1、Lesson 2 Great BuildingsTeaching aims:To give opinions about buildingsTo listen and make notesTo listen and identify stressed words that give new informationTo practise describing placesTeaching difficulties:To listen and identify stressed words that give new informationTo practise describing places
2、Teaching Aids: computer and cassetteTeaching procedures: . Warming up T: Today we have a lesson about great buildings. What do you think we call great buildings?S:T: The teacher show some pictures of great buildings: such as Taj Mahal, India, pyramid, the Great Wall, Notre Dame de Paris, Eiffel Towe
3、r and London BridgeCan you say out these buildings names?S:T: These famous buildings have become symbols of these countries. When we describe a building we often mention its period, materials, features and kinds of building. Now we will listen to a radio program about buildings you pay attention to
4、these aspects. Listening Task 1 Do the exercise 3In order to help students to understand the listening materials better, before listening to the cassette the teacher show these words.medieval 中世纪的 marble 阳台balcony 天使ornament 大理石angel 装饰物loch 瓷砖tile 湖湾Match the buildings in the photos with the names.
5、Show the pictures of these buildingsWhich of the buildings do you like best? Why?Do you want to know more about these buildings? Now listen to the cassette Do the exercsie3.It is more likely that students cant get right information after listening the materials twice. So if necessary listen once aga
6、in to complete the table.Task 2 Do the exercise 4Listen to someone describing her favorite building. Which of the building in the photos does she choose?Eilean Donan Castle She likes it because it is mysterious, like something from a fairytale. When you get inside its sort of strange and ghostly.Aft
7、er giving students answers listen to the cassette again to check answers.Task 3 Do the exercise 5First give student enough time to read the Function File and Students listen to the description again and complete it.The teacher guide students to know what expressions we should use when we dont know t
8、he exact word by the exercise.Task 4 Do the exercise 6Study the Listening Strategies with the class, Remind students of the use of stress to mark important words in a sentence. Ask them to listen for the stressed words which give some new information for the person listening. Play the cassette, paus
9、ing after each sentence to give students time to write down the stressed words.Ask the question: How many words do you write down?Ask students to give answers then the teacher gives the right answers.Listen to these sentences again. What are they?The teacher gives the listening materials so that stu
10、dents understand what they didnt catch. Writing and Speaking Do the exercise 7 to practise describing placesChoose a building you like (or hate) in your area. Make notes about it.Do the exercise 8Work in groups. Describe your school buildings to your classmates, but dont say its name. See if they can guess which building it is. Use expressions from the Function file.The purpose is that the exercise can make the class lively, at the same time practise oral English.