新版牛津译林版九年级英语下册Unit1Asia Task教案

Unit1 Task
一、教学目标
1. 借助笔记完成一篇旅行指南。
2. 能独立对亚洲一个国家做一些研究，并写一篇关于这个国家的旅游指南。
3. 复习本单元所学的词汇和语法，通过练习增强学生的自信心。
二、教学内容
1. 掌握词汇：Hindi, billion, population, iron, IT, technology, custom, fair, sari, Indian。
词组：in South Asia, next to, a second language, over one billion, the second population, traditional clothes for women, communicate with, local people。
句型：
...so it is not too difficult to communicate with the local people.
India has the second largest population in the world.
It is also famous for its IT industry.
Traditional clothes for Indian women are saris.
It is one of the wonders of the world.
2. 能够独立对亚洲一个国家做一些研究，并写一篇关于该国家的旅游指南。
三、重点难点
能够独立对亚洲一个国家做一些研究，并写一篇关于该国家的旅游指南。
四、教学过程
Step 1 Leading in
T: Hello, everyone! Nice to see you again. Today we are going to learn how to write a guide.
Do you like climbing the mountains?
Do you want to enjoy the beaches?
Do you want to visit different wonders?
Do you want to know about different costumes?
If you do, the best way to help you is to travel.
Miss Thompson is a teacher. To help the students know more about different countries, she wants to take them to an Asian country. Now she finds many national flags here. Can you tell her what countries they stand for? The teacher shows some national flags to students and ask which country each flag stands for.
T: Yes. They stand for France, America, South Korea, India and Singapore. Can you tell me which of them are in Asia? Yes. South Korea, India and Singapore.
Which country would they visit? Do you have any good ideas?
Step 2 Presentation
T: Millie would like to suggest India and she has prepared some notes. Let’s read her notes.
Country: IndiaCapital city: New DelhiLanguages: mainly Hindi, English as a second languageWay of travel: by airTime of travel: 7 hours from BeijingTourist attractions: Taj Mahal
The teacher asks the students to read the notes.
T: Have you found something about South Korea in the table? Yes, we can know this：
Capital city: New Delhi
Languages: mainly Hindi, English as a second language
Way of travel: by air
Time of travel: 7 hours from Beijing
Attractions: Taj Mahal
In order to make it more clear, Millie is also going to write a guide for Miss Thompson. Can you help her finish it?
Now please open your books and turn to page 18. Try to finish the guide with the information we got just now.
1. India
2. South Asia
3. Pakistan
4. New Delhi
5. Hindi
6. English
7. second
8. one billion
9. wheat
10. steel
11. festivals
12. saris
13. Taj Mahai
After the students finish the Part B on Page 18, check the answers.
Ask students to read the guide carefully and find the main idea of each paragraph.
Paragraph 1 tells us the name of the country and the capital.
Paragraph 2 tells us about its language and population.
Paragraph 3 tells us about the crops and industries.
Paragraph 4 tells us the attractions.
Step 3 Prepare for a guide
T: So if you want to go on a trip, you can also write a guide like this. Do you know what information you should get before writing the guide?
Yes, you should get to know the name of the country, the capital, the language and customs, the way of travel, the time of travel, the tourist attractions there, and sometimes you should also know about the weather and the cost there.
The teacher asks the students to find the information and discuss it with their partners.
Discuss the different ways to get good ideas with students.
Step 4 Write a guide
T: After we gather all the information, we can begin to write a guide just like Mille’s.
Now let’s start our task.
Look at the boy. He is Daniel. He wants to travel to an Asian country. Let’s help him choose a country and then write a guide. (PPT)
T: First, choose a country you suggest him to visit. Here are four Asian countries-India, Thailand, China and Japan. OK, he likes visiting temples. Let’s choose Thailand for him.
Second, let’s find some information about Thailand. For example, its capital, the language and customs, the way of travel, the time of travel, the tourist attractions there, and sometimes you should also know about the weather and the cost there.
T: Now let’s begin to search for the information. Do you know anything about Thailand? If it is hard for you to find the information, just look at the screen. I’ll show you something.
Country: ThailandCapital city: BangkokLanguages: ThaiPopulation: 67.1 million
Way of travel: by airTime of travel: 3 hours from BeijingTourist attractions: the Grand Palace(大王宫) the Floating Market(水上市场)the temples (寺庙)wonderful performances(精彩的表演)

Give students some minutes to read the notes.
T: Now, let’s begin our task. Boys and girls, can we write the guide now? Let’s have a try. I will show you a model.
Try to complete the guide with the information we got just now.
T: (PPT) I think Thailand is a great country to visit. Its capital city is Bangkok. You can go there by air, and it just takes about 3 hours to get there from Beijing.
※ What can Daniel know from this paragraph?
The country’s name/capital, the way of travel, the time of travel.
T: People there speak Thai, and the population of Thailand is 67. 1 million. The weather there is quite good.
※ What can Daniel know from this paragraph?
The language/currency/weather...
T: (PPT) There are a lot of things to do in Thailand. If you want to visit beautiful buildings, you can go to see the Grand Palace and the temples. If you like shopping, you can go to the Floating Market. If you feel bored, you can watch the performances. I think you will have a nice trip there.
※ What can Daniel know from this paragraph?
The attractions and things to do there.
Step 5 Conclusion
Ask students to remember the steps:
Step 1: Choose a country.
Step 2: Gather useful information about the country.
Step 3: Write the guide with the information.
Step 6 Homework
1. Remember the steps to write a guide.
2. Find another Asian country you are interested in, and write a tour guide for your online friend.
五、板书设计
Unit 1 TaskCountry: Capital city: Way of travel: Time of travel: Tourist attractions: