24 Using Language
Using Language
1). To read the passage A NIGHT IN THE MOUNTAINS
一体化设计： To use the language by reading, listening, speaking and writing.
教学重点、难点： 1).Improve the students’ writing ability.2).Enable the students to understand the passage better.
教学过程： Step 1 Lead-inEnjoy the music “青藏高原”Appreciate the beauty of Tibet.Ask students several questions about the pictures, e.g.What do you think of these pictures What’s the weather like there Do you want to go there etc.Talking about Tibet.Step 2 Reading We know Wang Wei and Wang Kun have traveled down the Mekong. Today they have reached the Tibetan Mountains. They will stay there for a night. Now let’s look at the passage “A night in the mountains” on page 22. Read it quickly to find the main idea. Show some questions.1.How does Wang Kun feel about the trip now 2.What do you think has changed his attitude 3.Is it natural for Wang Kun not to feel lonely 4.Would you feel the same way in this situation Why or Why not Step 3 Listen and markLet the students listen to the recorder and mark the rising and falling tone of each sense group and sentence. Then practice reading aloud. Pay attention to pronunciation and intonation.Step 4 DialogueSuppose Wang Wei and Wang Kun leave their camp the next morning and go on with the journey. Make a short dialogue between them. Sample dialogue :--Oh , up so early --Early It’s nearly 9 o’clock.--Oops! (Look at his watch). I guess you’re right.--Why were you so tired --Well, I stayed up late last night to watch the stars.--That’s nice. They must be pretty.--Yes, they are.Then ask students to make up their own dialogues. They may discuss and practice in pairs.Step 5 Guided writing1.readingIn this unit, we have read the first two parts of a travel journal and have listened to the third part of the travel journal. What is the difference between a journal and a diary Let’s read the passage on page 23 and find out the difference between the two.A diaryPersonals;To record how the writer feels very soon after things happen.A travel journalFor a lot of readers;Record the writer’s experiences ,ideas and afterthoughts about what they have seen;Its topics include people , things and events less familiar to readers.2 Writing a letter
Now let’s do a writing practice. Imagine that you are a friend of Wang Wei. Write a short letter to her and ask her to describe: how she feels, what she is doing, and some place you want to know about. Then wish her well on her journey by using at least two of these expressions:
Have a nice/good time. Have a nice/good trip. Take care.
Good luck on your journey. Say “Hello” to …. Write to me.
Give my best/love wishes to …. Have fun.
A sample writing:
Hi, brave little Wei,
How I worry about you and Wang Kun! Do you have a good time now I hope so. What are you doing now Are you still in Laos Can you tell me something about people’s life there When are you leaving for Cambodia When you get there, tell me about the Buddhist temples there. Please send some photos with your next letter! Well, Have a good trip and don’t forget to write to me! Give my best wishes to Wang Kun. Good luck on your journey.
Take care!
Yours,
Wang Lin
Step 6 HomeworkFinish writing the letterReview the whole unitRead the passage in workbook( page 59) “The end of our journey ”.
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221 Unit 3 Travel journal
Warming-up and listening
1. To talk about things related to travel, e.g. the place the fares and transport, etc. 2. To improve the Ss’ listening ability.
一体化设计： There are so many beautiful places in China and the whole world. We should love our country, love the whole world and love nature.
教学重点、难点： To talk about travel.To tell the Ss how to catch the key points when they do listening.
教学过程： Teaching aids a tape recorder, a projector and a computerStep 1. A song (歌词见后面)Step 2 Warming upShow the photos of some beautiful places on the PowerPoint. （The Great Wall; Yuanming Yuan ; Budala Palace; Venice; The Liberty Statue in New York,America; Fujiyama.）Ask students whether they know where they are. Then T ask: Do you like traveling Ss: YesT: Why do you like traveling (超级链接)：Enjoy beautiful scenery; Increase our knowledge; Make friends; Be good to health… Ss may have a lot of different ideas. Give them time to talk freely.T ask: How will you prepare for traveling (including the time, the place, the means, the cost, the things you’ll take along, … of traveling) (超级链接) : Step 3 Speaking T: Now, imagine that you live in Qinghai Province. You plan to spend a holiday with a friend somewhere in Southeast Asia. Choose three places to visit and find out the one –way fare to get there for different kinds of transport. Then, make up a dialogue In pairs, discuss the fares and decide where to go.Before they do that task, show a map of Southeast Asia with detailed position of Laos; Vietnam; Ho Chi Minh City; Phnom Penh; Thailand; Cambodia; Singapore; Malaysia.Then show some pictures of the sceneries in these countries. Then give the Ss several minutes to prepare for the dialogue and then call some of them to act their dialogues out. Step 4 Listening1.Listen to Part 3 CHATTING WITH A GIRL and tick the words .2. Listen again to the tape and fill in the chart3.Listen to Part 4 of JOURNAL DOWN THE MEKONG and tick the words you hear on the tape.4.Listen to this material again and answer the questions.(1)Who is telling the story Wang Kun(2)When did Wang Wei meet her cousins In October in Dali(3)Why didn’t they begin the journey in Tibet with Wang Wei and Wang Kun The story doesn’t say(4)Find a word that describe how the person telling the story feels about travelling in Laos. Afraid,alone,excited,glad…5.Listen to Part 5. Wang Kun is describing a few of the things they saw during their tour. Pick out the correct in formation and then tell about their experience in Laos.Step 5 HomeworkMake up a dialogue .P57. Using structuresP59. Reading task
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228 Language points
Language points
Revise and strengthen the language points.
一体化设计： Revise all the points of this unit.
教学重点、难点： Remember the language points
教学过程： one-way fare / single-way fare (单程票价), round-way fare (往返/双程票价) different kinds of transport (Br.E) / transportation(Am.E)3. journey down the Mekong 湄公河之旅 有 “沿着”之意,相当于 “along”, 1) 由北向南,由西向东用down, 反之用up;2) 由城镇向农村时用down, 反之用up;3) 依门牌号码,由大数字向小数字行进时,应用down ,反之用up;4) 由上而下,如:沿着山坡而下,沿着江河顺流而下,从楼上到楼下由住宅到街上，应用down, 反之用upPara.1: 4. dream of / about doing 梦想，梦见（后接名词，代词，动名词） e.g. What a small world! I wouldn’t dream of meeting you here. The young soldier sometimes dreams of his hometown. dream n. have/dream a dream, realize a dream take a bike trip * get a chance to do * finally, adv. 最后，终于final adj. 最后的，n （常用复数）决赛，期末考试e.g. We waited and waited, and the train finally arrived. What is the final score of the table tennis single for men How are you prepared for your finals cycle along * go for bike rides *in the countryside *persuade sb (not) to do, 说服某人（不）做…persuade sb that + clause 使某人相信 persuade sb to do sth 指成功地说服, “说而不服, 或说而无果”应用 advise sb to do sth / try to persuade sb to do at the college/ university *get / make sb interested in = interest sb, show interest in sth/ sbget+ n./pron.+adj.=make + n./pron.+adj. e.g. They didn’t get home after school as usual, which got/ made mother worried.Para.2: 14. Although she didn’t know the best way of… although “虽然,但是”,引导让步状语从句,不与but连用 though一般可与although互用，引导的让步状语从句有时用倒装语序.作副词时, “然而,可是”,通常放于句尾,并用逗号与句子隔开 e.g. Young though he is, he is very rich. He said he would come; he didn’t, though.15. a way of doing/ to do * e.g. She didn’t know the best way of getting to places.= She didn’t know the best way to get to places.16. insist (若insist后面宾语从句的主语与主句的主语不一致,谓语由加动词原形构成,其中should可省略) insist that sb (should)do 坚持认为，坚持说 insist on/upon sth/ doing 坚持做，坚决做 e.g. We insisted that father (should) give up smoking. She insisted on/upon going to Beijing by air.17. care about, care for, care to do care about关心,忧虑 care for喜欢,照顾 care to do愿意/同意做某事e.g. I don’t care (about) what happens to him. Would you care for a drink Would you care to go for a walk Sentence focus: 1. It was my sister who first had the idea…
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225 Listening & Speaking
Listening & Speaking
To listen to Part 4 and 5 of “ JOURNEY DOWN THE MEKONG” on Workbook..
一体化设计： Enable the listening ability of the students.
教学重点、难点： Enable the listening ability of the students.
教学过程： Teaching procedures:Step 1. Led-in Ask students to discuss with partners the following questions:1). Do you like the dressing way of Tibet 2). Can you describe the way of life in Tibet Step 2. Pre-listening Ask students to read the words of Part 1 on page 55.Step 3. ListeningAsk students to listen to the tape for P55, Exercise 1.Listen to the tape again and then answer the questions. （把原文中的重点句子挑出来，采取挖空式的方式，用幻灯片的形式给学生展现）Step 4. Listening on P582. Pre-listening Ask students to read the questions in Exercise 1, Page 58.Listening1). Ask students to listen to the tape for P58, Exercise 1.2). Listen to the tape again and find out the information to fill in the chart.(把原文中的重点句子挑出来, 采取挖空式的方式，用片的形式给学生展现）Step 5. Consolidation Try to retell the part of the story according to the chart.Step 6. SpeakingLed-in Say: A river can influence the people living along the river. How (Students’ discussion)2. Activities: Group DiscussionA dam is a huge wall built on a river that can produce electricity for millions of people. A dam can also stop floods in places that get lots of rain. For those reasons , the Lancang Mekong River now has some dams. In our country, a lot of dams have been or are being built on the Changjiang and Yellow Rivers. Requirements are as follows:Work in pairs and discuss this question: 1. What do you think a dam does to a river and the people who lives on it 2. Make a list of at least two good and two bad things a dam does.3. Represent your report to your classmatesHomework: 1. Go over Part 4 & 5 of “Journey Down The Mekong River”. 2. Get preparation for Reading & Writing next period, and underline the useful words and expressions.
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226 Reading & Writing
Reading & Writing
1. To deal with the Reading and Writing part.2. To teach students how to write a short letter.
一体化设计： To deal with the Reading and Writing part.
教学重点、难点： To teach students how to write a short letter.
教学过程： Step 1. Led-inQuestions: 1. Do you often keep a diary 2. Have you ever written a travel journal 3. Can you tell the differences between a diary and a travel journal Step 2. Listening and readingListen to the tape and try to catch the words to fill in the blanks and then read the whole paragraph by themselves. Reading and underlining
Collocations from Reading and Writing
put one’s thoughts into a diary, travel journey, the difference between, for on thing… for another, record one’s experiences, soon after, be familiar to, make a list of, compare…with, agree to.
Read the passage quickly and then fill in the information on the chart. Step 3. Preparations for writingFrom the paragraph above, we have known the differences between a diary and a travel journal. Fill in the chart (the differences between a diary and a travel). Design a chart for the students to fill in.A diary1). Personal; 2).To try to record how the writer feels very soon after things happenA travel journal1). For a lot of reader;2).To record their experience, ideas and afterthoughts;3). Its topics include people, things and events less familiar to readers.Step 4. Writing a letterImagine that you are a friend of Wang Wei. Write a short letter to her and ask her to describe: how she feels, what she is doing, and some places you want to know about. Then wish her well on her journey by using at least two of these expressions:Have a nice/good time. Have a nice/good trip. Take care. Good luck on your journey. Say “Hello” to ….Write to me. Give my best wishes/love to …. Have fun.Step 5. CorrectionGive a sample of writing.My dear brave little Wei, How I worry about you and Wang Kun! Are you enjoying your trip I hope so. What are you doing now Are you in Cambodia yet When you get to Phnom Penh, tell me about the Buddist temples there. Please send some photos with your next letter! Well, have fun and don’t forget to write to me! Say “Hello” to Wang Kun for me. Good luck with your journey. Take care! Your friend forever, Ju LinStep 6. Group workSay: We have learnt so much about travel. Now imagine that you will run a travel business that gives tours of famous places in or near your hometown. You want to make an advertisement that both foreigners and Chinese can read so that your travel agency can get more business. (Page 60) What are some of the key factors in an advertisement --where to visit --where to stay for the night--when to leave --when to return --how to get there --how much to pay --what to see --what to eat --what to pay attention toShow some sample advertisements:Say: Here are two useful websites about the beautiful and famous places. Log on them and learn more by yourselveshttp://www./newtravel/ ( http: / / www. / newtravel / " \t "_parent )http://finance./htmlnews/2006/01/16/7 ( http: / / finance. / htmlnews / 2006 / 01 / 16 / 756119_0.htm" \t "_parent )56119_0.htm ( http: / / finance. / htmlnews / 2006 / 01 / 16 / 756119_0.htm" \t "_parent )Homework: Suppose you are Wang Wei. Write a letter in reply to your friend Ju Lin’s letter.
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222 Reading
Reading
Let students speak more.
一体化设计： Warming up makes students interested in the text.
教学重点、难点： How to let students know more about the differences between British and American English.
教学过程： Teaching proceduresStep Ⅰ Warming UpT: Do you like travelling Present some pictures of beautiful places to arouse their interest of travelling. Meanwhile, the teacher can also ask some more questions to make the students say something about their journey , such as their plans of trips, the difficulties they met in their journey and so on.Step Ⅱ Lead InT: Q1: Have you visited any river Q2: How many great rivers do you know Q3 : If you could travel down only one of them, which one would you choose Why Ask the students the locations of some famous rivers in the world .(Mekong, Rhein, Seine, Nile, Thames, Congo, Amazon, Mississippi, Volg)Step Ⅲ Pre-readingT: Have you visited the Mekong River If no, let’s learn something about it.1. Show a picture of the Mekong River and the brief introduction of it. Ask them:Can you list the countries that the Mekong River flows through Enjoy the beautiful sights along the Mekong River to arouse their interest of it.Step IV ReadingIn this step, get the students to read the text and finish some tasks.Task1: Scan the text quickly, then answer some questionsQ1. Who are Wang kun and Wang Wei Q2.What are their dreams Q3.Who are Dao Wei and Yu Hang Q4. Is it a difficult journey to cycle along the Mekong Why Q5.What can you see when you travel along the Mekong River Task2: Listen to the tape and pay attention to the pronunciation, then do the T or F exercise.Task3: Careful readingRead the text again and try to complete a form.their dreamTheir journeyTheir preparationStep V Post-readingTask1: Make comparisonAn attitude is what a person thinks about something. Make lists of Wang Wei’s and Wang Kun’s similar and different attitudes about the trip. Task2: DebateWhich character do you like,Wang Kun or Wang wei Why Task3: Understand two mottosLife is just a series of trying to make up your mind. Success belongs to the perseveringStep VI HomeworkRead the text again.Write a passage about their journey
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2Learning about language
1.To revise the useful words and expressions.2. To learn useful structures--- the Present Continuous Tense to express future actions.
一体化设计： the Present Continuous Tense to express future actions.
教学重点、难点： How to use the Present Continuous Tense to express a plan or something to be done according to plan..
教学过程： St Step 1:Greeting ： A song. S Step 2:Practice一 Use the reading passage to find the correct word or expression for each of the following sentences.1. He is so stubborn that no one can ____________ him to do anything.2.A ___________ person always tries to finish the job, no matter how hard it is.3._______ she has made up her mind, nothing will ___________________.4. Is it_______ for us to take off our hats in church 5. He ________ that we find the source of the trouble as soon as possible. Everyone a greed.6.Do you remember every _____ of the story you have just read.7.I wanted to pay the train ____ , but my friend insisted. _______I gave in.8.She persuaded all of us to _______ to work instead of taking the bus.Answer: 1. persuade 2. determined 3. Once; change her mind 4. proper 5. insisted 6. detail 7 fare; Finally 8. cycleSTEP 3 : GrammarEnjoy a song to present the Present Continuous Tense:I'm babysitting on Thursday ( http: / / www. / tefl_skills / listening_tefl_esl / PDFs / recording_script_06.PDF )Ask the Ss to answer: What is she doing on Monday/Tuesday… The Present Continuous Tense for future useThe present continuous tense can be used to express a plan or an arrangement.现在进行时可用来表示一个在最近按计划或打算要进行的动作；通常带一个表将来的时间状语, 但有明确的上下文时无须指出时间。能用进行时表将来的动词：go, come, leave, start, arrive, give, return, sleep ,stay, play, do, take, get, see off, travel, fly, drive, walk, reach, meet…Step4: Practice1. Look at the following dialogue and underline the verbs in this tense.A: Are you working this evening B: No. We’re having an English party, don’t you know A: Yes, I do. And we’re giving some performance at the party. What are you going to do B: I’m singing song with my classmates.2. In the following dialogue, a newspaper reporter is interviewing Wang Wei about her plans for the trip along the Mekong River. However, they are not sure about some of the verb tenses. Please help them complete their conversation.3. Multiple choice:Step5: DIALOGUE1. First show an example: Where you going on holiday A: Yanzi, where you going on holiday B: I’ m going to Laos.A: When are you leaving B: Next Sunday.A: How are you going to Laos B: I’m taking a plane.A: How long are you staying there B: About two weeks.A: Great. Have a good trip. B: Thanks.Farewells: Have a good trip/ journey; Have a good day/ time; Enjoy yourself; Best wishes; Have fun; Good luck; Take care!Step6:HOMEWORK1.Do exercises on Page 56, 572.Review The Present Continuous Tense ,then do exercises on Page57,58
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227 Summing up
Summing up
1.To read “ The End of the Journey”.2. To make a summary of the unit.
一体化设计： To make a summary of the unit.
教学重点、难点： To read “ The End of the Journey”.
教学过程： Step 1. Led-in Show the map of the Mekong River. They started from Qinghai Province, and now they will end their journal down the Mekong River. Now let’s have a quick look at the last part of their journey.Step 2. Extensive reading1. Skimming Skim the passage and try to find the answers to the questions:1.Do children in Cambodia have a good education 2.Why did Wang Kun say that he felt lucky 3.What’s the difference between Vientiane and Phnom 4.Why did Wang Wei’s cousins make jokes about them 5.Which country is larger, Cambodia or Vietnam 6.How many times did the farmer grow a new rice crop 2. Detail reading Read the text again and fill in the chart.TopicLaosCambodia VietnamPopulationThe smallest number of people inSoutheast AsiaTwice ofpopulationof LaosSeven timesof CambodiaWeatherDry and coolin autumnwarmWarm in thesouth, cool inThe northLearningpoorpoorpoorFarmingriceRice, fishingrice
﹡学生分组学习，解决问题。如：找出各自然段的中心句、文中难理解的词汇和句子，以四人小组为单位讨论学习等。学生通过自主和探究性学习，形成一种在日常学习与生活中乐于互助、交流并解决问题的习惯Step 3. Summary What have you learned about traveling in this unit Discussion:Q1. Do you like traveling Q2. Why do you like traveling Q3. How will you prepare for traveling A travel plan: Time Destination travel cost Means of transport What to do while travelingBackground information Points for attention What to take ﹡(Step 4. Discussion )
﹡Suggestion 1: Group Activity:Form groups of four. Now your group win a prize to go to Tibet. Discuss different ways of going there and your reasons. You should make clear about the time, the cost, what to take, points of attention, means of transport (by train/car/plane/bike, and each member choose one means), and what to do while travelling, etc.﹡Suggestion 2:Show pictures of Chen Liangquan. Introduction: Since 24, he spent 13 and a half years traveling all parts of China except Taiwan by bike. Since 2003, he has visited 47 countries and areas around the world by motorcycle. Now is enlisting ten volunteers to join him. Would you like to apply for the task Suppose your good friend has passed the tests and will start their journey next week, would you like to give him some suggestions Discuss in groups of four and choose a reporter to report the result of your discussion.﹡Suggestion 3:More and more people like to take photos or use video recorders while traveling, and they think that it is unnecessary to keep travel journals. What’s your opinion Homework: 1. Go over the whole unit and finish all the exercises in this unit. 2. Check yourself about this unit
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