1、Unit 4 Finding Your Way Reading (II)I. Teaching aims and learning objectivesBy the end of the lesson, students should be able to:1. use the important words and phrases correctly;2. give directions in English.II. Teaching contents1. New words and phrases: everybody, straight, on, bamboo, along, road,
2、 king, remember, that, dangerous, sound, forest, funny, laugh, giraffe, quite, neck, leaf, north-east, bridge, cross, all day long, make beautiful sounds, make people laugh2. New structures: Go straight on and youll find the Panda House.Walk along the road. Turn left, and to the west of the Lions Ar
3、ea, youll find the World of Birds.III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty1. Use the important words and phrases correctly.2. Give directions in English.IV. Teaching proceduresStep 1 Lead-inT: Hello, boys and girls. Do you remember Sunshine zoo? (1) Look at the picture and tell me w
4、hat animals are living here. (Pandas.) What do you know about pandas in Sunshine Zoo? You can use the words and phrases on the screen to help you.(2) What animals are living next to pandas? (Lions.) What do you know about them?(3) What animals did the students see next? (Birds.) Where do they live a
5、nd what are they like?(4) I like monkeys. Where are they? Say something about them.(5) What animals are living next to monkeys? (Giraffes.) What do you know about them?(6) What animals did the students see at last? (Elephants.) What do you know about elephants?T: The red line on the picture shows us
6、 the way to see different animals. Do you think it is possible to drive fast on such a path? No, because it is not straight.【设计意图：通过复习，帮助学生进一步熟悉文章的内容，并自然过渡到对于文中重要词汇的讲解。 】Step 2 Presentation1. Straight(1) adj.Car can go fast on straight roads. The girl has straight hair.(2) adv.“Straight” can also be
7、 used as an adverb. Look at the sign. It means go straight on. (3) Complete the sentences according to the pictures. She is so tired that she goes straight to bed.His mom asks him to go straight home after school.2. LieT: What do pandas like to do all day long? T: Can you think of any other expressi
8、ons weve learned about “lie”? lie in bed, lie on the sofalie on ones stomach, lie on ones back3. Remember(1) remember to doT: The boy is lying on his stomach with the remote control in his hand, but his mom tells him to remember to watch TV for no more than an hour.What do you have to remember to do
9、 if it is raining?(2) remember not to doT: Read the sentences again and rewrite them.My mom tells me to remember to watch TV for no more than an hour.We have to remember to drive slowly on rainy days.(3) remember doingT: Complete the conversation.Pay attention to the difference between “forget to do
10、” and “forget doing”/“remember to do” and “remember doing”.4. JumpT: Look at this room. Is it tidy? No, things are all over the floor. Guess what happened, using the phrase “forget to do sth”. (1) The children forgot to put away their toys.(2) The children forgot to close the window. The wind blew t
11、hings everywhere. (3) The children forgot to close the door of the cage that keeps the monkey in.T: What does the monkey like doing? Complete the sentences about monkeys.5. Make sb do sthT: Monkeys often make people laugh. What else can make us laugh? What do your parents often make you do? 6. Give
12、directions(1) Fill in the blanks.T: Youve learnt a lot about how to give directions. Read the introduction on page 44 again and fill in the blanks.(2) Look and learn.T: Look at the following pictures and learn more phrases about giving directions.【设计意图：让学生理解本课重要词汇，并且创设情境帮助他们在实际中运用词汇。最后学习指路用语，通过生动的形式
13、适当拓展。 】Step 3 PracticeLets help them!T: Two foreign visitors have difficulty in finding their hotel. They need our help. As is shown on the map, there are several routes leading to their hotel. Work in pairs and take turns to give directions.T: Good job! Helping others make us happy. May you all live happily.【设计意图：将本课所学关于指路的方法，运用到日常生活中，通过描述不同的路线，操练各种表达。 】V. Homework1. Remember new words, phrases and sentences.2. Recite the article.