江苏省东海县横沟中学八年级英语下册 Unit 3 Online tours Reading 1教案 （新版）牛津版.doc

unit 3 online toursthe second period reading （1）teaching aims:1. to know some famous places in new york.2. to grasp the main idea of this article according to the key words and context.3. to grasp some basic skills of reading.teaching steps:step 1 revisionfill in the blanks.1. daniel keeps two white _ (mouse) as pets.2. i _ (receive) an email from my cousin two days ago.3. i _ (see) this movie before.4. they used a knife _ (open) the door.5. this old man can use a computer _ (do) word processing.6. i dont like watching football games. lets _ (change) a channel.answers: 1. mice 2. received 3. have seen 4. to open 5. to do 6. changestep 2 free talkdo you like travelling? do you know these places?present a world map, teach the words of asia, africa, europe, etc.step 3 new wordsteach the new words.guide n.导游，向导 icon n. 图标 click v. 点击world-famous adj. 举世闻名的 trade n. 贸易 international adj. 国际的gather v. 聚集，集合 huge adj. 巨大的 darkness n. 黑暗island n. 岛屿 several det. 几个，数个 lawn n. 草坪relax v. 放松，休息 hard adj. 艰难的 musical n. 音乐剧bottom n. 底，底部step 4 a fun way to traveldaniel does not know the meanings of some words on the web page. help him match the words on the left with the meanings on the right. write the correct letters in the blanks.1. trade 2. international 3. gather 4. huge5. several 6. relax 7. century 8. musicala. a play filled with many songsb. rest after workc. come togetherd. a period of 100 yearse. more than twof. the activity of buying and sellingg. two or more countries taking part in somethingh. very large answers: f, g, c, h, e, b, d, astep 5 skimmingskim the article and find the answer to the question:where do we visit following the guide?how many places are mentioned(提到) in the article?step 6 intensive readingpart 1 pre-travellinganswer the questions:1. whats the guides name?2. how can we start out tour?3. how long will it take us to travel around the world?4. where are we going to visit?answers: 1. robin. 2. click on the tour icon at the top of the page. 3. in eight hours. 4. new york, the biggest city in the usa.part 2 while travelling1. what places of interest are mentioned in this article?2. where is the wall street？3. what can we see in wall street? why?4. what will happen in times square on new years eve?5. whats in the park?6. what can people do in the central park? 7. what is the broadway famous for?8. how long has it been famous?9. where does the famous song “memory” come from?answers: 1. wall street, times square, central park and broadway. 2. it is at the southern end of manhattan island. 3. we can se many big companies and international banks. because it is the world-famous trade centre. 4. thousands of people gather there and they feel excited when they see the huge glass ball falling through the darkness.5. several lakes, hills and a large green lawn. 6. relax.7. it is famous for its theatres.8. since the early twentieth century.9. it comes from the famous broadway musical cats.part 3 post travellinghow can we start out new tour?step 7 exercisesdo section b2 and check the answers.daniel is introducing the website to millie. millie is trying to find out what people can see in new york. help her fill in the blanks.finish section b3 and check the answers.amy is also interested in travelling around the world. she is telling her mum about the website. check whatever she says is correct or not. write a t if a sentence is true or an f if it is false.1. the website helps people buy tickets to different places. 2. there is a “tour” icon at the bottom of the page. 3. new york is also called “the big apple”. 4. wall street is at the northern end of manhattan island. 5. a big apple falls from the sky on new years eve at times square. 6. there are no hills or lakes in central park. 7. the song “memory” comes from the musical cats. 8. click on the “back” icon and you can start a new online tour. complete section b4 and check the answers.kitty also wants to know the website. she is asking daniel about it. complete their conversation below. kitty: daniel, whats the website called?daniel: its called “(1) _”.k: it gives people (2) _ tours, right?d: yes. it can show you cities in (3) _, africa, (4) _, america and other places.k: can we find more information about a city?d: of course. look, heres new york, and heres wall street.k: i see. wall street is on manhattan island. there are many big (5) _ and (6) _ there.d: yes, and times square is another great place to visit. every year, many people gather there to welcome the (7) _.k: that sounds great. look! thats central park. people like to (8) _ there after w