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1、Unit 3 The land down under新Unit 3 The land down underTeaching Goals:1. Talk about Australian history, geography, nature, customs and culture.2. Practise expressing prohibitions and warnings.3. Review the Predicative.4. Write a description of animals.Teaching Time: Five periodsThe First PeriodTeachin

2、g Aims:1. Learn and master some new words for names of places.2. Do some listening.3. Do some speaking to practise expressing prohibitions and warnings.Teaching Important Points:1. Improve the students listening ability.2. Master the important phrases and expressions.3. Make the students be free to

3、talk about the favourite places, give reasons for their decision and make some dialogues.Teaching Difficult Points:1. How to finish the task of speaking.2. How to make dialogues correctly.Teaching Methods:1. Warming up to arouse the students interest in visiting Australia.2. Listening activity to he

4、lp the students go through the listening material.3. Making simple dialogues to practise the students speaking ability.4. Individual, pair work or group work to make every student work in class.Teaching Aids: 1. a computer courseware 2. a tape recorderTeaching Procedures:Step 1 Greetings:Greet the w

5、hole class as usual.Step 2 Free talk and Lead-inT: Today well learn a new unit The land down under. “down under” means “in Australia”. (Write them on the Bb.) So well talk about the land in Australia. Have you been to Australia?S: No, but we hope well go there one day.T: Do you know something about

6、Australia?S: Yes. Australia is in Oceania. Its in the south of the earth. It lies in the South Pacific Ocean.T: Very good. What interests you most in the country?S: Australia has a special kind of animal called “Koala”. It only eats leaves of a particular eucalyptus tree. There is also a kind of ani

7、mal named “kangaroo” in Australia.S: Australia also has many great buildings. Sydney Opera House interests me. It is described as the greatest one in the 20th century.S: T: Ok. Youve known much about Australia. Please look at the map of Australia in your textbooks. It shows six states and two territ

8、ories, and some famous cities, such as Sydney, Canberra, and Melbourne. We can also see the Great Barrier. Please read the new words after the recorder first, and then try to remember them. (Teacher gives students a few minutes to prepare. Then teacher checks them.)T: If you have a chance to visit A

9、ustralia. Which of the places would you like to visit?S: Id like to visit Sydney. Because it is a seaside city in Australia. I think it has rich beaches and many parks that are really worth seeing. In it, there is the most famous Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge.S: I hope to visit Ca

10、nberra. It is the capital of Australia. I think it has many places of interest. It is the greatest coral in the world. It lies off the northeast coast of Australia. I can dive there and see all kinds of ocean plants. It must be great fun.Step 3 ListeningT: In Australia, there are many other places t

11、o visit, such as James Church, Hyde Park Barracks and modern skyscrapers. And there we can do a lot of things, like surfing, rafting, bush-walking, cycling and other adventure travel. In the listening practice, there are some people to travel. Where will they go? Why will they go to the places? What

12、 will they bring and how can they stay safe? Well listen to the tape to know them. Now open your books and turn to Page 20 to read each exercise. In them, there is a new word “outbreak” (Write it on the Bb.) It means “remote inland area where few people live especially in Australia.” Are you clear a

13、bout the word?Ss: Yes.T: Ill give you two minutes to go through the exercises to make sure you know what to do.T: (Two minutes later.) Now listen to Part 1 of the tape. For the first time, you just listen to get the general idea. When I play the tape for the second or third time, youll try to finish

14、 Ex. 1 and Ex. 2. Are you clear about that? Ok. Lets begin. Listen carefully.(Teacher plays the tape. When students are doing Ex.2, teacher should pause the tape for the students to write down their answers. At last, check the answers with the whole class. If necessary, play the tape once more.)(In

15、the same way, teacher plays the second part of the tape and asks students to do Ex. 3)Step 4 SpeakingT: From the listening part, we know that some people do on their travels. Now its our turn to plan a trip to Australia. Work in groups of five. First you are meeting to decide where to go and what to

16、 do. And you must give the acceptable reason. One of you in each group serves as a guide. If you have any questions, he will answer your questions and help you prepare for your trip. Then finish the role cards on Page 21.(Teacher gives students a few minutes to prepare. Then asks four students to fi

17、ll in the cards on Page 21.)T: Ok. Now Ill give you another minutes to make up a dialogue about your discussion and write it down on a piece of paper. While doing this, you can use the expressions on the screen. They can help you.(Show the expressions for prohibitions and warnings on the screen.)Exp

18、ressions for prohibitions and warnings:You cant / mustnt . Dont smoke! Look out!If you.youll . Dont be late! Take care!Youd better (not) do it. No, noise, please. Be careful!T: (A few minutes later.) Are you ready?Ss: Yes.T: Which group would like to give a performance?A: Well all want a trip to Aus

19、tralia, so lets have a discussion to decide where to go and what to do. I would like to go bushwalking, because I can listen to the voice of nature and enjoy the beauty of it there, I will have a relax at the same time. What shall I need to bring?Guide: Enough food is necessary. You cant forget to b

20、ring a tent, a cellphone and a plastic bag to collect waste. You should also bring something to protect yourself, such as knives, ropes.B: If were in danger, what should we do?G: If a snake attacks you, you can use a long stick to frighten it away. A knife will help you if you meet into a dangerous

21、animal. At night, a big fire will make animals keep off.B: I prefer to go cycling, enjoying the beautiful view. What do I need to bring?G: I think you should bring some food, a plastic bag, an umbrella and a camera.D: How do we enjoy our journey?G: When you see attractive views, you can take photos.

22、 Its convenient to go cycling. You can go wherever you want to go.C: I want to drive through the country. Because I will make a good understanding of different cultures.G: I advise you to drive a cross-country vehicle. Fill it with enough gas every day and bring a spare tire. Youd better eat and dri

23、nk enough.C: Whats the best time to check the car?G: Before starting out, you must examine it carefully, including the check of tires, the engine and the brake. You should also take a camera and a notebook to make some notes.D: Ill go surfing because its exciting. I can enjoy the beauty of broad sea

24、.C: Where should we go surfing?G: There are many places in Australia, where the charming broad sea and strong waves will make you forget to return. C: We have a one-week holiday, and as you know, we dont want to spend too much money. What place do you advise us to go to?C: I think going surfing is c

25、heaper. Besides, you all need a relax as youll continue your study later. I think after surfing, all of your will have a clear head.Step 4 HomeworkIn this class, weve talked about some flowers, done the listening and practiced describing how to plant some vegetables. Now todays homework: Do exercise

26、 3 on Page 30. Have a talk with your partner. Next class well have some students talk about it before class. Thats all for this class.Period 2 ReadingTeaching aims:1. Get the students to learn and master the new words and expressions:2. Get the students to learn the whole text and grasp the main ide

27、a of it to improve their reading ability.3. Learn the fine quality of the scientists in the text.Teaching important points:1. Master the usages of the useful words and expressions above.2. Improve the students reading ability.Teaching difficult points:1. The usages of some words and expressions.2. H

28、ow to train the students reading ability in learning the text.Teaching methods:1. Explanation to get the students to have a clear idea.2. Discussion to get the students to understand the text easier.Teaching Aids: A computer, a courseware and a tape recorderTeaching procedures:Step 1 Greetings and L

29、ead-inIn the last period, I told you to describe the process of planting and growth of the young plant. Now Ill let one student to do this before class.Step 2 Fast-readingLets read the passage to learn about Australia to check your answers. Please read quickly.Introduction(outline)1. How large is Au

30、stralia?4. Whats the capital of Australia?7. What does the Australian flag look like?Body(history)2. What was Australia founded?3. Who lives in Australia?Conclusion (language)9. How is Australian English different from British and American English? Now please read the passage again and answer the qu

31、estions on the blackboard and then give me your answers.1. Australia is made up of six states and two territories.4. The capital of Australia is Canberra.7. Its flag shows the UK flag and a large star with seven points. Six of the points represent the original states and the seventh stands for all t

32、he territories. The other stars on the flag represent the Southern Cross.2. Australia was founded in 1901.3. Aborigines, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, British and people from other countries live in England.9. Australia English is different from British and American English in pronunciation and some of the vocabulary.Now youve understood the general idea of the passage. Please read the pa