单元教案
I. Teaching objectives Skill Focus 读 写 Language Focus 词 汇 功能句式 听 说 Listen to people talking about some English-speaking countries. Talk about some English-speaking countries and ask something with special questions. Read a little long stories or passages about English-speaking countries. Write about own country or English-speaking countries in a few words. Talking about directions Where is the U.S.? The U.S. is south of Canada. This is south / north / east / west. West points left. Where are you going? To the bicycle shop across the street. Showing Satisfaction Good / very good! Right / That’s right! 1. 重点词汇 north, south, east, west, country, English, Australia, our, map, class, China, speak, Chinese, capital, flag, star, Canada, know, president, easy, king, queen, beautiful, beach 2. 认读词汇 point, world, French, famous, waterfall, stripe, London, as, palace, southeast, Canberra, kangaroo 3. 短语 United States(U.S.), United Kingdom(U.K.), far from, Tian’anmen Square, Palace Museum, Niagara Falls, Rocky Mountains, Washington D.C., White House, Statue of Liberty, New York, Buckingham Palace. 1 / 36
word 语 法 Special Questions. What’s your favorite colour? What day is it today? How do you feel? How much is the eraser? Whose shorts are these? Where is the U.S.?
II. Teaching materials analyzing教材分析
1．教材分析
本单元的主要内容是谈论中国以及一些以英语为母语的国家的概况。旨在通过听力、对话练习、讨论、游戏等活动形式帮助学生了解几个以英语为第一语言的国家的地理位置、国旗、标志性建筑物、特有的动物、自然景观等主要情况；同时，复习本册书所学到的特殊疑问句，这也是本单元的语法重点；本单元的写作任务是能用简短的语言介绍本国或某个以英语为母语的国家的概况。
Lesson 57 学习句型Where are they from? 并了解中国首都的概况。
Lesson 58 了解世界地图，并学习几个以英语为第一语言的重要国家的地理情况，介绍展示世界各国不同地域、不同特色的文化。
Lesson 59用目标语言描述中国, 并描述中国和西方国家的位置关系；了解中国的标志性建筑。
Lesson 60 了解加拿大的概况，包括它的国旗、首都、著名景观等。 Lesson 61了解美国的概况，包括它的国旗、地理方位、首都、著名景观等。 Lesson 62了解英国的概况，包括它的国旗、地理方位、首都、著名景观等。
Lesson 63了解加拿大的概况，包括它的国旗、地理方位、首都、著名景观以及它的代表动物等。
Lesson 64 通过练习以及课堂活动综合复习和巩固本单元的各个知识点，使学生能灵活运用。通过地图充分展示学生们丰富的地理知识。
2．课堂设计与课时分配 Period 1 Speaking
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word Period 2 Speaking and singing Period 3 Speaking and listening Period 4 Speaking and reading Period 5 Speaking and listening Period 6 Speaking and listening Period 7 Speaking and listening
Period 8 Speaking and game
III. Teaching plans for each period 分课时教案
Period 1 Speaking
Target language目标语言 1. Words and phrases 生词和短语
north, south, east, west, country, English, Australia, our, map, point, United States(U.S.), United Kingdom(U.K.), far from 2. Key sentences 重点句子
Where are they from? They are from … North points up on a map. Ability goals 能力目标
Enable students to talk about directions on a map and name some English-speaking countries. Learning ability goals学能目标
Help students talk about directions on a map. Teaching important and difficult points 教学重难点
Learn to name some English-speaking countries and talk about directions on a map.
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word Teaching methods 教学方法 Speaking and game. Teaching aids 教具准备 Pictures, a map and tape recorder.
Teaching procedures & ways 教学过程与方式
Step I Lead-in
Show two pictures of Liu Xiang and Yao Ming. T: Who is this? (Point at one of the pictures.) Ss: This is Liu Xiang. T: And who is this? Ss: This is Yao Ming.
T: Good. We all know they are from Shanghai, China. (Write the sentence on the Bb. Explain “be from” to the class and tell them how to change the sentence into a special question: They are from Shanghai, China. →Where are they from? Tell Ss that “e from” has the same meaning as “be from”. So we can say them in another way: They e from Shanghai, China. → Where do they e from? )
Step II Presentation
T: Let’s go on with our pictures. (Show the two pictures of Liu Xiang and Yao Ming again.) Where are they from?
Ss: They are from Shanghai / China. T: OK. Look at this picture. Who is this? Ss: This is Jenny.
T: Is Jenny from Australia? (Write it on the Bb and explain it to the class.) Ss: No, she isn’t. T: Where is she from? Ss: She is from Canada.
T: Who is this? (Show some photos of other famous persons to Ss. They’d better e from different
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word countries: the U.S., the U.K. and Australia. ) Ss: This is David Beckham. T: Where is he from?
Ss: He is from… (If Ss can’t speak the country in English, Chinese is OK. Write the United Kingdom / U.K.on the Bb. Tell Ss the U.K. is short for the United Kingdom. Help Ss repeat it a few times.)
The same way with the U.S..
Then Ss make conversations using the pictures above in pairs: S1: Where is …from? S2: He / She is from … S1: Are you from …?
S2: Yes, I am. / No, I’m not. I’m from … Where are you from? / What about you? S1: I am from…
T: The people in Canada, the U.S., the U.K. and Australia speak English, so we call them English-speaking countries.(Explain it to the class. That means the people living in these countries speak English. Then have Ss repeat it and show the countries to the Ss on the map.)You can see that they are far from our country.
Step III Discussion
T: The theme of this unit is about China and some English-speaking countries. Let’ s have a discussion in groups. What do you know about English-speaking countries? Have you been to some English-speaking countries?
Step IV Listening
Play the tape for the students to listen to Part 2 on Page 72. Think about the following Qs before listening to the tape:
1. What does Ms. Liu want to do? 2. Where are her friends from? 3. What are the countries? 4. Are they near us?
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word Let Ss listen to it twice to try to catch the main sentences in the dialogue. Check the answers. Suggested answers:
1. She wants to meet her friends.
2. They are from English-speaking countries. 3. They are Canada, the U.S., the U.K. and Australia. 4. No, they are far from our country.
Step V Presentation
Use a pass or the real orientation of the classroom to demonstrate north, south, east and west. Then ask Ss:
T: Do you know how to talk about directions on a map?
Ss: … (Ss have learned it in the primary school, so they may say it in Chinese:上北下南，左西右东。)
T: Great! But in English, we say it like this on a map:
North points up. South points down. West points left. East points right.
Write them on the Bb or show them on the screen. Have Ss do the actions while repeating the sentences.
Step VI Game
Play “Simon says” to practice north, south, east, west and map. Use phrases such as: (Simon says) Point north / south / east / west. / Point to a map.
The whole class plays this game together. Tell the Ss to imitate what you do, but only if you say Simon says first.
The game helps Ss develop concentration and listening skills.
StepVII Homework
1. Write down the names of at least five other countries. (Those that are not English-speaking countries are OK.)
2. Find some information about your favorite film star or sportsman from other countries and bring a photo of his / her to the class.
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word Exercises:
I. Fill in the blanks with proper words. 1. Tianjin is in the n______ of China. 2. There is a m______ of China on the wall. 3. The sun rises in the ______ (eastern). 4. There are many ______ (country) near ours. 5. He ______ (e) from Australia. II. Choose the best answer.
( ) 1. My good friend is ______ an English-speaking country. A. on B. at C. from D. in ( ) 2. South points _____ on a map.
A. left B. down C. up D. right
( ) 3. My sister wants _____ a teacher.
A. is B. to is C. to be D. are
( ) 4. — Where _____ you from?
— Lily ______ from U.S. and I _____ from China.
A. are; is; am B. are; are; am C. are; are; are D. are; is; is ( ) 5. — _______ are you going to meet? — At school.
A. Where B. What C. How D. Why
( ) 6. I will _______ you at the station.
A. see B. meet C. watch D. look
( ) 7. Jim is from Australia. ______ is his birthplace(出生地). A. England B. Sydney C. Tokyo D. London ( ) 8. U.S. and Canada are _______ from our country. A. near B. far C. isn’t near D. isn’t far Suggested answers:
I. 1. north; 2. map; 3. east; 4. countries; 5. es. II. 1—5 C B C A A 6—8 B B B
Period 2 Speaking and singing
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word Target language目标语言 1. Words and phrases 生词和短语 class, China, a map of the world 2. Key sentences 重点句子 Look at the map. Where is the U.S.? Ability goals 能力目标
Enable students to show the positions of the English-speaking countries on the map. Learning ability goals学能目标
Help students show the positions of the English-speaking countries on the map. Teaching important and difficult points 教学重难点 Learn to observe their positionson the map of the world. Teaching methods 教学方法 Speaking, singing and game. Teaching aids 教具准备
A map of the world, a map of markers and tape recorder. Teaching procedures & ways 教学过程与方式
Step I Revision and lead-in
Put up a map of the world on the Bb. Review the names of the countries they learned in the last period.
T: Look, class (That means all of the Ss.)! This is amap of the world. (Write it on the Bb and explain it to the class.) Can you say some English-speaking countries? Ss: Yes, we can. T: What are they?
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word Ss: The U.K., the U.S., Canada and Australia. T: Great! Who can show them on the map?
Step II Presentation
T: Can you show the English-speaking countries on the map? Volunteer, please. Where is Canada? S1: (e to the map and show it to the other Ss.) Here it is!
T: Good! Canada has rich forestry resources. So what colour can we paint it? Ss: Green.
T: All right. Let’s colour it green. (Give S1 a green marker to colour it.) Well done! Let’s go on. Where is Australia?
S2: (e to the map and show it to the other Ss.) Here it is!
T: Good! Australia has beautiful sunshine. So what colour can we paint it? Ss: Yellow.
T: OK. Let’s colour it yellow. (Give S2 a yellow marker.)
The same way with the United Kingdom (Colour it blue.), the United States (Colour it purple.) and China(Colour it red.).
T: Look, class! How beautiful our map of the world is! Do you like it? From the map we can see what country is in the south? Ss: Australia.
T: What country is in the north?
Ss: China, the U.K., the U.S. and Canada. T: China is in the east. What country is in the west? Ss: The U.K., the U.S. and Canada.
T: Good! Now let’s make up conversations about it. Who wants to be my partner? A sample conversation: T: Hello! Where is Canada? S: There it is! T: Is it in the west? S: Yes, it is. T: What colour is it?
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word S: It’s green.
T: What country is blue? S: The United Kingdom. T: Where are you from?
S: I’m from China. I live in China. T: What colour is China? S: It’s red.
Ss practise the dialogue in pairs. Ask more pairs to talk about the map of the world.
Step IIIIntroduction
T: Yesterday I asked you to write down the names of at least five other countries. Those that are not English-speaking countries are OK. And find some information about your favorite film star or sportsman from other countries and bring a photo of his / her to the class. Are you ready? Ss: Yes!
T: OK! First I need two volunteers to write the names of other countries on the Bb. (After the Ss write them on the blackboard.)Well done! What else can you name except those countries on the Bb? (Two minutes later.)You’ve done it very well. Let students take out the photos they have taken to the class.
T: Next, who would like to introduce your favorite film star or sportsman to us all?
S1: This is Michael Jordan, He is from the U.S. (Point to the country on the map.) He plays basketball very well. He is a superstar… S2: …
Ask more Ss to introduce.
Then let them work in pairs. Ask about the photos their partners have. Their conversations should include the following questions: What’s his / her name? Where is he / she from? What does he / she like to do? Why do you like him / her?
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word Step IV Sing a song
Play the tape and learn to sing the song. Learn the song line by line. Sing the song twice.
First point to north / south / east / west. Second face to north / south / east / west. Make singing songs more fun.
Step V Homework Exercises:
Read the passage. (T or F)
Look at the map of the world. Many countries are in the west. For example(例如), Australia, the U.S., the U.K.… Many countries are in the east. For example(例如), China, Japan (日本). The people（人们) in the western countries like hamburgers, donuts, bread… The people in the eastern countries like dumplings, rice, noodles… I have a good friend in Australia. He lives far from us. ( ) 1. The U.K. is an eastern country.
( ) 2. Australians (澳大利亚人) like dumplings.
( ) 3. The people in the western countries like hamburgers, noodles. ( ) 4. China is in the west on a map. ( ) 5. His friend is far from Japan. Key: 1—5 F F F F T
Period 3 Speaking and listening
Target language目标语言 1. Words and phrases 生词和短语
speak, Chinese, capital, flag, star, Tian’anmen Square, PalaceMuseum 2. Key sentences 重点句子 We speak Chinese.
What’s the capital city of China? It’s Beijing. What country is east of China? The U.S. is east of China. What’s it in English?
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word Ability goals 能力目标
Enable students to say something about Beijing in English. Learning ability goals学能目标
Help students learn how to describe Beijing in English. Teaching important and difficult points 教学重难点 How to describe Beijing in English. Teaching methods 教学方法 Speaking, listening and singing. Teaching aids 教具准备
A map of the world, a map of China, pictures, China’s flag, tape recorder and a projector. Teaching procedures & ways 教学过程与方式
Step I Lead-in
Put up the coloured map of the world in the last period on the Bb. Let Ss work in pairs to talk about it.
T: Can you say something about China according to we learned yesterday. Suggested answers:
S: This is China, our country. We e from China. We live in China. It’s in the east. It’s red on the map. It looks like a cock. It has two eggs. One is Hainan, the other is Taiwan.
T: Well done! From the map, what country is east of China? (Write it on the Bb and explain it to the class.)
Ss: Canada and the U.S.
T: Right. Canada and the U.S. are east of China.(Have Ss repeat it a few times.) Let Ss make up sentences with Japan (日本) and Korea(韩国). Japan is east of China. Korea is east of China.
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Step II Song
T: Next let’s listen to a song: Singing our country. If possible, sing with the tape. Play the audiotape.
T: Do you know why do we listen to this song? That’s right. Today we’ll talk about our country, China.
Step III Discussion Show a map of China.
T: This is a map of China. What city is it? (Point to the star on the map.) Ss: Beijing.
T: Yes, it’s Beijing, our capital.What’s the capital (city) of China? (Write it on the Bb and have Ss read it.) Please answer my question with a full sentence. Ss: Beijing is the capital (city) of China.
T: Good! Now let’s discuss in groups: What do you know about Beijing? Maybe Ss can’t say anything in English. Tell them Chinese is OK.
Step IV Presentation
After listening to the results of the discussion, show some pictures on the screen. T: They are some of what you talked of. We are familiar with them. Picture 1 What is it in English? Tian’anmen Square
(Show it on the screen and have Ss read it.)
Picture 2 The PalaceMuseum Picture 3 The Great Wall Picture 4 The SummerPalace
T: (Show an object.) Now look at the flag. Our country’s flag. What colour is it? Ss: It’s red.
T: How many stars are there on the flag? Ss: It has five yellow stars.
T: One is big, the other four are small. By the way, what do we speak in China?
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word Ss: … (Maybe some Ss can say the word. Some can’t. Help them to answer: We speak Chinese.)
Step V Pairwork
Ss practise in pairs about the pictures and the flag using the target language. Their conversations should include the following questions: 1. What’s it in English? 2. What do you speak in China? 3. What’s the capital city of China? 4. Is Beijing the capital city of China? 5. Something about the flag.
Step VI Listening
Play the tape for the students to listen to Part 1 on Page 74. Think about the following Qs before listening to the tape: 1. Where is Li Ming from? 2. What does he speak?
3. What is the capital city of China? 4. What country is east of China?
Let Ss listen to it twice to try to catch the main sentences in the dialogue. Check the answers. Suggested answers: 1. He is from China. 2. He speaks Chinese. 3. It’s Beijing.
4. The U.S. is east of China.
Step VII Homework Exercises: I. Match.
1. a map of China A 天安门广场 2. five yellow stars Ｂ 中国国旗
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word 3. Tian’anmen Square Ｃ 用英语 4. the Palace Museum Ｄ 首都城市 5. The flag of China Ｅ 中国的东方 6. in English Ｆ 五颗黄色的星星 7. the capital city Ｇ 故宫
8. east of China Ｈ 一X中国地图 II. plete the sentences.
1. This is a map of _____ (we) country. 2. We all speak _____ (China). 3. This is _____ (China) flag.
4. These friends are from different _____. (country) 5. I know a lot of big _____ (city) in China. Suggested answers:
I. １―H；２－F；３－A；４－G；５－B；６－C；７－D；８－E. ’s; 4.countries; 5.cities.
Period 4 Speaking and reading
Target language目标语言 1. Words and phrases 生词和短语
Canada, know, French, famous, waterfall, Niagara Falls, Rocky Mountains 2. Key sentences 重点句子 I know about Canada.
I know they speak English and French in Canada. I know the capital of Canada is Ottawa Ability goals 能力目标
Enable students to know about Canada and say something about it. Learning ability goals学能目标
Help students learn how to describe Canada in English.
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word Teaching important and difficult points 教学重难点 How to describe Canada in English. Teaching methods 教学方法 Speaking, reading and singing. Teaching aids 教具准备
Pictures, map, tape recorder and a projector. Teaching procedures & ways 教学过程与方式
Step I Revision and lead-in
Talk about with a map of China in pairs. S1: Where do you e from? S2: I e from China. S1: What do you speak? S2: I speak Chinese.
S1: What’s the capital of China? S2: It’s Beijing.
S1: What do you know about flag of China?
S2: It’s red. It has five yellow stars. One is big, the other four are small. S1: Where is Canada? S2: It’s east of China.
T: Good job! From the map of the world, we also know Canada is north of the U.S.
Step II Presentation
Demonstrate Canada with a map. Ask and answer about it. T: Where are Jenny and Danny from? Ss: They are from Canada. T: What do they speak? Ss: They speak English.
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word T: Beijing is the capital city of China. What city is the capital of Canada? Ss: … (Maybe Ss will give you a Chinese answer.)
T: Ottawa. Ottawa is the capital of Canada. (Have Ss repeat it.)
StepIIIDiscussion
Do you know aboutCanada? (Explain it to the class.)
Ss discuss in groups: What do you know about Canada? Maybe Ss can’t say anything in English. Tell them Chinese is OK.
Play a beautiful piece of music while Ss are discussing.
Step IV Song
T: The beautiful piece of music is Red RiverValley. It’s a folk song of Canada. Let’sappreciate it once again. Let’s e close to Canada together.
Step V Presentation
After listening to the results of the discussion, show some pictures on the screen to introduce the flag ofCanada, Niagara Falls and the Rocky Mountains. T: Look at the flag of Canada. What colour is it? Ss: It is red and white.
T: Right. It has a leaf. They are Niagara Falls and the Rocky Mountains. They are very famous in the world. Canadais famous for Niagara Falls and the Rocky Mountains. Let Ss make up sentences with “be famous for”: Beijing is famous for Tian’anmen Square. What is China famous for? China is famous for the Great Wall.
Step VI Pairwork
Ss make up conversations with the map and the pictures above using the target language. A sample conversation: S1: What country is it?
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word S2: It’s Canada.
S1: Do you know about the country? S2: Yes, I do. S1: Where is it?
S2: It’s east of China and north of the U.S. S1: What do they speak? S2: They speak English.
S1: What city is the capital of Canada? S2: Ottawa is the capital of Canada. S1: Is there a leaf on the flag? S2: Yes, it is.
S1: What is the country famous for?
S2: It is famous for Niagara Falls and the Rocky Mountains. T: Well done! Another pair?
Ask more pairs to present their dialogues.
Step VII Reading
Play the audiotape. Ask Ss to read each sentence aloud with the tape. Then find out the answer: What do they speak?
Ss: They speak English and French. (A kind of language.)
Explanation: In Canada, they speak English and French, because many French people lived in Canada when Canada became a country. Language points:
1. I know (that) my friend Jenny and Danny live in Canada. 2. I know (that) they speak English and French. 3. I know (that) the U.S. is south of Canada.
以上三个句子都是宾语从句的复合句，省略了连词that.
Step VIII Homework
Write a short passage about Canada.
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word Exercises:
I. plete the following sentences. 1. I know a_____ Canada.
2. They speak E_____ and F_____ in Canada. 3. Ottawa is the c_____ of Canada. 4. The U.S. is s_____ of Canada. 5. Niagara Falls is a f______ waterfall. 6. There is a l______ on the flag of Canada. 7. The flag of Canada is r_____ and w_____. 8. Canada is an English-s_____ country. II. Form sentences.
1. in, lives, friend, I know, Canada, my, Jenny
__________________________________ 2. is, capital, Beijing, the, of, China
__________________________ 3. Canada, do, about, what, you, know
_____________________________ 4. is, English, this, what, in
____________________ Suggested answers:
I. 1. about; 2. English, French; 3. capital; 4. south; 5. famous; 6. leaf; 7. red, white; 8. speaking II. 1. I know my friend Jenny lives in Canada. 2. Beijing is the capital of China. 3. What do you know about Canada? 4. What is this in English?
Period 5Speaking and listening
Target language目标语言 1. Words and phrases 生词和短语
president, stripe, WashingtonD.C., White House, Statue of Liberty, New York
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Do you know what country is west of the U.S.? …is east / west / south / north of … Ability goals 能力目标
Enable students to know about the U.S. and say something about it. Learning ability goals学能目标
Help students learn how to describe U.S. in English. Teaching important and difficult points 教学重难点 How to describe U.S. in English. Teaching methods 教学方法 Speaking, listening and game. Teaching aids 教具准备
Pictures, map, tape recorder and a projector. Teaching procedures & ways 教学过程与方式
Step I Revision and lead-in
T: Have you finished your homework? Ss: Yes, we have.
T: All right. Let me listen to your short passage. A sample passage:
Canada is a big country. It is north of the U.S. Its capital is Ottawa. In Canada, they speak English and French. The flag Canada is red and white. It has a leaf. Canada is famous for Niagara Falls and the Rocky Mountains.
T: Good job! We know Canada and the U.S. adjoin each other. The U.S. is south of Canada. Today we will talk about Canada’s neighbour, the United States.
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Step IIDiscussion Show Ss a map of the U.S.
Ss discuss in groups: What do you know about the U.S.? Maybe Ss can’t say anything in English. Tell them Chinese is OK.
Step III Presentation
After listening to the results of the discussion, show some pictures on the screen to introduce the flag of the U.S., Washington D.C., the White House and the Statue of Liberty. T: Look at the flag of the U.S. What colour is it? Ss: It is red, white and blue.
T: Right. It also has stars and stripes. This is the White House. The president of the U.S. lives in it. Do you know who the first president of the U.S. is? Ss: Washington / We don’t know.
T: This is Washington. He is the first president of the U.S., so the capital of the U.S. is called WashingtonD.C. This is the Statue of Liberty some of you talked of. It’s very famous in the world. It’s in New York. It is a symbol of New York. (Write the words and phrases on the Bb. Explain and have Ss repeat them.)
T: The following is something else about the U.S.
The Americans are good at many sports. For example: basketball, swimming, diving, tennis, baseball and so on. Some cities held the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. New York is the biggest city of America and economic center. New York has a famous place called Chinatown. Background Knowledge:
唐人街是英文Chinatown的中文翻译。它是中国人聚居地和商业区。唐人街的居民以华人为主。住在唐人街，就像在中国大陆、某某和某某等其他华人小城一样。通用的语言主要是国语，也有各地方言。中餐为主食，许多街口有中文报摊。开车可以听到中文广播，晚间
看的电视是中文电视。在美国，只有唐人街有这样的条件和氛围。中国人没有某某，中华文化的基础是汉语和汉字。中华文化怎样才能够在海外代代相传？要解决这个难题，唐人街有着不容替代的重要作用：保留中华文化。尽管唐人街居民的文化水平不高，但他们坚持讲中文，看中文，让他们的子女在家里说中文。可以说，唐人街既是中华民族在海外的落脚点，也是中华
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word 文化在海外的保留地和生长点。
Step IV Listening
Play the tape for the students to listen to L61.Think about the following Qs before listening to the tape:
1. What country is west / north of the U.S.? 2. What do they speak? 3. What’s the capital city of it? 4. What colour is the flag of the U.S.? 5. Where does the president live? 6. Which city is the Statue of Liberty in?
Let Ss listen to it twice to try to catch the main sentences in the dialogue. Check the answers. Suggested answers:
1. China is west of the U.S. / Canada is north of the U.S. 2. They speak English.
3. WashingtonD.C. is the capital city of it. 4. It’s red, white and blue. 5. He lives in the White House. 6. In New York. Language points:
1. Do you know what country is west of the U.S.?
这是一个含宾语从句的复合句，从句由特殊疑问词 what引导，从句的语序是正常语序。 2. The structure: “…is east / west / south / north of …”
(1) Japan is east of China. = Japan is to the east of China. (China and Japan are two different countries. They don’t adjoin each other.)
(2) Canada is north of the U.S. = Canada is to / on the north of the U.S. (The two countries adjoin each other, so we can also say it with “on”.)
(3) Beijing is north of China. = Beijing is in the north of China. (Beijing is in the area of China.)
Step V Game
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word At the end of the class, let’s play a game: What is it?
Tell Ss to find partners to play the game with the different pictures about different countries. Tell Ss to place the pictures face down in a pile. Player 1 picks up a picture and puts it on his or her forehead with the picture facing toward the other player. Player 1 tries to guess the picture by asking the other Qs. For example: Is it in China? Is it red? Is it a capital? … Player 2 answers Yes or No. Player 1 keeps trying until he or she guesses correctly.
When Player 1 guesses the picture, the turn passes to the next player.
Step VI Homework Exercises:
Correct the sentences.
1. In the U.S., they speak French. ( ) 2. China is where do we live. ( ) 3. Can you say English? ( ) 4. He can not speak it in English. ( ) 5. New York is the capital city of the U.S. ( ) 6. Do you know when is National Day? ( ) Suggested answers:
1. French→ English; 2. do去掉； 3. say→ speak; 4. speak→ say; 5. New York→Washington.; 6. when is National Day→ when National Day is.
Period 6 Speaking and listening
Target language目标语言 1. Words and phrases 生词和短语
easy, king, queen, London, as, palace, BuckinghamPalace 2. Key sentences 重点句子 Do you know what country this is? Is the U.K. south of China? Ability goals 能力目标
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word Enable students to know about the U.K. and say something about it. Learning ability goals学能目标
Help students learn how to describe U.K. in English. Teaching important and difficult points 教学重难点 How to describe U.K. in English. Teaching methods 教学方法 Speaking, listening and game. Teaching aids 教具准备
Pictures, map, tape recorder and a projector. Teaching procedures & ways 教学过程与方式
Step I Revision and lead-in
Ask and answer about the three countries we have learned in this unit using the map of the world. T: What country is east of China? Ss: Canada and the U.S.
T: Do you know what country is south of Canada? Ss: Yes, it’s the U.S. / The U.S. is south of Canada. T: Is the U.K. south of China? Ss: No, it isn’t. T: Where is the U.K.? Ss: It is west of China. T: Is it far from our country? Ss: Yes, very far.
T: Great! Today we’ll talk about a third English-speaking country, the U.K.
Step II Discussion Show Ss a map of the U.K.
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word Ss discuss in groups: What do you know about the U.K.? Maybe Ss can’t say anything in English. Tell them Chinese is OK.
Step III Presentation
After listening to the results of the discussion, show some pictures on the screen to introduce the flag of the U.K., London, Buckingham Palace, Big Ben (大本钟) and so on. T: Look at the flag of the U.K. What colour is it? I think it’s very easy for you. Ss: It’s red, white and blue.
T: Right. It’s the same colour as the flag of the U.S. Look at this picture. It’s called Big Ben. It’s a symbol of London. Do you know London? Ss: Yes, it’s the capital of the U.K.
T: This is BuckinghamPalace. It’s also in London, very famous in the world. But do you know who lives in it?
Ss: … (Maybe Ss will give you a Chinese answer.)
T: Listen! I will tell you. Kings and queens live in it, just as emperors lived in the PalaceMuseum in the old days.
Write the key words and phrases on the Bb. Explain and have Ss repeat them. Then let Ss make up sentences with the structure: the same … as … I have the same bike as you. Kim wears the same coat as Jenny.
Step IV Listening
Do some listening practice. Play the tape for the students to listen to L62.Think about the following Qs before listening to the tape: 1. What’s the capital city of the U.K.? 2. What country is east of it? 3. What do they speak?
4. What colour is the flag of the U.K.? 5. Where do the kings and queens live?
Let Ss listen to it twice to try to catch the main sentences in the dialogue. Check the answers.
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word Suggested answers:
1. London is the capital city of the U.K. 2. China is east of it. 3. They speak English. 4. It’s red, white and blue.
5. They live in BuckinghamPalace. Language points:
Do you know what country this is?
what country this is是 know的宾语从句。尽管由特殊疑问词 what引导，仍用陈述语气。注意不要说成：Do you know what country is this?
Step V Game
What country or what city?
Give something about the country or city, for example: film star, sportsman, the language, the position, the symbol and so on. Guess what it is. You may begin like this:
T: Guess what country it is. The country is far from China. The people speak English. They like sports. … Ss: It’s …
Who can say it correctly first is the winner. When someone guesses it, the turn passes to the next player to say another puzzle to the other Ss.
Ss must be honest if someone guesses correctly! They may not change their minds.
StepVIHomework
Write a short passage about the U.K.
Exercises: Cloze
This is a map of __1__. Look __2__ the map. Where is China, do you know? Here __3__. China is red. The capital is Beijing. The U.K. is __4__ China. __5__ the U.S. is __6__ China. Now the U.K. has a __7__. __8__ lives in the palaces __9__ BuckinghamPalace. The U.S. has a __10__ who lives in the White House.
( ) 1. A. China B. the U.K. C. the U.S. D. the world
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word ( ) 2. A. in B. at C. on D. for
( ) 3. A. it is B. is it C. you are D. and there ( ) 4. A. east B. south of C. west of D. north of ( ) 5. A. And B. But C. Then D. Because ( ) 6. A. east of B. south of C. west of D. north of ( ) 7. A. president B. king C. queen D. teacher ( ) 8. A. She B. Her C. She’s D. Her’s ( ) 9. A. name’s B. name C. named D. in ( )10. A. king B. president C. queen D. driver Key:
1—5 D B A C B 6—10 A C A C B
Period 7Speaking and listening
Target language目标语言 1. Words and phrases 生词和短语
beautiful, beach, southeast, Canberra, kangaroo 2. Key sentences 重点句子 Do you know what country it is? Very good! That’s right! Ability goals 能力目标
Enable students to know about the Australia and say something about it. Learning ability goals学能目标
Help students learn how to describe Australia in English. Teaching important and difficult points 教学重难点 How to describe Australia in English.
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word Teaching methods 教学方法 Speaking and listening. Teaching aids 教具准备
Pictures, map, tape recorder and a projector. Teaching procedures & ways 教学过程与方式
Step I Revision and lead-in
Ss read their short passages about the U.K. A sample conversation:
The U.K. is far from China. It is west of China. In the U.K., they speak English. The flag of U.K. is red, white and blue. It’s the same colour as the flag of the U.S. Its capital is London. It is famous for Big Ben and BuckinghamPalace. London will hold the Olympic Games in 2012. Then show a flag of the U.K. and a flag of Australia. T: (Point to the first one.) What’s this? Ss: It’s a flag of the U.K.
T: (Point to the second one.)And what’s that? It looks like the flag of the U.K. Especially, the little flag is the flag of U.K.
Then tell Ss that is a flag of Australia. Australia was once the colony of the U.K., so its flag looks like the flag of U.K. Today we’ll learn about Australia.
Step II Discussion Show Ss a map of Australia.
T: Look at the map. What country is it? Ss: It’s Australia.
T: Yes! It’s southeast of China. (Explain it to the whole class.)
Let’s discuss in groups: What do you know about Australia? Maybe Ss can’t say anything in English. Tell them Chinese is OK.
Step III Presentation
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word After listening to the results of the discussion, show some pictures on the screen to introduce the flag of Australia, Sydney Opera House, Canberra, kangaroos, beautiful beachesand so on. T: Look at the flag of Australia. What colour is it? Ss: It’s blue, white and red.
T: This picture is Sydney Opera House. It’s a symbol of Sydney. But the capital of Australia isn’t Sydney, but Canberra. This is Canberra. Look at the lovely animal. We call it a kangaroo. Australia is famous for kangaroos and beautiful beaches. Australia always has beautiful sunshine. Write the key words and phrases on the Bb. Explain and have Ss repeat them.
Step IV Listening
Do some listening practice. Play the tape for the students to listen to L62.Think about the following Qs before listening to the tape: 1. Where is Australia? 2. What do they speak? 3. What’s the capital city of it? 4. What colour is the flag of Australia? 5. What’s it famous for?
Let Ss listen to it twice to try to catch the main sentences in the dialogue. Check the answers. Suggested answers: 1. It’s southeast of China. 2. They speak English.
3. Canberra is the capital city of it. 4. It’s blue, red and white.
5. It’s famous for kangaroos and beautiful beaches. Language points: It’s southeast of China.
southeast是south和east组成的合成词，意思是“东南”。注意是south在前，east在后。类似的还有southwest，northeast，northwest.
Step V Pairwork
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word Ss make up conversations with the pictures above. A sample conversation:
S1: Do you know what country it is? S2: Yes, it’s Australia.
S1: Is the little flag the flag of U.K.? S2: Yes, it is.
S1: Do you know the capital city of Australia? S2: Yes, Canberra is the capital city of Australia. S1: What colour is flag of Australia? S2: It’s blue, red and white. S1: What’s it famous for?
S2: It’s famous for kangaroos and beautiful beaches.
Step VI Survey
Make a survey and plete the survey chart. Divide the class into groups of ten Ss. Let them fill in the chart by asking several Ss for each question“What country would you like to visit?” and “Why?”
Names S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 S9 S10 Result (%) What country would you like to visit? Why? At last, they report the result of the survey: Find out which country most of them would like to visit? For example: Many students would like visit the U.K. most (30%).
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Step VII Homework
plete the chart. (Ex. IV. A, on Page 80) Exercises:
plete the following sentences. 1. 中国在澳大利亚的西北部。
China is ______ ______ Australia. 2. 在澳大利亚他们说英语还是法语。
______ they ______ English ______ ______ in Australia? 3. Do you know? What colour is it? (合并为一句)
__________________________ 4. This is a beautiful beach. (改为复数)
____________________
5. Australia is southeast of China. (对划线部分提问)
________________________ Suggested answers:
1. northwest of; 2. Do, speak, or French; 3. Do you know what colour it is? 4. These are beautiful beaches. 5. Where is Australia?
Period 8Integrating skills
Ability goals 能力目标
Enable students to master all the knowledge and language points. Learning ability goals学能目标
Help students review what they have learned in the unit. Teaching important and difficult points 教学重难点 How to talk about directions and master special Qs. Teaching methods 教学方法 Speaking and game.
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word Teaching aids 教具准备
Pictures, map, vocabulary cards and a projector. Teaching procedures & ways 教学过程与方式
Step I Pairwork
Bring a map of China to the class. Ss work in pairs with it. . (Ex. III, on Page 80.) S1: Where is Beijing? S2: Here it is! S1: Where is Shanghai? S2: It’s southeast of Beijing. S1: Where is Guangzhou?
S2: It’s in Guangdong. It’s southwest of Shanghai. S1: …
Step II Talk about the survey
Let Ss make up conversations orally, using the information in the survey above. A sample conversation:
S1: What country would you like to visit, S2? S2: I would like to visit Australia. S1: Why?
S2: Because I like kangaroos and want to make friends with them. S1: What country would S3 like to visit? S2: He / She would like to visit the U.K. S1: Why?
S2: Because He / She wants to go to study there one day.
Step III Game
This game works for as many as twenty to twenty-five Ss. Repeat the game so everyone has a turn. Prepare a set of vocabulary cards you want to review (The names, languages and capital cities of
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word different countries, describing the direction of the country from China, the symbols of cities.). Give the cards to students. Do not let Ss stand beside each other. Spread them out in the classroom.When you say Go! , the Ss all begin saying the word on their vocabulary card over and over again. They must move to find the other Ss in the classroom to form groups like this:
the U.S.—English—WashingtonD.C.—the White House—New York—the Statue of Liberty Which group is formed first is the winner.
Step IV petition
Have a petition. (Ex. I. A, on Page 79)
Divide the class into two groups (boys and girls). See which group can find out the most words in the shortest time.
Step V Grammar Focus First plete Ex. II, on Page 79.
Then help students review the grammar: Special Qs.
1. In a special question: 疑问词+be动词/助动词+主语+其它成分 ？Generally, we use falling
intonation in Special Qs (WH- questions), in declarative sentences and short answers. While we use rising intonation in Yes/No questions. 2. Special Qs can’t be answered with Yes / No.
3. We have learnt: what, where, when, why, how, how much, how many, how old, how tall, whose
and so on. Show some special Qs we have learnt on the screen to help students review the grammar.
Step VI Homework
1. Finish the rest exercises of L64.
2. Write a short passage about a country you know something about. (Page 80: Ex. IV, B) Sample passages:
1. Canada is a big country. It is north of the U.S. Its capital is Ottawa. In Canada, they speak English and French. The flag of Canada is red and white. It has a leaf. Canada is famous for Niagara Falls and the Rocky Mountains.
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word 2. The U.K. is far from China. It is west of China. In the U.K., they speak English. The flag of the U.K. is red, white and blue. It’s the same colour as the flag of the U.S. Its capital is London. It is famous for Big Ben and BuckinghamPalace. London will hold the Olympic Games in 2012.
Exercises:
I. Fill in the blanks.
1. The ______ of China is Beijing.(首都)
2. The U.S., the U.K., Canada and Australia are ______ countries. (说英语的) 3. Niagara Falls is a very ______ waterfall in Canada.(著名的) 4. Canada is _____ of the U.S.(北方)
5. The _____ of the U.S. Lives in the White House.(总统) II.Choose the best answer.
( )1.I’ll meet my friends ______ Australia.
A.forB.ofC.from D.to
( )2.—____ do you know_____ Canada?
—I know people in Canada speak English and French. A.How, / B.What, / C.What, about D.How, about ( )3.—____ is your box? —It’s purple. A.Where B.How C.How much D.What colour ( )4.West points ______ on the map. A.up B.right C.down D.left ( )5.The sun rises _____ the east. A.from B.in C.on D.to ( )6.—What’s this ___ English? —It’s the PalaceMuseum. A.in B.on C.of D.at
( )7Australia ____ very beautiful ____.
A. have, beach B. has, beach C. has, beaches D. have, beaches ( )8.____ is No.5 Middle School in Renqiu.
A. Our school name B. Name our school C. The name of our school D. Our school of the name
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word ( ) 9.____ country is west of the US, do you know?
A. What B. Where C. Whose D. How ( ) 10. Do you know____?
A. what his name is B. what is his name C. whose name is his D. who is his name ( ) 11. There is a map ____ the world on the wall.
A. in B. on C. of D. at ( ) 12.—____ is the flag of the U.K.?
— It’s red, white and blue.
A. What time B. How old C. What colour D. Where ( ) 13. People ____ English in the UK.
A. say B. talk C. tell D. speak ( ) 14. Please look ____ the blackboard.
A. after B. at C. like D. for
( ) 15. — Statue of Liberty is in the city of New York.
—____.
A. That’s all right. B. I don’t think so. C. All right. D. That’s right. III. plete the sentences, one word for one blank. 1. Where is your friend from? Where _____ your friend _____ _____? 2. These countries aren’t near our country. These countries are _____ _____ our country. 3. I’ll show him my new watch this afternoon. I’ll show my new watch _____ _____. 4. They speak English in the UK.（提问） _____ _____ they speak in the UK?
5. My coat is yellow and his coat is yellow, too. (改为同义句) My coat is _____ _____ colour _____ his coat. Suggested answers:
I. 1. capital; 2. English-speaking; 3. famous; 4. north; 5. president.
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word II. 1—5 C C D D B 6—10 A C C A A 11—15 C C D B D III. 1. does, e from; 2. far from; 3. to him; 4. What do; 5. the same, as.
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