Welcome to the unit第二课时教学实录

Unit 3 Welcome to Sunshine Town！

Comic strip and Welcome to the unit Teaching aims and demands: 1. Make suggestions about visiting places and doing activities. 2. Use “How much” and “How many” to express questions. Teaching steps: Step I Warm-up

1. Show some pictures of places of interest in different countries. 2. Talk about traveling. Step II Presentation 1. Teach the new words by pictures. 2. Practice.

What do you like/love/enjoy doing?

Step III Welcome to the unit

1. Do Section A. Check the answers together.

Exchange students from the UK A group of exchange students from the UK are coming to visit Sunshine Town. Look at the pictures and complete what each person is saying.

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Chinese food

films

football

shopping

I like __________.

I enjoy ___________.

I love playing _________. I love watching ________.

Keys: shopping

Chinese food

football

films 2.Listen to the tape and answer the question:

Where do they plan to go with the exchange students? Will they go to western restaurant? Keys: They plan to go with the exchange students to the cinema, shopping mall and take the boys to the school’s football field. Then they will invite them try some Chinese food.

No.

3. Read after the tape and practice in pairs.

4. Play a relay game.

A. Shall we...?

B. Sure. I like/love/enjoy...

We can take...to... Step IV Presentation

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What does Eddie like doing?

eating

Step V Comic strip 1. Listen and answer the questions. sleeping

Listen to Eddie and Hobo’s conversation and answer the question. How much money do they have? Key: They have only five yuan. 2. Read following the tape.

Answer the questions according to the comic. 1) Is there any food in the fridge? 2) Where does Eddie want to buy food? 3) How many tins of dog food can they buy with five yuan? 4) What does Eddie want to do with five yuan? 5) Do you think he can order a pizza? Why or why not? Keys: No, there’s nothing in the fridge.

He wants to go to the supermarket to buy food. They can’t buy any.

He wants to order a pizza. 3.Dialogue-acting. Step VI Language points 1. An old friend of mine is coming to see me.

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mine

pron.

我的，I 的所有格

e.g. Millie is an old friend of _____.

mine 2. Wait a minute.

等一会儿

e.g. _____________ (稍等片刻）。

I’m coming.

Wait a minute. 3. Maybe we can order a pizza…

order a pizza

预定个比萨

e.g. Eddie wants _______ (order) a pizza.

to order 4. exchange students

交换学生

e.g. The exchange students are from the UK.

这些交换留学生来自英国。

5. Shall we take them to the cinema?

take … to …

把……带到……

e.g. Please ____ these books __

the library.

take

to 6. Shall we invite them to have dinner with us?

invite … to …

邀请（某人）参加

e.g. Let’s __________________________ the cinema.(邀请交换留学生）

invite the exchange students to Sentences Let’s …

Let’s go shopping this afternoon. Shall we …?

Shall we watch a film tonight? I’d like to …

I’d like to have Chinese food.

How many/much …?

How many tins of dog food do we have? How much dog food do we have? Step VI Exercises 用所给词的适当形式填空

1. They enjoy_________ (watch) films on Sunday.

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2. Can we________ (eat) Chinese food? 3. How many_______ (tin) of dog food do we have? 4. This coat isn't Lily's. It's_______ (I). 5. I would like ____________ (order) a cup of coffee. Keys: watching

eat

tins

mine

to order

Step VII Homework 1. Recite the comic strip.

2. Finish the exercises on the paper.

Reading I Teaching aims and demands: 1. New words: quiet air fresh local jogging underground famous Western

opera theatre miss forward soon 2. To read and learn about something about Sunshine Town. 3. To grasp the main idea of each paragraph. Teaching procedures: Step I Free talk 1. Show some pictures of city and town.

2. Get the students to talk about different lives between the city and the town.

Where would you like to live?

Would you like to live in a modern city or in a small town? Step II New Words 1.

Teach the new words by picture.

quiet

adj.

安静的

fresh air 新鲜空气

local

adj.

当地的

theatre

n.

戏院

Beijing opera

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underground n. 地铁

park

jogging

n. 慢跑

famous

adj.

著名的

Western adj.

西方的

2.

Exercises. Do Section B1 then check the answers together.

Match the words on the left with the meanings on the right. Write the correct letters in the blanks.

1) fresh _______

a not hear, see or have something

2) local _______

b very clean or cool 3) famous _______

c feel happy because you are going to enjoy something 4) miss _______

d known by many people 5) look forward to

_______

e in the area near where you live

Keys: b e d a c

Step III Listening Listen to the tape and answer the questions: 1. Where is Sunshine Town? 2. Is the things expensive in the town? 3. Can we have Western food in the town? 4. Where can we enjoy Beijing opera? Keys: Sunshine Town isn’t far from the centre of Beijing. It takes only 40 minutes by underground.

No. Most things are not expensive. Yes, we can. There are some Western restaurants. We can enjoy Beijing opera at local theatre. Step IV Reading 1. Read the passage and answer the questions. 1) What can people do in the park? 2) What can the exchange students buy in the shops? 3) What can the exchange students eat in the restaurants? 4) Where can the exchange students enjoy Beijing opera? Keys: They can go jogging there in the morning. They can buy wonderful presents for their family and friends.

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They can try Chinese food or Western food. They can eat Beijing duck. They can enjoy Beijing opera in the local theatre. 2. Read the passagae again. The students want to send a picture of Sunshine Town to the exchange students. Help them fill in the information. Write the correct letters in the boxes.

a

enjoy Beijing opera

b

buy wonderful presents c

learn more about Chinese art d

most things are not expensive e

not far from the centre of Beijing f

quiet and beautiful g

some Western restaurants h

try some Chinese food Keys: ef

gh

bd

ac

3. Neil, one of the exchange students, is making some notes on Sunshine Town. Write a T if a sentence is true or an F if it is false. 1) Sunshine Town is a quiet town.

____ 2) Local people like jogging in the park in the morning.

____ 3) There are not many shops in Sunshine Town.

____ 4) The things in the shops are nice but expensive.

____ 5) You can eat Beijing duck in the town.

____ 6) You can learn how to sing Beijing opera in the town.

____

Keys: TTFFTF 4. Neil’s calling him mum in the UK. His mum is asking him some questions about

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sunshine Town. Complete their conversation with the information according to the passage.

Mum: Hello, who’s speaking?

Neil: Hi, Mum. This is Neil. Mum: Hi, Neil! How are you? Do you like Sunshine Town? Neil: Yes. It’s beautiful. The air is _____, and there are many trees, lakes and _____. Mum: Is it far from the centre of Beijing? Neil:

No. It takes only __________ by underground. Mum: Are there many shops there, Neil? Neil: Yes. We’ll go shopping at Sunshine Shopping Mall. Our friends say most things there are not ________. Mum: That’s good. What’s the food like there?

Neil: ________ food is great, and there are some ________ restaurants too. Mum: What about Beijing opera? I know you want to watch it! Neil: There’s a _______. We can watch Beijing opera there.

Mum: That’s nice. Have a good time!

Neil: Thanks, Mum. Bye. Mum: Goodbye. Keys: fresh

hills

40 minutes

expensive

Chinese

Western

theatre Step V Post reading Sum up Fill in the blanks: Sunshine Town is a _______ place. The air is ________. It takes 40________from

______________of Beijing by _____________. There's _____________ shops in the town. People can _______ presents ______ friends. Beijing duck is very _______. People can also have some __________ food there. If you want to

______________________ Chinese art, you can enjoy ___________ at the __________.

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Keys: quiet

fresh

minutes

the centre

underground

lots of

buy

for

famous

Western

learn more about

Beijing opera

theatre Step VI Homework Read the passage aloud.

Reading II Teaching aims and demands: 1. To understand the language points of the article. 2. Ask Ss to write an article to introduce their own hometown, using the context as a model. Teaching Steps: Step I Revision 1. Revise the words that learnt last period.

安静的，寂静的

新鲜的

本地的，当地的

地铁

出名的，著名的

西方的

戏院，剧场

错过，失去

很快，不久

Keys: quiet

fresh

local

underground

famous

Western theatre

miss

soon 2. Retell the article. Offer some questions to help the students. Q1. Where is Sunshine Town? Q2. Is there much pollution(污染) in the town? Q3. What can we do in the town? Q4. Are the things in the shops too expensive?

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Q5. What can we eat in the town? Q6. What can we enjoy at the theatre? 3. Complete the profile. Welcome to Sunshine Town! Location:

_______ from the centre of Beijing; Transport:

by _______________ Stay in a _____ town:

the _____ air, trees, lakes and hills; ________ in the park Go shopping:

buying wonderful _________ for family and friends Eat Chinese food: _______ Beijing duck; trying Chinese food or _________ food Enjoy _____________:

visiting the _____________

Keys: not far

underground

quiet

fresh

jogging

presents

famous Western

Beijing opera

local theatre Step II Language points: 1. The air is fresh here.

fresh adj.

清新的；凉爽的在句中作定语

e.g. Let’s go and get some _____ air.

Key: fresh

让我们去呼吸新鲜空气吧。

【拓展】

fresh的意思很多，常用的还有“新鲜的；刚从……来；新的；不同的；淡的；无盐的”等意思。

e.g. The fish smells; I think it’s not quite fresh.

She is fresh from university.

We’re looking for fresh ideas.

There is little fresh water left on the island.

2. There is also a beautiful park in the town center.

in the centre

在……中

e.g. There is a garden ______________

(在……的中心) our school.

Key: in the centre of 3. Sunshine Town is not far from…

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far from

远离

e.g. My home is __________ (离……远) my school.

Key:far from 4. It takes only 40 minutes by underground. It takes + time + from...to... + 交通方式

e.g. 从我家到学校骑车10分钟到学校。

_______ only ten minutes _____ my home __ my school ________. Keys: It takes

from

to

by bike by underground

乘地铁

e.g. We can take the exchange students to the cinema _______________ (乘地铁).

Key: by underground by + 交通方式

骑自行车

by bike

乘公共汽车

by bus 乘火车

by train

乘飞机

by plane

5. You can buy wonderful presents for your family and friends there.

buy sth. for sb.

= buy sb. sth.

给某人买某物

e.g. 我爸爸给我买了一台电脑。

My father _____ a computer ___ me. = My father ____ ___ a computer. Keys: buys

for

buys me 6. Beijing duck is very famous.

famous

adj.

著名的；出名的

e.g. She is a famous actress. 她是个著名的演员。

be famous (for...) 因……而著名

e.g. China is _______ (著名的) for the Great Wall.

Key: famous be famous as

作为……而著名

e.g. The man is famous as a writer.

这个男人作为作家而出名。

根据句意，选用is famous for或is famous as填空。

1) China _____________ the Great Wall and pandas.

2) He ____________ an excellent actor. Keys: is famous for

is famous as

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7. Why not visit our local theater…?

Why not ...? = Why don’t you ...?

Why not…?是一个否定疑问句，常用来提出建议，意为“为什么不做某事呢？”

e.g. Why ____ have a cup of coffee?= Why ________ have a cup of coffee? Keys: not

don’t you

8. … don’t miss the opera shows there.

miss the opera show

错过京剧

e.g. 早点起床，我不想错过早班公车。

Get up early. I don’t want to ________________.

Keys: miss the early bus

miss后出现动词时，应用动词的ing形式。

e.g. She missed going to the party on Saturday.

她错过了星期六的聚会。

miss

v.

想念

e.g. 我非常想念你。

I ____ you very much.

Key: miss e.g. Miss Brown is a popular teacher.

布朗小姐是一位受欢迎的老师。

miss还可用作_____词，意思“女士；小姐”，此时m必须大写，常用于姓名或姓之前, 尤指未婚女子。

Key: 名 9. We are looking forward to meeting you soon. look forward to意为“盼望”，其中的to为介词，后接名词、代词或动词-ing形式作宾语，不可接动词原形。

e.g. 我盼望收到你的信。

I’m __________________________.

Keys: looking forward to your letter Spring Festival is coming. I’m looking forward to it.

春节快到了。我很盼望它。

I’m ________________________ the zoo.

我很盼望可以参观动物园。

Keys: looking forward to visiting soon

adv. 很快，不久

e.g. I want to see him soon.

我想马上见到他。

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soon, fast或

quick soon侧重指两件事情先后发生，中间间隔的时间很短

fast指人或物的运动速度快，它既可以作形容词，也可以作副词。

e.g. Are you going there by fast train?

Her brother runs very fast.

quick表示动作短促、迅速，也可形容人的思维敏捷，反应灵敏，常用作形容词

e.g. After a quick breakfast, he goes to school by bike.

Some children are very quick.

请根据句意选用quick, fast或soon填空。

1) I think she can come back ______.

2) Look! How _____ he is running! 3) Mary often gives ______ answers to the teacher’s questions.

Keys: soon

fast

quick Step III Exercises. 1. People in __________ (西方的) countries celebrate Christmas Day. 2. A ________ (剧院) is a good place to go to if you like Beijing operas. 3. Why not ______ (try) some Beijing duck? 4. Would you like __________ (live) in flats? 5. It's only forty _________ (分钟) to walk there. 6. Liu Xiang is a very _________ (著名的) player. 7. I want to _________________ (给妈妈买) a scarf. = I want to _____ a scarf ___ my mother. 8. We ___________________________(盼望着参观故宫). 9. Would you like _________ (enjoy) Beijing opera? Keys: Western

theatre

try

to live

minutes

famous buy my mother

buy for

are looking forward to visiting

to enjoy 将下列句子翻译成英文。

1. 从阳光镇到北京市中心乘地铁仅仅花费四十分钟。

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2. 你能为家人和朋友买许多很棒的礼物。

3. 如果你不喜欢中餐，那里也有许多西餐厅。

4. 为什么不参观我们当地的剧场并欣赏京剧呢？

5. 我们期待着很快能够见到你。

Keys: It is only 10 minutes from my home to school by bike.

You can buy many wonderful presents for your family and friends. = You can buy your family and friends lots of wonderful presents.

If you don’t like Chinese food, there are some Western restaurants too.

Why not choose that gift?

We are looking forward to meeting you soon. Step IV Homework Recite the article. Use new words, phrases to make up sentences.

Grammar Teaching aims and demands: 1. To Use Noun + ’s to express the idea of belonging.

2. To use Possessive adjectives and pronouns. Teaching steps: Step I Teach the new words. postcard

n.

明信片

key

n.

钥匙

ring

n.

环；戒指

key ring

钥匙扣

pencil cases 笔盒；笔袋

Step II Presentation. Show pictures of Eddie and a bowl of pizza. Ask Whose is this/ are these?

belongs to

Present It is Eddie’s pizza. = This pizza is Eddie’s.

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More examples to practise. Step III Grammar 名词所有格

名词所有格表示所属关系，’s所有格是其中的一种，意为“……的”。

1. 单数名词和不以-s结尾的复数名词在词尾加’s。

e.g. the boy’s mother 男孩的母亲

women’s clothes 女人的衣服

I would like to take the boys to our school’s football field.

2. 以-s结尾的复数名词只需在词尾加’

e.g. students’ schoolbags 学生的书包

3. 表示两个人共同拥有某物时，只需后一个名词用’s所有格；表示两个人各自拥有某物时，则两个名词都得用’s所有格。

e.g. Tom and Mike’s teacher

汤姆和迈克共同的老师

Tom’s and Mike’s teachers

汤姆和迈克各自的老师

Step IV

Practice. 1. 写出下列词的名词所有格

dog

Sandy

people

theater

children

town

teachers

books

keys 2. 将下列短语翻译成英语。

1) 简(Jane)的手表

2) 老师们的书

3) 萨莉(Sally)和凯特(Kate)共同的房间

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4) 萨莉和凯特各自的房间

Keys: Jane’s watch

the teachers’ books

Sally and Kate’s room Sally’s and Kate’s rooms

3. The students have some presents for the exchange students, but their things got mixed up. Mr Wu is asking Amy which things belong to which people. Help Amy complete the answers.

Whose postcards are these? Whose cap is this? Whose T-shirt is that? Whose key ring is that? Whose pencils are those? Step V Exercises. 1. What do you buy for your mother on _______ (mother) Day?

2. These are the _________ (student) desks. 3. Football is _________ (boy) favourite sport. 4. On __________ (children) Day, we usually have a good time. 5. 这个茶杯是Kitty的。

This cup is _______.

This is _________cup. 6. 西蒙表弟的朋友都喜欢和西蒙玩．

_______ _________ friends all like playing with Simon. Keys: Mother’s

students’

boys’

Children’s

Kitty’s

Kitty’s

Simon’s

cousin’s

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Step VI Presentation

Present a picture of cup. Tell the students: This cup belongs to Mike. This is Mike’s cup. This is his cup. This cup is his.

Practise more.

Show the table of Possessive adjectives and pronouns. Step VII Garmmar Possessive adjectives and pronouns We use possessive adjectives and pronouns to express the idea of belonging.

形容词性物主代词起形容词的作用，用在名词前，意为“……的”。

e.g. This is her book.

这是她的书。

Our pens are on the chair. 我们的钢笔在椅子上。

名词性物主代词起名词的作用，也意为“……的”，但后面不可再接名词。

e.g. Alice’s dress is red. Mine is blue.

Alice的裙子是红色的。我的是蓝色的。

These are my apples. Those are yours.

这些是我的苹果。那些是你的。

名词性物主代词相当于“形容词性物主代词+名词”。

e.g. Her father is a theatre manager. Mine is a bus driver.

(Mine=My father)

她的父亲是剧院的经理。我父亲是公交司机。

Possessive adjectives and pronouns

I You We They He She loves love

Possessive adjective (形容词性物主代词) my your our their his her

toys.

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It its It’s not far from the centre of the city. it’s = it is

e.g. Fish is its favorite food. its 是形容词性物主代词, 意思为: 它的。

Possessive pronoun(名词性物主代词) mine. yours. ours. They

are theirs. his. hers. 根据句意及所给汉语提示完成对话，并写出答语的同义句。

—Is this ________(你的) map, Susan? —No, it’s not ________(我的).( =_________________________) Keys: your

mine

No, it’s not my map. Step VIII Work in pairs: Model: A: Whose ruler is this?

B: It’s my ruler. The ruler is mine.

A: Whose books are these?

B: They are their books. The books are theirs. Step IX Exercises. The students have some new books from the bookshop, but their books are mixed up. Look at the picture and complete their conversation.

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Whose books are they? Daniel: Look at our books. They're all over the place. Millie: Are those ______ books, Amy? Amy: No, they aren't ______. They’re Sandy's. ________ book is under Sandy's chair. Sandy: Yes. And ______ is here too, Simon. Simon: What about that book, Sandy? Is it _____? Sandy: No. It's Millie's. Daniel: Oh, yes, it's ______, and here is _____ book. It's next to Amy's pencil case. Keys: your

mine

My

yours

yours

hers

my We ____________(need, do not need) to put a noun after a possessive pronoun. do not need Step X Exercises Fill in the blanks with pronouns: 1. They are not my books. They are ____. (he) 2. Please give this to Susan. It is ____ (she) pen. 3. We are working hard on ____ (we) project. 4. My flat is on the third floor. _____ (they) is on the tenth floor. 5. I can’t find my ruler. Can I borrow ______ (you)? 6. This is ____ (I) comic book. ______ (you) is over there. 7. Whose car is that? It’s _______ (I). 8. _______ (we) team will win the game. 9. Mrs Wang is _______ (he) English teacher. 10. The cat is _______ (she). ______ (it) hair is white. Keys: his

her

our

Theirs

yours

my

Yours

mine

Our

his

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hers

Its Step XI Sum up

Noun + 's We usually add 's to a singular noun to express the idea of belonging. school---school's

cousin---cousin's

We add ' to a plural noun ending in -s friends --- friends'

keys --- keys'

We add 's to plural nouns that do not end in -s. children --- children's

women --- women's

We often use 's with names. Kitty --- Kitty's

Eddie --- Eddie's Possessive adjectives and pronouns Possessive adjectives

Possessive pronouns

my

mine

your

yours

our

ours

their

theirs

his

his

her

hers

its

its We do not need to put a noun after a possessive pronoun. Step XII Homework Review the Grammar by heart. To do the exercises in Workbook.

Integrated skills

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Teaching aims and demands: 1. To listen for details and abstract information about making arrangements. 2. To order information from a tour guide’s introduction. 3. To know how to make suggestions. Teaching procedures: Step I Revision 1. ________ (who) is this coat? It's ______(Sandy). 2. Is this ______ (you) cup? Yes, it's ______(I). 3. _________ (woman) Day is on March 8th. 4. Are these postcards the ________ (twin)? 5. This is ________ (he) key ring, _______ (she) is over there. Keys: Whose

Sandy’s

your

mine

Women’s

twins’

his

hers Step II Presentation 1. Introduce something about the Palace Museum.

背景知识

故宫位于北京市中心，又名紫禁城，是明清两代的皇宫。始建于明朝永乐年间。南边长961米，东西宽753米，占地面积78万平方米。共有房屋8700间，每道门上的铜钉是横竖9颗。在中国古代，人们认为“9”与“久”谐音，即“永久”，寓意皇帝的江山可以天长地久。

故宫分为两大部分。南部为外朝，是处理朝政的地方。外朝包括太和殿、中和殿和保和殿。太和殿是举行盛大典礼的地方，有一个门前广场。过了太和殿就

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是中和殿。中和殿是皇帝临朝前的预备室。保和殿的建筑与太和殿类似，只是规模小一点。保和殿是皇帝举行大宴和殿试的场所。

2. Teach new words. golden throne 金銮宝座

work of art 艺术品

Chinese paintings

hotel

n.

旅馆

Step III Listening. 1. Lead the students to go through the poster of the Palace Museum. The shows at the Palace Museum

Come to the Palace Museum! There are many things to see here. Don’t miss them.

Taihe Palace --- the golden throne Baohe Palace --- works of art Huangji Palace --- Chinese paintings …and many more

You can learn all about China’s history at the museum!

What can we learn about China at the museum? 2. Fill in the table according to the information of the poster. 3. Listen to the tour guide’s introduction to the Palace Museum and complete the table. Time Place Things to see

Taihe Palace Zhonghe Palace

the golden throne

Baohe Palace Huangji Palace Fengxian Palace

Keys: 10 a.m.

10:30 a.m.

11 a.m.

1 p.m.

2:30 p.m.

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works of art

works of art

Chinese paintings clocks and watches 4. Listen to the guide again and help Neil underline the mistakes and write the correct answers in the blanks. 1) See the golden throne in Taihe Palace at 10 p.m.

________ 2) Go to Zhonghe Palace at 10.13 a.m.

________

3) Go to Huangji Palace to see works of art at 11 a.m.

4) See Chinese paintings in Baohe Palace at 1 p.m.

5) See clocks and lamps in Fengxian Palace at 2:30 p.m.

Keys: TFFFF Step IV Language points

1. There are many things to see here.

many things to do

有许多要做的事

many = lots of = a lot of

to see 不定式做后置定语

e.g. 我有很多事情要做。

I have

_____ things ___ ___.

I have

___ ___ things ___ ___.

I have ___ ___ ___ things ___ ___. Keys: many

to do;

lots of

to do;

a lot of

to do 2. You can learn all about China’s history at the museum!

learn about...

e.g. 很多学生在学习弹钢琴。

Many students _________________________.

learn about playing the piano

3. Baohe Palace — works of art.

work

n.

“作品，著作”

此时为可数名词。

e.g. 我喜欢读鲁迅的作品。

I like reading the _____ of Lu Xun.

works

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work

“工作”

不可数名词

e.g. 他正在找工作。

He is looking for _____.

work Step V Speak up 1. Presentation Introduce another place of interest in Beijing, Beihai Park. Show some pictures of Beihai Park. Get the students to enjoy the beauty of Beihai Park.

Get the students to talk about the activities we can do in the park. What can we do in Beihai Park?

We can row a boat on the lake. 2. Speak up Listen to the tape and answer the questions: What time will they meet? Where will they meet? Keys: They will meet at 8:30 tomorrow morning. They will meet in front of Neil’s hotel.

3. Pair work Make your own conversations with these information.

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Where would you like to go? How far is it from…?

How can you go there? What can you do/see there? When will you go there? What time will you meet? Where will you meet? Step VI Exercises 1. 北京是一个旅游的好地方。

2. 我非常喜欢中国画。

3. 在保和殿，有很多好看的艺术品。

4. 今天中午有很多家庭作业要做。

Keys: Beijing is a good place to visit. I like Chinese paintings very much. In Baohe Palace, there are many nice works of art. There are much homework to do this afternoon. Step VII Homework Remember the “Speak up”

by heart.

Study skills Teaching aims and demands: To recognize the number of syllables in a word from listening and reading. Teaching steps: Step I Revision: Translation. 1. 在故宫有很多东西可以看。

2. 在这个餐厅里有很多中国画。

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3. 他今天早上错过了早班车。

4. 我们都在学习日语。

Keys: There are many things to see at the Palace Museum. There are many Chinese paintings in the restaurant. He missed the early bus this morning. We are all learning about Japanese.

Step II Study skills. Stress in sentences. When we speak English, we often stress important words, e.g. nouns, main

verbs, adjectives and adverbs. We do not usually stress less important words, e.g. articles, prepositions, pronouns or conjunctions. My aunt is a teacher in a middle school. Mr Lin is going to visit the USA next month. However, the words are not equally important. We can stress some of the words to show that they are more important information. Mr Li owns a four-bedroom flat. (It is Mr Li that owns a four-bedroom flat). Mr Li owns a four-bedroom flat. (He does not rent the flat from others.) Step III Listening Listen to the following conversation.

Pay attention to the stressed words. Millie: Where are you going, Daniel? Daniel: I’m going to the bookshop.

Millie: What are you going to buy? Daniel: My pen is broken. I want to buy a new one. Millie:

I need some exercise books. Can I go with you? Daniel: Sure. Step IV Practice Reading the sentences below. Stress the different words according to the meanings

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you want to express. 1. I want to buy a CD at the bookshop. a. I am talking about what I want to do, not what I do not want to do. b. I am talking about a bookshop, not another kind of shop. c. I am talking about a CD, not something else. 2. Daniel sometimes watches TV on Sunday morning. a. I am talking about watching TV, not another activity. b. I am talking about Daniel, not another student in the class. c. I am talking about Sunday morning, not another morning. Step V Language points 1. Would you like ...?

你想……吗？

e.g. Would you like to go to the cinema tomorrow?

明天你想去看电影吗？

Would you like some bread?

你想要一些面包吗？

提建议的句型：

Shall we ...? Let’s ...

Why not + 动词原形

+ ...? Why don’t you ...?

What / How about + n./ v.-ing ...? 2. Mr Li owns a four-bedroom flat.

own

v.

所有，拥有

e.g. Someday, I will own a shop like this.

有一天, 我自己将会拥有一间像这样的店。

Step VI Homework

Preview the “Task”.

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Task Teaching aims and demands: 1. To become familiar with a new text-script. 2. To organize language and descriptions to achieve interest. 3. To assess recognition of things we can find in a town. Teaching procedures: Step I Free talk Travel in Beijing. Travel in the UK.

Step II Presentation.

Teach the new words. hometown

家乡

grow wheat

种植小麦

raise cows

饲养奶牛

smell the flowers

闻到花香

hear the birds sing

听见鸟唱歌

drive ... to...

开车载某人去某地

be friendly

对某人友好

Step III Warming up

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Do you like the city / town you live in? Do you like your hometown? Are people here very friendly? Do they often help each other ? Do many people drive cars to work? Step IV Listening Listen to John’s script about his hometown and answer the questions. Where is John's house? What's around his house? What can he do every day? How many families are there in their town? What do the families do? How are the people there? Do you think it is a wonderful place to live?

Keys: It is on a farm. There are many flowers and trees around his house. He can smell the flowers and hear the birds sing. About one hundred. Some families raise cows and others grow wheat. They are friendly. Step V Practice 1. You also want to prepare a presentation on your hometown. Think about what you can see and do in your hometown. Then make some notes. Use your notes to write a script for your presentation. Use John’s script as a model.

Then read your script to your classmates. 2. How to write your presentation. The following questions can help you. How big is your hometown? How can you get to the centre of the town? What about the people there? What can people do there?

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What about your own house? Step VI Language points 1. I’m going to show you around my hometown.

be going to + 动词原形：

一般将来时

= will + 动词原形。

e.g. 明天我打算去踢足球。

I ______________________ tomorrow.

I _______________ tomorrow. Keys: am going to play football

will play football 2. … show you around my hometown

show sb. around sp.

带某人参观某地

e.g. 让我带你们参观我的新学校。

Let me _______________ my new school. Keys: show you around 3. Most people here live in houses like this.

live in

居住在……

e.g. Daniel 居住在上海。

Daniel _______ Shanghai.

like

prep.

“像” ；

v.

“喜欢”

e.g. 他看上去像他父亲。

He _________ his father.

他喜欢睡觉。

He ____________. Keys: lives in

looks like

likes sleeping 4. Every day, I can smell the flowers and hear the birds sing.

smell + adj.

闻起来……

e.g. 这道菜闻起来真香。

This dish ______ _____.

smells

good

hear sb. do sth.

听见某人做某事。

e.g. 我经常听到她在隔壁唱歌。

I often ____ her _____ in the next room. Keys: hear

sing

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5. There are about one hundred families in our town.

one hundred

数词

+ hundred （确指）

hundreds of

好几百，许许多多（概指）

e.g. 我们学校有八百个学生。

There are ____________ students in our school.

几百人在这次事故中丧生。

___________ people died in the accident. Keys: eight hundred

Hundreds of 6. Some families raise cows, and others grow wheat.

raise cows

养牛

e.g. 很多人养狗当做宠物。

Many people _____ _____ as pets. Keys: raise

dogs rise和raise raise常用作及物动词，含有“(人为地)使升起；使提升”的意思，并且还有“筹

集；饲养；抚养”的意思。

e.g. He raised his head and looked at the blackboard.

他抬起头看黑板。

His mother raised many ducks on the farm.

他妈妈在农场养了很多鸭子。

They are raising money for Project Hope.

他们为希望工程筹钱。

rise常用作不及物动词，含有“(自然或非主观因素地)升起；上升”的意思，并且还有“起床”的意思。

e.g. The moon rises.

月亮升起来了。

We are surprised that the price of the house is rising so rapidly.

房子的价格上涨的这么快，让我们很吃惊。

根据句意选用raise或rise的适当形式填空。

1) Tom _______ his head when he heard the sound. 2) The moon has not _______ yet. 3) My brother often _______ at about 6:30 a.m.

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4) We _______ money to help the sick girl yesterday. Keys: raised

risen

rises

raised grow wheat

种小麦

e.g. 我想在屋后种些花。

I want to ________________ behind the house. grow some flowers 拓展：

grow up

长大

e.g. 长大了我想当一名医生。I want to be a doctor when I _____ ___. Keys: grow

up 7. They are all friendly.

friendly

adj.

友好的

be friendly to sb.

对某人友好。

e.g. Tom对我们很友好。

Tom ___________ us.

Keys: is friendly to

请根据括号中的英语提示将下列汉语句子翻译成英语。

1) 玛丽是个很友好的女孩。(friendly) 2) 我的新老师对我很友好。(be friendly to) Keys: Mary is a friendly girl.

My new teacher is very friendly to me. 8. Usually my mother drives us there to do the shopping.

drive sb. to sp. 开车载某人去某地

e.g. Jim每天开车接我回家。Jim ______ me ______ every day. Keys:

drives

home 9. I think it’s a wonderful place to live.

to live 不定式做定语后置

e.g. 这是个约见朋友的好地方。

It’s a good place _____________.

Keys:

to meet friends 10. I hope you can come and visit soon!

hope +（that）从句

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e.g. 我们希望你能来。

We hope ____________.

Keys: hope to do sth.

e.g. 我希望去参观故宫。

I hope _______ the Palace Museum.

Keys: you can come

to visit Step VII Exercises Translation 1. 我每天早上都能闻到花香，听到鸟儿歌唱。

2. 我希望你们玩的开心。

3.一些家庭种植水稻，另一些家庭饲养奶牛。

Keys: I can smell the flowers and hear the birds sing every morning. I hope you have a good time. Some families grow wheat, others raise cows. Step IX Homework Finish Self-assessment on page 41.

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