TheSecondPeriodTeachingAims:1.Trainthestudents'readingability.2.LetthestudentslearnsomethingaboutNewZealand.TeachingImportantPoints:1.Improvethestudents'readingability.2.LearnaboutNewZealand'sgeography,climate,naturalbeautyandhistory.TeachingDifficultPoint:Howtohelpthestudentsunderstandthetextbetter.TeachingMethods:1.Fastreadingtofindoutthegeneralideaofthetext.2.Question-and-answeractivitytohelpthestudentstounderstandthedetailedinformationinthetext.3.Individualorpairworktomakeeverystudentworkinclass.TeachingAids:1.ataperecorder2.acomputer3.amapoftheworld.TeachingProcedures:stepⅠ.GreetingsandRevisionGreetthewholeclassasusual.T:Yesterdaywelearntsomeusefulexpressionstodescribelocations.Now,whocandescribethelocationofChina?S1:Letmetry.ChinaliestothewestofthePacificOcean,thesouthofRussiaandMongolia.ItisintheeastofAsia.T:Verygood.stepⅡ.Pre-readingT:(Putupamapoftheworld.)Now,pleaselookatthemap.Therearemanyislandsonthemap.Canyoufindfiveislands?Whocantry?S2:Letmetry.Japan,Iceland,thePhilippines,IndonesiaandNewZealand.T:You'reright.Thankyou.Now,let'sdescribewheretheyare.Youcandoitlikethis:Itis…inthe…sea/ocean;…tothenorth/south/east/westof…;Thenearestcountryis….Pleasebegin.Onestudent,oneisland.S3:JapanliestotheeastofChina.ItisinthePacificOcean.ThenearestcountryisKorea.S4:IcelandliesintheAtlanticOcean.ItisinthenorthwestofEurope.ThenearestcountryisEngland.S5:ThePhilippinesliesinthePacificOcean.ItisinthesouthofAsia.Malaysiaisthenearestcountryfromit.S6:IndonesialiesinthesouthofAsia.It'salsointhePacificOcean.ThenearestcountryisalsoMalaysia.S7:NewZealandisinthePacificOcean.ItliesofftheeasterncoastofAustralia.Australiaisthenearestcountryfromit.T:Welldone.Doyouknowwhatthenamesoftheircapitalcitiesare?Ss:Sorry,wedon'tknowallofthem.T:Itdoesn'tmatter.IthinkyoumustknowthecapitalofJapan,don'tyou?Ss:Yes.It'sTokyo.用心爱心专心T:Verygood.DoyouknowinwhichpartoftheIslandTokyois?Ss:Yes.ItisinthenortheastofJapan.T:Quiteright.IfyouwanttogotoJapanfromyourhometown,howcanyougetthere?Ss:Byair.T:Why?(Onestudentstandsupandexplainswhy.)T:You'requiteright.Thankyou.Sitdown,please.Now,let'sgoon.DoyouknowwhatthenameofIceland'scapitalcityis?Ss:Sorry,wedon'tknow.S3:Iknow,butIcanonlysayitinChinese.Itis“雷克雅未克”.T:OK.Pleasesitdown.Itisspelt“R-e-y-k-j-a-v-i-k”inEnglish.ItliesinthesouthwestofIceland.Wecangotherebyshiporplane.(Inthesameway,theteacherasksthestudentsabouttheotherthreeislandsandletsomestudentsanswer.Iftheyhaveanydifficulty,teachermayhelpthem.)Suggestedanswers:ThePhilippines'capitalisManila.Itliesinthecentreoftheisland.Wecangettherebyairorship.Indonesia'scapitalisDjakarta.Itisinthesouthoftheisland.Wecantakeaship/aplanetogothere.WellingtonisthecapitalofNewZealand.ItliesontheNorthIsland.Wecanarrivetherebyplane.StepⅢ.ReadingT:Fromthemap,we'velearntthelocationofNewZealandanditscapital.Today,we'regoingtolearnsomethingaboutNewZealand.Beforereadingthetext,let'sdealwiththenewwordsappearinginthetext.(Teacheraskssomestudentstoreadoutthenewwords.Atthesametime,correcttheirmistakesinpronunciation,andgivesomeexplanationsifnecessary.)T:Now,turntoPage28.Readthepassagesilentlyandquickly,getthegeneralidea,andthendotheexerciseonthescreen.Afterawhile,I'llcheckyouranswerswiththewholeclass.(Teachershowsthescreen.)Thereadingpassagehasfourparagraphs.Matcheachparagraphwiththebestheading.1.History2.Climate3.Naturalbea...
