Module3MyFirstRiceonaTrain

Module 3 My First Ride on a Train 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 abandoned desert colorful farm fields seaside soil diamond midnight scenery shoot journey get out of be short for refer to b 重点句式 P23 We got on in and we got off in right in the middle of Australia We saw abandoned farms which were During the day I sat and looked out of and sometimes talked to 2 Ability goals 能力目标 Enable the Ss to describe the first ride experience in their life 3 Learning ability goals 学能目标 Help the Ss learn how to express the first ride experience in their life Teaching important points 教学重点 Deal with the questions in Activity 4 on P24 Teaching difficult points 教学难点 Enable the Ss to find the clues of the writer s first ride on a train Teaching methods 教学方法 Asking and answering activity reading and discussing Teaching aids 教具准备 A tape recorder a projector and a computer Teaching procedures after that it was desert and then they saw abandoned farms which were built long time ago 4 She read books and listened to her Chinese cassettes while she was on the train 5 The Australians used camels to travel to the central part of the country 6 They don t use camels to deliver goods now They use railway instead T All of you did a good job Do you still remember the passage we heard in last period It was about the man s first long distance flight Ss Yes The man in the passage came across many kinds of bad things on the way to Singapore from the very beginning to the end When he finally reached the destination it was l2 hours later So he felt the journey was very boring T Very good For today s reading passage what did the writer think of her first journey Did she enjoy herself during the journey Ss The writer s name is Alice Thompson She thought her first train ride was wonderful So she had a good time during the journey Step IV Listening and Explanation This process is meant to improve the Ss pronunciation and solve some language points T We have got the general understanding of the passage Now I ll play the tape for you listen carefully and imitate the pronunciation and at the same time pay attention to the sentences that you don t understand Walk around the classroom to see if the Ss need help T Do you have any questions S I don t understand this sentence Suddenly it looks like a place from another time T This sentence means suddenly it looks as if the place changed into another place from another time Here look like means having the appearance of sb or sth For example It looks like rain Or we can say It looks as if it is going to rain Let the Ss pay attention to the different usages of look Show the following on the screen She looked but saw nothing She looked at the actor curiously Who looked after the baby when her mother was working Mrs Li looked around the classroom to see who was absent Father looked in the newspaper to see what was on at the People s Grand Hall The traveler looked into the distance and finally saw a car coming Looking into the future we are full of confidence Why are you looking out of the window from time to time What are you looking for We are looking forward to hearing from you Why are you always looking back Look forward and you will have a much better life She looks cheerful and healthy S We ate great meals cooked by experts What does great here mean T Great here means delicious For example Yesterday they ate a great meal cooked by their mother S Can you tell me what s the difference between be short for and be short of T Be short for means serving as an abbreviation of sth While be short of means not having much or enough of sth lacking sth For example Ben is usually short for Benjamin China is short of arable land Are you clear Ss Yes T Any questions Ss No T OK So much for language points Next who would like to summarize the writing style of the passage S I will try I think this passage is a travel note At the beginning of the passage the writer tells when and where their travel took place and then she describes the scenery all the journey and at last she explains the origin of Ghan train and means of transport for traveling a long distance in the past Step V Discussion In this process divide the Ss into four groups one question for two groups Show the two questions on the screen Questions 1 What sort of people do you think travel on the Ghan train 2 What kind of towns and villages do you think the train passed T Now boys and girls are you ready for discussing the two questions on the screen Question 1 for Group 1 and Group 2 S1 We think young students who are having a holiday travel on the Ghan train They like traveling on the train On the one hand as students they don t have enough money Traveling on a train is much cheaper than traveling on a plane On the other hand traveling on a train is relatively safer than traveling on other vehicles S2 In our opinion a group of Chinese tourists travel on the Ghan train They want to see Australia On the train they can enjoy the colorful scenery on the way Besides traveling on the train is very comfortable and they can also talk to other passengers on the train to improve their spoken English T Very good Question 2 for Group 3 and Group 4 S3 We consider that the towns and villages the train passed are wild because the central part of Australia is desert and there are no people living there S4 We don t agree with them In our opinion maybe some villages and towns are abandoned but these should be in the middle Alice travels from Sydney which is on the coast So there must be prosperous towns and villages on the way T All of you did a good job Maybe some students have different ideas That s OK You may search on the Internet to get more information