Using LanguageⅡ优秀教学设计

The first period Intensive Reading Teaching goals 教学目标

1 Ability goals 能力目标

Enable the students to know something about the various theme parks all over the world, to understand the difference between a theme park and a traditional park and try to finish the comprehending exercises. 3. Learning ability goals 学能目标

Learn how to generalize and compare the similarities and differences. Teaching important points 教学重点

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 教学难点

How to give a general instruction/ description of a place. Teaching methods 教学方法

Skimming; Scanning; Task-based. Teaching aids 教具准备

A recorder and a computer. Teaching procedures && ways 教学过程与方式

Step I Revision

T: Good morning/ afternoon, boys and girls! First let’s have a dictation about the words and phrases in Unit 4. Take out a piece of paper, please. major, local, represent, Columbia, introduce, approach, touch, strange, express, be likely to, general, avoid spoken, misunderstand, punish, at ease T: Now, hand in your paper please; I’ll check your work after class.

Step II Warming up T: Let’s look at the pictures on P33. Try to match the names of the parks with the pictures. Can you guess which are parks and which are theme parks? T: Which one of these parks would you like to visit most if you have the chance? Sa: Of course I would go to Disneyland. I have watched so much about it on TV and I’ve been dreaming about shaking hands with those lovely cartoon characters and taking pictures with them. Sb: I would like to go to Waterpark, because I like swimming and I like to take part in the activities in water in this park. …

Step III Reading Skimming T: It’s interesting to listen to your ideas. Today we are going to study a passage about theme parks. The title is THEME PARKS—FUN AND MORE THAN FUN. I would like you to read the passage quickly for the first time to get a general idea of the passage. At the same time, please find out the topic sentence of each paragraph. (3 minutes later) T: Have you got the main idea of the passage? Who can tell me the topic sentences of six paragraphs?

Topic sentences Paragraph 1. Different kinds of theme parks. Paragraph 2. Disneyland. Paragraph 3. Dollywood Paragraph 4.

England’s Camelot Park

Scanning T: After the first reading, we have all got a general idea of the passage. So I would like you to read it carefully again and decide if the following statements are true or false Teacher shows the statements on the screen. 1. Disneyland can be found everywhere.

Disneyland can be found in several parts of the world. 2. You can meet any cartoon character you like at Disney land. You can meet fairy tale or Disney cartoon characters at Disneyland. 3. Tourism develops where a Disneyland is built. 4. Dollywood is in the mountains in the southeastern USA. 5. Country music singers perform in Dollywood throughout the whole year. 6. Dollywood has the only electric train still working in the USA.

Dolly wood has the only steam-engine train still working in the southeastern USA. 7. Visitors to Camelot Park can taste candy like the candy made in ancient England. Visitors to Dollywood can taste candy like the candy made in the American South 150 years ago.

8. Camelot Park has the oldest roller coaster in the world. Camelot Park does not have the oldest roller coaster in the world. 9. Camelot Park has an ancient English farm. 10. Camelot Park has places for visitors to watch and maybe take part in sword fighting. Detailed reading T: Read the passage carefully again and fill in the blanks with the information from the passage. Name: __________ Disneyland Location: In several parts of the world

Theme: Fairy tale stories

Activities: ◆ Travelling through space ◆ Visiting a pirate ship ◆ Meeting fairy tale or Disney cartoon _________ characters ◆ Riding in a swinging ship ◆ Going on a free-fall drop

Name: Dollywood Location: In the Smoky Mountains in ____________________ the southeastern USA

Theme: _______________________ _____________________ America’s traditional southeastern culture

Activities: ◆ Listening to country music ◆ Watching _________ making objects craftsmen ◆ Trying traditional candies ◆ Riding on the only ________________ steam-engine train ◆ Watching bald eagles ◆ Riding on Thunderhead

Name: Camelot Park Location: In ________ England Theme: Ancient English history and stories Activities: ◆ Watching magic shows ◆ Visiting the jousting area ◆ Visiting the _____ area and learning about farms in ancient England farm Step V Discussion

T: If you have enough time and money, would you like to go traveling to see the natural beauty of the country or go the theme parks to enjoy the exciting experiences? Give reasons for your choice. a) Teacher divides the class into groups of four. Each group tries to reach an agreement and to collect as many reasons as possible from the group members. b) After the discussion, the teacher asks a student from each of the groups to report the decision of their group and to give their reasons for the decision. Step VI Homework 1. Read the passage carefully and underline some words, phrases or sentences which you don’t understand. 2. Preview– learning about language.