初中英语牛津译林版八年级下册Reading教案及反思

Unit 3 Online tours

The Second Period

Reading （1）

Teaching aims:

1. To know some famous places in New York.

2. To grasp the main idea of this article according to the key words and context.

3. To grasp some basic skills of reading.

Teaching steps:

Step 1 Revision

Fill in the blanks.

1. Daniel keeps two white _____ (mouse) as pets.

2. I ________ (receive) an email from my cousin two days ago.

3. I ________ (see) this movie before.

4. They used a knife ______ (open) the door.

5. This old man can use a computer _____ (do) word processing.

6. I don’t like watching football games. Let’s ______ (change) a channel.

Answers: 1. mice  2. received   3. have seen  4. to open  5. to do   6. change

Step 2 Free talk

Do you like travelling?   Do you know these places?

Present a world map, teach the words of Asia, Africa, Europe, etc.

Step 3 New words

Teach the new words.

guide  n.导游，向导        icon   n. 图标       click  v. 点击

world-famous adj. 举世闻名的    trade  n. 贸易     international adj. 国际的

gather  v. 聚集，集合     huge adj. 巨大的        darkness  n. 黑暗

island  n. 岛屿           several det. 几个，数个        lawn n. 草坪

relax  v. 放松，休息     hard  adj. 艰难的        musical  n. 音乐剧

bottom   n. 底，底部

Step 4 A fun way to travel

Daniel does not know the meanings of some words on the web page. Help him match the words on the left with the meanings on the right. Write the correct letters in the blanks.

1. trade          2. international       3. gather        4. huge

5. several         6. relax             7. century       8. musical

a. a play filled with many songs

b. rest after work

c. come together

d. a period of 100 years

e. more than two

f. the activity of buying and selling

g. two or more countries taking part in something

h. very large

  Answers: f, g, c, h, e, b, d, a

Step 5 Skimming

Skim the article and find the answer to the question:

Where do we visit following the guide?

How many places are mentioned(提到) in the article?

Step 6 Intensive Reading

Part 1 Pre-travelling

Answer the questions:

1. What's the guide's name?

2. How can we start out tour?

3. How long will it take us to travel around the world?

4. Where are we going to visit?

Answers: 1. Robin.

        2. Click on the "Tour" icon at the top of the page.

        3. In eight hours.

        4. New York, the biggest city in the USA.

Part 2 While travelling

1. What places of interest are mentioned in this article?

2. Where is the Wall Street？

3. What can we see in Wall Street? Why?

4. What will happen in Times Square on New Year's Eve?

5. What's in the park?

6. What can people do in the Central Park?

7. What is the Broadway famous for?

8. How long has it been famous?

9. Where does the famous song “Memory” come from?

Answers: 1. Wall Street, Times Square, Central Park and Broadway.

        2. It is at the southern end of Manhattan Island.

        3. We can se many big companies and international banks. Because it is the world-famous trade centre.

        4. Thousands of people gather there and they feel excited when they see the huge glass ball falling through the darkness.

5. Several lakes, hills and a large green lawn.

        6. Relax.

7. It is famous for its theatres.

8. Since the early twentieth century.

9. It comes from the famous Broadway musical Cats.

Part 3 Post travelling

How can we start out new tour?

Step 7 Exercises

Do Section B2 and check the answers.

Daniel is introducing the website to Millie. Millie is trying to find out what people can see in New York. Help her fill in the blanks.

Finish Section B3 and check the answers.

Amy is also interested in travelling around the world. She is telling her mum about the website. Check whatever she says is correct or not. Write a T if a sentence is true or an F if it is false.

1. The website helps people buy tickets to different places.               

2. There is a “Tour” icon at the bottom of the page.                         

3. New York is also called “the Big Apple”.                       

4. Wall Street is at the northern end of Manhattan Island.                   

5. A big apple falls from the sky on New Year’s Eve at Times Square.         

6. There are no hills or lakes in Central Park.                                  

7. The song “Memory” comes from the musical Cats.                            

8. Click on the “Back” icon and you can start a new online tour.                  

Complete Section B4 and check the answers.

Kitty also wants to know the website. She is asking Daniel about it. Complete their conversation below.

Kitty: Daniel, what's the website called?

Daniel: It’s called “(1) _____________________________”.

K: It gives people (2) _____ tours, right?

D: Yes. It can show you cities in (3) ____, Africa, (4) ______, America and other places.

K: Can we find more information about a city?

D: Of course. Look, here’s New York, and here’s Wall Street.

K: I see. Wall Street is on Manhattan Island. There are many big (5) _________ and (6) __________________ there.

D: Yes, and Times Square is another great place to visit. Every year, many people gather there to welcome the (7) ______.

K: That sounds great. Look! That’s Central Park. People like to (8) ____ there after work.

D: Yes, and don’t miss Broadway. It has been famous for its theatres since the early (9) _______________.

Step 8 Enjoy the beauty of New York.

Homework

1. Read aloud the article and underline the difficult parts.
   2. Remember the new words in this lesson.