1、Unit 1 Past and PresentReading (II)I. Teaching aims and learning objectivesBy the end of the lesson, students should be able to:1. have a deeper understanding of the interview; 2. know how to use the new language points correctly;3. rewrite the interview into a report; 4. realize the beauty of our h
2、ometown and encourage students to protect it. II. Teaching contents1. New words and phrases: since, ever, northern, married, wife, block, since, over, pollution, factory, waste, realize, improve, situation, however, impossible, before, lonely, anyway, husband, interview, turninto, in some ways, from
3、 time to time, all ones life2. New structures: Do you know Sunshine Town very well, Mr Chen?Ive lived here since I was born.Has the town changed a lot over the years?Now the government has turned part of the town into a new park.It has become impossible for us to see each other as often as before.No
4、w I feel a bit lonely from time to time.III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficultyUse new language points correctly.IV. Teaching proceduresStep 1 Revision1. Changes in Sunshine TownHelp the students to review the changes in Sunshine Town. Give them chances to show themselves in class
5、and remind them that they should pay attention to the tense when they describe the past and the present of Sunshine Town.2. Group workWork in groups and discuss the changes Mr Chen has experienced. 【设计意图：指导学生用不同的时态来描述不同时段的状态, 同时给学生展示自我的机会。就 Mr Chen 和阳光镇的变化给出一些关键词，帮助学生理清文章的脉络。 】Step 2 Presentation 1.
6、 Mr Chens housing(1) Ask the students to work in pairs and make an interview about Mr Chens housing with the help of the chart, some pictures and some key words.(2) Present some sentences about the changes, and ask the students to work out the rules of the simple past tense and the present perfect t
7、ense.(3) Learn the language pointmarry. Then do some exercises.2. Facilities(1) Ask the students to complete two passages and talk about the towns past and present.(2) Learn the language pointturn into /turn + adj. Then do some exercises.3. Pollution(1) Show some pictures and talk about the advantag
8、es and disadvantages of development.(2) Learn the language pointspollute, pollution and polluted. Then do some exercises.(3) Ask the students to think over the question: Whats the development of the society? Tell them that the government has realized the problems and is trying to improve the situati
9、on.(4) Learn the language pointimprove and improvement. Then do some exercises.(5) Have a group discussion: What does the development of the society bring us? What action can we take to improve the situation?4. Mr Chens life (1) Talk about what Mr Chen thinks of the present life. Learn more phrases
10、about “way”. And translate two sentences. (2) Learn the language pointalone and lonely. Then do some exercises【设计意图：通过四个部分的呈现，帮助学生深层理解文本，复习文章的细节问题，同时讲解及操练语言点。 】Step 3 Practice1. Rewrite the interview into a reportAsk the students to rewrite the interview into a report in the perspective of Mr Chen.2
11、. Retell the changesWork in pairs to retell the changes in Sunshine Town with the help of some key words and phrases.3. Complete the passageAsk the students to use words and phrases we learnt to finish a passage about urbanization.4. Translate the sentencesAsk the students to translate some sentence
12、s into English.【设计意图：以 Mr Chen 的语气改写课文来让学生重新整体把握课文。另外通过语篇形式来考察学生对四会生词和短语的掌握情况。 】Step 4 Production1. Talk about the changes in Yangzhou. 2. Design a poster about the changes in Yang Zhous transport, environment and peoples life. Try to call on more people to protect our city. V. HomeworkComplete the poster.