《英语》（八年级下册）
Unit 3 Online tours
Reading (II)
I. Teaching aims and learning objectives
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
1. get a general idea of what New York is like;
2. use the new words and phrases correctly;
3. give a brief introduction to New York.
II. Teaching contents
1. New words and phrases: guide, Asia, Africa, Europe, America, world-famous, trade, southern, international, huge, island, several, relax, hard, so much for sth, bottom, pick, play, website
2. New structures: Wall Street, the world-famous trade centre, is here at the southern end of Manhattan Island.
It’s exciting to see the huge glass ball falling through the darkness.
With several lakes, hills and a large green pawn, it’s a good place to relax after a hard day’s work.
III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty
1. Give a brief introduction to New York.
2. Use the new words and phrases correctly.
IV. Teaching procedures
Step 1 Lead-in
1. Be prepared to go to New York
T: Life is a journey. Today we’ll visit one of the biggest cities in the world, New York. Would you show me around the city?
2. Learn to use the word pick
【设计意图：设置情境，以学生是纽约的导游为切入点，为分版块复习课文，讲解新知识做好准备。】
Step 2 Presentation
1. The journey to New York
T: Where is New York? It is in North America. It is in the north-west of the USA.
T: What attractions will you show the visitors around? You can show them around Wall Street, Times Square, Central Park and Broadway.
【设计意图：通过头脑风暴的形式复习有关纽约的基本知识，明确本节课基本结构。】
2. Visiting Wall Street
T: First, we’ll go to Wall Street. Here we can experience the world-famous trade centre. It is at the southern end of Manhattan Island.
Where is Inner Mongolia? It is in the northern part of China. Where is Yunnan? It is in the southern part of China. It is also at the bottom of a China map. Where is Xinjiang? It is in the north-west of China.
T: Wall Street is famous for the international banks. In the word “international”, “nation” means “country”; the prefix “inter” means “among”; the suffix “al” means “of”.
Brainstorming: Words with prefixes; words with suffixes.
Exercise: Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the words in the brackets.
【设计意图：通过真实的情景操练，学习有关方位表达的词汇；通过头脑风暴，总结归纳常见词缀的用法。】
3. Visiting Times Square
T: Next, let’s go to the Times Square. On New Year’s Eve, people gather in the square. It’s exciting to see the huge glass balls falling through the darkness.
(1) Differences between big, large, little, small and huge.
(2) Group discussion: What safety tips should we know when attending some big events? Use the structures and phrases provided.
【设计意图：通过图片与对比，讲解几个近义词的用法；通过探讨大型活动需要注意的安全事项，操练It is + adj + for sb + to do的句型。】
4. Visiting Central Park
T: Here is Central Park. It is made up of several lakes, hills and a large green lawn.
Pair work: What can we do in Central Park?
(2) Exercise: Translate the sentences into English.
【设计意图：通过对话与翻译练习，运用新学单词relax、hard。】
5. Visiting Broadway
T: Broadway is famous for theatres in the world. Here, you can enjoy the famous musical Cats. It is a play filled with many beautiful songs. You can hear the famous song “Memory”. In fact, Broadway has been famous for its theatres since the early twentieth century.
(1) Use the correct prepositions to fill in the blanks.
(2) The usage of “since” and “for” in the present perfect tense.
Exercise: Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the words in the brackets.
【设计意图：通过例句与练习，帮助学生了解be famous for/as/to的意思，巩固since和for引导时间状语从句的用法。】
Step 3 Production
1. Make an introduction
T: OK, we’ve learnt a lot about New York. Who would like to give a brief introduction to the city? You can use the mind map on the screen to help you.
【设计意图：让学生参考思维导图复述课文，达到语言输出的目的。】
V. Homework
1. Review the important language points.
2. Write a report about New York and exchange it with your classmates.
课件32张PPT。Unit 3 Online tours Reading (II)Life is a journey!Welcome to New York!Suppose you are a guidepick “the big apple” New YorkWelcome to our website, “Around the World in Eight Hours”. Today, we the “the big apple” New York for you. Now, your camera with you and come with me. Our plane will to New York. We hope you can have a pleasant journey. “Pick" or “pick up"?pickedpick uppick you upWhat attractions will you show the visitors around? Wall StreetThe world-famous trade centreWhere is Wall Street? Wall Street is at the southern end of Manhattan Island. Where is Inner Mongolia? It is in the northern part of China. Where is Yunnan? It is in the southern part of China.
Yunnan is at the bottom of the map. Xinjiang is in the north-west of China. The international banksnation 国家 inter- 在什么之间-al 的international 国际的Brainstorm Complete the sentences1. People like to gather at the Tian’an men Square to
watch the raising of the (nation) flag.
2. My father works in an (nation) company
in Shanghai.
3. At the (south) part of the garden, there is a
big man-made lake. nationalinternationalsouthernTimes Squaresee the huge glass ball falling through the darknessgather there on New Year’s EveIt is exciting to see the huge glass ball falling through the darknessIt is + adj. + for sb + to do sthbig little hugeComparison 1. big 和large 所修饰的一般是具体的事物。
在现代口语中两者常可互换，big 较口语化，large比较正式。如：① 这上衣对她来说太大了。
② 中国是一个幅员辽阔的国家。This coat is too big for her. China is a large country. 2. Huge意为“巨大的；极大的”，修饰具体事物，指规格数额超
常。如：他们是如何搬运这些巨石的?How did they carry such huge stones? Safety tips for a big eventCentral Park more than 2 or 3 lakes but not manyseveral lakesWhat can we do in Central Park? several lakes, hills and a large green pawnTranslation 1. 一天辛苦工作之后，放松自己是有必要的。It is necessary to relax ourselves after a hard day’s work. I bought several books yesterday. 2. 昨天我买了好几本书。Broadway Broadway is famous for theatres Cats You can listen to the famous song “Memory”.The musical “Cats” is a play filled with many songsBroadway has been famous for its theatres since the early twentieth century.Hollywood films are famous people around the world.
Hollywood is famous a film-making centre in the world.
It is famous its high-quality films. Have a tryastofor他住在这里有十六年了。
他从十六年前起就住在这里了。
他从2001年起就住在这里了。
他从出生起就住在这里。
The usage of “since” and “for" in the present perfect tense1. The film for 20 minutes. (start)Exercise2. The parade for hours. (end)3. Kitty Hong Kong for two days. (arrive)4. She home since last Tuesday. (leave)5. She this book since last week. (borrow)6. Simon the Football Club since
last year. (join)7. They for 15 years. (marry)8. The fish for some time. (die)Show the visitors around New YorkHomework Review the important language points.
Write a report about New York and exchange it with your classmates. Thanks!
