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人教版选修9 第三单元Reading and Writing

Profile of class Senior Three students aged 17 or 18 (Ages, Intermediate level motivations...) Learn English for academic purposes

Time: 40 minutes

No. of students: 60

1. Practicing skimming and scanning skills in reading 2. Reinforcing students’ comprehension skills through speaking. 3. Exposing them to some vocabulary items they are responsible for in the exam such as “delight, communism, uniform, splendid” through reading text.

3. Adapting some materials, out of the students’ reading books and implementing it in the classroom. By the end of this session, you will have 1. got to know how to skim for the main idea and scan for specific information. 2. had a general understanding of historical attractions in London been able to write a brief tour plan in English. 3. appreciated the history and culture of London. Aims of lesson:

Learning Outcomes (by the end of the session learners will be able to):

Materials and Resources:

Language Focus Pron, meaning + use. Function, Structure, Vocab etc.

Reading materials about the attractions in London. 1.Adj describing people’s emotions, such as delighted, thrilled, splendid.

2.Vocabulary about attractions.

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人教版选修9 第三单元Reading and Writing

Skills Focus

(Which specific receptive and productive skills & sub-skills will the learners practise?):

Anticipated problems: (and what I plan to do if they arise

Assessment:

reading writing listening speaking

1. Students may not be able to work out the mind map in class. I will ask them to preview the passage. 2. Students may have difficulty pronouncing the names of the attractions. I will teach them whenever necessary. 3. Some students may not be able to work out the trip plan in class. I will leave it as homework. 1.asking and answering 2. oral discussions 3.a mind map 4.a writing sheet 5.a project

Procedure: Teaching Methods/ Teacher activity Student Activity and interaction

Step I Warmer (2 minutes) Activity1: Throw a ball to each student and ask him a question about the U.K.randomly. The student has to respond immediately. Example questions: 1.

What’s the capital city of England?

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Which place do you want to visit most in London? 3.

How many countries is the U.K made up of? 4.

Who is the best known British playwright? 5.

What is the most famous museum in London? 6.

Who is the prime minister of the U.K? 7.

What currency is used in the U.K?

Step II Skimming for gist (3 minutes) Activity2: Ask students to get the main idea by reading the title, the first and the last sentence of each paragraph. This passage is about a _______ girl who paid a _____--day visit to _______ and the _______ she saw.

Step III Mind map of the passage (15 minutes)

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人教版选修9 第三单元Reading and Writing Activity3: Ask the students to complete the circles with the appropriate words and fill in the underlined gaps. And then check answers as a group. shape 1.The Tower 4.Big Ben 2. splendid 5. attractions in London 8. Queen’s house 7.Highgate Cemetery 6. Karl Marx’s statue 3. Chinese vases Statue of shakespeare old ship

Step IV Talking about the locations of the attractions mentioned in the text. (5 minutes) Activity4:Give each student a map of London attractions and a note( A&B), ask them to talk about the locations of the attractions.

A. ask your partner where the following places are

Tower of London

St. Paul’s Cathedral

Buckingham Palace Trafargar square

B. ask your partner where the following places are

Westminster Abbey British museum Big Ben Hyde Park

Suggested questions and answers:

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人教版选修9 第三单元Reading and Writing ---Where is Tower of London? ---Tower of London is in the west of London and on the northern bank of River Thames. ---Where is St. Paul’s Cathedral?

---St. Paul’s Cathedral is to the west of Bank of England.

Step V Jigsaw reading (10 minutes)

Activity5: Each student is give a note with the introduction to one attraction and questions about other attractions. They have to talk with 5 more students and ask them to tell what they have already read before they can finish the exercises.

British Museum was founded in 1753, the first national public museum in the world. It exhibits the works of man from prehistoric to modern times, from around the world. Highlights include the Rosetta Stone(罗塞达石碑), the Parthenon sculptures（雅典娜神庙） and the mummies in the Ancient Egypt collection.

Buckingham Palace is one of the few working royal palaces remaining in the world today. During the summer, you can tour the 19 spectacular State Rooms decorated with some of the greatest treasures from the Royal Collection, including paintings by Rembrandt, Rubens and Canaletto. Each year Buckingham Palace hosts a special exhibition which provides a fascinating glimpse into royal life.Outside of the summer opening, you can watch the famous Changing the Guard.

Big Ben towers 96 metres high in the sky overlooking Westminster.The tower is officially known as Elizabeth Tower.The tower holds the second largest four-faced chiming （报时）clock in the world. The tower was completed in 1859 and had its 150th anniversary on 31 May 2009. Unfortunately overseas visitors cannot climb the 393 steps to the top.

Tower of London's cruel reputation as a prison, within these walls you will also discover the history of a royal palace and a powerful fortress（堡垒）. Don't miss Royal Beasts and learn about the wild and wonderous animals that have inhabited the Tower, making it the first London Zoo.

Westminster Abbey is a large, mainly Gothic（哥特式的）church in the City of Westminster, London, located just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is one of the most notable religious buildings in the United Kingdom and has been the traditional place of coronation（加冕礼） and burial site for British kings and queens.

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人教版选修9 第三单元Reading and Writing

Question sheet----London attractions The British Museum Date of being founded：

Best known exhibits: Buckingham Palace List one thing to do: Big Ben Height: Official name: Tower of London Used as: List two things to do: Westminster Abbey Building style: A traditional place for:

Step VI: Creativity writing task (5 minutes) Activity 6：students are asked to choose one attraction that they want to visit most and write about this place. Step VII Project (homework)

Students are asked to do research in groups and create a two-day tour plan to London which has to cover each member’s favourite place. Draw a route map and decide how long to spend and what to do on each spot.

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