必修一Unit3TravelJournalReadingTeachinggoals教学目标1.Targetlanguage目标语言a.重点词汇和词组dreamabout,finally,persuade,stubborn,insist,properly,determined,attitude,changeone’smind,givein.b.重要句式Eversincemiddleschool,mysisterWangWeiandIhavedreamedabouttakingagreatbiketrip.Twoyearsagosheboughtanexpensivemountainbikeandthenshepersuadedmetobuyone.ItwasmysisterwhofirsthadtheideatocyclealongtheentireMekongRiverfromwhereitbeginstowhereitends.Althoughshedidn’tknowthebestwayofgettingtoplaces,sheinsistedthatsheorganizethetripproperly.Shegavemeadeterminedlook–thekindthatsaidthatshewouldnotchangehermind.Onceshehasmadeuphermind,nothingcanchangeit.WewerebothsurprisedtolearnthathalfoftheriverisinChina.2.Abilitytarget能力目标EnablethestudentstoconcludeWangWei’sandWangKun’sattitudetothetripandthenaddtheirownopinionwiththetargetlanguage.3.Learningabilitygoals学能目标EnablethestudentstolearnhowtoconcludeWangWei’sandWangKun’sattitudesabouttrip.Teachingimportantpoints教学重点Tocomprehendthetextisveryimportant.GetSstoexpresstheirplansandwishes.Helpthemlearnthattravelingisagoodwaytowidenoneviewandaddtooneknowledge.Teachingdifficultpoints教学难点Howtograspthemainideaofthetextandhowtotellthewriter’sattitude9\nTeachingmethods教学方法Talking,discussing,readingTeachingaids教学工具ataperecorder,aprojectorandacomputerTeachingprocedures&ways教学过程和方法Step1Greetingandleading-inT:Goodmorning/afternoon.S:Goodmorning/afternoon,Sir/Madam.T:Boysandgirls,Doyouliketraveling?Ss:Yes.T:Wherehaveyoubeenbefore?S1:I’vebeentoBeijing,andHuangshan.T:HowdidyoufindyourtraveltoBeijing?S1:Veryinteresting.IthelpedmelearnaboutthehistoryofBeijing.Asthecapitalofourmotherland,itisreallybeautiful.ThedeepestimpressiononmeisthevisittotheGreatWallandtheForbiddenCity.Butitwasapitythattimewastooshort.Wehadnochancetogosightseeinginotherplacesofinterest.S2:IwenttoXiamenglastyear.IthinkthetraveltoXiamengwasbusy.Wevisitedmanyplaces,suchasWuyiMountain,PutuoTemple,Ningboandsoon.Thoughwehadagoodtime,infact,mostofthetimewasspentontrains.Thatwasboringandtiring.Ifeltabitsorry.T:It’sapity.Ifyouhadmadeaproperplanbeforetraveling,yourjourneywouldhavebeenmuchmorecomfortableandinteresting.Doyouthinkso?S2:Iagreewithyou.T:Howdoyouliketravel?S3:Inmyopinion,travelisinterestingandhelpful.WhenItravelIcanlearnalot.Icanenjoylocalcustoms,culturesandbeautifulscenery.T:Ialsothinkso.Well,afterwechooseaplacetotravel,wemustchooseakindoftransportwhichkindoftransportdoyouprefertouse:busortrain?Now,pleaseworkwithyourpartnersandthinkabouttheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofeachformoftransportandfillinthechartonpage17.Fiveminuteslater,checktheSs’answersT:Ok.We’veweighedtheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofeachformoftransport.Now,imaginethatyouplanto9\nspendaholiday.Chooseaplaceyouwanttovisit.Thinkaboutthefarefordifferentkindsoftransportanddecidehowtogetthere.Youmaynotknowtheexactfare,butyoucanguesshowmuchthefareis.Pleasehaveadiscussionwithyourpartnersandthendecidehowtogetthere.Twominuteslater,askapairofstudentstoreporttheirdecisions.T:Sinceyou’vedecidedhowtogetthere,I’dlikeyoutotalkmoreaboutyourholidays.Thenusethesequestionsonthescreentomakeadialogueaboutyourholidayswithyourpartners.Showthescreen.1.Whereareyougoingonholiday?2.Whenareyouleaving?3.Howareyougoingto…?4.Howlongareyoustayingin……?5.Whenareyouarrivingin/at?6.Whereareyoustaying?7.Whenareyoucomingback?Ssaregivenoneminutetopractice.ThenasksomepairstoactouttheirconversationsSa:Tom,whereareyougoingonholiday?Sb:I’mgoingtoLaos.Sa:Whenareyouleaving?Sb:NextSunday.Sa:HowareyougoingtoLaos?Sb:I’mtakingaplane.Sa:Howlongareyoustayingthere?Sb:Abouttwoweeks.Sa:Great.Haveagoodtrip.Sb:Thanks.Step2Pre-readingT:Welldone!Doyouliketravelingalongariver,agreatriver?Ss:Yes.T:Bytheway,whatroledoesariverplayinpeople’slife?Inotherwords,howdopeoplewholivealongariveruseit?S1:Peopleusearivertoirrigatetheirfields.9\nS2:Peopleusearivertomakeelectricity.S3:Peoplegoswimmingintheriverinsummer.Theycanfloatwooddownariver.S4:Theycantravelalongariver.T:Youareright.Asweknowtheworldhasmanyrivers.Itevenhasmanygreatrivers.Whatmakesarivergreat,inyouropinion?S4:Agreatriverisveryimportant.S5:AgreatriverisverylargeandlongTeachershowsachartwithsomegreatriversintheworldNamesofRiverLocationMekongRheinGangesSeineNileThamesGongoNigerVolgaDanubeAmazonMississippiEnglandEgyptIndiaCentralAfricaRussiaWestAfricaBrazilUSFranceGermanyChina,SEAsiaCentralEuropeT:Nowpleaselookatthechart.Intheleftcolumnarenamesofsomegreatrivers.Intherightcolumnarethelocationswheretheriverslie.Pleasematchthem.AfterSscompletethechart,Teachercanshowthecorrectanswersinanotherchart.ThenTeachershouldaskSssomemorequestionsabouttherivers.T:Doesanyoneknowanythingelseabouttherivers?S6:TheSeineRiver.ItlocatesinFrance.It’sthemotherriverofFrance.S7:IknowsomethingabouttheNile.It’stheworld’slongestriver.ItflowsthroughEgypt.S8:IhavesomeideaabouttheAmazon.It’stheworld’slargestriver.It’sinBrazil.Thecorrectanswers:9\nNameofRiverLocationMekongRheinGangesSeineNileThamesCongoNigerVolgaDanubeAmazonMississippiChina,SEAsiaGermanyIndiaFranceEgyptEnglandCentralAfricaWestAfricaRussiaCentralEuropeBrazilUST:OK,ifyoucouldtraveldownonlyoneofthem,whichonewouldyouchoose,andwhy?S9:I’dliketotraveldowntheSeine.SoIcanseemuchbeautifulsceneryinEurope.IcanenjoytheEiffelTower.S10:I’drathergoalongtheNile,whereIcanseemanywildanimals.IcanlearnaboutcustomsandculturesinAfrica.Icanalsoseethegreatdam,Aswan.T:DoyouknowtheMekongRiver?S11:Yes.ButIonlyknowitlocatesinSoutheastAsia.T:Itdoesn’tmatter.Nowlet’slookatthemaponPage18.WillyoupleasefindoutthecountriesthattheMekongRiverflowsthrough?Ss:China,VietnamandLaos.Step3ReadingandcomprehendingT:Great.Nowlet’sreadapassageaboutajourneydowntheMekongRiver.Pleasereadthepassageandgetamainideaofthetext.Let’slearnmoreabouttheMekongRiver.ThenI’dliketoaskyousomequestionsonthetext.Showthequestionsonthescreen.GivetheSsfiveminutestoreadthepassageandthenchecktheiranswers9\nQuestions:1.WhatwasWangKunandWangWei’sideaofagoodtrip?2.WhoplannedthetriptotheMekong?3.WhereisthesourceoftheMekongRiverandwhichseadoesitenter?4.WhatcanyouseewhenyoutravelalongtheMekongRiver?5.WhatdifficultiesdidWangKunandWangWeifindabouttheirjourney?6.WhatdoyouthinkaboutWangKunandWangWei?T:YouknowWangKunandWangWeiarebrotherandsister.Whatwastheirideaofagoodtrip?S1:Theyhavedreamedabouttakingagreatbiketrip.T:WhoplannedthetriptotheMekong?S2:WangWei.T:WhataboutQuestion3?S3ThesourceoftheMekongRiverisinQinghaiProvinceanditenterstheSouthChinaSea.T:HowaboutQuestion4?S4:Wecanseeaglacier,deepvalleys,waterfalls,hillsandplains.T:WhatdifficultiesdidWangKunandWangWeifindabouttheirjourney?S5:WeknowthatthetravelershadtoclimboveraTibetanmountainandpassthroughdeepvalleys.T:Youareright.Haveyoueverthoughtoftravelingbybike?Ss:Yes/no.T:WhatdoyouthinkaboutWangKunandWangWei?S6:Ithinktheyareenergeticanddetermined.T:Quiteright.NowI’dlikeyoutotellWangWei’sandWangKun’ssimilaranddifferentattitudesaboutthetrip.Youcanhaveadiscussionwithyourpartners.Andthenfillinthechart.Bytheway,doyouknowtheword“attitude”?Anattitudeiswhatapersonthinksaboutsomething.Let’sstart.Twominutesisenough.Teachercheckstheanswersandwritesthemdownontheblackboardwhilethestudentsaretellingtheiranswers.9\nSimilarattitudesaboutthetripBoththink1.takingthistripisadreamthatcomestrue.2.thattheywillenjoythetripalot.3.theyshouldseealotoftheMekong.4.thatmostoftheMekongwillbefoundinSoutheastAsia.DifferentattitudesaboutthetripWangWeibelieves1.theymuststartinQinghaiwheretheriverbegins/seealloftheMekong2.thattheydon’tneedtopreparemuch.WangKunbelieves1.itistoocoldandhightostartinQinghai.2.thatusinganatlasisveryimportant.T:Doyouagreewiththem?S:Yes.T:OK.Anotherquestion.Whodoyouthinkwasrightaboutthetrip?Why?S:IthinkWangKunwasright,becauseifitistoocoldandtoohigh,thetripwillbehard.Peoplewillhavesomedifficultyinbreathingatahighaltitude.Whereverwegoweneedanatlassothatwewillnotloseourway.Step4ExplanationDuringtheprocedureTeacherwillaskSstoreadthetextcarefullyandpayattentiontothewordsinboldinthetextandunderlinethesentencestheydon’tunderstand.ThenTeacherwilldosomeexplanations,dealwithlanguageproblemsinthetext,andatthesametimementionSstorefertoNotes5to10onP81.NextTeacherplaysthetape.T:Well,everyone.Let’sreadthetextagain.Pleasereadcarefullyandfocusourattentiononthedetailsandthesentencesyoudon’tunderstand.Underlinethesentencesyoudon’tunderstand.Pleasegoahead.Fiveminuteslater.T:Finished?Doyouhaveanyproblems?S1:Yes.Inthesentence“Sheinsistedthatwefindthesourceoftheriverandbeginourjourneythere.”theverb“insist”isusedinthepastdefinitetense,while“find”isintheoriginalformofaverb.Itseemsthattheydon’tagreewitheachother.S2:Idon’tunderstandthesentence“Shegavemeadeterminedlook–thekindthatsaidshewouldn’tchangehermind.”What’sthemeaningof“thekind”?T:OK.letmedosomeexplanationsanddealwiththedifficultlanguagepoints.1.insistvt.todeclarethatapurposecannotbechanged.Inthiscasetheclauseisoftenusedintheso-calledsubjunctivemoodtoexpressone’sstrongsuggestion.Theverbisoftenusedintheformof“should+do”or“do”.9\ne.g.Iinsistedthatheshouldcomewithus.Theteacherinsistedthatameetingbeheldimmediately.1.Inthesentence“theKind“means“thekindoftheface”2.dreamabouttoseeinadreame.g.Thesoldieroftendreamtabouthome.3.Itwasmysisterwhohadtheidea…Thisisanemphaticdrill.Itspatterndrillgoeslikethis:Itis/was+theemphaticpart+that/who+clause.e.g.Itislightthattravelsfasterthansound.Itwastheheadmasterwhogaveusatalkonhowtolearnaforeignlanguagewell.4.persuadevt.tocausesb.byreasoning(todosth.)e.g.Thedoctorhaspersuadedhimtogiveupsmoking.5.cyclevitorideabike6.stubbornadj.difficulttodealwith;noteasilygivingwaytopersuasione.g.Thegirlissostubbornthatnobodycanpersuadehertochangehermind.7.properlyadvinasuitablemanner8.careaboutbeinterestedorbeconcerned9.Itmakeswidebendsormeandersthroughlowvalleystotheplainswherericegrows.Inthesentence,makemeansbecome.10.onceconj.evenforonetime,assoonase.g.Onceyouunderstandthisruleyouwillhavenofurtherdifficulty.Onceyoushowanyfearthedogwillattackyou.11.giveintosurrendere.g.LiuHulanwouldratherdiethangivein.T:Well,anythingelse?Ss:No.T:It’stimetodopractice.Workinpairs.ImaginethatyouareWangKunandWangWei.Chooseaparagraphfromthepassageandusetheinformationtohelpyoumakeupadialogue.Twominuteslater,I’llaskapairofstudentstoactoutyourdialogue.Asample:WangWei:Youknow,we’vealwayswantedtodoalongbiketrip.Whydon’twegoononeafterwegraduate9\nfromcollege?WangKun:That’sagoodidea.Wherearewegoing?WangWei:WhynotcyclealongtheentireMekongRiverfromwhereitbeginstowhereitends?WangKun:Well.Weshouldplanitwell.WangWei:Letmeplanourschedule.Icanorganizethetripproperly.T:Good.Sitdown,please.Nowit’stimetodealwithExercise5onpage19.Comparethefollowingsentenceswithdifferentstressesandexplainthemeaning.Followtheexample.Twominuteslater.T:Now,who’dliketoexplainthefirstsentence?Volunteer!S1:Ithinkitsays:It’sasurprisetolearnthathalftheriverisinChina.T:Quiteright.SentenceTwo?S2:WewerebothsurprisedtolearnthattheChinesepartoftheriverformsahalfoftheriver.T:Ok.Thelastsentence.S3:Wewerebothsurprisedtolearnthatitisinchinathathalftheriveris.T:Good.Wecanseethatdifferentstressesexpressdifferentmeaningsofthenarrator.Step5SummingupandhomeworkT:Thisclasswehavegraspedthemainideaofthetext,theusageofsomewordsandphrases.We’vealsolearnedabouttraveling.Thatis:beforetravelingweshouldmakegoodpreparations—makingaplan,decidetheplacetovisitandgetenoughinformationabouttheplace.Withfullpreparationswe’llhaveagoodtimeduringthetrip.Hereisyourhomework.Pleasegooverthetextafterclass,andcompletetheexerciseonP56inworkbook.Allright,boysandgirls,that’sallfortoday.9
