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Unit 1 Dream homes Comic strip and welcome to the unit Teaching Aims: 1. Learn some names of places of interest, cities and countries in the world. 2. Arouse the students’ interests in the differences between countries. Step 1. Lead-in Show some well-known places of interest in China for the Ss to enjoy and let Ss know the phrase: place of interest: the Elephant Trunk Hill in Guilin the Palace Museum Step 2. Presentation 1. Show some pictures to learn some words about different places and teach some countries and their capitals. Countries and Capitals: Japan Canada Russia the USA the UK France Tokyo Ottawa Moscow Washington DC London Paris 2. Then read aloud the new words. palace town Canada France Japan Russia UK (United Kingdom) next to Step 3. Practise Practise in pairs like this to talk about some places of interest to arouse the Ss’ interest in the topic in this unit. A: Do you like travelling（旅游）?

B: Yes, I do. A: What places of interest do you know? B: .... Step 4. Presentation Present some pictures for Ss to learn some places of interest and the names of the countries and capitals. Then ask Ss to complete Part A on Page 7. Step 5. Practise Talk about each picture, using Part B as a model. Step 6. Learn the conversation 1. Discuss in groups before watching the video: Where do you think Eddie would like to live？Why？

2. Answer the questions: 1) Where would Eddie like to live? 2) Why would Eddie like to live next to a restaurant? 3) Which is Eddie’s favorite restaurant?

3. Act out the conversation. 4. Fill in the blanks: Eddie doesn’t want to live in a ________. However, he would like _______ next to a __________. He _______ the biggest ________ in Fifth Street best. Step 7. Explanation 1. dream homes 梦想家园

2. live in a palace 住宫殿

3. live next to a restaurant 住在饭店隔壁

4. big 大的 ----- bigger 更大的 -----biggest 最大的

5. learn about sth. 了解某事

6. in different counties 在不同的国家

7. What’s the capital of Canada?

It’s Ottawa.

Step 8. Exercises 翻译：

1. ---你想到法国旅游吗？

---是的，很想去。

2. 它是镇里最大的饭店。

3. 加拿大的首都是什么？ 4. 这张照片来自哪个国家？

5. 美国紧靠加拿大。

Homework: 1. Remember the new words and language points in this lesson. 2. Preview the new words in Reading.