TheSecondPeriodTeachingAims:.Trainthestudents'readingability..LetthestudentslearnsomethingaboutNewZealand.TeachingImportantPoints:.Improvethestudents*readingability..LearnaboutNewZealand'sgeography,climate,naturalbeautyandhistory.TeachingDifficultPoint:Howtohelpthestudentsunderstandthetextbetter.TeachingMethods:.Fastreadingtofindoutthegeneralideaofthetext..Question-and-answeractivitytohelpthestudentstounderstandthedetailedinformationinthetext..1ndividualorpairworktomakeeverystudentworkinclass.TeachingAids:ataperecorder2.acomputer3.amapoftheworld.TeachingProcedures:stepI.GreetingsandRevisionGreetthewholeclassasusual.T:Yesterdaywelearntsomeusefulexpressionstodescribelocations.Now,whocandescribethelocationofChina?S):Letmetry.ChinaliestothewestofthePacificOcean,thesouthofRussiaandMongolia.ltisintheeastofAsia.T:Verygood.stepII.Pre-readingT:(Putupamapoftheworld.)Now,pleaselookatthemap.Therearemanyislandsonthemap.Canyoufindfiveislands?Whocantry?S2：Letmetry.Japan,Iceland,thePhilippinesJndonesiaandNewZealand.T:You*reright.Thankyou.Nowjet'sdescribewheretheyare.Youcandoitlikethis:Itis…inthe???sea/ocean;???tothenorth/south/east/westof???；Thenearestcountryis?,?.Pleasebegin.Onestudent,oneisland.SsJapanliestotheeastofChina.ltisinthePacificOcean.ThenearestcountryisKorea.SpicelandliesintheAtlanticOcean.ltisinthenorthwestofEurope.ThenearestcountryisEngland.S5：ThePhilippinesliesinthePacificOcean.ltisinthesouthofAsia.Malaysiaisthenearestcountryfromit.S6：IndonesialiesinthesouthofAsia.IfsalsointhePacificOcean.ThenearestcountryisalsoMalaysia.S?:NewZealandisinthePacificOcean.ltliesofftheeasterncoastofAustralia.Australiaisthenearestcountryfromit.T:Welldone.Doyouknowwhatthenamesoftheircapitalcitiesare?Ss:Sorry,wedon'tknowallofthem.T:Itdoesn*tmatter.IthinkyoumustknowthecapitalofJapan,don!tyou?Ss:Yes.ItrsTokyo.T:Verygood.DoyouknowinwhichpartoftheIslandTokyois?Ss:Yes.ItisinthenortheastofJapan.T:Quiteright.IfyouwanttogotoJapanfromyourhometown,howcanyougetthere?Ss:Byair.T:Why?(Onestudentstandsupandexplainswhy.)T:You'requiteright.Thankyou.Sitdown,please.Now,letsgoon.DoyouknowwhatthenameofIceland'scapitalcityis?Ss:Sorry,wedon'tknow.S3Jknow,butIcanonlysayitinChinese.ltis“雷克雅未克”.T:OK.Pleasesitdown.ltisspelt"R-e-y-k-j-a-v-i-k“inEnglish.ltliesinthesouthwestofIceland.Wecangotherebyshiporplane.(Inthesameway,theteacherasksthestudentsabouttheotherthreeislandsandletsomestudentsanswer.Iftheyhaveanydifficulty,teachermayhelpthem.)Suggestedanswers:ThePhilippines*capitalisManila.ltliesinthecentreoftheisland.Wecangettherebyairorship.Indonesia'scapitalisDjakarta.ltisinthesouthoftheisland.Wecantakeaship/aplanetogothere.WellingtonisthecapitalofNewZealand.ltliesontheNorthIsland.Wecanarrivetherebyplane.StepIII.ReadingT:Fromthemap,we'velearntthelocationofNewZealandanditscapital.Today,we'regoingtolearnsomethingaboutNewZealand.Beforereadingthetext,let'sdealwiththenewwordsappearinginthetext.(Teacheraskssomestudentstoreadoutthenewwords.Atthesametime,correcttheirmistakesinpronunciation,andgivesomeexplanationsifnecessary.)T:Now,turntoPage28.Readthepassagesilentlyandquickly,getthegeneralidea,andthendotheexerciseonthescreen.Afterawhile,Illcheckyouranswerswiththewholeclass.(Teachershowsthescreen.)Thereadingpassagehasfourparagraphs.Matcheachparagraphwiththebestheading.History2.Climate3.Naturalbeauty4.GeographySuggestedanswers:Paragraph1:4Paragraph2:2Paragraph3:3Paragraph4:1T:Welldone.Now,readthefirstparagraphagain,andthendoanotherexerciseonthescreen.(Teachershowsthefollowingonthescreen)Describethelocationofthefollowinglands,seasandcitiesinrelationtoNewZealand.A.PacificOceanB.TasmanSeaC.WellingtonD.AucklandE.ChristchurchWell,you'regiventhreeminutestodoit.Threeminuteslater.I'llasksomeofyoutodescribethelocationofthem.Areyouclear?Ss:Yes.T:Well,who'dliketodescribethelocationofthePacificOcean?T:Begin,please.(Afterthreeminutes.)Areyouready?Ss:Yes.S4：I'dliketo.ThePacificOceanliestothenorthandeastofNewZealand.T:That'sright.WhereistheTasmanSea?S5：ItliestothesouthandwestofNewZealand.T:Yes,you'reright.Let'sgoon.WhataboutWellington?S6：WellingtonisontheNorthIsland.S?:AucklandalsoliesontheNorthIsland.Ss：ChristchurchliesontheSouthIsland.T:Verygood.Now,readthewholepassageoncemore.Thistime,youshouldpayattentiontothewordsinbold.Afterreading,youneedtotelluswhatthewordsreferto.Atlastjllcheckyouranswers.YouYegivenafewminutestodoit.OK?Ss:OK.(Afewminuteslater,theteacherchecksthem.)Suggestedanswers:L“It”refersto“NewZealand”.“which“refersto“hotsprings”.“thisheat”refersto“theheatfromhotspring.”“thesesettlers“refersto“Europeans??.“it”refersto“England”.StepIV.ExplanationandFurtherUnders-tandingT:Now,pleaselookatthescreen.I'llexplainsomethingdifficulttoyou.(Showthefollowingonthescreen).bemadeupofe.g.Ayearismadeupoffourseasons..besurroundedbye.g.Thatisahousewhichissurroundedbytrees.Wearesurroundedbydangers..makeelectricitye.g.Coalcanbeusedtomakeelectricity..takepossessionofe.g.Youcan'ttakepossessionofthehouseuntilallthepapershavebeensigned..signanagreementwithe.g.Thetwocompaniessignedanagreementwitheachotheroverthepriceoftheproduct.(Bb:bemadeupof,besurroundedby,makeelectricity,takepossessionof,signanagreementwith)StepV.ComprehensionT:We*velearntalotaboutNewZealand.Now,letsdoanexerciseabouttheclimateandweatherinNewZealand.PleaselookatthegraphsonPage29.Thenchoosethecorrectanswersforthefollowingquestions.Firstdoitbyyourself,thencheckyouranswerswithyourpartner.FinallyJ'llcheckyouranswers.Isthatclear?Ss:Yes.Suggestedanswers:1)B2)B3)D4)DT:Veiygood.Fromthechart,whatcanyoulearnabouttheclimateandweatherinNewZealand?Whatinformationdoesthechartnotgive?Whoknows?S9：Letmetry.Fromthechart,wecanlearnthattheclimateinNewZealandisverymild.Itisn'tveryhotinsummerandnotcoldinwinter.ltrainsalot.ThewarmestmonthsareDecembertoFebruary.ThecoldestmonthsareJunetoAugust.Butwedon'tknowithasamildseaclimatefromthechart.T:Welldone.Now,comparetheclimateinChinawiththeclimateinNewZealandandexplainthedifferences.Ifyou'dliketo,makeachart.Fllgiveyoufiveminutestoprepareit.Youcandiscusswithyourpartner.Pleasewriteyouranswersonapieceofpaper.Afterawhile,I'llcollectthem.Doyouunderstand?Ss:Yes.Suggestedanswers:

NewZealandChinaSirnilaritiesLTtrainsalotinsummerinbothcountries,2,TheyarebothinfluencedbythePacificVapor,DifferEHCEs1,Tthasamildseaclimate.Tthasamon-sconclimate.2,Tthasplentyofrainfallsalltheyearround.Theclimateismild.Tnsummer,ithasplentyofra.infallsand1thelEEpEra-lureishigh,whileinwin-ter,itisverycoldanddry,?DifferencEs3TTiedifferenreintempEratureissmall.ThediHer-ERceisgreatr4,ThehoctestrmmhisFebruary,whilethecoldestmonthisAugustrThehottestmonthisJuly,whilethecoldestisJanuary,ReasonsLTtlisintheSouthernHee-sipherEjandit'sanislandcountry,2TtissurroundedbytheParificOreanTtliesintheNorthernHETnisphereandit'saconu-nEntaJcountry,TtisinfluEncedbycontinentalfariors.StepVIListeningandConsolidationT:Now,listentothetape.Thistime,youshouldpayattentiontoyourpronunciationandintonation.(Teacherplaysthetapeandthestudentslistenandfollow.Afterthat,theteachergivesthestudentsafewminutestoreadaloud.)T:Nowcompletethefollowingpassageonthescreen.Don'tlookatyourbooks,please.(Teachershowsthescreen.)NewZealandisanislandmadeupof(1)mainislandsinthe(2)Ocean.Itscapital,(3)JiesontheNorthIsland.(4)weretheearliestpeopletocometoNewZealand.Theybroughtdogs,ratsand(5)suchasthesweetpotatowiththemand(6)mainlyintheNorthIsland.Druingthe19thcentury,(7),mainly(8)hadcometosettleinNewZealand,andtheMaori(9)withthesesettlers.Thatdayisstill(10)asa(11)holiday.NewZealandisacountrywithawarm(12),manyplantsand(13)thatonlyliveinNewZealand.Themostfamousanimalisalittle(14)thatcannotfly.ltiscalledaKiwi.TheNorthIslandisfamousforanareaof