广州南武中学 朱琼
Teaching aims and demands
1. Topic: traveling; describing a journey
2. Vocabulary and useful expressions:
journal, fare, transport, finally, cycle, persuade, insist, proper, properly, determine, rapid, valley, waterfall, plain, attitude, shorts, camp, record, afterthought, topic, familiar, brave
change one’s mind, give in
3. Function:
Good wishes：
Have a good day/time!
Have a good journey/trip!
Good luck!
Enjoy yourself!
Best wishes to you.
Happy New Year!
Merry Christmas!
Happy birthday!
Thank you.
You, too.
The same to you.
Means of transportation:
walking, cycling, horse riding, taking buses/trains/boats/planes
4. Grammar: 现在进行表将来
Where are you going on holiday?
I am going to Hawaii on holiday.
When are we coming back?
Teaching procedure:
Period 1.
Step 1.Warming up
1. Ask some questions:
Do you often travel? Where have you been?
2. Following the steps of the warm-up on page 17.
Step 2. Pre-reading
1. Show some traveling pictures of the teacher’s.
2. Ask Ss : which river is the longest one in the world and which is the largest one; which river is the longest one in China.
3. Ask Ss: how people who live along a river use it.
Step 3. While-reading
1. Scanning: Ss read quickly and answer:
What are they going to do?
2. Skimming: Ss read again and finish comprehending 1 on page 19.
3. Ss read and get the main ideas of each paragraph.
4. Ss list the countries that the Mekong River flows through.
Step 4. After-reading
Ss in pairs and discuss: Wang Wei’s and Wang Kun’s similar and different attitudes about the trip.
Similar attitudes about the trip Different attitudes about the trip
Both Wang Wei and Wang Kun think…
1. taking this trip is a dream come true.
2. that they will enjoy this trip a lot.
3. they should see a lot of the Mekong.
4. that most of the Mekong will be found in Southeast Asia. Wang Wei believes…
1. they must start in Qinghai where the river begins /see all of the Mekong.
2. that they don’t need to prepare much
Wang Kun believes…
1. it is too cold and high to start in Qinghai.
2. that using an atlas is very important.
Step 5. Assignment
1. surf the internet and get more information about the Mekong River.
2. retell the passage use your own words.
Period 2.
Step 1. Warming up
Ask some Ss to retell the passage that they have learnt last period.
Step 2. Learning about the language
Teacher explain some language points in the text on page 18.
1. persuade sb. into /out of sth.: cause sb (not) to do sth by arguing or reasoning with him 说服或劝说某人（不）做某事
He is easily persuaded.
Wang Kun couldn’t persuade his sister to change her mind.
persuade sb (that clause): cause sb to believe sth; convince sb. 使某人信服
How can I persuade you that I am telling the truth?
2. insist(v. ): demand (sth) forcefully, not accepting a refusal 坚持或坚决要求；
Since he insisted, I had to stay.
insist on sth/doing sth: require or demand ; refuse to accept an alternative 一定要（某事物），坚决主张
She insists on getting up early and playing her radio loud.
3. care about: be worried, concerned or interested 忧虑，关心，惦念
don’t you care about anybody?
I don’t care about what happens to him.
care for /to do: be willing or agree to do sth.; wish or like to do sth.
Would you care a drink?
Would you care to go for a walk?
care for sb.
1). Like or love sb.
He cares for her deeply.
2). Look after sb; take care of sb; be responsible for sb
Who will care for your child if you are out?
4. Once she has made up her mind, nothing can change it. 她一旦下了决心，什么也不能使她改变。
once: adv.
1). for one time 一次
I have only been here once.
2). at some time in the past 一度；曾经
He once lived in Zambia.
3). all at once: suddenly 突然
All at once the door opened.
conj. = as soon as 一旦；一…就…
Once you understand this rule, you’ll have no further difficulty.
Step 3. Practice
1. Ss finish Ex 1 and 2 on page 20 by themselves.
2. check the answer.
3. Ss do Ex 3. on page 20.
4. Teacher gives Ss suggested answer and tell them why if the Ss have any problem.
Step 4. Assignment
1. Learn the useful expressions by heart.
2. Finish Wb. Ex1 on page 56.
3. Finish Wb. Ex 2 on page 57.
Period 3.
Step 1. Revision
Check the answers of Wb Ex 1 and 2 on page 56 and 57.
Step 2. Discoverig useful structures
1. Ss look at the following sentences and underline the verbs.
Are you working this evening?
We’re having an English party this weekend.
He is leaving tomorrow.
Let Ss themselves find the rules and tell what tense they are used.
2. Ss finish the dialogue on page 21 and pay attention to the tense.
Suggested answers:
are going, going, going/traveling, staying, are coming, coming, are going,
3. Ss finish part 3 on page 21.
Step 3. Talking
1. Ss four in one group and have a discussion about the topic on page 55.
2. Ss make a list about the objects: which is the most useful and which is the least useful and why.
the most useful objects the least useful objects
3. Ss show their result to the class.
Step 4. Speaking
1. Ss work in pairs and discuss: what do you think a dam does to a river and the people who live on it?
2. Make a list of some good and bad things a dam does.
3. Discuss your report with your classmates and then show it in class.
Step 5. Assignment
Finish Wb Ex 1 using structures on page 57.
Period 4.
Step 1. Warming up
Ask Ss some questions about Journey Down The Mekong (I).
1. What was Wang Kun and Wang Wei’s dream?
2. What can they see when they travel along the Mekong?
3. Will they have some difficulties in their journey? What are they?
Step 2. Reading
1. Ss read the passage : a night in the mountains and answer the following questions:
How does Wang Kun feel about the trip now?
What do you think has changed his attitude?
2. Ss make a dialogue about things happen the next morning before Wang Kun and Wang Wei leave their camp.
3. show the dialogue to the class.
Step 3. Reading
1. Ss read the passage: The End Of Our Journey on page 59
2. Ss fill in the form with the information from the travel journal.
Topic Laos Cambodia Vietnam
Population
Weather
Learning
Farming
Period 5. (Listening)
Step 1. Listening
1. Ss listen to part 3 and tick the words they hear on page 23.
2. Ss listen to the tape again and fill in the chart.
Topic Southwest China Laos
Local name of the river
Uses of the river
What to see
Scenery
Step 2. Listening
Ss listen to part 4 and finish Ex1 and 2 on Wb, page 55.
Step 3. Listening task
1. Ss listen to part 5 and finish Wb. Ex 1 on page 58.
2. Ss listen to the tape again and fill in the information on the chart.
Topic Laos
The river
Methods of land transport
Life in the villages
Food
Period 6. (Writing )
Step 1. Pre-writing
1. Ss read the passage and get the general idea about it.
2. Ss make a list of details from the travel journal that you believe are real and you don’t believe are real.
Step 2. While-writing
1. Ss write a short letter to Wang Wei as one of her friend and ask her to describe: how she feels, what she is doing, and some place you want to know about. Then wish her well on her journey by using some of the following expressions:
Have a nice/good time.
Have a nice/good trip.
Good luck on your journey.
Say “Hello” to …
Give my love/best wishes to…
Have fun.
Take care.
Write to me.
2. Ss read their writing and check the mistakes by themselves.
3. Ss exchange their writing and correct the mistakes.
4. Ss rewrite the letter again.
Step 3. After-writing
Choose some samples and show them in class.
Tips on writing:
Pay attention to the form of writing a letter.
Pay attention to the tense while writing.
Pay attention to the structures of the sentences.
Step 4. assignment
Ss in group 3-5, make an advertisement or finish the project on page 61.
Period 7.
Teachers can use this period freely.
Suggestion: Teachers can use this period to let Ss sum up what they have learned and explain what Ss couldn’t understand very well in this unit. Teachers can also add more practice in this period to consolidate what the Ss have learned. Finally, ask the Ss to finish checking yourself on page 61. It is very important to improve their learning.
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发表于 2014-11-9 16:48:40
