Module5MyhometownandcountryUnit3Languageinuse课型Revisionandapplication教学目标Knowledge:Ability:Writingskill:Describingyourownhometown.Improvethestudents’writingability.MoralEducation:Learningabouthowtodescribeyourhometownandcountry.教学重点Tocheckandpracticenewwords;topracticethesentencestructures;Toapplyskillsincommunicatingabouthometownandcountry;教学难点Comparatives..教学方法Formalandinteractivepractice教学用具Multi-Media(orTaperecorder,OHP)教学过程Step1Warmingup:1.Studentstellsomethingaboutthegivencitiesingroups.2.ChecktheanswersinActivity3Mumbai:It’sabigcityinthewestofIndia.It’sonthecoast.CapeTown:It’sacityinthesouthofSouthAfrica.It’sonthecoast.RiodeJaneiro:It’sabigcityintheeastofBrazil.It’sonthecoast.Alexandria:It’sabigcityinthenorthofEgypt.It’sontheRiverNile.LosAngeles:It’sabigcityinthewestoftheUSA.It’sonthecoast.NewYork:It’sabigcityintheeastoftheUSA.It’sonthecoast.Darwin:It’sacityinthenorthoftheAustralia.It’sonthecoast.Melbourne:It’sabigcityinthesouthofAustralia.It’sonthecoastParis:It’sthecapitalcityinthenorthofFrance.It’sontheRiverSeine.Moscow:It’sthecapitalcityinthewestofRussia.It’sontheMoscowRiver.设计意图：通过对各个国家的描述，使学生掌握对目标语有更深刻的了解和运用。Step2Aroundtheworld:1.Studentsreadthepassageandanswerquestions.1)WhereareWashingtonD.CandNewYork?TheyareontheeastcoastoftheUSA.2)WhichcityisthecapitaloftheUSA?It’sWashingtonD.C.3)Whichcityisbigger,busierandnoiser,WashingtonD.CorNewYork?NewYork.4)ArethebuildingsinNewYorkshorterthanthoseinWashingtonD.C?No,theyaren’t.2.Studentsreaditaloud.3.Detailexplanation:ThebuildingsinNewYorkaretallerthanthebuildingsinWashingtonD.C.thebuildings可用those代替，当前面为不可数名词或可数名词的单数时，则用that代替同一性质的事物。e.g.Theweatherinthesouthisalwayshotterthanthatinthenorth.设计意图：通过这一环节了解华盛顿和纽约，使学生更好的掌握对城市的描述和形容词比较级的表达。Step3Grammar:Grammarlearning1.Askthestudentstoturn“small,nice,heavy,big”intocomparatives2.Checktheanswers:small--smaller,nice--nicer,heavy--heavier,big–bigger3.Forcusthestudents’attentiononthefourdifferentwaysinwhichtheyareformed:1)small–smaller:justadd“-er”2)nice–nicer:add“-r”3)heavy–heavier:change“y”into“i”andadd“-er”4)big–bigger:doublethefinalletterandadd“-er”4.Explainthattheseareregularruleswhicharealwaystrue,andthattheyshouldlookatthestructureoftherootadjectiveinordertodecidehowtowritethecomparativeform.设计意图：通过对语法的总结和训练，帮助学生熟练掌握形容词比较级的表达。Step4Activity1:Toaskandanswerquestionsabouttheplaces(Activity1)e.g.China/UK----IsChinasmallerthantheUK?----No,itisn’t.ChinaisbiggerthantheUK.1)LosAngeles/Shanghai----IsLosAngelesbusierthanShanghai?----No,itisn’t.ShanghaiisbusierthanLosAngeles.2)NewYork/Cambridge----IsNewYorksmallerthanCambridge?----No,itisn’t.It’sbigger.3)HongKong/London----IsHongKongbiggerthanLondon.----No,itisn’t.It’ssmaller.4)ChangJiang/RiverThames----IsChangJianglongerthantheRiverThames?----Yes,itis.It’slongerthantheRiverThames.设计意图：通过这一环节，让学生再一次训练本课重点知识。Step5Additionalexercises:TotranslatethesentencesintoEnglish.(Handouts)1.大连在中国的北部，有590万人口。DalianisinthenorthofChinaandithasapopulationof5.9millionpeople.2.上海有多少人口？What’sthepopulationofShanghai.3.香港有七百万人口，所以上海更大。HongKonghasapopulationofsevenmillion,soit’sbiggerthanShanghai.4.上海有七百年的历史。Shanghaiissevenhundredyearsold.5.伦敦是英国的首都，有七百万人口。LondonisthecapitalofEnglandwithsevenmillionpeople.6.中国以长城闻名于世。ChinaisfamousfortheGreatWall.7.在英格兰的北部，有一些湖泊和大约1，000米高的山脉。InthenorthofEngland,therearesomelakesandabout-one-thousand-meter-highmountains.8.汕头的天气冬暖夏凉。It’sneververyhotinsummerorverycoldinwinter.9.纽约的建筑物比北京的要高一点。ThebuildingsinNewYorkarealittletallerthanthoseinBeijing.10.我的家乡在中国的东南沿海地区。MyhometownisonthesoutheastcoastofChina.设计意图：通过对句子表达的练习，帮助学生梳理所学的对价祥和国家的描述和形容词比较级的表达，以便更好的运用。Homework:MakingapostercomparingtwocitiesorriversinChina.
