Teaching Goals
about travel and cities.
tise making complaints.
ew the Non-finite Verbs(1):-ing,-ed,to doK
e a descriptive essay/paragraph.
The First Period
Teaching Aims:
n and master the following:
(1)New words: airline,uncomfortable
(2)Everyday English:
Iˇm sorry to sayK
Iˇm so sorry.
I hate to have to say this,butK
Could you do something aboutK?
Why didnˇt you tell me the truth?
Why donˇt you do something about it?
n the studentsˇ listening and speaking abilities.
the students to talk about travel and cities.
Teaching Important Points:
sh the task of listening to train the studentsˇ listening ability.
sh the task of making complaints to train the studentsˇ speaking ability.
Teaching Difficult Point:
How to help the students finish the tasks of listening and speaking.
Teaching Methods:
talk,listening and speaking to train the studentsˇ ability to use English.
vidual,pair or group work to make every student take an active part in class.
Teaching Aids:
multimedia blackboard
Teaching Procedures:
兂Step ⒐Lead-in
t I want to ask you a simple question:what would you like to do most during holidays?
Ss:Traveling/Reading books/Watching TVK
T: of you like e have you been to?
Ss:Beijing/Shanghai/Qingdao/HarbinK
T:Is there anybody who has been to a foreign country for travel?
Ss:No.
T:Do you hope to travel around the world?
Ss:Yes,of course.
T:Then you must know some famous cities in the me their names,please.
Ss:Paris,Moscow,Sydney,San Francisco,BerlinK
T: many!And they are all world-famous travel y,weˇll begin to learn Unit 15 Destinations.(Bb:Unit 15 Destinations)Itˇs a good chance to talk about travel and you interested?
Ss:Yes.
T:First letˇs learn some new words for this period.
(Teacher shows the following words on the screen and asks one student to read ask the whole class to read together after him/her.)
兂Step ⒑ Warming up
T: please open your books at Page 33 and look at the first partXWarming ine that you are offered a free ticket that lets you travel around the world and make five stops along the you follow me?
Ss:Yes.
T:,please work in pairs to tell each other where would you go and the same time,draw your flight line in the box on the right and mark the cities you want to visit on the map.A few minutes later,Iˇll ask some students to talk about your travel everything clear?
Ss:Yes.
(The students begin to her goes among the class to see their the end,teacher asks some students to talk about their plans.)
兂Step ⒓ Speaking
T:Weˇve talked a lot about travel and ver,while you are traveling,you may come across some problems unexpectedly,which could take place in the airline,the hotel or the you guess what problems would occur?
Ss:Luggage is lost./The plane is late./The food is terribleK
T:What shall we do if we come across such problems?
Ss:Go to the manager and complain to him/her of the problems.
T:How do you think he/she will deal with the problems?
Ss:First,he/she may explain,apologize or will do something about the problems.
T: I were the manager,I would do like that as I see you understand ¨see fit〃?
Ss:No.
T:¨See fit〃 means ¨consider it correct,convenient or acceptable.〃We can also use¨think fit〃 to express the same example,¨Do as you think fit.〃Do you understand?
Ss:Yes.
T:,please look at the last are three situations about problems with services given to t,read the choose one of them to act it out with your partner according to the role des,donˇt forget to study the useful expressions below the role cards and use them in your dialogue if everything clear?
Ss:Yes.
T:n your work now.A few minutes later,Iˇll ask some pairs to act out your dialogues before class.
A sample dialogue:
Student A:Manager Student B:Guest
A:How do you feel to live in our hotel?
B:On the whole,not so bad,but the room I am living in faces a noisy street,and Iˇm a light sleeper,so it is impossible for me to fall d you please do something about it?
A:Iˇm so sorry.Iˇll make an arrangement for you as soon as hing else?
B:I hate to have to say this,but the bed in my room makes me feel uncomfortable.
A:Thatˇs too bad.Iˇll settle this problem at once.
B:Itˇs very kind of ,by the way,would you please send someone to have a check on the supply of the hot water?There is no hot water at all.
A:I see.Iˇll do that.
兂Step ⒔ Summary and Homework
T:Thank you for your wonderful ,letˇs see what weˇve done in this t,weˇve talked about travel and nd,weˇve practised d,weˇve talked about problems with services one may come across while travelling and practised making course,weˇve learned some useful expressions,such as ¨Iˇm sorry to sayK〃,¨I hate to have to say this,butK〃,¨Could you do something aboutK?〃K(Teacher writes them on the blackboard.)After class,practise them more and preview the next ˇs all for you.
Ss:See you.
The Second Period
Teaching Aims:
n 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
n the studentsˇ reading ability.
the students to learn about some big cities in the world.
Teaching Important Points:
n to use the following useful phrases:
every now and then,get tired of,cool off,itch for,take a dip,work out
n the studentsˇ 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.
buhel is a paradise for skiers.
3.a feast for the eyes.
uld you have enough money left after a dayK,you canK
Teaching Methods:
reading to get a general idea of the text.
ful reading to get the detailed information.
ng-and-answering to help the students understand the text exactly.
or group work to make every student work in class.
Teaching Aids:
multimedia
blackboard
Teaching Procedures:
兂Step ⒐ Greetings
Greet the whole class as usual.
兂Step ⒑ Revision and Pre-reading
T:Yesterday,we talked much about travel and know there are many big cities worth visiting in the 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 of them are very important for a tourist to travel ,imagine that a person from another country is going to visit your town for the first or she has asked you to tell him or her about the important things a tourist needs to you follow me?
Ss:Yes.
T:Well,hereˇs a chart on the t,use it to make an outline of what you would tell him or show your outline to your partner and explain what you have chosen and everything clear?
Ss:Yes.
T:n 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.)
兂Step ⒒ Presentation for Reading
T:Today weˇre going to read a passage ¨Destinations〃 will lead us to two world-famous resortsXRio de Janeiro and t Iˇll show you a travel programme about Rio de Janeiro and h it and listen to the explanations carefully.
(Teacher plays the teaching CD for the r that,teacher says the following.)
T:How do you like Rio de Janeiro?
Ss:Itˇs amazing/attractive/wonderful/beautiful/excitingK
T:I agree with ,now letˇs learn some new at the screen.
(Teacher shows the words on the screen and deals with them with brief ask them to read for a while.)
兂Step ⒓ Reading
T: 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.)
is Rio de Janeiro famous for?
does the word¨Cariocas〃mean?
3:Why do people visit Kitzbuhel?
(A few minutes later,teacher checks the answers.)
T:OK, you found the answers?
Ss:Yes.
T:Whoˇd like to answer the first question?Any volunteer?
S1:Rio de Janeiro is famous for its modern malls,theme parks and beautiful beaches.
T: down, second one.
S2:¨Cariocas〃means the people of Rio de Janeiro.
T: down, last one.
S3:People visit Kitzbuhel because it is a world-class ski resort,a paradise for skiers.
T:Well ,please re-read the text carefully and further understand special attention to the phrases or sentences on the screen.(Show the following on the screen.)
buhel is a paradise for skiers.
2.A walk through downtown is a history lesson.
feast for the eyes.
ld you have enough energy left,K
After reading,work in pairs and try to explain what the phrases or sentences you have any difficulty in explaining them,please ask can begin now.
(A few minutes later,teacher begins to check the answers.)
T:OK, you ready now?
Ss:Yes.
T:Li Dong,can you explain the first sentence?
S4: means that Kitzbuhel is a wonderful place for people who ski.
T:K
S:K
Suggested answers:
ing 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.
you should have enough energy left,K
兂Step ⒔ Language Study
T:Well,youˇve been familiar with the ˇs learn some useful se 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.
______cooking for her family.
canˇt resist her______travelling.
3.______she went upstairs to see if he was still asleep.
the hot pie______before serving.
5.I______regularly to keep fit.
summer,it is fun to______in a pool.
(Teacher allows the students enough time to prepare check the answers with the whole class and write the phrases on the blackboard.)
Suggested answers:
tired of for y now and then off out a dip
兂Step ⒕ Listening and Reading Aloud
T:Now,Iˇll play the tape for t,listen and repeat,paying attention to the pronunciation and the read it aloud for a while.
兂Step ⒖ Consolidation
T:OK, at the third exercise in the cards to decide where you would like to go according to the information from the de Janeiro or Kitzbuhel?Make your decision and explain to your partner why you have chosen this everything clear?
Ss:Yes.
(A few minutes later,teacher asks some students to talk about their decisions.)
T:Attention, you ready now?
Ss:Yes.
T:Whoˇd like to be the first to talk about your decision?Any volunteer?
S5:Iˇd like to go to Rio de Janeiro for a t,Iˇm interested in the foreign countriesˇ history and town Rio is the cityˇs cultural and historical nd,itˇs convenient to enjoy the sand and sun on Copacabana,which is not far from d,one of the worldˇs festivalsXCarnival is also attractive.
T:ˇd like to talk about Kitzbuhel?
S6:Iˇd prefer to go to t,I like nd,Iˇm interested in d,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 k you.
兂Step ⒗ Summary and Homework
T:Well,letˇs come back from Rio de Janeiro or Kitzbuhel to see what weˇve learnt in this t,weˇve learnt about some foreign countriesˇ culture and history by reading the nd,weˇve learnt some useful r class,please read the text again and use the chart from the Pre-reading to analyse the text about Rio de are your choices and the choices made by the writer of the are some similarities and differences?What might be some reasons for the similarities and differences?Are you clear about that?
Ss:Yes.
T:Thatˇs all for today.
The Third Period
Teaching Aims:
ew the words appearing in the last two periods.
ew Non-finite Verbs(1):-ing,-ed,to do.
Teaching Important Points:
the students guess the missing word in a sentence to improve their ability to master new words.
the students finish each exercise correctly to revise Non-finite Verbs.
Teaching Difficult Point:
Master the uses of the three kinds of Non-finite Verbs correctly.
Teaching Methods:
ew method to consolidate the words learned in the last two periods.
tising to make the students master the Non-finite Verbs correctly.
vidual,pair or group work to make every student work in class.
Teaching Aids:
multimedia
blackboard
Teaching Procedures:
兂Step ⒐ Greetings
Greet the whole class as usual.
兂Step ⒑ Revision and Word Study
T:Yesterday,we read the text about Rio de Janeiro and you still remember something about them?
Ss:Yes.
T:Well,now please look at the statements on the screen and tell whether they are true or false according to the theyˇre false,correct them.
(Teacher shows the following on the screen and checks the answers with the whole class.)
de Janeiro is Brazilˇs second largest city.
cabana,perhaps the most famous of all beaches,is far away from downtown.
best time to visit Rio is in March,but the biggest tourism season comes around June or July.
ocas are well known for their big heart and friendliness.
de Janeiro is a paradise for skiers.
good weather and breath-taking scenery make Kitzbuhel a world-class ski resort.
worldˇs best and fastest skiers gather here twice a year to try their daring in the downhill race that every skier wants to win.
Suggested answers:
True:1,4,6
False:△only a few bus stops
h△June or July;June or July△March
de Janeiro△Kitzbuhel
e△once
T:Well des,weˇve learnt some useful words in the you really mastered them?Please open your books at Page at the first part of Language StudyXWord ˇs do Exercise 1 in the blanks with words from the ˇre given three minutes to do check your answers with your the end,Iˇll collect the right answers from what I mean.
Ss:Yes.
Suggested answers:
tude ue nds t
T:Well ,letˇs do Exercise and understand the following passage carefully to see if there is a mistake in each there is,find it and correct can begin minutes later,Iˇll check your answers.
Suggested answers:
g△brought
truction△constructions
ˇs△its
4.≡
rns△returned
t△visitors
△Many
8.≡
兂Step ⒒ Revision of Grammar
T: much for Word ˇs revise the GrammarXNon-finite at the sentences on the screen.
(Teacher shows the following on the screen.)
to do
first thing would be to decide where to go.
most important thing would be for you to decide where to go.
-ing
y now and then we get the itch for travelling.
buhel has the most challenging and exciting downhill slopes for skiers in the world.
visitors leave Rio feeling disappointed.
-ed
ed by the beautiful scenery at Copacabana Beach,he decided to come again next year.
n as Carnival,the festival attracts visitors from all over the world.
Study the sentences and tell the functions of the Non-finite Xia,try the first pair of sentences.
S1:¨to do〃 is used as Predicative in both of them.
T:You are down, there any other function of ¨to do〃?And what functions?
Ss:ect,Object,Object Complement,Attribute and Adverbial.
T:Quite Xia,what about ¨-ing〃?
S2:In these three sentences,¨-ing〃 is separately used as Object,Attribute and Adverbial.
T:Do you agree with her?And do you know some other functions?
Ss:ect,Predicative and Object Complement.
T:Very Hui,the last pair.
S3:¨-ed〃is used as Adverbial in both des,it can be used as Predicative,Object Complement and Attribute.
T:Well down,please.
兂Step ⒓ Practice
兂Step ⒔ Summary and Homework
T:In this class,weˇve reviewed the new words in the addition,weˇve revised Non-finite Verbs(1)X-ing,-ed and to do,especially,weˇve done a lot of practice to master the usages of r class,do more more you practise,the better you will master ˇs all for today.
The Fourth Period
Teaching Aims:
n and master the following new words:
budget,rate,visa,arrangement,passport,cheque,currency,sight,seasoned,accommodation
n the studentsˇ integrating skills,especially reading and writing skills.
the students to learn how to make a plan for a travel.
Teaching Important Points:
the students to understand the text exactly,especially the following words and phrases:
rate,make oneˇs own arrangements,seasoned,travel light,sights
the students write a travel brochure well.
Teaching Difficult Point:
How to help the students master the ways of writing a better descriptive essay/paragraph.
Teaching Methods:
ng-and-answering activity to check the studentsˇ understanding of the text.
ctive and imitative methods to train the studentsˇ writing ability.
vidual,pair or group work to finish each task.
Teaching Aids:
multimedia
blackboard
Teaching Procedures:
兂Step ⒐ Greetings
Greet the whole class as usual.
兂Step ⒑ Revision and Lead-in
T:Yesterday,we reviewed the use of Non-finitive VerbsXto do,-ing,,letˇs do an exercise to see if you have really mastered at the screen.
(Shows the following on the screen.)
(Teacher allows the students a few minutes to check the answers orally with the whole class.)
Suggested answers:
you to decide where to go
you not to give up the opportunity to go abroad for further education
finding his passport
n better attention
uenced by his example
ng those pictures
T:Besides,weˇve learnt a lot of words to describe an international trip in this h words in the text can help you describe an international trip?
Ss:Beautiful/modern/cultural/historical/perfect/attractive/paradise/breath-taking scenery /
a world-class resort/challenging and exciting/a feast for eyesK(Bb:beautifulK)
T:Yes,so y,weˇre going to read another passage about will provide you some useful travel tips and practical t,letˇs learn the new words in this period.
(Teacher shows the following on the screen and deals with the words as usual.)
兂Step ⒒ Reading
T: please open your books at Page each paragraph quickly and try to find out what tips and advice the writer gives what I mean?
Ss:Yes.
(The students begin to read.A few minutes later,teacher begins to check their understanding of the text.)
T:OK, you ready now?
Ss:Yes.
T:Now,Iˇll collect the tips and advice the writer gives student,one tip or one piece of advice,OK?
Ss:OK.
T:Whoˇd like to be the first?
S1:Find out more about the destination you have chosen before you go to save money and avoid problems.
S2:Consider when and how you want to travel and youˇd better ask travel agents for help.
S3:Bring some cash besides credit cards.
S4:Keep your passport and money in a safe place and make photocopies of all important documents before you leave.
S5:Buy foreign currency at you must exchange money during your vacation,do it in banks not on the street or with strangers.
S6:Plan a pleasant,interesting and comfortable el light if possible.
T:Very k you,boys and ,please re-read it carefully and further understand work in pairs to finish the Exercises 1~3 after the text.
(The students begin to ral minutes later,teacher checks the answers.)
Suggested answers:
money and avoid problems
rienced
el with as little luggage as possible
兂Step ⒓ening and Reading Aloud
T:Very ˇve understood the text ,Iˇll play the tape for t,listen and repeat,paying attention to the pronunciation and read it aloud for a while.
兂Step ⒔ Consolidation
T:OK, youˇve been very familiar with the is a question for you to en carefully!Which travel tip do you think is the most useful?And why?Are you clear about that?
Ss:Yes.
T:Work in groups of four and discuss for a few Iˇll ask some students to say your can begin now.
(A few minutes later.)
T: you ready now?
Ss:Yes.
T:Whoˇd like to be the first to talk about your opinions?Any volunteer?
S1:I think the tip about money is the most reminds travellers of avoiding bringing too much ead,credit cards could be a better particular,travellers should not forget to have all important documents photo copied before leaving in case you might lose them.
S2:I think planning and packing is the most any thing,well-prepared is half of ˇd better plan it in advance in order to avoid problems and save money or time.
兂Step ⒕ Writing
T:Well,in order to have a pleasant and interesting trip,youˇd better have the tips and advice in ,please read the travel brochure in writing quickly and find out what information it describes.
(The students begin to read it quickly and answer the teacherˇs question as soon as they finish reading it.)
Ss:It describes transport,accommodation,attractions and activities for travelling to Thailand.(Bb:K)
T:Quite youˇve known how to write a travel in se your favourite destination and write a travel brochure in which you describe the place,suggest activities and provide travel you follow me?
Ss:Yes.
T:When you finish your brochure,show it to the rest of the class and try to persuade them to visit your everything clear?
Ss:Yes.
(The students begin to her may give them advice to help them write a good travel brochure while going among the students.)
兂Step ⒖ Summary and Homework
T:In this class,weˇve not only got some travel experience by reading the travel tips and the practical advice,but also learnt how to write a descriptive essay like a r class,please review what weˇve learnt in this class and preview the next ˇs all for today.