Module 5 My hometown and country

　　odule 5 y hometown and country

　　一、题材内容

　　本模块话题是家乡。内容围绕方位，位置及形容词的比较级等语言现象展开听、说、读、写的语言实践活动。从对两个城市的比较,到介绍自己的家乡,使学生由简单到复杂,渐渐感知新的语言,并通过范例,让学生对所熟知的二条河、二个城市等进行比较.。掌握有关方位，位置及形容词的比较级等语言现象.中教师应随时随地以本为出发点，灵活利用各种素材组织过程和内容。

　　教学目标

　　1)语言知识：

　　语音形容词的比较级形式的发音

　　词汇hometown, than, east, south, kilometer, high, million, busy, coast, hill, island, population, answer, question, north, west, river, church, famous, capital, lake, low, mountain, about, near, village, region, wide, fact

　　词组be famous for, bigger and bigger, on the River Thames

　　语法形容词的比较级。

　　功能地点及地理特征的比较

　　话题以家乡为话题。

　　2)语言技能：

　　听能听懂有关祖国,方位,位置的语言表达; 能听懂用所学的形容词比较级所做的口头表述,询问及其回应的听力材料。

　　说能运用本模块所学主要语言的表达形式对祖国,方位与位置等进行口头说明和询问;运用所学的形容词比较级进行口头陈述,询问;就以上询问做出口头回应;能口头提供有关个人生活的信息。流利的说出含有本模块生词、短语。

　　读能读懂有关祖国,方位,位置的语言学习材料;理解阅读材料中所学的形容词比较级所表达的语义。进行简单的阅读技能训练

　　写1.参照范例，能用所学语言简单介绍自己熟知的城市。

　　演示与表达 能向同学们介绍两个地方或两条河流，并对其进行比较。

　　3)学习策略

　　学习一定程度形成自主学习，有效交际、信息处理、英语思维能力。

　　认知联系，归纳，推测等技能。观察并归纳形容词的比较级的变化规则，提高自学能力。

　　调控从同伴处得到反馈，对自己在叙述及作中的错误进行修改

　　交际学习运用恰当词语简单描述自己的家乡。

　　资通过其他资获取更多有关家乡的简单英语。

　　自学策略培养在词语与相应事物之间建立联想的习惯，形成话题联想的习惯。

　　能简要了解并介绍自己的家乡。

　　合作学习策略互相学习，取长补短，注意学习策略共享。

　　4)化意识：

　　中外对比了解美国和英国的主要城市与河流,鼓励学生了解世界，加强交流。

　　5)情感态度:

　　通过学习描述家乡和了解美国和英国的主要城市与河流，提高对英语的学习兴趣,培养对家乡的热爱和对世界的兴趣。参加各种英语活动，克服困难，在新环境中进一步树立准确的语言学习观。

　　6)任务:能够制作招贴画，对中国的2个城市或2条河流进行比较。

　　教学重点和难点

　　重点：1.掌握描述家乡的基本词汇，读懂含有形容词的比较级的句子，掌握形容词的比较级的结构和用法。

　　难点： 掌握形容词的比较级的结构和用法。

　　教学方法

　　基于程改革的理念及第二语言习得论,培养实现人的可持续发展和人的主体精神的自我完善和发展所必需的能力和素质，运用任务型教学途径，围绕核心任务，设定小任务，开展和谐愉悦的堂活动，强调兴趣第一的原则,初步设计PTP自主学习立体模式：pre-tasktask-cyclepost- task。

　　二、教材处理

　　核心任务：能够运用所学句型结构描述家乡。三个环节如下：

　　pre-task：学生联系生活实际，激活背景知识，。

　　task ?cycle：通过整个模块的听说读写的训练，强化对家乡。的表达能力，为完成任务做好铺垫

　　post-task：达成任务，展示成果，反馈学习情况

　　三、教材安排

　　根据学生学习英语的特点和规律，我们把本模块划分为4时：

　　Period 1: Vocabulary and Listening Pronunciation and Speaking

　　Period 2 Vocabulary and Reading

　　Period 3. Language in use

　　Period 4. Writing Around the world odule Task

　　注：教学时应根据学生的学习水平、生活实际水平、接受程度及堂出现的临时状况进行运用、调整及筛选。

　　『教学设计』

　　Title: odule 5 y hometown and country

　　Period 1 Vocabulary and Listening and Speaking

　　Teaching Content: Vocabulary and Listening Pronunciation and Speaking

　　Teaching Aims and Demands:

　　1. Language nowledge

　　ey vocabulary and phrases: hometown, than, east, south, kilometer, high, million, busy, coast, hill, island, population, answer, question

　　ey structure: Hong ong is smaller than Shanghai.

　　Is Shanghai newer than Hong ong?

　　No, it isnt. Its older.(重点)

　　2.Listening skill: To understand conversations involving the comparison of 2 cities. (难点)

　　3.Speaking skill: To talk about 2 different cities or rivers. Improve the students speaking ability.

　　4. Affection and attitudes: We should love our hometown and country.

　　Learning strategies:

　　Bottom ?up approach and listening to the tape and do some exercises.

　　Teaching Aids: ulti-edia (Tape recorder, video, OHP, handout)

　　Teaching Procedures:

　　Part I: Lead in:

　　Step 1: Introduce our hometown to the students to present the topic

　　Step 2: Using the map of China to present the neords

　　1), Teach the four compass points (east, south, west, north)

　　2).Talk about different parts of China and describe the locations of Shanghai and Hong ong

　　Step 3: Introduce the two cities

　　Step 4: Extend the knowledge about the two cities for Listening

　　Discuss what else they know about the two cities.

　　Part II: Listening

　　Step 1: Play the recording and have them match the words and phrases in Activity 1. Have them check their answers with a partner

　　Step 2: Play the recording again and fill in the blanks

　　Step 3: Play another recording again and have them answer the question:

　　Is Shanghai a newer city than Hong ong?

　　Step 4:.Read and have them check their answers with a partner

　　Listen to the underlined word.Step5: Listen again and read.

　　Step6: Read this dialogue, find out which sentences involving the comparison of two cities.

　　Part III Summy:.

　　1.Give the conclusion of the comparatives and practise

　　2.Explain the ey phrases and practise Part IV Practice

　　1.Talk about the two cities

　　2.Work in pairs and think of two cities you know in China. Ask and answer questions. Using big, small, hot, cold, old or newPart V: Homework

　　Period 2 Vocabulary and Reading

　　Teaching Content: Vocabulary and Reading

　　Teaching Aims and Demands:

　　1. Language knowledge:

　　Neords: north, west, river, church, famous, capital, lake, low, mountain, about, near, village, region

　　ey structures: be famous for in the south of

　　bigger and busier thanon the River Thames(重点)

　　2. Reading skill: To get information about Cambridge, London and Britain.

　　3. Affection and attitudes: We should love our hometown and country.

　　Learning strategies: Communicative approach.

　　Teaching Aids: ulti-edia (Tape recorder, video, OHP, handout)

　　Teaching Procedures:

　　Part I: Revision and Preparation

　　1.Help students to revise the four compass points

　　2.Show them a map of Britain to describe the country to know some knowledge of Britain

　　3.Practise talking about the cities in Britain

　　4.Extend the position of telling the direction

　　5.Talk about the cites in China and present the usage of in on to

　　Part II: Presentation

　　1 atch the words with the pictures2.Present the famous places in England and learn the words

　　3. Choose a title for each photo4.Introduce Cambridge and London5.Talk about the west and north of London and the islandPart III: Listening

　　1.Listen and fill in the form

　　2. Read the passage and answer the questions:3 Retell the textPartIV: Language use

　　(1)Compare the other two cities

　　(2)Answer questions and write notes about a town in China Part V: Homework:

　　Period 3. Language in use

　　Teaching Content: Language in use

　　ey structures: A be + adj.-er than B (重点)

　　Teaching Aims and Demands:

　　1. To summarize and consolidate grammar focus.

　　2. To summarize and consolidate expressions and vocabulary.

　　Affection and attitudes: We should love our hometown and country.

　　Learning strategies: Formal instruction and task-based approach and interactive practice.

　　Teaching Aids: ulti-edia (video, OHP, handout)

　　Teaching Procedures:

　　Part I Revision

　　1.Ues the pictures to revise the degree of comparatives

　　2.Revise Comparative Forms of adjectives

　　3.Focus the Sss attention on the 4 different ways in which they are formed:

　　4.Extend the knowledge of Comparatives

　　Part II Language practice

　　1: To summarize and consolidate the usage of the structure: A be + adj.-er than B

　　(1). Practice the structure: A be + adj.-er than B

　　(2). Ask the Ss.to make other similar examples

　　(3).Talk and compare in the real situation

　　Part III: Revise the text what we learned in this module:

　　1.Say something about Cambridge

　　2.read the poem by Xu Zhimo Say something about London

　　3.Revise the numbersConsolidate the passage we have learnedPart IV: Practice

　　Part IV Say something about the cities in China

　　Part V: Homework:

　　Talk about your hometown in Jiaxing and compare two cities

　　Period 4: Writing Around the world odule Task

　　Teaching Content: Writing Around the world odule Task

　　Teaching Aims and Demands:

　　1. Writing skill: Write sentences about the comparison of 2 cities. Improve the students writing ability (难点).

　　2. To summarise and consolidate-comparing places and comparative adjectives. (重点)

　　3.Affection and attitudes: We should love our hometown and country.

　　Learning strategies

　　Top-down and Interactive approach and do some exercises.

　　Teaching Aids: ulti-edia (Tape recorder , video, OHP, handout)

　　Teaching Procedures:

　　Part I: Revision

　　1.Where are these cities in China?2pare the cities and rivers using what we have learned

　　3.Introduce the two bridges and use the adjectives to compare 4.Ask and answer questions about the places5.Work in pairs ask and answer the questions about the places

　　6plete the sentences

　　Part II: Writing

　　1.Write about the answers to the questions in activity 3 on page 29 individually and check their answers with a friend.

　　2.Using the map to show the answer and talk about them

　　3.Talk about the two cites in USA

　　Part III. Around the world

　　1. Learn something about important cities in the world.

　　2. Read the text and answer the questions we mention

　　Part IV: odule Task

　　aking a poster comparing 2 cities or rivers in China.