Period One – Around the Topic
Period Length: 50 minutes
Goals
-Activate background knowledge about travelling
Purposes
-Get familiar with vocabulary related with travelling
-Obtain background knowledge about travelling
Step 1: Vocabulary (20 minutes)
-Ask students to work on the Vocabulary on Page 119
-Encourage students to think as more as possible
-List these word on the board or screen
Step 2: Discovery and Discussion (30 minutes)
-Work on the activities on Page 118 & 120 as a whole and give explanations if necessary to understand travelling in depth.
-Discuss the issue of travelling in groups with reference to the questions listed on Page 118 & 120
-Ask each group to present their results in front
Key points
-All activities be carried out in English
-Inspect each group for the purpose of guidance and promotion
Homework
-Think in depth about the issue of travelling
Period Two – Reading (1): Travelling without Trampling Period Length: 50 minutes
Goals
-Vocabulary and grammar
-Discourse knowledge
Purposes
-Learn new words and expressions
-Understand key grammar points
-Understand related discourse knowledge
Step 1: Pre-reading Tasks (15 minutes)
-Discuss briefly the questions on Page 121 in groups
-Check briefly the preview results from students
Step 2: Reading activity (Part One: 25 minutes)
-Listen to the reading
-Ask students to present new words and sentences in groups
-Ask students to give feedbacks for the information presented
-Give more explanations to the new words and sentences
-Provide extra knowledge about new words
-Guide more on sentences and grammar
Step 3: Summarization (10 minutes)
-Summarize the words and sentences
-Summarize the text learnt
Key points
-Instructions and tasks carried in English, Chinese is used only when necessary Homework
-Review the learnt sections
-Preview the following parts and exercises
Period Three – Reading (2): Travelling without Trampling Period Length: 50 minutes
Goals
-Vocabulary and grammar
-Discourse knowledge
Purposes
-Learn new words and expressions
-Understand key grammar points
-Understand related discourse knowledge
Step 1: Pre-reading Tasks (15 minutes)
-Discuss briefly the previously learnt part for understanding
-Check briefly the preview results from students
Step 2: Reading activity (Part Two: 25 minutes)
-Listen to the reading
-Ask students to present new words and sentences in groups
-Ask students to give feedbacks for the information presented
-Give more explanations to the new words and sentences
-Provide extra knowledge about new words
-Guide more on sentences and grammar
-Check the comprehension questions on Page 123
Step 3: Summarization (10 minutes)
-Summarize the words and sentences
-Summarize the text learnt
Key points
-Instructions and tasks carried in English, Chinese is used only when necessary Homework
-Review the learnt sections
-Preview the following parts and exercises
Period Four – Reading (3): Travelling without Trampling Period Length: 50 minutes
Goals
-Enhance the vocabulary ability
Purposes
-Learn detailed usage of certain words
-Learn detailed usage of certain language structures
Step 1: Exercise A (15 minutes)
-Work Vocabulary and Structure exercise A on Page 124 in groups
-Check and compare answers in groups and negotiate them
-Ask students to present their answers
-Provide feedbacks for answers
Step 2: Exercise B (15 minutes)
-Work exercise B on Page 124 in groups
-Check and compare answers in groups and negotiate them
-Ask students to present their answers
-Provide feedbacks for answers
Step 3: Exercise C (20 minutes)
-Work exercise C on Page 125 in groups
-Check and compare answers in groups and negotiate them
-Ask students to present their answers
-Provide feedbacks for answers
Key points。