Period 3Reading and WritingThe General Idea of This PeriodThis period lays emphasis on extensive reading and writing.At first the teacher will check the students homework, by asking some individual students to read out their summaries of the reading passage “Puzzles in Geography”.Then the teacher will ask the students some detailed questions based on the reading passage.This step has two goals.One is to help the students to consolidate what they have learnt during the last period.The other goal is to lead the topic to“Sightseeing in London”.In the next step the students are asked to read the passage fast and write down the places that Zhang Pingyu visited.After reading the passage again, the students will write down the comments on these places.This will be done by filling in a chart.Since it is an extensive reading passage, there is no need to understand it in detail.But the students should pay special attention to how the writer described these places, because they will undertake a similar task next.As is well known, language can only be mastered by being used.So, the students will next undertake a rather challenging task, that is, to introduce one of the famous buildings or attractions in their hometown or home village to a tourist.They should practice in pairs by asking and answering questions.Then the students will organize the information from the dialogue into an introduction to the attractions in their local guide book.While doing this, the students should pay special attention to wording, especially verbs and adjectives.Teaching Important PointsThe important words, phrases and sentence patterns in this period.Improve the students extensive reading ability.Train the students ability to cooperate with others.Teaching DifficultiesTrain the students speaking ability, especially the ability to deal with some problems in understanding each other.Train the students writing ability.Teaching Aidsa tape recorder a projectorthe blackboardThree Dimensional Teaching AimsKnowledge Aimssightseeing, available, tower, uniform, royal, splendid, statue, communism, thrill, pot, smart, site, delight, occasion, longitude, navigation, original, unfair, suggestionbe worried about, make a list of, to ones great surprise, on special occasions, in memory of, ring out the hour, set the time, have a photo taken, stand on either side of the line, on show, be proud of, leave sp.for sp., fall asleepWorried about the time available, Zhang Pingyu had make a list of the sites she wanted to see in London.It seemed strange that the man who had developed communism should have lived and died in London.Ability AimsLearn some rough information about the attractions in London.Improve the students extensive reading ability.Train the students speaking ability, especially the ability to deal with some problems in understanding each other.Train the students writing ability.Emotional AimsTrain the students ability to cooperate with others.Stimulate the students love of their hometownKnow that London is a place greatly influence by invaders.Teaching ProcedureStep 1 GreetingsTeacher greets the students as usual.Step 2 RevisionT: In the last period, we learned some basic information about the United Kingdom, especially the historical influence on the geography and its historical attractions.First, whod like to read your summary of the passage?S: The United Kingdom consists of four countries, which joined together little by little in history, and this can be seen from the Union Jack.But the four countries dont work together in every area.England is the largest of all and it can be divided into three zones.Both London and England were greatly influenced by different invaders.T: Excellent.T: I will ask you some general questions about the UK.While answering them, you cant refer to your textbooks.T: No.1 What are the four countries in the United Kingdom?S: They are England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.T: No.2 When did Great Britain come into being?S: It came into being in 1603, when King James of Scotland became King of England and Wales as well.T: No.3 What are the three zones in England?S: They are the South, the Midlands and the North.T: No.4 Do the four countries in the UK work together in every area?S: No.They work together in some areas, but they have developed different educational and legal systems as well as different football teams for competitions like the World Cup!T: No.5 Which group of invaders did not influence London?S: The Vikings.T: What did the invaders left in London?S: The Romans built the oldest port in the 1st century AD, the Anglo-Saxons built the oldest building in the 1060s and the Normans constructed the oldest castle in 1066.T: So there must be very beautiful sceneries to see if we go to London one day.Step 3 Extensive ReadingT: Do you still remember the