Unit 18　New Zealand

s7:japan lies to the east of china.
s8:the philippines is to the south of china.
s9:korea lies to the east of shandong province.
s10:russia lies to the north of europe and asia.
s11:mongolia is to the north of china.
s12:india lies to the southwest of china.
s13:thailand lies to the south of china.
s14:the himalayas lies to the southwest of china.
step ⅳ.listening
t:next,let's do some listening.turn to page 27 and look at the listening part.first part 1.listen to the tape and look at the map of dolphin island.then complete the map with information you hear.i'll play the tape for the first time.listen carefully and do part 1.(teacher plays the tape for the students to listen.after listening,the students are given two minutes to check their answers with their partners.)
t:have you finished?
ss:yes.
t:ok.let's go on with part 2.before listening to the tape,you need to go through with part 2 and make sure you know what to do.
(teacher gives the students one or two minutes to go through with part 2.then play the tape again.after a while,check their answers in class.if the students have any difficulty,teacher may play it again.)
step ⅴ.speaking
t:now look at speaking at page 27.today we'll talk about the birthplaces of our grandparents,parents and ourselves.first,answer my question.where were you born?any volunteer?
s15:i was born in taiyuan.it lies in the centre of shanxi province.
t:do you know how far it is from beijing?
s16:i think it's about 300 kilometres.
t:ok.do you know where your parents were born?
s16:yes.my mother was also born in taiyuan,while my father came from a small town in shanghai.
t:what about your grandparents?
s16:my grandmother was also born in a small village of shanghai.my grandfather moved to shanghai from sichuan province.
t:good.thank you.sit down,please.next,let's talk about the birthplaces of our families.before you talk about it,you can go through with the following expressions on the bb:north china,south china,west china,east china,northeastern china,central china,southeastern china,in the north/south/east/west of…,to the north/south/east/west of…,in the northern/southern/eastern/western part of…,northeastern/northwestern/southeastern/
southwestern.they're helpful in describing locations.
(teacher gives the students a few minutes to read the useful expressions.then let the students read the dialogue on page 27 and act it out.)
t:(after that)please make up a new dialogue according to the one acted before.after a while,i'll ask some pairs to act before the class.(a few minutes later.)