theme parks教案

2-4 students will give their own answers.

step v   discussion
t: 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 choice.
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 reasons 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 listening
teaching goals  
1. target language 
cloth, marine land theme park, dolphins, polar bears, do tricks, a roller coaster, dugout
2. ability goals 
enable the students to master the skill of listening for information.
3. learning ability goals 
help the students learn how to get the skills of listening.
teaching important points  
listen to the three materials about customs, sea world and building a dugout boat and answer the questions correctly.
teaching difficult points  
listen and get the needed information to complete the exercises.
teaching methods  
listening and cooperative learning.
teaching aids   i
a recorder, a cassette tape and a computer.
teaching procedures & ways  
step i   revision
check the students' homework.
step ii   listening (page37 and 38)
students are asked to read questions to find out the requirements first, and then listen to the tape three times to complete the matching exercises and answer the eight questions.
t: please open your books and turn to page37. before you listen to the tape, read the requirements and keep them in mind. pay attention to the important information while listening and you'd better take some notes of it.
t: different countries have different cultures. different na¬tional groups have different customs too. in part 1, we are going to hear about the customs of some national groups. now let's listen to the recording and try to match each group to an example of its customs.
students listen to the recording for the first time.
t: have you got the answers? let' s check.
check the answers together.
t: let's listen to the tape again and answer the questions in
part 2. you may listen to it twice. students listen to the recording for another two times. check the answers to the questions by asking some stu¬dents to answer them.