1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家Period 2 Reading and VocabularyTeaching Goals:1. Let Ss master how to read a passage;2. Let Ss master some words and phrases;3. Get Ss to talk something about AustraliaTeaching procedures:Step 1 Leading-in Ask Ss to talk about Australia.As we know, with the development of tourism, tr
2、avel becomes very convenient and it has become a very important part in peoples life. Many people travel everywhere during the holiday. Today I will take you to a beautiful country Australia. (Show the pictures about Australia on the screen. Ask Ss to say one or two sentences about Australia. Then a
3、sk them some questions about Australia.)Q1. Do you know how many people live there?Q2. Do you know the name of the capital city?Q3.Where do you think most of the people live, in the central part of the country or on the coast?Q4. What do you think the central part of the country is like?Q5. What Aus
4、tralian animals do you know about?Suggested answers:A1. about 20 millionA2. CanberraA3. on the east /southeast coastA4. desertA5. koala bear, possum, duck-billed platypus, kangaroo, echidna and dingo. Some of these animals are marsupials, that is, the mother keeps the baby in a pouch on her stomach.
5、 2. Studying VocabularyBefore we read the text, lets look at the words in Activity 2 on page 22. Match some of the words in the box with the 6 definitions. If you are not sure, you can turn to your dictionary for help. (Check the answers after the Ss finish it.) (1) abandoned: adj. uncontrolled v. g
6、ive upE.g. abandon ones country 背弃祖国 abandon ones friend 背弃朋友 He abandoned the idea. 他放弃了这个注意。 (2) camel: a kind of animal骆驼 (3) cassette: 录音带 (4) desert: n. 沙漠，荒野 adj. 沙漠的，无人的E.g. the Sahara Desert 撒哈拉沙漠 a desert island无人岛 (5) distance: n. 距离E.g. at a distance 在远处 at a distance from 离有一段距离 from a d
7、istance 在远处 in the distance 在远方，在远处 (6) shine shone shoneE.g. The sun shines brightly. Rain or shine 无论晴雨，不管怎样 I shall go there rain or shine. 不管怎样，我都要去那儿。 7) supply: v. 供给，供应，补充Supply sb. With sth. = supply sth. To sb.E.g. They supply the homeless children with food. =They supply food to the homele
8、ss children.其复数形式supplies指“日用品，生活必需品，补给品”等。Step 2 ReadingPurpose: To improve Ss reading skills.1. Fast reading: Individual Work. Read the passage quickly, and ask Ss what the passage is about. Suggested answers: It is about traveling to the central part of Australia.2. Careful reading:(1) Individual
9、 Work. Read the passage and catch the main idea of each paragraph.Suggested answers:Para. 1 I had my first ride on a long-distance trainPara. 2 The train was wonderful and the food was great.Para. 3 The train was comfortable and the people were nice.Para. 4 Why is the train called the Ghan?Para. 5 T
10、hey used camels to carry goods.Para. 6 telling facts (So we can divide the passage into four parts. Part 1 is paragraph 1 and 2. Part 2 is paragraph 3 and 4. Part 3 is paragraph 5. Part 4 is paragraph 6 and 7.) (2) Individual Work. Read the passage again, and finish Activity 4 on page 24.3. Post rea
11、ding Ask Ss to discuss the following questions.(1) Group Work. What sort of people do you think travel on the Ghan train?(2) Group Work. What kind of towns and villages do you think the train passed?Step 3 Language studyPurpose: To let Ss understand the passage well.Group work. The students are divi
12、ded into groups of four. Each group is supposed to read through each part, and then discuss them.1. Recently I had my first ride on a long-distance train.不久前，我第一次乘坐长途火车。（1）句子中long-distance的表达法，这是由adjective + noun构成的复合形容词。类似的有full-time全日制的，second-hand二手的，first-rate一流的，high-class高级的，large-scale大规模的，hi
13、gh-tech高科技的，kind-hearted善良的，absent-minded走神的，good-looking样子好看的。 除此之外，还有其他复合词的表达法： 名词：daughter-in-law媳妇，speed-reading快速阅读 动词：baby-sit照顾婴儿，window-shop观望，物色 （2）recently:最近，近来； E.g. The accident happened quite recently. 那次意外事故不久前刚发生。 注意recently不指“未来”，不能说I will go to Beijing recently. 相关 recent:最近的，近来的 e
14、.g. recent news最近的消息2. And what a ride! 一次多么美妙的乘车旅行！ 本句为感叹句，主谓语被省略，全句是：What a (beautiful) ride it was! 很多感叹句是由what或how引起的，what修饰名词，how修饰形容词、副词或动词。 E.g. (1) What a nice voice he has! What a tall boy he is! (2) How nice a voice he has! How tall a boy he is! 有时，感叹句可以有一些单词或词组组成： E.g. Fire! Good heavens!
15、Stop probing!A great idea!3. Suddenly, it looked like a place from another time. 突然间，时空好像发生了转变。 Look like 看起来好象 4. I sat and looked out of the window. 我坐在那儿看着窗外。 look out看外面，小心；look out of 看着的外面 英语中look是一个很有活力的词，其主要意思和用法如下： （1）看，瞧E.g. She looked but saw nothing. （2）和介词连用 Please look at the blackboar
16、d carefully. Who is going to look after the children while youre away? Were looking around (round) for a house in this area. Why dont you look in on me next time youre in town? She saw a stranger looking towards her at the opposite side. A working party has been set up to look into the problem. Look
17、ing into the future, we are full of confidence. The little Match Girl looked into the Grand House and saw a roast goose. Why are you looking out of the window from time to time? What are you looking for? Im looking forward to seeing you again. She looked through her notes before the exam. (3) 与副词连用W
18、hy are you always looking back? Look forward and you will have a much better life. Passers-by simply looked on as he was attacked. At last things were beginning to look up. The official came to our classroom and looked in. (4) 作系动词(link v.)看起来 That book looks interesting. You made me look a complete
19、 fool. That photograph doesnt look like her at all. You look as though you slept badly. 5. They tried riding horses, but the horses didnt like the hot weather and sand.他们试着骑马，但那些马不喜欢炎热的天气和沙漠。try doing sth. 尝试干某事 try to do sth. 尽力干某事 E.g. We should try to make everything ready before the teacher come
20、s. The students tried doing the experiment some other way. 6. The Afghans and their camels did this until the 1920s. 直到20世纪20年代，阿富汗人和他们的骆驼还在做着这样的工作。 (1) 请注意until的不同用法： They stayed in Beijing until the end of August. She stood there until her son waked out of sight. Grace will live here with us until
21、 she has finished her masters degree. They didnt leave Beijing until the end of August. The student didnt know the meaning until her classmate told her. The family heard nothing of him until they received his letter. (2) the 1920s 20世纪20年代 请注意时间表达法： the 1830s19世纪30年代 the 60s60年代 in her 80s在她八十多岁的时候7
22、. Traveling at a speed over 400 kilometres per hour, the train can complete the 30-kilometre journey in eight minutes. 以400公里的时速，火车在8分钟内就完成了30公里的路程。 请注意速度speed和介词at 的连用： at full speedat a speed of 50 milesat the top of ones speed at what speed8. They travel very fast and they use less energy. 它们运行得很
23、快，而能量却消耗得较少。 请注意，这里less energy是little的比较级，后面省略than ordinary trains。Step 4 Homework1. Try to retell the passage by the key words you just noted down.2. Prepare for the Grammar 1 and 2.板书设计Module 3 My First Ride on a TrainPeriod 21. The meeting begins at seven.2. I visit my grandparents once a month. 3. I will let you know as soon as he comes back.课堂实施效果与反思Some students are not good enough to achieve the teaching goals. To develop their grammar, I need to encourage them to do more grammar exercises.w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.m- 7 - 版权所有高考资源网
