Learning about Language名师教学设计1

Book 3 Unit 5 Canada-- “The True North”

The fourth period

(speaking and writing) Learning goals

1.

Students will be able to know how to write a descriptive article and what elements a descriptive article have. 2.

Students will be able to write a descriptive article of

Tianmen

Ability goals 1.

Enable students to find what elements a descriptive article have 2.

Enable students to know how to evaluate their composition. Emotion goals

Get students to know more about our hometown and be proud of her. Teaching important points

1. Get a brief understanding of what elements a descriptive article have. 2. Put what they have learned into practice ( write a descriptive article of

Tianmen ) Teaching methods

Group discussion, pair work and presentation

Multi-functionAL teaching equipment (CAI) Teaching aids

a blackboard and multi-functional teaching equipment (CAI) Writing on the blackboard Elements of

descriptive writing Teaching procedures and ways Step I Presenting goals

(4mins ) Lead in by watching a video and present learning goals.

Step II speaking ( about 8mins ) 1.Complete a passage of Canada to find what aspects does each sentence tell about Canada.( location and direction;area and population; cities and place of interest ) 2.Discuss to find what else can be included if we are to introduce a city to others. Step III Writing ( about15mins )

1.

Presenting writing goals

2.

Giving useful information and making a draft. 3.

Writing and evaluating

Step V Summing up and homework Ask the students to polish their writing according to evaluation criteria.

Filling UP 1. Located in the North American Continent. , Canada borders America on the south. It is surrounded (surround) by oceans on three sides.

(location and directions) 2.2.Canada is the second largest (large) country in the world with an area of 9,970,610 square kilometers.

(area) 3.Canada' s population is only slightly (slight) over thirty million, of whom most live within a few hundred kilometers of the US.border.

(population) 4.Canada, with its capital in Ottawa has many big cities. What impresses ( impress )us most is Vancouver. It is famous for its beautiful scenery (scene)

(cities and sights)

Writing Evaluation Criteria Is his/her composition neat ? Does he/ she has the necessary information ?

Is his/her language changeable and vivid ? Is his/her composition fluent to read ? Is there any spelling mistakes in the composition ? Does his/ her composition has a proper length ?