Learning about Language教学设计(第二课时)

The third period Using Language

(FUTUROSCOPE—EXCITEMENT AND LEARNING)

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1. Language goals:

Words: cloth, advance, approach , admission, get close to, come to life

Important sentences:

After that, I joined some divers and went to the bottom of the ocean to see strange blind creature that have never seen sunlight.

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This science and technology-based theme park in France uses the most advanced technology.

Visitors can get close to parts of the world they have never experienced, going to the bottom of the ocean, flying through the jungle or visiting the edges of the solar system.

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The amazing, up-to-date information together with many opportunities for hands-on learning makes the world come to life in a completely new way for visitors. 2.

Ability goals:

Enable the students to know something about Futurescope to understand the difference between Futurescope and a traditional park and try to finish the comprehending exercises.

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Learning ability goals: Learn how to generalize and compare the similarities and differences. Teaching important points

To solve the questions in Comprehending, and let the students find out the main idea of each paragraph, give a summary of the text. Teaching difficult points How to give a general instruction/ description of a place. Teaching methods

Listening;Skimming;Scanning;Task-based. Teaching aids

A recorder and a computer. Procedure:

I . Revision and warming up Review the grammer: some phrases about word formation and then look at some pictures. II. Scanning------By reading the text FUTUROSCOPE—EXCITEMENT AND LEARNING，Do exercise No 1：What are three times and three places you can visit at Futuroscope? Three times: past, present and future

Three places: earth, bottom of the sea and space

III. Skimming------ Guided reading

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Reading and getting the main idea of each paragraph and translating

Para 1. What I did at Futuroscope.

Para 2. A general description of the park.

Para 3. General information about how to visit the park

Translate some sentences into Chinese paragraph by paragraph. Wen Hua, would you have a try? 2. Doing exercise(T or F)

Now you are going to read the sentences and tell T or F

(1). Futuroscope is a theme park that uses the most advanced technology to take people out of the earth and the present time. (

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(2). Futuroscope is a theme park that provides only fun and excitement for people.

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(3). Future theme parks allow people to see and do things without danger but with much money. (

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(4). Futuroscope can provide people with up-to-date information and lot of fun and excitement.

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(5). Future theme parks are places for fun and excitement but not for learning. (

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(6). Most of us will go to the bottom of the ocean, flying through the jungle or visiting the edges of the solar system. (

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3. Doing exercise (draw a routine of your trip in the futurescope)

Now you are going to listen and fill the form. •

The trip of Futuroscope

the bottom of the ocean solar system

Brazil

dinosaur meet a

car racing and ski down the mountains

IV. Discussion-------Guided Writing

You are a guide in the Futureroscope. Which part do you like best ? Give reasons V. Guided Writing Acting

Now I am going to ask some guides to give an introduction. VI. Homework----Further applying Finding information

Go to the library to read or get online to search in order to find more information about theme park in the world. Take notes of your finding and report to your group mates next Saturday morning. 1.Write a letter to your parents, telling them what is your favourite,Why? 2.Next you are to read the text and underline all the useful expressions or collocations in it. Copy them to your notebook after class as homework.