The Third Periods Reading

The Third and fourth Periods ReadingTeaching goals1. Target languagea. Words and expressions: under attack bring., back in ruins, once again, look out overb. Sentence patterns：(1)Where there is a river, there is a city. (2)Strong, proud and united, the people of St. Petersburg are the modern heroes of Russia.2. Ability goalsEnable the students to obtain the fast speed reading ability, such as skimming, scanning abilities, and enlarge their views of culture.3. Leaming ability goalsLet students learn how to describe places with the target language in this unit.Teaching important pointsSolve the four Qs in POST-READING and recall the students' sense of protecting cultural relics.Teaching difficult pointsAnalyze the writing characters of the text, and let the stu-dents get the conclusion of the real heroes of St. PetersburgTeaching methodsSkimming method, task-based method, role-play method.Teaching aidsA recorder and a computer.Teaching procedures & waysStep I Revision (7 mins)Ask students to show their famous cultural sites in China.Step II Pre-reading (5 mins)Show some other pictures to attract the students and then use the three questions in Pre-reading on Page 45 to lead in the text The students may think that the first question is difficult to answer. But after reading the text, they will find this is a good question. It makes us learn that to know the history of a city is the most important thing for a visitor.Step III Listening (2 mins)Play tile tape for the first paragraphStep IV Reading (13 mins)Qs: Where is the city located? Who built it at first? Who destoryed it and at last who rebuilt it?Step V Post-reading (3 mins)Step VI Language Foucs (5 mins)Step VII Discussion (7 mins)Do you think in China we have cities like St. Petersburg? Work in groups of 8, one student notes down what other students in your group say, then reports it in front of us.