TheSecondPeriodTeachingAims:1.Masterthefollowingwordsandexpressions:restore,replace,recreate,inruins,underattack,givein,inpieces,bring…backtolife,cometrue2.Learnthefollowingsentencepatterns:“Itistruethat…”“doeverythingwecantosaveourcity.”3.ImprovetheSs’readingability.4.EnabletheSstobeawareofthesignificanceofprotectingculturalrelics.TeachingImportantPoint:HowtoimprovetheSs’readingability.TeachingDifficultPoints:1.Howtograspthemainideaofaparagraph.2.HowtohelptheSsmastertheuseofsomeusefulwordsandexpressions.3.HowtoenabletheSstousethesentencepatternscorrectly.TeachingMethods:1.DiscussionmethodtomaketheSsunderstandwhatthey’velearnedinclass.2.Pairworkorgroupworktogeteverystudenttotakepartintheteaching-and-learningactivities.TeachingAids:1.ataperecorder2.aprojectorandsomeslidesTeachingProcedures:StepⅠ.GreetingsandRevisionGreetthewholeclassasusualandcheckthehomework.StepⅡ.Lead-inandPre-readingT:OK.Wesawmanybeautifulsitesyesterday,whichhavefamousculturalrelics.So,whatdoyouthinkofthosesites?Doyouthinkthemgreat?Ifso,sites?Doyouthinkthemgreat?Ifso,whatmakethemgreatinyouropinion?Nowlet’shaveadiscussion.Discussthefollowingquestionsonthescreenwithyourpartner.(Teachershowsthefollowingonthescreen.)1.Somecities,likeParisandBeijing,arecalledgreatcitiesoftheworld.Inyouropinion,whatmakesacitygreat?2.Whatareyourfavouritecities?Why?3.Whatculturalrelicsarethereintheplacewhereyoulive?Howimportantarethey?T:I’llgiveyoufiveminutestodoit.Afterthat,I’llasksomestudentstosaytheiranswers.Doyouunderstand?Ss:Yes.T:OK.Youcanbegin.(TeachergoesamongtheSsandjoinsthemintheactivities.)T:(Infiveminutes.)Timeisup.Areyouready?Ss:Yes.用心爱心专心T:Who’dliketoanswerthefirstquestion?S1:Ithinkthebeautyofthecitymakesitgreat.S2:Inmyopinion,it’sthehistorythatmakesacitygreat.S3:Maybe,it’sthegreatmanwhomakesitgreat.S4:Agreatcityisusuallythecapitalofacountryandhasalargepopulation,likeParisandBeijing,therearemanyculturalsites,suchastheImperialPalace,theSummerPalace,theHeavenTemple,theForbiddenCity.Soitisgreat.ParisistheeconomicandpoliticalcentreofFrance.ItisfamousfortheEiffelTowerandtheLouvre.Inaword,alonghistoryandfamousculturalrelicscanmakeacitygreat.S5:…T:Yes,allofyourideasareworthpraising.Andallofthethingsyoumentionedcanmakeacitygreat.Andwhat’syourfavouritecities?S6:IlikeBeijingbest,becauseitisthecapitalcityofChina.S7:IthinkmyfavouritecityisChengdu,theplacewhereIwasbornandgrewup.Iloveitsweather,peopleandfood.S8:IlikeShanghai,becauseit’ssomodernandbeautiful.S9:IlikeKunming,“theSpringCity”,becauseitisbeautifulwithflowersandgreentreesallyearroundandtheweatherthereisverynice-it’snottoohotandnottoocold.T:OK.Verygood.Whataboutthethirdone?S10:ThereareMountLaodingandShangdangmenintheplacewhereIlive.T:Howimportantarethey?S10:BecauseyoucanseethebigbronzestatueofEmperorYanonMountLaodingfromfaraway.It’sabout40metreshigh.It’sreallyattractive.AndShangdangmencanremindyouofthefamousbattlethere.T:Verygood.StepⅢ.Reading(Teacherdealswiththenewwordswiththewholeclass)T:Todaywe’regoingtoreadapassage.Itisespeciallyconcernedwiththegreatpeoplewhomakeacitygreat.ThegreatcityhereisSt.PetersburginRussia,whichisregardedasagreatcityofheroes.Whyisitsocalled?Let’sopenthebooksandreadthetextquickly.Trytofindtheanswerstothetwoquestionsonthescreen.(Teachershowsthefollowingonthescreen.)1.WhyarethepeopleofStPetersburgheroes?2....
