Unit5AmazingPlacesWrappinguptheTopicReviewThisunit,"AmazingPlaces",fallswithinthe"PeopleandSociety"themecontext,specificallythesubthemeof"NaturalandCulturalLandscapes".Inthe"WrappinguptheTopic"section,studentsareprovidedwithopportunitiestointegratetheknowledgeandskillstheyhavelearnedthroughouttheunit.Theprojectrequiresstudentstoworkingroupstocreateaposteraboutaworldfamouslandmark.Thistasknotonlyreviewsthevocabularyrelatedtolandmarks(suchas"theTajMahal","theGreatWall"),butalsoinvolvesusingdescriptivelanguagetointroducethelocation,features,andculturalsignificanceofthelandmark.ThereviewpartincludeslisteningtoamonologueparingtheteaculturesofChinaandtheWestandfillinginaparisontable,whichhelpsstudentsimprovetheirlisteningskillsandculturalawareness.ReadingapassageaboutHadrian'sWallandfillingintheblankswiththecorrectformsofgivenwordsreviewsgrammarknowledgeandreadingprehensionskills.教學(xué)目標(biāo)1.Languagepetencein...for...of...abletoprehensivelyusethevocabularyandsentencepatternsrelatedtoamazingplaceslearnedinthisunittodescribelandmarks,naturallandscapes,andculturalheritages.Forexample,theycanaccuratelyuseexpressionslike"Itliesin...","Itisfamousfor...","Itcoversanareaof...".Theycanunderstandandextractkeyinformationfromlisteningmaterialsaboutculturaldifferences(suchastheteaculturemonologue)andwrittenpassagesabouthistoricalsites(likethepassageaboutHadrian'sWall).Studentsarecapableofwritingawellstructuredintroductiontoaworldfamouslandmark,includingitsbasicinformation,uniquefeatures,andculturalvalue.2.CulturalAwarenessDevelopanunderstandingandrespectforthediverseculturalbackgroundsandvaluesassociatedwithdifferentamazingplacesaroundtheworld.Forinstance,understandtheculturalsignificanceoftheTajMahalinIndianhistoryandtheculturalconnotationsoftheGreatWallinChinesehistory.Recognizetheimportanceofculturalheritageprotectionandtherolethatculturaldifferencesplayinshapingourunderstandingoftheworld.3.ThinkingQualityEnhancelogicalthinkingabilitywhenanalyzingandparingdifferentculturalphenomena(suchasthedifferencesbetweenChineseandBritishteacultures).Improvecriticalthinkingbydifferentiatingfactsfromopinionsinthedescriptionofamazingplaces.4.LearningAbilityCultivatetheabilitytosummarizeandintegrateknowledgethroughprojectbasedlearning(makingposters)andreviewactivities.Developselfassessmentskillstoreflectontheirownlearningprogressandareasforimprovementinthisunit.教學(xué)重難點(diǎn)1.KeyPointsVocabularyreview:Masterthespelling,pronunciation,andusageofkeywordsrelatedtoamazingplaces,suchas"landmark","emperor","naturallandscape","culturalheritage",etc.Sentencepatternapplication:Beproficientinusingsentencepatternsforlocationdescription,featureintroduction,andvalueevaluation,like"TheGreatWallisoneofthemostfamouslandmarksintheworld.Itwasbuilttoprotectthecountryinancienttimes."e.g.e.g.consolidation:Strengthentheunderstandingandcorrectuseofgrammarknowledgelearnedinthisunit,suchasthesuffix"y"(e.g.,"sunny","cloudy")andtheinfinitive"todo"(e.g.,"plantovisit","wanttosee").2.DifficultPointsHowtohelpstudentseffectivelyintegratevariousknowledgepointsandusethemflexiblyinpracticalmunicationandwritingtasks.Forexample,whenintroducingalandmark,studentsneedtobinevocabulary,sentencepatterns,andculturalknowledgeorganically.Distinguishingfactsfromopinionsintextsaboutamazingplaces.Thisrequiresstudentstoanalyzethetextcarefullyandunderstandtheauthor'sintention.1.VocabularyLandmarks:theTajMahal,Hadrian'sWall,theGreatWall,thePalaceMuseum,theBird'sNest,etc.Descriptivewords:ancient,natural,beautiful,famous,large,etc.Suffix"y"words:sunny,cloudy,rainy,windy,snowy,etc.Peoplerelated:emperor,empress,visitor,traveler,etc.Others:culture,heritage,area,structure,etc.2.SentencePatternsin...in...escription:Itliesin.../Itislocatedin...Featureintroduction:Itis...meterslong/wide/high.Ithas...Itisfamousfor...Travelplan:Iplantovisit.../Iwanttogoto...Valueevaluation:Itisasymbolof.../Itrepresents...3.GrammarSuffix"y":Usedtoformadjectivesfromnouns,indicating"fullof...".Forexample,"sun"+"y"="sunny",meaningfullofsunshine.Infinitive"todo":Astheobject:IwanttovisittheGreatWall.Astheobjectplement:Myparentsaskmetostudyhard.Asthepurposeadverbial:Igetupearlytocatchthefirstbus.教學(xué)過(guò)程1.Leadin(5minutes)GreetthestudentsandshowsomepicturesofworldfamouslandmarksonthePPT,suchastheEiffelTower,theStatueofLiberty,andthePyramids.AskstudentstoquicklysaythenamesoftheselandmarksinEnglish.Then,startashortdiscussion:"Whatamazingplacesdoyouwanttovisitinthefuture?Andwhy?"Inviteseveralstudentstosharetheirideas,whichcanarousestudents'interestinthetopicofthisclassandreviewsomerelevantvocabularyandsentencepatterns.2.ProjectMakingaPosteraboutaWorldFamousLandmark(15minutes)Taskassignment:Dividethestudentsintogroupsof45.Handoutaworksheettoeachgroup,whichincludestherequirementsformakingtheposter:Chooseaworldfamouslandmark.Writedownitsname,location,mainfeatures,andculturalsignificance.Drawasimplepictureorfindarelevantpicturetodecoratetheposter.Groupwork:Studentsstarttoworkingroups.Theycanusereferencebooks,theInternet(ifavailableintheclassroom),ortheirownknowledgetocollectinformation.Theteacherwalksaroundtheclassroom,providingnecessaryguidanceandansweringstudents'questions.Forexample,ifagrouphasdifficultyfindinginformationabouttheculturalsignificanceofalandmark,theteachercangivesomehintsorremendsomeresources.3.ReviewListeningandReading(15minutes)Listening:PlaytherecordingofthemonologueaboutthedifferencesbetweenChineseandBritishteacultures.Letstudentslistencarefullyandfillintheparisontableonthehandoutforthefirsttime.Thetableincludesaspectssuchastheorigintimeofteaculture,thefavoritetypeoftea,thewayofgrowingtea,andtheteadrinkinghabits.Playtherecordingagainforstudentstocheckandpletetheiranswers.Then,asksomestudentstosharetheirfilledintablesandbrieflytalkaboutthedifferences.Reading:PresentthepassageaboutHadrian'sWallonthePPT.First,askstudentstoreadthepassagequicklytogetageneralidea.Then,letthemreaditcarefullyandfillintheblankswiththecorrectformsofthegivenwords.Aftertheyfinish,checktheanswerstogether.Explainthekeylanguagepointsanddifficultsentencesinthepassage,suchasnewvocabulary,sentencestructures,andtheuseofgrammar.4.SummaryandSelfassessment(5minutes)Summary:Summarizethekeypointsofthisclasswiththestudents,includingtheimportantvocabulary,sentencepatterns,andgrammarknowledgereviewed.Also,emphasizethesignificanceofunderstandingdifferentculturesandamazingplacesaroundtheworld.Selfassessment:Handoutaselfassessmentformtoeachstudent.Theformincludesitemssuchas"Icanaccuratelydescribeaworldfamouslandmark","IunderstandthedifferencesbetweenChineseandBritishteacultures","Icancorrectlyusethesuffix'y'andtheinfinitive'todo'",etc.Studentsarerequiredtoratethemselvesonascaleof15(1meansnotatall,5meansverywell)foreachitemandwritedowntheirreflectionsandareasforimprovement.5.HomeworkAssignment(5minutes)Askstudentstowriteashortpassage(about100120words)introducinganamazingplacetheylikethemost.Theyneedtouseatleastthreesentencepatternsandfivenewwordslearnedinthisunit.Tellstudentstobringtheirgroupmadeposterstothenextclassforaformalpresentation.教學(xué)反思Afterthisclass,Iwillreflectonthefollowingaspects:Teachingeffectiveness:Whethertheteachingobjectiveshavebeenachieved.Forexample,bycheckingstudents'performanceinclassactivities(suchasgroupwork,listeningandre