1、Unit 3 Welcome to Sunshine Town! Reading (II)I. Teaching aims and learning objectivesBy the end of the lesson, students should be able to:1. further understand the article and retell it by using their own words;2. master the usages of some important words and structures;3. know how to behave properl
2、y when visiting a place. II. Teaching contents1. New words and phrases: quiet, air, fresh, local, jogging, underground, famous, Western, opera, theatre, miss, forward, soon, a local theatre, Beijing opera, Western restaurants, look forward to2. New structures: There are lots of things to do in Sunsh
3、ine Town.Would you like to stay in a quiet town?Sunshine Town is not far from the centre of Beijing.It takes only 40 minutes by underground.Why not visit our local theatre and enjoy Beijing opera?We are looking forward to meeting you soon.III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficultyUnde
4、rstand and grasp the usages of some important words and phrases.IV. Teaching proceduresStep 1 Revision1. Word scrambleT: What kind of place is Sunshine Town? (呈现 quiet) I will show you more words in this way. Please put the letters in a correct order by spelling the word out. qiuet quietferhs freshj
5、gognig joggingundregruond undergroundfaoums famouslcoal localsmis missatr artfrowrad forward【设计意图：以 Word scramble 的形式复习单词，提高学生积极性，增加英语学习的趣味性。 】2. Make up phrasesT: Boys and girls, can you use these words to make up phrases?【设计意图：由单词这个“点”引入词组这个的“线”的复习，自然又有效，并为接下来的文章复述做好铺垫。 】3. Retell the passageT: Le
6、ts read the phrases together. Work in group of four, and use these phrases to retell the passage.【设计意图：以小组合作的复述方式让学生自测课文掌握情况，有助于信息的内化和单词词组的熟练掌握，并增强他们英语学习的自信。 】Step 2 Presentation 1. to do 不定式作定语 to do 不定式作定语，通常都放在其所修饰的名词、代词之后。T: You have done a good job. From your retelling, we can easily see that t
7、here are lots of things to do in Sunshine Town. Please use proper “to do” to fill in the following blanks.2. be famous for & be famous asT: Do you know this singer? Michael Jackson/famous for/many popular songs. Michael Jackson is famous for many popular songs.She is J.K. Rowling. Do you know what s
8、he is famous for? J.K. Rowling is famous for the book Harry Potter. And she is famous as a writer.Beijing, famous, Beijing duck, the capital of China Famous as the capital of China, Beijing is famous for Beijing duck.T: Famous as the capital of China, what else is Beijing famous for? (the Great Wall
9、, the Palace Museum. Tianan men Square, the Summer Palace)3. miss (doing) sthIf you go to Beijing, dont miss these places of interest. Dont miss visiting these places of interest.He gets up early in order not to miss the underground. He gets up early in order not to miss taking the underground.4. 时间
10、表示距离We can take the underground to the centre of Beijing from Sunshine Town. It takes 40 minutes by underground (from Sunshine Town to the centre of Beijing).= It takes 40 minutes to take the underground from Sunshine Town to the centre of Beijing.= It is 40 minutes from Sunshine Town to the centre
11、of Beijing by underground. Summary: (1) It takes (sb) + 时间 + 方式 + from . to . (2) It takes (sb) + 时间 + to do + from . to .(3) It is + 时间 + from . to . + 方式 T: If I underline 40 minutes by underground, how should we raise the question? How far does it take from Sunshine Town to the centre of Beijing?
12、T: Work in pairs and make up a dialogue by using the structures above. 5. look forward to (doing ) sthT: A group of exchange students will come to Sunshine Town.We are looking forward to meeting the exchange students.Is he _?Millie _ for her birthday. Are they _? 【设计意图：创设了丰富的语境，活动设计的多样性、生活性等得到了充分的体现
13、。选择了文中较为重要的 5 个语言点，借助于图片、视频等创设丰富的语境及学生感兴趣的话题，采取多种形式帮助学生巩固强化对词语以及短语的理解。 】Step 3 Practice1. Make a summaryT: What language points have we leant today? Lets make a summary. 2. Make up a storyT: Work in groups of four and use the language points weve learnt to make up a story. 3. Show time【设计意图：通过小组编故事使
14、得语言输出环节更有趣味性，提高学生的积极性和参与度。】4. My storyT: Help choose the right words or phrases to complete the article.【设计意图：再次巩固并检测学生语言点掌握情况，自然将话题转入自己的家乡。 】Step 4 Presentation1. Ways to give adviceT: What places of interest are mentioned in the article?What can we do by Taihu Lake?Why not take a walk?= _ _ _ take
15、 a walk?= _ _ taking a walk?=_ _ _ _ _ _ take a walk.(keys: Why dont you, How/What about, It is a good idea to)2. SummaryT: Do you know other ways to give advice?3. CompetitionT: Suppose the exchange students are coming to Wuxi, what places of interest do you plan to take them to? What activities wi
16、ll you do? We will have a competition between boys and girls. Give as many suggestions as you can. Each of your ideas will get one point for your team. I will give you one minute to prepare. Here we go. 【设计意图：以比赛的形式操练方式表达，寓教于乐，同时也激发了学生对家乡的热爱。】V. Homework1. Finish your travelling plan.2. Review the language points.