M2U2AnadventureinAfrica学案

Module 2 Unit 2 Reading An adventure in Africa预习案（供课前使用）预习方法指导：1.在预习时把单词和短语熟记，完成基础知识记忆，为自学课文作好词汇准备；（参考时间：10分钟）2.用英语描述一个在中国你最想旅行的地方，要求用5至6句话说出它的典型特色，但不能出现这个地方的名字，供上课时同学们一起完成“猜地名”游戏；（参考时间：8分钟）3.在预习时通读教材三遍。

第一轮浏览课文背景体现，快速通读教材完成教材助读①；第二轮听录音仔细阅读教材，完成教材助读②；第三轮熟悉课文细节,找出难点,为课堂作好准备。

（参考时间：20分钟）Leaning aims（学习目标）：Before this period, students will be able to◊ Firmly master the words, phrases and sentences of the passage;◊ Search for useful information about travel;◊ Understand the article well and be well prepared for the class.Learning background（课文学习背景体现）：The article is an informal letter written by Toby about his travel plans with his brother. A general introduction about their routes in Africa and adventure activities are presented. Equipped with background information about Africa, students are expected not only to grasp the main idea of the letter but also to identify the features of an informal letter.Learning Procedures（预习步骤）：Step 1 Memorizing vocabularyTry to remember the words and expressions on pages 22 and 23 in the vocabulary list on page 68.Step 2 DescriptionTry to describe a place in China that you want to visit most by using at most 5 or 6 sentences without referring to the name.What I want to visit most in China isStep 3 SkimmingFinish the traveling route. ( 教材助读① )by planeLondon -----------→Morocco -----------→Step 4 ScanningFinish exercise C2 on page 24. ( 教材助读② )Read the letter carefully and then choose the best answer. Mark your answers by circling the letters.Step 5 Collecting your difficulties请你将预习中未能解决的问题和有疑问的问题写下来，等待课堂上与同学和老师探究解决。

Step 6 Self-assessment (预习自我评估)非常满意比较满意不满意教材助读②(C2 on page 24) 参考答案： C D B C C C固学案（供课内和课后使用）Teaching aims:In this period, students will◊read a letter about an adventure in Africa◊talk about travelling and adventures and discuss future travel plansTeaching Methods:◊teachers' guiding the topic◊students' organizing study and activities by themselves(Students are divided into two groups. Girl team and Boy team will have a competition in some sessions.) Teaching Procedures:Step 1 Lead-in(导入)1). “Music appreciation”(电影主题歌欣赏)Appreciate the theme song of the movie “Zambezia”.T: The movie is set in Africa, which is a mysterious and great place. You can havea lot of amazing adventures there.2). “Guessing game”(说英语猜地名游戏)Ask some of the students to describe a place that they want to visit most and the rest of them to guess the name of it.3). “A video clip”(非洲介绍视频)Commentary(解说词):“Africa. The world’s greatest wilderness. The only place on Earth to see the full majesty of nature. There’s so much more here than we ever imagined. I’m standing where the equator(赤道) cuts right across the middle of the continent. To the north of me, there’s an immerse desert, the size of the United States of America. To the west, a vast rainforest the size of India. And behind me, for thousands of miles, the most fertile savannahs(大草原) in the world. From the roof of Africa to the deepest jungle. Rarely seen places, and untold stories. There’s nowhere in the world where wildlife puts on a greater show. This is the last place on Earth where you can come eye to eye with the greatest animals that walk our planet. This is Africa.”Step 2 Presentation of self-study(作业展示)Finish the traveling route.Step 3 Reading(课内阅读)1) Discussion and Group Competition(讨论和分组竞赛)Read the second and third paragraph, design some questions to ask and answer, then have a group competition. ( One group ask, the other answer, then exchange. Each round only lasts one minute.)2)Self-study and Fast-answer(自学和抢答)Read the fourth and fifth paragraph and race to fill in the blanks.3)Listening and writing(听和写)Listen to the sixth paragraph and try to write down some key words according to a mini-passage.(One or two students are asked to the blackboard to write the answers down.)Step 4 Dealing with difficulties(学生难点)1). Students discuss their difficult sentences in the text in groups.2). Show their analysis of the difficult sentences.3) Get a better understanding with the teacher’s help.Step 4 An interview(采访)Please do pair work, one as Toby, the other as a reporter from our school magazine. Toby will be interviewed about his travel plan by the reporter.Toby is to say something about the travel plan in Africa.The reporter is to interview Toby about his travel plan.The following questions may help:Have you ever made a travel plan?What do you need to know to plan your trip? Which places are you going to visit? Why do you select this place as your destination? What do you want to see and do if you are there? What are you going to take? Will you go white-water rafting? etc.Step 5 Expansion (拓展延伸)1)Reading “Road trip planning” (英语读本2第71页,完成“Comprehension”部分);2)Critical thinking“Travel is more than just going to a place; it’s an inner journey as well.”Share your understanding of this sentence with your friends.Step 6 Homework(作业)Write down your understanding of the sentence“Travel is more than just going to a place; it’s an inner journey as well.”。