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Unit 3 Travel journal本校为福建省一级达标学校,生源素质较好。上课学生为高一年普通班学生,具备一定的词汇量和较好的英语素质,学习主动性和学习热情都较高。本节课教材为人教版必修一第三单元Unit 3 Travel journal,课型为阅读课。本单元的中心话题是旅游,通过旅游日记的方法描述旅游见闻。本节课学习“湄公河旅行游记” 第一部分The Dream and plan,文中讲述了王坤和王薇梦想沿湄公河做自行车旅行,并为之做准备的过程。文章分了三段,第一段讲了王坤和王薇的梦想及买好自行车,邀请表弟参加。第二段讲了王薇的决心及要面临的困难。第三段讲了他们去图书馆查阅的相关资料。通过对本文的阅读学习,能让学生学到一些有关地理的单词和短语,训练他们的阅读技巧,还能让他们懂得如何做好旅行前的准备工作。这课时主要侧重于阅读能力的培养,引导学生开展任务型阅读,以任务为依托,激发学生主动参与的积极性,让学生学会从篇章中准确、高效地获取知识与信息,并掌握一定的归纳能力和分析能力。1教学重点(1) 理解本单元阅读文章,培养阅读技巧。(2)了解旅游所需的准备工作,其中包括精神与物质准备。选择旅游时间、景点、路线、交通工具(火车、汽车、轮船、飞机、自行车等)。(3)掌握旅游常识,学会解决旅游中出现的一些问题。2教学难点(1) 真正理解阅读文章。(2)能正确表达自己所做之事、所到之处以及自己的感受。(3)学会谈论旅游,描绘一次具体的旅行等。.教学内容分析 教学内容分析 旅游熏陶人的情操,增长人的见识;旅游锤炼人的意志,开拓人的智慧;对山川的爱恋还激发人们对祖国的爱,对生活的爱。本单元的中心话题是旅游,通过旅游日记的方法描述旅游见闻。热身(Warming up)部分有二个问题组成,第一个问题让学生自己喜欢的交通工具。要求他们对四种交通方式的利和弊进行探讨。第二个问题中给出六个日常交际用语,让学生结合这些句子练习关于旅游的表达方式,从而达到热身的目的。读前(Pre-reading)部分的问题都是关于河流的,涉及了河流的用处以及选择一条河流旅游的原因。主要是引导学生向阅读部分过渡。阅读(Reading)部分:本单元“湄公河旅行游记”一共有六部分构成。第一部分The Dreamand plan在Reading中讲述了王坤和王薇梦想沿湄公河做自行车旅行,并为之做准备的过程。文章分了三段,第一段讲了王坤和王薇的梦想及买好自行车,邀请表弟参加。第二段讲了王薇的决心及要面临的困难。第三段讲了他们去图书馆查阅的相关资料。理解(Comprehending)部分通过一些练习和问题,让学生对课文内容有了初步理解。语言学习(Learning about language)部分通过在句子中填写课文中的单词和短语,完成短文填空的练习讲述了主要词汇及其运用和主要语法项目(用现在进行时表示将来)。语言运用(Using Language)部分含四个方面综合训练部分。Reading and discussing 是“湄公河旅行游记”的第二部分A Night in the Mountains,主要讲述了他们在西藏山中度过的一宿,爬山路的艰苦及乐趣。Listening and speaking 围绕中心话题,讲述王坤和王薇在去大理与表兄弟会面的路上与一个老挝女孩的对话Chatting with a girl这是“湄公河旅行游记”的第三部分。Writing要求学生围绕话题写一封email。练习册Listening是Our journey through Laos, 这是“湄公河旅行游记”的第四部分, Listening task 是By the river in Laos, 这是“湄公河旅行游记”的第五部分, Reading task是The end of our journey这是“湄公河旅行游记”的第六部分。 小结(Summing Up)部分引导学生从本单元的话题,词汇和语法等方面对所学内容进行总结。 学习建议(Learning Tip )部分给学生提出写旅行日志的方法和好处,鼓励学生外出旅行时写旅游日志(travel journal).II. 教学重点和难点1教学重点(1) 本单元的生词和短语。(2) 掌握运用现在进行时表示将来的用法。(3) 了解旅游所需的准备工作,其中包括精神与物质准备。选择旅游时间、景点、路线、交通工具(火车、汽车、轮船、飞机、自行车等)。(4) 掌握旅游常识,学会解决旅游中出现的一些问题。(5) 学会向别人告别和表达祝愿。2教学难点(1) 能够写一篇游记,并能正确表达自己所做之事、所到之处以及自己的感受。(2) 学会谈论旅游,描绘一次具体的旅行等。(3) 了解一些最新的有关旅游的动态。III教学计划本单元分五课时:第一课时:Warming Up, listening (Workbook), talking (Workbook)第二、三课时:Pre-reading, Reading, Comprehending第四课时: Learning about Language第五课时:Using Languages, Listening, Writing第六课时:Reading Task (Workbook), Speaking Task (Workbook), Writing Task (Workbook)IV教学步骤:Period 1 Warming Up, Listening (Workbook), Talking (Workbook)Teaching Goals: 1. To arouse Ss interest in learning about traveling.2. To develop Ss listening ability.Teaching Procedures:Step 1. Leading-inPurpose: To activate Ss and arouse them to talk about traveling.Ask some Ss what activities they did during the summer vacation. You may ask the following questions.1. Did you stay at home or go to some places during your summer holidays?2. Where did you go?3. What places have you ever been to?4. Do you like traveling? Why or why not?Step 2. Warming Up Purpose: To lead Ss to the topic of this unit.1. Pair workGet Ss to ask each other the questions, and then ask them to present it before the class. (1) Which means of transportation (bike, bus, ship, plane, etc) have you tried? (2) Which do you like best? Why?(3) What do you have to consider before you decide which means of transportation you will use?Sample:I like traveling by bike best, because it is a good exercise for me to ride a bike. Second, it doesnt pollute the air like cars. Still another reason is traveling by bike sounds interesting and new because very few people can do it. The last reason is that I wont suffer from motion sickness if I travel by bike.2. Group workGet Ss to talk about a 6-day holiday.You are going to have a 6-day national holiday. Please work in a group of four to make a plan for the 6-day travel. Your plan will include answers to the following questions.Q1 Where are you going? Why?Q2 Whom are you going with?Q3 What are the fares for your travel?Q4 What means of transportation will you employ?Q5 When are you leaving and when are you coming back? Step3. Listening (Workbook)Purpose: To help Ss learn about the context of the Listening part.1. Group work: Ask Ss to discuss with their partners in groups of four what will happen in the listening text according to the questions. Present your opinions to your classmates.2. Listen to the fourth part of Journey Down The Mekong and finish the following exercises.(1) Listen to it and tick the words you hear on the tape.Laos Tibet VientianeplainsborderVillagecandleslightstruckchickens(2) listen again and answer these questions in pairs.(3) In groups make a list of adjectives to describe the countryside in Laos.Step 4. Talking (Workbook)1. Group work Discuss the following questions with your group members.Q1. When you are taking a travel, what objects will you usually take along with you?Q2. Besides those listed in your workbook, what else do you think are necessary for your travel? Give your reasons.2. Pair work Do the talking task as required with your partner.Sample:A: Well, Im not sure about some of these things but I know a can opener is not very useful.B: Why not?A: Think about it: cans are heavy to carry on a bike. So no cans means no can openers.B: Yes, youre right. And Im not sure about the need for an umbrella.A: But certainly it will rain on their trip. So it is useful.B: I disagree. How can you hold an umbrella and ride a bike?A: Oh, yeah, I see what you mean. So they should have raincoats.B: Yes, and raincoats are not very heavy.A: So which is the most useless?Step5. Listening task (Workbook)1. Individual workAsk Ss to read the questions (P58) and think about them carefully.2. Pair workDiscuss the questions with your desk mate.Listen to the tape about Wang Kuns description about their tour then check the answers individually.Step6. Summary Help Ss to sum up what has been taught and what they have learned in this part, e.g. making a list of the means of transportation, etc.Step 7. Homework1. Write a short composition to introduce one of your trips.2. Go through all the new words, and preview the Reading part.Periods 2 & 3 Pre-reading, Reading, ComprehendingTeaching Goals:1. To learn about something about Wang Kun and Wang Weis attitudes about the trip.2. To develop some basic reading skills.3. To develop Ss ability to talk about traveling and describe a journey in English.Teaching Procedures:Step1. Warming UpPurpose: To arouse Ss interest in learning about Travel journal.1. Free talk: Tell Ss a long-trip experience and let Ss talk about their travel experience to their partners.2. Group work: Tell Ss that now they are planning to spend a holiday somewhere in Southeast Asia and ask the questions.(1) What are you preparing for the trip?(2) Where are you going and what are you planning to do each day?(3) How are you getting there?(4) How long are you staying there?(5) When you leave home, what will your family and your friends say to you? Give Ss a few minutes to discuss the questions in pairs and ask some pairs to act out their dialogues.Step2. BrainstormingPurpose: To have Ss learn about some rivers in the world. 1. Ask Ss to match the names of rivers and their locations. Names of rivers Location Mekong England Rhein Egypt Ganges India Seine Central Africa Nile Russia Thames West Africa Gongo Brazil Niger US Volga France Danube Germany Amazon China, SE Asia Mississippi Central Europe2. Group work Ask Ss to discuss in groups what roles the river plays in peoples life. This is also similar to a brainstorming activity. Roles the river playing in peoples life: to irrigate fields. to make electricity to go swimming in Step 3. ReadingPurpose: To have Ss learn more about their tour. 1. Group work: Show the map on top of the passage and ask Ss to discuss how many countries the Mekong River goes through. And this is a good time to introduce the new words about geography, such as glacier, rapids, waterfall, plains and so on. Ask Ss to check their vocabulary about geography in groups.Vocabulary: China; Laos; Burma; Thailand; Cambodia; Vietnam.2. Individual work (1) Get Ss to read the text and tell whether the statements are true or false individually. Wang Kun and Wang Wei are sister and brother.( ) Their dream was to go hiking along the river.( ) Wang Wei persuaded their cousins, Dao Wei and Yu Hang, to join in their cycling.( ) Before flowing in other countries, the Mekong River is called the Lancang River.( ) The source of the river is in Qinghai Province and it enters the East China Sea.( ) You can see glacier, rapids, hills, valleys, waterfalls and plains along the river.( ) It is not difficult to cycle along the Mekong River.( ) The journey begins at an altitude of more than 5,000 meters, where it is hard to breathe and very cold.( )Suggested Answers: T F T T F T F Ti. Scanning.(2) Read the text quickly and then answer the following questions.1. What was Wang Kun and Wang Weis idea of a good trip?2. Who planned the trip to the Mekong?3. Where is the source of the Mekong and which sea does it enter?4. What can you see when you travel along the Mekong?5. What difficulties did Wang Kun and Wang Wei find about their journey?6. What do you think about Wang Kun and Wang Wei?Suggested Answers:1. Their idea was to take a long bike trip.2. Wang Wei planned the trip.3. The source of the river is in Qinghai Province and it enters the South China Sea.4. You can see the source glacier, rapids, hills, valleys, waterfalls and plains.5. The journey will begin at an altitude of more than 5000 meters, where it is hard to breathe and very cold.6. Wang Kuns character: enthusiastic, critical, sensible. Wang Weis character: imaginative, organized, eager, persistent, stubborn, risk-taking3. Summing up We have learned about traveling in this passage. That is to say, before traveling we should make good preparations making a plan, deciding the place to visit and getting enough information about the place. Then well have a good time. Give Ss a little time to make a simple traveling plan by themselves so that they can share their ideas with their partners.5. Try to analyze the structure of the passage.PartParagraphMain idea1Paragraph 1Wang Kuns dream about taking a bike trip.2Paragraph 2&3Their plan and preparation for a bike trip. Step4. Language points.1. Listen to the tape and deal with the language points in groups.Group work: Ss are divided into three groups. Each group is supposed to read through each Paragraph, and then discuss the following words and expressions.(1) Words:transport, persuade, proper, determine, make up ones mind, give in(2) ExpressionsMake sentences with the underlined expressions. It was my sister who first had the idea to cycle along the entire Mekong River from where it begins to where it ends. I know my sister well. Once she has made up her mind, nothing can change it. Finally, I had to give in. Although she didnt know the best way of getting to places, she insisted that she organize the trip properly. I kept asking her,“ When are we leaving and when are we coming back? ” Step5. Homework1. Use the new words and expressions to make some sentences.2. You have just been back from a trip. Suppose you are the guide of the trip, now describe the trip.Period 4 Learning about LanguageTeaching Goals: 1. To enable Ss to master some new words and expressions.2. To get Ss to have knowledge of this grammar point: using the present continuous tense to express future actions.Teaching Procedures:Step1. Free talkAsk some Ss to talk about their trips.Step2. Word studyPurpose: To consolidate the words and phrases in the text.Ask Ss to do the exercises individually and check in pairs. 1. Use the reading passage to find the correct word or expression for each of the following sentences.(1) He is so stubborn that no one can _ him to do anything.(2) A _ person always tries to finish the job, no matter how hard it is.(3) My grandpa _ fishing and sometimes he fishes all day in the river.(4) Liu Xiaoding is a good teacher and _ his students very much.(5) I _ the red dress to the green one because it fits me better.(6) The concert went like clockwork because Li Pei had _ it so well.(7) I wanted to pay the train _, but my friend insisted. Finally I _.(8) She persuaded all of us to _ to work instead of taking the bus.Keys: 1. persuade 2. determined 3. is fond of 4. cares about 5. prefer 6. organized7. fare; gave in 8. cycle3. Complete this passage with some of the above words.I really enjoyed my school field trip in geography. We saw so many beautiful things: a _ that flowed like a river of ice through a _ that cut the mountains into two parts. We also discovered a river that was falling off the mountain and became a wonderful _. This was even more exciting to see than the _ where the water seemed to boil. Later we followed the river to a quieter _ and finally into a _ and the sea.Suggested Answers: glacier; valley; waterfall; rapids; plain; deltaStep3. GrammarPurpose: To learn the use of the present continuous tense for future actions.1. Ask Ss to read the dialogue (P21) and underline the verbs that express future actions. Let Ss study the example. Make sure they understand what to do.2. Ask the students to check in pairs. Write two of the sentences on the blackboard:Are you working this evening?Im singing songs with my classmates.3. Ask Ss to make an introduction of the grammatical phenomenon. Ask questions like these: What is the verb form? ( -ing form.) In what tense is the verb used? (The present continuous tense.) Does it refer to the present? (No, it doesnt.) What tense does it refer to? (The future tense.)4. Make a summary: The present continuous tense may be used for future actions. It is used to denote an action which can be pre-planned or prearrange