人教新课标英语必修4全册教案unit5Word文件下载.docx

1、Enable the students to know something about the various theme parks all over the world, to understand the difference between a theme park and a traditional park and try to finish the comprehending exercises. 1. Learning ability goals 2. Learn how to generalize and compare the similarities and differ

2、ences. Teaching important pointsTo solve the questions in Comprehending, and let the students find out the main idea of each paragraph, give a summary of the text. Teaching difficult pointsHow to give a general instruction/ description of a place. Teaching methodsListening;Skimming;Scanning;Task-bas

3、ed. Teaching aidsA recorder and a computer. The first period reading Step I Revision T: Good morning/ afternoon, boys and girls! First lets have a dictation about the words and phrases in Unit 4. Take out a piece of paper, please. major, local, represent, Columbia, introduce, approach, touch, strang

4、e, express, be likely to, general, avoid spoken, misunderstand, punish, at ease Now, hand in your paper please; Ill check your work after class. Step II Warming up Lets look at the pictures on P33. These are four pictures of different parks A garden in Suzhou, Hyde Park in London, World Waterpark in

5、 Canada, Disneyland. What kind of parks are they? Very good. So what about World Waterpark in Canada? Which one of these parks would you like to visit most if you have the chance?Sa: Of course I would go to Disneyland. I have watched so much about it on TV and Ive been dreaming about shaking hands w

6、ith those lovely cartoon characters and taking pictures with them. Sb: I would like to go to Waterpark, because I like swimming and I like to take part in the activities in water in this park. Sc: I would go to Hyde Park. I want to go horse-riding, and above all, have the experience of making a spee

7、ch in front of a crowd of people like a president. Thatll be really exciting. Step III Reading Skimming Its interesting to listen to your ideas. Today we are going to study a passage about theme parks. The title is THEME PARKSFUN AND MORE THAN FUN. I would like you to read the passage quickly for th

8、e first time to get a general idea of the passage. At the same time, please find out the topic sentence of each paragraph. （3 minutes later） Have you got the main idea of the passage? Who can tell me the topic sentences of six paragraphs?Topic sentences Paragraph 1. Parks provide people with a place

9、 to amuse themselves and to escape their busy lives for a while. Paragraph 2. In recent decades, however, many parks have been designed to provide entertainment. Paragraph 3. Theme parks have a certain ideaa certain themethat the whole park is based on. Paragraph 4. Some are history or culture theme

10、 parks. Paragraph 5. The oldest theme park in the world is Disneyland, built near Los Angeles, California in 1955. Paragraph 6. Other theme parks including marine or ocean parks, science theme parks, and future theme parks. Scanning After the first reading, we have all got a general idea of the pass

11、age. So I would like you to read it carefully again and try to find the answers to these detailed questions. Teacher shows the questions on the screen. 1. What is the basic purpose of theme parks? What do people do there?2. Do these parks charge people for admission?3. What is the purpose of a theme

12、 park?4. What is the differences between a theme park and an ordinary park?DifferencesOrdinary parksTheme parks ActivitiesSize Facilities ChargesSouvenirs 5. What activities will be offered to visitors in a sports theme park?6. Can they do shopping there? What can they buy?7. What can visitors see a

13、nd do in history or culture theme parks?8. What is Disneyland like? What can visitors do there?9. What can people do in marine or ocean theme parks, science theme parks and future theme parks?（10 minutes later） Have you got the answers? I would like some of you to answer the questions. Lets listen a

14、nd check whether they have got them correctly. Teachers check some students for the answers. suggested answers 1. The basic purpose of a park is to provide people with a place to amuse themselves and to escape their busy lives for a while. In these parks, people sit chatting, play games, listen to b

15、irds singing, or just relax a bit. And families go there to have picnics or have fun together in other ways. 2. These parks charge people little or no money for admission. 3. The purpose of a theme park is to provide entertainment. 4. See the following table. Differences Activities rides such as a F

16、erris wheel, merry-go-round of a roller coaster.a variety of things to see and do usually not very largehuge places that visitors often use shuttles to get around no restaurants or hotels restaurants, hotels and shops Charges charge little or none charge for admission Souvenirssell no souvenirs sell

17、 souvenirs in their shops 5. A sports theme park will offer visitors sports to play or watch. 6. Yes. They can buy sports equipment or clothing, such as basketballs, footballs, sneakers and so on. 7. Visitors can see how our ancestors dressed, worked and lived; and how special groups of people dress

18、 today, what they eat and what their homes look like. They might go for rides on animals, help cook cultural foods or have their pictures taken in the clothing of emperors or of minority people. 8. Disneyland is so different from other parks that it seemed like a place of fantasy. Visitors can enjoy

19、 seeing the characters from Disney films, go on exciting rides, visits to castles and get close to life-size cartoon figures. They can also see model villages of life in the past which show how the early settlers in America lived. 9. People can see and swim with dolphins and learn about ocean life i

20、n an ocean park; They can take an active part in experiments in a science theme park; They can go on imaginary trips to space and use advanced computer techniques to experience life in the future park. Step IV Comprehending （P34） Part 1 Lets look back at the title of the passage. THEME PARKS FUN AND

21、 MORE THAN FUN. Why does the writer think that theme parks are places fun and more than fun? I would like you to think about this question and tell me your opinions. S: In my opinion, it means that theme parks are more than amusement parks with rides, such as a Ferris wheel, merry-go-round or a roll

22、er coaster, they are such huge places that visitors often use shuttles to get around, and they have a lot of things to see and do. So they are places fun and more than fun. Part 2 We have read about some of the different theme parks in the world. Have you ever thought of this question: Why do people

23、 build so many different theme parks? I would like you to have a class discussion and tell me 3 purposes for people building theme parks according to this passage. （Some time later） Please express your ideas. Suggested answers Purpose 1 : to provide entertainment. Explanation 1: because they have a

24、variety of things to see and do. Purpose 2: to make a profit by charging for admission and selling souvenirs. Explanation 2: because they all charge money for admission of the hotels, restaurants, and for the rides and shows in the parks as well, and they sell a lot of souvenirs. Purpose 3: to provi

25、de people with some unusual experiences. Explanation 3: because there are parks for people to experience the life in the past, in the future, in the ocean and so on. Part 3 Lets sum up the main idea of each paragraph. Paragraph 1: Parks provide people with a place to amuse themselves and to escape t

26、heir busy lives for a while. Paragraph 2: Theme parks have been designed to provide entertainment with a variety of things to see and do. Paragraph 3: Theme parks have a certain idea/ theme that the whole park is based on. Paragraph 4: The history and culture theme parks. Paragraph 5: The Disneyland

27、. Paragraph 6: The ocean parks and the science theme parks. Theme of the passage: Theme parks Step V Discussion If you have enough time and money, would you like to go traveling to see the natural beauty of the country or go the theme parks to enjoy the exciting experiences? Give reasons for your ch

28、oice. a） Teacher divides the class into groups of four. Each group tries to reach an agreement and to collect as many reasons as possible from the group members. b） After the discussion, the teacher asks a student from each of the groups to report the decision of their group and to give their reason

29、s for the decision. Step VI Homework Remember all the new words and phrases in the reading passage. Write a summary of the reading passage using the new words. The second period Learning about Language （Word formation） Aims To help students learn about word formation. To help students discover and learn to use some useful words and expressions. To help students discover and learn to use some useful