Travelling教案Unit 2 Travelling Warm-up activities 1 Before looking at the comic strip, revise some of the adj.used to describe personalities focusing particularly on 鈥榮mart鈥 Also revise comparatives and the structure 鈥榯here be鈥 Preteach structures (鈥榃hat is 鈥ike, It鈥檚 like鈥 out of context. 2 Ask students to study the page for a few minutes. Encourage them to ask any questions about the conversation. Invite more able students to give comments about the last sentence. 3 After students have grasped the amusing message of the page, use it as a starting point for brainstorming on 鈥榃hat is school like鈥Ask students make comments, write everything on the Bb. 4 Do a mini survey of students鈥opinions.Presentation (Welcome to this Unit) 1Introduce the idea of the main language spoken in different countries around the world. Start with Chinese then move on to English. English is used as a main language in the following countries: Britain, Ireland, the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Talk to students briefly about different varieties of English used around the world. 2 Ask students to read the list of words in Part A. Check for pronunciation and explain any unfamiliar words. Give them more British and American words to match. Language points Why don鈥檛 dogs鈥 What is school like Be like watching TV, fewer advertisements, autumn鈥昮all, American football鈥昮ootball, football鈥晄occer, film鈥昺ovie, secondary school鈥昲igh school, etc. Homework 1 Learn the language points by heart. 2 涓璇句笁缁P.13 3 Preview the Reading Part. Presentation (Reading A) 1Talk about different countries to introduce the idea that there are different kinds of schools around the world. 2On the Bb, write the headings 鈥楲ife in a Chinese School鈥 Brainstorm quickly students鈥ideas about what they want to tell people in other countries about their school life. Focus on enjoyable and special aspects of school. 3Write 鈥楲ife in a British school鈥and Life in an American School鈥on the Bb. As a pre-reading activity, ask students what they think lives in these schools are like. Elicit subjects, different class activities, extra-curricular activities and clubs. 4 Ask students to read the text. Explain any difficult words. 5 Divide the class into two groups. Allocate one of the letters to each group. In pairs, ask students to underline the main points . Then ask them to circle all the keywords in the text. Ask students to make a gird with the different 鈥榃h-鈥questions. Presentation (Reading B) 1Ask students to do Part B1 on their own.Encourage students to check their answer with a partner. Invite less able students to find and underline the words in the text on page 20. Check answers orally with the whole class. 2 Divide the class into pairs. Students read the conversation in Part B2 first without filling the blanks. Check whether they understand the conversation. 3 Ask a pair of more able students to read the conversation to the class, pay attention to fluency, pronunciation and stress. Provide feedback on the correct choice of words for each blank.Presentation (Reading C) 1 Do the class feedback as a quiz. Divide the class into eight groups. Students check their answers with members of their group. Ask students to close their books while I read the sentences and tell me whether the sentences are true or not. 2 Ask students to correct the false sentences. 3 Explain and read the words in the box in Part C2 .Ask students to look at the pictures on the page and complete the task on their own. Students select the correct phrases for each picture. 4 Ask students to check in the text on page 20 to find out whether each picture is from John or Nancy. 5 Write some questions about the reading passage. * What are the names of the two students * What are the names of their towns * Why does John love Home Economics most * How old are students when they learn to drive in American * What do older students do at the buddy club * What is the name of Nancy鈥檚 buddy Language points (Part A) Year 8, a mixed school, have lessons together, Home Economics, how to cook and sew, how to do things for myself, cook healthy and tasty meals, a reading week, have to, the end of each class, as well, in 9th grade, driving lessons, drive me to school, it鈥檚 faster than taking a bus, twice a week, spend a lot of time practicing, go to a bubby club, help me with my homework, my hero, have a great time doing Language points (Part B) A close friend, with a pleasant taste, an article by a girl from the USA, be called, someone you admire very much Homework 1 Learn the language points by heart. 2 涓璇句笁缁P.14-15 3 Preview the Vocabulary Part. Presentation 锛圴ocabulary锛1 This section helps students expand their active vocabulary about school subjects. Ask students to read the words in the box and match pictures with correct subjects on their own. 2 Check answers with class as a whole. 3 Point out that two adj. are introduced, one using the prefix 鈥榰n-鈥and the other using the suffix 鈥less鈥 Give them more e