NewZealand----teachingplan

1、School： No.9 High SchoolName： Zhang Ai-na (张爱娜) Title： New Zealand , unit 18, Book Objectives：1. Get students to learn to describe a country or region, including its position, climate, capital, people, language, agriculture / industry, ethnic groups, etc.2. Get students to grasp the usage of some im

2、portant words, such as, while, surround.Teaching Procedures. Lead-in： A competition 1) The students are divided up into three groups. Group A make preparations to describe some islands; group B describe some countries; group C describe some cities. Through their description, the students of each gro

3、up have to introduce the location of these islands or countries, which includes the sentences like the following： in the sea / ocean / continent, to the north / south / east / west of , the nearest country / sea / ocean is , etc. 2) The three groups describe one by one. When one group describe some

4、islands / countries, the other two groups guess what they are. The group that can get the correct answer will be given one mark. If both of the other two groups fail to get the answer, the group describing location will be given one mark. The group that gets the most marks will be the winner, who ca

5、n get a map as the prize. Pre-readingFree talk Work in pairs. Ask the students to talk about anything they know about New Zealand. Reading1. ListeningAsk the students to listen to the text and tick out the topics that are talked about in the passage. ( ) history( ) people( ) geography ( ) cities( )

6、language( ) culture( ) landscapes( ) transport( ) climatePossible answers:( ) history() people() geography() cities( ) language ( ) culture() landscapes( ) transport() climate 2. ReadingAsk the students to read the passage and do the “True or False” exercise and correct the mistakes if theres any.1)

7、 New Zealand is surrounded by the Pacific Ocean to the north and west.2) New Zealand has a mild sea climate, while the north is subtropical.3) Auckland, the capital city, lies on the north Island.4) In New Zealand, the warmest months are June to August and the coldest months are December to February

8、.5) The Maori were the earliest people to come to New Zealand.6) New Zealands national bird is kiwi.7) The South Island is famous for an area of hot springs.8) The Maori came from the islands of Polynesia in the Atlantic.Possible answers: True: 2, 5, 6.False: 1, 3, 4, 7, 8.Corrections: 1) New Zealan

9、d is surrounded by the Pacific Ocean to the north and east.3) Wellington, the capital city, lies on the north Island.4) In New Zealand, the coldest months are June to August and the warmest months are December to February.7) The North Island is famous for an area of hot springs.8) The Maori came fro

10、m the islands of Polynesia in the Pacific. . Explanations to the passageFirst, ask the students to put forward whatever difficult points they have in the passage. Then, the teacher helps them to solve these difficulties.The possible notes may be: 1) New Zealand has a mild sea climate, while the nort

11、h is subtropical. The teacher may explain: The word “while”, a conjunction, is used in this sentence to express the comparison between two things. In the situation like this, “while” is usually translated as “而；当却”. The students may practice the word in the following sentences which should be comple

12、ted according to the given pictures. (1) My father was _ in the living room _ my mother was _. (2) Tom enjoys _ _ his brother John prefers to _.Possible answers:(1) My father was reading newspaper in the living room while my mother was cleaning the floor.(2) Tom enjoys riding bicycle while his broth

13、er John prefers to run. 2) surround (vt.) The students may practice the word in the following sentences which should be completed according to the given pictures. (1) The villa is _ by _.(2) The hill is _ by Jingpo Lake.Possible answers:(1) The house is surrounded by trees.(2) The hill is surrounded

14、 by Jingpo Lake. Post-readingFree talk 1) Preparations Divide the students into some groups, each of which choose a topic to talk about New Zealand according to the passage, such as position, cities, mountains, seas and oceans, climate, people, etc. 2) Work in groups. Every member tries to talk about the topic their group choose. 3) Repor