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Unit6

UnitSixTravelAroundtheWorld

◆TeachingAims:

1.Totalkabouttraveling

2.Toknowwhatcanbelearnedfromtraveling

3.Tolearntowriteatripitinerary

4.Toknowsevenwondersofthemodernworld

◆TeachingFocus:

1.Listeningandspeaking:

passagesanddialogueslistening;picturesdescribing

2.Usefulwordsandexpressions:

PassageA:

counterpart,relieve

PassageB:

shelter,enroll

3.Readingskill:

pragmaticmeaning

4.Translatingskill:

synthesis

5.Writingskill:

usingcomparisonandcontrast

6.Practicalwriting:

tripitinerary

◆TeachingDifficulties:

Toinitiategroupdiscussionontravel

◆TeachingMethods:

1）Groupdiscussion;2）Studentspresentation;3）Task-drivenandstudent-centeredteachingMethods

◆TeachingAid:

multimedia

◆TeachingProcedures:

Session1

ListenandTalk

1.Leadin

Task1Listentothefollowingpassageandtrytofillthemissingwordsintheblanks.

Step1Lead-inquestions

1.Whysomanypeopleliketraveling?

（benefitoftraveling;createaperfectatmospherefortheobservationoflife;enrichlifeandmemories;observantandalive;seehumor;）

2.Wheredotheyusuallygo?

Giveanexampleforeach.

（historicalattractions;sightseeing;learningaboutdifferentpeoples;seeingdifferentplaces;havesomeleisuretime;studyingforeigncultures…etc.）

Step2Listeningpractice

Thestudentslistentothepassageforthreetimesandfillinthemissingwordsintheblanks.

Teacher:

Listentothepassageforthreetimesandfillinthemissingwordsintheblanks.

Step3Wordstudy

Theteacherlaysemphasisonthefollowingwordsandexpressionsrelatedtothetopic:

enlightenment;obstacle;rewarding;enrich;encounter;distracted;compensate

Teacher:

Canyoupickupthewordsandexpressionsrelatedtothetopic?

Whatarethey?

Task2Picturedescription

Thestudentstalkaboutthepicturesprovidedinthetextbookwiththewordsandexpressionstheyhavelearnedfromthelisteningpassageingroups.

Teacher:

Workingroupstotalkaboutthepictureswiththehelpofthewordsandexpressionsyou’velearnedfromthelisteningpassage.Fiveminuteslateryouwillbeexpectedtodoclasspresentation.

2.DialogueSamples

Dialogue1:

EveryoneisCulturallyIgnorantAboutSomething

Step1Leadinquestions

1.Doyouknowhowtoaskforsomebody’snationality?

（IsupposeyouspeakJapanese?

DoyouspeakGerman?

）

2.AreyouabletotalkaboutculturalignoranceinEnglish?

Step2DialogueSamplesstudy

Thestudentsreadthefirstdialogueinpairsandspeakoutthefollowingsentencesfortalkingaboutculturalignoranceinthedialogue.

Teacher:

Pleasereadthefirstdialogueinpairsandspeakoutthesentencesfortalkingaboutculturalignorance.

Severalminuteslater.

Teacher:

Canyouspeakoutthesentencesyou’vesummarized?

WhatdoesItalyhavetodowithGermany?

Theyareculturallyandphilosophicallydifferent.

Mymotherwouldn’tbeabletotellyouandDavidapart.

Thosearenotfeatureswelookfor.Wearen’tusedtousinghairandeyecolortodistinguishpeople.Wespeakaboutskin-toneandthesizeofpeople’seyes.

WethinkallAsianslookalike.

It’spureignorancetothinkthatotherraces,societiesandnationsarelessintelligentorrefinedthanourown.

Andthentheteacherasksthestudentstogivemoreexamples.

Teacher:

Canyougiveussomemoreexamples?

That’sridiculous!

That’samazing!

AustralianAboriginescanorientthemselvesinthedesertbythesunandstarsaloneandtellwhereundergroundyamsaregrowing.

Thatstuff’sdisgusting!

Dialogue2:

TransportationPossibilities

Step1Lead-inquestion

Teacher:

Whatarethemeansoftransportation?

（Wehavethebus,taxi,jeepneyandrickshaw.）

Step2DialogueSamplesstudy

Thestudentsreadtheseconddialogueandspeakoutthefollowingsentencesthatareusedfortalkingaboutdifferentmeansoftransportationinthedialogue.

Teacher:

Pleasereadtheseconddialogueinpairsandspeakoutthesentencesusefulfortalkingaboutdifferentmeansoftransportationinthedialogue.

Severalminuteslater.

Teacher:

Now,canyouspeakoutthesentencesyou’vesummarized?

（Whatcanwetake?

Isupposeit’stoofartowalkthere.

Jeepneysarepublic?

Whichismoreexpensive?

Whatifwetakeajeepneyandpayforluggageasifitwereaperson.

Theteacherasksthestudentstospeakoutthesentencesthatareusedtoexplaindifferentmeansoftransportationinthedialogueormoresentencesthey’velearnedoutsideclass.

Teacher:

Pleasefindthesentencesusedtoexplaindifferentmeansoftransportationinthedialogue.Whatarethesentences?

（Rickshawsarethosetwo-wheeledcontraptionspulledbyaperson.

Jeepneysareoldjeepsthathavethesidescutoutandlongbenchesputinlengthwisesomorepassengerscansitinthebackofit.

Busesaremoreexpensivebecausetheyareair-conditionedandthestandingroomislimited.）

3.CommunicativeTasks

Task1:

Talkingabouttravelplansforthesummervacation

Roles:

AandB

Situation:

Twofriendsarediscussingtheirtravelplansforhtsummervacation.Oneiseagertoseebeautifulnaturalscenerywhiletheotherisinterestedincultureandhistory.

Thestudentsaregiven5minutestoworkinpairsaccordingtothesituationgivenandthen

role-playthetask.Somestudentsmakecommentsontheirperformance,whichshouldinvolvetheirpresentationofthereal-lifesituationandtheEnglishtheyusefortalkingabouttravelplans.

Teacher:

WorkinpairstodoTask1.Fiveminuteslatersomepairsofyouareexpectedtorole-playthetask,andthentheotherswillbeinvitedtomakecommentsonyourperformance.Thecommentsshouldinvolvethepresentationofthereal-lifesituationandtheEnglishyouusefortalkingabouttravelplans.

Task2:

Talkingaboutthemeansoftransportation

Thestudentsdothetaskafterclassinpairs.

4.ReadandExplore

LexicalpreparationforPassageA

Step1Wordstudy

Keywordsandexpressions:

forthatmatter;counterpart;millabout/around;relief/relieve;nook（s）andcranny（ies）;core;punctually;economy;efficient;approach;soften;spare;deliberate.

Studentsaregiven8minutestopickupthesentencescontainingthewordsandexpressionsfromPassageAwhicharedisplayedonPPT.Theteachermayassigneachgrouptwoorthreewordsorexpressions.

Teacher:

PleasedofastreadingofPassageAandpickupthesentencescontainingthewordsandexpressionsdisplayedonPPT.Group1areresponsibleforthefirsttwowords,Group2…

Sentencestobepickedup:

（1）Awomantaxidriver—theonlywoman,forthatmatter,amongalargecrowdofhermalecounterparts.（Line2&3）

（2）WhenIwalkoutoftheterminal,Iamfacingthecrowdoftaxidriversmillingaboutinfrontofeveryairporttheworldover.（Line5）

（3）Ibreatheasighofreliefwhensheputsmybagintothetrunk,locksitandgetsbehindthewheel.（Line12）

（4）SheknowseverynookandcrannyinandaroundCairo—noeasyfeat.（Line23）

（5）Withamildsenseofhumoraroundadeepcoreofunderstandingofhumannature,Nagattakescontrolofmysightseeingschedule.（Line28）

（6）Everymorningpunctuallyatnineo’clock,Icandependonseeinghershort,solidframeoutsidethehotellobby…（Line29）

（7）Herdeterminedapproachseemstohavegrownonabedofeconomy,onthenecessitytogetasmuchdoneasshepossiblycan.（Line32）

（8）Oneday,asIfindherwaitingoutsideamuseum,sheisjusttakingasparetireoutofthetrunkofthetaxi.（Line41）

（9）Inherefficient,deliberatemanner,shechangesthetire,andhavingdoneso,washesherhandswithbottledwater….（Line.43）

Step2Sentencemaking

Thestudentsmakesentenceswiththefollowingwordsandexpressionsinpairs.

pull…through;belongto;eversince;inturn;millabout.

Teacher:

Let’sdomorepractice.MakesentenceswitheachofthewordsandexpressionsdisplayedonPPT.Threeminuteslateryou’llreadusyoursentences.

Step3Furtherstudy

Wordsforfurtherstudy:

mill（n.）;relieve;core（v.）;punctual/punctuality;approach（v.）;deliberately/deliberation

Theteacherdemonstratesthespecialusageofthewords.

Teacher:

Now,let’shavealookatthespecialusageofsomeofthekeywords.

1.forthatmatter—aphraseusedtoshowthatastatementistrueinanothersituationorcanalsorefertoanotherperson

I’mgoingtoquitsmoking,andsoshouldyouforthatmatter.

Yououghtn’ttohavespokenlikethattoBernard’sfriends,ortoanybodyforthatmatter.

2.counterpartn.—apersonorthingwhichhasthesamepurposeasanotheroneinadifferentplaceororganization

ThePrimeMinisteristomeethisEuropeancounterpartstodiscussthewaragainstdrugs.

Alotofworkshouldbedonebeforethechairmanholdstalkswithhiscounterpart.

3.millabout/around—tomoveaboutinadisorderlyorconfusedway

Crazyideasmilledaroundinhismind.

Translate:

Acrowdmilledaroundinthestreet.

Key:

一群人在大街上兜圈子。

milln.—amachinetocrushcorn,grain,etc.intoflour

ThemillsofGodgrindslowly.

Translatetheabovesentence?

Key:

天网恢恢，疏而不漏。

4.Ithasseenabetterday,…

Paraphrase:

Itisnolongeringoodcondition,…

5.nook（s）andcranny（ies）—smallspaces,sub-divisionsinalocation,building,etc.

Thechildrensearchedeverynookandcrannythatmightharborafrog.

EverynookandcrannyofthispeacefulhouseheldsweetmemoriesofRebecca.

6.punctuala.—arriving,doingsomethingorhappeningattheexpected,correcttime

Themeetingwaspunctualbuttheattendantswerenot.

Ourmanagerisknownasaverypunctualperson.

punctuallyad.—inapunctualmanner

Themeetingstartedpunctuallyat10.00a.m.

punctualityn.—beingpunctual

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