| | | | Cheap, efficient for short journey | Takes longer than the train and plane | | | | | | Not convenient for visisting inland places | | | |
Step 4 Pre-reading 1. Look at the picture in page17. ---- what can you see in the picture? (A river and the golden sunshine and the beautiful scenery) 2. The world has many great rivers. If you could travel down only one of them, which one would you choose? Why? 3. What do you need to take with you if you are preparing for a bike trip along the Changjiang River? ( Look at the picture and tell the whole class which subject you think is the most useful and which one is the least useful. Why do you think so? ----pictures on page 55. Talking.) ( Key things the students will mention: camera, film, towel, waterproof matches, compass, backpack, torch, candles pocket knife, first aid kit, a map, water purifying tablets, camp.)
Step 5 Homework 1. Recite the new words 2. Write a tour journal according to the topic they discuss in class. The second period Pre-reading& first reading I. Teaching aims: 1. To arose students’ interest in traveling. 2. To read about Journey Down The Mekong II. Teaching Important points: Get Ss to learn different reading skills, especially the implied meanings of the passage. III. Teaching difficult points: Learn different reading skills for different reading purposes. V.Teaching aids: A multi-media and other normal teaching tools. VI.Teaching steps Step 1 Revision Step 2 Lead-in The world has many great rivers. Do you know them ? And in which country are they?
| | Mekong river Seine Nile Gongo Amazon Mississippi Thames | England Egypt Central Africa US France China Brazil |
Step 3 Skimming with question Do you know what countries the Mekong River flows through? Look at the map of Mekong River and point out the countries it flows through. key words: China, Laos Thailand, Cambodia, Burma, Vietnam
Step 4 Listening to the text with 3 questions 1. Who are Wang Kun and Wang wei? 2. Whatwas their dream? 3. Where is the source of the Mekong River and which sea it enters?
Step5 Intensive reading Ask the Ss to read the text loud . Then discussion in details. | | | Finding 2 and beginning there | | Both of them bought_3_, got their cousins interested in traveling and turned to _4 in the library | Why is it such a difficult journey? | | | 1.they must start in ____6___ where the river begins. 2.that they don’t need to____7___ much. | | 1. it is ______8_______ to start in Qinghai. 2. Uaing ____9_______ is very important. | | It begins at _10 on a Tibetan mountain , move quickly and passes through _11 . Half of it is in China. It enters the _12 . Then it travels slowly through hills low valleys and plans. At last it enters _13 . |
Answer: 1. Taking a great bike trip 2. the source, 3. expensive bikes 4. the atlas 5. It begins at an altitude of more than 5,000 metres where it is hard to breathe and very cold. 6. Qing Hai 7. prepare 8. too cold and high 9. an atlas 10. glacier 11. deep valleys 12. Southeast Asia 13. The South Cnina Sea.
Homework 1. To learn how to use the new words according to the text: dream, persuade, insist, change one’s mind, give in . 2. Read the text and the notes P80-82 No.1-9 carefully, and find some difficult sentences in the text. The third & fourth period I Teaching goals 1. Intensive reading and explanation of the language points . 2.Comprehend the reading passage deeply and try to retell it.
II Teaching important points: 1. The differences between “persuade to do” and “try to persuade to do” and some other words. 2. dream的用法 III Teaching difficult points 强调句It is… that… V Teaching aids: A multi-media and the blackboard. VI Teaching procedures: Step1 Revision Review what was learned in the period before and try to get Ss to use key words to retell the journey. Key words: Wang Wei,Wang Kun, finally, although, insist, change one’s mind, Mekong, River, begins… and enters…
Step 2 Post –reading 1. Discussion in groups of four: What is the main idea of the text? The passage tells us a main idea that no success in life merely happens by describing my sister’s and my dream----taking a bike trip and preparations for the trip. 2. What can we learn from the text? (first show Ss some proverbs) Life is just a series of trying to make your mind. 生活是由一系列下决心构成的。 Hitch your wagon to star.树雄心,壮大志。 Success belongs to the persevering胜利属于有毅力者。 No success in life merely happens.人生中没有什么成功是偶然得来的。
Step 3 Language points 1. Ever since middle school, my sister Wang Wei and I have dreamed about taking a great bike trip. since, so far, up till now, by now, ever since, recently, lately, since last month/year, in/ for the past+一段时间等,常和现在完成时或完成进行时连用。 Eg. Since 1990, I have been living in Shanghai. I have made great progress so far. Since we met last night, I haven’t heard from her. 2. It was my sister who first had the idea to cycle along the Mekong River. (强调句) 3. Although she didn’t know the best way of getting to places, she insisted that she organize the trip properly. (虚拟语气句子) insist: insist that clause a. “坚决主张/要求”,表示主张或看法,后接从句用虚拟语气,即should+V. 原形。Should可省略。 b. “坚持说”,表示一个事实,后接的从句采用陈述语气,按需要选择时态。 Eg. Bob insisted that she( should) accept the invitation. David insisted that he was right. insist on sth/doing sth 4. Once she has made up her mind, nothing can change it. Eg. Once an earthquake break out, don’t run out. 5. It becomes rapid as it passes through deep valleys, traveling western Yunnan Province. as 引导的时间状语从句,现在分词短语作伴随状语。 as 可引导:时间状语从句=when 原因状语从句=because 让步状语从句=though 方式状语从句:像...一样 Eg. As time is limited, let’s do the job quickly. Wounded as she was, she tired her best to save another soldier. We finished that job as you asked. They walked home after school, singing and laughing.
6. Words and phrases: 1).dream n.&v. dream of /about sth dream a ---dream 做---梦 dream +that 从句 1) 他梦想着有一天为自己工作, 没有老板. He dreams of working for himself and not having a boss one day. = He dreams that one day he will work for himself and not have a boss. 2) 我做梦也没想到他是个撒谎的人. I never dreamed him to be a liar. 2).persuade: 说服,劝说 persuade sb into doing sth= persuade sb to sth persuade sb not to do sth= persuade sb out of doing sth |