Period 4 Reading and Writing
Target language 目标语言
1. Words and phrases生词和短语
north, North America, part, thing, other, depend, depend on, river, boat, by boat, must, more, than, means, car
2. Key sentences重点句子
In North America, most students go to school on the school bus.
... students usually go to school by boat.
Ability goals 能力目标
Read and write about how students in different parts of the world get to school.
Learning ability goals 学能目标
Help students learn how to write a newspaper article about how students get to their school.
Teaching important and difficult points 教学重难点
Key language points in the reading passage.
Teaching aids 教具准备
Projector and slide, world map.
Teaching procedures and ways 教学过程与方式
Step I Lead?鄄in and Reading (Section B: 3a 3b)
T: Do you have any pen pal in other countries? Do you know any student in other countries? How do they get to school?
S: I have a friend in Australia. She takes school bus to school.
T: Good! How about students in America and Japan? Now let’s find it out. Turn to page 23 please. Read the article in activity 3a and complete the chart.
Show the following chart on the screen.
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Places |
Transportation |
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North America |
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Japan |
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China |
big cities |
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river and lake areas |
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Show a world map to students.
T: Where is North America? Can you name the countries in North America? ... North America consists of Canada, the United States of America, Mexico, Central America, Greenland, and other smaller islands. Now read the statements about the article and judge whether they are right or wrong.
After they have finished, check the answers.
T: From this article, we can learn two new expressions about transportation. What are they?
Ss: On the school bus and by boat.
T: Right! Do you like to go to school by boat? ... That must be a lot more fun than taking a bus.
Write the sentence on the Bb. Explain that:
It is a comparative sentence. The basic structure is “more ... than ...”. “More” is the comparative form of “much” here. “A lot” modifies “more”. “That” refers to “go to school by boat”.
Note:
1. depend on/upon somebody/something
depend on how/what/where/whether etc
it/that depends
— How long are you staying?
— I don’t know; it depends.
2. by phrases
by bus, by boat, by plane, by car, by train, by ship, by taxi, by air, by sea, by land, by road, by rail
We go to school by bus/car/boat/bike etc. = We take bus/ride our bikes/take subway/walk to school.
3. means n. a way of doing something (synonym: method)
means of transportation 交通方式
For most people, the car is still their main means of transportation.
Then deal with activity 3b.
T: How do students get to Garden High School? Look at the chart in activity 3b. How many means of transportation do they have?
Ss: Five. Bus, walking, bike, subway and car.
T: Good! Then how many ride their bikes? How many walk? ...
Then get students complete the article according to the chart.
Check the answers by asking several students to read their completed articles.
Step II Writing (Section B: 3c)
T: Now suppose you work for your school newspaper. Write an article about how students get to your school.
Sample article:
I live in a big city. Our school is in the central area. At our school, most students take bus or subway to school. Some ride their bikes to school. Others go to school in their parent’s car. A small number of students walk to school.
Step III Survey (Section B: 4)
T: Now let’s do a survey about students in our class. Turn to page 82. First read the statements in the first column. ... Which statements answer about how far?
Ss: The first statement.
T: Which statements answer about how long?
Ss: The 4th and 7th.
T: Which statements answer about how?
Ss: The 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 6th.
T: So what questions should you ask?
S: How far do you live from school? OR How far is it from your home to school?
S: How do you get to school?
S: How long does it take you to get to school?
T: Great! Now walk around the classroom and ask classmates questions and finish the chart. The first students to fill in all the blanks wins!
Give students about 10 minutes to finish the survey. Move around and check their work.
Step IV Role play (Self check 2)
Get students work in pairs and complete the conversation on page 24. Then ask several pairs to act it out before the whole class.
Sample conversation:
A: Can I help you?
B: Yes, I need to see my friend.
A: Don’t worry. Let me look at your map. OK, first you can take No. 7 bus to the subway station. Next take the subway to the square. Then walk to the hospital. It is just around the corner.
B: How far is it from here?
A: It’s about 10 kilometers.
B: How long does it take?
A: About 45 minutes.
B: OK, thank you so much!
A: You’re welcome. If you have a problem, you can call me.
Step V Homework
1. Write a report about your survey results.
2. Finish Exercise 2 in Self check.