Period 1 Contents: 1. Vocabulary disorder, pack, cab, relative, arouse, admiration, admire, neighbourhood, neighbour, blindness, technically, technical, skyscraper, symbolize, symbol, mobile, suitable, suit, kingdom, Indonesian, advanced 2. Structure arrive in, packs of, struggle for, worry about, become friends with, be blessed for, not at all, translate…into…,dig into, make a decision 3. Dialogue or Reading: China in my eyes Objectives: 1. Instructional objectives (language knowledge and language skills) 1) To talk about countries and regions 2) To practise skimming and scanning. 2. Educational objectives (affect, learning strategy and cultural awareness) 1) To know China in foreigners’ eyes 2) To know the communication between language and culture. 3. Personal objectives Learn to introduce your country to foreigners and love your country. Focal points: How to introduce a country or region. Difficult points: 1)How to improve students’ reading ability 2)How to improve students’ spoken English. Procedures and Time Allotment Stage 1 Getting students ready for learning ( … mins) Step 1. Greetings Greet everyone as usual. Stage 2 Pre-stage (… mins) Step 1 Vocabulary presentation and practice disorder, pack, cab, relative, arouse, admiration, admire, neighbourhood, neighbour, blindness, technically, technical, skyscraper, symbolize, symbol, mobile, suitable, suit, kingdom, Indonesian, advanced Step 2 Structure presentation and practice (not always) arrive in, packs of, struggle for, worry about, become friends with, be blessed for, not at all, translate…into…,dig into, make a decision Stage 3 While-stage Step 1 lead in Nowadays more and more foreigners come to visit china. If you are a guide and you want to introduce your country to foreigners, what aspects will you say? resources> Task:1. How much do you know about china? Match the information in both columns. (on the screen) Task 2. make up a dialogue between a Chinese and a foreigner who is visiting China for the first time. You may use the information above. You may begin your conversation like this: A: Would you please tell me something about … B: Too much to say. China has a long and amazing history and culture… But I was most impressed by … A: Is that so? Tell me more about it. I can’t wait! B: … Step 2. fast reading 1. What are mainly mentioned in the passage? Tick the words below. people√ history and culture√ population land places of interest natural resources construction √ food 2. What’s China like in his eyes? In my eyes, China is a very big developing country… Step 3 careful reading Read the passage again and finish the exercises. 1.Read the article carefully and fill in the missing information. In the eyes of the writer, China is than other places. Chinese people are and . China is a country, with and in every corner of the streets; skyscrapers , vehicles of all sorts are Is the best decision he’s made. 2.Read the article again and answer the following questions. 1) Where do you think the writer comes from?

2) How do you understand the sentence “everyone around me was just like myself, an ordinary Chinese” in Para. 1?

3) What does “this” in line 5, Para 2 refer to? 4) What does the underlined sentence in Para. 3 mean? Give your understanding by completing the following sentence. I simply told them that 5) What does the underlined part in Para. 4 mean? Choose one answer from the following. A.I never have the interest in reading. B.I have always had the interest in reading. C.I never read because of lack of interest. 6) What does “others” in Line 4, Para. 4 refer to?

Stage 4 Post-stage (… mins) Step 1. Oral work Suppose the writer is back to his own country, and he is now talking with one of his friends about China. Role-play the following dialogue with your partner. Tina: Hi! I thought you were in china! Writer: Yes, but I came back the day before yesterday. Tina: how do you like china? Writer: oh, marvelous! … Stage 5 Assigning homework Write a letter to a foreigner to tell sth about China.

Notes for reading

1. When I arrived in Guangzhou, I was surprised by the restlessness and disorder of the people rushing in and out, carrying packs of luggage and struggling for a taxi. = Arriving at Guangzhou, I was shocked by the restlessness and disorder of the people rushing in and out, carrying packs of luggage and struggling for a taxi. 1) restlessness n. less: careless homeless fearless hopeless ness: carelessness illness happiness greatness 2) struggle vi 努力，奋斗，同……斗争（against; with; for） We must struggle against/with all sorts of difficulties. King has been struggling for the equal rights for the blacks all his life. 挣扎，奋力前进，艰难或者奋力的进行（ along; through; in; on; up） The old man was struggling along the path towards the cave. The troops were struggling through the snowstorm. He struggled up and wanted to say something. n. 斗争；战斗；奋斗；拼搏；战争；费劲的事 this book was about the struggle for existence.