The Second Period
Teaching Aims:
1.Train the students' reading ability.
2.Let the students learn something about New Zealand.
Teaching Important Points:
1.Improve the students' reading ability.
2.Learn about New Zealand's geography,climate,natural beauty and history.
Teaching Difficult Point:
How to help the students understand the text better.
Teaching Methods:
1.Fast reading to find out the general idea of the text.
2.Question-and-answer activity to help the students to understand the detailed information in the text.
3.Individual or pair work to make every student work in class.
Teaching Aids:
1.a tape recorder　2.a computer 3.a map of the world.
Teaching Procedures:
step Ⅰ.Greetings and Revision
Greet the whole class as usual.
T:Yesterday we learnt some useful expressions to describe locations.Now,who can describe the location of China?
S1:Let me try.China lies to the west of the Pacific Ocean,the south of Russia and Mongolia.It is in the east of Asia.
T:Very good.
step Ⅱ.Pre-reading
T:(Put up a map of the world.)Now,please look at the map.There are many islands on the map.Can you find five islands?Who can try?
S2:Let me try.Japan,Iceland,the Philippines,Indonesia and New Zealand.
T:You're right.Thank you.Now,let's describe where they are.You can do it like this:It is…in the…sea/ocean;…to the north/south/east/west of…;The nearest country is….Please begin.One student,one island.
S3:Japan lies to the east of China.It is in the Pacific Ocean.The nearest country is Korea.
S4:Iceland lies in the Atlantic Ocean.It is in the northwest of Europe.The nearest country is England.
S5:The Philippines lies in the Pacific Ocean.It is in the south of Asia.Malaysia is the nearest country from it.
S6:Indonesia lies in the south of Asia.It's also in the Pacific Ocean.The nearest country is also Malaysia.
S7:New Zealand is in the Pacific Ocean.It lies off the eastern coast of Australia.Australia is the nearest country from it.
T:Well done.Do you know what the names of their capital cities are?
Ss:Sorry,we don't know all of them.
T:It doesn't matter.I think you must know the capital of Japan,don't you?
Ss:Yes.It's Tokyo.
T:Very good.Do you know in which part of the Island Tokyo is?
Ss:Yes.It is in the northeast of Japan.
T:Quite right.If you want to go to Japan from your hometown,how can you get there?
Ss:By air.
T:Why?
(One student stands up and explains why.)
T:You're quite right.Thank you.Sit down,please.Now,let's go on.Do you know what the name of Iceland's capital city is?
Ss:Sorry,we don't know.
S3:I know,but I can only say it in Chinese.It is“雷克雅未克”.
T:OK.Please sit down.It is spelt“R-e-y-k-j-a-v-i-k”in English.It lies in the southwest of Iceland.We can go there by ship or plane.
(In the same way,the teacher asks the students about the other three islands and let some students answer.If they have any difficulty,teacher may help them.)
Suggested answers:
The Philippines' capital is Manila.It lies in the centre of the island.We can get there by air or ship.Indonesia's capital is Djakarta.It is in the south of the island.We can take a ship/a plane to go there.Wellington is the capital of New Zealand.It lies on the North Island.We can arrive there by plane.
Step Ⅲ.Reading
T:From the map,we've learnt the location of New Zealand and its capital.Today,we're going to learn something about New Zealand.Before reading the text,let's deal with the new words appearing in the text.
(Teacher asks some students to read out the new words.At the same time,correct their mistakes in pronunciation,and give some explanations if necessary.)
T:Now,turn to Page 28.Read the passage silently and quickly,get the general idea,and then do the exercise on the screen.After a while,I'll check your answers with the whole
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