1、Unit 9 WHEELSLesson 1 On Your Bike教学设计Teaching goals 教学目标1. Target language语言目标 a. Words and Phrasesferry, minibus, cyclist, motorist, pedestrian, jam, actually, benefit, flat, convenient, therefore, bicycle, parking, convenience, hopeful, neighbourhood, wherever, thief, chip, insert, indeed, traffi
2、c jam, fed up b. Key sentencesIve been having a shower with my clothes on.People have been enjoying the benefits of cycling in Amsterdam for years.Indeed, thanks to the good ideas of lots of people, like the cycling fans in the 1960s.2. Ability goals能力目标Enable students to summarize the facts.3. Lear
3、ning ability goals学能目标Help students learn how to generalize the structure of an article of introduction.Teaching important points教学重点Help students follow the procedure to get to know the content, structure and purpose of the text.Teaching difficult points教学难点Teach students how to generalize the main
4、 idea and its structure.Teaching procedures & ways教学过程与方式Step I Warm-up Activity one: Talk about picturesT: In this lesson we will start a new topic Wheels. First, please look at the pictures and distinguish what they are. Let the Ss look and tell what these pictures are about. T: Good. They are whe
5、els. You know the wheel is also an invention in history. Wheels play an important role in our life.Let the students think over and make a list of the usages of wheels.Activity two: Complete the table.T: Look at the types of transport in the Key Words and then ask your desk-mate the following questio
6、ns. After that, please complete the table and check together.Questions:1. How do you travel on land?2. How do you travel by sea? And in the air?3. Which types of transport cause pollution?4. Which types of transport have got wheels?Let the Ss do pair question-answer practice and then complete the ta
7、ble.Travel on landbicycle, bus, car, lorry, motorcycle, train, the underground, minibusTravel by seaboat, ferry, shipTravel in the airplane, helicopter, balloonCause pollutionexcept for bicycleHave got wheelsplane, bicycle, bus, car, lorry, motorcycle, train, minibusActivity three: Talk about types
8、of transportT: Now work in pairs and think about the 3 questions.Questions:1. Which types of transport have you traveled in or on?2. Which types of transport do you use regularly?3. Which types of transport would you like to travel in or on?Let the Ss talk about the questions in pairs and then ask t
9、hem to make dialogues after the example.Example:S1: You know, modern transport is very developed and convenient today. And we have more and more choices when we travel. By the way, which types of transport have you traveled in or on so far?S2: There are so many. Ive ever traveled by bus, plane, trai
10、n, boat, in a car and on a bicycle, etc.S1: Wow, great! But which types do you use regularly?S2: It depends. When I go to school, I regularly take a bus or ride my bicycle because it is a short distance. However, if I want to go to Beijing from Shanghai to see my parents, I usually choose to take a
11、train or go on a plane.S1: Which way would you like to travel in or on the most?S2: I prefer riding a bicycle generally, because it causes no pollution and at the same time it can help me keep fit.S1: Youre right. I agree.Activity four: Explain the words in EnglishT: Look at these words and the defi
12、nitions on page 35. Can you match them?Let the Ss match the key words with the definitions.Answers: cyclist- someone who rides a bicyclemotorist someone who drives a carpedestrian someone who travels on footlorry driver someone whose job is driving a lorryActivity five: Listen and identify the speak
13、ersT: There are many listening skills, including predicting, guessing, judging and inferring. In terms of speakers ages and relation between each other, listeners can predict the content of the listening material，then based on the content and occasion, listeners can identify the speakers and thus in
14、fer the speakers attitude and view.The students are ready to listen.Step II Pre-reading Activity one: IntroductionT: The wheel is everywhere on all our cars, trains, planes, machines, wagons, and most factory and farm equipment. What could we move without wheels? But as the wheel is an important inv
15、ention, we dont know who exactly made the first wheel. The oldest wheel found in archeological excavations was discovered in what was Mesopotamia and is believed to be over fifty-five hundred years old.However, among those above, there is something that has two wheels and it is important to a large
16、number of people. What is it?Activity two: Predict the content of the text T: Look at the title and predict the content of the text by using the following questions as a clue.Let the Ss look at the title and answer the questions to get a general understanding of the text.Questions:1. Do you use a bi
17、cycle? When?S1: Yes. I used a bicycle when I go to school or home every day and when I go to the supermarket to do some shopping.Note: The answer is open.2. What are the advantages of bicycles over cars?S2: I think bicycles have many advantages over cars. First, it causes no pollution. Second, when
18、people get stuck in a traffic jam, bicycles may be faster and more flexible than cars. Third, riding bicycles can keep people fit while driving a car may bring about a lot of health problem.Note: The answer is open.Activity three: Predict the structure of the text T: Look at the title, we may find t
19、hat the text is to record how white bicycles come about. According to your own experience, what may be included in the text?Let the Ss call up their knowledge of this kind of reading materials and think about the structure of these texts.Sa: The text may be organized like a story, that is, it should
20、 include background, development of the story and the result.Sb: The text may include the original idea of using white bikes.Sc: The text may include the meaning of white bikes.T: Your answers are possible and you all did good jobs in guessing the structure of the text. Activity four: Predict the pu
21、rpose of the authorT: Guess what the writers purpose of writing is by using the multiple choices.Help the Ss guess the possible purpose of the text.Question: What is the purpose of the text?A. To inform people of an interesting discovery.B. To tell people some types of transport.C. To tell people so
22、mething about the “white bike”.Key: CStep III While-readingActivity one: Get familiar with the contentT: Read the passage for the first time and answer the following questions.Questions:1. Why Amsterdam is called the “City of Bicycles”?2. Why did the first “white bikes” plan fail? 3. What effects ha
23、ve the white bikes had?4. Do you think the “white bikes” would be good for your town or city? Say why.Possible answers:1. Amsterdam is called the “City of Bicycles” because of the convenience for bicycles there.2. The first “white bikes” failed because thieves took all the bicycles within weeks.3. T
24、he effects are as follows: there is already less traffic in central Amsterdam, because both locals and tourists have been using the white bikes.4. I think the “white bikes” would be good for our city because they can reduce pollution and traffic jam and help people keep fit.Activity Two: Generalize
25、the main idea of each paragraph T: Go through the text quickly and match the main idea of each paragraph.The Ss read the text and match the main idea.Sample chart:ParagraphMain ideaPara 1“ City of bicycles”Para 2The Failure of the first “ white bikes”Para 3The new “ white bike ”Para 4The meaning of
26、the white bikesStep IV Post-reading Activity one: ExplanationT: Find the words and phrases and sentences that you are not clear about.The Ss read and pick out the words, phrases and sentences.1. benefit n. advantage; profit; help利益；益处；帮助e.g. The book wasnt of much benefit to me. 这本书对我没有多大益处。vt. & vi
27、. do good to 有益于；得益于 e.g. The new railway will benefit the district. 新铁路对该地区将有所益处。 You will benefit by/ from a holiday. 度假将有益于你。2. convenient- adj. suitable; handy; serving to avoid trouble or difficulty; easy to get to or at 合适的；方便的； e.g. Will it be convenient for you to start work tomorrow?明天开始工作对
28、你方便吗？ We must arrange a convenient time and place for the meeting.我们必须安排一个合适的时间和地点开会。注意：不要按照汉语习惯翻译“ 你明天方便来吗？”Are you convenient to come? 要用句型：Is it convenient for you to come? convenience- n. the quality of being convenient or suitable方便；合适 e.g. I keep my reference books near my desk for convenience
29、. 我把我的参考书放在我的写字桌旁以求方便。 Please send the goods at your earliest convenience.请将货品尽速寄下。3. thanks to as the result of; owing to; because of; 由于; 因e.g. Thanks to your help we were successful.由于你的帮助，我们成功了.4. People have been enjoying the benefits of cycling in Amsterdam for years.此句时态为现在完成进行时，它表示一个动作已进行了一段
30、时间，且要持续下去。Activity two: PracticeT: Look at the drawings and read the dialogues carefully.Let the students do pair work and ask them to match the dialogues with the drawings on page 36.Possible matches:dialogue 1 C dialogue 2 D dialogue 3 A dialogue 4 B T: Pay attention to the sentences in bold. They all include Present Perfect Continuous. Well learn about it in the period of grammar.Step V Homework 1. Find another reading material of bikes.2. Complete the passage below with words in the box on page 79.3. Preview the grammar on page 37.
