “expand”
S7: Is it “contract”
T: You are right. The ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) meaning of “contract” is making or becoming smaller or shorter. Well, I think that all of us did very well. Now please read these words after me.
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Step Ⅱ Vocabulary
Ask the stud ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ents to read the sentences in Activity 1 on page 41, and then pick out the correct ones. At the same time ask them to pay attention to the new words. At last check the answers to Activity 1 with the whole class.
For Activity 2, ask ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )the students to work in pairs to finish the task. If possible, ask them to give their rea-sons for doing so. For Activity 3， give the students more words to help them know that materials are around all of us, and we should use them correctly and reasonably.
T: As the sayin ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )g goes: Birds of a feather flock together or things of one kind come together. Now we’ll put the words in Activity 2 in pairs or groups, just like the pairs in Example. If possible, give your reasons to do so. It is a good chance for us to get familiar with these words. OK, I’ll give you one or two minutes to do the job.
Two minutes later.
T: Have you finished the task
Ss: Yes.
T: Who’d like to read out your answers
S1: We’d like to ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) put air, gas and oxygen together, because all of them are gas. And we put earth, sun and moon together, because all of them are planets.
T: Quite right. How about you two boys’ answers
S2: We put g ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )as, liquid, and solid together, because we think they are the three states of substance. And we also put contract and expand together. The two words have opposite meanings.
T: I’m very glad t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )hat you can finish the task so quickly and correctly. Well, all of us know that we are living in a material world. Without these materials, whether natural or man-made, we’ll have nothing to eat, to live in, to use, to wear and so on. Now, let’s look at these words: electricity, iron, metal, steel, air, and glass in Activity 3. You have to tell which of them are natural, which of them are man-made and which of them can be both.
S3: Air, iron and some ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) metals are natural. Steel, some metals and glass are man-made. And electricity can be man-made and natural.
T: Why do you think electricity is both man-made and natural
S3: Because in a s ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )torm, we can see lightening in the sky. While the electricity we are using in everyday life is from electric works. So I think electricity is both man-made and natural.
T: Well, it’s a good ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) answer. OK, can you say some other things that are man-made
Ss: There are too many such things.
T: Give us some examples.
S4: Cars, machines, man-made satellites, plastics and so on.
T: Do you know man-made beauty
S6: I know it. Some o ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rdinary-looking girls can become beautiful overnight.
T: Do you think it is necessary to do so
S7: It’s dif ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ficult to say. But I think to have a beautiful mind is more important than to have a beautiful appearance.
T: I agree w ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ith you. It is said that a woman with a beautiful mind is more beautiful than a woman with a pretty face.
Step Ⅲ Reading (Passage A: P44)
There are three activ ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ities in this part: Activity 1: find the correct order to describe the stages of a scientific experiment; Activity 2, find the best title for the passage; Activity 3, answer some questions about the passage.
Task 1: Activity 1
T: Well, if you ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) were an engineer, you would take part in the experiment of making Shen ZhouⅤ Flight. What kind of materials would you like to use
S1: I’d like to use ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) some materials that are light enough and hard enough, so that the flight can be easily sent up into space, and doesn’t get in trouble.
T: How can we find such kind of materials
S2: We can d ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )o some experiments. We can’t use natural materials only; we need both man-made and natural materials.
T: That’s rig ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ht. Now we’ll read a passage about a scientific experiment. Please turn to page 44. We’ll go through Passage A. When we are doing a thing, we should do it in an orderly way. It’s especially true with a scientific experiment. Now let’s see the four words in the table: conclusion, aim, result and method. The four words are about the orders or stages of a scientific experiment. We must know these two words: result and method. What are the meanings of the other two words
S3: “Aim” shoul ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )d be about what the experiment is for. For “conclusion”, I have no idea.
T: Right. “Aim” ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )means purpose or object. For example, he has only one aim in life, that is, to be a millionaire. And for “conclusion”, let’s see an example first, when you have worked on a maths problem for a long time, but you still can’t work it out. So you may make a conclusion that the problem is wrong. Here, “the problem is wrong” is your conclusion. Do you understand
Ss: Yeah!
T: Now who can give ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )us some other examples to show the meaning of “aim”
S4: Many people ai ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )m to be a millionaire. But I think to serve people is the highest aim.
T: What is the correct order of stages to do an experiment
Ss: It should be aim, method, result and conclusion.
T: That’s righ ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )t. Without aim, we don’t know where to go; without method, we don’t know how to do things well; without result, we’ll draw a blank or gain nothing; without conclusion, we’ll find what we’ve done is worth nothing.
Task 2: Activity 2
Ask the students ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )to scan Passage A and find the best title for the passage.
T: Please look at ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) Activity 2. What you should do is to scan Passage A and decide which is the best title for the passage.
Give the students some time to do the job and then check the answer.
T: Well, what’s the best title for the passage
S4: The Reaction of Metals.
T: Why
S4: The writer begin ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s the passage by introducing the different uses of different metals. But for the rest part of the passage, including the table, he / she mainly describes several metals’ reaction with different substances.
T: What a good reason it is! Now, let’s look at Activity 3.
Task 3: Activity 3
Ask the students ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )to read and answer the questions below the passage. Give them some time to do the job. After that, check the answers with the whole class.
Step Ⅳ Reading (Passage B: P45)
In this part, the stu ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )dents will read the passage and then fill in the table below the passage.
There are three ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )Tasks in this part. The first one is to ask the students to find the structure of the passage and finish the table. The second one is to deal with Activity 5. The third one is to finish Activity 6.
Task 1: Structure of the passage
T: Now, we’ll ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )continue to read Passage B. The title of it is A Simple Scientific Experiment. From the passage we can see how the experiment is done. What is the structure of a description of experiment Who can come to the blackboard to write down the structure
S: Let me try.
A student comes to the blackboard and writes down the structure.
A Simple Scientific Experiment:
Introduction → Aim → Apparatus → Method → Result → Conclusion
T: OK. We shou ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ld notice that there are 3 different reactions which are respectively described with method, result and conclusion. Now, please read the passage and then fill in the table.
Let the students ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) do the job, and then check the answers with the whole class.
T: Well, what is ordinary water according to the experiment
S6: I think ordinary w ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ater here means the water that has not been boiled, and has air in it.
T: Right. We al ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )so call ordinary water “raw water”. Now what’s “Bunsen burner” We often find it in labs. Now, turn to page 46, and find the picture of Bunsen burner.
Task 2: Activity 5
T: Now pleas ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e turn to page 46. Look at Activity 5. Read Passage B again. Complete the sentences.
After the st ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )udents finish the sentences, ask some of them to read out the complete sentences and check the answers with the whole class.
Task 3: Activity 6
This part is about voc ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )abulary study. Let the students read after the teacher, and then work in pairs to find the meanings of the new words.
Explanations of some words:
React: have effect on (of one substance applied to another)
Steam: gas from boiling water
Oil: liquid wh ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ich does not mix with water, obtained from animals, plants or found in rock under-ground
Boil: (of wa ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ter or other liquid) reach the temperature at which change to gas occurs
Scientific: of, for, connected with, used in science
Experiment: te ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )st carried out carefully in order to study what happens and gain new knowledge
Float: be held up ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )in air, gas or on the surface of liquid; move with liquid or air
Form: give shape or form to; make, produce
Dissolve: (of a liq ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )uid) soak into a solid so that the solid itself becomes liquid
Step Ⅴ Language Points
Ask the students to ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )translate the following sentences, and get familiar with the sentence structures.
Show the following sentences on the screen.
1. It is hard to think of a world without metals.
2. It is imp ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ortant to know how they react with different substances, for example, water
and oxygen.
3. This makes sure there is no air in the water.
T: Before we fini ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )sh this class, let’s look at the screen. There are three sentences on it.
Can you translate them into Chinese
Let the students translate the sentences into Chinese.
T: OK. In fac ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )t, these sentences involve two sentence structures. One is: it is + adj. + to do something. The other is an object clause. Now let’s look at more sentences to get familiar with the two sentence structures.
Write down the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) structures on the blackboard and then show the students more sentences on the screen:
1. It’s hard (difficult) to say which is better.
2. It’s foolish (silly) to act like that.
3. It’s easy to learn a foreign language.
4. It’s impossible to finish the job in one day.
5. It’s wrong to steal.
6. I only came to make sure that everything was all right.
7. Father make ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s sure that all the lights are off before he goes to bed.
8. Make certain that your facts are right.
9. We must make certain that she can come.
Let the student ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s translate the sentences. If they have any difficulty, give them some help.
Step Ⅵ Homework
T: Today, we have ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) learned some new words and two passages about scientific experiment. After class, please do Exercises 6, 7 and 8 on pages 92&93. These exercises can help us remember the new words and expressions about scientific experiment. OK, that’s all for today. See you next time.
Ss: See you.Module 1 My First Day at Senior High
The First Period Reading
Teaching goals教学目标
1. Target language 目标语言
a. 重点词汇和短语
amazed, amazing, att ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )itude, behavior, bored, hard-working, method, physics, photograph, progress, spelling, textbook, embarrassed, embarrassing, brilliant, geography, instruction, biology, province, impress, previous, IT(Information Technology), PE (Physical Education), in other words, look forward to
b. 重点句式
We’re using ... is no ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )thing like that of the teachers at my Junior High school. P2
I don’t think I will be bored in Ms Shen’s class! P3
In other words, there are three times as many girls as boys. P3
For our homework toni ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ght, we have to write a description of the street where we live. P3
I’m looking forward to doing it! P3
2. Ability goals能力目标
Enable the Ss to talk about their own first day at Senior High.
3. Learning ability goals 学能目标
Enable the Ss ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) to learn how to talk about their own first day at Senior High.
Teaching important points 教学重点
Enable the Ss to le ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )arn how to talk about the main differences between Junior High school and Senior High school.
Teaching difficult points教学难点
Enable the Ss to talk about their opinions about the new school.
Teaching methods教学方法
Skimming and scanning, individual, pair or group work and discussion.
Teaching aids教具准备
A recorder, a computer and a projector.
Teaching procedures && ways教学过程与方式
Step Ⅰ Lead-in
As this is the fi ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rst class at a new Senior High school, teacher can lead the Ss to introduce themselves to each other. Give them a paper with questions on it about what their names are, how old they are, where they live, what their telephone numbers are, what their junior schools are and what they enjoy doing. This can be used in groups of 4 to have students introduce each other. At last have them share their papers with the class.
T: Welcome to our ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) school, boys and girls. From now on, you become a Senior High school student. You have a new school, new teachers and new classmates. First of all, please allow me to introduce myself to you. ... Would you like to introduce yourself to each other in groups of 4 Here is a paper with questions on it. Later I’ll have you share your own papers with the class.
Show it on the screen.
Name
Age
Sex
Address
Telephone
Junior
Likes
A few minutes later.
T: Now please share your own paper with the class.
You may change it with other groups.
Step Ⅱ Introduction
First, ask the Ss to l ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )earn the names of the subjects by themselves, answer the questions in Activity 1 on page 1 in pairs. Check the answers with the whole class. Then get them to discuss their favorite subjects and explain the reasons, filling in the blanks in Activity 2 in groups of 4. At last show some of their answers.
T: Now we’ve ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )known each other. We’re going to study in the same class. I think we should make good friends and work hard together. From now on I’ dike to help you with your English study. Do you want to know what other subjects you should learn at Senior High school Open your books, and turn to page 1. Please look at the words in the box. They are the names of subjects. Now please fill in the form about the subjects by yourselves.
Show it on the screen.
Subjects at Senior High
Science Physics, chemistry, mathematics, IT, biology
Social Geography, history
Language English, Japanese, Russian, Chinese
Others PE
A few minutes later.
T: OK, let’s check the answers with the whole class.
Now I’d like ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) some of you to answer the questions in Activity 1 in pairs according to the form.
...
T: Do you like English Why or why not
S1: Yes, I like Eng ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )lish very much because it’s very important and interesting.
S2: No, I think it’s too difficult for me to learn it well.
T: Sounds reasonabl ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e. How about the other subjects Now I’d like you to discuss your favorite subjects and explain the reasons, filling in the blanks in Activity 2 in groups of 4.
After discussion.
T: Now I want some of you to show your sentences to the whole class.
S1: I like mathematics because I enjoy calculating.
S2: I think IT is ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) important because it becomes more and more useful in our daily life.
S3: I think physics ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )is difficult because I can’t deal with the examinations very well.
S4: I would like to study history because it can make me wiser.
Step Ⅲ Pre-reading
Ask the Ss to disc ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )uss the questions in Activity 1 on page 2 in pairs and show their answers. Then get them to practice Activity 2. Check the answers with the whole class.
T: All of you just ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )came from the Junior High school. Now I’d like you to compare Junior High school and Senior High School. Please discuss the questions in pairs.
A few minutes later.
T: Now I’ll ask ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) some of you to answer the questions in Activity 1. Who’d like to answer Question 1
S1: The teaching co ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ntents in senior are much more difficult than that in junior.
S2: The teaching method has been changed greatly.
S3: Senior students n ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )eed stronger self-educated ability to prepare and review the lessons.
S4: To get hig ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )h marks, junior students needn’t use more brains as long as they work hard. But in senior this kind of method of learning is ineffective.
S5: Some senior stu ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )dents, whose homes are far away from school, have to live in the dormitories.
S6: Some courses in ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) Senior High school are more difficult than those in Junior High school, and the amount of assigned homework goes up as well. It’s obvious that there are students who find it difficult to adapt to the senior courses; they don’t do the homework and don’t make plans for study.
S7: It’s more diffic ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ult to pass the examinations of Senior High school, because a provincial exam-passing requirement is needed to get through before graduation.
S8: Compared with Juni ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )or High school, the teaching materials of Senior High school are much larger and more difficult.
T: Excellent job. How about Question 2
S9: Yes, I think s ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )o. Because the lessons in senior are much more difficult. To learn them well, we should work harder than before.
S10: But I don’t th ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ink so. I think the right method is more important and effective than hard work.
T: Very good. Question 3
S11: I think their e ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )nthusiasm to the education course, the attitudes of being tireless in teaching and enterprising spirits are similar.
S12: I think the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )knowledge level and teaching method are different from each other.
S13: In my opinion ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ), there are some differences between them. The Senior High teachers need higher diploma and more knowledge.
T: Good. Now let’s ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )practice Activity 2. Please answer the questions about the words in the box.
Step Ⅳ Reading
Scanning
Ask the Ss to ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )comprehend the passage quickly and accurately and meanwhile help them to form a good habit of reading. Teacher gives them a couple of minutes to look through the whole passage. Tell them to read the text silently and then ask some detailed questions about the text on the slide. Encourage the Ss to express their ideas.
T: Today we’r ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e going to read a diary kept by a new Senior High school student. He wrote down his thoughts about his first day at Senior High. Now let’s read the diary quickly and find out the answers to the questions on the screen with your partners.
Show the questions on the screen.
1. How do the teachers use the computer in the classrooms
2. Does Li Kang like ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )to have an English class at Senior High Why or why not
3. What does Li Kang think of the new Senior High school
T: Now who can tell me ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) how the teachers use the computer in the classrooms
S1: The teachers write ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) on the computer, and their words appear on the screen behind them.
S2: They can make use of the multimedia to play CD for the students.
S3: They can s ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )how them photographs, text and information from websites on the screen.
T: Terrific! Who’d like to answer Question 2
S4: Yes, he does ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ). This is because the English class is really interesting and funny.
T: Any other reasons
S5: Their English tea ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )cher, Ms Shen is very enthusiastic. She uses a new method of teaching to instruct the students.
S6: They enjoyed th ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )emselves in the English class and they all liked their new English teacher.
S7: In the Englis ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )h class, with the help of Ms Shen, the students practiced some activities in a fun way.
T: Well done. How about Question 3
S8: I think he l ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ikes his new Senior High school very much because the teachers are very enthusiastic and friendly.
S9: Yes, I agree wi ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )th you. The classrooms are amazing and brilliant， each of which has a computer and a special screen.
S10: And the stud ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ents are all friendly and hard-working. They can make good friends and help with each other.
Skimming
In this part, let ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )the Ss read the text again and try to get the main idea of the diary in groups of 4. Then show the form on the screen. Give them a few minutes to fill in the form about the whole text. Check the answers with the whole class.
T: Now please read ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )the text again and try to get the main idea of the diary in groups of 4.
S1: As a new ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) Senior High school student, the writer showed that he loved his new school life and he had a strong desire for knowledge, which can help him study actively and learn new things successfully.
S2: He encouraged ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) the senior students to work hard, take part in activities actively, overcome difficulty, set up the right study view and adapt themselves to the new learning circumstance as soon as possible.
T: Well done ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )! Now let’s try to obtain a general understanding of the whole text. I’ll show the form on the screen and give you a few minutes to fill in it.
Show the form with blanks on the screen.
My First Day at Senior High
Self-introduction Name Li Kang
Place Shijiazhuang
Time My first day at Senior High
My newschool New School Good
Teachers Enthusiastic && friendly
Classrooms Amazing with computers && screens
The EnglishClass Class Interesting, funny, not boring
Teacher Enthusiastic with new method
Activities Introducing, reading && spelling
Students inmy class
T: Now it’s time for us to check the answers with the whole class.
Explanation
T: Now I’ll deal ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )with some language points about the text. Please turn to pages 2 and 3. Let’s explain the sentences.
We’re using a ne ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )w textbook and Ms Shen’s method of teaching is nothing like that of the teachers at my Junior High school. P2
This sentence mea ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ns that the textbook is new and Ms Shen teaches us in a new way, which is quite different from my junior teachers’.
I don’t think I will be bored in Ms Shen’s class! P3
This sentence ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) means that Ms Shen’s class is very interesting and I will never be tired of it.
In other words, there are three times as many girls as boys. P3
That is to say there are twice more girls than boys.
They say that g ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )irls are usually more hard-working than boys, but in this class, everyone is hard-working. P3
It is said that girls ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )usually work harder than boys, but in this class, both boys and girls work hard.
For our homework t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )onight, we have to write a description of the street where we live. P3
The homework ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) tonight our teacher assigns to us is that we must write a passage to describe the street where we live in.
I’m looking forward to doing it! P3
I’m longing for doing my English homework tonight.
Step Ⅴ Post-reading
Read the pas ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )sage again. First ask the Ss to practice Activities 3, 4, 5 and 6 in pairs. And then get them discuss the questions in Activity 7 in groups of 4. At last, check the answers with the whole class.
T: Read the passag ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e again. Now I’d like you to practice Activities 3, 4, 5 and 6 in pairs.
A few minutes later, check the answers.
T: Now I’d like you ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) to discuss the questions in Activity 7 in groups of 4. And then we’ll check the answers with the whole class.
A few minutes later.
T: All right! Now le ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )t’s check the answers with the whole class. Who’d like to describe our classroom
S1: Yes, it’s simil ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ar to ours. We also have a computer with a screen in each classroom. Sometimes our English teacher plays English CDs for us.
S2: Yes, multimedia en ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ters each classroom. The first-class teaching facilities provide a good environment for the students.
T: Brilliant! How about the number of students of our class
S3: No, it is l ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ess than that in his class. And there are about 60 students in our class.
S4: But the numbe ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )r of the girls is just the same as that of the boys.
T: Quite right! Do you like to do your English homework
S5: Yes, I’d l ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ike to do some interesting tasks. For example, writing a report after practicing social activities.
S6: But I don’t think I like some reciting work. It’s too boring.
T: Good! In future, I’ ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ll make our homework more interesting, practical and meaningful. Now how about the writing style and techniques of this text Who can tell me
S: The passage is a d ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )iary written by a new Senior High school student called Li Kang. He uses the first person to describe the real people and events in his daily life and express his own deep thoughts frankly about his first day at Senior High. The words are lively and vivid and his description is natural, true and moving, which makes the readers feel as if they were participating and the described people lived among us. For example, he used the words “embarrassed, friendly, nice” to describe that in the first English class his classmates were shy to introduce themselves at the very beginning, but soon they began to introduce themselves to each other bravely with the help of the new English teacher. The writer compared his old junior school with the new senior, which made him easy to adapt himself to the new learning circumstance.
T: Well done! So the writing characteristics are:
1. Describe the writer’s deepest thoughts psychologically.
2. Catch the features ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )of people and things and use adjectives very exactly.
3. Lay the stre ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ss on the main subjects and purpose, writing details and briefs properly.
4. Use the first perso ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )n to make readers feel real, natural and sincere.
T: What should we learn from this text
S: This diary ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) described the new school, new class, new teachers and new classmates on the writer’s first day at Senior High. He told how the teacher and the students had the first English class. As a new Senior High school student, the writer showed that he loved his new school life and he had a strong desire for knowledge. He encouraged the senior students to work hard, take part in activities actively, overcome difficulty, set up the right study view and adapt themselves to the new learning circumstance as soon as possible.
Step Ⅵ Homework
1. Retell the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) diary using the third person with the help of the form about the text.
2. Discuss the fol ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )lowing question: How do you finish the transition smoothly from the Junior Middle school to the Senior High school and adapt yourselves to the new learning circumstance as soon as possible Module 3 My First Ride on a Train
The Second Period Reading
Teaching goals 教学目标
1. Target language 目标语言
a. 重点词汇和短语
abandoned, desert, ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )colorful, farm, fields, seaside, soil, diamond, midnight, scenery, shoot, journey, get out of, be short for, refer to
b. 重点句式 P23
We got on in ... and ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )we got off in ..., right in the middle of Australia.
We saw abandoned farms which were...
During the day, I sat ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) and looked out of ..., and sometimes talked to...
2. Ability goals 能力目标
Enable the Ss to describe the first ride experience in their life.
3. Learning ability goals 学能目标
Help the Ss learn h ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ow to express the first ride experience in their life.
Teaching important points 教学重点
Deal with the questions in Activity 4 on P24.
Teaching difficult points 教学难点
Enable the Ss to ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )find the clues of the writer’s first ride on a train.
Teaching methods 教学方法
Asking and answering activity, reading and discussing.
Teaching aids 教具准备
A tape recorder, a projector and a computer.
Teaching procedures && ways 教学过程与方式
Step I Revision
Greet the class as usual and check the homework.
Step II Lead-in
T: As we know, with ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )the development of tourism, travel becomes very convenient and it has become a very important part in people’s life. Many people travel everywhere during the holiday. Today I’ll take you to a beautiful country — Australia.
Show the pict ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ures about Australia on the screen. Ask the Ss to say one or two sentences about Australia. Then ask them some questions about Australia.
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T: Boys and gir ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ls now please look at the three pictures and say something about Australia.
S1: Australia lies in the South Pacific Ocean.
S2: The flag ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) shows the UK flag and a large star with seven points. The other stars on the flag represent the Southern Cross.
S3: Australia is the o ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )nly country in the world that covers an entire continent.
S4: The most fam ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ous animal is the Kangaroo. It has become the symbol of Australia.
S5: Australia has m ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ore sheep than people, so it is a country built on the backs of sheep.
T: Quite right. ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )Now I’d like you to answer the following questions on the screen. After answering these questions, you’ll learn more about Australia.
Show the following questions on the screen:
1. How many people live in Australia
2. What’s the capital city of Australia
3. Where do you t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )hink most of the People live, in the central part of the country or on the coast
4. What do you think the central part of the country is like
5. What Australian animals do you know about
Sample answers:
1. About 19 million ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ). Most of Australians live in the six major cities around the coast.
2. The capital city of Australia is Canberra.
3. Because two thi ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rds of the country is dry and desert, most of the people live on the coast.
4. I think ther ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e are many farms in the central part of the country, where farmers raise sheep and cattle.
5. In Australi ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )a, the most famous animals are kangaroos and koala bears. There are also many varieties of parrots, and over 140 different types of snakes.
Step III Reading
T: Before we read the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) text, let’s look at the words in Activity 2 on P22. Match some of the words in the box with the 6 definitions. If you are not sure, you can turn to your dictionary for help.
Check the answers after the Ss finish it.
T: Look at the pictur ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e on P23. Where is the train heading And where does the story take place Now read the passage quickly and get a general idea about it.
A few minutes later.
T: What’s the passage about
S1: It’s about Alice ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )’s traveling to the central part of Australia. It was her first ride on a long-distance train. She described her journey and the scenery she saw on the way.
T: You are qui ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )te right. Now please read the text again and find the answers to the questions in Activity 4 on P24.
Sample answers:
1. Recently Alice traveled on a long-distance train.
2. Her destination was the central part of Australia.
3. The scene ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ry was not the same during the whole journey. For the first few hundred kilometers of the journey, the scenery was colorful; after that, it was desert; and then they saw abandoned farms which were built long time ago.
4 She read b ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ooks and listened to her Chinese cassettes while she was on the train.
5. The Australians us ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ed camels to travel to the central part of the country.
6. They don’t use cam ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )els to deliver goods now. They use railway instead.
T: All of you di ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )d a good job. Do you still remember the passage we heard in last period It was about the man’s first long-distance flight.
Ss: Yes. The man in t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )he passage came across many kinds of bad things on the way to Singapore from the very beginning to the end. When he finally reached the destination, it was l2 hours later. So he felt the journey was very boring.
T: Very good. For to ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )day’s reading passage, what did the writer think of her first journey Did she enjoy herself during the journey
Ss: The writer’s na ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )me is Alice Thompson. She thought her first train ride was wonderful. So she had a good time during the journey.
Step IV Listening and Explanation
This process is meant ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) to improve the Ss’ pronunciation and solve some language points.
T: We have got ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )the general understanding of the passage. Now I’ll play the tape for you, listen carefully and imitate the pronunciation, and at the same time, pay attention to the sentences that you don’t understand.
Walk around the classroom to see if the Ss need help.
T: Do you have any questions
S: I don’t under ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )stand this sentence “Suddenly, it looks like a place from another time”.
T: This sentence means ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) suddenly, it looks as if the place changed into another place from another time. Here “look like” means having the appearance of sb or sth. For example: It looks like rain. Or we can say: It looks as if it is going to rain.
Let the Ss pay at ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )tention to the different usages of look. Show the following on the screen.
She looked but saw nothing.
She looked at the actor curiously.
Who looked after the baby when her mother was working
Mrs Li looked around the classroom to see who was absent.
Father looked in the n ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ewspaper to see what was on at the People’s Grand Hall.
The traveler looked into the distance and finally saw a car coming.
Looking into the future, we are full of confidence.
Why are you looking out of the window from time to time
What are you looking for
We are looking forward to hearing from you.
Why are you always loo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )king back Look forward and you will have a much better life.
She looks cheerful and healthy.
S: We ate great meals cooked by experts. What does “great” here mean
T: “Great” here mean ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s “delicious”. For example: Yesterday they ate a great meal cooked by their mother.
S: Can you tell me wha ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )t’s the difference between “be short for” and “be short of”
T: “Be short for” mea ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ns serving as an abbreviation of sth. While “be short of” means not having much or enough of sth; lacking sth. For example:
“Ben” is usua ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )lly short for “Benjamin”. China is short of arable land. Are you clear
Ss: Yes.
T: Any questions
Ss: No.
T: OK. So much for lan ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )guage points. Next, who would like to summarize the writing style of the passage
S: I will try. I t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )hink this passage is a travel note. At the beginning of the passage, the writer tells when and where their travel took place, and then she describes the scenery all the journey, and at last she explains the origin of Ghan train and means of transport for traveling a long distance in the past.
Step V Discussion
In this process, divid ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e the Ss into four groups, one question for two groups. Show the two questions on the screen.
Questions:
1. What sort of people do you think travel on the Ghan train
2. What kind of towns and villages do you think the train passed
T: Now, boys and girls ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ), are you ready for discussing the two questions on the screen Question 1 for Group 1 and Group 2.
S1: We think young st ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )udents who are having a holiday travel on the Ghan train. They like traveling on the train. On the one hand, as students, they don’t have enough money. Traveling on a train is much cheaper than traveling on a plane. On the other hand, traveling on a train is relatively safer than traveling on other vehicles.
S2: In our opini ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )on, a group of Chinese tourists travel on the Ghan train. They want to see Australia. On the train they can enjoy the colorful scenery on the way. Besides, traveling on the train is very comfortable and they can also talk to other passengers on the train to improve their spoken English.
T: Very good. Question 2 for Group 3 and Group 4.
S3: We consider ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )that the towns and villages the train passed are wild, because the central part of Australia is desert and there are no people living there.
S4: We don’t agre ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e with them. In our opinion, maybe some villages and towns are abandoned, but these should be in the middle. Alice travels from Sydney, which is on the coast. So there must be prosperous towns and villages on the way.
T: All of you did a ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )good job. Maybe some students have different ideas. That’s OK. You may search on the Internet to get more information after class. Traveling is to experience and to learn more about other parts of the world and people who are leading a quite different life. Tourism, as one of the most promising industries in the 21st century, provides people with great opportunities to see everything all over the world. It has become a lifestyle for some people, and the global travel has put it in the spot light. One day when you have the chance to travel abroad, don’t forget to write a travel note, and share it with your classmates.
Step VI Homework
1. Retell the passage in 100 words, using the third person form.
2. Find the sentences which contain the -ed form in the passage.Module 2 My New Teachers
The First Period Reading
Teaching goals 教学目标
1. Target language 目标语言
a. 重点词汇和短语
amusing, energetic, ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) intelligent, nervous, organized, patient, avoid, appreciate, admit, scientific, literature, joke, summary, respect , make sure, so that, make progress, as a result, in fact, fall asleep, tell jokes
b. 重点句式 (P12)
She is also very serious and doesn’t smile much.
Some ..., but mo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )st of us really appreciate her ... well organized and clear.
There are few students ... who keep coming to class late...
2. Ability goals 能力目标
Enable the s ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )tudents to learn expressions used to describe a teacher and his / her personality.
3. Learning ability goals 学能目标
Help the students learn to describe their teachers.
Teaching important points 教学重点
How to describe different teachers.
Teaching difficult points 教学难点
Enable the students ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )to describe the teachers they like and tell the reasons.
Teaching methods 教学方法
Discussion, reading, questions-answers and cooperative learning.
Teaching aids 教具准备
Some pictures, a projector and some slides.
Teaching procedures && ways 教学过程与方式
Step Ⅰ Greetings and Lead-in
Now since the st ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )udents have been familiar with their teachers, show some pictures of their teachers. Students work in groups of four to describe the pictures. After their discussion, ask one student to describe one of the pictures, and the others guess who he / she is describing. It is a practice of the words in Activity 1 on P11 at the same time.
T: Do you know this man / woman
Show a picture of the teacher himself / herself.
Ss: It’s you!
T: Right! What’s ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) your impression of me Can you describe me in one or two sentences
S1: You’re a slim and warm-hearted teacher.
S2: You can ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )explain what we don’t understand clearly by showing us interesting examples.
S3: You are ene ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rgetic, so we are full of energy in your class, especially when we are playing games.
S4: I’m very lu ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )cky to be your student, because you never scold us but always smile. That encourages us a lot.
T: Thank you very ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) much. I’ll keep on working hard and I believe we can make great progress together.
Show some pictures of other teachers.
T: Look at these pic ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )tures. Do you know them Yes, they are your teachers. Describe one of them with your partners and try to use the words in Activity 1 at the same time.
A few minutes later.
T: OK. Now I’d l ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ike one of you to describe a teacher in class while the others guess who it is. Attention, don’t mention the teacher’s name. Just guess according to your description.
S1: Let me try. She ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) is a little shy. Sometimes she speaks in a low voice, so we can’ t hear her clearly. But she is very patient and explains everything till we understand them. Who is she
Ss: Miss He.
S2: None of us dares ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) to come to her class late. And we have to hand in our homework on time, or you’ll be found reciting a text in her office. She is very strict, but we all like her, especially those who lack self- control.
Ss: Mrs Wang.
S3: We are all ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) very nervous in his class, because he keeps on asking questions. If you don’t review the last lesson and can’t answer his questions, you’ll feel very stupid.
Ss: Mr Zhang.
S4: This tea ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )cher is humorous and popular with us. When we are tired, he will tell jokes. But his classes are not well organized, he always jump from one topic to another.
Ss: Mr Du.
S5: She is very care ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ful, and always returns our home-work on time and corrects our mistakes carefully.
Ss: Miss Li.
Students may give different descriptions.
T: Excellent! In yo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ur opinion, what’s a good teacher like Tick the statements that you agree with in Activity 3, P11.
Students read and tick the statements.
T: I am sure differ ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ent students have different criteria. Let’s listen to the tape and see what criteria Alex has. Tick the statements that he agrees with in Activity 3.
Students listen ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )and tick the statements. Let the students compare his / her criteria with Alex’s.
Step Ⅱ Fast reading
T: In this pe ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )riod, I am going to introduce you another three teachers. First, turn to P12 and look at their pictures. They are Mrs Li, Mrs Chen and Mr Wu. Let’s answer the following questions before reading according to the pictures.
Questions:
1. What’re your impressions of each teacher
2. Which teacher do you think the students like a lot
3. Who is a very good teacher but serious and strict
4. What subjects does each teacher teach
S1: According to ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )the picture, Mrs Li is young and energetic. The students must like
her a lot. I think she is an English teacher.
S2: Mrs Chen m ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ust be very strict with her students. Form the picture we can see she is
very serious. So ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) I think not all of her students like her. Maybe she is a history
teacher.
S3: I guess Mr Wu is ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )very handsome and amusing. His lessons must be very
interesti ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ng. And the students are likely to like him a lot. I think he teaches
chemistry.
T: Very bold guessing! ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) But we need to read the text to see whether what you said is true or false. Now let’s read the text quickly and find the true answers.
After the students read the text, ask some to tell their answers.
T: Any differen ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ces between your first impressions and the facts Who’d like to tell us the facts about the teachers
Sample answers:
1. Mrs Li is kind an ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )d patient. Mrs Chen is strict and her teaching is well organized and clear. Mr Wu is energetic and amusing.
2. Mrs Li and Mr Wu.
3. Mrs Chen.
4. Mrs Li teache ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s English, Mrs Chen teaches physics and Mr Wu teaches Chinese.
Words and phrases
T: Now let’s ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )deal with some new words in the text. Look at the box in Activity 2 on P13. Please complete the sentences using the words from the box. Change the form where necessary.
After the students finish it, check their answers in class.
T: Please read the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) definitions in Activity 3 on P13 first to make sure you understand them and then find words and phrases from the text My New Teachers that match them.
Students read and do the match. Then check the answers.
Explanations
T: Wonderful! ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )Now, let’s deal with some language points. If you have any questions, please raise your hands.
S: Can you explain th ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )is sentence “There are a few students in our class who keep coming to class late but they are always on time for Mrs Chen’s lessons.”
T: The writer ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )wants to tell us Mrs Chen is very strict with her students. Some students are always late for lessons, but they are on time for Mrs Chen’s lessons. “Who” refers to “a few students”.
T: Pay attentio ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )n to this sentence “Mr Wu’s only been teaching us for two weeks and he’s already very popular.” Here, “Mr Wu’s” equals to “Mr Wu has” and “he’s” means “he is”. “Have been teaching us for two weeks” means Mr Wu has taught us for two weeks and now he is still teaching us. Any other questions
Step Ⅲ Careful reading
In this part, the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )students will read the passage again and work together with their partners to learn the way the author describes a teacher. Then show a table on the screen. Give them a few minutes to fill in the table about the whole text. Check the answers with the whole class.
T: The author des ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )cribes the three teachers so vividly as if they were just around us.
Can you tell me in wh ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ich aspects the writer describes the three teachers Discuss
with your partners, please.
After discussion.
S: in each paragr ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )aph, the author describes the teachers’ personalities, subjects they
teach and their way ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s of teaching. He / she gives examples to support his / her
points. In the t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )hird paragraph, the teacher’s appearance is also described.
T: You are quite r ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ight. Now let’s try to get a general understanding of the passage. Fill
in the table on the blackboard after reading the text again.
Draw a table on the blackboard.
Name Subject Appearance Personality Examples
Mrs Li
Mrs Chen
Mr Wu
Sample answers:
Name Subject Appearance Personality Examples
Mrs Li English Kind, patient Explain grammar clearly, avoid making students feel stupid
Mrs Chen Physics sixty serious, strict, organized and clear Not smile muc ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )h, none dare to be late, explain exactly what is happening
Mr Wu Chinese 28,good-looking Energetic and amusing Talk loudly and fast, wave his hand about a lot, tell jokes sometimes
Step Ⅳ Retelling
Give the students seve ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ral minutes to prepare for retelling. After they retell the passage, they will understand deeply how the author describes a teacher, and master the way of descripting people.
T: Among the three ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )teachers, which do you like best and why Choose one of them and describe him /her by retelling the passage. You may refer to the table above.
Samples of retelling:
S1: I like Mrs Chen b ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ecause she is strict with her students. Her teaching is well organized and clear. And during scientific experiments, she explains exactly what is happening. I’m interested in physics but I don’t know how to learn it well. Also, I have a bad habit of wasting time playing games. I think that I would do well in physics with the help of Mrs Chen.
S2: Good teachers are ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )always very kind. I like Mrs Li because she is kind and patient and she explains grammar clearly. Just as the writer, I hate making mistakes in class, so I am a little nervous when a teacher asks me to answer questions, especially when I can’t answer them. Sometimes I can’t focus my attention on learning but expect the lesson is over as soon as possible. Mrs Li understands her students as she just smiles and avoids making her students feel stupid. I would be brave enough to answer questions in class and make rapid progress, if I were a student of Mrs Li.
S3: I prefer Mr Wu. ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) In my opinion if a teacher is full of energy and devotes himself to the lesson, his / her students will be interested in the lesson and follow the teacher to learn new knowledge. None of the students can fall asleep and all are eager to learn more about the subject. An amusing and interesting teacher is also very popular. I always fall asleep in class. An interesting class can draw our attention.
Step Ⅴ Vocabulary
T: Now there is a little time left. Let’s come to Vocabulary on P74.
If time is limited, it can be finished after class.
Step Ⅵ Homework
1. Collect m ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ore information about your teachers and fill it in the table on the blackboard. In next period, I’ll ask some of you to introduce one of your teachers. Try to use some of the words we have learnt in this period.
2. Try to find out the structures about expressing preference.Module 4 A Social Survey — My Neighbourhood
The Second Period Reading
Teaching goals 教学目标
1. Target Language 目标语言
a. 重点词汇和短语
hometown, attra ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ctive, fortunate, pretty, sound, tourist, bother, nuisance, rent, district, approach, harbour, gorgeous, architecture, starve, park, put up
b. 重点句式 P32
It’s been six years since...
This is the first time I’ve...
You live in the northwest of Xiamen, is that right
Pretty hot and wet in the summer, but it can be quite cold in winter.
It’s a gorgeous island with some...
2. Ability goals 能力目标
Enable the students to describe the city of Xiamen.
3. Learning ability goals 学能目标
Help the students to l ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )earn how to introduce or describe a city from different aspects, such as its location, climate, and famous tourist attractions etc.
Teaching important && difficult points 教学重点和难点
Enable the students to ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) learn words and expressions used to describe a place.
Teaching methods 教学方法
Fast reading, intensive reading, pair work and discussion.
Teaching aids 教具准备
A projector, a computer and a map of China
Teaching procedures ＆ ways 教学过程与方式
Step I Greetings and Revision
T: Good morning / afternoon, boys and girls!
Ss: Good morning / afternoon, Mr / Ms...
Put up a map ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )of China on the blackboard and ask the students some questions to make them practice telling others a place.
T: Here is a map of Ch ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ina. Would you like to tell me where Fujian province locates
S: It is in the southeast of China.
S: It is on the southwest of Zhejiang province.
S: It is on the southeast of Jiangxi province.
...
T: You are right. ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) And the capital of Fujian province is Fuzhou, which is a big and beautiful city of Fujian, but there is another big and famous city in Fujian, do you know the name of this city
S: It is Xiamen.
T: Then do you know the position of Xiamen
Ss: It locates on the southeast coast of China.
T: OK! Please look at the map. Xiamen is here.
Indicate the location of Xiamen on the map.
T: Now would you like to tell me any information about Xiamen
S: Xiamen is a very ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) beautiful and clean city. Xiamen University is well known all over China. My brother is studying there.
S: Xiamen has been acc ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )redited as National Garden City, National Model City for Environmental Protection and National Excellence in Tourism City.
S: Xiamen has many ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )tourist attractions, such as Sunlight Rock, ShuZhuang Garden of Gulangyu Island etc. It has been recognized as one of the most attractive locations for foreign visitors.
T: OK! You have done a good job.
Step II Pre-reading
Ask the student ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s a few questions to activate the atmosphere of the class and try to arouse their interest in learning the text.
T: Now I will ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )give you five minutes and please work in pairs to discuss with your partners the three questions on the slide. Then I will ask several pairs to give me your answers.
Show the questions on the slide.
1. Have you ever been to Xiamen
2. If you have been to Xiamen, what impression does it make on you
3. If you haven’t, can you imagine what it is like
Five minutes later.
T: OK! Time’s up. Volunteer
S: I have been to Xia ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )men last summer holiday. I went there with my parents. The first feeling I had when I just got there was the air was so clear and it was hot and wet in summer. Several days later, I got used to the weather of Xiamen gradually. I liked to see the sea and visit the sights. In a word, Xiamen is a very beautiful city and people of Xiamen are very kind to visitors or guests.
S: What a pity! I ha ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ve never been there. But through our textbook, I have got much information about Xiamen. In my opinion, Xiamen should be a prosperous and bustling city. Because of its location on the coast of sea, I think it is cool and wet in summer and warm in winter. I guess many visitors from home and abroad visit Xiamen every year.
S: I come from ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )Xiamen. The deepest impression on me is its rapid development. When I was a child, there weren’t so many high-rise buildings and visitors. But in recent years, more and more skyscrapers have appeared and the life of people has been improved greatly. I believe this has happened as a result of the rapid development of our country.
T: Thank you. You did ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) a good job. Xiamen is a scenic port city, facing Taiwan Island with Taiwan Straits in between. It has a beautiful name — The Garden City. It is also called Egret Island, because it is said that in ancient time’s flocks of egrets settled on this island. It is one of China’s top ten cities suitable for human habitation with its fast development in culture and education as well as its prosperous economy and picturesque scenery. Each year tens of thousands of tourists from home and abroad come here to enjoy the azure sky, blue sea, golden beach, green hills, grotesque rocks, fantastic caves, well-cultivated gardens and parks, rare flowers and plants. They visit the ancient temples and historical sites. They experience special local customs, and taste typical seafood in south Fujian flavor. OK! Now please open your books and turn to page 32. Let’s read the text and see how Xiao Li and John Martin talk about Xiamen.
Step III While-reading
Task 1 let th ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e students read the text individually and answer some questions according to the text.
T: Please read th ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e whole text quickly and answer the questions on the slide.
Show the questions on the slide.
1. How many years haven’t John and Xiao Li seen each other
2. Has John never been to China before
3. Does Xiao Li enjoy living on the coast
4. Are there very few tourists in the northwest of Xiamen
5. Are there a lot of new high-rise buildings in Gulangyu Island
6. Are there any interesting buildings on Gulangyu Island
After a few minutes.
T: OK! Time’s up. Who will answer the first question
S: They haven’t seen each other for six years.
T: You are right. What about the second
S: No, John has seen quite a lot of China.
T: And the third
S: Yes, he feels very fortunate living on the coast.
T: And the fourth
S: Yes, there are very few tourists in the northwest of Xiamen.
T: What about the fifth
S: Yes, there a ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )re a lot of new high-rise buildings in Gulangyu Island.
T: And the last one
S: Yes, there are some interesting buildings on Gulangyu Island.
T: OK! Your answe ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rs are correct. Look at Activity 1 on page 33 and choose the correct answers.
A few minutes later, check the answers to Activity 1.
T: Then please read th ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e text carefully and pay attention to some important words. After you finish reading, do Activities 2, 3 ＆ 4 on page 33.
Check the answers after a few minutes.
Task 2 Ask th ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e students what the writing characteristics of the text are and by doing this teach the students how to introduce a place.
T: After reading th ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e text, would you like to say something about the writing characteristics
S: The text is in the form of a dialogue.
S: The text i ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ntroduces the location, the climate and a famous tourist attraction of Xiamen through the dialogue between Xiao Li and John Martin.
T: Very good. The ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )n if you are asked to introduce a place, how do you describe the place
S: I will describe th ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e place from different aspects such as its location, its environment, its climate, its tourist attractions, its food and its economy.
T: OK! Excellent!
Task 3 Explain difficult language points.
T: Now let’s dea ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )l with some difficult language focuses in the text. Look at the following sentences.
1. It’s been six years since we last saw each other, you know.
“Since” is often use ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )d in the sentence structure: It is / has been＋时间段＋since ...
e.g. It has been three years since he joined the army.
他参军已经三年了。
2. ... but this is one of the most attractive places I’ve been to.
……但这是我到过的最吸引人的地方之一。
(sb.) have been to a place（某人）到过某地（该人现已不在那个地方）
比较：（sb.）have gone to a place（某人）已去了某地（该人不在说话现场）
e.g. A: Where have you been We have been looking for you.
B: I have been to ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) the library. I was looking up some information on the net.
A: 你上哪去了？我们到处找你。
B: 我去图书馆了，在网上查了些资料。
Mr. Li isn’t in. He has gone to the town.
李先生不在。他进城去了。
T: I’d like to he ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ar some sentences from you by using these two language points.
S1: It has been 15 years since he left his hometown.
S2: It has been a long time since last time I watched a film.
S3: My mother has gone ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) to Dalian for business. She won’t be back until next week.
S4: I won’t go with you since I have been there twice.
Step IV Post-reading
T: By learning th ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e text, you have had a general idea about Xiamen. Now I will ask you a question: Would you like to live in Xiamen Why or why not Work in pairs and discuss with your partners for three minutes.
A sample version:
S: I would like to ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) live in Xiamen. It is one of the cleanest cities of China and also the National Garden City, so I can breathe fresh air every day. And when I have spare time, I can visit so many famous and beautiful tourist attractions conveniently. And my dream is to study in Xiamen University. If I can go to the university and live in Xiamen, I can live with my parents in stead of being far away from them.
T: Then another question: Is your hometown similar to Xiamen
S: My hometown ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) is also beautiful and the air is also clean but the economy isn’t so prosperous as that of Xiamen.
T: So what should you do
S: One of my ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) dreams is to work hard for the construction of my hometown and make contribution to its prosperity and environment improvement.
T: I think everyone ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )should study hard and try your best to make our country more and more powerful. Don’t you think so
Step V Homework
1. Retell the whol ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e passage by describing the city of Xiamen and the neighbourhood where Xiao Li lives in the third person.
2. Find out all the sentences in present perfect tense in the text.
A sample of retelling:
Xiao Li is fr ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )om Xiamen, one of the most interesting cities on the coast. It’s very lively and everyone is friendly. XiaoLi lives in the northwest of Xiamen. It is hot and wet in summer, but quite cold in winter. In summer, many tourists come to Xiamen but there are not many in the area where XiaoLi lives. The district where XiaoLi lives is very modern. It is one of the busiest districts. There are a lot of newly built high-rise buildings and great shopping malls. The western district is near the harbour and it has some pretty parks. You could also see the gorgeous island, Gulangyu Island.
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