山西省吕梁市某中学高一英语精品教案：MODULE 4 A SOCIAL SURVEY-MY NEIGHBOURHOODTHE SECOND PERIOD READING（外研版必修1）.doc

1、Module 4 A Social Survey My NeighbourhoodThe Second Period ReadingTeaching goals 教学目标1. Target Language 目标语言a. 重点词汇和短语hometown, attractive, fortunate, pretty, sound, tourist, bother, nuisance, rent, district, approach, harbour, gorgeous, architecture, starve, park, put upb. 重点句式 P32Its been six year

2、s since.This is the first time Ive.You live in the northwest of Xiamen, is that right?Pretty hot and wet in the summer, but it can be quite cold in winter.Its a gorgeous island with some.2. Ability goals 能力目标Enable the students to describe the city of Xiamen.3. Learning ability goals 学能目标Help the st

3、udents to learn how to introduce or describe a city from different aspects, such as its location, climate, and famous tourist attractions etc.Teaching important & difficult points 教学重点和难点Enable the students to learn words and expressions used to describe a place.Teaching methods 教学方法Fast reading, in

4、tensive reading, pair work and discussion.Teaching aids 教具准备A projector, a computer and a map of ChinaTeaching procedures ways 教学过程与方式Step I Greetings and RevisionT: Good morning / afternoon, boys and girls!Ss: Good morning / afternoon, Mr / Ms.Put up a map of China on the blackboard and ask the stu

5、dents some questions to make them practice telling others a place.T: Here is a map of China. Would you like to tell me where Fujian province locates?S: It is in the southeast of China.S: It is on the southwest of Zhejiang province.S: It is on the southeast of Jiangxi province. T: You are right. And

6、the capital of Fujian province is Fuzhou, which is a big and beautiful city of Fujian, but there is another big and famous city in Fujian, do you know the name of this city?S: It is Xiamen.T: Then do you know the position of Xiamen?Ss: It locates on the southeast coast of China.T: OK! Please look at

7、 the map. Xiamen is here.Indicate the location of Xiamen on the map.T: Now would you like to tell me any information about Xiamen?S: Xiamen is a very beautiful and clean city. Xiamen University is well known all over China. My brother is studying there.S: Xiamen has been accredited as National Garde

8、n City, National Model City for Environmental Protection and National Excellence in Tourism City. S: Xiamen has many tourist attractions, such as Sunlight Rock, ShuZhuang Garden of Gulangyu Island etc. It has been recognized as one of the most attractive locations for foreign visitors.T: OK! You hav

9、e done a good job.Step II Pre-reading Ask the students a few questions to activate the atmosphere of the class and try to arouse their interest in learning the text.T: Now I will give you five minutes and please work in pairs to discuss with your partners the three questions on the slide. Then I wil

10、l ask several pairs to give me your answers.Show the questions on the slide.1. Have you ever been to Xiamen?2. If you have been to Xiamen, what impression does it make on you?3. If you havent, can you imagine what it is like? Five minutes later.T: OK! Times up. Volunteer?S: I have been to Xiamen las

11、t summer holiday. I went there with my parents. The first feeling I had when I just got there was the air was so clear and it was hot and wet in summer. Several days later, I got used to the weather of Xiamen gradually. I liked to see the sea and visit the sights. In a word, Xiamen is a very beautif

12、ul city and people of Xiamen are very kind to visitors or guests.S: What a pity! I have never been there. But through our textbook, I have got much information about Xiamen. In my opinion, Xiamen should be a prosperous and bustling city. Because of its location on the coast of sea, I think it is coo

13、l and wet in summer and warm in winter. I guess many visitors from home and abroad visit Xiamen every year.S: I come from Xiamen. The deepest impression on me is its rapid development. When I was a child, there werent so many high-rise buildings and visitors. But in recent years, more and more skysc

14、rapers have appeared and the life of people has been improved greatly. I believe this has happened as a result of the rapid development of our country.T: Thank you. You did a good job. Xiamen is a scenic port city, facing Taiwan Island with Taiwan Straits in between. It has a beautiful name The Gard

15、en City. It is also called Egret Island, because it is said that in ancient times flocks of egrets settled on this island. It is one of Chinas top ten cities suitable for human habitation with its fast development in culture and education as well as its prosperous economy and picturesque scenery. Ea

16、ch year tens of thousands of tourists from home and abroad come here to enjoy the azure sky, blue sea, golden beach, green hills, grotesque rocks, fantastic caves, well-cultivated gardens and parks, rare flowers and plants. They visit the ancient temples and historical sites. They experience special

17、 local customs, and taste typical seafood in south Fujian flavor. OK! Now please open your books and turn to page 32. Lets read the text and see how Xiao Li and John Martin talk about Xiamen. Step III While-readingTask 1 let the students read the text individually and answer some questions according

18、 to the text. T: Please read the whole text quickly and answer the questions on the slide.Show the questions on the slide.1. How many years havent John and Xiao Li seen each other?2. Has John never been to China before?3. Does Xiao Li enjoy living on the coast?4. Are there very few tourists in the n

19、orthwest of Xiamen?5. Are there a lot of new high-rise buildings in Gulangyu Island?6. Are there any interesting buildings on Gulangyu Island?After a few minutes.T: OK! Times up. Who will answer the first question?S: They havent seen each other for six years.T: You are right. What about the second?S

20、: No, John has seen quite a lot of China.T: And the third?S: Yes, he feels very fortunate living on the coast.T: And the fourth?S: Yes, there are very few tourists in the northwest of Xiamen.T: What about the fifth?S: Yes, there are a lot of new high-rise buildings in Gulangyu Island.T: And the last

21、 one?S: Yes, there are some interesting buildings on Gulangyu Island.T: OK! Your answers are correct. Look at Activity 1 on page 33 and choose the correct answers. A few minutes later, check the answers to Activity 1.T: Then please read the text carefully and pay attention to some important words. A

22、fter you finish reading, do Activities 2, 3 4 on page 33.Check the answers after a few minutes.Task 2 Ask the students what the writing characteristics of the text are and by doing this teach the students how to introduce a place.T: After reading the text, would you like to say something about the w

23、riting characteristics?S: The text is in the form of a dialogue. S: The text introduces the location, the climate and a famous tourist attraction of Xiamen through the dialogue between Xiao Li and John Martin. T: Very good. Then if you are asked to introduce a place, how do you describe the place?S:

24、 I will describe the place from different aspects such as its location, its environment, its climate, its tourist attractions, its food and its economy.T: OK! Excellent!Task 3 Explain difficult language points.T: Now lets deal with some difficult language focuses in the text. Look at the following s

25、entences.1. Its been six years since we last saw each other, you know.“Since” is often used in the sentence structure: It is / has been时间段since .e.g. It has been three years since he joined the army.他参军已经三年了。2. . but this is one of the most attractive places Ive been to.但这是我到过的最吸引人的地方之一。(sb.) have b

26、een to a place（某人）到过某地（该人现已不在那个地方）比较：（sb.）have gone to a place（某人）已去了某地（该人不在说话现场）e.g. A: Where have you been? We have been looking for you.B: I have been to the library. I was looking up some information on the net.A: 你上哪去了？我们到处找你。B: 我去图书馆了，在网上查了些资料。Mr. Li isnt in. He has gone to the town.李先生不在。他进城去

27、了。T: Id like to hear some sentences from you by using these two language points.S1: It has been 15 years since he left his hometown. S2: It has been a long time since last time I watched a film.S3: My mother has gone to Dalian for business. She wont be back until next week.S4: I wont go with you sin

28、ce I have been there twice.Step IV Post-readingT: By learning the text, you have had a general idea about Xiamen. Now I will ask you a question: Would you like to live in Xiamen? Why or why not? Work in pairs and discuss with your partners for three minutes.A sample version:S: I would like to live i

29、n Xiamen. It is one of the cleanest cities of China and also the National Garden City, so I can breathe fresh air every day. And when I have spare time, I can visit so many famous and beautiful tourist attractions conveniently. And my dream is to study in Xiamen University. If I can go to the univer

30、sity and live in Xiamen, I can live with my parents in stead of being far away from them. T: Then another question: Is your hometown similar to Xiamen? S: My hometown is also beautiful and the air is also clean but the economy isnt so prosperous as that of Xiamen.T: So what should you do?S: One of m

31、y dreams is to work hard for the construction of my hometown and make contribution to its prosperity and environment improvement.T: I think everyone should study hard and try your best to make our country more and more powerful. Dont you think so?Step V Homework1. Retell the whole passage by describ

32、ing the city of Xiamen and the neighbourhood where Xiao Li lives in the third person.2. Find out all the sentences in present perfect tense in the text.A sample of retelling:Xiao Li is from Xiamen, one of the most interesting cities on the coast. Its very lively and everyone is friendly. XiaoLi live

33、s in the northwest of Xiamen. It is hot and wet in summer, but quite cold in winter. In summer, many tourists come to Xiamen but there are not many in the area where XiaoLi lives. The district where XiaoLi lives is very modern. It is one of the busiest districts. There are a lot of newly built high-rise buildings and great shopping malls. The western district is near the harbour and it has some pretty parks. You could also see the gorgeous island, Gulangyu Island.