教案Unit4Lesson4VirtualTourism

1、Teaching PlanUnit 4 Lesson 4 Virtual TourismThe First PeriodFeidong No.1 High SchoolCheng XiaTeaching aims:Knowledge aims:1. To read a passage about Auckland and know more about it.2. To learn some words and phrases: locate, central, seaside, settle, volcano, harbour, sunshine, surfing, be known as.

2、Ability aims:1. To develop strategies to match topics with paragraphs.2. To identify important words in a text .Emotional aim:To help Ss know more about their hometown and give themselves a sense of pride.Teaching important point: To train Ss reading ability and learn about Auckland Teaching difficu

3、lt point: To help Ss introduce Auckland to the tourists.Teaching aid: Multi-media.Teaching procedures:Step I. GreetingsGreet the whole class as usual.Step II. ReviewReview some information about New Zealand.Q: How much do you know about New Zealand?Step III. Lead- inQuestions:1. Do you want to visit

4、 New Zealand?2. What do we need if we go there?3. Can you go there in several seconds? (Virtual Tourism)Step IV. Pre-readingLook at the photos and guess a few things about Auckland.Step V. Reading.Task 1: Listen to the text and check their guesses . While checking, help Ss learn some new words and p

5、hrases.Task 2: Read the passage quickly and match the topics a-f with the five paragraphs in the text with the help of “Reading Strategies”. a) the history of the city b) travel links c) things to see in Auckland d) night-life in Auckland e) for water lovers f) New Zealands largest cityTask 3: Read

6、the passage carefully and complete the table.Auckland: the _ city in New ZealandLocation It is _ North Island.FeaturesAn important center for _. The most exciting city for people with different _.History Maoris settlement: _ years;European settlement in _; Capital of New Zealand for some time; In 19

7、85, a center for _ in Asia-Pacific. Population_Famous sights _Climate Called “the city of _” _ climate with plenty of _; Step VI. Role-play (group work)Introduce Auckland to the tourists.Divide the students into groups of four. One acts as a guide, while the other three act as tourists. The tourists can ask any questions about Auckland. Role A: a guide Role B-D: touristsStep VII. DiscussionAsk Ss to talk about our hometown.Step VIII. S