英语外研版 (新标准)Unit 2 Cambridge is a beautiful city in the east of England.教案

Module 2 My home town and my country

Unit 2 Cambridge is a beautiful city in the east of England.

教学设计

Teaching aims：

Through comparing the two cities—London and Cambridge, let students grasp the usage of comparison of adjectives in English.

By showing the picture, make students master the four compass points(east, south, west, north).

To tell the difference among the words: near, opposite, along, on the left/right, across, etc.

To learn some expressions about asking ways and giving directions.

To learn the reading method.

To get information from the article.

To write a composition by using the comparative degree.

Teaching important and difficult points：

Key vocabulary—east, south, west, north, church, million, coast, region, home town, especially, be famous for, university, island, area, low, mountain, country, umbrella.

Key structures—have a population of lots of, be famous for...

To get information about Cambridge, London and Britain

To master the four compass points

Teaching Steps：

Step 1 Lead-in

Answer the questions according to the pictures, and let Ss know about England.

Step 2 Consolidate new words

1. Point out the direction words.
2. Look and say. The teacher shows the pictures of new words and let the students to say as quickly as possible.

Step 3 Look at the map of the England and read these sentences.

1. Cambridge is in the east of England.

2. London is in the south of England.

3. Bristol is in the west of England.

4. Manchester is in the north of England.

Step 4 Make a dialogue about the directions

Look at the pictures and make dialogues about the cities on the map.

Step 5 Point out the directions

Look at the map of China and point out the locations of the following cities.

Beijing  Guangdong  Chengdu  Shanghai

Step 6 Listen and answer the questions

1. Where is Cambridge?
2. What’s the capital of England?

Step 7 Read the passage

1. Read the passage and answer the questions.

 (1)What’s the population of Cambridge?

 (2)What’s Cambridge famous for?

 (3)How old is London?

 (4)What’s the weather like in England?

2. Read the passage and choose a title for each picture below.

3. Complete the table comparing Cambridge with London.

4. Complete the passage with the words and expressions in the box.

Step 8 Main points

To learn about the main points in the passage.

Step 9 Answer the questions and write notes about your home town

1. Where is it?

2. What’s its population?

3. Is it big or small?

4. What is it famous for?

5. How old is it?

6. What is the weather like?

Step 10 Use your notes and write answers to the questions in Activities 5

Dalian is in the northeast of China.

It has a population of over six million.

Step 11 Write a passage called My home town. Use Tony’s passage to help you

Dalian is in the northeast of China and it has a population of over six million. It is…

Step 12 Summary

Let Ss talk about what they have learnt in class.

Step 13 Exercises

Let the students practice the main points in Unit 2.

Step 14 中考链接

Do some exercises from the entrance exam to senior high schools.

Step 15 Homework

Describe the city that you dream to visit for a long time.