1、Unit 1 Asia Reading (II)I. Teaching aims and learning objectivesBy the end of the lesson, students should be able to:1. talk about the two citiesBeijing and Guilin;2. use the new words and expressions correctly;3. describe their own home town or a familiar city.II. Teaching contents1. New words and
2、phrases: middle, emperor, landscape, attraction, watchtower, shape, underground, cave, hang, point, upwards, hire, turn into, be well worth a visit, watch the raising of the national flag, one of the wonders of the world, lie on the two sides of, be praised as 2. New structures: In the middle of the
3、 ancient city of Beijing is the Palace Museum. It is also popular to hire a bicycle and ride around the countryside.III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty1. To understand the new words and phrases correctly. 2. To use the new words and phrases to describe a place.IV. Teaching proc
4、eduresStep 1 Lead-in T: There are many tourist attractions in Beijing. Among them, four places are especially famousa museum, a park, a square, and a wall. Do you know them?S: Yes. They are the Palace Museum, the Summer Palace, Tiananmen Square and the Great Wall.T: Good. Can you say something about
5、 them? You can choose one place and introduce it to us.【设计意图：抓住北京的四大景点，让学生选择其一进行描述，在对文本内容进行有效回顾的基础上，增加了问题的开放性，激发学生的思维。 】T: In the southern part of China, there is also a beautiful place. It is famous for a river and a cave. There is a saying about it: East or west, Guilin landscape is best. Now Ill
6、give you some pictures about Guilin. Describe them in your own words or with the sentences from the passage. Give me the answers as quickly as possible.【设计意图：依托文中出现的桂林主要景点，将复习文本的任务分解至看图说话中，让学生在语言应用中回顾文本，同时激发他们的竞争意识。 】Step 2 Language pointsPresent and practice the important words and expressions ment
7、ioned above.1. It was turned into a museum in 1925.T: Look at this picture. It is a small village. Do you know what it is like now? In fact, the small town is Shenzhen. Make a sentence please.S: Shenzhen has been turned into a modern city. (Show the cover of the book Red sorghum and the poster of it
8、s TV series.)T: You know this novel? Yes, its written by Mo Yan. And recently you can watch it on TV. So we can say S: The novel Red Sorghum was turned into a TV series.T: Great. There are another two pictures. Try to finish the sentence.S: Water turns into ice when it is cold enough.【设计意图：以城市变化引入语言
9、点，让学生在感知中领悟，并学会灵活应用。 】2. it is well worth a visit.T: As we all know, the Palace Museum is well worth a visit. We can also say it is well worth visiting. Nowadays, a film called Lost and Love is very popular. I think the film is well worth watching. Listen to the theme song. What do you think of it?S
10、: It sounds beautiful. And it is well worth listening to.3. Many tourists like to gather there early in the morning to watch the raising of the national flag.T: Several years ago, the raising of the price of the flats made lots of people worried. Recently, the price has fallen down instead of rising
11、 in many cities.T: Finish the sentences according to the picture.S: If you can answer my question, please raise your hand.Sorry, I cant hear you clearly. Can you raise your voice?The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.【设计意图：以房价问题设置情境呈现语言知识点，让学生在语境中领悟用法，通过看图说话进行及时巩固和反馈。 】4. with watchtowers e
12、very few hundred metres.T: Look at the picture of the five-ring flag. Complete the sentence.S: The Olympics take place every four years.T: Yes, and since 2008, Water Cube has been famous. Every day, many tourists go there by bus. Listen and finish the sentence.A: Excuse me. Does Bus No.5 go to Water
13、 Cube?B: Yes.A: When will the next bus come?B: In five minutes. The last one left five minutes ago.S: The bus to Water Cube comes every 10 minutes.【设计意图：以北京奥运会及景点水立方为话题，利用描述图片、听力训练等多种途径帮助学生理解语言知识，并在语境中灵活应用。 】5. It is one of the wonders of the world.T: The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the worl
14、d. There are many wonderful places in the world. They are all the wonders of the world. I wonder how the people in ancient times could build them without modern machines.T: Do you know a book called A brief history of time? Who wrote it?S: Yes. Hawking did. Hawking is a wonder in the scientific fiel
15、d. He has so many wonderful ideas. I wonder how he could overcome so many difficulties.【设计意图：通过描述长城，引出 wonder。利用霍金的事迹，考察学生对词汇灵活应用的能力，进行及时反馈，同时培养学生积极向上的人生态度和永不言弃的精神。 】6. It lies on the two sides of the Lijiang River.T: Guilin lies on the two sides of the Lijiang River. Tell me where these places are.
16、S: China lies in the east of the world.Shanghai lies on the two sides of the Huangpu River.My home town _.T: Look at the picture. Do you remember this cartoon character? S: Yes. He always tells lies.T: Try to fill in the blanks.S: Oh, my nose? What happened?You must have told a lie. I have told you
17、not to lie again many times.【设计意图：设置情境，将封闭式问题与开放式问题相结合，激发学生的思维能力和语用能力，同时利用学生熟知的卡通人物，帮助他们更深刻的理解 lie 一词的多种含义。 】7. All around the city, mountains stand in different shapes.T: Along the Lijiang River, you can see mountains in different unusual shapes. Some look like animals, some look like people. How a
18、bout these trees?S: The trees are in _.T: Who makes the trees so unusual?S: Maybe gardeners.T: Its the nature that shapes them.8. The cave is praised as the “Art Palace of Nature”.T: People call the Reed Flute Cave the “Art Palace of Nature”. Do you know how people call the following cities? Try to
19、match them. Then make sentences.Hongkong Venice in the EastSuzhou Pearl of the OrientHaerbin the Sun CityLasa the Ice City【设计意图：利用中国其他城市的美称，操练语言知识，同时拓宽学生的视野，激发他们对大自然、对生活的热爱。 】Step 3 Other words and phrases T: Read the two passages again, and find out other new words and phrases that you dont underst
20、and.T: Lets do a memory test to see if you have remembered all the phrases.【设计意图：让学生通过再次阅读，对部分没有重点讲解的词汇进行记忆比拼，提高学生的自主学习能力。 】Step 4 Practice T: You have done a good job. Now Ill show you around another cityNantong. It is famous for a hill, a river and a person. Ill introduce it to you. T: Work in gro
21、ups of four. Try to rewrite the passage using the phrases we have learned today Step 5 ProductionT: Now, its your turn to be a guide. Introduce your home town or one of your familiar cities to us. Try to use the new words and phrases.【设计意图：语用是语言学习的核心和根本。本环节要求学生将所学知识点进行重组，构建成语篇并输出，实现语言学习的目标。 】V. HomeworkWrite about your home town or the city you like best.