Unit 5 Theme parks
Ｉ．单元教学目标
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技能目标Skill Goals Talk about different types of theme parks in different culturesShow people around a place and give directionsStudy word formationWrite an introduction to a place with detailed explanations |
II． 目标语言
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功 能 句 式 |
Expressions used to show people around a place We are happy to show you ... Over there is the ... Down the path you can see ... The main idea/ theme in the park is ... You will enjoy doing/ seeing ... Expressions used to ask the way and give directions Can/ Could you show me where ... is? Can/ Could you tell me the way to...? How can we get to...? How far is/ are the...? You can reach ... by bus/ subway/ ... Go along/ down ... and turn left/ right at the ... crossing. It is just behind/ next to/ opposite the ..., you can’t miss it. It is about ... minutes’ walk/ bus ride. It is about ... meters away. |
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词 汇 |
1．四会词汇 theme, amusement, various, variety, rides, equipment, experiment, advance, advanced, technique, test, cloth, Brazil, jungle, creature, up-to-date, excitement, volunteer, jungle, sneaker, admission, outing, shuttle, brand, advanced 2．认读词汇 roller coaster, fantasyland, imaginary, imagination, vary, Futuroscope, mysterious, T-Rex combination 3．词组 No wonder, in advance, get close to, come to life, 4．重点词汇 theme park, provide ... with ... , amuse oneself, various, a variety of, shuttle, charge ... for, admission, make a profit, souvenir, base on, involve ... in, athletic, brand, equipment, sneakers, come to life, minority, fantasy, get close to, settlers, take an active part in, experiment, advanced, technique |
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语 法 |
Derivation: add letters to the beginning or the end of a word. 派生 1) 前缀 (prefix): (1) dis-: disagree, dislike, disappear (2) in- (il-, im-, ir-): incorrect, impossible, irregular, (3) un-: unhappy, unable, unfit, (4) non-: nonstop, nonverbal (非语言的) (5) re-: rewrite, review 2) 后缀(suffix): (1) 构成名词：-er, -ese, -ist, -ian, -ment, -tion, -ness, -th. buyer, Chinese, socialist, musician, agreement, collection, illness, truth (2) 构成形容词: -al, -an, -ful, -ing, -y, -less national, American, careful, exciting, cloudy, useless (3) 构成动词: -fy, -is (z)e: beautify, realize (4) 构成副词: -ly: badly (5) 构成数词: -teen, -ty, -th thirteen, sixty, twelfth |
Ⅲ．教材重组和课时安排
1.教材重组
1.1 精读 把Warming up作为Reading 的导入部分，把Pre-reading、Reading 和Comprehending整合在一起作为一堂“精读课”。
1.2 知识点学习 把Reading的知识上一节“知识课”。
1.3 语言学习 把Learning About Language上一节“练习课”。
1.4 语法学习 把Discovering useful structures上一节“语法课”。
1.5 听力和阅读Using Language的Listening和Reading上一堂 “听力课加泛读课”。
1.6 口语和写作 将Using Language的Speaking和Writing上一堂“写作课”。
2.课型设计与课时分配
1st period Warming up andReading
2nd period Language points
3rd period Using Language
4th period Grammar
5th period Listening & Reading
6th period Speaking & Writing
Ⅳ． 分课时教案
Period 1 Warming up and Reading （2课时）
Teaching goals 教学目标
1 Ability goals 能力目标
Enable the students to know something about the various theme parks all over the world, to understand the difference between a theme park and a traditional park and try to finish the comprehending exercises.
2 Learning ability goals 学能目标
Learn how to generalize and compare the similarities and differences.
3Teaching important points 教学重点
To solve the questions in Comprehending, and let the students find out the main idea of each paragraph, give a summary of the text.
4Teaching difficult points 教学难点
How to give a general instruction/ description of a place.
Teaching methods 教学方法
Skimming;
Scanning;
Task-based.
Teaching aids 教具准备
A recorder and a computer.
Teaching procedures & ways 教学过程与方式
Step I Revision
T: Good morning/ afternoon, boys and girls! First let’s have a dictation about the words and phrases in Unit 4. Take out a piece of paper, please.
major, local, represent,Columbia, introduce, approach, touch, strange, express, be likely to, general, avoid spoken, misunderstand, punish, at ease
T: Now, hand in your paper please; I’ll check your work after class.
Step II Warming up
T: Let’s look at the pictures on P33. Try to match the names of the parks with the pictures. Can you guess which are parks and which are theme parks?
T: Which one of these parks would you like to visit most if you have the chance?
Sa: Of course I would go toDisneyland. I have watched so much about it on TV and I’ve been dreaming about shaking hands with those lovely cartoon characters and taking pictures with them.
Sb: I would like to go to Waterpark, because I like swimming and I like to take part in the activities in water in this park.
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Step IIIReading
Skimming
T: It’s interesting to listen to your ideas. Today we are going to study a passage about theme parks. The title is THEME PARKS—FUN AND MORE THAN FUN. I would like you to read the passage quickly for the first time to get a general idea of the passage. At the same time, please find out the topic sentence of each paragraph.
(3 minutes later)
T: Have you got the main idea of the passage? Who can tell me the topic sentences of six paragraphs?
Topic sentences
Paragraph 1. Different kinds of theme parks.
Paragraph 2.Disneyland.
Paragraph 3. Dollywood
Paragraph 4. England’sCamelotPark
Scanning
T: After the first reading, we have all got a general idea of the passage. So I would like you to read it carefully again and decide if the following statements are true or false
Teacher shows the statements on the screen.
1.Disneylandcan be found everywhere.
Disneylandcan be found in several parts of the world.
2. You can meet any cartoon character you like at Disney land.
You can meet fairy tale or Disney cartoon characters atDisneyland.
3. Tourism develops where aDisneylandis built.
4. Dollywood is in the mountains in the southeasternUSA.
5. Country music singers perform in Dollywood throughout the whole year.
6. Dollywood has the only electric train still working in theUSA.
Dolly wood has the only steam-engine train still working in the southeasternUSA.
7. Visitors toCamelotParkcan taste candy like the candy made in ancientEngland.
Visitors to Dollywood can taste candy like the candy made in the American South 150 years ago.
8.CamelotParkhas the oldest roller coaster in the world.
CamelotParkdoes not have the oldest roller coaster in the world.
9.CamelotParkhas an ancient English farm.
10.CamelotParkhas places for visitors to watch and maybe take part in sword fighting.
Detailed reading
T: Read the passage carefully again and fill in the blanks with the information from the passage.
Name: __________Disneyland
Location: In several parts of the world
Theme: Fairy tale stories
Activities:
◆ Travelling through space
◆ Visiting a pirate ship
◆ Meeting fairy tale or Disney cartoon _________ characters
◆ Riding in a swinging ship
◆ Going on a free-fall drop
Name: Dollywood
Location:
In theSmokyMountainsin ____________________ the southeasternUSA
Theme: _______________________ _____________________America’s traditional southeastern culture
Activities:
◆ Listening to country music
◆ Watching _________ making objects craftsmen
◆ Trying traditional candies
◆ Riding on the only ________________ steam-engine train
◆ Watching bald eagles
◆ Riding on Thunderhead
Name:Camelot Park
Location:
In ________ England
Theme:
Ancient English history and stories
Activities:
◆ Watching magic shows
◆ Visiting the jousting area
◆ Visiting the _____ area and learning about farms in ancient England farm
Step V Discussion
T: If you have enough time and money, would you like to go traveling to see the natural beauty of the country or go the theme parks to enjoy the exciting experiences? Give reasons for your choice.
a) Teacher divides the class into groups of four. Each group tries to reach an agreement and to collect as many reasons as possible from the group members.
b) After the discussion, the teacher asks a student from each of the groups to report the decision of their group and to give their reasons for the decision.
Step VI Homework
1. Read the passage carefully and underline some words, phrases or sentences which you don’t understand.
2. Preview– learning about language.
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Layout Theme parks Paragraph 1. Different kinds of theme parks. Paragraph 2. Disneyland. Paragraph 3. Dollywood Paragraph 4. England’s Camelot Park |
Period 2 Language points in reading (1课时)
Target language 目标语言
a. 重点词汇和短语
theme park, provide ... with ... , amuse oneself, various, a variety of, shuttle, charge ... for, admission, make a profit, souvenir, base on, involve ... in, athletic, brand, equipment, sneakers, come to life, minority, fantasy, get close to, settlers, take an active part in, experiment, advanced, technique
b. 重点句子
As you wander around the fantasy amusement park, you may see Snow White or Mickey Mouse in a parade or on the street.
With all these attractions, no wonder tourism is increasing wherever there is a Disneyland.
Teaching content教学内容
1. Theme parks-Fun and more than fun
more than 在本句意为“不仅仅是……;不只是……”
e.g. This book is more than a grammar. 这不只是本语法书。
另外, more than happy/glad/willing, etc (to do sth)表示“非常乐意(做某事)”。
e.g. We are more than happy to show you around Beijing.
我非常乐意带你到北京到处看看。
2. There are various kinds of theme parks, …
various adj. 不同的，各种各样的
e.g. There are various ways of getting to the stations from here.
从这里到车站有各种不同的走法。
variety n. 变化，多样性，种类
e.g. At school we learn a variety of things. 在学校里我们学习各种东西。
She made the children glad _________________ (用各种方法).
in a variety of ways
3. Some parks are famous for having the biggest or longest roller coasters…
仔细阅读下列句子，并试着总结be
famous for的含义及用法。
1) The woman was internationally famous for her novels and poetry.
be famous for意为“以……而闻名”，主语是人时，表某人以某种知识、技能、或特点等而闻名。
拓展
be famous / known as意为“作为……而出名，被称为，被叫作”，主语是人时，表某人以某种身份出名；主语是地方时，表某地作为什么的产地等而出名。如：
Joan is well-known as a writer.
Virginia (弗吉尼亚州) is famous as the birthplace of several US presidents.
This phenomenon is known as surface tension.
翻译下列句子。
杭州因为西湖而著名。 Hangzhou is famous for the West Lake.
弟弟被称作“小天才”。My little brother is known as “Little Genius”.
4. As you wander around the fantasy amusement park, you may see Snow White or Mickey Mouse in a parade or on the street.
当你在梦幻乐园漫步时，你可能会在游行队伍中或者街上看到白雪公主或米老鼠。
1) wander v.漫步；徘徊
e.g. We wandered around the shopping area for two hours.
我们在这个购物区逛了两小时。
She doesn’t like wandering the streets aimlessly.
她不喜欢在大街上毫无目的地闲逛。
2) amusement n. 消遣，娱乐(活动)
e.g. China’s Cultural Theme Park offers its visitors all kinds of amusement.
To her great amusement the actor’s wig (假发) fell off.
amuse oneself 消遣，自我娱乐
e.g. The children amused themselves by playing hide-and-seek games (捉迷藏).
翻译：她读侦探(detective)小说消遣。
She amused herself by reading detective stories.
5. With all these attractions, no wonder tourism is increasing wherever there is a Disneyland.
有这么多引人入胜的东西，难怪哪里有迪斯尼乐园，哪里的旅游业就会发展。
attraction n. 有吸引力的事物，吸引；其动词为attract。
Thousands of foreigners were _____ to the Shanghai World Expo the day it opened.
A. attended B. attained C. attracted D. attached
【点拨】选C。句意：上海世博会在开园的第一天就吸引了成千上万的外国人。attend参加；attain获得；attach附属于。
no wonder 难怪；不足为奇(特别用于口语中)这是一个省略句型，补充完整为：It is / was no wonder that ...。句型中的no也可换成little / small等。
e.g. No wonder people say that computers are playing an important part in the world.
You worked late into night. It is no wonder you look so tired.
【拓展】
wonder句型：
1. Is it any wonder (that)...? ……有什么奇怪的吗？如：
With such gifted players, is it any wonder that they won?
2. It’s a wonder (that) ... ……真是个奇迹。如：
You write so carelessly. It’s a wonder that your teacher can read it.
形似句型：
1. There is no doubt that ... 毫无疑问……。如：
Li Hua is the best student in our school. There is no doubt that he can win first prize.
2. There is no need for sb. to do sth. 某人没必要做某事。如：
There is no need for us to worry about him.
wherever conj. & adv. 无论哪里；无论什么情况下
e.g. She is followed by that person wherever she goes.
无论她去哪里, 那个人都跟着她。
You can sit wherever you want. 你想坐哪里就坐哪里。
类似用法的还有whichever, whatever, whenever, whomever等。
e.g. It has the same result whichever way you do it.
不管你怎么做, 结果都一样。
Take whichever you want. 你想拿哪个就拿哪个。
Whatever I have also belongs to you. 我所有的一切也属于你的。
Whatever happens, I’ll always be on your side.
不管发生什么事, 我总会站在你一边的。
6. You can even see beautiful bald eagles in the world’s largest eagle preserve.
阅读下列句子，注意preserve的意思和用法。
1) We should preserve our eyesight.
2) As a family, we want to preserve the traditions of our own culture and religion.
3) Early settlers preserved meat by drying and salting it.
4) No hunting is allowed in the preserve.
[自我归纳] preserve作______词，意为“______”（句1）、“___________”（句2）、“保藏、防止……腐败、（用腌制等方法）加工”（句3）；作______词，意为“_______”（句4）。动词，保护，保存、保留，名，保护区
Practicing 翻译下列句子。
1. We should take steps to preserve the old temple.
我们应该采取措施来保护这座古庙。
2. He canned the fruits to preserve them.
他把水果罐装保存起来。
3. We should try our best to preserve the peace of the world.
我们应尽力维护世界和平。
辨析 preserve, protect, defend, guard
preserve重点在保持原样；
protect以掩护物或其他障碍物来避开危险；
defend重点在保护国家或领土；
guard强调人的守卫来避免危险或伤害。
选用以上四个词的适当形式填空。
1. We should try our best to __________ the temple, which dates back to more than 1,000 years ago. preserve
2. We are always ready to ________ our country against invaders. defend
3. You can __________ meat or fish in salt. preserve
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Layout Language Points 1. We should try our best to __________ the temple, which dates back to more than 1,000 years ago. preserve 2. We are always ready to ________ our country against invaders. defend 3. You can __________ meat or fish in salt. preserve |
Period 3 Using Language (习题课，1课时)
Teaching aims
【Knowledge goal】
① Enable students to grasp the usage of important words and expressions
② Get students to master the sentence patterns:
Ability goal
① Enable students to make use of the sentence patterns to make sentences
② Enable Ss to revise the important words and phrases of reading part
Emotional goal
The students will be more active in the process of learning English and more confident of their learning ability through inductive teaching method
Teaching difficulties and important points
（1）Teaching important points
To master the meanings and usages of the key words, phrases and sentence patterns.
To use the sentence patterns to make sentences
（2）Teaching difficulties
How to arouse the students’ interest and learn to use them correctly
Teaching method
Self-study method, inductive method and practicing method
Teaching procedures:
Step1. Revision (课前检测)
Doing dictation.
Step2. Practice (课本P36)
1. Let students discuss the exercises in groups
2. Ask students show their answers in class one by one
3. Help students correct the mistakes and make sure students can remember the meanings of the key words and
expressions.
Step3. The study of the language points(练习册P63-67)
Step4. Practice（练习册P101）
Step5. Homework
1.Sum up the language points
2. Preview the Grammar
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Layout Language Points 1. represent与stand for 2. close/closely 3. defend/guard/protect 4. likely/possible/probable 5. replace/take the place of /in place of/in place/instead of 6. at ease/with ease |
Period 4 Grammar (2课时)
Teaching goals 教学目标
1. Ability goals 能力目标
Ss can get to know more words after learning about “Word formation”.
2. Learning ability goals 学能目标
Enable Ss to use different kinds of “word formation” to make new words.
Teaching important points教学重点
合成构词法，转化构词法，派生构词法
3.Teaching difficult points教学难点
派生构词法的前缀和后缀
Teaching step 教学步骤
Step I Compound
Compound words are made from two words: two separate words (roller coaster) one word (craftsmen) or words joined by a hyphen (old-fashioned). Find the compound nouns in the reading passage.
roller coaster, whichever, whatever, free-fall, wherever, southeastern, indoor, outdoor, craftsmen, old-fashioned, steam-engine, world-famous, horseback
Compound合成
1. 合成名词
(1) n.+ n.
air conditioner 空调
blood pressure 血压
income tax 所得税
credit card 信用卡
(2) adj. + n.
central bank 中央银行
fast food 快餐
solar system 太阳系
remote control 遥控
(3) v-ing +另一词
washing machine 洗衣机
driving license 驾驶执照
(4) 其他方式
by-product 副产品
editor-in-chief 主编
2. 合成形容词
(1) 过去分词或带ed词尾的词构成。
absent-minded 心不在焉的
grey-haired 头发灰白的
(2) 动词的ing或另一词构成
long-suffering 长期受苦的
far-reaching 深远的(影响)
3. 合成动词及合成副词
water-ski 滑冰
overeat 吃得太多
baby-sit 看孩子
empty-handed 一无所获的
Step II Derivation
New words can also be formed by using prefixes and suffixes. Try to find and underline the prefixes or suffixes in the words below. Then write out the original words.
unchangeable adj. _______ change
dislike v. __________ like
impossibility n. _________ possible
unfriendly adj. __________ friend
overwork v. ______________ work
misunderstanding n. ____________ understand
athletic adj. ______________ athlete
misread v. ________ read
translator n. _____________ translate
Derivation: add letters to the beginning or the end of a word.
派生
1) 前缀 (prefix):
(1) dis-: disagree, dislike, disappear
(2) in- (il-, im-, ir-): incorrect, impossible, irregular,
(3) un-: unhappy, unable, unfit,
(4) non-: nonstop, nonverbal (非语言的)
(5) re-: rewrite, review
2) 后缀(suffix):
(1) 构成名词：-er, -ese, -ist, -ian, -ment, -tion, -ness, -th.
buyer, Chinese, socialist, musician, agreement, collection, illness, truth
(2) 构成形容词: -al, -an, -ful, -ing, -y, -less
national, American, careful, exciting, cloudy, useless
(3) 构成动词: -fy, -is (z)e:
beautify, realize
(4) 构成副词: -ly:
badly
(5) 构成数词: -teen, -ty, -th
thirteen, sixty, twelfth
Step III Conversion
Conversion: change the part of speech of a word.
转化
(1) v.—n.: charge (v.)—charge (n.)
(2) n.—v.: hand (n.)—hand (v.)
(3) adj.—v.: clean (adj.)—clean (v.)
(4) adv.—v.: down (adv.)—down (v.)
Step IV Practice
I. 根据词形和词性，猜测下列合成词的意思。
1. crosswalk n. ________ 人行横道
2. forget-me-not n. ________ 勿忘我
3. Y-shaped adj. ________ Y形的
4. mother-to-be n. ________ 准妈妈
II. 用划线词的名词形式改写句子。
1. She microwaved her lunch.
→__________________________________
She heated her lunch in the microwave.
2. My grandmother bottled the juice and
canned the pickles (泡菜).
→_______________________________________________________________
My grandmother put the juice in a bottle and the pickles in a can.
III. 用斜体部分的名词形式填空。
1. I decided this. It was my _______. decision
2. We all want to be happy. We seek __________. happiness
3. We all agree. We’re all in ____________. agreement
4. Who discovered this? Who made this __________? discovery
5. We’ll all arrive. We’ll be met on _______. arrival
6. Can you explain it? Is there a(n) __________? explanation
7. Don’t be so curious. Control your _______. curiosity
8. I warned you. I gave you enough _______. warning
IV. 用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
1. Working with small children is a very _______ (stress) job. stressful
2. It was very _______ (polite) of you to call him a liar. impolite
3. I didn’t intend to hurt you. I did it ___________ (accident). accidentally
4. My new shoes are very nice, but unfortunately they are extremely ____________ (comfortable). uncomfortable
5. Be _______ (care). The weather is awful today. careful
6. When the first _______ (settle) moved into the area, they faced great hardships. settlers
7. The man was tall, with a(n) _______ (athlete) build. athletic
8. Speaking through a(n) _________ (translate), she described her life in Guatemala. translator
V. 给下列单词加上前缀dis-, un-, in-或im-, 构成意思相反的词。
1. agree _______ 2. complete _________
3. healthy ________ 4. important ________
5. able _______ 6. cover _________
7. known _______ 8. practical _________
9. tidy _______ 10. perfect _________
11. visible _______ 12. fit _________
disagree, incomplete, unhealthy, unimportant, unable, discover, unknown, impractical,
untidy, imperfect, invisible, unfit
Step V. 高考链接
1. Do you think shopping online will _____ take the place of shopping in stores?
A. especially B. frequently C. merely D. finally
2. The doctor is skilled at treating heart trouble and never accepts any gift from his patients, so he has a very good _____.
A. expectation B. reputation C. contribution D. civilization
3. It took us quite a long time to get to the amusement park. It was _____ journey.
A. three hour B. a three-hours C. a three-hour D. three hours
Step VI. Homework
Finish Exercises 1-3 on Page 71.
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Layout Grammar The form of the v-ing form The function of the v-ing form doing being done the subject; the object ; the predicative: Having done having been done the attribute; the adverbial
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Period 5 Reading (1课时)
Teaching goals 教学目标
1. Ability goals 能力目标
Practice Ss’s abilty of reading
2. Learning ability goals 学能目标
Get Ss to know two more theme parks
Teaching aids教具准备
a computer and a projector.
Teaching procedures & ways教学过程与方式
Step I Lead in
Ask Ss to look at the names of the minority groups below and ask them “What do you know about their cultures? What are they famous for? Let them discuss the two questions with their partner.
Step II Reading
1. Skimming
Ask Ss to read the passage for the first time and finish the following tasks.
Task 1: What are three times and three places you can visit at Futuroscope?
SHAPE \* MERGEFORMAT
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Task 2: Main topic of each paragraph.
Para 1. What I did at Futuroscope.
Para 2. A general description of the park.
Para 3. General information about how to visit the park.
2. Careful reading
Read the passage carefully again and finish the tasks.
Task 1: Tick the writer’s experiences at Futuroscope (Para1).
( ) A. taking a journey deep into space, to the end of the solar system, and
being pulled into a Black Hole.
( ) B. taking a trip to Brazil and experiencing surviving an airplane crash in the jungle.
( ) C. going with divers to the bottom of the ocean and seeing mysterious, blind creatures that have never seen the sunlight.
( ) D. car racing and skiing down some of the most difficult mountains in the
world.
( ) E. meeting face to face with a dinosaur.
( ) F. living on the other planets.
Keys: ABCDE
Task 2: A general description of the park (Para2)
Q1. What is Futuroscope?
a theme park in France.
A. a theme park that uses the most advanced technology to take people out of the earth and the present time.
B. a science and technology-based theme park that provides people with extraordinary experience without leaving the earth and the present time.
C. a theme park that provides only fun and excitement.
Key: B
Q2: What is the major reason that has made Futuroscope such a success?
- admission free
- enough money
- beautiful sceneries
- advanced technology
Key: D
General information about how to visit the Futuroscope (Para 3).
( ) 1. People could also get tickets on line.
( ) 2. Futuroscope is a theme park that provides only fun and excitement for people.
( ) 4. Futurescope has a convenient location.
( ) 5. People could take a shuttle in the Futuroscope.
( ) 6. People could find very excellent hotels in the Furoscope.
3. Post reading
Fill in the blanks according to the text.
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Description of Futuroscope |
● opened in France in 1987 ● one of the largest _________ parks in the world ● a science and technology-based theme park ● equipped with the most advanced technology such as 3D cinemas and giant movie screens |
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What I did at Futuroscope |
● paid a visit to the end of the _____________ ● took a trip to Brazil and experienced surviving a(n) ______________ in the jungle ● went to the bottom of the ocean to see strange blind creatures that have never seen sunlight ● joined in some _________ and then skied down some of the most difficult mountains in the world ● met with a(n) ________, the terrible T-Rex, face to face |
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What visitors can do there |
● go to the bottom of the ocean ● fly through the ________ ● visit the edges of the solar system ● do their own scientific experiments ● learn more about space travel and the undersea world and much more |
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About tickets |
● can be got at the entrance of the park or _____. ● group _________ rate can be got for classes or other ____________ if they book in advance |
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How to get there |
● through a(n) _______ service ● by driving |
Keys: space-age, solar system, airplane crash, car racing, dinosaur, jungle, online, admission, large groups, shuttle
Step III Homework
Go over the words and expressions in this unit.
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Layout Para 1. What I did at Futuroscope. Para 2. A general description of the park. Para 3. General information about how to visit the park |
Period 6 Listening (1课时 可选)
Teaching aims
【Knowledge goal】
1. Get the students to improve their skills to get the key information and key words.
2. Help them to learn more about culture
【Ability goal】
How to use the new words and expressions
【Emotional goal】
After the study of this period the students are sure to understand the body language better and know how to use it in our daily life, thus avoiding some misunderstanding with others in communication.
Teaching difficulties and important points
（1）Teaching important points
Listen to the materials about a traffic accident and retell the story after finding the correct order of the six pictures
（2）Teaching difficulties
Work in groups of four and act out the actions
Teaching method: Task-based method
Teaching procedures
Step 1 Revision
Check the students’ homework .
Step 2 Pre-listening
Ask the students to look through the blanks and ask them to guess what topic it is?
Step 3 Listening
Ask Ss to listen to the conversation for the first time and fill in the table.
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Naxi |
food |
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Uyghur |
dances |
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Dai |
singing |
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Miao |
cloth |
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Bai |
woodwork |
Ask Ss to listen to the tape again and answer these questions.
1. Why did Ricky and Lucy come to China?
Ricky and Lucy came to China as tourists.
2. What is the purpose of the Folk Culture Village?
The purpose of the Folk Culture Villages is to show the homes, temples and dress of China’s Minority groups.
3. What two things is Ricky interested in doing?
Ricky is interested in eating and in seeing the homes of the Bai people.
4. What is Lucy most interested in doing?
Lucy is most interested in shopping.
5. What things does the guide think are the most important to see?
The guide thinks it is most important to see the Uygur cultural dances and the Dai singing (and possibly the different style of houses).
Step6 Homework
Finish news paper.
Teaching goals 教学目标
Ability goals 能力目标
Help Ss to write a short introduction for a brochure about Futuroscope
Teaching ways教学方式
Step 1. 写作要求分析：
本单元要求为Futuroscope主题公园的宣传册写一段文字介绍公园概况，属于说明文。说明文以说明为主要表达方式，来阐明事物特征。说明文在现实生活中应用极为广泛，写作过程中可采用时间顺序、空间顺序、逻辑顺序等说明方式。本写作重在说明该主题公园的主旨、结构、特点等，旨在以简明的语言使读者对Futuroscope有一个较为全面的认识。
写作时应注意以下几点：
1. 确定文体：属于说明文。
2. 主体时态：此类文章以一般现在时为主。
3. 内容要点：
①该公园的主题；
②园中主要景点及活动；
③该公园的特色及娱乐价值。
思路引导:
说明文的语言要求准确、形象，能够概括说明事物特征。文章开头首先要明确说明对象，可以通过主题句、中心句等形式开门见山地交代清楚文章主题。说明部分要求条理分明、重点突出。根据题目要求，首先应说明Futuroscope是一个什么类型的公园。在此基础上，应进一步介绍园中的主要景点，说明如何前去，并说明在这些景点可以观赏到什么，以及如何参与其中的活动。主体部分写完之后，还应当进一步突出公园的特点，吸引读者前去游赏，以更好地达到宣传册的宣传效果。
Step 2 【常用表达】
Where is the…?
How far is/ are …?
How can we get to…?
Can/ Could you show me where…?
Over there is the…
Down the path you can see…
It is about 10 minutes’ walk.
Go down this path and turn left/ right at the first crossing.
It is about 200 meters away.
You can reach…by…
It is just behind the …
Step3 Writing .
1. Give the students 8 minutes to collect their ideas and begin to write their composition.
2. Show their writing in class
Step4 Homework
Finish the composition.
