Period3ReadingandWritingTheGeneralIdeaofThisPeriodThisperiodlaysemphasisonextensivereadingandwriting.Atfirsttheteacherwillcheckthestudents’homework,byaskingsomeindividualstudentstoreadouttheirsummariesofthereadingpassage“PuzzlesinGeography”.Thentheteacherwillaskthestudentssomedetailedquestionsbasedonthereadingpassage.Thisstephastwogoals.Oneistohelpthestudentstoconsolidatewhattheyhavelearntduringthelastperiod.Theothergoalistoleadthetopicto“SightseeinginLondon”.InthenextstepthestudentsareaskedtoreadthepassagefastandwritedowntheplacesthatZhangPingyuvisited.Afterreadingthepassageagain,thestudentswillwritedownthecommentsontheseplaces.Thiswillbedonebyfillinginachart.Sinceitisanextensivereadingpassage,thereisnoneedtounderstanditindetail.Butthestudentsshouldpayspecialattentiontohowthewriterdescribedtheseplaces,becausetheywillundertakeasimilartasknext.Asiswellknown,languagecanonlybemasteredbybeingused.So,thestudentswillnextundertakearatherchallengingtask,thatis,tointroduceoneofthefamousbuildingsorattractionsintheirhometownorhomevillagetoatourist.Theyshouldpracticeinpairsbyaskingandansweringquestions.Thenthestudentswillorganizetheinformationfromthedialogueintoanintroductiontotheattractionsintheirlocalguidebook.Whiledoingthis,thestudentsshouldpayspecialattentiontowording,especiallyverbsandadjectives.TeachingImportantPointsTheimportantwords,phrasesandsentencepatternsinthisperiod.Improvethestudents’extensivereadingability.Trainthestudents’abilitytocooperatewithothers.TeachingDifficultiesTrainthestudents’speakingability,especiallytheabilitytodealwithsomeproblemsinunderstandingeachother.Trainthestudents’writingability.TeachingAidsataperecorderaprojectortheblackboardThreeDimensionalTeachingAimsKnowledgeAimssightseeing,available,tower,uniform,royal,splendid,statue,communism,thrill,pot,smart,site,delight,occasion,longitude,navigation,original,unfair,suggestionbeworriedabout,makealistof,toone’sgreatsurprise,onspecialoccasions,inmemoryof,ringoutthehou...
