1、Unit 2 Travelling Comic strip and Welcome to the unitI. Teaching aims and learning objectivesBy the end of the lesson, students should be able to:1. master the new words, phrases and sentence structures;2. describe different places of interest;3. develop the ability to work in groups.II. Teaching co
2、ntents1. New words and phrases: travelling, hey, the Great Wall, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, The Little Mermaid, the Statue of Liberty, the Sydney Opera House,Tower Bridge2. New structures: Im going to South Hill for my holiday.Ive been there before.Get ready.Im getting all my things.I dont think itl
3、l be a holiday for me.III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty1. Master the new words, phrases and sentence structures.2. Talk about places of interest from around the world. IV. Teaching proceduresComic stripStep 1 Lead-inWatch a videoT: Do you like travelling/traveling?T: Most of
4、you love travelling. Eddie and Hobo love travelling too. Theyre planning a holiday now. Lets listen to their conversation and find out where theyre going.【设计意图：通过视频导入本单元的主题 Travelling，介绍 travelling/traveling 两种拼写方法，然后过渡到 Eddie 和 Hobo 的出游计划，引出课本漫画部分的内容。】Step 2 Presentation 1. Listen and answer(1) Whe
5、re is Eddie going?(2) Does Hobo want to go too? (3) What does Hobo want to bring?2. Watch and discuss(1) Why does Eddie agree to take Hobo?(2) Why doesnt Eddie think it will be a holiday for him?【设计意图：通过简单的听、说训练，让学生了解漫画的内容，然后通过讨论更深一层的问题，并让学生找到笑点，活跃课堂气氛。】Step 3 Practice 1. Listen and repeatT: Now let
6、s read after the tape. Pay attention to your pronunciation and intonation. 2. Complete the passage Eddie is going on a trip to South Hill. Hobo has been there before and he wants to Eddie. Eddie agrees. Hobo is very and he all his things with him. Poor Eddie! It will not be a for him, because he has
7、 to Hobos heavy bag.【设计意图：将对话转换为小短文，检测学生对漫画内容的掌握情况，同时也可以检测他们的信息转换能力。】3. Read and act4. Group discussionT: Hobo wants to bring everything with him when he goes on holiday. Is it necessary? What do you usually bring with you when travelling?Welcome to the unitStep 1 Lead-in 1. Places of interest in Ya
8、ngzhouT: Do you know these places of interest in Yangzhou? Have you ever been to these places?T: What other places of interest did you visit in China?2. Places of interest in ChinaT: You have been to so many places of interest. Now I will show you more pictures of places of interest in China. Step 2
9、 Presentation1. The six places of interestThe Great Wall 长城 Beijing ChinaTower Bridge 塔桥 London Britain Sydney Opera House 悉尼歌剧院 Sydney AustraliaStatue of Liberty 自由女神像 New York AmericaLeaning Tower of Pisa 比萨斜塔 Pisa ItalyLittle Mermaid 美人鱼雕塑 Copenhagen DenmarkT: Whats this? S: Its the Great Wall/th
10、e Statue of Liberty/T: Where is it?S: Its in Beijing, China/New York, the USA/T: Whats special about it? S: Its the longest wall in the world./It is a present from France. It stands for liberty./2. Read the names of the six places of interest 3. Finish part A4. Match the places of interest with thei
11、r countries【设计意图：通过朗读和练习帮助学生巩固风景名胜的有关知识，使学生得到充分输入，为接下来的环节积累语言素材。】5. Play a guessing game(1) It is the longest wall in the world. (the Great Wall) (2) It is a present from French people. It stands for liberty. (the Statue of Liberty)(3) It is leaning. It may fall down some day. (the Leaning Tower of
12、Pisa)(4) The girl has a fishs tail instead of legs. (the Little Mermaid)(5) Its roof looks like a ships sails. It is in Australia. (the Sydney Opera House)(6) It is a large bridge over the River Thames in London. It has twin towers. (Tower Bridge)【设计意图：通过猜谜让学生复习本课学过的风景名胜，帮助他们进一步巩固。】Step 3 Practice1.
13、 Listen and answerT: Listen to Part B carefully and answer the following questions.(1) What are Daniel and Millie talking about?(2) Whats special about it?【设计意图：通过听力的训练，培养学生通过听取信息的能力。】2. Make up new conversationsT: Please work in pairs and make up new conversations. You can use the information in Pa
14、rt A to help you.3. Make a reportT: I know you have been to many other famous places. Please write a short passage about one of them. You can include the following information: What is it? Where is it? What is special about it? Then Ill choose some of you to make a report before the class.【设计意图：先让学生
15、利用 A 部分中的信息，模仿 B 部分设计对话；然后让学生从what、where 、special things 三个方面，谈论自己去过的地方。通过训练帮助学生巩固所学内容，同时锻炼他们的语言交际能力。】4. Talk about travellingT: Most of you like travelling. Please work in groups and talk about what you can get from travelling?【设计意图：通过小组讨论总结旅行的意义，培养学生高雅的情趣。】V. Homework1. Find more information about places of interest.2. Preview Reading.
