The Second Period

Teaching Aims:

1.Learn and master the following words and expressions:

every now and then, phenomenon,Brazil, downtown, commercial, get tired of, avenue, altitude,breath-taking,downhill,inexpensive,feast,dip,gym,shore

2.Train the students’ reading ability.

3.Get the students to learn about some big cities in the world.

Teaching Important Points:

1.Learn to use the following useful phrases:

every now and then,get tired of,cool off,itch for,take a dip,work out

2.Train the students’ reading ability.

Teaching Difficult Points:

How to help the students understand the text exactly,especially the following sentences:

1.A walk through downtown is a history lesson.

2.Kitzbuhel is a paradise for skiers.

3.a feast for the eyes.

4.…Should you have enough money left after a day…,you can…

Teaching Methods:

1.Fast reading to get a general idea of the text.

2.Careful reading to get the detailed information.

3.Asking-and-answering to help the students understand the text exactly.

4.Pair or group work to make every student work in class.

Teaching Aids:

1.the multimedia

2.the blackboard

Teaching Procedures:

Step Ⅰ Greetings

Greet the whole class as usual.

Step Ⅱ Revision and Pre-reading

T:Yesterday,we talked much about travel and cities.We know there are many big cities worth visiting in the world.Can you tell me what a tourist needs to know about the chosen destination before going there?

Ss:Climate,food,transportation,attractions and so on.

T:Quite right.All of them are very important for a tourist to travel happily.Now,imagine that a person from another country is going to visit your town for the first time.He or she has asked you to tell him or her about the important things a tourist needs to know.Can you follow me?

Ss:Yes.

(Teacher shows a chart on the screen.)

Area Very Important Important Not so important

Food

Transportation

Attractions

T:Well,here’s a chart on the screen.First,use it to make an outline of what you would tell him or her.Then show your outline to your partner and explain what you have chosen and why.Is everything clear?

Ss:Yes.

T:OK.Begin your work.

(Teacher goes among the students to see how they are going on with the work.A few minutes later,teacher asks some students to talk about their outline.)

Step Ⅲ Presentation for Reading

T:Today we’re going to read a passage “Destinations”.It will lead us to two world-famous resorts-Rio de Janeiro and Kitzbuhel.First I’ll show you a travel programme about Rio de Janeiro and Kitzbuhel.Watch it and listen to the explanations carefully.

(Teacher plays the teaching CD for the students.After that,teacher says the following.)

T:How do you like Rio de Janeiro?

Ss:It’s amazing/attractive/wonderful/beautiful/exciting…

T:I agree with you.Well,now let’s learn some new words.Look at the screen.

(Teacher shows the words on the screen and deals with them with brief explanations.Then ask them to read for a while.)

every now and then不時(shí)地

△itch/it/ n.&vi. 渴望；癢

phenomenon/f′nominn/ n.現(xiàn)象；奇跡

△Rio de Janeiro/′riudd′niru/ n.里約熱內(nèi)盧（巴西港市）

Brazil /br′zil/ n.巴西

△stretch/stret/ vt.&vi. 展開(kāi)；伸展；延伸

△Cariocas/kri′uks/ n.里約熱內(nèi)盧人

downtown/daun′taun/ n.&adj. 城市商業(yè)區(qū)（的）

△historical/ht′starikl/ adj.具有歷史意義的

commercial/k′ml/ adj.商業(yè)性的；商務(wù)的；商業(yè)的

△Copacabana/kup′kbn/ n.科帕卡巴納（巴西著名海灘）

△princess/prin′ses/n.公主；王妃

△hundredth/′hndrd/ n.&adj. 第一百（個(gè)）；第一百的

get tired of對(duì)……感到厭倦；對(duì)……失去興趣

avenue/′vnju/ n.（城市中的）大街；通道；（通往鄉(xiāng)間的）小路

disappointed/,dis′pintid/ adj. 失望的；沮喪的

△Carnival/ka耼ivl/n.(四旬齋前持續(xù)一周或半周的)嘉年華會(huì)；狂歡節(jié)；歡宴

△Kitzbuhel/kitsbjul/ n.基茨比厄（奧地利城市）

△paradise/,齪rdaiz/ n.樂(lè)園；天堂

△skier/ski:/ n.滑雪者

altitude/′ltitju:d/ n.緯度

surrounding/′s′raundi/ adj.&n.周圍（的）；環(huán)繞（的）；環(huán)境；周圍的情況

guarantee/,grn′ti/ vt.保證……免受損失或傷害；確保

breath-taking/′breteiki/ adj.壯觀的；激動(dòng)人心的；驚險(xiǎn)的

△resort/ri′zt/ n.勝地；常去之地

downhill/,daun′hil/ adj. 快速下降滑雪的；下坡的；傾斜的

inexpensive/,inik′spensiv/ adj.廉價(jià)的；便宜的

feast/′fist/ n.（感官、精神等的）享受；盛宴

dip/dip/ n.（在江河湖海中）洗澡；游泳；蘸濕

gym/dim/ n.體育館

shore/ (r)/ n.濱；岸

Step Ⅳ Reading

T:OK.Now please read the text quickly and find the answers to the questions on the screen.

(Teacher shows the questions on the screen,and the students begin to read the text.)

1.What is Rio de Janeiro famous for?

2.What does the word“Cariocas”mean?

3:Why do people visit Kitzbuhel?

(A few minutes later,teacher checks the answers.)

T:OK,everyone.Have you found the answers?

Ss:Yes.

T:Who’d like to answer the first question?Any volunteer?

S1:Rio de Janeiro is famous for its modern malls,theme parks and beautiful beaches.

T:Right.Sit down,please.The second one.

S2:“Cariocas”means the people of Rio de Janeiro.

T:Good.Sit down,please.The last one.

S3:People visit Kitzbuhel because it is a world-class ski resort,a paradise for skiers.

T:Well done.Now,please re-read the text carefully and further understand it.Pay special attention to the phrases or sentences on the screen.(Show the following on the screen.)

1.Kitzbuhel is a paradise for skiers.

2.A walk through downtown is a history lesson.

3.…a feast for the eyes.

4.Should you have enough energy left,…

After reading,work in pairs and try to explain what the phrases or sentences mean.If you have any difficulty in explaining them,please ask me.You can begin now.

(A few minutes later,teacher begins to check the answers.)

T:OK,everyone.Are you ready now?

Ss:Yes.

T:Li Dong,can you explain the first sentence?

S4:Yes.It means that Kitzbuhel is a wonderful place for people who ski.

T:…

S:…

Suggested answers:

2.Walking through downtown can help to learn about the history of Rio from what you see.

3.A lively mix of old village culture and excitement of an international tourist area.

4.If you should have enough energy left,…

Step Ⅴ Language Study

T:Well,you’ve been familiar with the passage.Let’s learn some useful phrases.Please look at the screen and do the exercise.

(Show the following on the screen.)

Fill in the blanks using the right phrases in the text.

1.She______cooking for her family.

2.She can’t resist her______travelling.

3.______she went upstairs to see if he was still asleep.

4.Let the hot pie______before serving.

5.I______regularly to keep fit.

6.In summer,it is fun to______in a pool.

(Teacher allows the students enough time to prepare first.Then check the answers with the whole class and write the phrases on the blackboard.)

Suggested answers:

1.got tired of 2.itch for 3.Every now and then 4.cool off 5.work out 6.take a dip

Step Ⅵ Listening and Reading Aloud

T:Now,I’ll play the tape for you.First,listen and repeat,paying attention to the pronunciation and the intonation.Then read it aloud for a while.

Step Ⅶ Consolidation

T:OK,everyone.Stop reading.Look at the third exercise in Post-reading.Use the cards to decide where you would like to go according to the information from the text.Rio de Janeiro or Kitzbuhel?Make your decision and explain to your partner why you have chosen this destination.Is everything clear?

Ss:Yes.

(A few minutes later,teacher asks some students to talk about their decisions.)

T:Attention,please.Are you ready now?

Ss:Yes.

T:Who’d like to be the first to talk about your decision?Any volunteer?

S5:I’d like to go to Rio de Janeiro for a travel.First,I’m interested in the foreign countries’ history and culture.Downtown Rio is the city’s cultural and historical heart.Second,it’s convenient to enjoy the sand and sun on Copacabana,which is not far from downtown.Third,one of the world’s festivals-Carnival is also attractive.

T:Wonderful.Who’d like to talk about Kitzbuhel?

S6:I’d prefer to go to Kitzbuhel.First,I like adventure.Second,I’m interested in skiing.Third,it has different scenery from what other places have.I think it is not only a paradise for skiers,but also for young people.

T:Well done.Thank you.

Step Ⅷ Summary and Homework

T:Well,let’s come back from Rio de Janeiro or Kitzbuhel to see what we’ve learnt in this class.First,we’ve learnt about some foreign countries’ culture and history by reading the text.Second,we’ve learnt some useful expressions.After class,please read the text again and use the chart from the Pre-reading to analyse the text about Rio de Janeiro.Compare your choices and the choices made by the writer of the text.What are some similarities and differences?What might be some reasons for the similarities and differences?Are you clear about that?

Ss:Yes.

T:That’s all for today.See you next day.

Ss:See you next day.

Step Ⅸ The Design of the Writing on the Blackboard

Unit 15 Destinations

The Second Period

every now and then itch for

get tired ofcool off

take a dipwork out

cStep Ⅹ Record after Teaching