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Module 2 Unit 2 Wish you were here Project Shangri-la Thoughts on the design: This part no longer emphasizes reading strategies and methods, but draw students attention to the structure of chapters, expressions and sentence patterns to lay the foundation for the writing, simplify the difficulty of the project and to enhance students participation an team spirit. Teaching aims:After having this period, students will be able to use what they have practiced to finish the project by cooperating with each other. They can not only learn to search for information through various means like the Internet or the library, but also to participate in group work and enhance their team spirit. Meanwhile, the speaking and writing skills will be once again consolidated. Teaching procedures:Step 1 Lead-in1) Talk about travelling. 2) Introduce a new eye-catching place. Use English sentences to describe the pictures.Step 2 Reading 1）Fast readingAllow students several minutes to read the passage and finish the multiple choices. (Before they start to read, ask them to pay close attention to the subtitles1. The writers purpose of writing the text is to_.A. advise you to read the novel Lost HorizonB. prove that Shangri-la is a place for people to stay young foreverC. tell us that people in Shangri-la live in perfect harmony with nature D. introduce Shangri-la to you and encourage you to explore2. Which sentence can best express the main idea of the text? _A. Shangri-la means the sun and the moon in ones heart in the Tibetan language. B. People in Shangri-la live in perfect harmony with nature. C. Shangri-la is a place of mystery and beauty in the southwest of China.D. It is believed that Zhongdian is where Shangri-la is in China. 3. Which of the following statements is not true according to the text? _A. The word Shangri-la was first used in the novel Lost Horizon by a British writer.B. Shangri-la in the Tibetan language means the sun and the moon in ones heart. C. The best time to visit Shangri-la is winter as these mountains are capped with snow. D. Shangri-la means “heaven on earth” in modern English. 4. You can see the following EXCEPT _in Shangri-la. A. high snow-capped mountains B. rivers, lakes surrounded by vast green grasslandsC. precious jewelsD. forests with lots of birds and animals 2) Read for details. Fill in the blanks Shangri-la is a place (1) _and beauty in the southwest of China. In the novel Lost Horizon, a British writer James described a beautiful kingdom where rivers joined together, (2)_ mountains reached into the sky, and fields of long grass (3)_ the earth. People lived in the (4) _ world. Many years after the book was (5)_, some people (6) _ that the Shangri-la described the (7) _ of Zhongdian in Yunnan Province, China. In September, 1997, the (8)_of Yunnan Province (9) _ the Zhongdian is (10)_ Shangri-la is in Hiltons story. Step 3 Analysis of the passage1) PhrasesDraw students attention to some phrases useful for writing.Pick out the following expressions from the text.1. 发现一个神奇又美丽的地方_2. 得到这个人间奇境的美称_3. 被雪覆盖着_4. 让每一位游客无法用言语形容_5. 被广阔的草原围绕着_6. 与自然和谐相处_7. 为香格里拉提供了取之不尽用之不竭的自然资源_8. 一天经历四个季节_2) Sentences analysis and practice Analyze 4 sentence patterns, do some sentence drills and prepare students for writing. 1. In this perfect word lived people who had discovered how to stay younger forever. 地点状语 +谓语动词+主语。常用动词有live, stand, lie Practice:湖的中央有一个小岛。_湖的中央有一个白雪覆盖的小岛。_2. Nature has provided Shangri-la with endless natural treasures, making the land a happy home to the local people. Nature has provided endless natural treasures _ Shangri-la, _ _ the land a happy home to local people.上周发生了一个事故，导致五人死亡。_3. Lakes, surrounded by vast island, look like jewels. surrounded by 是过去分词短语，作定语，修饰lakes.可用作定语的还有现在分词和不定式。The building project _ by the end of this month will be delayed. A. completing B. completed C. to be completed D. being completed4. The weather changes so quickly that people say you can experience four seasons in one day.There is _ _ changes in the weather _people say you can experience four seasons in a single dayso +adj./adv. + that such +a/an +adj. + n. + that such + adj. +n. (pl.) + that This book is so interesting that we all like reading it.This is _ _ _ _ that we all like reading it. 3) Analyze the structure of the passage.Step 4 Group-work Divide students into groups of four and ask them to discuss and try to introduce Shangri-la. Each group chooses a representative to write down a short passage according to the result of the discussion.(About 120 words) Th