1、Unit 3Travel journal Period 7Revision从容说课This is the seventh (also the last)teaching period of this unit. The emphasis should be placed on going over what has been learned in this unit. It mainly includes two parts:Summing up and Learning tip.Summing up summarizes the whole contents of this unit fro
2、m the aspects of topics, vocabulary and grammar. The teacher can first use this part to let the students sum up what they have learned and then explain what the students couldnt understand very well in this unit. An experienced teacher should design some exercises for the students to do in order tha
3、t they can learn to use and grasp all the contents. Learning tip encourages students to keep a travel journal when they go on a journey. Not only does it make for developing students writing ability, but also many people enjoy reading about journey and seeing the world through somebody elses eyes. S
4、o, make sure that the students have a try.In this period, the teacher can also add more practices to consolidate what the students have learned in this unit. Finally, ask the students to finish Checking yourself on Page 61 in the Workbook. This part aims at encouraging students to make a self-assess
5、ment after they finish learning this unit. It is very important to improve their learning.教学重点Get the students to review and consolidate what they have learned inthis unit.教学难点Get the students to turn what they have learned into their ability.教学方法Summarizing, discussing and practicing教具准备A projector
6、 and other normal teaching tools三维目标Knowledge aims:1. Get the students to go over useful new words and expressions.2. Have the students review the grammar:the Present Continuous Tense for future actions.Ability aims:1. Develop the students ability to use the important language points.2. Enable the s
7、tudents to learn to express good wishes and farewells.Emotional aims:1. Get the students to keep a travel journal when they go on a journey.2. Enable the students learn to make a trip plan and find a place to travel.教学过程设计方案（一）Step 1 Revision1. Check the homework exercises.2. Dictate some new words
8、and useful expressions.Step 2 Lead-inTell the students:Up to now, we have finished Unit 3. Have you learned and grasped all in this unit? Turn to Page 24. You can check yourself by filling in the blanks in the part Summing Up.Step 3 Summing UpFive minutes for the students to sum up by themselves. Th
9、en check and explain something where necessary.Suggested answers:Write down what you have learned about traveling.(The students answer may vary. )We have mainly learned about planning for a trip and solving problems after the trip has begun.From this unit you have also learneduseful verbs:transport,
10、 cycle, persuade, insist, determine, camp, recorduseful nouns:journal, fare, transport, Vietnam, altitude, valley, attitude, shorts, camp, record, topicuseful adjectives:stubborn, proper, determined, familiar, braveother expressions:change ones mind, give innew grammar item:the Present Continuous Te
11、nse for future actionsStep 4 Word and expression exercises1. Show the following exercises on the screen or give out the exercise papers.1)Fill in the blanks to complete the following sentences.(1)Mary is such a_ (固执的)girl that no one can_ (说服)her to do anything.(2)He_ (坚持)that she be invited to the
12、party.(3)I want you to tell me the main points now; leave the_ (详情)till later.(4)When I told her that our journey would begin at an_ (海拔)of more than 4500 meters, she seemed to be excited.(5)He_ (记录)the important events and his afterthoughts in his travel journey.(6)Once she_ _ _ _ (拿定主意), shell nev
13、er_ _ _ (改变主意).(7)The enemy is surrounded, and must soon_ (投降).(8)The people in that country fought bravely for freedom and they_ _ (决心)to drive the enemy out of their land.(9)The topic of a travel journal can_ _ _ (与不同)a diary, often including people, things, and events less_ _ (为所熟悉)the readers.(1
14、0)_ _ (与比起来)what she had already, the new stamps were not very interesting.2）Fill in the blanks to complete the passage.Mekong River begins_ a glacier on a Tibetan mountain. At first, the river is_ and the water is_. Then it begins to move_. It becomes _as it passes _deep_, traveling_ western Yunnan
15、 Province. Sometimes the river_ wide valley and becomes a_. We were both surprised to learn that half of the river is in China. After it leaves China and the high_, the Mekong becomes_, brown and warm. As it enters Southeast Asia, it travels slowly _hills and low valleys, and the_ where rice grows.
16、At last the rivers_ enters the South China Sea.2. Ask the students to do the exercises. Several minutes later, check the answers and deal with any problems where necessary.Suggested answers:1)(1)stubborn; persuade(2)insisted(3)details(4)altitude(5)recorded(6)makes up her mind; change her mind(7)give
17、 in(8)were determined(9)be different from; familiar to(10)Compared with/to2)at; small; clear and cold; quickly; rapids; through; valleys; across; enters; waterfall; altitudes; wide; through; plains; deltaStep 5 Grammar exercisesShow the following exercises on the screen or give out the test papers.1
18、. It is your duty to check when he_ for New York.A. has left B. is leaving C. had left D. would leave2. Selecting a mobile phone for personal use is no easy task, because technology_ so rapidly.A. is changingB. has changedC. will have changedD. will change3. Is everybody here?No, the speaker_ soon.A
19、. cameB. has comeC. comesD. is coming4. Is this raincoat yours?No, mine_ there behind the door.A. is hangingB. has hungC. hangsD. hung5. I dont really work here; I_ until the new secretary arrives.A. just help outB. have just helped outC. am just helping outD. will just help out6. Hi, Tom. Whats up?
20、I_ for someone to go to the movies with me.A. lookB. have lookedC. lookedD. am looking7. Since I won the big prize, my telephone hasnt stopped ringing. People_ to ask how I am going to spend the money.A. phoneB. will phoneC. were phoningD. are phoning8. The old professor has such a bad memory that h
21、e looks for the watch while he is_.A. having it onB. having on itC. wearing itD. putting it on9. Are you still busy?Yes, I_ my work, and it wont take long.A. just finishB. am just finishingC. have just finishedD. am just going to finish10. Whats that unpleasant noise?Oh, the road before the main gat
22、e_.A. is repairingB. is being repairedC. is repairedD. has been repairedAsk the students to do the exercises. Several minutes later, check the answers and deal with any problems where necessary.Suggested answers:1. B2. A3. D4. A5. C6. D7. D8. C9. B10. BStep 6 Discussion and talkImagine you are plann
23、ing your trip with your classmates. Have a group discussion to discuss the following questions:1. What are you preparing for the trip? 2. Where are you going? 3. What are you planning to do each day? 4. How are you getting there? 5. When you leave home, what will your family and your friends say to
24、you?Sample sentences:1. I am taking a big bag.I am putting some clothes in it.I am taking an umbrella.I am buying a mountain bike.I am taking a map. . .2. We are going to Laos, Thailand. . .3. On the first day we are setting off early from home.We are spending every night in a village on the way.We
25、are setting out early the next morning.We are writing our journal every evening after supper. . .4. We are flying/going by plane/going by air.We are taking a train/going by train.We are cycling/going by bike.We are walking/going on foot.We are going by boat/ship. . .5. When we leave home, my family
26、and my friends will say, “Have a good trip. /Have a good journey. /Have a good time. ”Step 7 Learning tipGo through the passage on Page 24. Encourage students to keep a travel journal when they go on a journey.Step 8 Assessment1. Checking yourself (on Page 61 in the Workbook)First get the students t
27、o think about these questions individually. Then they can discuss in groups sharing their experience. The teacher can join in and give them advice and suggestions where necessary.2. Testing assessmentShow the exercises on the screen or give out test papers.1)Choose words in the brackets to fill in t
28、he blanks.(1)They bought the truck for_ illegal arms.It is easier to go hiking if we have our own_. (transport, transporting)(2)People here only drink locally_ beer.For Anne, talking to Kitty is a great_ of enjoyment. (source, sourced)(3)Lets set up our_ near the small brook! Every summer, our famil
29、y go_ in the Alps mountains. (camp, camping)2)Choose suitable words below in their proper forms to complete the short passage.sourcepersuadetopicstubborninsistaltitudeVietnam (Vietnams)Tibet (Tibetan)attitudeWhere to travel for the winter holiday has been the only_ of conversation for weeks. All of
30、us want to go to the beach in Hainan, but Xiaogang_ on going to_. He said he wants to know how he will feel at an_ of 4000 meters in_ plateau! We have been trying to_ him, however, he is as_ as a mule. I think we will be soon persuaded by him.First get the students to do the exercises. Then the answ
31、ers are given. The teacher can give them explanations where necessary.Suggested answers:1)(1)transporting; transport(2)sourced; source(3)camp; camping2)topic; insists; Tibet; altitude; Tibetan; persuade; stubbornStep 9 Homework1. Review and summarize what you have learned in Unit 3.2. Preview the ne
32、xt unit.板书设计Unit 3Travel journeyUnit RevisionWrite down what you have learned about traveling.We have mainly learned about planning for a trip and solving problems after the trip has begun.From this unit you have also learneduseful verbs:transport, cycle, persuade, insist, determine, camp, recorduse
33、ful nouns:journal, fare, transport, Vietnam, altitude, valley, attitude, shorts, camp, record, topicuseful adjectives:stubborn, proper, determined, familiar, braveother expressions:change ones mind, give innew grammar item:the Present Continuous Tense for future actions活动与探究Work in groups of three. Imagine you and two of your classmates run a travel agency. Make a travel brochure and share your brochure with other classmates and decide which the best one is. The following evaluation table can give you a reference. The one that gets the highest mark will certainly be the winner.
