1、Material analysis: This reading material is chosen from Unit 9, grade 8 “Go For It”. The title of the unit is “Have you ever been to a museum?”, and the title of the reading material is “Singapore- A place you will never forget!” The article introduces a foreign country- Singapore. It describes the
2、reasons why Singapore is a place you will never forget from 4 different aspects (language, food, zoo and weather). The theme of the article is about opening oneself and being open to the world. It encourages students to open themselves to explore the world. More importantly, it helps the students cu
3、ltivate the International Perspective. At the same time, the structure of the article is very clear, which is made up of 5 paragraphs. The layout of the text serves as a good example for the students to follow while they comprehend or learn to write a travel tips to introduce a place. All the featur
4、es above correspond with the Core Competences perfectly. Student analysis: After a year and a half of junior high school English learning, students have gained some ability to use comprehensive language. In this stage, students want to learn better methods to analyze and understand the text accordin
5、g to the context. Moreover, junior high students are forming their worldviews so that they are more sensitive to interesting international topics like being cognizant of another country and culture. The selection of the article bases upon students present cognitive and their characteristics. Teachin
6、g objectives: According to the Core Competencies, By the end of the class, students will be able to: 1. Grasp the meaning and be able to use the new words appeared in the reading text; 2. Get the key words and the structure more quickly and accurately; 3. Be able to ask questions by themselves to un
7、derstand the passage better; 4. Can use the “OPEN” form to make a “Travel Tips” by themselves; 5. Get to know our hometown better and be proud of it. 6. Be conscious of opening themselves to accept and explore the world. Teaching method: Communicative teaching approach Teaching importance: Structure
8、reading and writing ability To get the theme of the lesson “open ourselves, and be open to the world” and try to make changes. To apply the sentence pattern “It is a . place to visit because .” to introduce a place. Teaching aids: Multi-media Teaching procedures: 1. Pre-reading activities: Step 1. L
9、ead- in 1. Greeting 2. Show a picture about traveling, ask students guess my hobby. 3. Show a photo of a “Travel Tips” written by me, to introduce what the “Travel Tips” is. Step 2. watching a video Show a video of my friend, Herman. According to the video, arise students interest of reading the pas
10、sage and help Herman make a travel tips about Singapore. 2. while-reading activities Step 1. Fast-reading 1. Read the whole passage quickly and match the key word with each paragraphs. 2. Conclude the structure of the passage. Step 2. Careful- reading 1. Read para. 1 and find the location of Singapo
11、re. Choose the right location on the map. Get a key word- wonderful. 2. Read para. 2 carefully and get some information about the language of Singapore, fill in the blanks on the “mission paper”. Get a key word - easy. 3. Read para. 3 carefully and get some information about the food of Singapore. T
12、hen finish the mind- map on the “mission paper”. Get a key word - plenty. 4. Read para. 4 carefully and answer 3 questions about this paragraph. From students answer, get a key word - natural. 5. Read para. 5 carefully and ask and answer by students themselves. 3. Post- reading activities Step 1. su
13、mmary Summarize the reason why Singapore is a wonderful place to visit, according to that, find another reason - “OPEN”. Step 2. Group- work 1. Watch a video about Huaibei and ask students to make a “Travel Tips” for foreigners who want to visit Huaibei. 2. Lead the students get the way of making a
14、good “Travel Tips”. Structure - the “OPEN” form. Sentences - some useful sentences from the reading text. 3. Ask students to work in groups and make a “Travel Tips” in several minutes. 4. Invite students to show their works. Step 3. Think deeper Encourage students to open themselves and be open to the world. Arouse their willing of accepting and exploring the world. 5. Homework Ask students to read further. They can do more research about Singapore by surfing on the Internet or from books.
