1、Unit 2 They have seen the Pyramids.【教学目标】Knowledge objective:Key vocabularymove, send, Germany, France, tower, ancient, king, queen, Arabic, way, mix, miss, countKey structurescount down, so far, in many ways,have been to, find it hard to do sth.Ability objective:To get information about the Pyramid
2、s.To master the present perfect tense.Moral objective:To know more about other persons experiences and understand each other better.【教学重点】1. To learn some expressions in the passage.2. To learn the present perfect tense.【教学难点】1. To get information from the article.2. To write a composition by using
3、the present perfect tense.【教学方法】PWP method, task-based method 【教学手段】A tape recorder, multimedia and some pictures【教学过程】Teaching Procedures:Step 1 RevisionAnswer the questions according to the pictures, and let Ss know about experiences.Step 2 Consolidate new wordsLook and say. The teacher shows the
4、pictures of new words and let the students to say as quickly as possible.Step 3 Pre-reading1. Ss ask and answer the questions in pairs.1).Which interesting places in China have you visited?2).Have you ever seen the Great Wall?3).Have you ever visited another country?2. Look and say what you can see
5、in the picture.Step 4 ListeningLook at the two questions, then listen to the tape and answer the questions.Step 5 Reading Read the passage and answer the six questions.1. How long have the Robinsons been in Egypt?2. Why do they live in Cairo?3. What have they seen and done in Egypt?4. What do Mike a
6、nd Clare find difficult about Arabic?5. Who do they miss in the US?6. Are they looking forward to going home?Answers: 1. Two years. 2. Because Peters company sent him to work and his family went with him. 3. They have seen the Pyramids, travelled on a boat on the Nile River, and visited the palaces
7、and towers of ancient king and queens. 4. This language is different from English in many ways, and they find it hard to spell and pronounce the words. 5. They miss their friends in the US. 6. Yes, they are counting down the days.Step 6 Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in the
8、box in Activity 3.Step 7 Learning to learn Let Ss master the methods of learning English.Step 8 Language points1. , and it has sent Peter to work in Germany, France and China before.并且以前曾派彼得去德国、法国和中国工作。 send sb. to do sth. 表示“派遣某人去做某事”。e.g. China send many people to work in Africa every year. 中国每年都派
9、许多人去非洲工作。 send sb. sth. 或send sth. to sb.，意思是“送给某人某物”。e.g. Jim sent me a book on my twelfth birthday.吉姆在我十二岁生日时送给我一本书。send后接“信件、电报”等时，意为“寄/发送”。e.g. Mary usually sends letters in the morning.玛丽通常在早上寄信。before，表示“以前”。是现在完成时的标志。1. They have been to many interesting places.他们去过许多有趣的地方。 have been to +地点，表
10、示“已经去过某地” 现在已经回来。 e.g. Laura has never been to China before.劳拉以前从没去过中国。 have gone to +地点，表示“已经去了某地”现在还没有回来，此时可能在途中或已经到了目的地。 e.g. Hello. Can I speak to John, please?你好。请问我可以和约翰通话吗？ Sorry, hes not in. He has gone to the park.很抱歉，他不在。他去公园了。3. This language is different from English in many ways. 这种语言在很
11、多方面都和英语不同。 be different from, 表示“与不同”。 in many ways, 表示“在许多方面”。e.g. We can consider the problem in many ways. 我们可以从多方面来考虑这个问题。 Life in future will be different from life today. 在未来的生活将会与今天生活的不同。4. They find it hard to spell and pronounce the words.他们发现这些单词的拼音和发音很困难。find it hard to do sth. “发现做某事是难的”
12、e.g. I find it hard to go up that high mountain.我发现爬上那座高山很困难。5. So far they have learnt to speak German, French, Chinese and Arabic.到目前为止，他们已经学会说德语、法语、中文和阿拉伯语。so far “到目前为止”，是现在完成时的标志。e.g. Mike has read five famous books so far.到目前为止，迈克已经读了五本名著。6. They have friends all over the world, but they also
13、miss their friends in the US. 他们在世界各地都有朋友，但是他们也想念他们在美国的朋友。miss v. “思念”。e.g. Dave misses his grandparents very much.大卫非常想念他的爷爷奶奶。miss v. “错过；没做到”，其后接动词时，应用动词-ing形式。e.g. Mona was sad because she missed her train. 莫娜因为错过火车很不开心。7. They are counting down the days.他们在倒计时。count down, 表示“倒数，倒计时”。count表示“计数，
14、计算”。e.g. Can you count from one to ten in French?您能用法语从一数到十吗？Step 9 Writing1. Work in pairs. Think of a special trip. Write notes and explain.Where you wentWhen you went there Why it was special2. Write sentences to describe what you have seen or done. Use the passage in Activity 2 to help you.Step
15、10 Grammar现在完成时: 肯定句，否定句，疑问句形式Step 11 SummaryLet Ss talk about what they have learnt in class.Step 12 ExercisesLet the students practice the main points in Unit 2.Step 13 中考链接Do some exercises from the entrance exam to senior high schools.Step 14 HomeworkWrite a passage about your special trip, using the information of writing part.
