8B Unit1導學案及教案1

2. after that, show ss some pictures of  other popular tourist attractions around the world one by one. and introduce the background information at the same time:
mount fuji: it is a symbol of japan. there is snow on top of this mountain.
the leaning tower of pisa: this tower is in italy. it is leaning.
the little mermaid: it’s s statue of a girl in denmark. the girl has a fish’s tail instead of legs.
the statue of liberty: it is in new york city, usa. it stands for liberty.
the tower bridge: it is a large bridge over the river thames in london, it has twin towers.
3. divide the class into pairs. talk about the photos in part a on page25 tell ss to work together to fill in the blanks with words from the box. then check the answers with them. make sure they can speak out the names, and then show some of them on the screen.
4. ask ss to write down the country where each of the sights can be found. show the countries on the screen in random order and ask some ss to match the places with their corresponding countries. then check the answers with them.
5. ask ss to work in pairs to talk about what people usually do when they visit some place. make them speak out some phases like see the beautiful view, go skiing and so on. then ask them to work in pairs to talk about each of the photos. tell them to use daniel and millie’s conversation in part b as a model. encourage more ss to expand the model conversation to include things they know and want to do themselves.
model:
s1: what’s this?
s2: it’s the great wall of china—a symbol of china.
s1: what can people do there?
s2: they can see the beautiful view there.
step 4 .finding and writing expressions
ask ss to go over page 24 and 25 again to find out and write down all the useful expressions. 
go on a trip to…, join…, take…out for a few days, bring...with me, come on, take the bag,  visit different places, do a project on…, find out more about…, discuss one’s ideas with…, prepare a fact file, write about one’s dream holiday, talk to…about…, use…as a model, replace….with…, go hiking, go skiing, see the beautiful view（ show some of them on the screen.）
step 5.practice
do some exercises :
1. translation.
2. write a short composition.
step 6. activities
divide the students into groups of four. take turns to make a plan:
suppose two of ss are eddie and hobo, the other two are guides from different travel agencies/people who live there…,
ask them if they can introduce the places to eddie and hobo .e.g.
places: the tower bridge…