Module4ASocialSurvey-MyNeighbourhood

Module 4 A Social Survey My Neighbourhood The Second Period Reading Teaching goals 教学目标 1 Target Language 目标语言 a 重点词汇和短语 hometown attractive fortunate pretty sound tourist bother nuisance rent district approach harbour gorgeous architecture starve park put up b 重点句式 P32 It s been six years since This is the first time I ve You live in the northwest of Xiamen is that right Pretty hot and wet in the summer but it can be quite cold in winter It s a gorgeous island with some 2 Ability goals 能力目标 Enable the students to describe the city of Xiamen 3 Learning ability goals 学能目标 Help the students to learn how to introduce or describe a city from different aspects such as its location climate and famous tourist attractions etc Teaching important difficult points 教学重点和难点 Enable the students to learn words and expressions used to describe a place Teaching methods 教学方法 Fast reading intensive reading pair work and discussion Teaching aids 教具准备 A projector a computer and a map of China Teaching procedures ways 教学过程与方式 Step I Greetings and Revision T Good morning afternoon boys and girls Ss Good morning afternoon Mr Ms Put up a map of China on the blackboard and ask the students some questions to make them practice telling others a place T Here is a map of China Would you like to tell me where Fujian province locates S It is in the southeast of China S It is on the southwest of Zhejiang province S It is on the southeast of Jiangxi province T You are right And the capital of Fujian province is Fuzhou which is a big and beautiful city of Fujian but there is another big and famous city in Fujian do you know the name of this city S It is Xiamen T Then do you know the position of Xiamen Ss It locates on the southeast coast of China T OK Please look at the map Xiamen is here Indicate the location of Xiamen on the map T Now would you like to tell me any information about Xiamen S Xiamen is a very beautiful and clean city Xiamen University is well known all over China My brother is studying there S Xiamen has been accredited as National Garden City National Model City for Environmental Protection and National Excellence in Tourism City S Xiamen has many tourist attractions such as Sunlight Rock ShuZhuang Garden of Gulangyu Island etc It has been recognized as one of the most attractive locations for foreign visitors T OK You have done a good job Step II Pre reading Ask the students a few questions to activate the atmosphere of the class and try to arouse their interest in learning the text T Now I will give you five minutes and please work in pairs to discuss with your partners the three questions on the slide Then I will ask several pairs to give me your answers Show the questions on the slide 1 Have you ever been to Xiamen 2 If you have been to Xiamen what impression does it make on you 3 If you haven t can you imagine what it is like Five minutes later T OK Time s up Volunteer S I have been to Xiamen last summer holiday I went there with my parents The first feeling I had when I just got there was the air was so clear and it was hot and wet in summer Several days later I got used to the weather of Xiamen gradually I liked to see the sea and visit the sights In a word Xiamen is a very beautiful city and people of Xiamen are very kind to visitors or guests S What a pity I have never been there But through our textbook I have got much information about Xiamen In my opinion Xiamen should be a prosperous and bustling city Because of its location on the coast of sea I think it is cool and wet in summer and warm in winter I guess many visitors from home and abroad visit Xiamen every year S I come from Xiamen The deepest impression on me is its rapid development When I was a child there weren t so many high rise buildings and visitors But in recent years more and more skyscrapers have appeared and the life of people has been improved greatly I believe this has happened as a result of the rapid development of our country T Thank you You did a good job Xiamen is a scenic port city facing Taiwan Island with Taiwan Straits in between It has a beautiful name The Garden City It is also called Egret Island because it is said that in ancient time s flocks of egrets settled on this island It is one of China s top ten cities suitable for human habitation with its fast development in culture and education as well as its prosperous economy and picturesque scenery Each year tens of thousands of tourists from home and abroad come here to enjoy the azure sky blue sea golden beach green hills grotesque rocks fantastic caves well cultivated gardens and parks rare flowers and plants They visit the ancient temples and historical sites They experience special local customs and taste typical seafood in south Fujian flavor OK Now please open your books and turn to page 32 Let s read the text and see how Xiao Li and John Martin talk about Xiamen Step III While reading Task 1 let the students read the text individually and answer some questions according to the text T Please read the whole text quickly and answer the questions on the slide Show the questions on the slide 1 How many years haven t John and Xiao Li seen each other 2 Has John never been to China before 3 Does Xiao Li enjoy living on the coast 4 Are there very few tourists in the northwest of Xiamen 5 Are there a lot of new high rise buildings in Gulangyu Island 6 Are there any interesting buildings on Gulangyu Island After a few minutes T OK Time s up Who will answer the first question S They haven t seen each other for six years T You are right What about the second S No John has seen quite a lot of China T And the third S Yes he feels very fortunate living on the coast T And the fourth S Yes there are very few tourists in the northwest of Xiamen T What about the fifth S Yes there are a lot of new high rise buildings in Gulangyu Island T And the last one S Yes there are some interesting buildings on Gulangyu Island T OK Your answers are correct Look at Activity 1 on page 33 and choose the correct answers A few minutes later check the answers to Activity 1 T Then please read the text carefully and pay attention to some important words After you finish reading do Activities 2 3 4 on page 33 Check the answers after a few minutes Task 2 Ask the students what the writing characteristics of the text are and by doing this teach the students how to introduce a place T After reading the text would you like to say something about the writing characteristics S The text is in the form of a dialogue S The text introduces the location the climate and a famous tourist attraction of Xiamen through the dialogue between Xiao Li and John Martin T Very good Then if you are asked to introduce a place how do you describe the place S I will describe the place from different aspects such as its location its environment its climate its tourist attractions its food and its economy T OK Excellent Task 3 Explain difficult language points T Now let s deal with some difficult language focuses in the text Look at the following sentences 1 It s been six years since we last saw each other you know Since is often used in the sentence structure It is has been 时间段 since e g It has been three years since he joined the army 他参军已经三年了 2 but this is one of the most attractive places I ve been to 但这是我到过的最吸引人的地方之一 sb have been to a place 某人 到过某地 该人现已不在那个地方 比较 sb have gone to a place 某人 已去了某地 该人不在说话现场 e g A Where have you been We have been looking for you B I have been to the library I was looking up some information on the net A 你上哪去了 我们到处找你 B 我去图书馆了 在网上查了些资料 Mr Li isn t in He has gone to the town 李先生不在 他进城去了 T I d like to hear some sentences from you by using these two language points S1 It has been 15 years since he left his hometown S2 It has been a long time since last time I watched a film S3 My mother has gone to Dalian for business She won t be back until next week S4 I won t go with you since I have been there twice Step IV Post reading T By learning the text you have had a general idea about Xiamen Now I will ask you a question Would you like to live in Xiamen Why or why not Work in pairs and discuss with your partners for three minutes A sample version S I would like to live in Xiamen It is one of the cleanest cities of China and also the National Garden City so I can breathe fresh air every day And when I have spare time I can visit so many famous and beautiful tourist attractions conveniently And my dream is to study in Xiamen University If I can go to the university and live in Xiamen I can live with my parents in stead of being far away from them T Then another question Is your hometown similar to Xiamen S My hometown is also beautiful and the air is also clean but the economy isn t so prosperous as that of Xiamen T So what should you do S One of my dreams is to work hard for the construction of my hometown and make contributio