The United Kingdom（Period 3 Reading and Writing）
ss: yes.t: so today we will learn a passage with the title“sightseeing in london”.t: first read the passage silently and write down all the places that zhang pingyu visited during her trip.(teacher gives the students several minutes to read the passage and finish the task.)s: she visited the tower, st paul’s cathedral, westminster abbey, buckingham palace, greenwich, highgate cemetery and the library of the british museum.t: do you know the full name of the tower?s: is it called the tower of london?t: you are right.then what did zhang pingyu hear when she came out of the westminster abbey?s: she heard the sound of the clock, big ben, ringing out the hour.t: now read the passage again and find out zhang pingyu’s comment on each place she visited.(teacher gives the students several minutes to finish the chart below.)day 1commentsday 2 and commentday 3 and comment11223344t: who would like to come to the blackboard to fill in the chart?s: let me have a try. day 1commentsday 2 and commentday 3 and comment1 the tower1 fancygreenwich: interestinghighgate cemetery:strange2 st paul’s cathedral2 splendid3 westminster abbey3 interestingthe library of the british museum: thrilling, proud4 buckingham palace4 /t: you did a very good job.t: what do you know about greenwich from this passage?s: in greenwich there is a longitude line.it is an imaginary line dividing the eastern and western halves of the world and is very useful for navigation.t: is the original library of the british museum used as a library today?s: no.it is used to display wonderful treasures from different cultures, including some beautiful old chinese pots.step 4 speaking and writingt: in our hometown, there are also some interesting buildings or attractions.work in pairs and choose one of them.one of you is the tourist and the other is the tour guide.the tourist may have a few problems understanding the guide.if so, you may use some expressions on page 15 to help you.now work in pairs and five minutes later, i will ask pairs of you to come to the front to demonstrate your dialogues.(ss work in pairs, meanwhile, the teacher goes round the classroom and helps the students to deal with any question that they may meet with.)(after about five minutes.)t: are there any volunteers?ss: let us have a try.t: good.a: welcome to xishan town.b: thanks.would you please recommend some famous scenery in your hometown?a: i suggest you should go to linwu cave in our town.it is in the east of our town.