Period 2 Vocabulary; Reading and Speaking
整体设计
教材分析
在本节的词汇学习中, 学生可以根据所给的单词造句, 教师可以引导学生将句子组成段落。阅读部分是关于旅游的一篇文章。学生可以见识到一些有趣的地方和文化。
三维目标
1. 知识与技能
1)Train students’ reading ability.
2)Learn some useful words and expressions.
3)Learn about different cultures of different countries.
2. 过程与方法
Carry out an Activity among students to report their experiences in a trip.
3. 情感与价值
1)Make students have a better understanding of the cultures of different countries.
2)Inspire their determination to learn.
3)Encourage students to be acquainted with science and technology and make great contributions to the motherland.
教学重点
1. Help students to understand the passage better.
2. Learn and master some important words and phrases in this period.
教学难点
1. How to help students improve their reading ability and understand the passage better.
2. How to master the important language points in this passage.
教学方法
1. Fast reading to get the general idea of the text.
2. Intensive reading to understand the passage better.
3. Discussion to help students understand what they’ve learned better.
4. Explanation to help students master some language points.
教学过程
→ Step 1 Greetings and Revision
In the last class we have revised the grammar in this book.
Now let’s do some exercises to consolidate what we have revised.
(Show the following on the screen. )
1. Helen_____________ her keys in the office so she had to wait until her husband _____________ home.
A. has left; comes
. left; had come
C. had left; came
D. had left; would come
2. Dorothy was always speaking highly of her role in the play,_____________ , of course, made the others unhappy.
A. who B. which C. this D. what
3. The machine seemed_____________ already yesterday.
A. to test
B. to have been tested
C. testing
D. to have tested
4. Don’t take the medicine. It can’t help_____________ rid of your cold.
A. got B. to get C. getting D. to getting
5._____________ , I’d prefer to stay at home tonight.
A. Being honest
B. Being honesty
C. To be honesty
D. To be honest
Suggested answers:
1～5 CBBBD
→ Step 2 Vocabulary
Now let’s come to the section of Vocabulary.
First please write sentences using a noun from Box A and an adjective from Box B.
You may use the adjective as a predicate or an attribute.
For example:
The coastline was very polluted.
The country finds it difficult to feed its huge population.
A
building coastline earthquake fishing village philosopher populationruler weather
B
attractive freezing frightening huge modern polluted strong wise
Suggested answers:
1. The architecture is very modern.
2. The coastline is very polluted.
3. The earthquake is very frightening.
4. The fishing village is very attractive.
5. The philosopher is a wise one.
6. China has a large population.
7. The ruler is very strong.
8. The weather is freezing.
Please divide the following words into two groups: words you see as positive and those you see as negative. And try to explain to your partner why you put the words in these groups.
(Show the following on the screen. )
crowded dirty flood hunger honesty justice pollution peaceful
Possible answers:
Positive: honesty, justice, peaceful
Negative: crowded, dirty, flood, hunger, pollution
Now let’s do a cloze test to consolidate it.
Complete the passage below using the correct form of the words given.
(Show the following on the screen. )
affect chemicals climate crop frequent frightened industrial island quietwind People were very （1） when they heard the hurricane was approaching. The city was on a(n) （2） and the hurricane was coming directly towards it. When the hurricane arrived, it （3） the coastline, taking the roofs of houses in （4） fishing
villages. It damaged （5） for about a hundred miles around. Many factories in the （6） area of the city were damaged by the violent （7） , and （8） from the factories ran into the river and polluted it. Afterwards, experts agreed that the （9） had changed and that violent hurricanes had become more （10） in this part of the world.
Suggested answers:
1. frightened 2. island 3. affected 4. quiet 5. crops 6. industrial 7. wind8. chemicals 9. climate 10. frequent
→ Step 3 Reading and Speaking
The text is written by Mark. In this passage the writer tells about his experience in a trip around the world.
First please read through this passage and number the countries in the order that Mark visited them.
(Write the following countries on the blackboard)
China France Greece India Italy Japan
Suggested answers:
1. France 2. Italy 3. Greece 4. India 5. China 6. Japan
Now read the passage carefully and underline the new words in the text.
At the same time answer the following questions:
(Show the following on the screen. )
1. What did Mark do in northern Italy?
2. In which city did he see famous paintings?
3. In which country did he stay on an island?
4. Where did he say he enjoyed himself most?
5. In which country did the flood damage homes and crops?
6. Which people or places were described with these words?
lovely wonderful beautiful interesting great
7. Can you name three countries where Mark stayed by the sea?
(The teacher may ask students to ask and answer these questions with their deskmates)
Suggested answers:
1. He spent a month walking in the mountains.
2. Rome.
3. Greece.
4. In a fishing village in India.
5. India.
6. lovely—beaches in France; wonderful—art galleries in Rome; beautiful—countryside in India; interesting—weeks in Japan; great—philosopher Confucius
7. France, Greece, India/Italy.
→ Step 4 Discussion
We have read about Mark’s travelling experience in a trip.
Now work in groups of four. Imagine spending a month travelling around America.
Where would you go? What would you do?
(The teacher may first encourage students to discuss in their group to fix the their travelling schedule, courses as well as the things they want to do. And then a representative from each group will present their travelling experience to the class. )
→ Step 5 Summary and Homework
In this period we have learned some vocabulary and please try to keep them in mind after class. Through the reading of the text we have known the beautiful sceneries and different cultures of many foreign countries.
Homework:
Read the text again after class and master the useful expressions in this period.
板书设计
Module 7 Revision
Period 2 Vocabulary; Reading and Speaking
China France Greece India Italy Japan
A
building coastline earthquake fishing village philosopher populationruler weather
B
attractive freezing frightening huge modern polluted strong wise
活动与探究
1. Find more information about a certain foreign country.
2. Write down the results of your discussion.
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