1、Unit 4 Cyberspace Lesson 4 Virtual Tourism 第1课时【学习目标】一、Objectives 目标：1. Learning objectives： 知识目标 To get to know some key words: tourism, guide, seaside, settle, central, zone, volcano, as well as, harbor, view, sunshine, average, regular, steel, material, be known as 了解与熟悉一些重点词汇和短语。 To read for the
2、 main idea and detailed information of the passage. 读懂文章大意和具体信息。2. Emotional objectives： 情感目标 Take part in class activities actively 能主动参与课堂活动 Learn about some information about Auckland 了解关于奥克兰的信息【重点和难点】重点: 学习目标中的第1点的第小点。 难点: 学习目标中的第1点的第小点【学法指导】1. Teamwork. 合作学习2. Reading strategy: Skimming and Sca
3、nning. skimming: to get a general idea of the article，focus on the title, heading, captions, the first and last sentences of paragraphs, charts and pictures Scanning: to locate specific information about an article.略读与细读，略读即读取文章大意，主要通过题目，标题，说明，文章段落首句和末句，表格，图片等；细读即重点找出具体的信息。【学习过程】(一) Preview 课前预习导学IM
4、atch the information with the words in blue in the text. These are called “hot words”. On a real Internet page you can “click” on these words to get more information. (On Page15 Exercise 5)IITry to guess the meanings of the words from the sentences below and fill in the blanks with the words. 根据句子语境
5、猜测下列单词的含义并用它们填空。1. Auckland has a population of just under a million people and is located on North Island. _2. The seaside city is an important centre for business and industry. _3. The history of the city goes back 650 years when the Maoris settled in the area. European settlement began in 1840. _
6、4. Later, the capital moved to Wellington, because it was more central. _5. It has a warm climate with plenty of sunshine. _6. the average temperature in January is 23.4 _ 7. There are regular international flights, too. _1. The employee shall have one _day off with pay in every seven days.2. The Un
7、ited Nations World Food Program says potatoes can grow in almost any _.3. The World Food Program says starvation is a problem in parts of Asia, _ America and the Middle East.4. Their _ hourly earnings were ten dollars.5. The new park will most likely_ near the Pudong International Airport.6. More th
8、an 120 years later, Captain James Cook took possession of the islands in 1769 and from that time on British people started to_ in New Zealand. (二) Classroom learning and exploration 课堂学习和研讨 1. Presentation of the preview 预习成果展示2. Explanation and discussion 答疑讨论3. Classroom learning tasks 课堂学习探究任务Tas
9、k 1. Read the text quickly, match the paragraphs with these headings (skimming) and then complete the table (scanning). （快速阅读，匹配标题与段落）a) The history of the city ( )b) Travel links ( )c) Things to see in Auckland ( )d) Night-life in Auckland ( )e) For water lovers ( )f) New Zealands largest city ( )T
10、ask 2. Match the topics a-f with the five paragraphs in the text.（写出每段的主题句或关键词）Paragraph Topic sentences or key words of each paragraph123456Task 3. Read the text and complete the table below.（读课文，完成表格）PopulationLocationHistoryFamous sightsClimateTask 4: Translate the following collocations into Chi
11、nese and fill in the blanks in the sentences with them.翻译短语，并用短语完成句子1. for some time _ 2. nuclear testing _ 3. the average temperature _ 4. regular international flights _ 5. modern suburbs _ 5. plenty of sunshine _ 7. a centre for business _ 8. amazing view _1. The scenery of HuangShan is so attrac
12、tive that the tourists are all impressed by its _.2. _ of my hometown in summer is 32 centigrade degree.3 More and more people from the central city are being attracted to the _.4. _ are available in most major cities in China. It is easy for us to travel abroad.5. _ is important for not only plants
13、 but also animals.6. ShangHai has been an important _.7. The bus driver got the engine working _every two hours to keep passengers warm.8. _ is being secretly carried out in many countries.(三) Classroom assessment 课堂检测 1. Fill in the blanks according to the information from the text.（根据课文内容，完成句子）Auc
14、kland is the largest city _New Zealand. It has a population _ just under a million people and is located _ North Island. This seaside city is an important centre _ business and industry. It is also the most exciting city in New Zealand _ people of many different cultures living there.The history of
15、the city goes back 650 years when the Maoris settled in the area. European settlement _ (begin) in 1840 when the British _ (arrive). Auckland _ (be) the capital of New Zealand for some time. Later, the capital _ (move) to Wellington, because it was more central. Since 1945, the city of Auckland _ (g
16、row) and it now _ (have) large modern suburbs. From anywhere in the city, you can see the sea. Auckland _ (call) “the city of sails” because it has _ (many) boats than anywhere else in the world. It has a warm climate with plenty of sunshinethe _ temperature in January is 23.4 and in July it is 7.8.
17、 It has some of the best beaches in New Zealand for doing _: swimming, diving_ is easy to travel between Auckland and the rest of New Zealand 2. Write down some information of your hometown using the following expressions from the text. Try to write as much as you can. 用以下短语写句子，谈谈你的家乡（B层选做）have a population of be located in/on/at be a centre forthe history of goes back famous sights include as well ashave a climate with the average temperature of isIt is to travel fromto_
