Period 2
Teaching aim:
To help the students to understand the text
To learn the reading strategy
To learn the vocabulary about the text
Teaching important point:
How to develop the reading ability of students
How to get the general idea of the text
Teaching difficult point:
How to grasp the skills of learn a brochure
Teaching methods
Reading explanation
Teaching aid:
computer
Teaching procedures:
Step 1 Greetings
Great the class as usual
Step 2. Revision
Review the language point in welcome to the unit
Step 3 Lead-in
Zhao Ning went on a trip to London . she collected a brochure about th e Underground. We will find the history of its development and the important people who influenced the London Underground. Next, we will learn the brochure and deal with the questions.
Step 4. Fast-reading
Questions
1. When was the first underground system opened?
2. Why was the Victoria Line important?
3. What did Charles Holden do?
Suggested answers
1. In 1863.
2. It was important because it linked with other lines at almost station , making the system more user-friendly.
3. He is the architect that designed many of the new stations built between 1918 and 1938. Many of the stations are still in use today.
Step 5. careful-reading
Ask the students to read the passage again and finish C1 and C2 and part D.
C1.
Questions
1. Why was an underground system first developed in London?
2. What was the London Underground like in 1863?
3. What did Charles Yerkes do to improve the underground?
4. What are some of the different things that the underground has functioned as?
5. what happened to the London Underground after World War Ⅱ?
6. What does it mean when the brochure says that the underground system is user-friendly?
Answers
1. Most railway tracks did not go into the London city centre, so buses were required . This increased traffic on the road. The underground system transported more people without increasing traffic on the road.
2. The carriages did not have windows and were pulled by steam engines through narrow tunnels.
3. He bought many of the different lines and set up the Underground Groups.
4. The underground has functioned as a bomb shelter, an aeroplane factory, an anti-aircraft centre and meeting rooms for the government administration.
5. After World War Ⅱ， more lines were added because more people traveled on the underground.
6. It means that many of the lines are linked at many stations .Therefore , it is very convenient for riders
To go to different places in the city from any station.
C 2
Date Event
1854
1863
1868
1884
1933
1918--1938
After 1945
1977
Answers:
1. An underground railway was decided to be built.
2. The first tunnels were opened.
3. The next section of the underground system was opened.
4. The underground service was provided in the middle of the city.
5. A public organization was created.
6. London Transport was expanded.
7. More people traveled on the underground and more lines were added.
Step 6 practice
Finish part D on page 52
Keys
1 .d . 2. e. 3. b. 4.f. 5.c. 6.h. 7.g. 8.a.
Step 7 summary and homework
Period 3
Teaching aim:
To help the students to master some important words and phrases
Teaching important point
Distant transport link to accelerate function
Teaching difficult point:
How to help the students to master these important language points
Teaching methods
Reading explanation
Teaching aid:
computer
Teaching procedures:
Step 1 Greetings
Greet the whole class as usual.
Step 2 Revision
Ask some students to speak out the form of a debate
Step 3 Explanation
In this class , we will deal with the language points in reading, Listen carefully and write them in your notebook..
1. distinction 聲譽(yù)，聲望，區(qū)別，級別
eg I don’t understand your distinction: surely all painting is art?
draw/make a distinction between 對…… 加以區(qū)別
gain/win distinction 出名
win a distinction for 因 … … 而獲功勛
with distinction 以優(yōu)異的成績，以杰出的表現(xiàn)
without distinction 無差別的，一視同仁地
2 . distant [adj] 遙遠(yuǎn)的，冷淡的，疏遠(yuǎn)的，不易見的
be distant toward sb. 對某人冷淡
in the distance 在遠(yuǎn)處
at a distance 相距，相隔， 稍遠(yuǎn)處
from a distance 從一定距離
keep sb at a distance =keep one’s distance from
與… … 保持一定的距離
e.g 1. At a distance of six miles you can’t see much.
2. We can see the ancient ruins in the distance.
3.You can see the picture clearly if you stand at a distance.
Practice
The dog looked dangerous , so I decided to keep my distance from it .
The faces of four famous American presidents on Mount Rushmore can be seen from a _______of 60 miles.
A. length B. distance C. way D. space
3 transport
transport sth from … to …
the transport of goods by air
in transports of delight
Eg1.A bus transported us from the airport to the city.
2. The transport of goods by air costs a lot.
Practice
The cars ________to the far-off countries by ship.
A. have transported B. are transporting
C. are transported D. transport
4. accelerate 加速， 促進(jìn)。 [v]
acceleration [n]
accelerator 加速器
accelerate the pace of 加快… …的步伐
eg They are making every effort to accelerate the pace of change in the electronics industry.
5．Choke 阻塞， （使窒息）
The smoke from the stove almost choked me.
Choke back 抑制（憤怒，悲痛）
Choke down 勉強(qiáng)咽下，抑制
choke up 堵塞， （緊張得）說不出話來
Practice
Her voice was ________sobs. [B]
A. choking up B. choked with
B. choked up D. choking with
6． Narrow 窄的， 狹隘的
He has a narrow mind . 他度量很小
He was lucky to have a narrow escape from death.
他很辛運(yùn) ，九死一身。
He narrowly escaped being punished
他差一點(diǎn)受到懲罰
7. dozen
(1). 與具體數(shù)詞 a, many , several 等連用
I want three dozen eggs.
(2). 有指示代詞物主代詞要加of
I want three dozen of these eggs(your eggs)
(3). Dozens of
I have been there dozens of time.
Practice
------ How many ______these eggs would you like ,Madam?
------Three dozen, please. [C]
A. dozen B. dozens C. dozen of D. dozens of
Step home work and summary
Period 4
Teaching aim:
To help the students to master the usage of some important words and phrases
Teaching important point:
Some important words and phrase:
give up, try out, try on, recommend, manage to do sth, focus on, open up,
there is a high probability that…….
Teaching difficult point:
How to help the students to use the important words and phrases to do
the exercise
Teaching method:
Ask the students to do the exercise
Explain the exercise to the students
Teaching aids:
The blackboard, the workbook
Teaching procedures:
Step 1 Greetings
Greet the whole class as usual.
Step 2 Revision
Ask the students to translate some phrases
carry out, take place, due to, try out on, consider…to be, give up,
due to, turn…into, manage to do sth, share…with…..
Step 3 Exercise
Fill in the blanks with the correct words.
(try out, try on, give up, give off, turn up, turn into, realize, come true)
1. The drug has not been _____ on humans yet, so it cannot be put on the market.
2. You had better ____ these shoes before you buy them.
3. She did not _____ her job as a businesswoman after she married.
4. The sun ______ energy in the form of heart and light,
5. The experience as a volunteer has ____ him ___ a man with a strong will.
6. John failed to ____ at his daughter’s birthday party, greatly disappointing her.
7. Helen was a very smart girl. She ____ her dream of becoming an engineer with the help of her parents.
8. After many years of hard work, his dream to go abroad________
Suggested answers:
1--- tried out 2---try on 3---give up 4---gives off 5---turned into
6 ---turn up 7---realized 8---come true
Fill in the blanks with the words and phrases from the box.
(contemporary, recommend, application, fundamental, transparent, quantity, widespread, unable to, potential, purify)
1. The company is looking to produce a new mobile phone in large ______ to sell at a cheap price.
2. Can you ____ a good restaurant for dinner?
3. In ____ society, it is important to learn English in order to communicate with people in other countries.
4. The water in the local river became too polluted to drink and we were unable to ____ it.
5. The university received more than 5,ooo _____ for its new course beginning in the new term.
6. There are many ______ dangers to drivers on the highway.
7. The ____ use of computers has made life much more convenient.
8. Ten years ago, he fell from a tree and was badly injured, so he is now ___ look after himself.
9. The glass in the door was _____, so we could see right through.
10. Learning the English letters is _____ to learning the language.
Suggested answers:
1---quantities 2---recommend 3---contemporary 4---purified
5---application 6---potential 7---widespread 8---unable to
9---transparent 10---fundamental
Step 5 summary and homework