Using LanguageⅠ课堂实录及点评

Unit 3 Australia

Period 4 Using language Ⅰ. Teaching aims: 1. Enable the Ss to get some basic knowledge about dangerous creatures in Australia 2. Help Ss learn how to protect themselves from the dangerous creatures in Australia Ⅱ. Teaching important points: Enable the Ss to know what attention should be paid while camping in Australia to protect themselves totally safe from the dangerous creatures Ⅲ. Teaching difficult points: Teach the Ss how to figure out the best ways to stay safe while camping outside Ⅳ. Teaching methods: Task-based learning and cooperative learning Ⅴ. Teaching aids: A computer, a blackboard, a recorder Ⅵ. Teaching procedures: StepⅠLead-in 1. Greetings.

2. Ask some students to talk about what they know about wildlife in Australia and what they should pay attention to if they are offered a chance to travel around Australia. Thus lead to today’s topic.

StepⅡ Listening 1. Pre-listening (Ask Ss to turn to page 26 and to predict what Wei Ping might be nervous about.) 2. Listening task(Exercise 2--- answer the questions) 3. Listening task(Exercise 3 – filling the blanks) 4. Listening again and having a discussion

Step Ⅲ Extensive Reading 1. Pre-reading ( Ask Ss just read the title and look at the picture to predict what they expect to read in the text) 2. Ask Ss to read the whole text and check whether what their predictions are right and tell the main idea of the text 3. Ask Ss to read the whole text for specific information, that is, to answer questions listed in Exercise 2.

StepⅣ Homework

Ask Ss to get prepared for the debate (divide the whole class into two sides: for or against) in the next period. Debating topic: “Australia is a dangerous place to visit.”