Warming up、Pre-reading、Reading、Comprehending课堂实录【1】

Unit3 Australia Period 1 warming-up、Pre-reading and Reading I.

Teaching aims: 1.

Enable the students to learn some information about Australia. 2.

Master the usage of some important words and phrases. 3.

Train the students’

reading ability( skimming, scanning and fast reading ) 4.

Improve students’ cooperative ability. II.

Teaching important points: 1.

Get some information of Australia in the five texts. 2.

To know the cultural background and some world heritage sites of Australia. III.

Teaching difficult points:

Enable students to distinguish different kinds of articles. IV.

Teaching method:

Cooperative learning, task-based learning

V.

Teaching method:

a computer, a ppt, and a blackboard

VI.

Teaching procedures: Step 1. lead in

1.

Greeting

2.

Show some pictures of Australia and let students guess

which country and which construction it is . Step 2. Pre-reading

1.

Glance quickly at the five texts below and then answer the questions. 2.

What topic is common to all five texts? 3.

What

aspect of the topic is discussed in each text? Tex1

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Uluru Text2

◆A citizenship ceremony on Australian Day Text3

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A general description of the physical features and ecology of Australia and its political organization Text4

◆Cradle Mountain National Park Text5

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Two rail journeys across the length and breadth of Australia 4.

On Australia Day,________. 5.

If you trip from Sydney to Perth, you can see ___________. 6.

The rock in Uluru is amazing because _______. 7.

How many World Heritage sites are there in Australia? 8.

Which of the following are the right descriptions of Australia? 9.

Which of the following is one of the World Heritage Sites in Australia?

Step 3. Skimming

1.

Where do most Australians live?

2. In what city do federal politicians work?

3. How many people live in Australia?

4. When is Australia Day?

5. How far is it from Perth to Sydney? 6. How many World Heritage Sites are there in Australia? 7. Which part of Australia gets the most rainfall? 8. Why do most people choose not to climb Uluru? Step 4. Reading

Official name Capital

Population

Area The number of states

Two largest cities

Famous for Australia Day

Travel from Sydney to Perth

________________________

________________________

_____ million, approximately 80% live in the __________________________________

________ square kilometers, the ___________ country in the world

______________________________

On __________, many people who come from overseas will become___________

View_______________,

______________ And _________________

Travel from Adelaide

to Darwin

Uluru Rock

Cradle Mountain National Park

Observe ______________,

________________________________ and _____________________ ___________. It appears to ___________, from _________________ to __________________. It is famous for _________________, _____ and ____________ .

There is a _______ track and

_____________________. Step 5. Discussing

1.

Choose five words or phrases to describe Australia. Why? ___________________________________________________________ 2.

If you have a chance to visit Australia in the future, where would you want to go? Why ? Make a plan and share with all of us. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ VII.

Summary : Sum up the main points and important expressions VIII.

Homework 1.

Write an article to introduce Australia. 2.

Recite the important words and phrases in this text. 3.

Pre-read the passage.