Unit 5 Around the WorldI. Teaching AimsBy learning this unit, the student should be able to talk about cities and towns in English fluently.1. Arouse Ss’interests for the topic of this unit and participate actively;2. Listen for the main idea and the key information of every passage;3. Grasp the language points and grammatical structures ;4. Learn to describe cities and towns.II. Teaching important points1. Lesson A Speaking, Communication2. Topic understanding and content understanding of each passage3. Improving the students' listening and speaking abilityIII. Teaching difficult points1. Lesson B Video Course2. Speaking with logical thinking3. Vocabulary about the world, cities and townsIV. Teaching Methods1. Task-based teaching in while-listening procedure2. Listening and practicing3. Speaking and communication4. Media instruction5. Communicative Methods: answering, discussion, presentation, team work...V. Teaching hours10 class periodsVI. Teaching Procedures1.Lead-in / Warming upWhat are beautiful places around the world?2. Lesson A : Vocabulary Link1. Present the vocabulary. Elicit examples of different places. Have Ss work with a partner to match the places to the picture. Check answers.2. Have Ss work in pairs. If there is one student left, ask him or her to join a pair to make a group. Tell Ss they will interview one another, asking and answering the questions: What things can you do at each place in A...? Encourage them to use the information for practice to create conversations. Before Ss begin the task, have them listen to the model conversation. Play the recording. (Audio Track 2-2-1). Invite pairs of Ss to present their conversations to the class.3. Lesson A : Listening1. Tell Ss they are going to hear four different conversations. For each one, they should choose the correct picture. Play the recording. Check answers.Tell Ss to listen to the conversations again and circle correct answers. Play the recording. Check answers.Have Ss work in pairs to ask and answer questions.2. Tell Ss they are going to hear four conversations. Toshi and Isabel are studying English. Listen and circle the correct cities to complete the sentences about Isabel. Play the recording. Check answers.Tell Ss to listen again and find the information. Play the recording. Check answers.3. Present the new words and answer questions about vocabulary. Tell Ss that they are going to hear a talk about a great city for a vacation. They should answer the question. Play the recording. Check answers.Tell Ss to listen again. Play the recording. Check answers.4. Introduce the topic. Listen to the first part of a passage about cities to go to for vacation. Fill in the chart with information about Istanbul. Have Ss listen and check the correct boxes of the table. Play the recording. Then check answers.Tell Ss that they are going to listen to the second part of the recording. Have Ss listen and check the correct boxes to complete the table. Play the recording. Thencheck answers.Tell Ss that they are going to listen to the whole recording again. Play the recording. Have Ss compare answers with a partner.5. Introduce the topic. Listen to a talk about “The best cities to live in.”Read the sentences. Which city does each sentence describe? Sometimes both cities are. Familiarize Ss with the new words. Have Ss read them aloud after you. Ask Ss to look at the pictures and the sentences below before listening. Have Ss listen and complete the sentences with the words they hear. Play the recording (Audio Track 2-2-11). Check answers.Have Ss listen to the whole passage once again and then answer the questions. Play the recording. Check answers.4. Lesson A : Pronunciation1. Explain to Ss that the most important words are stressed. Tell Ss to listen to the pairs of sentences. Play the recording.2. Tell Ss to listen and circle what they hear. Play the recording. Then check answers.3. Have Ss practice the sentences in pairs. Check pronunciation.5. Lesson A : Speaking and communicationDirect Ss’attention to the useful expressions for asking “Is there a theater near here?”1. Present the conversation. Explain that two classmates, Chul and Paulo are chatting about “What are they looking for? Where is it? ”. Compare answers as a class. (Katy is stressed and kind of tired.)Have Ss practice the conversation with a partner.Read the two situations as a class. Tell Ss they will hear model conversation that include suggestions on what to do in these situations. Play the recordings. Have Ss work in pairs to write out new conversations for the two situations. Remind them to follow the model conversations. Invite pairs of Ss to present their conversations to the class.2. Look at the neighborhood and describe it. What places are there? Where are they? What are the problems with this neighborhood? Direct Ss’attention to the picture and have Ss work in pairs to discuss the people in the picture. Compare answers as a class.6.Lesson B: Video Course Cities and townsGlobal Viewpoints In my neighborhood1. Present the new words and phrases. Ask Ss to read aloud for pronunciation practice. Answer any questions about vocabulary. Ask Ss to look at the words in the new words box and choose the correct ones to complete the sentences. Check answers.2. Explain to Ss that they are going to watch Watch the interviews and check (√) the places each person mentions. Before playing the vedio, have Ss read the sentences. Play the video. Check answers.3.Here are some words you will hear in the interviews about “Cities and towns.”Use the words to complete the sentences.4. Explain to Ss that they will watch the interviews and circle True or False. Correct the false sentences. Ask Ss to give examples of any word greetings they know. Ask Ss to watch and fill in the blanks with information from the video. Play the video. Check answers.7. Lesson B:City Living You can’t miss it!1. Introduce the main characters to Ss. Introduce the situation. Talk about finding places.2. Have Ss look at the pictures and read the story line aloud or to themselves. Check student comprehension. You may have Ss predict what they think happens in the video.3. Have Ss use the information from the pictures and captions to check Yes or No for each sentence. Check answers.8. Lesson B:City Living You can’t miss it! “While You Watch”1. Direct Ss’attention to the useful expressions used in the video. Explain to Ss the meaning of the items in the Everyday English box. Give Ss time to study these expressions. Have Ss practice saying them aloud.2. Before viewing, have Ss read the sentences so they know what to watch and listen for. Have Ss circle the correct answer. Play the video. Check answers.3. Give Ss time to study the pictures and questions. Play the first episode of the video and allow time for Ss to answer the questions.4. Encourage Ss to take notes while they watch. Tell them they will be given time after the video ends to write full sentence answers. Play the first episode of the video. Check answers.5. Give Ss time to study the pictures and script. Ask Ss to pay special attention to what people say in the video. They should watch and fill in the blanks with words they hear. Play the 2nd episode of the video. Allow time for Ss to fill in the blanks.Check answers.6. Give Ss time to study the pictures and script. Ask Ss to pay special attention to what people say in the video. They should watch and fill in the blanks with words they hear. Play the 3rd episode of the video. Check answers.7. Give Ss time to study the question. Ask the Ss to watch and then write an answer. Play the whole video once again and allow time for Ss to answer. Check answers.9. Lesson B:City Living You can’t miss it! “After You Watch”1. Read the expressions aloud for pronunciation practice. Encourage students to think of how the phrases were used in the video. Have Ss work in pairs to decide which sentence is the best meaning for each expression. Check answers.2. Have Ss fill in the blanks with the correct words or phrases. Check answers.3. Ask Ss to write a short summery of the City Living story.VII. Assignments1. Review: Oral practice: to talk about different places (pair work or group work)2. Learn the key words and expressions by heart.3. Role-play some conversations.4.Talk about cities and towns.5. Follow the model in this unit to create a conversation.6. Write a short summary of the City Living story.7. Preview: Unit Six。