1、Unit 3 Travel plans (story time) 【An analysis of teaching material】 This is a story in unit 3. It tells an interesting story about Min-jun and Ji-euns travel experience. They go to Beijing in January, and wear coats. Then, they go to Kunming and wear sweaters. In spring, they go to Thailand and wear
2、 T-shirts. Finally, they go to Australia in June. But Australia is winter in June. They wear T-shirts and catch colds. 【An analysis of students learning】 Before this class, students have learned some things about weather and clothes, so it is not too difficult for them to understand the story. But t
3、hey dont know the difference in seasons between the northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere. 【Teaching aims】1. Understand the story and put sentences in order. 2. Read the story and retell of act the story. 3. Understand the interesting of the story and know the relevant cultural background
4、knowledge. 【Teaching important point and difficult point】Understand the story. 【Teaching methods】Group work method, ask and answer method 【Teaching preparations】PPT, CD-ROM, and some knowledge about the difference in seasons between the northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere. 【Teaching step
5、s】 1. Warm up: (1) Greeting. Whats the weather like today ?Are you happy today ? (2) Sing a song. T: Do you know the topic of this song ? S: Travel. (3) Write the title on blackboard. (4) Review. T: I love traveling. I want to go to Sanya to eat seafood, I also want to go to Tokyo to see the sakura.
6、 What about you ? Where do you want to go and what do you want to do there ? Ss: I want to go to ., I want to . there. 2. New structure learning: (1) T: Last winter vacation, I went to Korea, and I met two friends, they are Min-jun and Ji-eun. They also like traveling. Now they have a travel plan. L
7、ets see the video. (2) Show the video.And put the sentences in order. (3) Show the picture of the Great Wall. Ask questions: a. Where do they go ? b. When do they go there ? c. What do they wear ? d. What do they do there ? Students answer the questions. Teacher write the sentences on blackboard. Sh
8、ow the sentences on PPT. Students read them together. (4) Show the picture of Kunming. Students look at the picture carefully and guess the temperature. Teacher ask questions: a. Where do they go ? b. When do they go there ? c. What do they wear ? d. What do they do there ? Show the sentences framew
9、ork, and students fill the blanks. (5) Show the picture of Thailand. Read the story and have a discussion in groups. Show the framework of Min-jun and Ji-euns dialogue. Students find out words to complete it. (2-3 groups show) (6) Show the map of world. And mark China and Australia. T: Its very far
10、from China to Australia. We must go there by plane. And they are very different. Show the tables, and introduce the differences in seasons between China and Australia. In January, China is winter, its cold and we must wear coats. But Australia is summer, its hot and they wear T-shirts. In June, Chin
11、a is summer, its hot, and people wear T-shirts. But Australia is winter and its cold. They must wear coats there. Show the picture ofAustralia, students guess what happen. Ss: They catch colds. 3. Practice: (1) Listen to the radio of story again. (2) Group work : Have a discussion in groups. Choose
12、the proper words to fill the blanks. One group do the report. Read it sentence by sentence and one by one. (3) T: The next year, Min-jun and Ji-eun go to Australia in June again. Now you can guess what happen. And write it down on paper. Students create the plot to finish the story according to the sentences framework. When they finish, three or four students show their story. 4. Consolidation: Write your own travel plans after class, and show them in next class.
