Module7Countries本单元由Unit1NewYorkisintheeast.Unit2BeijingisthecapitalofChina.组成，谈论国家、首都、城市及地理方位等。同时通过学生查看百科全书或到图书馆、互联网上查阅相关资料，制作一个英语简报，介绍自己最喜欢的国家或城市，贴到班级的板报栏中展示，并和其他同学用英语交流相关信息。Unit1NewYorkisintheeast.Teachingaims:WashingtonD.C.isthecapitaloftheUSA.It'sintheeast.Teachingimportance:Direction.Teachingdifficulties:CountryTeachingTools:ReporterTeachingsteps:Stepone:Warmup1Singasong.2Ontheboardwritethewords'UnitedStatesofAmerica'.ShowthestudentsamapoftheUSAordrawaroughmapontheboard.AskthestudentsiftheyknowanythingabouttheUSA.TheymayhaveheardofNewYork,Hollywood,Disneylandandperhapsthenamesofsomefamouspeople.Writethestudents'suggestionsontheboard.Talkabouteachonebrieflyoraskthestudentstogivesomeinformationaboutthem.3Ifthefollowingnamesarenotontheboard,writethemandindicatethesyllablesandstress.4Saythewordsandgetthestudentstorepeatthem.Makesuretoleavethewordsontheboardforthefollowingactivity.Steptwo:ListenandpointEnsurethatthestudentsrememberthewords'city'and'country'.Say,'IsBeijingacity?'Nodyourheadandpromptthestudentstoanswer,'Yes,itis.'Thensay,'IsShanghaiacountry?'Shakeyourheadandthestudentsshouldsay.'No,itisn't.'Promptthemtocontinueandadd,'It'sacity.'Let'splayagame:Iamgointtocalloutthenameofsomethingandyouhavetosaywhetheritisacityora1country.OK?Stepthree:ListenandsayDrawaroughmapoftheUSAandmarkthefollowingplacesonthemap:NewYork,SanFranciscoandWashingtonD.C.Allowthestudentstolookatthemapforoneminuteandthenerasethenames.Leavecirclestomarktheplacesyouhaveerased.Nowpointtoacircleandask,'Whichplaceishere?'Thestudentsshouldrespond,'That's[cityname].'Stepfour:Point,askandanswerShowamapofChinaordrawoneontheboard.Markthecompasspointd'east'and'west'iftheyarenotalreadyonthemap.Nowwritethenamesofsomecitiesthatareintheeastandsomethatareinthewest.Explaintothestudentsthatyouaregoingtocalloutthenameofacityandtheyhavetosayifthecityisintheeastorwest.Stepfive:HomeworkUnit2BeijingisthecapitalofChina.Teachingaims:BeijingisthecapitalofChina.2It'sinthenorth.Teachingimportance:Talkaboutcountry,cityandcapitalandsoon.Teachingdifficulities:directionTeachingTools:RecorderTeachingSteps:Stepone:WarmupWritesomecountries'wordsontheboard,sayandgetthestudentstorepeatthem.Explainthatyouaregoingtocalloutthenameofacountryanditscapitalcityandastudenthastogototheboardandconnectthetwowordsbydrawingaline.Continuetheactivityuntileachcountryislinkedtoitscapitalcity.Havethestudentscopythenamesintotheirexercisebooksandcontinuetheactivityinpairs.Steptwo:ListenandpointTellthestudentsthatyouaregointtocalloutthenameofacity.Theyhavetosaywhichcountryitisthecapitalof.Stepthree:ListenandsayHavethestudentslookatthetwopicturesandtrytoworkoutwhichcitiestheyshow(LondonandBeijing)Getthestudentstotryandpredictwhatthesongwillbeabout(EnglandandChina).YoushouldpointoutthattheboyisnearBigBeninLondoninthefirstpicture.InthesecondpicturetheboyisattheTian'anmenSquare.FindoutifthestudentswouldliketovistittheUKandifso,why?Ontheboardwritethewords'ChinaandEngland',getthestudentstobrainstormideasaboutplacesandthingsinEnglandandChina.Writetheirsuggestionsontheboard.Stepfour:singPlaythespokenversionofthesongandgetthestudentstorepeatthewords.Playthesecondversionandletthestudentslistentothemelodyortheycansingalongwiththemusic.Dividetheclassintotwogroups.TellonegrouptheyareEnglandandtheothergroupisChina.Geteachgrouptowriteawordaboutthatcountryonalargepieceofpaper.Theyshouldusethelistontheboardthattheycameupwithin'Beforesingingthesong.'Getthe'China'grouptosingtheverseaboutChinaandthe'England'groupsingstheoneaboutEngland.Astheysing,theyshouldholduptheirpiecesofpaper.Stepfive:HomeworkGetthestudentstomakeaposteraboutEnglandorChina.Theycanusemagazinepicturesordrawpictures,andthenwritethenameofeachplaceunderneath.Atthetoptheycanputthetitle,'CometoEngland'or'CometoChina'.3
