Welcome to the unit板书设计及意图

Unit 1 Dream homes Period 1

Comic strip & Welcome to the unit

Teaching Aims: 1. Learn some names of places of interest, cities and countries in the world. 2. Arouse the students’ interests in the differences between countries.

Teaching Procedures:

Step 1. Lead-in

Show some well-known places of interest in China for the Ss to enjoy and let Ss know the phrase: place of interest/ e.g. the Elephant Trunk Hill in Guilin

the Palace Museum Step 2. Presentation 1. Show some pictures to learn some words about different places and teach some countries and their capitals.

Countries and Capitals:

Japan

Canada

Russia

the USA

the UK

France Tokyo

Ottawa

Moscow

Washington DC

London

Paris

2. Then read aloud the new words: palace

town

Canada

France

Japan

Russia

UK (United Kingdom)

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Step 3. Practise1 Practise in pairs like this to talk about some places of interest to arouse the Ss’ interest in the topic in this unit.

A: Do you like travelling（旅游）?

B: Yes, I do. A: What places of interest do you know? B: .... Step 4. Presentation Ss describe the places of interest and the names of the countries and capitals. Then ask Ss to complete Part A on Page 7.

Step 5. Practise2 Talk about each picture, using Part B as a model. Step 6. Learn the conversation 1. Discuss in groups before watching the video: Where do you think Eddie would like to live？Why？

2. Answer the questions: 1) What's Eddie's dream home?

2) Why would Eddie like to live next to a restaurant? 3) Which is Eddie’s favorite restaurant?

3. Act out the conversation. Step 7.

Homework: 1. Remember the new words and language points in this lesson. 2. Preview the new words in Reading.