. Material analysis本节课建议用1-2课时学完。主要活动为Section B 的1a和3a。本课通过对天安门广场进行描述，引出方向及方位词，并通过谈论天安门各个建筑物的位置关系来练习方向和方位介词。要求学生通过本课的学习活动掌握黑体单词和短语north, east, west, wait和cant wait to do sth., 理解白体词汇, 学会如何用英语表达方向。同时培养学生的热爱旅游、积极探索、热爱祖国的态度。. Teaching aimsKnowledge aims：1. 学生能正确掌握/ 和 /s/的发音技巧，连读技巧和句子的语调；拼读并运用黑体单词。2. 学生能正确掌握方向和方位词的用法。 3. 学生能进一步掌握时间状语从句的用法。Skill aims：1. 能听懂有关方向、方位的短文或对话。2. 能使用英语来表达方位和方向。3. 能读懂简单介绍事物方位的短文。4. 能用英语简单介绍事物的方位。Emotional aims：1. 具有积极参与课堂上各种英语实践活动的兴趣。2. 培养学生热爱旅游、积极探索、热爱祖国的态度。. The key points and difficult pointsKey points：1. 正确区分/ 和 /s/的发音，掌握连读的技巧和英语语调常识。2. 正确掌握方向和方位词用法。3. 了解天安门广场的相关信息和建筑物的名称。4. 继续学习时间状语从句的用法。Difficult points： 掌握方向和方位词的用法。. Learning strategies1. 善于创设情景，在情景中提高语言交际能力，突显语言交际功能。2. 学会借助关键词进行信息的归纳。. Teaching aids Computer multimedia projector, the pictures of Tiananmen Square, the map, the video of the founding ceremony in 1949. Teaching proceduresStepInteraction patternStudent activityTeacher activityIntroduction（8 minutes）1. The wholeclass work.2. Pair work.3. Group work.4. The wholeclass work.1. Students focus theirattention on the teacher.2. Students act out their conversations toreview the sentencesabout invitation,suggestion, agreementand request. 3. Students from different groups make up sentences. 4. Students enjoy thepictures of TiananmenSquare. Learn the newwords by the leadingof the teacher.1. Greet the students andmake them ready forlearning. 2. The teacher asks thestudents to report theirhomework. Let thestudents act out their ownconversations. 3. The teacher shows thepictures of 2 in Section A. Let the students makesome sentences usingwhile or when. Reviewthe usage of adverbialclauses of time.4. The teacher shows somepictures of TiananmenSquare. Lead to the newlesson. Teach the new words ofplaces of interest byshowing the pictures ofthem: monument androstrum. Teach the new wordschairman, announce andfound by showing thevideo of the foundingceremony in 1949. Teach the word meaningful by showing a picture of New Year. Teach the new word wait by playing the action: Look at yourwatch frequently. At last teach the new words north, east and west with the help of a map.Presentation(10minutes)1. The wholeclass work.2. The whole class work.3. The whole class work.4. The whole class work.5. Group work.6. The wholeclass work.1. Students look at thepicture of 1a andprepare for thelearning of 1a.2. Students watch theflash of 1a to catch the general idea of theconversation. 3. Students check theiranswers with theteacher.4. Students watch theflash again, underline and grasp the new words.5. Students discuss ingroups to find out thedifficult points andsum up the mainpoints.6. Students underline in their books andmake some notes.1. The teacher asks thestudents to look at thepicture of 1a and lead to1a: “Kangkang and Darren are talking about theTiananmen Square. Doyou know what they willmention? Lets watch theflash and find out the answer.2. Teacher plays the flash of1a. Ask the students toanswer the questions: (1) Which city square is the largest one in the world?(2) How long is it?(3) How wide is it?(4) Is it quite meaningful to all Chinese people?3. The teacher asks threestudents to tell the answers.4. Teacher plays the flashagain. Ask the students tounderline the new words in the conversation. Grasp the words of direction, and know about thenames of great buildings.5. The teacher lets the studentsread 1a, and then asks them tolearn in groups to find out thedifficult points. At last letthem sum up the main points.6. The teacher makes asummary to explain the key points and difficult points to the students.Consolidation(10 minutes)1. The whole class work.2. The whole class work.3. The whole class work.4. The whole class work.5. Pair work.6. Group work.7. Individualwork.8. The wholeclass work.9. The whole class work.10. The wholeclass work.1. Students read theconversation after therecording sentence bysentence.2. Students try to followthe speed, payingattention to thepronunciation andintonation.3. Students listen to therecording, and underline the information about Tiananmen Square.4. Volunteers tell theiranswers. 5. Students work inpairs, and introduce Tiananmen Square to their partners.6. Students introduceTiananmen Square and have a competition.7. Students look at thepictures of 2A, andknow about the names of building.8. Students listen andnumber the pictures. 9. Students tell theiran