Learning about Language教案评析

Unit 3 Travel journal---Reading

李怡萱

Teaching goals 1.

Learn something about the Mekong River through reading. 2.

Students can use what they have learned to describe a trip. Teaching important and difficult points: 1.

Understand the text well. 2.

Try to talk about travel and make a travel plan.. Teaching aids: a computer & a projector Teaching procedures Step 1 Lead in (2 min) T : Good morning ,class

Ss : Good morning ,teacher T: Now we continue to learn unit 2. Before reading our passage let us look at these pictures first. （PPT）

Do you think these pictures are very beautiful ? Do you like traveling along a river like this one ?

The river in these pictures is the Mekong river. Today some young people want to travel along the Mekong river by bike like this (ppt). let us try to find out how they make the travel plan before their trip. Open your books page 18 Step 2 Fast reading (7 min)

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In this step, get the students to read the text and finish some tasks. T: Let us read the passage together , when you finish it , you should summary the main idea and then match the main idea with each para. 学生齐读

let us look at your choice Task 1

Match the main idea of each paragraph Para.1

A. The preparation before the trip and details about Mekong river.

Para.2

B. Different attitudes between Wang kun and Wang Wei. Para.3

C. Decide to take a great bike trip along the Mekong river.

Now we know the passage a little . we need to learn the parts one by one and get into the details of each para. Step 3 Careful reading (25 min) First pay attention to the para1 . when he is reading , you should consider these questions . Is there anyone want to read it for us ?

Task 1: details of the paragraph 1 Read the 1st paragraph, answer the following questions: 1. Who takes part in the journey?

Wang Wei, Wang Kun, Dao Wei and Yu Hang. 2. What’s their dream?

To take a great bike trip. 3. Who are Dao Wei and Yu Hang?

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Wang Kun’s cousins who are at a college in Kunming.

4.Who planned the trip to the Mekong? Wang Wei planned the trip. There are Two Reading Comprehension I hope you can find the answers in the para1 1.Wang Kun and Wang Wei’dream was t0_( boys your answer is )_____.

A. travel around China B. travel around Yunnan Province C. take a great motorcycle trip D. take a great bike trip 2. Wang Kun and Wang Wei’s plan was to ___________. (my girls ) A. visit their cousins

B. buy an expensive mountain bike

C. cycle along the Mekong River

D. cycle along from their hometown Let us see para 2 we have known that this para shows us the different attitudes between this cousins , do you want to know what is the differences? After reading this part you should complete these sentences.

I want two boys read this para? Volunteer （两个男生读）

Task 2 : details of the Paragraph 2 What are the different opinions about the trip of Wang Kun and Wang Wei? (分别找人做)

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Wang Wei: 1) She didn’t know the best way

_____________

2) She hadn’t looked at _______.

3) She doesn’t ______________ details.

Wang Kun believes: 1) It is too ______ and high to start in _________. 2) Using an ________ is very important. True or False Here are two sentences can you judge its true or false? (

) 1. Although it is not easy to travel along the Mekong River, Wang Wei insisted on doing so. (

) 2. The Tibetan Mountain where the Mekong River begins is 5,000 meters high. Let us see the last para , in this para we can learn many useful words and expressions about geography and there are six sentences about the river you will give me the right order after reading , please care more about the latter part of this para

Ok girls let us read it together

Task 3 : details in Paragraph 3

Read paragraph 3 and then put the following sentences about the Mekong River in the right order.

a. The Mekong River enters the South China Sea.

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b. The Mekong River begins at a galcier on a Tibetan mountain.

c. At first the Mekong River is small, and the water is clear and cold.

d. The Mekong River enters Southeast Asia e. The Mekong River travels across western Yunnan

Province.

f. The Mekong River leaves China.

Do you catch the right answer Reading comprehension Here also three comprehension questions but you want to do it right you need to consider the whole passage

1. Which sentence is False according to the text? （学生回答）

A. Wang Wei advised Wang Kun to buy a mountain bike and he agreed.

B. Wang Wei seldom listened to others.

C. Before their trip they went to the library.

D. Wang Wei knew the best way of getting to places. 2. When you travel along the Mekong River maybe you can not see_________.(学生回答)

A. waterfalls

B. hills and valleys

C. plains where rice grows

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D. desert 3.(read together) The source of the Mekong is in _______and it enters the_____.

A. Yunnan Province; South China Sea

B. Guizhou Province; East China Sea

C. Hunan Province; East China Sea

D. Qinghai Province; South China Sea

What can they see during the journey? (Para 3) After read the passage , in order to make a better understanding about all kinds of the landforms I will show you these pictures let us complete the sentences together. It begins at a ______ on

a_______ in ________ _________

Then, it____ quickly. It becomes______ as it passes through deep _____. Sometimes, the river enters ____ ____and becomes _______ . After, It travels slowly through ________, and______. By now you must have a clear aim about how to travel I will give you a few minutes to talk about the following ideas

Step 4 Discussion (5 min) 1. According to the passage , what can we learn from them? 2. What kind of transportation do you like best ? Why? 3. If there is a chance to have a trip by bike, Where do you want to go

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first? Four people a pair and later we share your opinion Step 5 summary (1 min) Let us summarize our lesson today . Through the careful reading one by one

Step 6 homework (1min) 1. Read the text again and find the useful words and expressions. 2. Retell the text using your own words.(with the map) Class is over.

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