Traveljournal--period1教案

1、Part 1 Teaching Design第一部分 教学设计Period 1 A sample lesson plan for reading(JOURNEY DOWN THE MEKONG <PART 1>)IntroductionIn this period, after the warming up, students will first be guided to imagine and share their views about the role of river in life. They will then be helped to read a narrati

2、on entitled JOURNEY DOWN THE MEKONG. Its about two students taking a trip down a river.Examples of “Warming Up” designs are presented in this book for teachers reference. Computer and overhead projector may be used to aid the teaching and learning. Objectives To help students read a travel journal T

3、o help students better understand “traveling down a river” To help students understand and use some important words and expressions To help students identify examples of the present progressive tense: expressing futurity in the textFocusWordstransport, prefer, flow, persuade, graduate, schedule, org

4、anizeExpressions ever since, be fond of, change ones mind, make up ones mind, give in, as usual, at midnightPatterns When are we leaving and when are we coming back?Then she persuaded me to buy one.后来她说服我买了一个。Wang Wei soon got them interested in cycling too. She insisted that she organize the trip p

5、roperly.Finally, I had to give in.AidsMultimedia facilities, tape-recorder, photos, diagrams Procedure1. Warming up by talking about travelingTraveling can relax ourselves, increase our knowledge, make friends and be good to health.Last class, we also had talked about the advantages and the disadvan

6、tages of each form of transport. If we want to travel around somewhere, we can travel on foot, by bike, by bus, by plane, and by ship.Now, we are going to learn about the part of reading. Before that, I need you guys to answer some questions first.（1）1. Many people live beside a river. How do they m

7、ake use of it in their daily life?Drink water，wash clothes，go swimming，go fishing，make electricity，irrigate their fields，travel along the river（2）The world has many great rivers. If you could follow the route of only one of them, which one would you choose? Why?Such as：Mississippi(USA)密西西比河，Seine (

8、France)塞纳河，Thames (England)泰晤士河，Lancang River=MekongId like to travel to the River. Because it is2. Introduction of Mekong 湄公河是东南亚最长的河流，总长4500千米，来自西藏且流经西藏，西藏居民把湄公河称之为“动荡的河流”，柬埔寨人称其为“伟大的河流”，越南人则称其为“九龙河”，不仅如此，泰国和老挝人更是将其视为母亲河，湄公河有着悠久的探索历史，每天都渡着无数的船只和游客，湄公河还以“金三角”而闻名。（1）Look at the map on page 18 and li

9、st the countries that the Mekong River flows through.ChinaMyanmarLaosThailandCambodiaVietnamSouth China Sea3. Reading：Journey down the MekongFast-readingRead the passage quickly and answer the followings（1） Who are the main characters in the text and what happen to them？Wang Kun and his sister Wang

10、Wei are dreaming of taking a great bike trip.(2)where did they plan to go?and how did they do? They have the idea to cycle along the Mekong River from where it beginnings to where it ends.(3) why did they want to do that?and when did they go?Ever since middle school they have dreamed about taking a

11、great bike trip. After graduating from college.(4) How many parts of this reading? And you can find out the main idea of each paragraph:Paragraph 1:_Dream_Paragraph 2:_A stubborn sister_Paragraph 3:_Preparation_Discuss the text in detailsParagraph 1: DreamSince middle school:my sister Wang Wei and I

12、 have dreamed about taking a great bike trip.When we graduated from college: we finally got the chance to do it.Two years ago:she bought an expensive mountain bike. Then she persuaded me to buy one.Last year: she visited our cousins, Dao Wei and Yu Hang at their college in Kunming.About Wang Wei (pa

13、ra2) 1. Which adjectives can best describe Wang Weis attitude about the trip? Why?uninterested /crazy/ curious/ scared/ brave/ determined/ stubborn/ excited/ careless.Para3 Something about the Mekong river(1) At first, the river is very small.The water is clear and cold.Then it begins to move quickl

14、y.It becomes rapids & passes through deep valleys.Sometimes the river enters wide valleys and becomes waterfalls. The Mekong in China is called the Lancang River.(2) Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions.1. What was Wang Kun and Wang Weis idea of a good trip? Their idea w

15、as to take a long bike trip.2. Who planned the trip to the Mekong? Wang Wei panned the trip.3. Where is the source of the Mekong and which sea does it enter?The source of the river is in Qinghai Province and it enters the South China Sea.4. What can you see when you travel along the Melong? You can

16、see the source glacier, rapids, hills, valleys, waterfalls and plains.5. What difficulties did Wang Kun and Wang Wei find about their journey?The journey will begin at an altiude of more than 5,000 metres, where it is hard to breathe and very cold.6. What do you think about Wang Kun and Wang Wei? Wa

17、ng Kuns character: enthusiastic, critical, sensible Wang Weis character: imaginative, organized, eager, persistent, stubborn, risk-taking.Collocations from JOURNEY DOWN THE MEKONGdream about, take a great bike trip, graduate from, got the chance to do sth., cycle along the river, go for long bike ri

18、des, persuade sb. to do sth., get sb. interested in sth., be stubborn, know the best way of getting to places, the source of the river, change ones mind, at an altitude of, the air be hard to breathe, an interesting experience, make up ones mind, give in, a large atlas with good maps, pass through,

19、be surprised to do sth, half of4. Reading aloud once again and understandingNext we are going to read aloud the text once again and then answer some questions.1) Who are Wang Kun and Wang Wei? (They are brother and sister, and both are college students.)2) What was their dream? (Their dream was to t

20、ake a great bike trip.)3) Who are Dao Wei and Yu Hang? (They are Wang Kuns cousins who are at a college in Kunming.)4) Where is the source of the Mekong River and which sea does it enter? (The source of the river is in Qinghai Province and it enters the South China Sea.)5) What can you see when you

21、travel along the Mekong? (You can see glacier, rapids, hill, valleys, waterfalls and plains.)6) Is it a difficult journey to cycle along the Mekong? Why? (Yes. The journey begins at an altitude of more than 5,000 meters, where it is hard to breathe and very cold.)5. Reading and summing upWe shall go over the text once more to complete the chart below.Type of writing and summary of the ideaType of writingThis is a travel journal.Main idea of the