TheFourthPeriod●从容说课Thisisthefourthperiodofthisunit.Theteacherwillfirstcheckthehomeworkexercises.Sincethepresentcontinuoustenseforfutureuseisnotverydifficultforthestudents，theteacherjustoffersthestudentstheanswerstotheexercisesinPart1onPage57andleavesPart2onPage58out.TogetSsacompleteideaaboutthetripalongtheMekong，theteacherwillfirstcheckthehomeworkexerciseonPage19.ToshowSsWangKung’sandWangWei’ssimilaranddifferentattitudesaboutthetripclearly，theteachercandesignedachart.ThistaskisdesignedtodevelopSs’abilityofreadingbetweenthelinesaswellasthatofsummarizingthetext.Aftertalkingabouttheattitudes，theteachercanleadinPart2ofthisunitnaturallybyaskingtwoquestions：1.HowdoesWangKungfeelaboutthetripnow？2.Whatdoyouthinkhaschangedhisattitude？ThentheteacherasksSstogothroughthepassagequicklyandfindouttheanswers.Beforethesecondreading，theteacherfirstcanaskSshowatraveljournalisorganized：（Whatcantheywriteaboutwhenwritingatraveljournal？thenwritedowntheiranswersontheblackboard：see，hear，eat，wear，feel，do），finallyaskthemtolistthesethings.TheseactivitiesnotonlyremindsSstoreadapassageasawhole，butalsogetthemintothehabitofreadingapassagebetweenthelines.Onlyinthiswaycantheyunderstandthewriter’simpliedmeaningaswellasenjoyingthepleasureofreading.Tomakethestudentsawareofthesafetyofatripandtomakesurethatitisasafeandpleasanttrip，theteacherasksthemtoholdadiscussionaboutwhattodobeforestartingatripandthenasktwoofthemtoworktogetherandwriteashortdialogueafterclass.ThefirsttasktellsSstovaluetheirliveswhilethesecondtaskgivesthemachancetopractisewriting.●三维目标1.Knowledge：（1）LearntoreadbetweenthelinesandknowWangKung’sandWangWei’sdifferentandsimilarattitudestowardthetripalongtheMekong.（2）UnderstandthesecondpartofJourneyDowntheMekong.2.Ability：（1）Learnhowtoreadandorganizeatraveljournal.（2）Gettoknowwhattodobeforeatrip.3.Emotion：（1）DevelopSs’senseofgroupcooperation.（2）GetSstoknowthevalueoflifeandtheimportancetoprotectnature.●教学重点（1）Howtoreadandorganizeatraveljournal.（2）Whattodobeforeatrip.●教学难点（1）Howtogettheimpliedmeaningsofanpassage.（2）Howtoreadandorganizeatraveljournal.6,●教具准备Multi-mediaclassroomandothernormalteachingtools.●教学过程Step1GreetingStep2RevisionT：First，I’llasksomeofyoutogivetheanswerstotheexercisesinPart1onPage57.Suggestedanswers：aregoing/willgo/amgoingtostay/willstay/amstayingisgoingtofly/willfly/isflyingisgoingtotake/willtake/istaking；leavesisgiving；issayingamcomingare；going；are；gettingbought；willbuy/aregoingtobuy；met；willmeet/aremeeting/aregoingtomeetStep3LeadinT：Hereisgoodnews.YourfavoritesingerJaywillgiveperformancesinWuxiStadium.ButtomorrowyouwilltakeanEnglishexam.Whatwillyoudo？S1：Forgettheexamandenjoytheconcertfirst.S2：Forgettheconcert.Getwellpreparedfortheexam.Icanenjoyanotherconcertofhissomeday.S3：...S4：...T：Sowecanseedifferentstudentshavedifferentideas，ordifferentstudentsholddifferentattitudes.（Write“holda...attitude”ontheblackboard）.Doyouknowwhatanattitudeis？S：Anattitudeiswhatapersonthinksaboutsomething.T：Yes，usuallydifferentpeopleholddifferentattitudes.Let’sturnbacktoPartOneofthisunitandmakeacomparisonbetweenWangKung’sandWangWei’sattitudestowardthetripalongtheMekong.Presentthechartonthescreen；thengiveSsafewminutestodiscuss.similaritydifference1.WangKung’sattitudeWangWei’sattitude2.3.Suggestedanswer：similaritydifferencedreamaboutitforalongtimeWangKung’sattitudeWangWei’sattitudewanttobeginitfromthesourceoftheMekongItwillbedifficultbecauseofthinairandcoldweather.Itwillbeaninterestingexperience.willnotgiveituphoweverharditisTheyshouldknowthedetailsbeforestarting.Shedoesn’tcaremuchaboutdetails.T：Now，whodoyouthinkwasrightaboutthetrip？S：WangKung.T：Why？6,S：Hisattitudewasmorepracticalanditisalwaysrighttogetwellpreparedbeforesettingoutforatrip.T：Quiteright.Step4FirstreadingT：NowI’dlikeyoutoreadthesecondpartofthisunit，andfindouttheanswerstothetwoquestions：1.HowdoesWangKungfeelaboutthetripnow？2.Whatdoyouthinkhaschangedhisattitude？Ssreadthepassagesilentlywithsomelightmusicbeingplayed.T：Areyoureadynow？S：Hethinksthetripisfulloffunandexcitementandheiseagerforit.T：Howcanyouknow？S：Thetextsays：toclimbthemountainwashardwork，buttogodownthehillswasgreatfun.Italsosays：wecanhardlywaittoseethem.ThelatersentencemeansthatWangKungandhissisterwereeagertomeettheircousinsandsetoutforthetrip.T：Goodanswerandgoodexplanation.Yousee，hecanreadbetweenthelines.Class，youshouldlearnfromhim.Whowillbeavolunteertoanswerthesecondquestion？S：I’lltry.Atfirst，WangKungwasnotveryeagerforthetrip，becausehethoughtthetripwouldnotbeveryeasybecauseofthinairandcoldweather.Butthedifferentexperiencesonthewaytothealtitudehavechangedhisattitude.T：Canyoutelluswhatthedifferentexperiencesare？S：Thechangeableweather，theiceinautumn，theirlivinginthetent，andtheunusualquietnessatnight.T：Good，youreadthetextverycarefully.Step5Second-readingT：Supposeyouhavejustcomebackfromatrip，andyouwanttotellyoure-palaboutyourtrip，whatwillyoutellhim？S：OfcourseI’lltellhimwhatIhaveseenduringthetrip，wonderfulsceneries，interestingpeopleandcustoms.S：IwilltellhimwhatIeat；insomeplacestherearespecialdeliciousfood.S：IcanalsotellhimwhatIhearandwhatIdo.S：Attheendofmye-mail，I’lltellhimwhatIfeelaboutthetrip.T：Soyouknowwhattowriteaboutwhenwritingatraveljournal.Andwhenreadingsuchkindofarticles，youalsoneedtopayattentiontotheseinformation.Pleasereadthepassageandfillinthechart.seeheardofeel6,（Chartone）Suggestedanswers：seesnowfallclearskybrightstarshearalmostnosoundbutthatofthefiredoridebicycleinthesnowchangeautumnclothestowinterclotheschangewinterclothesbacktoautumnclothesputuptentstomakecampfeel（legs）heavyandcoldToclimbthemountainwashardwork，buttogodownthehillswasgreatfun.canhardlywaittoseetheircousins（Charttwo）Step6DiscussionT：Weallknowtravelingisinterestingandexciting，butsometimesdangerous.Nowmyquestionis：Whatcanwedobeforewesetoutforatriptomakeourtripasafeandpleasantone？GiveSsafewminutestodiscuss.S1：Ithinkweshouldfirstdecideaproperdestination.Thinkaboutourtimeandmoney，thenfindanidealdestination.S2：Weshouldgettoknowthebackgroundinformationabouttheplacewe’llvisit，suchasitslanguage，history，culture，customs，religion，politics.S3：Decidewhatmeansoftransportwewilltaketosavemoneyandtime.S4：We’dbetterknowabouttheweatherthere，sowecanprepareproperclothes.T：Yes，properclothescankeepyouwarmorcool.S5：Ithinkacompassandalocalmapisalwaysnecessaryincasethatweloseourway.T：Good.Andwhatelsewilltakealongwithyou？S6：Medicine.Someonemaycatchcoldorgetsunburn，orgetbittenbymosquitoes.Wecantakesomewater-resistancesunscreenandinsectrepellenttoavoidbeingbitten.S7：Maybewecanwearsunglassesorstrawhatstoprotectourselvesfromthesunshine.S8：We’dbettertakesomefoodanddrinks.S9：Takeacellphonewithus.Incaseofemergency，wecangetintouchwiththepoliceorrelatives，thuswe’llgetimmediaterescue.S10：Fire-starterandmatchesarealsoveryuseful.Firesareagreatwaytosignalforhelpifyougetlost.S11：Ithinkthatwecantakeanarmyknifeormulti-purposetool.Theycannotonlybeusedtocutcheeseoropencans，butalsoenableustocutstripsofclothintobandages，removesplinters，fixbrokeneyeglasses，andperformawholehostofrepairsonmalfunctioninggear.S12：Wecantakeaflashlightforfearofdarknessinthewild.ForPart2onPage57，theteachercanaskindividualstudenttocometotheblackboardandwriteonesentenceeach.ThenaskseveralotherSstocorrectthemistakes，ifthereareany，andaskthemtogivereasons.Through6,theseactivities，Ssaregivennotonlytranslationexercises，butalsoproofreadingexercises，inwhichthemistakesarethetypicalonesmadebySsthemselves.Bycheckingthetwoexercises，theteachercanfindoutwhatSsarestillnotquitefamiliarwithandneedstobeimprovedandmakesomenecessarychangeofhis/herteachingplans.T：（PresenttheseinformationontheblackboardtomakeSsrememberthem.Theteachercanpresenttheinformationintheformbelow：）T：I’dliketoremindyouthatwheneveryougo，don’tforgettogetyourlifeinsured.Step7Homework1.ImaginethatthedialoguehappensthenextmorningbeforeWangKungandWangWeileavetheircamp.Twoofyouwriteoneshortdialoguebetweenthem，andactitout.2.FinishworkbookexercisePart1“Usingwordsandexpressions”onPages56-57.●板书设计Unit3TraveJournalTheFourthPeriodChart1Chart2●活动与探究AskSstomakeasurvey，andtheninterviewtheirclassmatesaboutthemeansoftransportationandthingstheywouldliketotakewiththemandreasons.NamemeansoftransportationreasonthingstotakereasonByboatBytrainByairBybus●备课资料1.GetYourselfCovered!Youcouldfallillorhaveanaccident；youcouldhavemoneyorluggagestolen；yourvisitmightbecancelledorcutshortthroughinjuryorillness；youmayhavetobeflownhomeifthereisaseriousincident.Takingoutcancoveralltheserisksandmore.Purchasinginsuranceforafewpoundsisgoingtogiveyouandyourfamilypeaceofmind.6,2.TheTenEssentialsByGORPHikingExpertKarenBergerInthe1930s，theMountaineers，aSeattle-basedhiking，climbing，andconservationorganization，cameupwithalistof10essentialitemsthatnoclimbershouldbewithout.Map.Amapnotonlytellsyouwhereyouareandhowfaryouhavetogo，itcanhelpyoufindcampsites，water，andanemergencyexitrouteincaseofanaccident.Compass.Acompasscanhelpyoufindyourwaythroughunfamiliarterrain—especiallyinbadweatherwhereyoucan’tseethelandmarks.Waterandawaytopurifyit.Withoutenoughwater，yourbody’smusclesandorganssimplycan’tperformaswell：You’llbesusceptibletohypothermiaandaltitudesickness，nottomentiontheabjectmiseryofragingthirst.ExtraFood.Anynumberofthingscouldkeepyououtlongerthanexpected：alengthydetour，gettinglost，aninjury，difficultterrain.Afewouncesofextrafoodwillhelpkeepupenergyandmorale.RainGearandextraclothing.Becausetheweathermanisnotalwaysright.Especiallyabovetreeline，bringalongextralayers.Tworules：Avoidcotton（itkeepsmoistureclosetoyourskin），andalwayscarryahat.Firestarterandmatches.Thewarmthofafireandahotdrinkcanhelppreventanencounterwithhypothermia.Andfiresareagreatwaytosignalforhelpifyougetlost.Firstaidkit.Prepackagedfirstaidkitsforhikersareavailableatoutfitters.Doubleyoureffectivenesswithknowledge：TakeabasicfirstaidclasswiththeAmericanRedCrossoraWildernessFirstAidclass，offeredbymanyhikingorganizations.Armyknifeormulti-purposetool.Theseenableyoutocutstripsofclothintobandages，removesplinters，fixbrokeneyeglasses，andperformawholehostofrepairsonmalfunctioninggear—nottomentioncutcheeseandopencans.Flashlightandextrabulbs.Forfindingyourwayinthedarkandsignalingforhelp.Sunscreenandsunglasses.Especiallyabovetreelinewhenthereisaskin-scorchingcombinationofsunandsnow，you’llneedsunglassestopreventsnowblindness，andsunscreentopreventsunburn.6
