Reading and vocabulary教学创新设计

Module 4 A Lively City Reading and Vocabulary Step 1 Warming-up Guessing game Step 2 Reading Task 1 Listen to the tape and fill in the blanks. The cityLocationThe peopleXiamen ClimateProblemBusiness districtWestern district________, interesting and_____It’s___________. ___________ It’s __________________in summer, _____________in winteralot of ___________ lots of ___________________ have been put up; there are some great _______________there are some________parksGulangyuIsland,__________, with some___________architecturePlaces of interest

TASK 2

Introduce Xiamen to your friends.

Xiamen is one of the most ________(attract)cities

___the coast. The climate is pretty hot____ wet in summer , but it

___be quite cold in winter. Every year, many_______(tour) come to Xiamen to spend their holidays, especially in summer. Its business district has put ____ a lot of high-rise buildings recently. And there are some great _______ (shop)malls. The western district is the most ________

(interest) part of the city. It’s got some _____ (real) pretty parks. Xiamen is famous _____ Gulangyu Island. It’s a gorgeous island _____ some really interesting ____________(architect). Discussion. How can we describe a city? TASK 3 

Circle these adjective words which are used to describe the city of Xiamen and summarize them.

TASK 4

Find out useful expressions used to describe a place in the passageGeneral information: lively, attractive, gorgeous, interesting…Location: ××is located inthe north\south\west\east of…on the coast Population：××has a population ofArea:Climate：××has an area of… square kilometersIt is pretty_____in summer, but it can be quite_____ in winter. Tourism：××attracts a lot of tourists all over the world.District: Lots of high-rise buildings have been put up; there are some great shopping malls. ××is famous for…; it’s a gorgeousplace withsome interesting architecture.Places of interest:Local food:××is rich in…

If you are a guide in Shehong, you’re showing some tourists around the town. How will you introduce the beautiful county-Shehong to the tourists?

Introduce your hometown--Shehong, using the hints given belowGeneral information: lively, attractive, gorgeous, interesting…Location: Shehong__ ____ __ the northeast of Sichuan Province. Population：It __ _ ____ __ about 1 million.Area:Weather：Tourism：District: It__ _ ___ __ about 1500 square kilometers.It is pretty _____in summer, but it can be quite _____ in winter. Shehongattracts a lot of _____ all over the world.Lots of ________have been put up; there are some great _________. place with some ________architeture.Places of interest:Shehongis famous for_____; it’s a ______ Local food:Shedewine, Tiancanpotatoes, spring rolls, Maijiabeef…TASK 5Group work----Let’s be a guide!

Homework

Write a short passage to introduce your hometown.