Module 1 Wonders of the world 教学目标 1. Function: Describing places and experiences. 2. Structure: Comparison of past simple, present simple, future simple, present perfect, present continuous, past continuous. 3. Skills: 1) Listening for specific information; identifying photos. 2) Expressing views and opinions. 3) Reading and finding specific information . 4) Describing a wonder of the world. 4. Around the world: Stonehenge: A man-made wonder of the world.. 5. Task: Making a poster about a wonder of the world. 重点及难点: Grammar: Comparison of past simple, present simple, future simple, present perfect, present continuous, past continuous. 教学设计: Unit 1 It’s more than 2,000 years old. Ⅰ Teaching model Listening and speaking Ⅱ Teaching method Top-down approach Ⅲ Teaching aims 1. To learn and understand the topic words through talking and listening; 2. To know something about The Terracotta Army, The Three Gorges Dam, The Giant’s Causeway and Victoria Falls;【版权所有：21教育】 3. To understand conversations involving different tenses. Ⅳ Teaching Objectives 1. Key vocabulary: man-made, natural, wonder, discussion, eastern, though, loud, wow, opinion, in one’s opinion, more than, electricity, millions of 2. Key structures: Sentence structure Ⅴ Teaching aids Tape recorder, OHP , video Ⅵ Teaching Steps Step 1 Warming-up 1. Show some pictures of the wonders of the world. 21*cnjy*com 2. Enjoy and talk something about the pictures. 3. Show some pictures to introduce the new words. 4. Learn the new words. 5. Read the words after the teacher. Step 2 Match the name. Match the names of the wonders with the pictures. 1. Ask the students to look at the pictures. 2. Read through the names of the wonders. a) The Terracotta Army b) The Three Gorges Dam21·cn·jy·com c) The Giant’s Causeway d) Victoria Falls 3. Match the names of the wonders with the pictures.21·世纪*教育网21·cn·jy·com 4. Ask the students to check their answer with a partner.www.21-cn-jy.com 5. Call back the answers from the whole class and check the answers. Step 3 Answer the questions. Look at the pictures and answer the questions. Use the words in the box to help you. 1. Ask the students to look at the pictures in Activity1.21·世纪*教育网 2. Ask the students to read through the words in the box.2-1-c-n-j-ywww-2-1-cnjy-com ancient man-made modern natural wonder 3. Ask the students to read through the questions in Activity 2. 21*cnjy*com 1) Which two are natural wonders? 2) Which two are man-made wonders? 3) Which is an ancient wonder? 4) Which is a modern wonder? 4. Look at the pictures and answer the questions. Use the words in the box to help you.21cnjy.com 5. Ask the students to check their answer with a partner.21*cnjy*com 6. Call back the answers from the whole class and check the answers. 7. Now listen and check. Step 4 Listen and read. 1. Ask the students to listen and read the conversation silently.【来源：21·世纪·教育·网】 2. Check(√)the true sentences. 1) Tony thinks the Giant’s Causeway is the largest natural wonder. 2) Lingling thinks Victoria Falls is more fantastic than the Giant’s Causeway. 3) Betty and Daming are more interested in man-made wonders. 4) For Daming, the Three Gorges Dam is more fantastic than the Terracotta Army. 3. Ask the students to read the passage and finish Activity 4.2-1-c-n-j-y 1) Where is the Giant’s Causeway? 2) How wide is Victoria Falls? 3) What wonders does Betty think are more exciting?21教育网 4) How old is the Terracotta Army? 4. After Reading: Complete the table. Wonders The Giant’s Causeway ______ rocks, ____ sides, on the ______ coast of Northern Ireland Victoria Falls in ______, ______ metres wide, _____ metres high The Terracotta Army more than ______ years old The Three Gorges Dam ______ metres long, _____ metres high, ____ metres wide, produce _________ Step 5 Pronunciation and speaking: Listen and mark the pauses. 1. Play the recording once without stopping. 2. Play the recording again and ask the whole class to repeat.21教育网 1) I’ve never seen it, so I’m not sure I agree with you.2·1·c·n·j·y21世纪教育网版权所有 2) That sounds great, though I think Victoria Falls in Africa is even more fantastic. 3) In my opinion, man-made wonders are more exciting than natural ones. 3. Ask the students to listen and mark the pauses.www-2-1-cnjy-com【来源：21cnj*y.co*m】 4. Now listen again and repeat. Step 6 Language points 1. Let’s call Wonder of the World and join in the discussion. 2·1·c·n·j·y 2. And I think the Giant’s Causeway is the most fantastic natural wonder. 3. That sounds great, though I think Victoria Falls in Africa is even more fantastic. 4. But in my opinion, man-made wonders are more than exciting than natural ones. 5. though Step 7 Work in pairs. 1. Read through the example with the class. —Which wonder of the world you like to visit? —I’d like to visit the Giant’s Causeway because I love wild places by the sea. 2. Make a list of wonders of the world. Say which one you would like to visit and why.【出处：21教育名师】 3. Work in pairs. Step 8 E 5) Thousands of people _________________ along the Great Wall every year. 6) A few minutes later, a stranger ___________________ at the end of the street. 7) The students _________________ about the journey to the Grand Canyon when the teacher came into the classroom.21cnjy.com21教育名师原创作品 3. Complete the sentences with the correct from of the words in the box. 4. Ask the students to check with a partner. 5. Check the answers: Step 9 homework
