1、Unit3 Travel Journal (第 1 课 时)一、 教材内容分析覆盖内容：Warming up, Pre-reading, Reading, Comprehending教材分析：作者根据自己对教材的理解，紧扣主题设计了导入、预测、快速阅读、细读、填表、总结及作业七个教学环节，旨在帮助学生掌握阅读策略和阅读技巧，提高学生的阅读理解能力以及口头和书面表达能力。二、 教学目标By the end of this class, the students will be able to To have a better understanding of the main idea of t
2、he passage. To conclude Wang Weis and Wang Kuns attitudes towards the trip. To talk about how to prepare for the travel journal both on physical and material aspects.三、 教学过程Step1 Warming up (7 minutes) (class work)Lead-in: Traveling is a good way to enrich ones knowledge and broaden ones horizons. A
3、sk the students if they are given a chance to go to any place they like to travel, how will they design this journey?Fill the following table. _s Travel PlanDestinations:Transport:Budget:Length of stay:Preparation:【设计说明：布置这一任务的主要目的是让学生学会如何安排旅行，知道旅游需要什么准备，采用什么方式旅游。】Step2 Pre-reding (8minutes) (group
4、work)1. The world has many great rivers. Ask the students if they could travel down only one of them, which one would they choose? Why?通过多媒体向学生提供一些风景名胜的图片引导其进行热烈地讨论。T：Ask the students to guess the names of the rivers( A map of china and some pictures of the rivers are shown on the screen)引出 the Lanc
5、ang River and ask: What about the Mekong River?Answer: Part of it is in China, too. 2. We are going to take a trip to the Mekong River and take off.Ask: Do you know what countries the Mekong River flows through? (Look at the map of the Mekong River and point out the countries it flows through)(Key:
6、China, Burma, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia &Vietnam)Ask: Can you tell the differences between the Mekong River and the Lancang River? (Look at the map carefully)Answer: The Chinese part of the river is called the Lancang River and after flowing in other countries the river is called the Mekong River.【设计
7、说明; 通过地图以及河流的图片来增长学生的地理知识，从而引发学生的兴趣，从而引出课题。】Step3 Reading1. Listening (10 minutes) (single work)T: After reaching the Mekong River, an old man told us a story about the journey in the Mekong of a boy and a girl. Ask the students to listen to the tape about the story.(Before listening, show some new
8、words and expressing: persuade, stubborn, properly, determined, change her mind, give in)Listen to the text with 4 questions:. Who are Wang Kun and Wang Wei?. Who are Dao Wei and Yu Hang?. Where it the source of the Mekong River and which sea does it enter?. What can you see when you travel along th
9、e Mekong?【设计说明： 让学生听录音带，边听边找出问题的答案，从而锻炼他们的听力以及他们提取信息的能力。丰富学生的地理知识，对邻国有更好的理解。】2. Reading the text and fill in the blank.（10 minutes）（pair work）Similar attitudes about the tripDifferent attitudes about the tripWang Wei and Wang Kun thinktaking this trip is a dream that comes true.that they will enjoy
10、this trip a lot.that most of the Mekong will be found in Southeast Asia.Wang Wei believes.that they must start in Qinghai where the river begins/see all of the Mekong.that they dont need to prepare much Wang Kun believes.it is too cold and high to start in Qinghaithat using an atlas is very importan
11、t.【设计说明：以呈现表格的形式，更加具体，也更容易使得学生找出相关的信息点。完成表格之后，这也使学生清楚明白地掌握这个部分的内容。】Step4 Post Reading 1. Summary（4 minutes）（single work）Wang Kun and Wang Wei have dreamed about taking a great bike trip. When they graduated from college, they decided to cycle along the Mekong River with their cousins. Wang Wei is ve
12、ry stubborn. Once she is determined to do something she will never change her mind. Although it is difficult to travel along the Mekong River by bike, she insisted that they find the source of the river and begin their journey there.【设计说明：在已经基本学完本课的前提下，要求学生学会概括和归纳的能力。在学生的脑海中，快速呈现本节课的主要内容。以填词的形式是降低难度
13、。 】 2. Discussion (5minutes) (group work)T: After reading the text, I want to have a journey to the Mekong River eagerly. How about you?Q:When we travel to somewhere, what should we pay attention to? (Donts)Ss: Answers are varying.Ideas are provided: Dont throw waste away. Dont make a fire freely. P
14、rotect animals and plants. Dont write on the wall of the scenic spots. Dont feed animals. Dont touch forbidden objects. Dont take pictures within the forbidden places. .【设计说明：当前日趋上升的旅游热，谈谈我们去其他地方旅游的时候，应该注意哪些问题？这里突出强调的是环保旅游这一块，让学生思考我们不可以做哪些事情。在学习知识的同时，提升学生的道德修养。】Step5 Homework (1 minute)1. Recite the text.2. Write an article about your journey.【设计说明：课后作业是一个深层次任务，让学生将课文所学知识应用到实际生活中，学会如何安排旅游，并巩固所学词汇，提高表达能力，达到语言输出的目的。】
