第二課時SectionA(2a-2f)

TeachingObjectives

Inthisclass,studentswill：

1.compareAdam'sandPeter'sholidayexperiencesandmakeasummary.

2.useadjectivestodescribesummerholidayexperiences.

3.sharetheirsummerholidayexperienceswiththeirpartners.

TeachingAdvice

Lead-in

Review

1.AskquestionsaboutYaming'sandEmma'sholidays.

Inthelastlesson,wetalkedaboutYaming'sandEmma'sholidays.Doyourememberwheretheywentandwhattheydid?

2.LetstudentsknowthattheyaregoingtotalkaboutAdam'sandPeter'sholidaysinthislesson.

LookandSay

ShowstudentsseveralphotosofYulongMountainandtheoldtownofLijiang,andthenaskthemquestions.

◆Whatcanyouseeinthesephotos?

◆Doyouknowwhatplacesthesephotosshow?

◆WhichprovinceareYulongMountainandtheoldtownofLijiangin?

◆Haveyoueverbeentothesetwoplaces？/Whatdoyouthinkofthesetwoplacesfromthephotos?

CulturalTip：YulongMountainisthesouthernmostsnow-cappedmountainintheNorthernHemisphere.Itssteepandbeautifulpeaksmakeitanaturalwonder.Itattractsthousandsoftouristseveryyear.TheoldtownofLijiangwasbuiltintheSongDynasty.It'soneofthelargestoldtownsinsouthwestChina.Theoldstreets,housesandmarketsthereshowhowpeoplelivedinthepast.Besides,thelocalsnacksarealsotasty.

Pre-listening

1.Havestudentsskimtheconversation,andthenaskthemtoidentifywhowenttoYunnanduringtheholiday.

2.Encouragestudentstosummarizewhattheconversationisaboutintheirownwords.

While-listening

2a

1.AskstudentstoreadthesentencesA－Finthebox,andmakesuretheyunderstandthemeaningofeachsentence.

2.Letstudentslistentotheconversationandcompletetheconversationbychoosingthecorrectsentences.

3.Checktheanswerswiththestudents.

2b

1.Letstudentsreadtheconversationagainandcompletethetable.

2.Checktheanswerswiththestudents.

CulturalTip：Steamedchickensoup,knownas“Qiguoji”inChinese,isafamousYunnandish.Itusesaspecialpotcalled“Qiguo”tocookthechicken.Whenmakingthisdish,thereisnoneedtoaddwaterbecausethesteamfromtheboilingwaterwillcookthechickenslowly.

2c

Askstudentstoreadthesummaryandtrytofilltheblankswithoutreadingtheconversation.

Checktheanswerswiththestudents.

2d

Havestudentslistentotheconversationagainandreadaftertherecording.

LanguageTip：Theteachercanaskstudentstocirclewordslikeanything,anywhere,nothing,everyoneandsomeoneintheconversation.Explainthatthesearecalledindefinitepronouns.Theyareusedtorefertouncertainthings,placesorpeople.

Letstudentsrole-playtheconversation.Theninvitetwoorthreepairstoperformtheconversationifthereisenoughtime.

Post-listening

FurtherThinking

Askmorequestionstohelpstudentsthinkaboutthethematicmeaningoftheconversationandhowitrelatestotheirownlifeexperiences.

◆DidPeterandAdamspendtheirholidaysinthesameway?

◆Howdidtheymaketheirholidaysmeaningfulandenjoyable?

◆Inwhatwayscanwemakeourholidaysmeaningfulandenjoyable?

2e

1.Askstudentstoreadthewordsandtickthewordsthatdescribetheirlastsummerholidayexperiences.

2.Invitesomestudentstosharethewordstheychooseandaskthereasons.Theteachermayusethefollowingquestionsasprompts.

◆Howwasyourlastsummerholiday?

◆Whywasit…？

◆Whatdidyoudo？/Didyougoanywhereinteresting？/…

◆Didyoudoanythingspecial？/…

2f

1.Showthegivenexamplein2ftostudents.Askthemtosharetheirsummerholidayexperienceswithapartner.

2.Invitetwoorthreepairsofstudentstoperformtheirconversationsforthewholeclass.

Summary

Askstudentstosummarizehowtotalkaboutaholidayexperience.

Homework

FinishtherelatedexercisesinthebooksproducedbyYouyi.

BlackboardDesign

TeachingReflection

Inthislesson,IusedlotsofphotostointroduceYulongMountain,theoldtownofLijiangandthe

steamedchickensoup.Studentswerereallyinterestedintheculturalcontentofthislesson.Meanwhile,Iusedquestionstoconnecttheconversationwiththestudents'ownlives,whichmadethemthinkmoreabouthowtomaketheirholidaysmeaningful.However,Istillnoticedsomeproblems.Whensomestudentsweretalkingabouttheirownholidayexperiences,Ifoundtheirexpressionswe