2012高中英语 Unit 3 Travel journal Listening Speaking and Writing教案 新人教版必修1

Unit 3 Travel JourneyListening, Speaking and WritingTeaching goals:1). To read the passage A NIGHT IN THE MOUNTAINS 2). To use the language by reading, listening, speaking and writing. Teaching important and difficult points:1).Improve the students’ writing ability.2).Enable the students to understand the passage better.Step 1 Lead-in1. Enjoy the music “青藏高原”2. Appreciate the beauty of Tibet.3. Ask students several questions about the pictures, e.g.What do you think of these pictures?What’s the weather like there?Do you want to go there? etc.4. Talking about Tibet.Have you ever been to Tibet? Do you want to travel in Tibet? Can you tell me something about Tibet? Tibet lies on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau of the southwest border of China. The average height of the whole region is more than 4,000 meters above sea level, for which Tibet is known as “Roof of the World”. The highest peak of Tibet, also the highest in Himalayas and in the whole world, is Everest Peak, which is as high as 8,846.27 meters above sea level. Although a part of China, Tibet has a unique culture of all its own. It is mainly inhabited by Tibetans, a minority nationality of old and mysterious people. Tourist attractions include the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Jokhang Temple, and a number of Buddhist sacred places. Tibet (Xi Zang in Chinese) is to the south of Xin Jiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Qing Hai Province, to the west of Sichuan, to the northwest of Yunnan and to the north of India and Nepal. Its population of 2.3 million people come from a variety of ethnic groups including Tibetan, Han, Monba and Lhota. Its capital city is Lhasa. Northwest Tibet, mainly Qing Hai plateau, is home to a variety of unusual...