优课教案 Unit 3 Travel journal.doc

Module 1 Unit 3 Travel journalGao Xue-ping from Minqin No.1 Middle SchoolTeaching contents :Warming-up and Speaking. Teaching Objectives1. Knowledge objective1) Get the students to learn the following useful new words and expressions in this passage:journalfaretransport fare disadvantage etc.2) Get the students to learn about the usage of The Present Continuous Tense to express future actions.2. Ability objective Develop the students speaking ability and let them learn how to share their travel plan3. Moral objectiveStimulate the students love for nature by getting them to know the places of interest at home and abroad. Teaching Approach1) Communicative approach 2) Task-based language teaching3) Individual learning 4) Group work; pair work. Teaching aidsA computer. Teaching procedureStep1 Lead-inBrainstorm some questionsDo you like traveling? Why do you like traveling?(This is the first teaching period of this unit. At the beginning of the class, the teacher can lead in the topic of this unit by brainstorming some questions, such as: Do you like traveling? Why do you like traveling? Give the students some setence patterns and mealwhile enlarge their vocabulary by speaking?)Because travel can . .By traveling, we can broaden ones view/mind enrich/increase ones knowledge bring enjoyment and good memoriesmeet people of different colors contact different culturesget to know the vastness of natureThe world is just like a book. If you stay at home instead of traveling, it means that you just stare at one page of the book.Lets go traveling! Step2 DiscussionWhat must we consider when we are preparing for traveling?Time destination means of transportation things to takewhat to pay attention to travel cost/budgetWhere will you go if you can travel?I like to visit_ if possible, because . . . . . . .Which kind of transportation will you use? Why?What do you have to consider before you decide which means of transport you will use? ( Step2 is aimed at how to make a travel plan. The sudents should consider some important facts before they prepare for travelling )Step 3 warming upThink about the advantages and disadvantages of each form of transport and fill in the following chart.TransportAdvantageDisadvantagebustrainshipairplaneStep 4 Make a dialogue about a Travel PlanThe National Day is coming. Imagine that each of your team plans to spend a holiday. Choose a place you want to visit. Think about the fare for different kinds of transport and decide how to get there. Then, get into teams. Use these questions to make a dialogue about your holidays.Where are you going to ?When are you leaving?How are you going to?How long are you staying in?When are you arriving in/at?When are you coming back?Use these expressions to end your dialogue: Have a nice/good trip. Have a good time. Have fun. Good luck on your journey. Take care.Sam: Where are you going?Tom: Im going to Lan Zhou.Sam: When are you leaving?Tom: Im leaving on Sep.30.Sam: How are you going there?Tom: Im going there by car.Sam: How long are you staying there?Tom: About three days.Sam: Have a good trip!Tom: Thank you!(As to step3 and step4 the teacher can follow the steps on Page 17. Its purpose is to get students talking about the six question prompts and the topic of this unit. So it does not matter whether they can find the correct fares. They can estimate, or give a good guess about how much it will cost. The important thing is to get students to carry on conversations in pairs using the Present Continuous Tense to express planned actions in the immediate future. This part helps to make the students ready for Reading.)Step 5 Speaking Talk about your travel plan according to the given example.Think about Where? (旅游地) How?(交通) When? (出发日) Who ？（同伴） Where？(住宿) Cost? (花费) How long?(待几天)We are going to _with_,and we choose to go by _ because it is _and_.We are leaving on _ and we plan to stay there for _days.We decide to stay in _. Wehave the schedule for each day.And we think this trip will costabout _. We believe we will have a _ journey. (Step5 is an example about their f