Unit3OnlinetoursReading(I)I.TeachingaimsandlearningobjectivesBytheendofthelesson,studentsshouldbeableto:1.usedifferentreadingskills;2.describesomefamousplacesinNewYork;3.graspthemainideaofthearticle.II.Teachingcontents1.Newwordsandphrases:guide,icon,click,Asia,Africa,Europe,America,world-famous,trade,southern,international,gather,huge,darkness,island,lawn,several,relax,hard,musical,bottom,pick,play,website,somuchforsth.,atthetopofthepage,atthebottomofthepage,sincetheearlytwentiethcentury2.Newstructures:WallStreet,theworld-famoustradecentre,ishereatthesouthernendofManhattanIsland.FurtheronisTimesSquare.Everyyear,thousandsofpeoplegatherhereonNewYear’sEve.It’sexcitingtoseethehugeglassballfallingthroughthedarkness!Withseverallakes,hillsandalargegreenlawn,it’sagoodplacetorelaxafterahardday’swork.Ithasbeenfamousforitstheatressincetheearlytwentiethcentury.III.Focusofthelessonandpredictedareaofdifficulty1.Touseskimmingorscanningtogetthemainideaorspecificinformation.2.Tofindouttheindicatingwordswhilescanning.3.Toknowthestructureofthearticle.IV.TeachingproceduresStep1Lead-in1.EnjoyavideoT:Today,Iwilltakeyoutovisitsomewonderfulplaces.First,let’senjoyavideoaboutdifferentplacesofinterest.T:Aswecansee,therearemanydifferentplacesofinterestintheworld.Wouldyouliketovisittheseinterestingplaces?Doyouthinkitispossibleforustotravelaroundthemwithinseveralhours?【设计意图：利用视频提高学生的学习热情，导入新课。】Step2Pre-reading1.Brainstorming(1)Whatdoyouthinkoftheseplacesofinterest?(2)Haveyouevertravelledabroad?2.AroundtheWorldinEightHoursT:Perhapsyoudonothaveenoughtimeormoney.Today,let’svisitsomeinterestingplaceswiththehelpofthewebsite’sguide.InthisarticleAroundtheWorldinEightHours,youwillknowhowtovisitdifferentplacesinonlyeighthours.【设计意图：通过头脑风暴，让学生说出对景点的感受，通过与学生的自由交谈，了解他们的旅游经历。告诉学生本课可带他们在短短几小时内环游世界，激发他们的求知欲。】Step3While-reading1.Task1:Fast-readingT:Whendoingfastreading,youarenotrequiredtogeteverydetailinthepassage.Youshouldscanandskimfortheinformationneeded.(1)SkimmingandScanning.Skim:Readthepassagequicklyinordertofindthemainpoint.快速阅读找出文章的中心思想或主要意思。T:Skimthepassageandfindoutthemainidea.Scan:Readthepassageandfindouttheparticularinformation.快速阅读找到某一具体信息。T:Scanthepassageandansweraquestion:Howcanyoustarttheonlinetour?【设计意图：介绍两种快速阅读技巧，结合一个段落让学生真正掌握技巧。】(2)Moreinformation.T:Readthepassageasfastasyoucanandanswertwoquestions:What’sthenameofthewebsite?Whichcitywillyouvisit?T:Sometimes,wecangetinformationfromthetitle,thepicturesandthefirstsentenceofeachparagraph.【设计意图：通过快速阅读，培养学生利用标题、插图、首句等来获得信息的意识。】(3)Mainideaofeachpart.T:Readthepassageagain.Thenworkingroupsandtalkaboutthemainideaofeachpart.【设计意图：通过快速阅读和小组讨论了解文章的结构，增强学生的篇章意识。】2.Task2:Carefulreading(1)Part1T:Let’sreadPartOneandthinkovertwoquestions.Youcancirclesomeusefulwordswhilelookingforanswers.a.WhatisRobin?b.Whatcanyouseeatthetopofthepage?T:Wecanseethe“Tour”iconatthetopofthepage,andifweclickontheicon,wecanvisitAsia,Africa,Europe,Americaandmore.(2)Part2T:ReadthesecondpartofthepassageandfindouthowmanyplacesofinterestinNewYorkarementionedandwhattheyare.Youcancirclesomeusefulwordswhilelookingforanswers.T:Let’slearnmoreaboutthefourplaces.Paragraph3:ReadParagraph3andfillintheblanks.Paragraph4:WouldyouliketovisitTimesSquare?WhatcanwedoonNewYear’sEve?ListentoParagraph4andtell“T”or“F”.Paragraph5:ReadParagraph5andthendescribeCentralParkfromfouraspects.Paragraph6:ListentoParagraph6andchoosetherightanswer.T:CompleteExerciseB2.FillintheblanksaboutNewYork.(3)Part3T:SomuchforNewYork.Doyouwanttostartyournewtour?Readthelastpartandfindouttheway.【设计意图:通过精读课文的每一个部分，鼓励学生寻找文章的细节信息，深层次地了解相关内容。】Step4Post-reading1.MakeaninterviewT:Wehavelearntalotaboutthewebsite“AroundtheWorldinEightHours”.ImagineoneofyourfriendswantstolearnsomethingaboutthewebsiteandNewYork.Workinpairsandmakeaninterview.Youcanusetheconversationonthescreenasamodel.2.MakeaflowchartT:Howaretheideasorganizedinthispassage?Lookattheflowchart.3.DescribethethreefamousplacesinNewYork【设计意图：通过采访、完成流程图和复述等不同形式的活动，帮助学生更深一步的理解课文。】V.Homework1.Readthearticleafterclass.2.SearchformoreinformationaboutNewYork.
