Unit18 New Zealand 全程单元精品教案

1、- PAGE 10-Teaching plan for unit 18New ZealandPeriod 1 Warming up & ListeningTeaching goalsTo activate students to talk about the geographic information about China.To learn expressions of different locations and directions.Teaching proceduresStep1 Warming up1. Put the names of the oceans and contin

2、ents in the right place of the map (class work)2. How much do you know about China? Get the Ss to fill in the form and then check the answers with the whole class. How much do you know about China Full country name _ Location _ Area _ the largest country the 2nd largest country the 3rd largest count

3、ryPopulation _Capital city _Languages _Religion _Minorities _Major products / industries _Ss are demanded to speak out the positions of different places and waters in relation to china and they can look at the map of China. (Group work )eg. The East China Sea lies to the east of Zhejiang Province. H

4、ainan Island lies to the south of Guangdong Province.Step 2 Listening Pre-listening:Show the Ss five pictures of well-known beautiful islands worldwide: Hainan Island Caribbean IslandTurtle IslandSouth Island Dolphin Island 然后让学生小组讨论以下问题，各组派一人回答。1) Do you know the islands? Whats their location?2)Whi

5、ch country do they belong to?3)Why can they attract so many tourists at home and abroad? 2. While-listening1) First listening for information Get the Ss to listen to the tape and get the information needed in the form below:LocationLengthWidthMade up ofCapitalCities2）Second listening and marking on

6、the mapListen to the tape a second time ,write down and mark other 3 cities, beach, rock, etc. on the map as quickly as possible. Check in group.3）Third listening and answer the Qs in the text and talk about the island(Group work)3.Post-listening: Ask Ss to introduce one of the islands that they are

7、 familiar with.Period 2 SpeakingTeaching goalsTo develop students ability to describe location and direction.To master some useful expressions of location and direction.Teaching proceduresStep 1 Pre-speaking1.Revision: asking and answering （Pair work ）展示中国地图，学生进行提问和回答.如：Sa: Where is Thailand?Sb: It

8、lies on the southeast of China.Sa: Whats the position of Sea of Japan?Sb: It lies to the southeast of Heilongjiang.Sa: Where is Qinhai located?Sb: It s in the western part of our motherland.Step2 Speaking1. Mechanical practice (Class work) (1) Learn the dialogue a. Read the dialogueb. Find out all t

9、he useful expressions about describing location and direction.(Get the Ss to focus on the word formation: -ern / south + east= southeast) (2) Practice ( Pair work ) Act it out.Situational practice ( Group work)(1) Divide the Ss into groups. Get Ss to look at the map of China and describe different c

10、ities and provinces (2)Show five typical seaside cities in Zhejiang and describe where they are. How can you get to these cities from Ningbo?Names of the cityDescribe where it is: to the north, south, east, west of; The nearest city/ county is; to the river, sea, oceanStep 3 Post-speaking “Welcome t

11、o Ningbo!” ( An interview at the travel conference )Suppose you were a manager of a Travel Service in Ningbo, you are introducing some famous scenic spots at the travel conference.Ask Ss to think of some scenic spots (class work)Choose one of the scenic spots and describe it. (group work)Homework:Wr

12、ite a short passage about one of scenic spots in NingboPeriod3&4 ReadingTeaching goalsTo enable the students to get to know New Zealand including geography, climate, people, etc.To cultivate students ability to search information and build up cultural consciousness.Teaching proceduresStep 1 Pre-read

13、ing1.Talk about some island countries. ( Pair work ) (Ss may say: Australia, Japan, the Philippines, etc.)2.Ask: Suppose were going to visit New Zealand, what should we know about it? Ss may say: location, climate, scenery, people (settlers, inhabitants),culture, custom, etc. Step 2 While-readingSki

14、mming: Look at the map , read the first paragraph and then point out the eight parts ( (1)North Island, (2)South Island, (3) the Pacific, (4) Wellington, (5) Auckland, (6) Christchurch, (7) Queenstown, (8) the Tasman Sea. on the map of New Zealand correctly. 2. Scanning a. First scanning. Divide the

15、 whole passage into four parts. Para1: Geographical feature and cities. Para2: Climate Para3: Landscapes Para4: Earliest settlersMaori b. Read the passage again and finish answering questions in the following form. Step 3 Post-reading(1) Role play: SituationRoles: a guide; three tourists Destination

16、: New Zealand Demands: Each of the tourists should ask the guide at least two questions about any of the main topics in the reading material p.s. the formPar.Main IdeaDetailed Information1Geographical feature and citiesWhats the location?Whatre the waters in relation to NZ?(Marking the main cities,

17、capital, two partsnorth / south islands, seas, ocean on the map.)2ClimateWhats the main type of climate ?What are the seasons like?3What landscapes can we see in NZ?What can we see near the coastline?Where can we see volcanoes and hot springs?(3) Whats NZs national bird?4The earliest settlersMaoriWh

18、at was NZ called 100 years ago?What did they bring in to NZ when they settled ?Who has ever related to NZ besides Chinese sailors?When is considered as a national holiday? (2) DiscussionSuppose you were a teenager brought up in a Maori village. In the near future, would you prefer to remain in the v

19、illage and continue your own way of life, or to live in big modern cities? Why?(3)More information input about New Zealand. ( class work )Students are asked to find more information related to New Zealand beforehand. Then present them to the class.HomeworkAsk Ss to write a short passage about Austra

20、liaPeriod 5 Language study Teaching goalsTo learn the word formation(the combination of nouns and the adjectives)To learn the use of “it”.Teaching proceduresStep1 Word study1.Match competitionMatch Column A with Column B correctly A Bsunnyprofessorkind-heartedforestssandyboywoodedseasonknowledgeable

21、skyscrapernaughtylawyerexcitingmovie23-storydesert2Expansion of word. Ss are divided into 4 groups and choose one of the following:Get the Ss to find out Nouns and Adjectives describing different things and combine them. 1: weather and time 2:people in different professions with different characters

22、. 3: buildings4: booksStep 2 Grammar study Ask : Is it interesting to visit New Zealand? Why or why not?1.Class work (1) Judge what the impersonal “it” can be used to talk about. The smoke is not a warm-blooded animal. It is a cold-blooded one. Who is knocking at the door? -Its me. What time is it?

23、-Its 3 oclock. Its a long way outside. Put on more clothes.Its nearly 80 kilometers to the south of the Philippines.Summary: Impersonal “it” can be used to talk about something/ somebody mentioned above, time, date, weather, season, distance, environment, etc.Period 6 Integrating Skills Teaching goa

24、lsTo learn more about New ZealandTo learn to write a description of the country or regionTeaching proceduresStep 1 Reading1. Warming-up Review whats been learned about New Zealand in the text.Q: What further knowledge about New Zealand would you like to get?2. Reading the passage: Life in New Zealan

25、d (1) SkimmingWhat other respects are mentioned in this passage? (2) Scanning a. Find out the main idea of each paragraph and complete the form. Main TopicsPara.1Para.2Para.3Para.4b. Second scanning. Read the passage a second time and write down the words needed in the blanks. What can be written in a description? ( New Zealand )Population_ million, _ ( 14% )Language_ (majority ); Maori languageCulture of nativescommon meeting place:_wedding, burial or conference:_Agriculturemain agriculture:_products:_, lamb, _, _, forests products, _, wineSports& free timesailing,